# NSW TBA Masters (Tenpin Bowling)

The New South Wales State Masters is an annual Tenpin Bowling tournament for adults in New South Wales, Australia
The tournament is open to men and women over age 18 who are members of Tenpin Bowling Australia (TBA Limited).
Started in 2001, the matches are held at bowling centres that are registered with the TBA.

## Description

Qualification for the men's and women's finals usually involve a three-game series rolled during the NSW State Championships. The top eight to 12 bowlers, along with the reigning champion, progress to the finals stage in the Masters.
Where there are low numbers in qualifications for any finals in any divisions, the highest qualifying scorer automatically becomes the NSW State Masters champion of that division. Masters Champions from each year are then given automatic qualification and free entry into the Australian Masters Tournament.

### Past New South Wales Open Masters Champions

| Location | Year | Men's Champion | Women's Champion | Australian Masters Venue |
| | 2001 | Craig Bourke | Ann-Maree Putney | Canberra International Bowl (Canberra) |
| AMF Bankstown | 2002 | Troy Maxwell | | AMF Bankstown (Sydney) |
| | 2003 | Jamie Kyriacou | Sue Cassell | Kirwan Lanes (Townsville) |
| AMF Penrith | 2004 | Glen Anderson | Sue Cassell | AMF Forest Hill (Melbourne) |
| | 2005 | Neil Donnelly | Sue Cassell | Illawarra Strikezone (Albion Park) |
| Manattan Super Bowl Liverpool | 2006 | Ray Chan | Katie Stuart | AMF Moonah (Hobart) |
| Gosford City Bowl | 2007 | Neil Donnelly | Sue Cassell | Oz Tenpin Altona (Melbourne) |
| South Strathfield Super Bowl | 2008 | Neil Donnelly | Kara Triulcio | AMF Tuggeranong (Canberra) |
| AMF Villawood | 2009 | Stephen Cowland | Jen Jones | AMF Mt. Gravatt (Brisbane) |
| Gosford City Bowl | 2010 | Sam Cooley | Jen Jones | AMF Rooty Hill (Sydney) |
| Cambelltown City Bowl | 2011 | Christian Purdue | Julie Hird | AMF Rooty Hill (Sydney) |
| AMF Illawarra | 2012 | Glen Loader | Natalie Shelley | AMF Rooty Hill (Sydney) |
| AMF Illawarra | 2013 | Sam Cooley | N/A | Kirwan Lanes (Townsville) |
| Tenpin City Lidcombe | 2014 | Sam Cooley | Monique Rusin | Tenpin City Lidcombe (Sydney) |
| Tenpin City Lidcombe | 2015 | Sam Cooley | Marnie Britton | Tenpin City Lidcombe (Sydney) |
| Warners Bay SuperStrike | 2016 | Jayden Panella | Sarah Heath | Tenpin City Lidcombe (Sydney) |
| Tenpin City Lidcombe | 2017 | Ross Brown | Tegan Ihnativ | Wyncity Point Cook (Melbourne) |
| Campbelltown City Bowl | 2018 | Mitchell Brown | Bree MacPherson | Oz Tenpin Chirnside Park (Melbourne) |
| ZONE Bowling Rooty Hill RSL | 2019 | Tyson Carr | Alexia Hicks | ZONE Bowling Rooty Hill RSL (Sydney) |

## Classic Masters History

Although the Junior counterpart of the Classic Masters has been running for years, an adult version had not been contested until 2010. Due to low numbers, it was not seen until its re-inception in 2016.

### Eligibility

* TBA Registered Players who reached the age of 18 years as at 1 January of the current year
* Entering Average does not exceed 189 for women and 199 for men
* Participants who have completed an all-events entry in the NSW State Championships before the final

### Information

* Scratch event with two divisions; Male and Female
* Top eight contestants in each division from qualifying, including the Defending Champion (if eligible) contest the Adult Classic Cup Final

### Qualifying

* Qualifying can take place in singles and doubles events of the State Championships
* Bowlers may attempt to qualify more than once

### Final

* Bowlers will contest eight games with a lane change after each game
* The top two males and females on scratch pinfall after the eight games will contest a two-game aggregate final with the bowler with the highest pinfall of this two-game match being declared the NSW Adult Classic Cup Champion

### Past New South Wales Classic Masters Champions

| Location | Year | Men's Champion | Women's Champion |
| Gosford City Bowl | 2010 | John Carroll | Carla Gallo |
| Warners Bay SuperStrike | 2016 | Richard Palma | Jessica Jones |
| Tenpin City Lidcombe | 2017 | Roger Cervantes | Tamika Spooner |
| Campbelltown City Bowl | 2018 | Chris Butler | Tamika Spooner |
| ZONE Bowling Rooty Hill RSL | 2019 | Cameron Phillips | Debbie Marks |