03/05/08
2008 European Bowling Tour #5
Brunswick Euro Challenge - Tournament Format
Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France (March 7-16, 2008)
Qualifying
6 games (entries and re-entries)
Desperado Squad
1 game
A total of 64 players will qualify for the finals.
The top 16 players will receive one bye into step 2 and will seeded 1-16.
The following 48 players will qualify for step 1:
- Players positioned 17-52 in the qualifying
- the top 6 from a separate standing for the squads conducted March 7-9, who are not among the top 52
- the top six from the Desperado Squad.
48 players will play six games starting from scratch.
The top 16 will qualify for step 2 and will be seeded 17-32
The players, who are eliminated, will be ranked 33-64 according to their positions in step 1.
Match Play
Best-of-three games. The highest seeded player vs. the lowest seeded player, the second highest seeded player vs. the second lowest seeded player etc.
Step 2
16 matches. Winners advance, losers finish 17-32 based on match play seedings.
Step 3
8 matches. Winners advance, losers finish 9-16 based on match play seedings.
Step 4
matches. Winners advance, losers finish 9-16 based on match play seedings.
Stepladder Finals
Match 1: #4 seed vs. #3 seed
Match 2: Winner of Match 1 vs. #2 seed
Title Match: Winner of Match 2 vs. #1 seed.
All matches over one game.
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