1. Men’s Division:

1.1 Round I:
1.1.1 All bowlers will play 2 blocks of 6 games each.
1.1.2 First block of 6 games will be played on Long Oil (Dead Man’s Curve V2 – 43 ft)
1.1.3 Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (Mercury 4940 – 40 ft)
1.1.4 Top 40 bowlers based on total pinfall of 12 games will qualify for Round II

1.2 Round II:
1.2.1 Top 40 bowlers who qualified for Round II will play 2 blocks of 6 games each.
1.2.2 First block of 6 games will be played on Long Oil (Dead Man’s Curve V2 – 43 ft)
1.2.3 Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (Mercury 4940 – 40 ft)
1.2.4 Top 16 bowlers based on total pinfall of 24 games (from Round I & II) will qualify for Round III.

1.3 Round III:
1.3.1 Top 16 bowlers will play 2 blocks of 4 games each.
1.3.2 First block of 4 games will be played on Long Oil (Dead Man’s Curve V2 – 43 ft)
1.3.3 Second block of 4 games will be played on Medium Oil (Mercury 4940 – 40 ft)
1.3.4 Top 4 bowlers based on total pinfall of 32 games (from Round I, II & III) will qualify for Stepladder Round.

1.4 Stepladder Round (Knockout):
Match 1: Rank 4 vs Rank 3
Match 2: Winner of Match 1 vs Rank 2
Finals: Winner of Match 2 vs Rank 1

• The order of play for Game 1 of every match and the lane conditioning pattern will be chosen by the higher ranked bowler.
• Winner of each match will be decided based on cumulative pinfall of 2 games.

2. Women’s Division:

2.1 Round I:
2.1.1 All bowlers will play 2 blocks of 6 games each.
2.1.2 First block of 6 games will be played on Long Oil (Dead Man’s Curve V2 – 43 ft)
2.1.3 Second block of 6 games will be played on Medium Oil (Mercury 4940 – 40 ft)
2.1.4 Top 12 bowlers based on total pinfall of 12 games will qualify for Round II.

2.2 Round II:
2.2.1 Top 12 bowlers will play 2 blocks of 4 games each.
2.2.2 First block of 4 games will be played on Long Oil (Dead Man’s Curve V2 – 43 ft)
2.2.3 Second block of 4 games will be played on Medium Oil (Mercury 4940 – 40 ft)
2.2.4 Top 4 bowlers based on total pinfall of 20 games (from Round I & II) will qualify for Stepladder Round.

2.3 Stepladder Round:
Match 1: Rank 4 vs Rank 3
Match 2: Winner of Match 1 vs Rank 2
Finals: Winner of Match 2 vs Rank 1

• The order of play for Game 1 of every match and the lane conditioning pattern will be chosen by the higher ranked bowler.
• Winner of each match will be decided based on cumulative pinfall of 2 games.

3. Submission of Entries:
All Permanent and Provisional Member Associations shall submit the required forms and final list of registered bowlers (qualified through Direct Entries, State Ranking Events/Trials, Overseas Trials, Centralized Qualifying Trials, and Wild Card) on or before the specified dates by sending an email to indtenpin@yahoo.com.

4. Lane Conditioning:
Oiling Patterns:
 Long Oil: Dead Man’s Curve V2 – 43 ft
 Medium Oil: Mercury 4940 – 40 ft

Lane maintenance will be done before the start of every squad.