I am pleased to announce that we are having a major scratch event this summer! The event will be called the BW Summer Scratch Classic and will take place August 23rd & 24th at Brunswick Zone Perry Hall Lanes in Baltimore, MD and feature a GUARANTEED 1st place prize of $3,000!

Tournament format:

• Entry fee will be $140 ($120 prize fund, $20 lineage) CASH ONLY
• Cash ratio 1:5
• (2) 8 game qualifying squads (9am & 4:30pm). Re-oil after 9am squad. (Re-entries will be permitted on the 4:30pm squad if space is available) Pins carry over from qualifying
• Finalists will come back on Sunday (8/24) for 7 games of round robin match-play. 50 bonus pins for every match won. The 7th game will be a position round game. The bowler with the highest total pinfall with bonus pins will be the tournament champion.

Brackets, survival boards (aka eliminators), high game pots, high game of the day and a last game (8th game) pot. We will also give the top 2 bowlers on each squad a Columbia300 ball (courtesy of Columbia300) and pay high senior (50 and over) & high female out of the money prizes.

I will be working with the center on a pattern that will allow all styles to be in play. The pattern will be posted on our website (www.vmsbt.com) once it is determined.

We have to limit qualifying squads to 88 bowlers per squad due to Perry Hall’s large Rock & Bowl turnout after the 4:30pm squad is done. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO EMAIL OR CALL ME TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DON’T GET SHUT OUT OF THIS EVENT!

Email: vmsbt@comcast.net

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Tony Walton
Columbia 300 Regional/Amateur Staff Member
VMSBT Tournament Director
http://www.vmsbt.com

We have created a form on our website for reservations. You can use the link below.

http://www.vmsbt.com/VMSBT_Form.html
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Tony Walton
Columbia 300 Regional/Amateur Staff Member
VMSBT Tournament Director
http://www.vmsbt.com

Update

We are approaching 70 reserved entries. I know the tournament is 4 months away but don't delay... Reserve your spot.

http://www.vmsbt.com/VMSBT_Form.html

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Tony Walton
Columbia 300 Regional/Amateur Staff Member
VMSBT Tournament Director
http://www.vmsbt.com

Edited on 3/22/2008 9:17 PM

Update

We are now at 80 entries and counting. Both squads are filling equally.
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Tony Walton
Columbia 300 Regional/Amateur Staff Member
VMSBT Tournament Director
http://www.vmsbt.com

Update

We are at 105 entries and counting. That leaves only 71 spots left. Get yours reserved today. http://www.vmsbt.com/VMSBT_Form.html

Also, I'm going to post the tournament pattern on my website this month. So stay tuned.
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Tony Walton
Columbia 300 Regional/Amateur Staff Member
VMSBT Tournament Director
http://www.vmsbt.com

Update

We are now above the 110 entry mark. Entries are starting to come in from the NJ/NY area. Local (all of my NCABA & GBBA) bowlers, don't get shut out. There are roughly about 60 or so spots left. I have to be firm on the 176 entry max due to the center needing their lanes for cosmic open play after the 4:30pm squad ends. BEING ON STANDBY WILL NOT BE FUN.

I will have the pattern posted on the website after this weekend.


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Tony Walton
Columbia 300 Regional/Amateur Staff Member
VMSBT Tournament Director
http://www.vmsbt.com

Edited on 5/22/2008 9:38 AM

Update

There are only 35 spots left in the tournament. I'm glad to see more local bowlers starting to enter (you guys had me worried! ).


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Tony Walton
Columbia 300 Regional/Amateur Staff Member
VMSBT Tournament Director
http://www.vmsbt.com

Update

There are only 15 spots left in the tournament (all on the 4:30pm squad). For those of you that are entered, I will be sending out a reminder email detailing the side action and a list of hotels in the area.
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Tony Walton
Columbia 300 Regional/Amateur Staff Member
VMSBT Tournament Director
http://www.vmsbt.com