Tournament Information

Qualification

6 games (entries and re-entries)

High-Low

Every athlete can participate in a separate High-Low competition, in which the lowest and the highest scratch game in the squad is added together, to form a separate High-Low standing for the tournament. The entry fee for the High-Low competition is 10€ per squad.
Top 3 in the High-Low standing, not qualified from the general standing or from any other separate standing is qualified for the final step 1.

Desperado squad

1 game

54 athletes will qualify for the final steps

Athletes positioned 1-18 in the general standing will qualify for final step 2.
A: Top 36 from the general standing
B: Top 3 from a separate standing for squad 1 to 8
C: Top 3 from a separate standing for squad 9-15
D: Top 2 from the High-Low standing
E: Top 3 from the separate youth U19 standing
F: Top 3 from the separate seniors 50+ standing
G: Top 4 from the Desperado standing

Athletes are qualified in the order A - B - C – D – E – F – G

Finals

Final step 1
36 athletes will play 4 games starting from scratch
Top 18 will qualify for final step 2
Athletes not continuing will be ranked 37 – 54 according to their standing in final step 1

Final step 2
36 athletes will play 4 games starting from scratch
Top 18 will qualify for final step 3
Athletes not continuing will be ranked 19 – 36 according to their standing in final step 2

Final step 3
18 athletes will play 4 games with the scores from final step 2 carried forward
Top 5 will qualify for final step 4
Athletes not continuing will be ranked 6 – 18 according to their standing in final step 3

Final step 4
There will be 4 stepladder matches.
Match 1
The athlete seeded 5 and the athlete seeded 4 will play a one-game match The loser of the match will be ranked 5
Match 2
The winner of match 1 and the athlete seeded 3 will play a one-game match The loser of the match will be ranked 4
Match 3
The winner of match 2 and the athlete seeded 2 will play a one-game match The loser of the match will be ranked 3
Match 4
The winner of match 3 and the athlete seeded 1 will play a one-game match The loser of the match will be ranked 2
The winner of the match will be ranked 1

Tournament tie rules

Qualification
The highest positioned athlete will be the athlete scoring the highest last game. If a tie still exists, the highest positioned athlete will be the athlete with the highest second last game etc.
Desperado
A tie influencing who will qualify for the first final step will be broken by playing a 9th and 10th frame roll off, repeated until the tie is broken.

The High-Low
In case of a tie, the highest positioned athlete will be the athlete with the highest position after the qualification.

Final Step 1-3
Ties influencing who will qualify for the next final step will be broken by playing a 9th and 10th frame roll off, repeated until the tie is broken. In all other tie situations in step 1-3, a procedure similar to the procedure for the qualification will be followed.

Final step 4
In case of a tie, a one-ball roll-off on a full set of pins will be played and repeated until the tie is broken.

• Tournament Director
  Sven Sager

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