The New South Wales State Masters is an annual Tenpin Bowling tournament for adults in New South Wales, Australia
The tournament is open to men and women over age 18 who are members of Tenpin Bowling Australia (TBA Limited).
Started in 2001, the matches are held at bowling centres that are registered with the TBA.
Description
Qualification for the men's and women's finals usually involve a three-game series rolled during the NSW State Championships. The top eight to 12 bowlers, along with the reigning champion, progress to the finals stage in the Masters.
Where there are low numbers in qualifications for any finals in any divisions, the highest qualifying scorer automatically becomes the NSW State Masters champion of that division. Masters Champions from each year are then given automatic qualification and free entry into the Australian Masters Tournament.
Past New South Wales Open Masters Champions
Classic Masters History
Although the Junior counterpart of the Classic Masters has been running for years, an adult version had not been contested until 2010. Due to low numbers, it was not seen until its re-inception in 2016.
Eligibility
TBA Registered Players who reached the age of 18 years as at 1 January of the current year Entering Average does not exceed 189 for women and 199 for men Participants who have completed an all-events entry in the NSW State Championships before the final
Information
Scratch event with two divisions; Male and Female
Top eight contestants in each division from qualifying, including the Defending Champion (if eligible) contest the Adult Classic Cup Final
Qualifying
Qualifying can take place in singles and doubles events of the State Championships Bowlers may attempt to qualify more than once
Final
Bowlers will contest eight games with a lane change after each game
The top two males and females on scratch pinfall after the eight games will contest a two-game aggregate final with the bowler with the highest pinfall of this two-game match being declared the NSW Adult Classic Cup Champion