ICBA WORLD RECORDS

RECORDS REQUIREMENTS

ICBA RECORDS REQUIREMENTS FOR RECOGNITION

The ICBA will recognize only scores bowled on lanes and under conditions that conform to the ICBA rules and lane and equipment standards and specifications. All aspects of these events will provide the opportunity for a bowler and/or bowlers to establish an ICBA record.

1. Record scores must be bowled on sanctioned lanes and in conformance with all rules and regulations of the ICBA. 

2. Record score (s) must have been bowled under controlled conditions, i.e., League Play, Published Tournaments, all aspects of TV Roll-offs and tapings or live shows, State and Provincial events and all aspects of pro or amateur events.

3. An approved and working automatic foul line detection devise An approved and working automatic foul line detection device, a camera system with highly visible images of the foul line with back up recordings that can be submitted for review, or a competent foul line judge, one for each eight lanes, must be employed during the full time the score was being bowled.

4. Approved balls, pins, pinsetters and lane specifications must have been used. Line 4.  Once the proposed record is scored, balls and pins used must immediately be held by the center proprietor or authorized host center representative for inspection by the ICBA Lane Inspector.

NOTE:  Records requirements and procedures are not part of the ICBA By-Laws and are under the review and vote of the ICBA Board of Directors.     

5. The following records are always at stake:

            A.         The single string record. May be any single string if more than one string is bowled
in the event.

            B.         The record for the total number of strings of the event

            C.         Individual, Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Team, Mixed Teams

6. In more than a three-string event, consecutive strings must be used, beginning with the first string.

For example – A bowler cannot use the second, third and fourth string for the three-string record, etc.

7. At least one-week advance publicity must be given of the event if other than regular league play.

8. There must be at least four bowlers in a regular publicized shift, two bowlers per lane.  Except in a final or an elimination event, whereas there will be less than four bowlers because of the established format. These bowlers are eligible for records.

9. No handicapped scores will be recognized.

10. No substitutes allowed. The original starting lineup must be used during the whole match or roll-off.   No waiving of any rules shall be allowed.

11. Notification of a record-breaking score must be made to the President or Executive Manager of the appropriate state, provincial or local association within 24 hours from the time of the proposed record was bowled. 

12.  The President or Executive manager of the appropriate state provincial or local association must immediately within 24 hours call their lane inspector.

13. The lane inspector must, within 72 hours from the time the proposed record score was bowled, inspect the lane (s), pins, balls and pinsetters used by the bowlers to be sure all lanes and equipment conform to the ICBA standards and specifications.  If for any reason the local lane inspector is unable to inspect the lanes and equipment in the allocated time, arrangements need to be made to call an alternate ICBA inspector for inspection of lanes and equipment. 

14. The appropriate state, provincial or local associations shall at the next regularly scheduled or special meeting called to vote on recognition of the new score as a state provincial or local association record.

15. Following approval of the record by the state provincial or local association, all scores submitted to the ICBA for record approval shall come before the Board of Directors at the next Board of Director meeting for approval as an ICBA record.  

16. Awards presented to a bowler and/or bowlers will be decided by committee.