Ah, position round. Often the most exciting part of any bowling league or tournament, with the possible exception of the actual championship matches, position round is the final round that determines positioning. See how convenient that is? Position round.
AÂ tournament position round, depending on the competition format for that specific tournament, is the last game of match play or qualifying, meaning it's the last chance for bowlers to put themselves into position to make it to the stepladder finals, television show or even win the title (again, depending on the tournament format).
To use a practical example, let's consider the PBA Tour. In most tournaments, all entrants bowl a set number of qualifying games, with those cumulative scores determining the top 24 bowlers who make it to match play. In match play, bowlers compete in one-on-one matches, trying to get themselves into one of the top four or five spots (depending on how many bowlers will make the televised finals).
The last game of match play is the position round. In this round, the bowler in the overall lead takes on the second-place bowler, third battles fourth, fifth battles sixth, and so on. This way, the bowlers who are in jeopardy of making the cut can earn their spots by defeating those who are also competing for those spots. After position round, the top four or five, depending on the rules of that particular tournament, advance to the television show.
Some non-PBA tournaments don't use stepladder finals, and position round will end up actually determining the winner of the tournament. Likewise, not all tournaments use match play, but may incorporate a position round into qualifying.
In a league position round, the idea is the same. The final week before rolloffs, the top team is pitted against the team in second, third versus fourth, etc., giving teams one last chance to knock someone out and jump in themselves.
Because it's bowling, everything depends on something else. Position round might be this, unless it's that, but it could be this, and on and on. Put in general terms, position round is the final round of bowling prior to final seeding for a championship, and it always involves one versus two, three versus four, five versus six and so on, all the way down to the lowest place.
Final Round of What?
AÂ tournament position round, depending on the competition format for that specific tournament, is the last game of match play or qualifying, meaning it's the last chance for bowlers to put themselves into position to make it to the stepladder finals, television show or even win the title (again, depending on the tournament format).
To use a practical example, let's consider the PBA Tour. In most tournaments, all entrants bowl a set number of qualifying games, with those cumulative scores determining the top 24 bowlers who make it to match play. In match play, bowlers compete in one-on-one matches, trying to get themselves into one of the top four or five spots (depending on how many bowlers will make the televised finals).
The last game of match play is the position round. In this round, the bowler in the overall lead takes on the second-place bowler, third battles fourth, fifth battles sixth, and so on. This way, the bowlers who are in jeopardy of making the cut can earn their spots by defeating those who are also competing for those spots. After position round, the top four or five, depending on the rules of that particular tournament, advance to the television show.
Some non-PBA tournaments don't use stepladder finals, and position round will end up actually determining the winner of the tournament. Likewise, not all tournaments use match play, but may incorporate a position round into qualifying.
In a league position round, the idea is the same. The final week before rolloffs, the top team is pitted against the team in second, third versus fourth, etc., giving teams one last chance to knock someone out and jump in themselves.
Enough of the Conditions
Because it's bowling, everything depends on something else. Position round might be this, unless it's that, but it could be this, and on and on. Put in general terms, position round is the final round of bowling prior to final seeding for a championship, and it always involves one versus two, three versus four, five versus six and so on, all the way down to the lowest place.