format 2009

Tournament delimitations

Category

Open

Event

Single mixed

Women handicap

8 pins per game

Other kind of handicaps

Juniors to 15 years age – 8 pins per game

Professionals allowed

Yes

Entry fee

See the schedule list

Re-entry fee

See the schedule list

Tournament format

Qualification: 6 games

quarter-final: 4 games

semi-final: 6 games from 0

final: Position round robin = 8 games

Tournament tie rules

Qualification: Every player will play 6 games by american style, after 2 games will move forward to next pare of lane to the right to play next 2 games. Best 8 placed players will go forward to semi-final, next 48 will go forward to quarter-final.

Quarter-final: quarterfinal will play 48 players (9.-56. after the qualification ) and they will play next 4 games.

Semi-final: semifinal will play 24 players (8 players from qualification and 16 players from quarterfinal) and they will play 6 games from 0. To final goes 10 players.

Position Round robin final: To final goes 8 players, they will play position round robin system.

Lane assignments and lane movements

Lane draws

Players per pair in squads

4

Frequency of movement

After each second game in qualification and quarter-final

Movement method

The whole pair moves to the right.

Number of lanes to move

Two lanes

Entry policies

Entry restriction before

Entry restriction during

Unlimited

Max number of entries

Unlimited

Cancelling of re-entries

Possible

Re-entry procedure

Priority will have the player signed in waiting list