6th Annual MSBS Big Rapids Challenge

Squad Times
Oil Pattern

Entry Fee: $70

FIELD IS LIMITED TO 60 ENTRIES

QUALIFYING
Squad A -- 10am
Check-In -- 9:00am - 9:55am

FORMAT
Qualifying: 4-games across 4 pairs of lanes.
Match Play: Cut to top 15 (based on FULL FIELD of 60 entries), then bowlers are seeded into a bracket. Single-game elimination matches for those who qualify.
Prize Ratio:  A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event.

CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com

MSBS Hudsonville String Pin Challenge

Squad Times
Oil Pattern

Entry Fee: $80

QUALIFYING SQUADS
Squad A -- Noon
Check-In -- 11:00am - 11:59am

FORMAT A
Qualifying: 5-games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Eliminator: Cut to top 18 (based on 72 entries), then bowlers compete in a 2-game eliminator round cutting the field in half.  Each eliminator round following the first round will be 1-game rounds.  Pins drop after every round, although we will have 1 wild card in the first round.  Wild card will be the highest total pinfall score who wasn't in the top half for that round.  With 72 entries, the top 18 would make the cut and cut to 9+1.  10 would cut to 5.  5 cut to 3.  One game for the final 3.
Prize Ratio:  A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event.

FORMAT IS BASED ON A FULL FIELD OF 72 BOWLERS

CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com

6th Annual MSBS Kalamazoo Open

Squad Times
Oil Pattern

Entry Fee: $100

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS
2023 -- Andre Gonzales
2022 -- Austin Robison
2021 -- Andre Gonzales
2019 -- Cory Hersha
2018 -- Andre Gonzales

***ONCE AGAIN, ALL RAFFLE PROFITS WILL GO INTO THE PRIZE FUND OF THIS EVENT!  THANKS TO OUR SPONSORING PRO SHOPS AS ALWAYS FOR THEIR SUPPORT***

OIL PATTERN
A House Shot will be used

IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE OUR SQUADS FILL AND WE DO NOT TURN ANYBODY AWAY, YOU MUST BE IN THE CENTER AND AT LEAST IN LINE TO REGISTER NO LATER THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR SQUAD.  AT THAT TIME WE WILL START TAKING OTHER ENTRIES, AND YOU WILL LOSE YOUR SPOT IF THE SQUAD FILLS.

QUALIFYING SQUADS
Squad A -- Saturday, March 9 @ 9:30am (Eastern);  Check-In -- 8:30am - 9:25am (limited to 90 entries)
Squad B -- Saturday, March 9 @ 1pm (Eastern) Check-in -- Noon - 12:55pm (limited to 90 entries) -- this squad could start late if A squad is big.
Squad C -- Sunday, March 10 @ 9:00am (Eastern);  Check-in -- 8:00am-8:55pm (limited to 90 entries)

SPECIAL SQUAD RULES
--> Top 4 from Squad A are guaranteed to Sunday's Cashers Rounds
--> Top 4 from Squad B are guaranteed to Sunday's Cashers Rounds

FORMAT
Qualifying: 5-games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Sunday Casher's Round: Warm-ups will start at Noon (assuming the lanes are oiled and ready for us by then).  The cut to Sunday will be an overall cut from A and B after combining scores from those squads plus the top 1/4 from the Sunday squad.  Top 4 from each squad will automatically advance to the Cashers rounds.  Cashers bowl 5 games Sunday and then cut to match play rounds.  Remaining bowlers will compete in a seeded, single-elimination bracket, 2-game total pinfall in each round.  Once we know how many cashers we will have for the event, we will announce what number we will cut to for match play
Prize Ratio:  1 in 4 entries will cash in this event

RE-ENTRY RULES
With the top 4 from Saturday squads automatically qualifying to Sunday's Cashers Rounds, we will start at the highest non-auto-qualifiers (is two dashes legal like that?) and work down the list, however, first time entries get first dibs.  Then we will allow those who already qualified to bowl again if they wish to do so for side action.  

BALL RAFFLES
Various people will be running ball raffles for us prior to the event to help raise more money.  The goal is to pay the following with the extra money raised...
Highest non-cashing lady -- $100
Highest non-cashing senior -- $100
Highest qualifier from A Squad -- $100
Highest qualifier from B Squad -- $100
Highest qualifier from C Squad -- $100

CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com

MSBS Alpena Challenge

Squad Times
Oil Pattern

Entry Fee: $70

QUALIFYING SQUADS
Squad A -- Noon
Check-In -- 11:00am - Noon

FORMAT A
Qualifying: 5-games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Eliminator: Cut to top 15 (based on 60 entries), then bowlers compete in a 2-game eliminator round cutting the field in half.  Each eliminator round following the first round will be 1-game rounds.  Pins drop after every round, although we will have 1 wild card in the first round.  Wild card will be the highest total pinfall score who wasn't in the top half for that round.  With 60 entries, the top 15 would make the cut and cut to 7+1.  8 would cut to 4.  4 cut to 2.  One game for the final 2.
Prize Ratio:  A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event

FORMAT IS BASED ON A FULL FIELD OF 72 BOWLERS

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS
2022 -- Marshall Kent
2022 -- Bill Kazmierski
2022 -- Ben Darga
2021 -- Cassandra Daleski

CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com

Kiser Tournaments and MSBS House Shot Baker Doubles

Squad Times
Center
Oil Pattern

Entry Fee: $120/team

QUALIFYING
Squad A -- 10:00am
Check-In -- 9:00am to 9:58am

FORMAT
Qualifying: 8 baker games across 8 pairs of lanes.
Match Play: Cut to top 15 (based on 60 team entries), then teams are seeded into a bracket. Two baker game total pinfall, single-elimination matches for those who qualify.  We are capping match play to the top 16, as this event runs pretty long already.
Prize Ratio:  A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event.

FORMAT IS BASED ON A FIELD OF 60 TEAMS, AND THE FIELD IS CAPPED AT 80 TEAMS

CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com

MSBS Greenville Michigan Small Town Challenge

Squad Times

Entry Fee: $80

QUALIFYING SQUADS
Squad A -- Noon
Check-In -- 11:00am - 11:59am

FORMAT A
Qualifying: 5-games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Eliminator: Cut to top 30 (based on 126 entries), then bowlers compete in a 2-game eliminator round cutting the field in half.  Each eliminator round following the first round will be 1-game rounds.  Pins drop after every round, although we will have 1 wild card in the first round.  Wild card will be the highest total pinfall score who wasn't in the top half for that round.  With 96 entries, the top 24 would make the cut and cut to 12+1.  13 would cut to 7.  7 cut to 4.  4 cut to 2.  One game for the final 2.
Prize Ratio:  A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event.

FORMAT IS BASED ON A FULL FIELD OF 96 BOWLERS

CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com

MSBS Hi Skore West Branch Challenge

Squad Times
Oil Pattern

Entry Fee: $70

QUALIFYING SQUADS
Squad A -- 11:00am
Check-In -- 10:00am - 10:59am

FORMAT A
Qualifying: 5-games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Eliminator: Cut to top 16 (based on 64 entries), then bowlers compete in a 2-game eliminator round cutting the field in half.  Each eliminator round following the first round will be 1-game rounds.  Pins drop after every round, although we will have 1 wild card in the first round.  Wild card will be the highest total pinfall score who wasn't in the top half for that round.  With 64 entries, the top 16 would make the cut and cut to 7+1.  8 would cut to 4.  4 cut to 2.  One game for the final 2.
Prize Ratio:  A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event

FORMAT IS BASED ON A FULL FIELD OF 64 BOWLERS

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS
2023 - Darin Craine
2021 - Justin Knowles
2021 - Bill Gates

CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com

MSBS River Rand Bowl Chicagoland Challenge

Squad Times

Entry Fee: $80

QUALIFYING
Squad A -- Noonish (they have to oil after youth leagues, might be a few minutes late)
Check-In -- 11am - 11:59am

FORMAT
Qualifying: 4-games across 4 pairs of lanes.
Match Play: Cut to top 15 (based on 60 entries), then bowlers are seeded into a bracket. Single-game elimination matches for those who qualify.
Prize Ratio:  A minimum of 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event.

FORMAT IS BASED ON A FIELD OF 60 BOWLERS

CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com