Qualifying Standards

Commonwealth Games 2010 Qualifying Standards

Standards to be achieved by members of BOWLS JERSEY (“The Association”)

The maximum number of players to be chosen for the Commonwealth Games will be 7 men and 7 women (or such other number that is the maximum allowed for Delhi 2010 by the Commonwealth Games Federation) and they will be chosen by the Association’s appropriate Selectors when required to do so in order to meet the Selection Timetable of the Commonwealth Games Committee of Jersey. Only players who have met the minimum requirements under these Standards will be considered. In deciding the team to be recommended to the Commonwealth Games Committee of Jersey the Association’s Selectors will consider the Standard(s) that the player has satisfied, the timing of achieving these and their current form and fitness. The selection of the squad and the positions in which they will play will be at the sole discretion of the Association’s Selectors in line with the selection of all teams representing Jersey. They may also select one male and one female reserve for validation by the Commonwealth Games Committee of Jersey Validation Group in case a replacement is required prior to the team’s departure and replacement is possible.

At least one of the objectives attached must be achieved in any discipline during the period June 2007 to July 2010 at events listed (which may be held on grass or any synthetic surface) for a player to be considered for Selection by the Association’s Selectors.

Having achieved the minimum Standard, players are expected to strive to increase the number Standards they have achieved and show commitment to maintaining a high standard of play.

Objective	Competition	How entered	Frequency	Position or achievement required	Entry size
1	World Bowls Championships	Selected	Every 4 years	Top half	Usually 24 countries
2	World Bowls Champion of Champions Singles	Jersey Champion	Annual	Top half	Usually 20 to 25 maximum 36
3	World Bowls Annual Indoor Singles Tournament	Selected	Annual	Top half	Usually in excess of 15 1 male & 1 female per country
4	Atlantic Rim	Selected	Every 2 years	Top half	Approx 20 countries
5	European Championships Singles	Selected	Every 2 years	Top half	12 to 16 countries with 2 males & 2 females per country
6	British Isles International Series (Women only)	Selected	Annual	At least 2 wins in any Series	4 Home countries plus Jersey
7	British Isles Championships	Jersey Champion	Annual	Record a win at Senior level against the represetative of any of England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland	One representative per country for each of four events
8	Any International Invitation event hosted by a member country of World Bowls Board	Selected	No more than 2 a year	If a knock out reach final Or If a league basis finish in top 2	Minimum of 6 countries
9	Test Series while representing Jersey, Channel Isles or Europe	Selected	Possibly 1 or 2 a year	At least 2 wins in the Series	Any one of the top 16 countries in the World
10	English Open events	Self Application	Annual	At least semi-final	Varies from around 100 to several hundred

Note:-“Top half” means the number of entries divide by 2 and rounded up to the next whole number.