Game format:

Qualification
6 games, dual lane condition style
Re-entries, 6 games
Practice 10 minutes on the starting pair of lanes

Desperado Squad
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 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 continuing from the final step 1 and 8 players from 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.
There will be 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
4 players from step 3 and 4 players from qualification seeded 5-8, 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
4 players from step 4 and 4 players from qualification seeded 1-3, 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
Final step 5 winners will play 2 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 of 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: Yes

Pattern by: Centre

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. 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