Under-23 and Senior Spanish Championship

I have just read in the Spanish Bowling Federation's web site the official circular for the Under-23 and Senior Spanish Championship.

The event will be held in the Tres Aguas bowling center, in Madrid, on January 31th and February the first. I don't want to be so much critic but there is one thing that I have said so many times. Actually, it's not a blog-protest, because no one is forced to read what I write. But I told it to Federation's officials in the past.

Can't this people understand that an Under-23 tournament in January-February is a foolish? Hey there, students have their official examsn, both at high school and college exactly in this dates. It's not that difficult understandint that. And specially when the best prize are for those who are prepairing for College or in their first year.

Moreover, tournament's format ins quite exciting... two 4-games squads for the youngers and two six-games squads for Juveniles, Under-23 and Seniors

And reagarding the prizes... he he, here it comes the better.

5- Trophies

To the first 2 players after qualification in each category.

Senior winner could attend the XVII European Señor Bowling Championships (ESBC), to be held in Prague, and the Spanish Federation will pay the entry fee.

The first male and the first female player in the Juveniles and/or Under-23 categories will be awarded with their presence in the 22end. EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPONSHIPS 2009, to be held in Malmoe (Sweden) in april, or, lacking that, they will participate in a Open Bowling Tournament to determine.

Regarding the Senior event, if "entry fee" still means entrey fee it means that the Federation will not pay for flight, hotel and so on, so it's not a very interesting offer. The tournament field is "open" , but actually it's just open up to 750 players. In the official web site you can find the list of the previous editions participants.

By the way, when you read that 11 Spanish players bowled last year in Nantes.. well, I think that we all know what it means. We don't want more conflict.

But the worse part is, for sure, the next one. Can anybody explain me the meaning of this sentence:
" The first male and the first female player in the Juveniles and/or Under-23 categories will be awarded with their presence in the 22end. EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPONSHIPS 2009, to be held in Malmoe (Sweden) in april, or, lacking that, they will participate in a Open Bowling Tournament to determine".

No ironies. I am confused. Did that mean that both the winners of Juveniles (17 and 18 years old) and Under-23 (19-23) will go to the European Champsionship? Just one of them? The Spanish Federation should be so careful about it.

If you go to the European Youth Championship web site it takes 5 seconds finding the rules that say:
6.2 Age limitations6.2.1 Players must not reach the age of 19 years in the season in which the championships takes place. With season is meant 1 September until 31 August the following year.

I guess that the concept "not reach the age of 19" is clear enough even if you don't speak so much English.

So, may the Federation means that (if Catalonia is not attending the event) the best player in the tournament (both male and female) with an age between 17 and 19 (so bowling in different categories) will be the winner and will go to Malmoe? Is it? No other bowler could go, because 16 years old and under players just bowl 8 games, so...

How do you understand it? Anyway, I think that the Circular, once again, is not clear enough

Perhaps it's better we don't talk about the fact that, anyway, the will send only one male and one female to a 10-days-long Championship where doubles and teams events are played.


I still don't know what do you think about it but this Circular let me a bitter taste. It could be a good thing that young bowlers had the chance of attending and European event, but proceeding in this way..

Problems are on the horizon