March 30-31, 2019 - 2nd Annual Kalamazoo Open

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 TEN 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, March 29 @ 7:00pm (Eastern):  Check-In -- 6:00pm - 6:55pm (limited to 35 entries)
Squad A -- Saturday, March 30 @ 10:00am (Eastern);  Check-In -- 9:00am - 9:50am (limited to 75 entries)
Squad B -- Saturday, March 30 @ 1:30pm (Eastern) Check-in -- 12:20pm - 1:20pm (this squad could start later if Squad A is big) (limited to 75 entries)

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 gauranteed 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.  Bracket will be reseeded in the top 8 or top 16 only if lower seeds win matches in the round of 12 or 24.
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
Extra cash spots at $100 apiece outside of the cut will be paid with any extra money raised!  

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