Game format:

Qualification
6 games qualification (entries and re-entries)

Desperado squad
1 game

Composing the top 48
A: 3 players from a standing in the squads conducted on the first Saturday-Sunday
B: 3 players from a standing in the squads conducted on Monday-Tuesday
C: 4 players from a standing in the squads conducted on Wednesday-Thursday
D: 35 players from the general standing including results from all qualification squads
E: 3 players from the desperado squad

Players are qualified from the categories in the order D - C - B - A, which means:
that there always will be 3 players qualified from A and B and 4 from C
that players are qualified first from the D standing, then from the C standing etc.
that players positions in A, B, C does not count if they are qualified from any other standing

Seeding for the final steps
All players qualified from the A standing (3), the B standing (3), the D-standing (4), the E standing (3) and the C standing position 17-35 (19) is qualified for the final step 1
Players positioned 9-16 in the general standing will qualify for the final step 2
Players positioned 1-8 in the general standing will qualify for the final step 3

Final step 1
32 players qualified will play 4 games starting from scratch
Top 16 will qualify for the final step 2
Players not continuing to the final step 2 will be ranked 33-48 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1

Final step 2
24 players qualified will play 4 games starting from scratch
Top 10 will qualify for the final step 3
Players not continuing to the final step 3 will be ranked 19-32 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 2

Final step 3
18 players qualified will play 6 games starting from scratch
Top 4 will qualify for the final step 4
Players not continuing to the final step 4 will be ranked 5-18 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 3

Final step 4
4 players will play an elimination over 3 one game rounds
In each round the lowest scoring player is leaving the elimination
Round 1 is starting from scratch
Round 2 is starting with the score from round 1 carried forward
Round 3 is starting with an accumulated score of the two previous games carried forward
The player leaving the first round will be ranked 4
The players leaving the second round will be ranked 3
The players leaving the third round will be ranked 2
The winner will be ranked 1

Prizes:

Prize fund: fixed

Prize tax: No

Qualification the final step 1-3
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.

Final step 4
In case of a tie in a round decisive for a continuation to the next round, or a tie deciding the final title match, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken.

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

2014 - San Marino Open

Pattern by: Kegel

Lane assignments and lane movements Lane draws Carried through by Notaries Public Players per pair in squads Four Frequency of movement After each game Movement method Two or four lanes to the right, depending on the number of lanes in use Number of lanes to move Two Booking policies Booking restriction before A maximum of three squads can be booked before the tournament starts and maximum two of the bookings can be for squads on Friday and Saturday Booking restriction during None Total number of bookings Unlimited Booking cancellations Possible Registration deadline 30 minutes before scheduled squad times