WTBA International Open one of three major events in two-week span
12/27/11
Bowlers from around the world will have the chance to compete in three major international tournaments in a two-week span at the same bowling center next month when the WTBA International Open, the International Mini and the USBC Masters take place.
All three events, which have a total combined prize fund of approximately $500,000, will be conducted at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas, Nev., with a special additional prize fund of $30,000 available to those who compete in all three events.
The two-week stretch kicks off with the United States Bowling Congress Masters from Jan. 22-29, while the World Tenpin Bowling Association International Open and International Mini will be held concurrently from Jan. 28-Feb. 5.
Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev. commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012.
"This is a great opportunity for bowlers around the world to take part in three elite-level competitions in a condensed period of time," WTBA President and CEO Kevin Dornberger (pictured left) said. "The WTBA is proud to partner with these other great events to create this opportunity."
The WTBA International Open, the first WTBA owned and operated World Bowling Tour event, will feature a European-style re-entry format. There will be 20 qualifying squads and bowlers may compete on any squad to try to post their best six-game total. Women will receive six pins handicap per game.
After the conclusion of the 20 squads, the top 44 scores will qualify for the finals along with four bowlers from the one-game Desperado Squad at the end of qualifying.
The final three remaining bowlers in the finals format will earn an expenses-paid trip to suburban Paris for the stepladder finals, which will be held in conjunction with the Brunswick Euro Challenge on March 25.
The WTBA International Open will feature a first-place prize of at least $20,000 and an overall prize fund that will exceed $100,000.
The World Tenpin Bowling Association, which is made up of more than 100 bowling federations, governs the sport throughout the world. For more information on WTBA and the World Bowling Tour, visit WorldTenpinBowling.com.
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Bowlingdigital will cover the events live from Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Bowlers from around the world will have the chance to compete in three major international tournaments in a two-week span at the same bowling center next month when the WTBA International Open, the International Mini and the USBC Masters take place. All three events, which have a total combined prize fund of approximately $500,000, will be conducted at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas, Nev., with a special additional prize fund of $30,000 available to those who compete in all three events.
The two-week stretch kicks off with the United States Bowling Congress Masters from Jan. 22-29, while the World Tenpin Bowling Association International Open and International Mini will be held concurrently from Jan. 28-Feb. 5.
Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev. commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012. "This is a great opportunity for bowlers around the world to take part in three elite-level competitions in a condensed period of time," WTBA President and CEO Kevin Dornberger (pictured left) said. "The WTBA is proud to partner with these other great events to create this opportunity." The WTBA International Open, the first WTBA owned and operated World Bowling Tour event, will feature a European-style re-entry format. There will be 20 qualifying squads and bowlers may compete on any squad to try to post their best six-game total. Women will receive six pins handicap per game.
After the conclusion of the 20 squads, the top 44 scores will qualify for the finals along with four bowlers from the one-game Desperado Squad at the end of qualifying.
The final three remaining bowlers in the finals format will earn an expenses-paid trip to suburban Paris for the stepladder finals, which will be held in conjunction with the Brunswick Euro Challenge on March 25.
The WTBA International Open will feature a first-place prize of at least $20,000 and an overall prize fund that will exceed $100,000.
The World Tenpin Bowling Association, which is made up of more than 100 bowling federations, governs the sport throughout the world. For more information on WTBA and the World Bowling Tour, visit WorldTenpinBowling.com.
- For more information on The International Mini, and other events running at the same time, please click here or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.MINI.
- For more information on the WTBA 2012 International Open please download the tournament brochure (pdf file) here.
- For more information on the USBC Masters click here
- For more information on Station Casinos click here.
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