DIRECTOR: The director of the tournament shall be the Manager of the Eden SuperBowl, whose decision on all matters will be final, subject to an appeal to the MBA and EBF.
ELIGIBILITY: This tournament is open to all bowlers who are current members in good standing of a bona fide National Association/Federation.
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.
TIES: In the event of a tie in the Qualification Round, Final Stage 1 or Final Stage 2, the athlete with the highest last game shall take the highest position. If a tie still exists, then the athlete with the highest penultimate game shall take the higher position, and so on until the tie is broken.
In the event of a tie in the Any Game Turbos or Desperado Squad the athlete with the highest position from the Qualification Round shall take the higher position.
In the event of a tie in any of the Knock-Out stages or Grand Final, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken.
DISPUTES: A provisional ball will be rolled in the case of a dispute which cannot be decided on the spot. Any protests must be submitted in writing to the tournament Director within 30 minutes of the game in which the infraction occurred.
GENERAL: All competitors must register at least 30 minutes prior to their scheduled bowling time. Bowlers who have not registered at the time practice starts, shall be disqualified and replaced by the next reserve in the Qualifying Round or Desperado Squad. Bowlers arriving late for the other stages will be permitted to bowl from the current frame onwards – no replacements will be allowed. Any bowler who may be, in the opinion of the Tournament Director, under the influence of alcohol at any time during the course of bowling, will be disqualified. If a bowler is caught smoking during a game, the penalty will be zero pinfall in that game. If a bowler is caught smoking between two games of a block of games, the penalty will be zero pinfall in the succeeding game. All competitors must be suitably dressed during play. Jeans and sleeveless shirts are prohibited, and any shorts worn by male competitors must be of a suitable length, i.e. 3/4 length (below the knee).
FEES:
Initial Entry –
2 squads must be purchased (same day purchases accepted):
€ 75 for any Monday to Thursday Squad
€ 95 for any Friday or Saturday Squad
Re-entries –
€ 45 for any Monday to Tuesday squad
€ 50 for any Wednesday to Thursday Squad
€ 70 for any Friday or Saturday Squad
Any Game Turbo Fee: €20
Desperado Fee : €40
ALL FEES MUST BE PREPAID AT THE TOURNAMENT OFFICE
Malta Open Format
QUALIFYING ROUND:
Regular qualification will be over 12 games (two series of 6 games).
6-game re-entries (unlimited, subject to availability) will be possible in order to replace both initial series. IE The best 2
series will be considered for the Qualifying Total.
Re-Entry reservations will be taken on a first-come-first-served basis, with waiting lists made if necessary.
ANY GAME TURBO: The Any Game Turbo is a athlete’s high game, including bonus, within any six-game series. For all twelve initial qualifying games to be included, two Any Game Turbo entries will be required (one for each six-game series). Any Game Turbo registrations must be done before the selected qualifying squad begins.
DESPERADO SQUAD: 1 game, immediately after the final qualifying squad (Squad 12). Lanes will not be re-dressed for the Desperado Squad, and there will be no lane alternation i.e. Desperado bowlers will bowl all ten frames on the same lane. There will be a 5-minute practice session before the Desperado game commences.
QUALIFICATION: 36 Bowlers will qualify for the Final Stages as follows:
Qualifying Round – Top 28 bowlers go through to the Final Stages as follows:
Positions 1 – 6 will automatically go through to Final Stage 3
Positions 7 – 12 will automatically go through to Final Stage 2
Positions 13 – 28 will continue in Final Stage 1
Any Game Turbos – Top 4 Turbo Bowlers will qualify in positions 29 – 32 for Final Stage 1
Desperado Squad – Top 4 Desperados will qualify in positions 33 – 36 for Final Stage 1
FINAL STAGE 1:
24 athletes will play 4 games, starting from scratch.
Top 12 will go through to Final Stage 2.
Non-qualifiers from this stage shall be ranked 25-36 accordingly.
FINAL STAGE 2:
18 athletes will play 4 games, starting from scratch.
Top 10 will go through to Final Stage 3.
Non-qualifiers from this stage shall be ranked 17-24 accordingly.
FINAL STAGE 3:
16 athletes will play 2 games Knock-Outs for total pin fall, including any bonuses.
The top 6 athletes from the Qualifying Round will be seeded 1-6 for this stage, while the 10 qualifiers from Final Stage 2 shall be seeded 7-16.
Non-qualifiers from this stage shall then be ranked 9-16 according to their previous seeding.
MATCH 1 | MATCH 2 | MATCH 3 | MATCH 4 |
1st vs 16th | 2nd vs 15th | 3rd vs 14th | 4th vs 13th |
MATCH 5 | MATCH 6 | MATCH 7 | MATCH 8 |
5th vs 12th | 6th vs 11th | 7th vs 10th | 8th vs 9th |
FINAL STAGE 4 – QUARTER FINALS:
The 8 winning athletes from the Final Stage 3 will be reseeded 1-8 according to their previous seeding and play further 2 games Knock-Out matches for total pin fall.
The losing quarterfinalists shall be ranked 5-8 according to their previous seeding
MATCH 1 | MATCH 2 | MATCH 3 | MATCH 4 |
1st vs 8th | 2nd vs 7th | 3rd vs 6th | 4th vs 5th |
FINAL STAGE 5 – SEMI FINALS:
The 4 winning athletes from Final Stage 4 will be reseeded 1-4 according to their previous seeding and play further 2 games Knock-Out matches for total pin fall.
The losing Semi-Finalists shall be ranked 3 and 4 according to their previous seeding.
| MATCH 1 | MATCH 2 | ||
| 1st vs 4th | 2nd vs 3rd |
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FINAL STAGE 6 – GRAND FINAL:
A 2 Games Knock-Out match for total pin fall will decide the Champion and the Runner Up, of the 2026 Malta Open
Championships
