EBASS 2022 Event Format

NUMBER OF EVENTS

  • 8 Qualifying events – SABAA NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (best 6 out of eight events to count)
  • 2-Day EBASS Classic
  • 3-Day SABAA National Team Championships
  • 5-Day USA BASSMASTER Team Championships

QUALIFYING EVENTS

For the 2022 season, EBASS will host 8 events with the best 6 to count, in order to qualify for the 2022 SABAA National Team Championships. After the 8 qualifying events, the 15 top teams (determined by their top 6 results) will be invited to compete in the 3-Day 2022 SABAA National Team Championships.

TEAM OF THE YEAR RANKINGS

The accumulative total of points scored for both the best 7 qualifying events and the total points earned during the 2-day EBASS Classic, will determine the EBASS Team of the Year rankings.

THE ANNUAL SABAA NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Several of the top teams from the 6 affiliated SABAA Team Tournament Trails, will qualify to compete in the annual SABAA National Team Championships.

The number of qualifying teams for each trial will be determined on a proportional basis, based on the number of teams competing within each trial for a season.

The teams who made it into the final will compete over 2 days for the SA Team Champion’s title, the best Team Trail in SA (“interprovincial”), 6 team slots to the USA BASSMASTER TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS as well as national Protea and President’s colours!

USA BASSMASTER TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FORMAT

After 3 official practice days, the anglers will compete as two-angler teams, with a USA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP being crowned after the first two days.

For the final two days, the six anglers from the top 3 teams will compete solo with a BASSMASTER CLASSIC berth on the line for the eventual winner.

NATIONAL COLOURS

All teams for the various team trails will compete for National colours (Protea and President’s) at each SABAA National Team Championships.

Angler’s nominations will be based on a National Seedings list which will be updated annually, after the last weigh-in of each SABAA National Team Championships event.