Game format:

Qualification
6 games (entries and re-entries)

Desperado squad
1 game

64 players will qualify for the final steps
12 players will qualify directly for the final step 2, which is players positioned 1-12 in the qualification standing

52 players will qualify for the final step 1, which is:
Players positioned 13-52 in the qualification standing
Players positioned 1-8 in a separate standing of the squads conducted on 15-19 March
Players positioned 1-4 in the desperado standing

In cases of players from the separate 15-19 March standing is positioned in the interval 1-52 in the qualification standing, the next positioned player in the 15-19 March standing will qualify

Final step 1
52 players will play 6 games starting from scratch.
Top 16 will qualify for the final step 2
The players not continuing to the final step 2 will be ranked 29-64 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1

Final step 2
28 players will play 6 games starting from scratch.
Top 8 will qualify for the final step 3
The players not continuing to the final step 3 will be ranked 9-28 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 2

Final step 3
8 players will play a Round Robin with the pin fall from the step 2 carried forward

There will be 7 rounds in the Round Robin, each consisting of one game matches, where the 8 players will be matched against all other 7 players.

After the conclusion of each match, bonus points will be added to the score total as follows: 30 points for a won match and 15 points for a tied match.

The standing after the final step 3 is an accumulated total of the score of the 6 games in step 2, the score of the 7 games in step 3 and all won bonus points in the Round Robin matches.

Top 3 of this standing will qualify for the final step 4.
Players not continuing will be ranked 4-8 according to their positions in the final step 3.

Final step 4
There will be 2 stepladder matches, both starting from scratch
References to positions is to positions after the final step 3

Stepladder match 1
The player positioned 3 and the player positioned 2 will play a one game match
The looser of the match will be ranked 3 in the final tournament standing

Stepladder match 2
The winner of the previous step and the player positioned 1 will play a one game match
The looser of the match will be ranked 2 in the final tournament standing
The winner of the match will be ranked 1 in the final tournament standing

Prizes:

Pay out for women Extra will be done according to their positions in the qualification standing, not including desperado results.

Prize fund: fixed

Prize tax: Yes

Tax details: As a consequence of the German tax regulations, there will be a tax on prize money for non-German participants. The tax is 15,825% and will be deducted from the prizes by the organizer. Anyhow, the tax can be refunded at the end of the year under certain circumstances. All participants will be obliged to fill in a form provided by the organizer to meet the needs of the tax authorities.

Qualification and 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. When games are compared in the final step 3, bonus points won in the matches are not taken into consideration.

The final step 4
In case of a tie in a match in the final step 4, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken

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

2014 - Brunswick Euro Challenge

Pattern by: Pat Mitchell

The tournament is supported by Dream-Bowl Palace, Germany & Brunswick Bowling, USA.