8th Istanbul Bowling Open
www.istanbulbowlingopen.com

 

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 2011-08 / Gold

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer Time Out Bowling Centre
Istanbul Bowling Sports Club
Tournament name 8th Istanbul Bowling Open
Centre Timeout Bowling Centre
City Istanbul
Federation Turkey
First day 7 May 2011
Last day 15 May 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 Yes
Contact person Recep Çınar (Tournament Director)
Aylin Ozcelik (Tournament Coordinator)
Eray Kocaalioğlu (Tournament Coordinator)

 

Centre address
Address Timeout Bowling Centre
Cemal Sahir Sok. no. 33
34394 Mecidiyekoy, Istanbul
Turkey
Phone +90 212 217 0992
Fax +90 212 217 0995
Email ibsk@istanbulbowlingopen.com
Website www.timeoutbowling.com

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes 20
Approaches AMF Synthetic SPL
Surfaces AMF Synthetic SPL
Pin decks AMF Synthetic SPL
Pin setters AMF X 82/90
Pins AMFlite II
Score system Advantage

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machine Kegel Kustodian
Oil Kegel Navigate
Cleaner Kegel Fizzion
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 3.500
Position 5-8 1.250
Position 9-18 950
Position 19-28 850
Position 29-38 750
Position 39-48 650
Squad winners 250
Qualification winner 1.100
1st ranked woman 1.100
2nd ranked woman 800
Total 68.000
The women prizes are extra prizes, always awarded no matter the ranking of the women in the overall tournament standing.

 

Prize money for local players expressed in €

Squad winners

100
Total 2.000
No prize is awarded to the winner of the desperado squad

 

Tournament format
Qualification
Primary entry, 6 games
Re-entries, 6 games

Desperado Squads
Desperado squad 1 and 2, 1 game

48 players will qualify for the final steps
A: 2 players from a separate standing in squad 1-2 (Saturday-Sunday 7-8 May)
B: 2 players from desperado 1 (Sunday 8 May)
C:
Players positioned 1-38 in the qualification standing
D: Players positioned 1-6 in desperado 2 (Saturday 14 May)

Players are qualified from the categories in the order C-A-B-D, which means:
If any player qualifies both from A and C, then the next positioned in the A-standing will qualify.
If any players qualifies both from B and C, then the next positioned in the B-standing will qualify.

Seeding for the final step 1-4
Players positioned 1-8 in the qualification standing (C) will qualify for the final step 4
Players positioned 9-18 in the qualification standing (C) will qualify for the final step 3
Players positioned 19-28 in the qualification standing (C) will qualify for the final step 2
All other qualified from A, B, C and D are qualified for the final step 1

Final step 1
20 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-10 is qualified for the final step 2
Players positioned 11-20 will be ranked 39-48

Final step 2
20 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-10 is qualified for the final step 3
Players positioned 11-20 will be ranked 29-38

Final step 3
20 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-10 is qualified for the final step 4
Players positioned 11-20 will be ranked 19-28

Final step 4
18 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-8 is qualified for the final step 5
Players positioned 9-18 will be ranked 9-18

Final step 5
8 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-4 is qualified for the final step 6, seeded 1-4
Players positioned 5-8 will be ranked 5-8

Final step 6
Two matches over two games, total pin fall
The matching is seeded 1 vs. seeded 4 and seeded 2 vs. seeded 3
The winners are qualified for the final step 7
The losers will be ranked 3-4 according to their seeding

Final step 7
Two matches over two games, total pin fall
The loser will be ranked 2
The winner will be ranked 1

 

Tournament tie rules
Qualification and the final step 1-5
In case of a tie, the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest last game in a step. If a tie still exists the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest second last game in a step etc.

Desperado
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 6-7
In case of a tie in a match in the final step 6-7, 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 Notaries Public
Players per pair in squads Four
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 in smaller squads, four in larger squads

 

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 the last 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 Saturday 07.05.2011 09.00 40 80 -
Squad 02 13.00 40 80 70
Squad 03 Sunday 08.05.2011 08.00 40 80 70
Squad 04 12.00 40 90 70
Desper. 1 16.00 - 50 -
Squad 05 Monday 09.05.2011 20.00 40 90 70
Squad 06 Tuesday 10.05.2011 20.00 40 100 80
Squad 07 Wednesday 11.05.2011 17.00 40 120 80
Squad 08 21.00 40 140 100
Squad 09 Thursday 12.05.2011 10.00 40 140 120
Squad 10 14.00 40 160 120
Squad 11 18.00 40 160 120
Squad 12 22.00 40 160 120
Squad 13 Friday 13.05.2011 10.00 40 140 120
Squad 14 14.00 40 180 140
Squad 15 18.00 40 180 140
Squad 16 22.00 40 180 140
Squad 17 Saturday 14.05.2011 08.00 40 160 140
Squad 18 12.00 40 180 140
Squad 19 16.00 40 180 140
Squad 20 20.00 40 180 140
Desper. 2 23.30 - 50 -

 

Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 15 May 2011
08.00: Final step 1
09.30: Lane maintenance
10.00: Final step 2
11.30: Lane maintenance
12.00: Final step 3
13.30: Lane maintenance
14.00: Final step 4
15.30: Lane maintenance
16.00: Final step 5
17.30: Lane maintenance
18.00: Final step 6
19.00: Final step 7
20.00: 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, by their own laptops
TV channel No
Broadcasted stages No

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

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