Compass Draw Matchplay Singles 2026 – a YB Momentum Tour 2026 Event

The Youth Bowling Compass Draw Matchplay took place at GOBowling Dunstable on May 10.

A total of 48 youth bowlers, 32 male and 16 female, took place in this years event. The Draw draw received its name due to the bracket sheet being marked by points found on the compass (North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast). This style of draw works best with tournaments that consist of 16 players. Note: The winner always advances in the draw they are currently in.

Congratulationsto all who took part, especially our medallists!

MALES
🥇Ethan Quinney
🥈Callum Taylor
🥉Bradley Brown
🥉Matthew Brown

FEMALES
🥇Jennifer Gibson-Jones
🥈Emily Rogers
🥉Ava Richardson
🥉Evie Smith

Please send your presentation photographs to me for inclusion – stuartwatson@btba.org.uk.

FORMAT & OTHER INFORMATION

Format

All games will be Handicapped at 80% of 210
All bowlers will bowl at least 8 games
Winning bowlers will go onto to play potentially two more games.
Each round is new Matchplay round, scores from previous rounds will not carry over.
Seedings for Round 5 will be calculated from the total handicap scores from rounds 1-4.
Bowlers finishing in places 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th after round 8 will receive a trophy and a cash prize.
YB Aspiration Tour Ranking points will be in accordance with the YB Aspirations Tour ranking process.
Additional over average ranking points will be awarded for bowlers reaching rounds 7 and 8.

First Round
All players will begin in the centre of the bracket based on their seeding. They will bowl one game. When a player loses, they will advance to the West (left side) of the bracket, whereas the winning player will advance to the East (right side) of the bracket. Bowlers will be seeded by their initial entering averages. With 1 vs 2, 3 vs 4 etc.

Second Round
Each bowler will bowl one game, the player that loses on the East (right) side of the bracket will advance on the North (up) and the winner advances to the East (right) once again. The player that loses on the West (left) side of the bracket will advance South (down) and the winner advances to the West (left) once again. The winning player will continue to advance to both the East (right) and the West (left).

Third Round
Each bowler will bowl one game. the losing player on the West (left) side will advance on the Southwest (down and left). The losing player on the East (right) will move Northeast (up and right). The losing player of the South (straight down) will advance to Southeast (down and right) and the losing player of the North (straight up) will advance Northwest (up and left).

Fourth Round
Each bowler will bowl one game. The winner of each direction will be declared at this point.

Fifth Round
All bowlers will be seeded, 1-16 based on their performance in rounds 1-4. Seeding will be based on total handicap score from rounds 1 to 4. Seed 1 will be placed against Seed 16, 2vs 15 and so on. Each bowler will bowl 3 games. The winner of the 3 games, total handicap score, will proceed to the East as before, and the losing players will proceed to the West. At this point those on the East bracket are competing for 1^st and 2^ndplace in the tournament. Those on the East bracket are competing for 3^rd and 4^th place in the tournament. Scores from Rounds 1-4 will not carry over.

Sixth Round
Scores will not carry over. All bowlers will bowl 1 game. From now on we are losing bowlers. Bowlers with highest handicap matchplay game will win their match. Losing players in either East or West brackets will now leave the tournament. Winners proceed to the 7^th Round.

Seventh Round
Scores will not carry over. All bowlers will bowl 1 game. From now on we are losing bowlers. Bowlers with highest handicap matchplay game will win their match. Losing players in either East or West brackets will now leave the tournament. Winners proceed to the East or West bracket finals.

Eighth Round – Finals.
Scores will not carry over. All bowlers will bowl 1 game. The winner in the East bracket will be declared the Youth Bowling Compass Matchplay champion, with the losing player coming second. The winner in the West Bracket will be placed 3^rd and the loser 4^th.

RESULTS – ROUNDS 1 – 4

FEMALES