Norwegian Open 2018

Norwegian Open

Skien Fritidspark

Sat 26 Oct 2019 - Sun 27 Oct 2019

Entries to Norwegian Open open on Wed 1st May 2019 18:00

Max Entries

126

Surface

Hard Floor

Mat

Champion

Benny Sjøgren

Details

Rules

Location

Players

The Norwegian Open is the third of six ranking events of the Short Mat Players Tour 2017-18 season.

Format

Players will be in groups of 5 or 6.
The top 2 players from each group will qualify for the main Cup.
Third and Fourth placed players will qualify for the Plate.
The remaining players will qualify for the Shield.
Registration is from 7.45am-8.45am Practice is allowed from 8am-8.45am. Play commences at 9am.
Group games will be played on Saturday and Sunday morning with the knock-out stages following on Sunday afternoon.

Note: Timings are a guide only and may vary.

Prize Money

Cup

Champion	£500
Runner-up	£200
Third	£100
Fourth	£50
Quarter Finals	£27.50 SMPT Voucher

Plate

Plate Champion	£55 SMPT Voucher
Plate Runner-up	£27.50 SMPT Vocuher

Shield

Shield Champion

£27.50 SMPT Vocuher

Prizes and format are subject to entries and will be awarded either in pounds sterling or the equivalent amount in local currency.

Event Information

Location	Skien Fritidspark
Date	Sat 26 Oct 2019 - Sun 27 Oct 2019
Entry Fee	£27.50
Max Entries	126
Floor Surface	Hard Floor
Mat Type

Previous Winners

2018	Benny Sjøgren
2017	Stephen Proctor
2016	Mark Beattie

Featured Players

Norwegian Open News

WATCH: Norwegian Open Final – Benny Sjögren v James Trott

A Huldra Film and Short Mat Players Tour production...our best bowls coverage yet!

In case you missed this game on Sunday, we are proud to present the recording of our live coverage from the 2018 Norwegian Open Cup Final, between James Trott (England) and Benny Sjögren (Sweden).

October 31 2018

Benny Sjogren is Norwegian Open Champion 2018

In a tense game, Sweden's Benny Sjogren wins the SMPT Norwegian Open 2018. Benny dominated the game from the start however England's James Trott came back to go in to the final end 8-10 down. Benny bowled a great bowl to take the title 12-8.

Stephen Proctor beat Mitchell Young to win the Plate and Pontus Guldestam wins the Shield Final beating Gunnar Frantzen 10-5.

October 27 2018

Norwegian Open 2018: Show Mat Line-up

The draw for the third world ranking event of the 2018-19 season has produced some tough groups and with it, many intriguing matches. What is more, the magnificent hall at Skien Fritidspark provides a superb setting for the SMPT's Show Mat, allowing players and spectators to witness games of special interest, which feature some of the sport’s top names who are competing at this year’s Norwegian Open.

October 14 2018

Norwegian Open Draw

The draw for the third singles ranking event of the season, the Norwegian Open, held at Skien Fritidspark has now been made.

October 9 2018

Rules: World Ranking Events (Singles)

The Dress Code is relaxed, except that footwear must be proprietary bowling shoes or sandals.
12 ends to be played in each game (except for the Irish Open and World Masters, where due to the larger number of entries games will last 10 ends).
4 bowls per player.
2 dead ends are allowed per player per match; the 3rd and any subsequent dead ends will be 3 shots away and the end will count except for the last end of a match where it will be 3 shots away and the end replayed.
Players may visit the head at any time.
Players must indicate both verbally and by raising their arm, to notify the marker and those on neighbouring mats, whenever they intend to play a running bowl. This is to ensure everyone’s safety.
Players should play in adherence with the SMPT Code of Conduct. Suspected collusion or other unsporting behaviour may result in immediate expulsion from the competition, and may affect acceptance in future SMPT events.
Any disputes must be raised with the Competition Organisers at the time. In this, and in all other matters, the Competition Organisers’ decision is final and binding.
Both players are responsible for keeping their own scorecards and ensuring that both scorecards are the same. Markers are not responsible for completing scorecards.
Scorecards must be signed by both players at the end of a game.
Measuring may be done by players, markers, umpires or the Competition Organisers.
All players will be expected to mark and have been automatically allocated to games in the Group Stages. In the Knockout stages players are expected to mark the game after they are knocked out. This ensures all players share the marking duties equally.
In the Group Stages 3 points will be awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw.
Group positions will be decided by:
- Points
- Relative head to head results (results against those tied on the same points)
- Total shot difference
- Shots for
- If all the above are equal a 3 end, 2 bowl play-off will determine the positions. See ‘Tie-break Rules’ below.
A player who for whatever reason misses one group game, will still be allowed to continue in the event. For the purposes of deciding the group standings, the opponent in the missed game will receive a 12-0 shots win and 3 points.
A player who for whatever reason misses two or more group games will be withdrawn from the event. For the purposes of deciding the group standings, all other players in the group will receive a 12-0 shots win and 3 points. Any results recorded against the withdrawn player prior to withdrawal will not be counted.

Tie-break Rules

In Knockout rounds a tied game will be decided by a 3 end tie break –

2 bowls per player.
Toss to start – winner has choice of taking the jack on 1st & 3rd ends, or 2nd end.
Closest bowl to the jack wins each end.
First player to win 2 ends wins the match.
Touchers are not marked. Any bowl entering the ditch area will be removed.
Each player may cause one dead end in the tie-break without penalty; the end to be replayed. A player causing a 2nd dead end will automatically lose that end.
A tied end will count as 0.5 ends to each player.
If, after 3 ends the score is 1.5 ends each, a one end sudden death play-off will take place. Toss to start.

All rules will be ESMBA, apart from those listed above.

Useful Information

Venue

Skien Fritidspark, Moflatveien 59, NO-3733 Skien
Visit Grenland
In Love with Skien brochue

Hotels

Skien Fritidspark (Website)

Clarion Collection Hotel Bryggeparken (Website)

Full hotel details, including prices and booking information, to follow shortly.

Airports

The nearest airport is situated at Oslo Torp (TRF) in Norway and is 33 miles from Skien Fritidspark. There is a bus service from Torp Airport to Skien.

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Norwegian Open Draw

The draw for the third singles ranking event of the season, the Norwegian Open, held at Skien Fritidspark has now been made. This year’s event will be our biggest in Scandinavia, with a record entry of 126 players. Who will be drawn against the event’s previous champions, Stephen Proctor and Mark Beattie? Will the draw pave the way for a third successive first time winner on the Tour? You can see the draw below and the full schedule here.

Enter offline for the Norwegian Open

The recommended method to secure your entry into SMPT events is to enter online and pay through Paypal, however entry forms can be downloaded and sent by post with a cheque included. Any entry forms submitted without a cheque for the full price of entry will be void.

You will be sent confirmation once your entry has been approved.

Download an entry form for the Norwegian Open

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