MSBS 3rd Annual Kalamazoo Open
Entry Fee
$90
$2500 MINIMUM WILL BE ADDED THIS YEAR THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND RAFFLE TICKET SALES PEEPS!!!
PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS
2019 -- Cory Hersha
2018 -- Andre Gonzales
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 Z -- Friday, April 16 @ 7:00pm (Eastern): Check-In -- 6:00pm - 6:55pm (limited to 75 entries)
Squad A -- Saturday, April 17 @ 10:00am (Eastern); Check-In -- 9:00am - 9:50am (limited to 75 entries)
Squad B -- Saturday, April 17 @ 1:30pm (Eastern) Check-in -- 12:20pm - 1:20pm (this squad could start later if Squad A is big) (limited to 75 entries)
Squad C (re-entry squad only) -- Saturday, April 17 @ 5:30pm (Eastern); Check-in -- 4:20pm - 5:20pm (this squad could start later based on previous squads; limited to 80 entries, which will be half the house and 5 bowlers per lane)
FORMAT
Qualifying: 5-games across 5 pairs of lanes.
Sunday Casher's Round: Cut to top 45 (based on a field of 180 entries), and those bowlers come back on Sunday with pins starting fresh. The top 2 bowlers from each squad are guaranteed to move on to Sunday's Casher's Round as part of the 45 total moving on to Sunday.. 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 24 (based on 180 qualifying entries. With fewer than 120, the cut will be to the top 8; with 121-160 bowlers the cut will be to the top 12 with 4 BYES in round 1 of Match Play, and with more than 160 the cut will be top 24 with top 8 getting BYES). Remaining bowlers will compete in a seeded, single-elimination bracket, 2-game total pinfall in each round.
Prize Ratio: 1 in 4 entries will cash in this event
FORMAT IS BASED ON 180 ENTRIES
RE-ENTRY RULES
With the top 2 from each squad automatically qualifying to Sunday, 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 Z squad -- $100
Highest qualifier from A Squad -- $100
Highest qualifier from B Squad -- $100
CONTACT
Brian Regan
cell (810) 240-6175
email brian@scratchbowling.com
