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Details

Season: 2025

Tournament: Inter-County Competitions 2025

Competition type: Round-Robin League

Stage: Early Rounds

Total entries available: 35

Entries left: 4

Description

Players

Twenty Four

Eligibility

Open to selected Club affiliated members of clubs within the county  

Format

Six rinks of four players each playing 21 ends

Two bowls each per player

Failure to field 24 players shall result in a walkover

Scoring

Group Stages:

22 points on offer as follows:

1 point for a rink draw

2 points for a rink win

10 points for the county with the highest accumulative number of shots across all six rinks.

5 points if the accumulative number of shots is level after the completion of the match. 

Should a match end as a tie (both shots and points) after 21 ends then an extra end or ends shall be played by all six rinks simultaneously until there is a winner. The total number of shots on all six rinks shall count on the extra end. 

Quarter-Finals Onwards:

The total number of shots across all six rinks shall determine the winner

All six rinks shall be played simultaneously

In the event of a tie after 21 ends then an extra end or ends shall be played by all six rinks simultaneously until there is a winner

The total number of shots on all six rinks shall count on the extra end

 

Substitutes

Substitutes are allowed during play in line with the current ruling within the Laws of the Sport