IX Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa
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Approval status
Approved by The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification WTBA Tournament
Open for Players from all WTBA member federations
EBT status EBT 2011-05 / Silver

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer Catalan Bowling Federation
Tournament name IX Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa
Centre Bowling Pedralbes
City Barcelona
Federation Catalonia
First day 15 March 2011
Last day 20 March 2011

 

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 Clara Roca
Address Clara Roca
Rambla Guipúscoa 23-25, 1erE
08018 Barcelona
Spain
Phone +34 933 035 411
Mobile +34 663 022 452
Fax +34 933 035 412
Email inter@tbowling.cat

 

Centre address
Address Bowling Pedralbes
Avinguda Dr. Gregorio Marañón, 11
08028 Barcelona
Spain
Phone + 34 933 330 352
Fax + 34 934 486 196
Website www.bowlingpedralbes.com

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes 14
Approaches Brunswick Prolane texture
Surfaces Brunswick Prolane
Pin decks Brunswick Anti Skid
Pin setters AMF 82/70
Pins Brunswick Max
Score system Steltronic

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machine Kegel Kustodian Walker
Oil Kegel Infinity
Cleaner Kegel Defense
Pattern prepared by Kegel
Dressing done by Kegel

 

Prize money expressed in €
Positions Singles Mixed
Position 1 6.000
Position 2 3.000
Position 3 2.000
Position 4 1.500
Position 5-10 1.000
Position 11-20 800
Position 21-24 700
Position 25-30 600
Position 31-40 500
Position 41-48 400
Best game women 300
Best game men 300
1st women 1.500
2nd women 1.000
3rd women 500
Total 44.700
The women prizes are additional prizes and they will always be awarded, no matter the positions of the women in the tournament standing

 

Tournament format
Qualification
6 games (entries and re-entries)
48 players will qualify for the final step 1 from three categories (A, B and C), defined as follows:

Qualification Category A
The highest positioned player from each of the 12 qualification squads
If a player is the highest positioned in more than one squad, then one more player will qualify from Category B
If a player is the highest positioned in a squad and also qualifies from Category B, then one more player will qualify from Category B

Qualification Category B
As a minimum players positioned 1-30 in the general qualification standing
In addition players positioned 31-NN (to supplement double squad winners and players qualified both from Category A and B), as many as needed to reach a total of 42 players from A+B

Qualification Category C
The 6 highest positioned women not qualified from Category A or B

Additional qualification rules
50% of the pin fall from the highest qualification score produced by each of the qualified players will be carried forward to the final step 1
When the qualification score has been reduced with 50%, eventually half pins left back will not be counted in
The 48 players will be ranked 1-48 for the first final step, according to the pin fall carried forward. This ranking is only in use for the division of the 48 players in two pools of 24 players.

Final step 1
48 players will bowl 4 games with 50% of the pin fall from the qualification carried forward
Top 24 will qualify for the final step 2
The players not continuing to the final step 2 will be ranked 25-48 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1

Final step 2
24 players will bowl 4 games with the pin fall after the final step 1 carried forward
Top 3 will qualify for the final step 3
The players not continuing to the final step 3 will be ranked 3-24 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 2

Final step 3
There will be 2 stepladder matches
References to positions is to positions after the final step 2

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 match 1 and the player positioned 1 will play a one game match
The looser of the match will be ranked 2
The winner of the match will be ranked 1

 

Tournament tie rules
Qualification the final step 1 and 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
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 the tie is broken

 

Lane assignments and lane movements
Lane draws Carried through by the management and witnessed by a neutral person
Players per pair in squads Four
Frequency of movement After each game
Movement method The whole pair moves to the right
Number of lanes to move Two

 

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 Tuesday 15.03.2011 21.00 28 100 -
Squad 02 Wednesday 16.03.2011 21.00 28 100 100
Squad 03 Thursday 17.03.2011 17.00 28 120 100
Squad 04 21.00 28 120 100
Squad 05 Friday 18.03.2011 09.00 28 120 100
Squad 06 13.00 28 150 120
Squad 07 17.00 28 150 120
Squad 08 21.00 28 150 120
Squad 09 Saturday 19.03.2011 09.00 28 150 120
Squad 10 13.00 28 150 120
Squad 11 17.00 28 150 120
Squad 12 21.00 28 150 120

 

Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 20 March 2011
09.00 - 11.15: Final step 1 (24 players ranked 25-48)
11.15 - 12.00: Lane maintenance
12.00 - 14.15: Final step 1 (24 players ranked 1-24)
14.15 - 15.00: Lane maintenance
15.00 - 17.15: Final step 2
17.15 - 18.15: Lane maintenance and TV Setting
18.15 - 19.00: Final step 3
19.00 - 19.15: Award ceremony

 

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 No
Wireless connection Yes
Players internet Yes, at stationary pc’s and wireless laptop connection
TV channel TV3 Public Television of Catalonia
Bowling CAT-TV on live on www.tbowling.cat
Broadcasted stages Stepladder final

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

Hotel NH Rallye ***
Travessera de les Corts, 150-152
08028 Barcelona

Phone: +34 933 399 050
Fax: +34 934 110 790
Email: s.denicolas@nh-hotels.com
Website: www.nh-hotels.com

For the room rates please check www.tbowling.cat

 

Other information

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!

Transfer from Barcelona airport (not Reus not Girona) to the Bowling Pedralbes.
To organize the pick up we need your complete arrival information (company, flight number and arrive time) latest on 10th March 2011!

Tournament director: Roser Romero. The tournament is supported by the Town hall of Barcelona, Catalonian Government and all the sports establishments.

TV coverage of the stepladder final.

Bowling CAT-TV finals on live in our website www.tbowling.cat