Qualification

• All participants shall bowl 9 (nine) games qualifying, in 3 (three) blocks of 3 (three) games each.
• Three series shall be bowled on 1 (one) day.
• ‘A’ squads bowl at 9.30, 12.10 and 15.35, ‘B’ squads at 10.50, 14.15 and 17.05.
• Lanes will redressed at 13.30 on days when 2 squads play.
• The leading two bowlers on each day are guaranteed places on Finals Day.

On the days when only one squad is scheduled you will bowl 9 (nine) games straight through, starting at 10.50, but with a break after 6 (six) games for lunch.

Who qualifies for Finals Day?

• Fort Eight (48) bowlers will qualify in four different ways:-
  
• Group 1
  Sixteen (16) bowlers with the highest total pin fall over nine (9) games (including all bonus).
• Group 2
  Up to sixteen (16) bowlers with the highest total pin fall over nine (9) games (including all bonus), but must include any daily winners/runners up, not already seeded 1-16.
• Group 3
  Eight (8) bowlers with the best three (3) game series (including all bonus), not included in group 1 or 2.
• Group 4
  Eight (8) bowlers with the best single game (including all bonus), not included in group 1, 2 or 3.

In the event of a bowler not being on time for a match, the place will be allocated to the highest non-qualifying 9 game total.

Qualifying players numbers

• Group 1
  Player no 1-16 will receive a bye for Round One and will be seeded not to play each other in Round Two
• Group 2
  Player no 17- 32 will be seeded not to play each other in Round One
• Group 3/4
  Player no 33-48 will be play against Group 2 in Round One drawn at random 20.00 on Sunday 24th August 2008

Finals Day format

• Round 1
  GROUP 2/3/4 will play a best of 3 games matches against each other in Round 1 - Random Draw. (See Rule 8)
• Round 2
  All remaining bowlers (Group 1 and winners from Group 2/3/4) will play a two (2) game series head to head knockout. Double Elimination. Winners progress to next round. Losers progress to 1st Round of Losers Section.

Stepladder finals

Match 1: Two remaining players in Losers Section will bowl a two (2) game match to decide 4th Place.
Match 2: Winner of Match 1 will play the loser of the Winners’ Section to decide 3rd Place.
The Final Winner of Match 2 will play the Winner of the Winners’ section to decide 1st and 2nd Places.
If the winner of the Winners’ Section should lose the final, a second match will be played.

Tournament Tie Rules

Qualifying - Ties will be decided by best high game, then if necessary next best, etc.
Finals Day - 9th/10th Frame roll-off. Player on left lane bowls 1st ball.