Linne Norwegian Open 2011
www.bowling.no / www.bowlingres.no

 

Approval status
Approved by The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification WTBA Tournament
Open for Players from all WTBA member federations
EBT status EBT 2011-14 / Satellite

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer Norwegian Bowling Federation
Tournament name Linne Norwegian Open 2011
Centre Veitvet Bowling Centre
City Oslo
Federation Norway
First day 19 August 2011
Last day 28 August 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 Sven Tore Iversen
Address Sven Tore Iversen
Norwegian Bowling Federation
Ullevaal Stadion
Sognsveien 75 L
0840 Oslo
Norway
Phone +47 21 029 730
Mobile +47 91 534 124
Fax +47 21 029 731
Email mailme@sventore.com

 

Centre address
Address Veitvet Bowling Centre
Veitvetveien 8
0596 Oslo
Norway
Phone +47 22 253 048
Mobile +47 22 250 208
Email petter.hansen@veitvetbowlingsenter.no
Website www.worldwidebowling.no

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes 26
Approaches Synthetic
Surfaces AMF Synthetic
Pin decks AMF Synthetic
Pin setters AMF 82/70
Pins Vultex
Score system AMF Accuscore

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machine Kegel Kustodian Plus
Oil Prodigy Lane Conditioner
Cleaner Kegel Fizzion Pure Lanecleaner
Pattern prepared by NBF
Dressing done by Eirik Holtung

 

Prize money expressed in NOK
Positions Singles Mixed
Position 1 30.000
Position 2 15.000
Position 3 10.000
Position 4 7.000
Position 5-12 4.000
Position 13-22 3.000
Position 23-40 2.000
Total 160.000
Women 1 guaranteed 5.000
Women 2 guaranteed 3.000
Women 3 guaranteed 2.000
Women 4-5 guaranteed 1.500
If any of the 5 highest positioned women in the final tournament standing is awarded a prize equal to or higher than the guaranteed prize, the guaranteed prize will not be awarded.
If any of the 5 highest positioned women in the final tournament standing is awarded a prize lower than the guaranteed prize, the guaranteed prize will be awarded in stead of the prize for the position in the tournament standing.

 

Tournament format
Entry categories
Primary entry, 6 games
Re-entries, 6 games
Turbo (game 5 and 6)

Turbo definition
Turbo 1 refers to the highest score in game 5
Turbo 2 refers to the highest score in game 6
The highest scores in Turbo 1, respectively Turbo 2, provides each one player for the final.
Registration for the turbo is made in connection with registration and payment, which must take place before the squad starts.

Qualification
A: 2 players from a separate standing in squad 1 - 7
B: 36 players from the general standing
C: 2 players from the Turbo (one from each of Turbo 1 and Turbo 2)

Players are qualified from the categories in the order B - A - C
If a player is qualified both from A and B, then the next positioned in the A-standing will qualify
If a player is qualified from any of the C-standings and any of the standings A and/or B, the next positioned in the relevant C-standing will qualify
If a player is qualified both from Turbo 1 and Turbo 2, the next positioned in the Turbo 2 standing will qualify

Seeding for the final step 1-2
Players positioned 1-2 in the general standing will qualify for the final step 3, seeded 1-2
Players positioned 3-8 in the general standing will qualify for the final step 2
All other qualified players will play in the final step 1

Final step 1
32 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-14 is qualified for the final step 2
Players positioned 15-32 will be ranked 23-40

Final step 2
20 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-10 is qualified for the final step 3, seeded 3-12
Players positioned 11-20 will be ranked 13-22

Final step 3
12 players will be divided in 4 groups (A-D) as follows:
Group A: Seeded 1 - 8 - 12
Group B: Seeded 2 - 7 - 11
Group C: Seeded 3 - 6 - 10
Group D: Seeded 4 - 5 - 9

Round 1 over one game:
The two highest scoring players in each group will play in round 2
The lowest scoring player in each group is eliminated from step 3
The four eliminated players will be ranked 9-12 according to their seeding

Round 2 over one game:
The highest scoring player in each group
is qualified for the final step 4
The lowest scoring player in each group is eliminated from step 3
The four eliminated players will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding

Final step 4
The four remaining players will play 3 one game rounds in one group as follows:
The lowest scoring player leaves after round 1, ranked 4
The lowest scoring player leaves after round 2, ranked 3
The lowest scoring player after round 3 will be ranked 2
The highest scoring player after round 3 will be ranked 1

 

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.

Turbo
In case of a tie in one of the Turbo standings, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest position after the qualification.


Final Step 3-4
In case of a tie deciding whom to leave a round or deciding the final tournament standing, 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 lanes in smaller squads and four lanes in bigger 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 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 NOK
Squad Day Date Time Spots E fee Re fee
Squad 01 Friday 19.08.2011 18.00 32 600 -
Squad 02 Saturday 20.08.2011 10.00 32 600 600
Squad 03 14.00 32 600 600
Squad 04 18.00 32 600 600
Squad 05 Sunday 21.08.2011 10.00 32 600 600
Squad 06 14.00 32 600 600
Squad 07 18.00 32 600 600
Squad 08 Thursday 25.08.2011 17.00 32 800 600
Squad 09 21.00 32 800 600
Squad 10 Friday 26.08.2011 09.00 32 800 600
Squad 11 13.00 32 800 600
Squad 12 17.00 32 800 600
Squad 13 21.00 32 800 600
Squad 14 Saturday 27.08.2011 09.00 32 800 600
Squad 15 13.00 32 800 600
Squad 16 17.00 32 800 600
Squad 17 21.00 32 800 600
Turbo - - - - 50 50

 

Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 28 August 2011
09.00: Final step 1
11.00: Lane maintenance
12.00: Final step 2
14.00: Lane maintenance
14.30: Final step 3
15.30: Lane maintenance
16.00: Final step 4
17.30: Awards

 

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

To be announced at www.bowling.no

 

Other information

An appeal jury will be selected and named in good time before the beginning of the tournament.
All other information will be published at www.bowling.no in due time.