This weekend the Eden SuperBowl will host the 2012 TENOVAR national championships, which is organised by the Malta Tenpin Bowling Association and is the most prestigious event in the national bowling calendar.

These Championships will be played to a simple, tried and tested three day format, each day’s session comprising eight games, for a final total of 24 games. Competition begins this afternoon, continuing early on Sunday morning, and coming to a conclusion on Monday night when the winners will finally be known.

This is a ‘scratch’ event, meaning there are no individual handicaps or other bonus point system applied, ensuring that the eventual champions will be those at the peak of their game, fully deserving of their respective titles of male and female TENOVAR national champions.

Another tough test for the competitors is the now standard adoption of a dual lane conditions, wherein two different lane oil patterns will be applied during the event. Day one will see them play on one particular pattern, while that used for day two will be of a very different shape, and longer pattern length.

The final Monday night session will then be competed on ‘dual oil’, in that each pair of lanes will be dressed with one pattern on the left lane, and the second pattern on the right hand lane. This lane dressing method truly is a test of any tenpin bowler’s mettle.

Other than their much coveted titles, the two new TENOVAR national champions will also be rewarded with the chance to represent Malta in this year’s European Champions Cup, to be held in The Hague (Netherlands) between 15 and 22 October.

The bowling schedule for the 2012 TENOVAR National Championships will be:

Today, play starts at 2pm, tomorrow at 9.30am and on Monday from 8pm.