The Stepladder
Members Only
Eliminator Tournament

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1. This is a sanctioned tournament governed by STEPLADDER, USBC Rules and Regulations.
2. To be eligible for this tournament you must have bowled in one Stepladder Tournament during the Stepladder 2007-2008 season (Oct. ’07 – Aug. ’08).
3. Handicap shall be based on 80% of 200 for men and 90% of 200 for women. The max entering handicap shall be 45 pins per game for women; for the men, 40 pins per game.
4. Entering average will be your Stepladder ending average as of August 5, 2008, including any average adjustment.
5. All bowlers are subject to re-rating in accordance with USBC rule 319. The tournament official reserves the right to re-rate any bowler whose entering average does not reflect the bowlers’ true capability. See Rule 319E
6. Any participant who has won $600.00 or more in any event or tournament during the previous 12 months must report actual scores, position, and amount won to Tournament Office prior to bowling.
7. The tournament directors reserve the right to accept or reject any or all entries and decide on all questions and/or disputes. The decisions of the tournament directors shall be final.
8. Cash Only, No Checks, and No Tabs.
9. Non-compliance with any one or more of the aforementioned rules, non-disclosure or misrepresentation to tournament officials constitutes complete and final disqualification for any and all parties for non-complying and non-disclosing.
10. Any challenge made by a participant against the tournament and/or officials that result in any kind of legal action, that participant hereby agrees to pay all reasonable attorney fees incurred should the tournament/official prevail in defense of said challenge.
11. Entry fee: $25.00 ($19.00 prize fund, $6.00 lineage). Prize fund shall be returned 100% to the bowlers.
12. Prize ratio 1:2.
13. This tournament is open to youth bowlers providing he/she signs a waiver before they bowl (New Rule 400). All prize money awarded to USBC SMART Scholarship participants will be placed directly into a SMART Scholarship account.

Eliminator Format

1. First round bowl 2 games across four lanes; total pins and handicap account for total. The top 50% advance to the next round.
2. Second round and all future rounds will be only one game.
3. The field will be cut 50% each round until we have a winner.
4. Ties for any final positions will have a 9th and 10th frame roll-off.