Event:
Singles mixed, ladies receive 8 pins handicap per game. As a consequense of this handicap the maximum scratch game for women is 292. The tournament is open to all athletes owning a current international licence issued by their respective national federation (IBF).
Venue:
Dolfijn | the plays to be, Ringbaan Oost 2a, Tilburg, The Netherlands (map)
Qualification Round:
6 games American Style, changing lanes after each game. There will be a maximum of two athletes per lane.
Re-entry:
Re-entry is allowed. In case of a re-entry the highest qualification counts, the other scores will not count for the main qualification standing. Maximum one entry and maximum two re-entries can be pre-ordered.
Desperado Squad:
1 game European Style.
Finals:
40 athletes will qualify for the final steps.
Athletes positioned 1-4 in the qualification standing will qualify for the final step 3, seeded 1-4
36 athletes will qualify for the final step 1, which is:
- Athletes positioned 5-30 in the qualification standing
- Athletes positioned 1-6 in a separate standing for the squads conducted on 4-7 February 2024
- Athletes positioned 1-4 in the Desperado standing
Athletes are qualified in the order A-B-C
The six athletes qualified from B, are the six highest positioned athletes not qualified from A
Final step 1
36 athletes will play 4 games starting from scratch
Top 24 will qualify for the final step 2, with pinfall carried over
Athletes not continuing will be ranked 29-40 according to their final positions after step 1
Final step 2
24 athletes will play 4 games with pinfall carried over from Step 1. Top 12 will qualify for the final step 3, seeded 5-16
Athletes not continuing will be ranked 17-28 according to their final positions after step 2
Seeding for the final steps 3-4
In step 3, the athletes are seeded as presented above
In step 4, the athletes will be seeded according to a standing produced by the 8 two games totals for athletes qualified from step 3
Matching in the final step 3-5
In each of the steps 3-5, there will be 4 athletes in each pool.
In step 3 the four pools will be composed as follows:
Pool 1 will include athletes seeded 1, 8, 9 and 16
Pool 2 will include athletes seeded 2, 7, 10 and 15
Pool 3 will include athletes seeded 3, 6, 11 and 14
Pool 4 will include athletes seeded 4, 5, 12 and 13
In step 4 the two pools will be composed as follows:
Pool 5 will include athletes seeded 1, 4, 5 and 8
Pool 6 will include athletes seeded 2, 3, 6 and 7
In step 5 the one pool (7) will be composed by the 4 athletes qualified to the step.
Each pool will be assigned to a pair of lanes
Two games will be played in each step starting from scratch, total pin fall to count
Final step 3
There will be 4 pools of 4 athletes
Top two from each pool will qualify for the final step 4
The remaining 8 athletes will be ranked 9-16 according to their scores in the step
Final step 4
There will be 2 pools of 4 athletes
Top two from each pool will qualify for the final step 5
The remaining 4 athletes will be ranked 5-8 according to their scores in the step
Final step 5
There will be 1 pool of 4 athletes
The athletes will be ranked 1-4 according to their scores in the step
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.
Final Step 1 and 2
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 and 2, a procedure similar to the procedure for the qualification will be followed.
Final Step 3-4
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. For all other ties in the final step 3-4, the seeding number for the step will decide the order.
Final Step 5
Any tie will be broken by playing a 9th and 10th frame roll off, repeated until the tie is broken.
Ranking Points EBT 2024:
In this tournament the top 50 men and top 50 women will be awarded double ranking points for the European Bowling Tour 2024. Ranking will be determined as followed:
1. Position in the tournament.
2. When bowlers are eliminated in the same round; ranking in that round.
Top 8 men and top 8 women of the European Bowling Tour 2024 will qualify for the EBT Masters 2025.
Entry Fees
Please see the Playing Schedule.
Disputes:
The tournament directors decision will be final in all cases not covered by the present rules.
