Well, I can safely say this is where I want to be sometime in the future:
The PBA Columbia 300 Open is the first of 20 regular-season events that will be contested. It will take place at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kansas, from Thursday, September 13 through Tuesday, September 18.
Two of the most noticeable changes are the new tournament format and the new prize fund. Following the familiar practice and Pro-Am day, the bowlers will compete in nine games of qualifying. Only the top 64 make it out of the first round and an additional round of nine games will be contested the following day, after which a cut to the top 32 will be made.
Beginning with the final 32, single-elimination competition will commence. The bowlers must win a best three out of five match to stay alive in the tournament. After three complete rounds of head-to-head matches, four athletes will remain undefeated and will advance to the ESPN finals along with the athlete who had the best individual record in the tournament without advancing to the final four. This athlete will be deemed the wild card and will face the athlete among the final four who lost the most matches during head-to-head competition in match one of the live ESPN finals. Match two of the finals will consist of the two qualifiers from the other half of the bracket. The winner of match one will then face the remaining four qualifier in match three. Winners from match two and three will then meet in the title match to vie for the title and the top prize of $40,000 (more than doubled from last year’s Wichita first-place prize of $15,000).
The first-place prize is not the only dramatically increased money but the entire prize fund has more than doubled and now pays out to 64th place.
The above information was taken from www.pba.com
The PBA Columbia 300 Open is the first of 20 regular-season events that will be contested. It will take place at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kansas, from Thursday, September 13 through Tuesday, September 18.
Two of the most noticeable changes are the new tournament format and the new prize fund. Following the familiar practice and Pro-Am day, the bowlers will compete in nine games of qualifying. Only the top 64 make it out of the first round and an additional round of nine games will be contested the following day, after which a cut to the top 32 will be made.
Beginning with the final 32, single-elimination competition will commence. The bowlers must win a best three out of five match to stay alive in the tournament. After three complete rounds of head-to-head matches, four athletes will remain undefeated and will advance to the ESPN finals along with the athlete who had the best individual record in the tournament without advancing to the final four. This athlete will be deemed the wild card and will face the athlete among the final four who lost the most matches during head-to-head competition in match one of the live ESPN finals. Match two of the finals will consist of the two qualifiers from the other half of the bracket. The winner of match one will then face the remaining four qualifier in match three. Winners from match two and three will then meet in the title match to vie for the title and the top prize of $40,000 (more than doubled from last year’s Wichita first-place prize of $15,000).
The first-place prize is not the only dramatically increased money but the entire prize fund has more than doubled and now pays out to 64th place.
The above information was taken from www.pba.com
