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
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
Fax
+ 49 619 6472 7713
Email
[email protected]
Centre address
Address
Plaza Saint Maximin
565 rue Louis Saint Just
Z.A.C. Du Bois Des Fenêtres
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 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
Payout for women Extra will be done according to their positions in the qualification
standing, not including desperado results.
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.
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 4-8 March
Players positioned 1-4 in the desperado standing
In cases of players from the separate 4-8 March standing is positioned in the interval 1-
52 in the qualification standing, the next positioned player in the 4-8 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
Maximum three non played entries
Squads will close for all entries 30 minutes prior starting
time for the official lane draw
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
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
09.00
56
110
90
13.00
56
130
110
17.00
56
110
90
Squad 06
Sunday
18.03.2012
Squad 07
Squad 08
Monday
19.03.2012
20.30
56
110
90
Squad 09
Tuesday
20.03.2012
20.30
56
110
90
Wednesday
21.03.2012
17.00
56
110
90
21.00
56
110
90
08.00
56
110
90
12.00
56
130
110
16.00
56
170
140
Squad 15
20.00
56
170
140
Squad 16
00.00
56
110
90
Squad 17
08.00
56
170
140
12.00
56
170
140
Squad 19
16.00
56
170
140
Squad 20
20.00
56
170
140
Squad 21
00.00
56
130
110
Squad 22
08.00
56
170
140
12.00
56
170
140
16.00
56
170
140
Squad 25
20.00
56
170
140
Desperado
23.30
56
50
-
Squad 10
Squad 11
Squad 12
Squad 13
Squad 14
Squad 18
Squad 23
Squad 24
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Schedule for the final steps
Sunday 25 March 2012
08.00: Final step 1
11.30: Lane maintenance
12.00: Final step 2
22.03.2012
23.03.2012
24.03.2012
15.30:
16.00:
18.30:
19.30:
Lane maintenance
Final step 3
Final step 4
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
Yes
Wireless connection
Yes
Players internet
Yes
TV channel
No
Broadcasted stages
No
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.