The BUTBA Tour returned to MFA Firth Park, Sheffield once again this season, this time for the annual combination handicap Quads competition, hosted by the University of Sheffield. With many students competitors still delighting over some brilliant performances from the BUCS Championships, held here in late February, and a difficult oil pattern, in the form of a modified WTBA Stockholm, to compete on, it promised to be an interesting competition.
Birmingham Baker Fives Tournament Report
Sunday 9th March saw the University of Birmingham debut not only their first competition on the BUTBA Tour, but also a new format to the calendar – Baker Fives.
Students and ex-students travelled to Rugby Superbowl to compete in the second tournament of the year in which student and ex-student’s competed against one another. With the addition of Birmingham’s fives competition to the calendar along with the annual fives held in Nottingham at the start of the season, this year’s BUTBA Tour has been all about coming together as a team, and Birmingham are by far one of the best university teams out there to represent a team orientated event. To add a twist to the generic baker format, all teams played five games of five man, followed by five games of baker before qualification.
BUTBA Heads North… Leeds Met Doubles Report
The most northerly competition on the calendar saw BUTBA members travel to Hollywood Bowl Leeds to compete in the Leeds Doubles, formerly held by the University of Leeds, but taken over this year by Leeds Metropolitan University. On wooden lanes once again, all competitors were hoping for an interesting and close competition.
With the student and ex-student divisions split this time, unlike Coventry Singles, the competition to be at the top was fierce. In a six game qualification round, student teams battled it out to be in the top 8 for handicap pinfall, whilst the ex-students, with a smaller number of entries, bowled for a top 6 spot.
PBA Patterns make their debut appearance on the BUTBA Tour at Coventry Singles
Coventry Singles, at Tenpin Coventry on Sunday 26th January, saw a difference come to the BUTBA Tour, with tournament organisers Dan Frazer and Rachel Hodds putting down a PBA Shark pattern. Bowlers fought it out in the only combined student and ex-student event this season for a place in either the scratch or handicap sections, with 6 games qualification.
OOM3 – Loughborough Diamond Sixes Report
Sunday 8th December saw a change in pace for the BUTBA Tour, with members travelling to Ilkeston to play in the newly annual Loughborough University Handicap Diamond Sixes event. In the second competition of the year where students and ex-students alike were competing against one another, and with just 16 team spaces available, competition was lively. All through the competition, the students appeared to dominate, not giving up a top 3 spot for a good few games.
BUCS Championships Update
A quick update on the BUCS Championships. Pre-Event Information The Pre-Event Information will be released by BUCS tomorrow in the weekly BUCS Life newsletter. Social On the Saturday night there will be the BUCS Gatorade Nationals Official Party, hosted by Sheffield Hallam Student Union. More information is available here. BUCS … Read more
BUCS Championships – Lane Schedule
BUCS Championships 2014 – Lane Schedule The lane schedule for the Championships can be found here. Please let me know (bucs@butba.co.uk) if you have any questions or queries about the lane schedule or the Championships in general. The full Pre-Event Information will be published by BUCS on 10th February. There is also a social being … Read more
BUCS Championships – Ones to Watch
With the most popular competition and highlight of the year less than a month away, BUTBA reflects on the performances from last year and this year so far to bring you the bowlers and clubs we feel will be topping the tables this year to get those all important BUCS points for the universities and hopefully being selected for BUCS Team Great Britain…
Refreshers – Take part in the Tenpin Bowling tour whilst at University
Refreshers! … Refresh your university life with a new experience … Whether you are an avid tenpin bowler already, looking for something to refresh your year at university, looking to form new friendships with some brilliant people, or just joined university and looking for something to kick start your year, joining your universities tenpin bowling … Read more
OOM3 – Loughborough Sixes – Feedback Wanted
Did you attend the Loughborough Sixes at MFA Ilkeston? BUTBA are looking for feedback in terms of how you felt the tournament was run. To feedback to us has never been easier, just fill in the form below. Any questions, just drop us an email on committee@butba.co.uk
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