9th Columbia 300 Vienna Open
www.viennaopen.com

 

Approval status
Approved by The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification WTBA Tournament
Open for Players from all WTBA member federations
EBT status EBT 2011-18 / Gold

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer Plus Bowling GnbR
Tournament name 9th Columbia 300 Vienna Open
Centre Plus Bowling
City Vienna
Federation Austria
First day 27 September 2011
Last day 2 October 2011

 

Tournament delimitations
Category Open
Event Singles Mixed, Doubles 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 Helmut Amstätter

 

Centre address
Address Plus Bowling GnbR
Beheimgasse 5-7
1170 Vienna
Austria
Phone +43 1 405 63 20
Mobile +43 664 849 35 65
Fax +43 1 405 63 20 23
Email helmut.amstaetter@a1.net
Website www.plusbowling.at

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes 32
Approaches Synthetic Active FA-010
Surfaces Synthetic Active FA-010
Pin decks Synthetic Duratec PBA
Pin setters Brunswick A2
Pins Twister
Score system Qubica AMF

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machine Kegel Custodian ion C Sport
Oil Kegel Prodigy
Cleaner Kegel Fizzion
Pattern prepared by Kegel
Dressing done by Kegel

 

Prize money expressed in €
Positions Singles Mixed Doubles Mixed
Position 1 7.000 1.600
Position 2 5.000 1.200
Position 3 3.500 1.000
Position 4 2.200 750
Position 5 1.700 600
Position 6 1.600 500
Position 7 1.500 450
Position 8 1.400 400
Position 9 1.300 380
Position 10 1.200 350
Position 11 1.100 300
Position 12 1.100 300
Position 13 1.000 300
Position 14 1.000 300
Position 15 1.000 300
Position 16 900 300
Position 17 900 300
Position 18 900 300
Position 19 800 300
Position 20 800 300
Position 21 800  
Position 22 700  
Position 23 700  
Position 24 700  
Position 25 650  
Position 26 650  
Position 27 650  
Position 28 600  
Position 29 600  
Position 30 600  
Position 31-47 550  
Position 48-64 500  
Total 60.400 10.230

 

Tournament format
Qualification
6 games doubles which is counting as qualification for the singles event

Desperado squad
1 game

64 players will qualify for the final steps
A: 6 players from a separate standing in squad 1-6
B: 52 players from the general standing including results from all qualification squads
C: 6 players from the desperado squad

Players are qualified from the categories in the order B - A and if a player is qualified both from A and B, the next positioned in the A-standing will qualify

Seeding for the final step 1-2
Players qualified from the A-standing (6), players positioned 9-52 in the B-standing (44) and players qualified from the C-standing (6) will qualify for the final step 1
Players positioned 1-8 in the B-standing will qualify for the final step 2

Final step 1
56 players will play 6 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-22 is qualified for the final step 2
Players positioned 23-56 will be ranked 31-64 according to their position in the final step 1

Final step 2
30 players will play 6 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-18 is qualified for the final step 3
Players positioned 19-30 will be ranked 19-30 according to their position in the final step 2

Final step 3
18 players will play 6 games with the pin fall from step 2 carried forward
Players positioned 1-4 is qualified for the final step 4, seeded 1-4
Players positioned 5-18 will be ranked 5-18 according to their position in the final step 3

Final step 4
There will be 3 stepladder matches

Stepladder match 1
The player seeded 4 and the player seeded 3 will play a one game match
The looser of the match will be ranked 4

Stepladder match 2
The winner of the previous match and the player seeded 2 will play a one game match
The looser of the match will be ranked 3

Stepladder match 3
The winner of the previous match and the player seeded 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 and the final step 1-3
In case of a tie in the qualification or in the final step 1, 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 tie in the desperado squad, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest position after the qualification.

Stepladder Final
In case of a tie in any game in any match in the stepladder final, 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 at least 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 Saturday morning squad has to be paid when requested
Besides that none
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 27.09.2011 12.00 60 60 -
Squad 02 16.00 60 80 60
Squad 03 20.00 60 100 60
Squad 04 Wednesday 28.09.2011 12.00 60 80 60
Squad 05 16.00 60 120 70
Squad 06 20.00 60 120 90
Squad 07 Thursday 29.09.2011 12.00 60 120 90
Squad 08 16.00 60 120 90
Squad 09 20.00 60 150 100
Squad 10 Friday 30.10.2011 09.00 60 150 100
Squad 11 13.00 60 150 100
Squad 12 17.00 60 170 140
Squad 13 21.00 60 170 140
Squad 14 Saturday 01.10.2011 08.00 60 170 140
Squad 15 12.00 60 170 140
Squad 16 16.00 60 170 140
Squad 17 20.00 60 170 140
Desperado 23.30 - 50 -

 

Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 2. October 2011
08.00: Final step 1
11.00: Lane maintenance
12.00: Final step 2
14.30: Final step 3
17:00: Stepladder Final
18.00: 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 After the tournament or, if a new scoring system is installed, also during the tournament
Press room available Yes
Connection by cable Yes
Wireless connection Yes
Players internet Yes
TV channel Not live, but Austrian Television will show parts of it
Broadcasted stages No

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

There are different hotels provided with special prices for the rooms
Detailed information you will find on the website www.viennaopen.com

 

Other information

Only registrations by e-mail are binding and players with such an entry method will receive a booking confirmation.
Reservations by telephone are not binding for the organizer!

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

Lane maintenance provided by Kegel, Lake Wales - Florida