1. VENUE

The event will be held at Lakeside Superbowl, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England from Wednesday 16th November to Sunday 20th November 2011.

2. SANCTION

The general playing rules and tournament rules of the British Tenpin Bowling Association will govern the tournament and it will be sanctioned by the BTBA, ETBF and WTBA.

3. ELIGIBILITY

Only members who are in good standing with their national association are eligible to enter. Failure to produce a current B.T.B.A. or National Association Card will result in a £5.00 fine.

4. DEFINITION

The tournament shall be scratch, except that lady entrants shall receive 8 (eight) pins per game.

5. QUALIFICATION FORMAT

Qualifying consists of 6 games, with bowlers changing lanes after each game.
36 players will qualify for the final.
A: 3 players from a separate standing in squad 1-6 (Wednesday & Thursday)
B: 1 players from a separate standing in squad 7-10 (Friday)
C: 28 players from the general standing including results from all qualification squads.
D: 2 Players from the Turbo Xtra 1 Qualifier
E: 2 Players from the Tubro Xtra 2 Qualifier
Players are qualified from the categories in the order C‐B‐A
If any player is qualified both from B and C, then the next positioned in the B‐Standing will qualify. If any player is qualified both from A and B or C, then the next positioned in the A‐Standing will qualify.

6. ENTRY

Entries should be made at least 30 minutes before squad bowls, and at the latest by 7.30pm on Saturday 19th November 2011 and be accompanied by the entry fee. Cheques should be made payable to “PTBC”. The tournament committee reserve the right to accept or reject entries and its decision on all matters shall be final, subject to the right of appeal to the B.T.B.A.

Bowlers preferences for squad times will be considered where possible, but priority will be given to long distance travellers for the later squads on all days.

7. TURBO Xtra QUALIFIER

The highest score in games 1 to 3 and 4 to 6 will be used to create 2 separate Turbo Xtra standings. Scores from players already qualified in groups A/B/C are automatically removed from the Turbo Standings. This means the Turbo Xtra qualifying scores can go up or down during the tournament. Turbo Xtra 1 refers to the highest individual game score in games 1 to 3. Turbo Xtra 2 refers to the highest individual game score in games 4 to 6. Registration and payment should be made at registration, but latest before the start of the related squad. Turbo Xtra is optional, which means players can choose which squads they wish to participate in the

8. FINALS

Seeding for the final step 1‐3
Players qualified from the A‐standing (3), the B‐standing (1), the Turbo Xtra qualifiers (4) and players positioned 13‐28 in the general standing (16) will qualify for the final step 1
Players positioned 7‐12 in the general standing will qualify for the final step 2
Players positioned 1‐6 in the general standing will qualify for the final step 3

Final Step 1
24 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1‐10 is qualified for the final step 2
Players positioned 11‐24 will be ranked 23‐36 according to their position in the final step 1

Final Step 2
16 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1‐10 is qualified for the final step 3
Players positioned 11‐24 will be ranked 17‐22 according to their position
in the final step 2

Final Step 3
16 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1‐5 is qualified for the final step 5, seeded 1‐5
Players positioned 6‐16 will be ranked 6‐16 according to their position in the final step 4

Final Step 4
There will be 4 stepladder matches
Stepladder 1
The player seeded 5 and the player seeded 4 will play a one game match
The loser will be ranked 5
Stepladder 2
The winner of Stepladder 1 and the player seeded 3 will play a one game
match. The loser will be ranked 4
Stepladder 3
The winner of Stepladder 2 and the player seeded 2 will play a one game
match. The loser will be ranked 3
Stepladder 4
The winner of Stepladder 3 and the player seeded 1 will play a one game
match. The loser will be ranked 2. The winner will be ranked 1 .

9. TIED GAMES

 Qualification and Final Steps 1 to 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.

Turbo Xtra
In case of tie in one of the Turbo Xtra standings, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest position after the qualification.

Final Step 4
In case of a tie in any match in the final step 5‐6, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken. For the first roll off delivery, the players will be positioned on the lanes where they ended the game. The highest seeded player will choose the order of play. For a second roll off delivery, the players will switch lanes and the order of deliveries will be opposite to the first one etc. There will be no handicap included in the roll off deliveries.

10. ENTRY FEE

1st Entry     £80.00          Re-Entry     £60

(Discounted on Wednesday and Thursday)

Turbo Xtra £10

11. REGISTRATION

All participants must register at least 30 minutes before their squad time, and present their B.T.B.A or National Association Card.

12. SCORING

Scores will be kept on official score sheets and must be countersigned by an opponent.

13. DRESS SENSE

All bowlers will wear a suitable bowling shirt.
No jeans will be allowed.

Failure to comply may result in disqualification without refund.

14. PROTESTS

A provisional ball will be bowled in the case of a dispute. All protests must be made within one hour and confirmed in writing within 72 hours.

15. PRIZE FUND

1st Place £3,500

2nd Place £2000

3rd Place £1000

4th Place £750

5th Place £500

6th - 16th £400 (each)

17th - 22nd £300 (each)

23rd - 36th £200 (each)

Additionally, £100 will be awarded to each squad leader, except for squads 10 & 11, where £200 will be awarded to the squad leaders.

Prizes may be increased or decreased relative to actual entries.

16. PLAYING SPEED

Bowlers will be expected to bowl as soon as the approaches on his/her immediate right and left are clear. Excessive slow play may result in disqualification after warning.

17. TEAM ENGLAND

Current members of the B.T.B.A. will earn Team England ranking points based on their first 6 game entry score.
First entry will be classified as the first squad bowled in chronological order.
Re-entry scores will not be used for Team England purposes.

ADDITIONAL