New Years Open
Entry for the event will be $75 and we will bowl 6 games of qualifying. Cut to the top 1/4th of the field for match play.
Pattern for this event will be the 2018 USBC Masters Pattern. Youth can bowl for SMART fund.
If we get 48 entries the following prize list will be paid out. We must get 48 entries in order pay this out.
$2650 in the prize fund.
1st. $750
2nd. $400
3rd-4th. $200.
5-8th. $150.
8-12th. $100.
High senior $75
High lady $75
We will have a side pot to win an Masters entry for the 2019 event. Side pot will be $20 a person and we need to have 25 people in it to pay it out.
There will be brackets and sidepots available for this. Youth can get in the sidepots with the winnings going to SMART.
MSBS Plaza Lanes Plymouth Challenge (house shot)
Entry Fee: $75
QUALIFYING SQUADS
Squad A -- 10:00am
Check-In -- 8:55am - 9:55am
PATTERN
Plaza Lanes House Shot
FORMAT
Qualifying: 5-games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Eliminator: Cut to top 20 (based on a field of 80 entries), then bowlers compete in an Eliminator with the top 4 getting a BYE in round 1.
Eliminator Round 1: Top 20 bowlers bowl 2 games on 2 pairs of lanes. Top 10 with the highest 2-game total pinfall will advance.
Eliminator Round 2: Top 10 will bowl 1 game on 1 pair of lanes. Top 5 will advance.
Eliminator Round 3: Top 5 will bowl 1 games on 1 pair of lanes. Top 3 will advance to the Finals.
Eliminator Finals: Top 3 will bowl 1 game to determine the champion.
Prize Ratio: 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event
FORMAT IS BASED ON 80 ENTRIES
CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com
Kegel Kode Challenge Series - 4545
MSBS The Pines Cadillac Challenge
Entry Fee: $65
QUALIFYING
Squad A -- 1:00pm
Check In -- Noon - 12:55pm
FORMAT E
Qualifying: 6 games across 6 pairs of lanes.
Finals: Top 8 bowlers compete in a seeded, single-game elimination bracket (based on 29 or more bowlers).
Prize Ratio: A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event
FORMAT IS BASED ON A FIELD OF 32 BOWLERS
CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com
MSBS Signature Lanes Elkhart Challenge
Oil Pattern: TBA
Entry Fee: $75
QUALIFYING SQUADS
Squad A -- 11:00am
Check-In -- 10:am-10:50am
FORMAT
Qualifying: 5 games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Eliminator Rounds: Cut to top 12 (based on 48 entries). All qualifying pins are dropped, and all pins are dropped after each round.
Elim. Round 1: The top 12 bowlers bowl 2 games on 2 pairs of lanes, cut to top 6
Elim. Round 2: Top 6 bowl 1 game, cut to top 3
Elim. Finals: Top 3 bowl 1 game for the title!
Prize Ratio: A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event and maximum of 16 will qualify (extra spots can cash beyond the cut line)
FORMAT IS BASED ON A FIELD OF 64 BOWLERS
CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com
2019 Northern Open

ETBF European Men's Championship (2015)
MSBS JAX 60 Hammer Championship
Entry Fee: $100/$120
$2000 GUARANTEED FOR FIRST PLACE
ENTRY FEES
If you have spent $145 or more in MSBS entry fees since April 2017, then your entry fee for this event will be $100
If you have bowled in any MSBS event since August 2012 and spent less than $145 in entry fees since April 2017, then your entry fee for this event will be $120
QUALIFYING SQUAD
Squad A (limited to 120 entries) -- 10:00am; Check-In 8:30am - 9:50am
FORMAT (based on 120 entries)
Qualifying: 6-games across 6 pairs of lanes.
Round 2: Cut to top 30 (based on 120 entries), then bowlers will bowl 3 more games (pins carrying over).
Round 3: Cut to top 15 based on 9-game total pinfall plus 1 wild card (highest Round 2 three-game score who did NOT advance) Bowlers will then bowl 3 more games (pins carrying over).
Final Round: Top 4 bowlers bowl a 3-game round robin with 30-pin bonus to the winner of each match (pins carry over from earlier rounds also).
Prize Ratio: A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event
INCENTIVES
With a minimum of 3 senior bowlers (50 and up), the highest non-cashing senior bowler will receive $120
With a minimum of 3 lady bowlers, the highest non-cashing lady will receive $120
CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com
MSBS Continental Lanes Kalamazoo Open
Oil Pattern: TBA
Entry Fee: $90
OIL PATTERN
A House Shot will be used
QUALIFYING SQUADS
Squad A -- Saturday, March 30 @ 10:00am (Eastern); Check-In -- 9:50am - 10:50am
Squad B -- Saturday, March 30 @ 1:30pm (Eastern) Check-in -- 12:20pm - 1:20pm (this squad could start later if Squad A is big)
Each Squad is limited to 75 entries
FORMAT
Qualifying: 5-games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Sunday Casher's Round: Cut to top 30 (based on a field of 120 entries), and those bowlers come back on Sunday with pins starting fresh. The cut to Sunday will be an overall cut after combining scores from each qualifying squad. Cashers bowl 5 games Sunday morning at 10am and then cut to the top 12 (based on 120 qualifying entries. With fewer than 120, the cut will be to the top 8). Remaining bowlers will compete in a seeded, single-elimination bracket, 2-game total pinfall in each round. Bracket will be reseeded in the top 8 only if lower seeds win matches in the round of 12. Top 4 bowlers would get a BYE in the round of 12.
Prize Ratio: 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event
FORMAT IS BASED ON 120 ENTRIES
CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com