Game format:

Qualification
6 games qualification (entries and re-entries)

Desperado squad
1 game

Composing top 43
A: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Friday 21 November
B: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Saturday 22 November
C: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Sunday 23 November
D: 34 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
If a player is qualified in more than one category, the next player on the list in the category where his qualification is unused, will qualify

Qualification to steps
Players qualified from the A-standing (2), the B-standing (2), the C-standing (2), the desperado (E) standing (3) and players positioned 11-34 in the general (D) standing (24) will qualify for the final step 1
Players positioned 1-10 in the general standing will qualify for the final step 2

Final step 1
33 players will play 6 games starting from scratch
Top 18 will qualify for the final step 2
Players not continuing to the final step 2 will be ranked 29-43 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 4 will qualify for the final step 3, seeded 1-4
Players not continuing to the final step 3 will be ranked 5-28 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 2

Final step 3
2 matches (seeded 1 vs. seeded 4 and seeded 2 vs. seeded 3), 2 games total pin fall
The 2 winners will continue to the final step 4
The 2 losers will be ranked 3-4 according to their seeding

Final step 4
1 match, 2 games total pin fall
The loser will be ranked 2
The winner will be ranked 1

Prizes:

Daily high series: 250 USD

Prize fund: fixed

Prize tax: No

Qualification and the final step 1-2
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 3-4
In case of a tie in a 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 - Qatar Open

Pattern by: Qatar Bowling Federation