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The cost to submit your Individual circuit application is $30
USWCA Women’s Curling Circuit Rules
- Individuals will register for the Circuit by paying a $30.00 entry fee for the season and then enter bonspiels as usual. Individuals must register before their first game is played at a Circuit Bonspiel for the bonspiel to count.
- In order to earn points at a bonspiel, there must be a minimum of two Circuit members on a team and the bonspiel must be entered in the Circuit.
- Curlers can change teammates from one spiel to another spiel.
- All Circuit members must be dues paying USWCA curlers.
- All team members must have reached the age of 16 before December 1, of the current year. The Circuit will attempt to have at least three bonspiels per area that will accept curlers under 21, but cannot guarantee it.
- Points are earned at any Circuit Bonspiel and a curler’s total points for the season are the sum of her best three competitions.
- Points will only be awarded for bonspiels entered after the registration fee is paid.
- If a curler registers at a Circuit Bonspiel, the entry fee must be paid before her team’s first game of the bonspiel.
- At the end of the season, the top curlers in each area will split the prize money.
- Curlers will be competing for prizes against other competitors in their own region.
- Curlers can get points in any Circuit Bonspiel anywhere in the Country.
- A curler’s total points at the end of the season will be the sum of her top three point total bonspiels.
- There will be multiple prizes per area based on the number of participating curlers in each area.
- Each USWCA area will have its own prize pool unless an area has less than 3 bonspiels and or 8 curlers sign up for the Circuit. If the participation level falls below this level, two areas will be combined.
- Prize money comes from Sponsors, bonspiels and participants in each region, less a small administrative cost.
- The list of Circuit Bonspiels can be found on the Participating Bonspiels page. If your USWCA club wants to include its women’s bonspiel in the Circuit, registration information is available on the Club Participation page.
- Should any situations or discrepancies arise that are not covered by these rules, a USWCA Curling Circuit Review Board shall be convened to make a final decision. The Review Board shall include 3 members of the USWCA’s Curling Circuit Committee.
POINTS
Registered curlers will earn points at Circuit Bonspiels. Curlers will earn points for each win at a bonspiel. Points will also be awarded for losses in finals events. The 1st / A event winner will be awarded the most points at a bonspiel. Points are allocated as follows:
A Event / 1st Event
- A Event Wins before finals are worth 100 points each win
- A Event Finalist earns 75 Points
- A Event Winner earns 200 Points + (In the event that a first event winner does not earn the most points, of all the Circuit teams, their point total will be increased by 50 points more than the second highest points total)
All other Events 2nd/B, 3rd /C, 4th/D, 5th/E, & 6th/F Event
- # Event Wins before finals are worth 60 points each
- # Event Finalists earns 30 points
- # Event Winner 60 points + (1 A Event win or two other event wins before Finals earns an additional 40 points)
Standings will be maintained on the USWCA Website. Results submitted by Bonspiel chairs to the Curling Circuit Chair shall be considered the official results. Registered participants are encouraged to monitor the site and verify that their point totals are correct. Any discrepancies should be reported to the Circuit Chair, Shannon Zwick – shannon@norfolkcurlingclub.org or by going to the Contact page to 'Send us a message'. Please mention Circuit Discrepancy in the message box.