THIS FORMAT AND SCHEDULE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
THE BASIC QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE WILL BE RETAINED
BUT MAY BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES
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SUNDAY SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED
Mixed Division:
Male and female competitors will bowl in one mixed division, and a bonus of 8 pins per game will be awarded to all female competitors throughout.
Qualifying Round:
12 games (two series of 6 games)
6-game re-entries (unlimited, subject to availability) will be possible in order to replace one of the initial two series. At least one of the initial two series must form part of the 12-game qualification total.
Desperado squad:
1 game, immediately after the final qualifying squad (Squad K)
Qualification:
18 Bowlers will qualify for the Final Stages as follows:
Qualifying Round - Top 16 bowlers go through to the Final Stages
Positions 1-3 will automatically go through to Final Stage 3
Positions 4-6 will automatically go through to Final Stage 2
Positions 7-16 will continue in Final Stage 1
Deperado Squad - Top 2 bowlers will qualify in positions 17-18 for Final Stage 1
Final Stage 1:
12 bowlers (qualifying positions 7-18) will play 4 games from scratch
Top 9 will go through to Final Stage 2
Non-qualifiers from this stage shall be ranked 16th-18th accordingly
Final Stage 2:
12 bowlers (qualifying positions 4-6, plus 9 from Final Stage 1) will play four games from scratch
Top 5 will go through to Final Stage 3
Non-qualifiers from this stage shall be ranked 9th-15th accordingly
Final Stage 3:
8 bowlers (qualifying positions 1-3, plus 5 from Final Stage 2) will play a single Round Robin (7 games) from scratch. Apart from pinfall and ladies' game bonus, the following additional game bonuses will be awarded:
20 points per win
10 points per tie
5 points for games between 200 and 250
10 points for games of 251 and over
Top 4 qualify for Finals
Top 4 will go through to Final Stage 4
Non-qualifiers from this stage shall be ranked 5th-8th accordingly
Final Stage 4:
This will be a Stepladder Final stage as follows:
Match 1: 3rd Seed vs 4th Seed, one game
Match 2: 2nd Seed vs winner of Match 1, one game
Match 3: 1st Seed vs winner of Match 2, best of 3 games
The winner of Match 3 will be the 2011 Malta Open Champion
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - SQUAD TIMES MAY VARY
Qualification Round:
Wednesday 15th June
| 12:00 | Squad A | Cancelled |
| 16:00 | Squad B | Cancelled |
Thursday 16th June
| 09:00 | Squad C | Cancelled |
| 15:00 | Squad D | 30 Play 6 Games |
| 18:00 | Squad E | 30 Play 6 Games |
Friday 17th June
| 09:00 | Squad F | 45 Play 6 Games |
| 15:00 | Squad G | 30 Play 6 Games |
| 18:00 | Squad H | 30 Play 6 Games |
Saturday 18th June
| 10:00 | Squad I | 30 Play 6 Games |
| 12:30 | Squad J * | 30 Play 6 Games |
| 15:00 | Squad K ** | 30 Play 6 Games |
| 17:00 | Desperado | 1 Game |
Sunday 19th June
| 09:00 | Final Stage 1 | 12 Play 4 Games |
| 10:30 | Final Stage 2 | 12 Play 4 Games |
| 12:00 | Final Stage 3 | 8 Play Round Robin |
| 14:00 | Final Stage 4 | Top 4 Stepladder |
* 20 spots in Squad J will be blocked for re-entries
** Squad K will be 100% blocked for re-entries
ALL QUALIFYING SQUADS ARE AVAILABLE AS ABOVE