Brunswick Euro Challenge 2015
Uradna stran BZSFirst day: Saturday, 14.03.2015
Last day: Sunday, 22.03.2015
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 14-18 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:
| 1. | Position | 12000 € |
| 2. | Position | 9000 € |
| 3. | Position | 7000 € |
| 4-8. | Position | 3000 € |
| 9-28. | Position | 1500 € |
| 29-64. | Position | 1000 € |
| 1. | Women extra | 1400 € |
| 2. | Women extra | 900 € |
| 3. | Women extra | 700 € |
| Prize total: 112000 € | ||
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
The highest positioned player will be the player scoring the highest total of all counting qualification games minus the score of the lowest game. If a tie still exists, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest total of all counting qualification games minus the score of the two lowest games 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 1-3
Ties influencing who will qualify for the next final step, and ties for any of the first 3 positions in step 3, 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 1-3, a procedure similar to the procedure for the qualification will be followed. When games are compared in the final step 3, bonus points won in the matches are not taken into consideration.
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.
Pattern by: Brunswick
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 60 minutes before scheduled squad times