TOUR SCHEDULE
Qualifying Formats
6Gm Qualifying is a new format where each bowler bowls 6 games across several pairs of lanes. One game one, your starting lane then every game after is right lane moves right, left lane moves left. Athletes from all 3 divisions may be on the same pair of lanes
H2H is the standard 6gm qualify is 3 sets of 2 games head-to-head.
Finals Format
Top 8 Bracket (Top 6/Top 4 depending on # of participants) – The top eight bowlers will compete in a single elimination bracket. In Round 1, match #1 will be the 1st vs 8th, match #2 will be 4th vs 5th, match #3 will be 3rd vs 6th, and match #4 will be 2nd vs 7th. Winners will advance to the 2nd round with the winner of match #1 versus the winner of match #2 and the winner of match #3 versus the winner of match #4. The round 2 winners will advance to the Championship match. Two balls on each lane of practice will be allowed in each round. All ties will be decided by a 9th/10th frame roll off. If a Top 8 cannot be fielded, a Top 6 with the #1 and #2 Seeds earning a Round 1 Bye. If a Top 6 cannot be fielded a Top 4 bracket will be used.
Top 5 Low Man Out – The top 5 bowlers after H2H or R/L will compete in 4 rounds. Each round the bowler with the lowest score is eliminated from competition and the remaining bowlers advance until a winner is determined.
Top 5 Stepladder – The top five bowlers will compete in a Top 5 stepladder where in the first round the #5 and #4 seeds compete head-to-head and the winner advances to compete against the #3 seed and so on until a winner is determined.