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IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open


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IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open

3rd Edition, 19 - 25 November 2012


Approval status
Approved by The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification WTBA Tournament
Open for Players from all WTBA member federations


Tournament information
Tournament organiser IDM Club
Centre IDM Club, Bucharest, Romania
Federation Romanian Ninepin and Tenpin Federation
Category Single mixed open
Woman handicap 8 pins per game
Entry fee Monday-Thursday: 60 Euro*
Friday-Saturday: 80 Euro*
Re-entry fee Monday-Thursday: 50 Euro*
Friday-Saturday: 60 Euro*
Desperado fee 30 Euro*
*) equivalent in RON according to BNR’s exchange rate



Tournament contact information
Contact persons Mr. Marius Briciu
Mr. Dragos Tigoianu
Centre address Splaiul Independentei 319B, Sector 6, Bucharest, Romania
GPS coordinates: N 44.434286o
E 26.04896o
Phone (0040)21-316.10.52
Mobile (0040)722.454.273
(0040)722.695.464
Fax (0040)21-316.09.53
Email open2012@idm.ro
Centre specifications
Lanes 14 lanes, Brunswick Anvilane Glow Pro
(6 lanes in sector A and 8 lanes in sector B)
Pin desks Brunswick
Pin setters Brunswick GS-X
Pins Brunswick Max
Score system Brunswick


Dressing specifications
Oil Machine Authority
Oil Brunswick
Cleaner Brunswick
Pattern prepared by Brunswick-IDM Bucharest Open


Prize money
Net Prize Money ANet Prize Money B
1st Place2500 Euro*1st Place350 Euro*
2ndPlace1500 Euro*2ndPlace300 Euro*
3rd - 4th Place1000 Euro*3rd Place250 Euro*
5th - 8th Place700 Euro*4th Place200 Euro*
9th - 16th Place450 Euro*5th - 8th Place150 Euro*
17th - 24th300 Euro*
Highest score200 Euro*Highest score100 Euro*
Total net funds15.000 Euro*Total net funds1.800 Euro*
Total funds (tax included)17.857 Euro*Total funds (tax included)2.143 Euro*
*) equivalent in RON according to BNR exchange rate

Tournament format
Qualification
Primary entry, 6 games
Re-entries, 6 games
Top 4 at the end of Thursday general classification will qualify for the final steps.
Top 18 at the end of Saturday general classification will qualify for the final steps (excluding top 4 from Monday-Thursday). All 22 players qualified will be ordered by totals of their best 6 game squad and will be seeded 1-22.
For B category the rankings will be established after the Qualification Stage, taking in consideration the average.
Players must inform the organizing committee which is the category he/she plays for. For category B, all the players need a document to certify (through a document from their national federation) that they have an annual average less than 180 points.
All the scores count for A category. For instance, if a player is registered for B category, but his score qualifies him in top 24 players for A category, he will pass to the next round as well and he will earn the prize for B category as well.

Desperado Squad
Desperado squad, no oiling, 10 minutes practice, 1 game. First 2 will qualify for the final steps, seeded 23-24.

Final Step 1
16 players (seeded 9-24) will play 6 games starting from scratch. Players positioned 1-8 are qualified for the final step 2. Players positioned 9-16 will be ranked 17-24.

Final Step 2
16 players (top 8 from the final step 1 and players seeded 1-8) will play 6 games starting from scratch. Players positioned 1-8 are qualified for the final step 3. Players positioned 9-16 will be ranked 9-16.

Final Step 3
Best 8 players are playing in a pyramidal system, 2 games out of 3. Player ranked 1 will play with player ranked 8, 5 w 4, 3 w 6, 2 w 7.

After registration the tournament director will draw to establish the sector distribution. (A or B) In sector A, squads will start with 15 minutes delay.
Bowlers will play two games on the same pair of lanes, in cross. After that, they will change the lanes according to the following rules:
- Players from the even numbered lanes will move two lanes on the right
- Players from the odd numbered lanes will move two lanes on the left
The ranking in the Fourth Step will be established following the rules:
- According to the average of the Fourth Step games
- Places 5 – 8 will be set starting from the average score of the Fourth Step. In case of tie will be considered the last game. If the scores are identical, players will bowl once.

WTBA Regulation and Playing Rules will be applied.



Tournament tie rules
Qualification and the final step 1-3
In case of a tie, the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest last game in a step. If a tie still exists the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest second last game in a step etc.

Desperado
In case of tie in the desperado squad, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest position after the qualification.

Final step 3
In case of a tie in a match in the final step, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken.


Booking policies
Booking restriction before A maximum of three squads can be booked before the tournament starts and maximum two of the bookings can be for squads on Friday and Saturday.
Booking restriction during Maximum three non played entries.
Total number of bookings No
Booking cancellations Possible
Booking administration Squad lists with priority numbers 1-NN.
Order of bookings First subscribed, first served. Lowest priority numbers are served.
Booking added The booking is given an priority number, which is higher than the priority number in the previous list.
Booking removed All priority numbers, which are higher than the priority number of the canceled booking, are reduced by one


Tournament schedule
Monday - Thursday Qualifications squads at 1200, 1500, 1800, 2100
Friday - Saturday Qualifications squads at 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230
Saturday Desperado at the end of squad 24 (at 0015)
Sunday First step: 930 - sector B
Second step: 1230 - sector B
Third step: 1600 - sector B
Semi-finals: 1700 - sector B
The Final: 2030 - sector A, lanes A3 - A4
Award ceremony: 2130




Giannis Stathatos (Greece)
The winer of IBIBO 2012 is Giannis Stathatos (Greece)!



You can find a detailed account of the tournament in a series of related articles on www.bowlingdigital.com The final results are here.



Tel. 072-BILIARD, 072-BOWLING, 021-316.10.52
City guidelines

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Parliament Palace

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Arch of Triumph

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Lipscani District

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National Art Museum

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University Square

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Romanian Athenaeum

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Piata Revolutiei

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Close by are the former Royal Palace, now home to the National Art Museum, the Romanian Athenaeum and the Athenee Palace Hotel. Also the Kretzulescu Church.

(From 'Bucharest Travel Guide'
www.arivalguides.com)