PBA REGIONAL TOUR in JAPAN 2015/2016
PBA リージョナル・ツアー・イン・ジャパン 2015/2016
TOUR STOP 1 / 第 1 戦 & WOMEN’S TOUR 1 / 女子第 1 戦
DHC PBA Cheetah Open
DHC PBA Women’s Cheetah Open
Tournament Information
【Host】
Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) / Japan Bowling Promotion (JBP)
Women’s Cheetah Open: Professional Women’s Bowlers Association (PWBA)
【Sponsor】
DHC Corporation
【Support】
Japan Bowling Congress (JBC), All Businessman’s Bowling Federation (ABBF),
Others
【Dates】
Qualifying: Saturday August 1st 2015, Main Tournament: Sunday August 2nd 2015
【Venue】
Nagoya Grandbowl
Tadaharuyama, Ootaka-cho, Midori-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan, 459-8001
TEL: 052-623-1101
【Roster】
196 Bowlers + 2 Sponsor Invites + 2 Host Invites (Total 200)
Entry Start Date: Monday June 1st 2015, 10:00am JST
*Female Participants may enter both the Women’s Cheetah Open and the Cheetah Open
【Schedule】
2 Day Tournament
August 1st
Qualifying: 10G Qualifying (Top 68 Advance to Round of 68)
*Must include top 15 females participants in the Open Field
August 2nd
Round of 68：3G
Round of 24：2G
Top 24 advance to Round of 24
Top 8 advance to 8 man Shootout
Top 8 Female participants advance to Finals
Top 8 Open participants advance to Finals
Shootout Finals: Women’s Cheetah Open / Open Cheetah Open
【Total Prize Fund】 6,000,000 JPY Open Field: 4,500,000 JPY Women’s Field: 1,500,000 JPY
【Entry Fee】 PBA Member: 10,000 JPY, JBC/NBF/ABBF Member: 11,000 JPY, Others 13,000 JPY
*Female Participants will require to pay an extra 5,000 JPY if they advance to Round of 68.
【Oil Pattern】 PBA Tour Cheetah
DHC PBA Cheetah Open
DHC PBA Women’s Cheetah Open
Tournament Format Details

Qualifying
200 Bowlers will bowl a 10 Game Qualifying, (2 5 Game Blocks)
Top 68 bowlers will advance to the Round of 68
Bowlers whom make the Round of 68
Top 68 Bowlers will make the Round of 68*
*HOWEVER
If less than 15 Female participants are included in the top 68 Bowlers, they will get priority
entry into the Round of 68. In such case low ranked male participants will be eliminated respectively.
NOTE: 69th Ranked bowler is eligible to bowl the Round of 68 only if there is an absentee in the players
participating in the Round of 68. If there are more than 1 absentee on day 2, or the 69th Ranked Bowler
is not available to bowl, the tournament will be conducted with less than 68 Bowlers. 70th or lower
Ranked bowler may not bowl even if there is space available on day 2.
No More than 68 Bowlers will advance to the Round of 68 on Day 2

Round of 68

68 Bowlers will bowl 3 Games

10 Game Qualifying Total Pin-fall will be Carried Forward

Top 20 Bowlers over a 13 Game Total Pin-fall will advance to the Round of 24

Also, Top 4 Bowlers over a 3 Game Round of 68 (not included in the top 20 bowlers)
will also advance to the Round of 24
In the event of a tie, Bowlers with a higher 13 Game total Pin-fall will advance
24 Bowlers will advance to the Round of 24

Round of 24

24 Bowlers will bowl 2 Games

13 Game Total Pin-fall will be carried forward

Top 6 Bowlers over a 15 Game Total Pin-fall will advance to Open Shootout Finals

Also, Top 2 Bowlers over a 2 Game Round of 24 (not included in the top 6 bowlers)
will also advance to the Open Shootout Finals
In the event of a tie, Bowlers with a higher 15 Game total Pin-fall will advance

Top 8 Female participants over a 15 game Total Pin fall will advance to Women’s Shootout Finals
NOTE：Female Participants may advance to BOTH Women’s and Open Shootout Finals
8 Bowlers will advance to the Open Shootout Finals (+ 8 Female participants )

Women’s Cheetah Open: Women’s Shootout Finals

Top 8 Female participants over a 15 Game Total Pin-fall

If less than 8 Female participants advance to the Round of 24, remaining spots will be
determined over a 13 Game Total Pin-fall

Shootout Match 1： 8th VS 7th VS 6th VS 5th 1G Highest Score advances to 1 match 2

Shootout Match 2： Winner of Match 1 VS 4th VS 3rd VS 2nd

Championship Match：
Winner of Match 2 VS 1st

Cheetah Open: Women’s Shootout Finals

Top 6 participants over a 15 Game Total Pin-fall + Top 2 participants over a 2 Game Pin-fall

Shootout Match 1： 8th* VS 7th* VS 6th VS 5th 1G Highest Score advances to 1 match 2
*7th and 8th are determined by the 2 Game total Pinfall

Shootout Match 2： Winner of Match 1 VS 4th VS 3rd VS 2nd

Championship Match：
Winner of Match 2 VS 1st
DHC PBA Cheetah Open
DHC PBA Women’s Cheetah Open
Prize Total Fund
￥６,０００,０００-
（Women’s Cheetah Open ￥1,500,000・Cheetah Open ￥4,500,000）
Women’s Cheetah
Winner
２nd
３rd
４th
５th
６th
７th
８th
９th
１０th
１１th
１２th
１３th
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１５th
１６th
１７th
１８th
１９th
２０th
２１st
２２nd
２３rd
２４th
２５th
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２００,０００
１００,０００
１００,０００
１００,０００
５０,０００
５０,０００
５０,０００
２５,０００
２５,０００
２５,０００
２５,０００
２５,０００
２５,０００
２５,０００
２０,０００
２０,０００
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２０,０００
１５,０００
１５,０００
１５,０００
１５,０００
１５,０００
Total Cash『25 Bowlers』
Female Participants are eligible for both
Open and Women’s Field Cash
Cheetah Open
Winner
２nd
３rd
４th
５th
６th
７th
８th
９th
１０th
１１th
１２th
１３th
１４th
１５th
１６th
１７th
１８th
１９th
２０th
２１st
２２nd
２３rd
２４th
25th～30th
31st～40th
41st～50th
51st～60th
61st～68th
￥ １,２００,０００
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１８,０００
Total Cash『68 Bowlers』
Perfect Prize： ￥ １００，０００ （Split Evenly if more than 1 Perfect Game）
◎タイムスケジュール
Tournament Day 1: August 1st 2015
＊Qualifying for both the Women’s and Cheetah Open will take place at the same time, scores count for both tournaments
０８：３０
０９：００
０９：１０
０９：２５
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１２：２５
Check-in Stating time for Qualifying
Qualifying First 5 Game Roll Call
15min Practice
5 Game Qualifying
１２：３０
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１３：２０
Break (NO LANE MAINTENANCE)
１３：２０
１３：３０
１３：４０
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１６：４０
Qualifying Last 5 Game Roll Call
10mins Practice
5 Game Qualifying
Top 68 Bowlers (Including 15 female participants) will advance to the Round of 68
Tournament Day 2: August 2nd 2015
８：３０
９：００
９：２０
９：３０
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１１：００
Check-in starting time for Round of 68
Round of 68 Roll Call
10min practice
Round of 68 3G
１１：４５
１１：５３
１２：００
｜
１２：４５
Round of 24 Roll Call
7min Practice
Round of 24 2G
Top 20 Bowlers 13 Game Total Pin-fall + 4 Bowlers will advance to the Round of 24
Top 6 Bowlers 15 Game Total Pin-fall + 2 Bowlers will advance to the Shootout Finals
Top 8 Female participants over a 15 Game Total Pin-fall
*If less than 8 Female participants advance to the Round of 24, remaining spots will be
determined over a 13 Game Total Pin-fall
Lane Maintenance
１２：５５
１３：００
｜
１３：３０
Women’s Cheetah Shootout Finals Match 1 5mins Practice
8th VS 7th VS 6th VS 5th 1G Highest Score advances to 1 match 2
１３：３５
１３：４０
｜
１４：１０
Women’s Cheetah Shootout Finals Match 2 5mins Practice
Winner of Match 1 VS 4th VS 3rd VS 2nd
１４：１５
｜
１４：４５
Women’s Cheetah Championship Match 3mins Practice
Winner of Match 2 VS 1st
１５：００
１５：０５
｜
１５：３５
Cheetah Shootout Finals Match 1 5mins Practice
8th VS 7th VS 6th VS 5th 1G Highest Score advances to 1 match 2
１５：４０
１５：４５
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１６：１５
Cheetah Shootout Finals Match 2 5mins Practice
Winner of Match 1 VS 4th VS 3rd VS 2nd
１６：２０
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１６：５０
Cheetah Championship Match 3mins Practice
Winner of Match 2 VS 1st
１７：００
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Presentation