Ebonite International Luxembourg Open
www.luxembourg-open.lu

 

Approval status
Approved by The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification WTBA Tournament
Open for Players from all WTBA member federations
EBT status EBT 2010-06 / Satellite

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer Inter-Bowling s.à r.l.
Tournament name Ebonite International Luxembourg Open
Centre X-Treme Bowling & Billard
City Foetz
Federation Luxembourg
First day 15 March 2010
Last day 21 March 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 Yes
Contact person Claude Legrand

 

Centre address
Address X-Treme Bowling & Billard
11, rue du Brill
3898 Foetz
Luxembourg
Phone +352 575 010
Mobile +352 691 186 250
Fax +352 575 005
Email claude@bowling.lu
Website www.x-treme.lu

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes 20
Approaches Synthetic DBA IQ
Surfaces Synthetic DBA IQ
Pin decks Synthetic Brunswick
Pin setters Brunswick GS92
Pins Synthetic Twister Pins
Score system Steltronic

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machine Kegel Walker Sport Edition
Oil Kegel Prodigy
Cleaner Kegel Fizzion
Pattern prepared by Claude Legrand & Kegel
Dressing done by Kegel

 

Prize money expressed in €
Positions Singles Mixed
Position 1 4.000
Position 2 2.500
Position 3-4 1.500
Position 5-8 700
Position 9-16 600
Position 17-32 400
Position 33-50 300
Winners of squad: 1,2,3,4,5 150
Highest ranked below 18 yrs 150
Total 30.000
Special prize donated by Ebonite
There will be $ 1.000 to the first player, who bowls a 300 game
There will be additional $ 1.000 ($ 2.000 in total) if the player bowling the first 300 game does it with an Ebonite ball

 

Tournament format
Qualification
Entries and re-entries, 6 games
Players positioned 15-44 will qualify for the final step 1
Players positioned 1-14 will qualify for the final step 2, seeded 1-14

Desperado Squad
Desperado squad, 1 game
Top 6 will qualify for the final step 1

Final step 1
36 players will play 6 games, starting from scratch
Top 18 will qualify for the final step 2, seeded 15-32
Players not continuing to the final step 2 will be ranked 33-50 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1

Matching in the final step 2-6
All matches will be combined as the highest seeded player vs. the lowest seeded player, the second highest seeded player vs. the second lowest seeded player etc.

Final step 2
16 matches, 2 games total pin fall
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 3
The losers of the matches will be ranked 17-32 according to their seeding

Top 16 will continue to the final step 3

Final step 3
8 matches, 2 games total pin fall
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 4
The losers of the matches will be ranked 9-16 according to their seeding

Final step 4
4 matches, 2 games total pin fall
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 5
The losers of the matches will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding

Final step 5
2 matches, 2 games total pin fall
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 6
The losers of the matches will be ranked 3-4 according to their seeding

Final step 6
1 match, 2 games total pin fall
The loser of the match will be ranked 2
The winner of the match will be ranked 1

 

Tournament tie rules
Qualification and the final step 1
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.

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

Final Step 2-6
In case of a tie in any match in the final step 2-6, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken.

 

Lane assignments and lane movements
Lane draws Carried through by the national federation
Players per pair in squads Four
Frequency of movement After each game
Movement method To the right
Number of lanes to move Three lanes to the right after each game

 

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
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 Monday 15.03.2010 20.00 40 70 -
Squad 02 Tuesday 16.03.2010 20.00 40 70 -
Squad 03 Wednesday 17.03.2010 20.00 40 90 70
Squad 04 Thursday 18.03.2010 13.00 40 90 70
Squad 05 17.00 40 100 80
Squad 06 21.00 40 110 90
Squad 07 Friday 19.03.2010 13.00 40 120 100
Squad 08 17.00 40 130 110
Squad 09 21.00 40 130 110
Squad 10 Saturday 20.03.2010 08.00 40 110 90
Squad 11 12.00 40 140 120
Squad 12 16.00 40 140 120
Squad 13 20.00 40 140 120
Desperado 23.30 - 50 -

 

Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 21 March 2010
08.00: Final step 1
11.00: Lane maintenance
12.00: Final step 2
13.00: Final step 3
14.00: Lane maintenance
14.30: Final step 4
15.15: Final Step 5 and 6
17.00: Award ceremony Singles

 

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 No
Connection by cable No
Wireless connection Yes
Players internet No
TV channel No
Broadcasted stages No

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

Hotel Stand’ Inn
Phone: +352 26 17 88 - 100
Fax: +352 26 17 88 - 300
Website: www.hotel-standinn.lu

Special room rates for EBT bowlers:
Single: € 60 including breakfast
Double: € 75 including breakfast

 

Other information

The Tournament Manager will be the Centre Manager of Inter-Bowling Foetz in co-operation with the Sports-Director of the F.L.Q. and his/her decision on all matters shall be final, though subject to appeal of the F.L.Q, ETBF and WTBA.

We just accept registrations by e-mail or fax as binding. Only in this case players will receive a booking confirmation. Reservations by telephone are not binding for the organisation!

The actual standing of reservations can be seen on the website, which will be actualised daily!