Eligibility
- This is a scratch event which is open to all adult
bowlers affiliated with Tenpin Bowling Australia Limited.
To be eligible to compete in the final, every bowler
(including the Defending Champions) must have completed
an “All Events" entry in the TBA Australian
Tenpin Bowling Championship.
Qualifying - Qualifying
series will be the highest three (3) game singles
or doubles attempt bowled during the TBA Australian
Tenpin Bowling Championship until completion of the
12.30pm squad on Friday 27th October. Any Singles
or Doubles attempt used for qualifying will incur
an additional qualifying fee of $10.00 (Ten dollars)
which must be paid prior to the squad in which the
bowler is participating.
Seedings - Seeded
number one will be the Defending champion, if still
eligible. Seeded number two to four will be next top
3 qualifiers from the TBA Australian Tenpin Bowling
Championship. Seeded five to sixteen will be the twelve
top averages from the Walter Rachuig Trophy Tournament
seeded in order of average obtained over a minimum
of 12 games during Walter Rachuig Trophy Tournament
State and Territory Masters Champions
will be seeded amongst the qualifiers based upon their
highest Singles or Doubles attempt. If any State or
Territory Masters Champion does not exercise their
right to participate in the Final, the number of qualifying
positions available will be increased by one for each
right not exercised.
Seeded seventeen to forty will be
the next top 24 qualifiers from the TBA Australian
Tenpin Bowling Championship. If there is a duplication
of qualifiers after Walter Rachuig Trophy Tournament
then that bowlers highest seeding position will apply
and the next highest reserve will fill the position.
Final – Round 1
Bowlers seeded positions 1 through 4 will receive
a double round bye to Round 3
Bowlers seeded positions 5 through 16 will receive
a single round bye to Round 2
Bowlers filling qualifying positions 17 through 40
will compete in Round 1 single elimination format.
Each match will be the best of 5 games.
If a player fails to check-in for
the Finals, the highest available non-qualifier will
be invited to replace the absent player. After the
first match, no further replacements will be permitted.
Non-appearance will result in forfeiture of the match
with the player present bowling without opposition,
and advancing to the next round.
All players will be given practice
on the pair of lanes assigned for their single elimination
match.
Final – Round 2
Bowlers seeded positions 5 through 16 will be seeded
and compete against the winners from Round 1. Each
match will be the best of 5 games.
Final – Round 3
Bowlers seeded positions 1 through 4 will be seeded
and compete against the winners from Round 2. Each
match will be the best of 5 games.
Final – Round 4
Winners from Round 3 will compete in a single elimination
format. Each match will be the best of 5 games. Round
4 Losers will finish 5th equal for the purposes of
prize fund distribution.
Final – Semi Final
Winners from the Quarter Finals will compete in a
single elimination format. Each match will be the
best of 5 games. Semi Final Losers will finish 3rd
for the purposes of prize fund distribution.
Final – Grand Final
Winners from the Semi Finals will compete in a single
elimination format. Each match will be the best of
5 games. The Winner will be declared the 2006 Australian
Masters Championship.
Ties - In the event of any ties in
a match, total pinfall over the 5 games in a match
will determine the winner of that match. Any subsequent
tie will require a 10th frame playoff until the tie
is broken.
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