Fellow ballreviewers, I'm proud to announce that the Victory Lanes Old School Open is returning to Victory Lanes in Kankakee, Illlinois on April 1, 2012! Longtime ballreviews.com members may remember this event from years gone by. It's a plastic-ball only tournament that gives bowlers from all around the midwest the opportunity to meet fellow members and make some extra cash by demonstrating their shot-making skills. It's always been a great time, and this year will be no different! Here are the particulars:

 

Date: Sunday, April 1, 2012

Time: Check-in - 10:30 a.m. Bowl - 11 a.m.

Location: Victory Lanes - 1801 W. Station St., Kankakee, IL 60901 (815) 939-2695

Equipment: USBC-approved polyester (plastic) balls only.

Rules: All USBC rules concerning ball drilling, ball hardness, and coverstock preparation will be strictly enforced.

Oil pattern: A modified 35-foot pattern with a ratio of 5 to 1 or under.

Format: 5 games of qualifying across 10 lanes. The field will then be cut in 1/2, and the remaining bowlers will be seeded for single-game match play (Note - qualifying pinfall will be used for seeding only. No pins will carry over from qualifying into the match-play round). Matches will continue until two bowlers remain. The first finalist to win two games will be crowned champion.

Cost: $30 if prepaid online via PayPal, by phone using a credit/debit card, or via check; $35 on-site the day of the tournament

Prize fund: (Based on 32 entries) 

1st - $200

2nd - $100

3rd - $85

4th - $65

5th - $55

6th - $50

7th - $45

8th - $40

 

Optional side pots will be made available. Brackets and raffles TBD.

 

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact me or Tony Hubert (BBU), and we'll be more than happy to answer them. Mark down the date, and get your spot reserved today. This is a great opportunity to meet some fellow ballreviews.com members and show off your shot-making abilities! Those who took part in this tournament in the past can attest to the fact that it's a whole lot of fun. This year will be no different, so get a group together, and get your spots reserved today! We can't wait to see you on April fool's day!

Yes, a big thank you to Shaun, Brunswick, DV8, and Rippin' The Rack Pro Shop! Tony and I are in the process of trying to procure additional items for raffle. All money generated through raffles will go directly into the prize fund!

From Viz-a-balls to XXXLs, if it's plastic and drilled legally, you can use it. I know some people think we should disallow the cored plastics, but we don't want anyone lock anyone out of the tournament if that's the only plastic they carry. Plus, if I'm remembering correctly, in the three years we ran this tournament before, none of the winners were using cored plastics. With the shot we put down and the way the lanes transition, it always comes down to shot-making, not who has the best plastic ball. lol If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.

 

 

Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, you can bring a six-ball roller full of plastic balls if you want!

A big thank you needs to go out to Steve Kloempken and all of the great people out at Storm Bowling Products. Their group donated a NIB Belmo Spare Ball (the white Team Storm ball w/a Belmo logo on the cube) and two very nice Storm shirts. All tournament entrants will get one free entry into the raffle for the Belmo Ball and the other balls we'll have up for raffle. As for the shirts, we're thinking one will go to the top qualifier, and the other will go to the tournament champion. Thanks again to Steve K. and Storm for their generous donations! They will help bolster our prize fund and add even more fun to this great event!

Yeah, this is really shaping up nicely. It should be a whole lot of fun. If you haven't already, lock in your spot and save yourself $5! We hope to see as many ballreviews.com members there as possible!

2 more weeks! Dont forget to prepay for only $30!

 

Send us a message and let us know that youre coming!