Rounds

1. Qualifying

   1. games to be determined by director (normally 8) Options for 1-3 squads, 1-2 rounds

2. Advancer round (optional)

   1. top 1/3 of entries bowl additional qualifying games (#TBD)

3. Finals (listed below)

4. Stepladder (optional)

FINALS FORMATS

Round Robin Matchplay

• Cut to 8, 12, 16

• Match play games = # of bowlers advanced.
• Final game is position round
  • This needs to be setup as a separate round from your games of matchplay
• Things to double check in your rules
  • If you have a cut before matchplay, please make sure Cut Checkbox Is selected in all subsequent rounds
  • Games per round: This is the amount of games per opponent to play in matchplay.  Typically this is set to 1 for one game per opponent.
  • Turn on Match points under Scoring -> Points
    • 1 Point per Team Scratch Win
  • Turn on Bonus pins under Scoring -> Points
    • 30 bonus pins per win (15 each per tie)
  • If you are setting up a final game of position round, this needs to be setup as two separate rounds inside the same split
    • Event Rules Are Set to 7 Opponents at 1 game each
    • 1 Additional Round for the 8th game of matchplay
  • Change the round selector dropdown to "Match Play"
  • Enable the Matchplay (Different Opponents) Checkbox
    • Make sure to select the 8th game as "Position Round" in the dropdown
      • This does not require the matchplay checkbox as it is one game of position round

Bracket

• Cut to 4, 6, 8, 12, 16
• Options to include bye rounds for 12, 16 bowlers
• 12 man 1-4 seeds 1 round bye
• 16 man 1-4 2 bye, 5-8 1 bye
• 16 man option for no bye
• Bowlers eliminated either by best of matches or total pinfall.
  1. Tie breakers are single ball roll offs
  2. Optional cut to stepladder finals (4 or 5 including wild card)
• Things to double check in your rules
  • Allow Brackets is turned on in your event rules
  • Dropdown selector should always be set to position
  • Check the trophy icon in the lane schedule to turn on brackets for that round
  • Gear Icon -> Bracket Options:
    • Regular Single Elimination
      • Games Per Round: The amount of games bowled in a single match
      • Bowlers Per Bracket: The amount of spaces the full bracket has in it (including byes)
      • Bowlers to be placed in the position round: How many players should be seeded into the bracket (this does not include the number of byes, byes will be automatically calculated based on Bowlers Per Bracket - Bowlers To Be Placed.
      • If you have two round byes, toggle that on if needed
    • Step Ladder
      • Gear Icon -> Bracket Options: Toggle On Step Ladder
      • Bowlers To Be Placed: Amount Of Bowlers Competing In Step Ladder

Eliminator

• Multiple rounds to be determined by director.   After qualifying, cut to number TBD
• Bowl additional games (no bonus pints) cut to a smaller number.
• Continue either to conclusion or to a stepladder finals (2,3,4, or 5)
• Things to double check in your rules
  • Have enough rounds and splits to complete all your cuts
  • Every Cut Is its own split
  • In your lane schedule be sure to select the apply cut "Scissor" checkbox

DOUBLES

• Baker Finals
  • Each bowler qualifies bowling all frames.   Combined pinfall determines positions.
  • Finals are Baker games – either bracket or round robin formats are used.
• Traditional Doubles
  • All bowlers roll full games.  Use any of the singles formats above.
    
• Baker Event
  • Teams bowl entire event as a Baker team.  Uses any of the singles regional formats listed above.
• Things to double check in your rules
  • Allow Baker is toggled on in your rules
  • when headed to a baker round
    • Please be sure to create a new player on the team named "Player 1 Name / Player 2 Name Baker"
    • Set this player in the first position of the team (this will save you from having to select them in the add scores screen)
    • In your lane schedule check off the single person box for designating a baker round

Lane Schedule Format Selector and color coding