The YBE Tour comprises a series of individual BTBA sanctioned youth tournaments spread throughout the season. The YBE Your will run from January 2024 through to December 2024. Each tournament defines its own entry criteria, playing format and any prize allocation.
Bowlers must be under 22 as of the 31st December 2024 and be a BTBA Member.
The YBE Tour takes individual game score and total pinfall scratch scores from the qualifying round of each tournament (usually 6 games) and allocates YBE Tour ranking points based on the performance of each bowler. At the end of the season those with the highest number of YBE Tour ranking points will be eligible to enter the YBE Tour Ranking finals and will also be awarded YBE Tour medals.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Criteria | Games | Team England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 January (13/14) | South of England Open | Dunstable | Age | S(3),D(3),T(3) | Yes |
| 10/11 February | Yorkshire Handicap Singles | Shipley | Hdcp | 6 | No |
| 24/25 February | Bowlers Club 24 RD 1 | Mansfield | Avg | 6 | No |
| 2/3 March | Northern Junior Challenge (U150) | Ashby (Scunthorpe) | Avg | 4 | No |
| 3 March | Southern Junior Challenge (150) | Rochester | Avg | 4 | No |
| 16/17 March | British Youth Team Open | Mansfield | Avg | 6 | Yes |
| 6 April | U10 Challenge Cup Wk 1 | Virtual | Age | 3 | No |
| 7 April | South West Doubles | Stroud | Avg | 6 | Yes |
| 14 April | U22 Doubles and Singles | Washington | Hdcp | 6 | No |
| 11 May | U10 Challenge Cup Wk 2 | Virtual | Age | 3 | No |
| 1/2 June | Bowlers Club 24 Rd 2 | Mansfield | Avg | 6 | No |
| 15/16 June | Classic Singles | Altrincham | Avg | 8 | Yes |
| 22 June | U10 Challenge Cup Wk 3 | Virtual | Age | 3 | |
| 6 July | U10 Challenge Cup Wk 4 | Virtual | Age | 3 | No |
| 6/7/13/14 July | North of England Trios | Ashby | Avg | 9 | Yes |
| 27/28 July | Bowlers Club 24 Rd 3 | Mansfield | Avg | 6 | No |
| 4 August | Summer Matchplay | Dunstable | Avg/Hdcp | 6+ | No |
| 7/8 September | Bowlers Club 24 Finals | Mansfield | Avg | 6 | No |
| 14/15/21/22 September | YBE National Championships | Dunstable | Avg | 9 | Yes |
| 5/6 October | Mansfield Doubles (North) | Mansfield | Avg | 6 | No |
| 6 October | Airport Doubles (South) | Airport | Avg | 6 | No |
| 12 October | U10 Challenge Cup Wk 5 | Virtual | Age | 3 | No |
| 20 October | J Simmons Memorial | Washington | Age | 5 | No |
| 9/10 | Stroud Accumulator | Stroud | Avg | 6 | Yes |
| 24 November | Endeavour Tour Finals | Airport | Age | 8 | No |
Links are provided here to the tournament website and any squadding information. Please check with the tournament manager for up to date status any of tournament.
Tournaments listed with (TE) are also Youth Team England Qualifying Tournaments.| Date | 24th November 2024 |
| Location | Airport Bowl |
| Timings | 08:15 Registration Open 09:00 Games 1 – 3 xx:xx Lunch/ Redress/ YBE Endeavour Tour Presentations xx:xx Games 4 – 6 xx:xx YBE Endeavour Tour Finals Presentations |
| Qualifying | To qualify for the Tour Finals bowlers must have bowled in at least 6 YBE Endeavour Tour events. The top 6, based on ranking points, in each age division will be invited to the Tour Finals. Should a bowler not accept their invitation we will invite the next bowler on the table, providing they have met the 6 event requirement. Current ranking tables are here YBE Endeavour Tour 2024 Rankings |
| Format | All bowlers will bowl a round robin against others in their Age division. All scores will be handicapped. See the handicap rule below. Additional points will be awarded per game, 30 for a win, 15 for a draw. Bowlers finishing in the Top 3 per division will win additional prizes and medals |
| Handicap | Bowlers scores will have an applied handicap. The handicap will be 80% of 210 and the average will be taken from the Endeavour Tour Average table available here: YBE Bowler Averages – BTBA |
Endeavour Tour Sponsors
The YBE are very pleased to have the following organisations sponsor the Endeavour Tour in some way. Their support is greatly appreciated.
Mint will once again be providing bowling shirt vouchers for the top 3 places in each age division
Tenpin Toolkit will be providing free upgrades to its Tenpin Toolkit App
