Brunswick Euro Challenge - Tournament Format
01/21/07
Qualifiying
6 games
Desperado Squad
1 game
64 players will qualify for the final steps
16 players will qualify directly for the final step 2, which is players positioned 1-16 in the qualification standing.
48 players will qualify for the final step 1, which is:
- Players positioned 17-52 in the qualification standing
- Players positioned 1-6 in a separate standing for the squads conducted 9-11 March
- Players positioned 1-6 in the desperado standing
In cases of players from the separate 9-11 March standing is positioned in the interval 1-52 in the qualification standing, the next positioned player in the 9-11 March standing will qualify.
Final step 1
48 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 33-64 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1.
Seeding for the final step 2-5
Players positioned 1-16 in the qualification standing will be seeded 1-16.
Players qualified from the final step 1 will be seeded 17-32 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1.
Matches in the final step 2-4
All matches will be combined as the highest seeded player vs. the lowest seeded player, the second highest seeded player vs. the second lowest seeded player etc.
Final step 2
There will be 16 matches, best of 3 games.
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 3.
The losers of the matches will be ranked 17-32 according to their seeding.
Final step 3
There will be 8 matches, best of 3 games.
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 4.
The losers of the matches will be ranked 9-16 according to their seeding.
Final step 4
There will be 4 matches, best of 3 games.
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 5.
The losers of the matches will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding.
Final step 5
There will be 3 stepladder matches.
Stepladder Match 1:
The player seeded 4th and the player seeded 3rd will play a one-game match. The looser of the match will be ranked 4th in the final tournament standing.
Stepladder Match 2:
The winner of match 1 and the player seeded 2nd will play a one-game match. The looser of the match will be ranked 3rd in the final tournament standing.
Stepladder Match 3:
The winner of match 2 and the player seeded 1st will play a one-game match. The looser of the match will be ranked 2nd. The winner of the match will be ranked 1st.
2007 European Bowling Tour #5
Strike Bowling Club in Thessaloniki, Greece (March 9-18, 2007)
Qualifiying6 games
Desperado Squad
1 game
64 players will qualify for the final steps
16 players will qualify directly for the final step 2, which is players positioned 1-16 in the qualification standing.
48 players will qualify for the final step 1, which is:
- Players positioned 17-52 in the qualification standing
- Players positioned 1-6 in a separate standing for the squads conducted 9-11 March
- Players positioned 1-6 in the desperado standing
In cases of players from the separate 9-11 March standing is positioned in the interval 1-52 in the qualification standing, the next positioned player in the 9-11 March standing will qualify.
Final step 1
48 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 33-64 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1.
Seeding for the final step 2-5
Players positioned 1-16 in the qualification standing will be seeded 1-16.
Players qualified from the final step 1 will be seeded 17-32 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1.
Matches in the final step 2-4
All matches will be combined as the highest seeded player vs. the lowest seeded player, the second highest seeded player vs. the second lowest seeded player etc.
Final step 2
There will be 16 matches, best of 3 games.
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 3.
The losers of the matches will be ranked 17-32 according to their seeding.
Final step 3
There will be 8 matches, best of 3 games.
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 4.
The losers of the matches will be ranked 9-16 according to their seeding.
Final step 4
There will be 4 matches, best of 3 games.
The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 5.
The losers of the matches will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding.
Final step 5
There will be 3 stepladder matches.
Stepladder Match 1:
The player seeded 4th and the player seeded 3rd will play a one-game match. The looser of the match will be ranked 4th in the final tournament standing.
Stepladder Match 2:
The winner of match 1 and the player seeded 2nd will play a one-game match. The looser of the match will be ranked 3rd in the final tournament standing.
Stepladder Match 3:
The winner of match 2 and the player seeded 1st will play a one-game match. The looser of the match will be ranked 2nd. The winner of the match will be ranked 1st.