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:
30 Bowlers will qualify for the Final Stages as follows:
Qualifying Round - Top 26 bowlers go through to the Final Stages
Positions 1-6 will automatically go through to Final Stage 3
Positions 7-12 will automatically go through to Final Stage 2
Positions 13-26 will continue in Final Stage 1
Deperado Squad - Top 4 bowlers will qualify in positions 27-30 for Final Stage 1
Final Stage 1:
18 bowlers (qualifying positions 13-30) will play 4 games from scratch
Top 12 will go through to Final Stage 2
Non-qualifiers from this stage shall be ranked 25th - 30th accordingly
Final Stage 2:
18 bowlers (qualifying positions 7-12, plus 12 from Final Stage 1) will play four games from scratch
Top 6 will go through to Final Stage 3
Non-qualifiers from this stage shall be ranked 13th - 24th accordingly
Final Stage 3:
12 bowlers (qualifying positions 1-6, plus 6 from Final Stage 2) will play a single Round Robin (11 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 - 12th 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 2010 Malta Open Champion
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Qualification Round:
Wednesday 16.06.10