Friday-Monday, August 22-25, 2025
​Entry Deadline: Tuesday, August 19, 2025, end-of-day

Men and Women in separate fields
Start time: 9:00 AM*
Location: Jefferson Park LBC
Fee: $40 per player, $80 per team
*Please arrive at least 30 minutes before start time.

Whites or matching tops & bottoms required.

The pairs play downs is a multi-day tournament, length and format dependent on the number of entries. The winning teams will represent the Northwest Division at the US Championships. Formats  for this tournament will be Round Robin (8 or fewer entries) or Double Elimination (9 or more entries). In Round Robin all teams will face each other once, playing up to two games a day, up to 7 games in total.  In Double Elimination all teams will play a minimum of two games and will be eliminated upon their 2nd loss. Either format can last up to the 5 days allotted for this event. 

In keeping with National Championship protocols there will be no practice (apart from trial bowls) prior to games.
Rinks will be reserved for practice on Thursday afternoon, June 27  between 4 and 8 pm.

All entries will receive an email confirming their place in the draw on Wednesday night (8/20/25). 

*In the case of a Double Elimination Format the draw could effect the time of your first game on Saturday. 
In the Round Robin Format the draw will only effect the order in which you play your opponents.
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Requirements To enter the Play Downs:

• Lawn bowlers wishing to compete in a Divisional Playdown which will determine the Division’s Representative to the National Championships must be:

• A citizen of the United States;

• USLBA member prior to the playdowns;

• Financially in good standing for all bowls-related obligations;

• Able to certify, if a member of more than one division, that they have not entered playdowns in any other division;

• Willing to certify that they will compete at the Championships as that division’s representative or as the runner(s)-up in case of default by the winners;

• Aware that any playdowns winner(s) who do not fulfill the above requirements may face possible sanctions from their Division.

Proof that any of the above requirements has not been fully met can be considered as due cause for disqualification at any level of play.