July 11th - "The Largest One Day Tournament in the South"

[Theo McNair]

Okay I know everyone has been waiting on the details for this event. Mark your calendars!

We are excited to present on Saturday July 11th the 5th RBT Atlanta Summer Scratch Classic. This tournament will be held at AMF Marietta Lanes.

This will be one tournament with two divisions a men and womens division with individual prize funds.

Space is limited!!!

Stay tuned for more details!

Women Division RSVP List: (as of July 4th)
1. Daphne Smith
2. Tillie Freeland
3. Tameka Jackson
4. Karma Jordan
5. Nisa Shaheed
6. Tesa Dyson
7. LaTonya Walker
8. Gwen Thomas
9. Paulette Sanders
10. Janet Breaman
11. Adorna Hayward
12. Angela Robinson
13. Jennifer Jones
14. Tracie Ingram
15. Alesia Washington
16. Tinickia Fleming
17. Barbara Turner
18. Holly Waters
19. Stacy Briggs
20. Sandy Wheeler
21. Quantrelle Green
22. Alexandra McIntyre
23. Tonya Joseph
24. Rebeca Weathers

[Theo McNair]

Akil, I was not trying to come off on you or question your experience from voicing your opinion. I apologize if it sounded like I was. I have copied my answer to the same question from a few months back. We have put a lot of time and thought into the tournaments and the post below explains some of our reasoning behind the format.
Thanks for your input.
Theo

Posted February 5, 2009:
OK, there are a couple of reasons for the changes I will try to answer the three questions in one blurb.
Unfortunately, for $100 we can not have everyone bowl 8 games and still have a good 1:4 payout. Our evaluation along with the feedback we received after the first two tournaments was let's try and add one more game for the entire field.
Secondly, our experience has shown, if you are not in the top half of a field of 60 bowlers after 5 games you are less likely to be in the cash after 8 games.
Also, we have compared ourselves with the market and there are not many tournaments that gives you the number of games we do, or payout what we pay for the type of tournaments that we run.
Last year, we had a total of 6 games for everyone and cut straight to match play. That, we felt may have been a little abrupt. Also, we had bowlers after 3 or 4 games beginning to quit literally and mentally because they felt they had no chance to cash.
With the cut you eliminate 1) alot of linage from bowlers who don't have a chance 2) you free up money to be able to pay as I stated a decent 1:4 ratio 3) you give the top half of bowlers a chance to bowl on the lanes with those that are close in score to them and everyone knows what they are shooting for (to me it adds a little more pressure and excitement to everyone trying to make the top 8 match play round).

So, half of the bowlers make the first cut. Then half of those make money. That's what the 1:4 and this format does.

Erik, our tournaments usually run about 5 1/2 hours from start to finish.

I may be wrong but, we never said it was the perfect format :) just close. These are our thoughts after doing over 30 scratch singles tournaments. It's hard to get it right for everyone.

[TIM MCNAIR]

Theo, you can add my teammate Paulette Sanders to the list, she's going to be there.

[barry]

Nick Smith said:

Just my personal opinion, you should all the RBT's on saturdays.

[barry]

Hey Nick alot of bowlers have to work on saturdays. Some run proshops and saturdays are are busy days.

barry said:

Nick Smith said:

Just my personal opinion, you should all the RBT's on saturdays.

[Quantrelle Green]

Hey Theo, I'm not sure if I will make it. We have a family reunion near Augusta that same weekend. Have to talk to hubby about it.

[Theo McNair]

say it aint so

Quantrelle Green said:

Hey Theo, I'm not sure if I will make it. We have a family reunion near Augusta that same weekend. Have to talk to hubby about it.

[adorna hayward]

You can add me to the list, please and thank you

[Robert Anderson]

theo,

i will be there.
robert

[Alesia Washington]

Please add me to the list... I will be there

[Aaron Hayes]

Theo,
Add me to the list. Kevin and Josh will also be there. We are possibly bringing a fourth, Jeff Butler. He has to get permission from his wife. Thanks look forward to seeing everyone.

[jake washington]

Theo,
add me to the list please. I'll be there.

[barry]

What about the bowlers that have to work on saturday or the bowlers who run proshops saturdays are their best day.

Nick Smith said:

Just my personal opinion, you should all the RBT's on saturdays.