Brunswick Ballmaster Open
www.ballmaster.fi

 

Approval status
Approved by The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification WTBA Tournament
Open for Players from all WTBA member federations
EBT status EBT 2010-01 / Platinum

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer Kimmo Lehtonen OY
Tournament name Brunswick Ballmaster Open
Centre Tali Bowling Centre
City Helsinki
Federation Finland
First day 2 January 2010
Last day 10 January 2010

 

Tournament delimitations
Category Open
Event Singles Mixed
Women handicap 8 pins per game
Entry fees Presented at the end of the list

 

Tournament contact information
Contact the centre No
Contact person Seija Lankinen
Address Seija Lankinen
Poutamäentie 13 D 128
00360 Helsinki
Finland
Mobile +358 400 503 597
Email ballmaster@ballmaster.fi

 

Centre address
Address Tali Bowl
Huopalahdentie 28
Helsinki
Finland
Phone +358 925 144 430
Email bowling@bowling.fi
Website www.bowling.fi

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes 36
Approaches Brunswick Pro Anvilane Texture
Surfaces Brunswick Pro Anvilane
Pin decks Brunswick Anti s Kid
Pin setters Brunswick GSX
Pins Brunswick Max
Score system Brunswick Vector with Vector Plus

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machines Authority A22 (2)
Oil Authority 22 W 22
Cleaner Brunswick Judge
Pattern prepared by Tali Bowling Centre
Dressing done by Tali Bowling Centre

 

Prize money expressed in €
Positions Singles Mixed
Position 1 15.000
Position 2 8.000
Position 3 5.000
Position 4 3.000
Position 5-8 2.500
Position 9-16 2.000
Position 17-48 1.500
Total 105.000
Squad 1:
The fee for youth bowlers in Squad 1 is 110 €
A youth bowler is a bowler, who have not yet reached (and will not reach) the age of 24 on the day of Squad 1, which is 2 January 2010.
If not all spots in Squad 1 are occupied by youth bowlers, the squad might be open for other players, who will pay a fee of 130 € to enter the squad

Squad 5:
The fee for senior bowlers in Squad 5 is 120 €
A senior bowler is a bowler, who are reaching the age of 50 at the latest on the day of Squad 5, which is 6 January 2010.
If not all spots in squad 5 are occupied by senior bowlers, the squad is open for other players, who will pay a fee of 170 € to enter the squad

 

Tournament format
Qualification
Entries and re-entries, 6 games

Desperado Squad
Desperado squad, 1 game

Composing Top 48
Top 44 from the 6 games qualification
Top 4 from the 1 game desperado squad

Final step 1
48 players will play 8 games starting from scratch
Top 16 will qualify for the final step 2
Players not continuing will be ranked 17-48 according to their positions in the final step 1

Final step 2
16 players will play a Round Robin with the pin fall from the step 1 carried forward

There will be 16 rounds in the Round Robin, each consisting of one game matches.

In the first 15 rounds, each of the 16 players will be matched against all other 15 players, while round 16 is a one game position round, where the standing after 23 games will decide the matching as follows: the player at position 1 vs. the player at position 2, the player at position 3 vs. the player at position 4 etc. until position 15 vs. position 16.

After the conclusion of each match in all 16 rounds, 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 2 is an accumulated total of the score of the 8 games in step 1, the score of the 16 games in step 2 and all won bonus points in the Round Robin matches.

Top 4 of this standing will qualify for the final step 3
Players not continuing will be ranked 5-16 according to their positions in the final step 2

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

Stepladder match 1
The player positioned 4 and the player positioned 3 will play a one game match
The looser of the match will be ranked 4 in the final tournament standing

Stepladder match 2
The winner of the previous step 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 3
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

 

Tournament tie rules
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. When games are compared in the final step 2, bonus points won in the matches are not taken into consideration.

The final step 3
In case of a tie in a match in the final step 3, 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.

 

Lane assignments and lane movements
Lane draws Done by the organizer
Players per pair in squads Four / Three in minor squads
Frequency of movement After each game
Movement method Left lane players moves left and right lane players moves right
Number of lanes to move Two lanes (over one pair of lanes)

 

Booking policies
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 8-9 January
Booking restriction during Maximum three non played entries
Total number of bookings Unlimited
Booking cancellations Possible
Booking administration Squad lists with priority numbers 1-NN
Order of bookings First-come-first-served
Booking added The booking is given a priority number, which is one higher than the highest priority number in the previous list
Booking removed All priority numbers, which are higher than the priority number of the cancelled booking, is reduced by one

 

Qualification squads and fees in €
Squad Day Date Time Spots E fee Re fee
Squad 01 Saturday 02.01.2010 11.00 72 110-130 -
Squad 02 15.00 72 130 140
Squad 03 Sunday 03.01.2010 11.00 72 150 140
Squad 04 15.00 72 150 140
Squad 05 Wednesday 06.01.2010 11.00 72 120-170 140
Squad 06 15.00 72 170 140
Squad 07 Thursday 07.01.2010 15.00 72 170 140
Squad 08 19.00 72 170 140
Squad 09 Friday 08.01.2010 11.00 72 190 140
Squad 10 15.00 72 190 140
Squad 11 19.00 72 190 140
Squad 12 Saturday 09.01.2010 08.00 72 190 140
Squad 13 12.00 72 190 140
Squad 14 16.00 72 190 140
Squad 15 20.00 72 190 140
Desperado 23.30 - 50 -
Squad 1:
The fee for youth bowlers (see definition above) in Squad 1 is 110 €
If not all spots in Squad 1 are occupied by youth bowlers, the squad might be open for other players, who will pay a fee of 130 € to enter the squad

Squad 5:
The fee for senior bowlers (see definition above) in Squad 5 is 120 €
If not all spots in squad 5 are occupied by senior bowlers, the squad is open for other players, who will pay a fee of 170 € to enter the squad

 

Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 10 January 2010
Lane maintenance
07.30: Final step 1
Lane maintenance
12.30: Final step 2
18.00: The first match in the step ladder final to begin

 

Result and media services
Results in the centre Yes
Results at the website Yes
Squad standings Yes
Qualification standing Yes
All final stages Yes
All game scores presented Yes
Press room available Yes
Connection by cable Yes
Wireless connection Yes
Players internet Yes
TV channel Sport Channel Finland
Broadcasted stages Final step 3

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

Please check www.ballmaster.fi for details