2nd Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open 2011
www.dreambowlpalaceopen.de

 

Kegel Lane Maintenance Solutions: Lane Machines, Lane Chemicals and Lanes

Lane maintenance by Kegel staff,
Kegel lane machines and Kegel chemicals

 

Approval status
Approved by The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification WTBA Tournament
Open for Players from all WTBA member federations
EBT status EBT 2011-06 / Silver

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer Deutsche Bowling Union Marketing GmbH
Tournament name 2nd Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open 2011
Centre Dream Bowl Palace
City Munich
Federation Germany
First day 30 March 2011
Last day 3 April 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 Florian Fister
Address DBU Marketing GmbH
Florian Fister
Apianstr. 9
85774 Unterföhring
Germany
Phone +49 896 972 098
Fax +49 896 937 3968
Email fister@dbu-marketing.de

 

Centre address
Address Dream Bowl Palace
Apianstr. 9
85774 Unterföhring
Germany
Phone +49 894 524 425 - 25
Fax +49 894 524 425 - 24
Email palace@dreambowl.de
Website www.dreambowl.de

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes 52
Approaches Brunswick Anvilane Pro Lane
Surfaces Brunswick Anvilane Pro Lane
Pin decks Brunswick Anvilane Pro Lane
Pin setters Brunswick GSX
Pins Strikemaker
Score system Brunswick Vector plus

 

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

 

Prize money expressed in €
Positions Singles Mixed
Position 1 10.000
Position 2 6.000
Position 3-4 2.500
Position 5-8 1.500
Position 9-20 750
Position 21-32 550
Position 33-48 400
Women 1-3 250
Youth 1 250
Total 50.000
Women prizes
The three women prizes will be awarded to the three highest ranked women not qualified for the final steps.

Youth prize
The youth prize will be awarded to the highest ranked youth player not qualified for the final steps and not awarded any of the women prizes.
Youth players are defined as players born in 1993 or later.

German tax regulations
As a consequence of the German tax regulations, there will be a tax on prize money for non-German participants, unless the total prize money won in the tournament does not exceed a total of 250 €.
The tax is 15,825% and will be deducted from the prizes by the organizer. Anyhow, the tax can be refunded at the end of the year under certain circumstances.
All participants will be obliged to fill in a form provided by the organizer to meet the needs of the tax authorities.

 

Tournament format
Qualification
6 games (entries and re-entries)

Desperado squad
1 game

48 players will qualify for the final steps
A: The winner of each qualification squads (maximum 12)
B: Top 32+ from the general standing
C: Top 4 from the desperado standing

A player can only qualify from a qualification squad, if the player is not already qualified from another qualification squad or from the general standing. Therefore, players positioned 33-NN will qualify from the general standing, supplementing double squad winners and players qualified both from A and B, as many as needed to reach a total of 44 players from A+B

Seeding for the Final step 1-3
Players positioned 1-8 in the general standing are qualified for the final step 3
Players positioned 9-16 in the general standing are qualified for the final step 2
All other qualified players are qualified for the final step 1

Final step 1
32 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-16 are qualified for the final step 2
Players positioned 17-32 will be ranked 33-48 according to their positions in the final step 1.

Final step 2
24 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-12 are qualified for the final step 3
positioned 13-24 will be ranked 21-32 according to their positions in the final step 2

Final Step 3
20 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-8 are qualified for the final step 4, seeded 1-8 according to their positions in the final step 3.
Players positioned 9-20 will be ranked 9-20 according to their positions in the final step 3

Matches in the final step 4-6
In all matches the highest seeded player will meet the lowest seeded player, the second highest seeded player will meet the second lowest seeded player etc.
All matches will be played over 2 games, total pin fall to count

Final step 4
4 matches
The 4 winners will continue to the final step 5
The 4 losers will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding

Final step 5
2 matches
The 2 winners will continue to the final step 6
The 2 losers will be ranked 3-4 according to their seeding

Final step 6
1 match
The loser will be ranked 2
The winner will be ranked 1

 

Tournament tie rules
Qualification
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.

Desperado
In case of a tie, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest position after the qualification.

Final Steps 1-3
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 Steps 4-6
In case of a tie 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 By the tournament management
Players per pair in squads Four
Frequency of movement After each game
Movement method Left lanes move left, right lanes move right
Number of lanes to move Two lanes in smaller squads, four or six lanes in bigger squads, eight lanes in full squads

 

Booking policies
Booking restriction before A maximum of three squads per person can be booked before the tournament starts and maximum two of these bookings can be for squads on Friday and Saturday

Group bookings require the names of the players to be delivered latest on 28 February 2011. Name changes after the deadline will be considered as cancellations and new bookings. Not meeting that deadline for the delivery of names means that the booking is considered as completely cancelled
Booking restriction during Maximum three non played entries per person
Total number of bookings Unlimited
Booking cancellations Possible if all non played squads of one person are cancelled together
Booking administration Squad lists with priority numbers
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, are reduced be one

 

Qualification squads and fees in €
Squad Day Date Time Spots E fee Re fee
Squad 01 Wednesday 30.03.2011 15.00 92 80 -
Squad 02 19.00 92 80 60
Squad 03 Thursday 31.03.2011 11.00 92 80 60
Squad 04 15.00 92 100 80
Squad 05 19.00 92 120 100
Squad 06 Friday 01.04.2011 11.00 92 140 100
Squad 07 15.00 92 160 100
Squad 08 19.00 92 180 100
Squad 09 Saturday 02.04.2011 08.00 92 180 100
Squad 10 12.00 92 180 100
Squad 11 16.00 92 180 120
Squad 12 20.00 92 180 120
Desperado 23.30 - 50 -

 

Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 3 April 2011
Lane maintenance
08.00: Final step 1
Lane maintenance
10.30: Final step 2
12.00: Final step 3
Lane maintenance
14.00: Final step 4
14.45: Final step 5
15.30: Final step 6
16.15: 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
TV channel No
Broadcasted stages No

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

Feringapark Hotel ****
Feringastr. 2
85774 Unterföhring
Germany

Phone +49 89 957 160
Email
frontoffice@feringapark-hotels.com
Website www.feringapark-hotels.com

Single 79 € per room including breakfast
Double 99 € per room including breakfast

Comfort Hotel ***
Bahnhofstr. 15
85774 Unterföhring
Germany

Phone +49 89 958465 0
Website www.comfort-hotel-am-medienpark.de

Single 65 € per room including breakfast
Double 75 € per room including breakfast

Booking deadline 28th February 2011 in both hotels
Special rates for tournament bowlers, please refer to the 2nd Track Dream Bowl Palace Open

 

Other information

The Dream-Bowl Palace will be the site of the European Youth Championships in April 2011 and of the European Men Championships in June 2011.

As far as possible, we will try to present similar conditions as they will be found at the European Championships, so the Dream Bowl Palace Open are the best preparation possible for players taking part in these events and a challenge for everybody.

For all participants, a free shuttle service between the airport, the Dream-Bowl Palace and the official hotel will be provided upon request.