Brunswick Euro Challenge
www.brunswickeurochallenge.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 2012-04 / Platinum

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer Valcke Bowling
Tournament name Brunswick Euro Challenge
Centre Plaza Saint Maximin
City Saint Maximin
Federation France
First day 16 March 2012
Last day 25 March 2012

 

Tournament delimitations
Category Open
Event Singles Mixed
Women handicap 8 pins per game
Max women scratch game 300
Entry fees Presented at the end of the list

 

Tournament contact information
Contact the centre No
Contact person Martina Jakobi
Address Martina Jakobi
Ginnheimer Str. 6
65760 Eschborn
Germany
Phone + 49 619 647 2713
Mobile + 49 172 667 3750
Email martina@brunswickeurochallenge.com

 

Centre address
Address Plaza Saint Maximin
565 rue Louis Saint Just
Z.A.C. Du Bois Des Fenętres
60740 Saint-Maximin
France
Phone +33 344 259 119
Fax +33 344 252 885
Website www.plazabowling.com

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes 28
Approaches Brunswick Pro Lane (Synthetic)
Surfaces Brunswick Pro Lane (Synthetic)
Pin decks Brunswick Anti Skid (Synthetic)
Pin setters Brunswick GS-X
Pins Brunswick Score King
Score system Brunswick Vector Plus & Lexer Tournament Software

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machine Brunswick Authority22
Oil Brunswick
Cleaner Brunswick
Pattern prepared by Brunswick
Dressing done by Brunswick & Plaza Saint Maximin

 

Prize money specifications
Prize fund status Fixed
Tax on prizes Yes
Tax rules As a consequence of the French tax regulations, there will be a tax of 15% for each prize higher than € 600. The tax will be deducted by the organizer.

 

Prize money expressed in €
Positions Singles Mixed
Position 1 15.000
Position 2 7.500
Position 3 5.000
Position 4-8 2.000
Position 9-28 1.500
Position 29-64 1.000
Women Extra 1 1.250
Women Extra 2 750
Women Extra 3 500
Total 106.000
Pay out for women Extra will be done according to their positions in the qualification standing, not including desperado results.

 

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

Desperado squad
1 game

64 players will qualify for the final steps
12 players will qualify directly for the final step 2, which is players positioned 1-12 in the qualification standing

52 players will qualify for the final step 1, which is:
Players positioned 13-52 in the qualification standing
Players positioned 1-8 in a separate standing for the squads conducted on 16-19 March
Players positioned 1-4 in the desperado standing

In cases of players from the separate 16-19 March standing is positioned in the interval 1-52 in the qualification standing, the next positioned player in the 16-19 March standing will qualify

Final step 1
52 players will play 6 games starting from scratch.
Top 16 will qualify for the final step 2
The players not continuing to the final step 2 will be ranked 29-64 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1

Final step 2
28 players will play 6 games starting from scratch.
Top 8 will qualify for the final step 3
The players not continuing to the final step 3 will be ranked 9-28 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 2

Final step 3
8 players will play a Round Robin with the pin fall from the step 2 carried forward

There will be 7 rounds in the Round Robin, each consisting of one game matches, where the 8 players will be matched against all other 7 players.

After the conclusion of each match, bonus points will be added to the score total as follows: 30 points for a won match and 15 points for a tied match.

The standing after the final step 3 is an accumulated total of the score of the 6 games in step 2, the score of the 7 games in step 3 and all won bonus points in the Round Robin matches.

Top 3 of this standing will qualify for the final step 4.
Players not continuing will be ranked 4-8 according to their positions in the final step 3.

Final step 4
There will be 2 stepladder matches, all starting from scratch
References to positions is to positions after the final step 3

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 the previous step and the player positioned 1 will play a one game match
The looser of the match will be ranked 2 in the final tournament standing
The winner of the match will be ranked 1 in the final tournament standing

 

Tournament tie rules
Qualification and the final step 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. When games are compared in the final step 3, bonus points won in the matches are not taken into consideration.

The final step 4
In case of a tie in a match in the final step 4, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken

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

 

Lane assignments and lane movements
Lane draws Plaza Saint Maximin
Players per pair in squads Four in bigger, three in minor squads
Frequency of movement After each game
Movement method Left lane players moves left and right lane players moves right
Number of lanes to move Four, but two in minor squads (over one pair of lanes)

 

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 None
Total number of bookings Unlimited
Booking cancellations Possible
Registration deadline 30 minutes before scheduled squad times

 

Qualification squads and fees in €
Squad Day Date Time Spots E fee Re fee
Squad 01 Friday 16.03.2012 20.30 56 110 -
Squad 02 Saturday 17.03.2012 09.00 56 110 90
Squad 03 13.00 56 110 90
Squad 04 17.00 56 130 110
Squad 05 Sunday 18.03.2012 09.00 56 110 90
Squad 06 13.00 56 130 110
Squad 07 17.00 56 110 90
Squad 08 Monday 19.03.2012 20.30 56 110 90
Squad 09 Tuesday 20.03.2012 20.30 56 110 90
Squad 10 Wednesday 21.03.2012 17.00 56 110 90
Squad 11 21.00 56 110 90
Squad 12 Thursday 22.03.2012 08.00 56 110 90
Squad 13 12.00 56 130 110
Squad 14 16.00 56 170 140
Squad 15 20.00 56 170 140
Squad 16 Friday 23.03.2012 00.00 56 110 90
Squad 17 08.00 56 170 140
Squad 18 12.00 56 170 140
Squad 19 16.00 56 170 140
Squad 20 20.00 56 170 140
Squad 21 Saturday 24.03.2012 00.00 56 130 110
Squad 22 08.00 56 170 140
Squad 23 12.00 56 170 140
Squad 24 16.00 56 170 140
Squad 25 20.00 56 170 140
Desperado 23.30 56 50 -

 

Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 25 March 2012
08.00: Final step 1
11.30: Lane maintenance
12.00: Final step 2
15.30: Lane maintenance
16.00: Final step 3
18.30: Final step 4
19.30: Award ceremony

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

Please check www.brunswickeurochallenge.com for details

 

Other information

The tournament is supported by Valcke Bowling Service, Belgium & Brunswick Bowling, USA.