Approval status

Approved by:

The national federation, ETBF and WTBA

Classification:

WTBA Tournament

Open for:

Players from all WTBA member federations

Tournament information

Tournament organizer:

Bowling Club Piramida

Tournament name:

1st Marburg Open Strike Tournament

Centre:

Bowling Centre Strike

City:

Maribor

Country:

Slovenia

First day:

8 September 2007

Last day:

16 September 2007

Tournament delimitations

Category:

Open

Event:

Singles Mixed

Women handicap:

8 pins per game

Professionals allowed:

Yes

Entry fees:

See the qualification squads and fees further down the list

Tournament contact information

Contact the centre:

No

Contact person:

Wolfgang Lohschmid

Address:

Wolfgang Lohschmid
Soldanellenweg 55
1220 Vienna
Austria

Phone:

+43 169 913 154 856

Mobile:

+43 169 913 154 856

Fax:

+43 12 311 132

Email:

wolfgang.lohschmid@chello.at

Centre address

Address:

Bowling Club Piramida
Spelina Ulica 17/A
Maribor
Slovenia

Phone:

+386 24 601 580

Mobile:

+386 41 656 806 / +386 51 200 210

Fax:

+386 24 601 581

Email:

info@bcstrike.si / info.bowling.simo@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.bcstrike.si/

Centre specifications

Number of lanes:

16

Approaches:

Brunswick Pro Lane

Surfaces:

Brunswick Pro Lane

Pin decks:

Brunswick Pro Lane (skidbuster heavy duty pin deck)

Pin setters:

Brunswick GS-X

Pins:

Brunswick Max

Score system:

Vector Centre Network System

Dressing specifications

Oil machine:

Brunswick Authority 22

Oil:

Brunswick Authority W22

Cleaner:

Brunswick Authority 22

Pattern prepared by:

Centre

Dressing done by:

Centre

Prize money expressed in €

Position

Singles Mixed

Position 1

8.000

Position 2

6.000

Position 3

4.000

Position 4

3.000

Position 5-8

2.000

Position 9-14

1.500

Position 15-28

1.200

Position 29-42

800

Position 43-56

500

Total

73.000

Tournament format

Qualification
6 games

Desperado squad
1 game

56 players will qualify for the final steps
14 players will qualify directly for the final step 3, which is players positioned 1-14 in the qualification standing
14 players will qualify directly for the final step 2, which is players positioned 15-28 in the qualification standing
28 players will qualify for the final step 1, which is:
- Players positioned 29-52 in the qualification standing
- Players positioned 1-4 in the desperado standing
 
Final step 1
The 28 players qualified for the final step 1 will bowl 3 games starting from scratch
Top 14 will qualify for the final step 2

Final step 2
The 28 players qualified for the final step 2 will bowl 3 games starting from scratch
Top 14 will qualify for the final step 3

Final step 3
The 28 players qualified for the final step 3 will bowl 3 games starting from scratch
Top 14 will qualify for the final step 4

Final step 4
The 14 players qualified for step 4 will bowl 3 games with the pin fall from step 3 carried forward
Top 7 will qualify for the final step 5 together with one player in addition, whom is the player with the highest 3 games score at of the player at position 15 in step 3 and the player at position 8 in step 4 (qualification tie rule to be in effect in case of a tie)

Final step 5
The 8 players qualified for step 5 will bowl 3 games with the pin fall from step 3 and step 4 carried forward
Top 4 will qualify for the final step 6

Final step 6
There will be 3 stepladder matches, all starting from scratch
References to positions is for positions after the final step 5

Stepladder match 1
The player positioned 4 and the player positioned 3 will play a one game match

Stepladder match 2
The winner of the previous step and the player positioned 2 will play a one game match

Stepladder match 3
The winner of the previous step and the player positioned 1 will play a one game match

Tournament tie rules

Qualification and finals step 1 - 5
In case of a tie the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest last game. If a tie still exists, the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest second last game, then the player with the highest third last game etc.

Desperado
In case of tie in the desperado squad, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest position after the qualification.

Stepladder Finals
In case of a tie in any game in any match in the stepladder finals a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken.

Lane assignments and lane movements

Lane draws:

Carried through by Notaries Public

Players per pair in squads:

4

Frequency of movement:

After each game

Movement method:

Left lane players move left and right lane players move right

Number of lanes to move:

2

Entry policies

Entry restriction before:

None

Entry restriction during:

None, Saturday morning squad has to be paid when requested

Max number of entries:

Unlimited

Cancelling of re-entries:

Possible

Re-entry procedure:

First come first serve

Schedule for the final steps

Sunday 16 September 2007
08.00: Final step 1
09.45: Final Step 2
Lane maintenance and short break
12.15: Final Step 3
14.00: Final Step 4
Lane maintenance
16.00: Final Step 5
Break for TV adjustments
18.00: Stepladder Finals

Result and media services

Results in the centre:

After each squad ; video wall (beamer), paper and bowling digital

Results at the website:

After each squad as soon as possible

Squad standings:

After each squad

Qualification standing:

After each squad

All final stages:

After each stage

All game scores presented:

After the tournament or, if a new scoring system is installed, also during the tournament

Press room available:

Yes

Connection by cable:

Yes

Wireless connection:

Yes

Players internet:

Yes

TV channel:

Yes

Broadcasted stages:

Yes, the final is live

Hotels informations

Email: dina@bowlingcenterstrike.si

Other information

Only registrations by e-mail are binding and players with such an entry method will receive a booking confirmation.

Reservations by telephone are not binding for the organizer!

The actual standing of reservations can be seen on the website, which will be actualised daily!