Game format:

Qualification
Entries, 6 games
Re-entries, 6 games
10 minutes warm up at the starting lane

Desperado Squad
1 game

Composing Top 36
Top 28 from the 6 games qualification (seeded 1-28)
Top 6 Estonians who were not ranked among the top 28 (seeded 29-34)
Top 2 from the desperado squad (seeded 35-36).

Final step 1
Players seeded 17-36 will play 4 games starting from scratch
Top 8 of these players will continue to the final step 2
Players not continuing will be ranked 25-36 according to their positioning in the final step 1

Final step 2
The 8 players will continue from the final step 1 and 8 players from the Qualification seeded 9-16 will play 4 games starting from scratch
Top 8 of these players will continue to the final step 3
Players not continuing will be ranked 17-24 according to their positioning in the final step 2

Final step 3
Top 8 players from the final step 2 will play 4 matches, best of 3 games
The 4 winners of the matches will continue to the final step 4
The 4 losers of the matches will be ranked 13-16 according to their seeding in the final step 2

Final step 4
Players seeded 5-12 will play 4 matches, best of 3 games
The 4 winners of the matches will continue to the final step 5
The 4 losers of the matches will be ranked 9-12 according to their seeding in the final step 3

Final step 5
Players seeded 1-4 and the 4 winners from step 4 will play 4 matches, best of 3 games
The 4 winners of the matches will continue to the final step 6
The 4 losers of the matches will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding in the final step 5

Final step 6
The 4 winners in step 5 will play 4 one game matches
The 2 winners will continue to the final step 7
The 2 losers of the matches will be ranked 3-4 according to their seeding before the final step 6

Final step 7
The 2 winners from the final step 6 will play a one game match
The winner of the match will be ranked 1
The loser of the match will be ranked 2

Prizes:

Prize fund: fixed

Prize tax: No

Qualification and the final step 1 and 2
In case of a tie, the player with the highest position is the one with the highest pin fall in the last game. In case of a tie still exists the player with the highest position is the one with the highest pin fall in the second last game etc.

Desperado
In case of a tie for the 2nd position in the Desperado squad, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until tie is broken.

Final step 3-7
In case of a tie in any game in any match, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until tie is broken.

2014 - Brunswick Estonian Open

Pattern by: Centre

Lane assignments and lane movements Lane draws Before each squad Players per pair in squads Up to four players per lane pair Frequency of movement After each game Movement method Players started on even number lane: Right 2 lanes Players started on odd number lane: Left 2 lanes Number of lanes to move Two Booking policies Booking restriction before A maximum of three squads can be booked before the tournament starts Booking restriction during Maximum two non-played entries Total number of bookings Unlimited Booking cancellations Possible, at least 3 hours prior to the scheduled starting time Registration deadline 15 minutes before scheduled squad times