Association Challenge
The Association Challenge is a Teams Tournament created originally by then Ipswich bowler Errol Pieper who to this day remains in overall charge of the event.
It is held annually on the Queens Birthday weekend and in 2012 it will celebrate its 20th year.
Entry is by Invitation only and it is restricted to the following 10 Associations.
| Brisbane | Bundaberg | Caboolture | Gold Coast | Hervey Bay |
| Ipswich | Kingaroy | Rockhampton | Sunshine Coast | Toowoomba |
The Tournament revolves around a circuit of these 10 participating Associations and in 2012 it will be held at Caboolture. Tournament Director is tipped to be Mr Brian Bates.
Regional Teams competing usually take a squad of 7 male bowlers and 7 female bowlers accompanied by a coach and manager for each team, although in recent years some Associations have elected to submit 6 Team player members.
Team selection is the responsibility of the relevant Local Committee who may add their own eligibility rules to the general eligibility rules of the event.
Each hosting Association in turn appoints a Tournament Director for the year, and an appointed committee (usually consisting of 3 persons) handles any disputes which may arise during play.
The event was created around a Medieval theme and has its appointed Knights, Ladies, Jesters and Lords. New appointments to the Medieval ranks are made at the annual dinner which takes place on the Sunday night.
The standard of bowling in this event is extremely high and competition for Team places is fierce as it attracts both State Team and National Team bowlers.
The event is also extremely important to the Queensland calendar as 5 person Team Tournaments are few and far between. Further information may be found on the Facebook Page for this event.