Commonwealth Games 2022 | Understanding Lawn Bowls – sport that has been a part of CWG since its inaugural version

India ladies’s fours staff – Pinki, Lovely Choubey, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey – will play the historic Lawn Bowls closing towards South Africa on the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday (August 2).

The Indian staff scripted historical past, making certain the nation’s first-ever Commonwealth Games medal within the sport after defeating New Zealand 16-13 within the semi-final. Ahead of the ultimate towards powerhouse South Africa, let’s perceive the game, its guidelines and scoring system.

Lawn Bowls, which will depend on precision and athlete’s judgement, has been a part of the Commonwealth Games since its inaugural version in 1930. England (51 medals), Australia (50 medals) and South Africa (44 medals) are the all-time prime three most dominating nations within the historical past of Lawn Bowls. India, who’ve competed within the self-discipline within the 2010, 2014 and 2018 CWG editions, have a greatest end of fourth place, which was achieved within the ladies’s triples occasion in 2010 and the boys’s fours occasion in 2014.

RULES

Lawn Bowls may be performed in 4 classes – singles, pairs, triples and fours. The one who rolls the ball first is named the lead and the one who rolls it final is called the skip. The vertical ends of the rink are referred to as the ends. An particular person garden bowler or a staff has to roll all their bowls from one finish with the intention of hitting the jack. Points are awarded after all of the balls are rolled from every finish.

The lead will get to decide on the tip from the place to start after the coin toss. A mat is positioned and jack is rolled in the direction of the opposite finish. The jack has to journey at the very least 23m to be thought of in play. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in a singles match, every participant has to roll 4 balls from one every.

The consequence of a singles match is set by whoever reaches 21 factors first. Meanwhile, in pairs, triples and fours, every garden bowler will get to roll two balls from one finish. The results of pairs and triples matches is determined after 18 ends, whereas a fours match is set after 15 ends. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, if there’s a tie in group matches, each groups share some extent every. But if a tie happens within the knockout stage, then further ends are performed till a winner emerges. In the singles, there can’t be a tie.

SCORING SYSTEM

The factors are calculated after every finish is accomplished by each garden bowlers and or groups. Each singles bowler or staff is awarded factors for the variety of bowls which might be nearer to the jack compared with their opposition.

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