Detailed results are now available for all 2009-10 tournaments. Click the "Results" link above, or the links below:

The MCBA Finals tournament is now open to all bowlers. Yes, everyone is eligible to bowl for the $3,000 in ADDED PRIZE MONEY!! And the format has changed too. It is now a one day tournament, with ten games total pinfall determining the qualifiers for the stepladder finals. It is being held on Sunday, April 5th, at 10:00am, at Chateau Lanes. See all the details on our poster (bottom right of page).

Detailed results and photos are now available for all 2008-09 tournaments. Click the "Results & Standings" link above, or the links below:

Tournament leader Mark Buffa ended his fellow compatriot, Jeff Smith's charge with a 181-170 win over his opponent in the final stepladder match to clinch the 28th Annual Manitoba Open.

The tournament was held on Saturday October 18th and Sunday October 19th at Chateau lanes. The tournament consisted of an 8 game qualifier that qualified the top 24 into Sunday's 12 game match play and step ladder final. Mark Buffa was the leader after both days posting an 1827 for the initial 8 game qualifier. Mark then followed that great performance up with a tournament leading 2922 on the second day for the 12 game match play block topped of with a 300 in game 7 of match play, thus giving him the first seed in the stepladder final. Read More

Hi everyone...

Yes, our traditional Remembrance Day event, the Hal Ross Doubles, is coming up real soon. Tuesday, Nov 11th is only a few days away!! It starts at 1:00pm.

Remember, we've only got room for 32 doubles teams, so get your names/reservations in to Dan Tereck as soon as possible. We don't want you to be disappointed! And don't forget - the Hal Ross is always a good time!

The entry fee is the same as last year - $110 per team - and we've got more added prize money this year too! Remember, the top 16 teams cash!!

Our major sponsor, Chez Cora, which is located in the Franco-Manitobain Cultural Centre at the corner of Provencher and Desmeurons (yes, only a hop, skip and jump from Laverendrye Bowl), serves up wonderful breakfast/lunch meals. A lot of the bowlers are planning to start their day by eating at Chez Cora before the tournament. Most of us will be there by 11:00. Why not join us?

Hi everyone... Sorry for this notice being so late. It's a long sad story, but the good news is that we've now got our ducks in a row.

Just some highlights of our new format:

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Hi everyone...

Yeah, I know, it's summertime! And most of you are thinking more about golf than about bowling right now.

BUT...

We wanted to make sure to give you an early reminder about our 28th Manitoba Open tournament, which takes place on October 18-19, at Chateau Lanes in Winnipeg.

Go ahead! Mark it in your calendar right now - while you're thinking about it!

As most of you know, last year we changed the Manitoba Open date to the 3rd weekend in October. And we heard nothing but positive comments about it. So, our plan is to stick with it.

We'll be sending you all the details of the tournament next month!

Thanks! - Manitoba Classic Bowlers Association

After barely qualifying in the 16th and final spot, by only 4 pins on Saturday, and then just squeaking into the 5th and final stepladder position, by 10 pins on Sunday, Earl Sobotkiewicz completed his storybook ending by running the gauntlet in the stepladder finals and winning the 2008 MCBA Finals tournament.

Our two-day Finals tournament consisted of an 8-game qualifying block, bowled at Chateau Lanes, on Saturday, April 12th, with the top 16 continuing on to bowl in Sunday's match-play competition at LaVerendrye Lanes. The only people eligible to bowl in the Finals were those who had competed in at least three MCBA events during the season. This year, out of the 37 people who were eligible, we had 22 bowlers participating in the Finals qualifying round at Chateau. Instead of their normal House Shot, Chateau Lanes chose to lay down a "Sport Shot", which was a longer and flatter oil pattern.   Read More

Jason Borle, affectionately known as "Salmon Boy" (sorry, this is an inside joke - ask him about it), took his first MCBA title ever at this year's Garroni International Logistics Open tournament. After going through some close matches in the stepladder, he beat the tournament leader - Darren Klassen - twice and took home the prize.

The tournament was held on Sunday, March 2nd, at Chateau Lanes. Despite quite a few of our "regulars" not being available to bowl this year, we had a reasonable field of 29 bowlers. It was especially nice to see some new faces on the lanes - it was a good opportunity for them to "get their feet wet" in the tournament atmosphere. To those people, the MCBA says "Welcome, and Thankyou!". Once again, our sponsor - Bob Garroni, wanted to continue with the same "uniqueness" for this tournament as last year - it would once again be a "one-ball" tournament.   Read More

Robbie Scerbo and Randy Kostenuk proved to be a formidable force in the 2008 version of the MCBA's Platinum Promotion Alternate Frame Doubles Tournament. They went undefeated in the 12 games of match play, ending up as the tournament leaders going into the stepladder finals. And then, they won their championship match, capping off a perfect day - 13 wins and no losses! And of course, the title!

This year we had 24 teams show up at Chateau Lanes on Sunday, Feb 10th, to participate in this rather unique tournament. Each game is bowled by both members of the team - they alternate frames. This alternate frame format encourages teamwork and support, and the match-play component also brings in strategy and mental toughness components.  Read More

After moving to Winnipeg from Saskatoon this past summer, Brady Hildebrandt has now definitely made his mark in the MCBA. He won this season's New Year's Medley tournament by qualifying in 3rd place, and then going through the rest of the field in the stepladder finals.

The reason we call this a "Medley" tournament is that it consists of 6 games of qualifying, followed by a match play position round, and then ending up with a stepladder final. So it encompasses several different formats, making for what we've called a "medley".

The tournament took place Sunday, January 6th at Laverendrye Lanes, with a very disappointing 17 entries. A large number of familiar faces were missing. But really, that just made the competition that much more intense!  Read More

Michael Schmidt, one of our most talented Manitoba bowlers, showed his mettle by totaling 500 for his last two games, overtaking Lucien Casagrande to win this year's Valley Bowl Open in Winkler, Manitoba, held on Saturday, December 1st.

This tournament has a simple format - eight games, changing lanes each game, and total pinfall determines the winner. This year we had only 19 entries – I'm sure the snow discouraged some people from making the trip from Winnipeg. And this year there was an unusually low number of Winkler locals who participated - only three!   Read More

The annual MCBA Hal Ross Doubles tournament took place on Sunday, Nov 11th, 2007, at Laverendrye Lanes, and in a scene the same as last year, the Klassen brothers - Clint and Darren - came into the finals from the "B" Side, to successfully defend their title.

There were 27 teams competing this year, including once again, two teams who made the trip in from Brandon - Trevor Peters and Barry Cusitar, and Chris Judd and Ken Nicholls. The other "out-of-towners" were the Klassen brothers from Winkler. The lane conditions were surprisingly slick, but that didn't stop these bowlers from shooting some big scores. The biggest was a perfect 300 thrown by Frank Hunt in his 3rd game of the day.   Read More

Michael Schmidt, Manitoba tenpin bowling's version of Tiger Woods, played a game of "catch me if you can". He was the top qualifier on Saturday, and was the tournament leader after Sunday's match play. And in the final stepladder match, Schmidt bowled a solid game to successfully defend his Manitoba Open title. In this tournament's 27 years, Schmidt is the first local bowler to win the Manitoba Open two years in a row.

For the first time ever, the Open did not take place in January. Instead, it was moved up to October, in order to avoid several conflicting tournaments, and also, to make it easier for our out-of-town competitors to get here - the weather is no longer a factor. As usual, the tournament was held at Chateau Lanes, Winnipeg's largest tenpin bowling centre. But that was one of the few things that DIDN'T change!   Read More   Manitoba Open Main Page

For the first time in their "Doubles career", Gord and Dan Tereck have won a Doubles tournament. Although they have always fared quite well as doubles partners - finishing in 2nd place six previous times - they always fell short of the big prize. Well, this time they showed that they could win - and they did so in a pretty convincing fashion.

The MCBA season-opener was a departure from the norm. Instead of a shorter 5-game tournament - which has been the case for the past several years - it was decided to hold a doubles tournament at Brandon's Thunderbird Bowl to kick off the season. And, the format was also different - something we had never tried before.

Fourteen doubles teams took the challenge. And thanks to our sponsors - Thunderbird Bowl and Days Inn - we would be competing for a significant amount of prize money.   Read More

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We are pleased to announce a special offer with WestJet Airlines that will give everyone travelling to Winnipeg for the tournament a 10% discount on the best available regular fair at the time of booking (excluding web and promotional fares).

Here are the details:

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Hi bowlers! We are announcing some MAJOR CHANGES for our 2007-08 version of the Manitoba Open. Following are the details:

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In an incredibly exciting finish, Lynne Gauthier used her strong physical game, along with a steely resolve, to run through the entire field in the stepladders, becoming the first woman to win the MCBA Finals. An awesome feat, especially when you look at the list of talented bowlers that she defeated on her way to the top.

Our two-day Finals tournament consisted of an 8-game block, bowled at Laverendrye Lanes, on Saturday, April 14th. The only people eligible to bowl in the Finals were those who had competed in a minimum of three MCBA events during the season. This year we had only 20 entries (several schedule conflicts prevented some of our "regulars" from participating) - and only the top 16 after Saturday's round (based on total pinfall) would move on to Sunday's match play competition.  Read More

George Janzen won this year's Garroni International Logistics Open tournament in a convincing fashion. He was never lower than 3rd place on the leaderboard, and after the first 4 games, took over 1st place, and stayed there - nobody else even came close! Then he only needed one game in the stepladder final to claim the title.

The tournament was held on Sunday, March 4th, at Salle de Quilles LaVerendrye Lanes. This year was a big surprise - and a big disappointment - as we only had 20 people competing for the guaranteed $750 first place prize. Our sponsor, Bob Garroni, wanted the same "uniqueness" for this tournament as last year - it would once again be a "one-ball" tournament. Although the bowlers were able to use any equipment they wanted during practice, before scoring started, they were forced to select and declare the one ball that they would be using FOR THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT!  Read More

Lucien Casagrande and Rob Dufreane teamed up to win this year's Platinum Promotions Alternate Frame Doubles Tournament, held at Chateau Lanes on Sunday, Feb 11th. This is the 2nd time they have won this tournament since becoming a doubles team several years ago.  Read More

After the qualifying rounds, Michael Schmidt was more than 300 pins ahead of his nearest competitor. He took that momentum into the stepladder final to claim the trophy for the 2007 MCBA New Year's Day Medley Tournament.   Read More

Clint Klassen, who along with his brother Darren, had won our Hal Ross Doubles tournament in November, continued his "streak" by winning our December event - the Winkler Open, held at Valley Bowl.  Read More

Our annual MCBA Hal Ross Doubles tournament took place on Saturday, Nov 11th, at Laverendrye Lanes. And it was Clint Klassen - a seasoned veteran in the adult ranks - who joined forces with his younger brother Darren - fresh out of the Youth Program - to convincingly win the title.  Read More

Michael Schmidt was once again the winner of the Manitoba Classic Bowlers Association's season opener tournament, after having his crown taken away last year by Mark Soriano in the finals. Schmidt finished the qualifying round as the tournament leader, and capitalized on that with a win in the finals.  Read More