Rocks Tour-Event 5 Preview

Stop five of this year's inaugural Rocks Tour sees the second event in Leisureplex Stillorgan.

The tour was in Stillorgan for event four, where Dave English claimed his second victory of the tour. English qualified second for the scratch finals last time out, with Jason Byrnes taking the top qualifying spot and his first ever top spot. However, English's experience paid off in the final game, beating Byrnes 213 to 198.

English is currently top of both the scractch and handicap sections of the tour going into Sunday's event. Graham Turner and Alan Bride are close behind in the scratch section, with John Wilson and Jason Byrnes completing the current top five. In the handicap section, Carol Catchpole sits second, with Byrnes close behind in third. The handicap section top five is completed by John Wilson and Elaine Lawlor.

The penultimate event of the tour is a chance for those who missed any of the first four events to add to what will end up being their total points tally for their best four events in the six-stop tour. The final event will take place in Tallaght in April, after which the competitors will be decided for the Finals in May.

The standings after event six will also decide how many ranking points competitors earn for Team Ireland selection, so Sunday's event in Stillorgan will be important to those who do not wish to put pressure on themselves going into the final event.

Check-in for the event opens at 8.30 am Sunday March 20th, with bowling begining at 9. Bowlers play five games, moving lanes after 3 games. Entry on the day is €40 including breakfast after bowling and a €5 raffle ticket.

All current standings can be found on the itba website, http://www.tenpin-ireland.com/.