1.1 Round I:
1.1.1 All bowlers will play 3 blocks of 6 games each on manual oiling 33 ft.
1.1.2 TOP 18 bowlers (TOP 16 MEN bowlers and TOP 2 Women bowlers) based on total pinfall of 18 games will qualify for Round II.

1.2 Round II:
1.2.1 TOP 18 BOWLERS shall play a 6-game block in TWO lots on manual oiling 33 ft.
1.2.1.1 LOT I: 9 Players in EVEN number positions (i.e., 2, 4, 6…).
1.2.1.2 LOT II: 9 Players in ODD number positions (i.e., 1, 3, 5…).
NOTE: Bowlers are not allowed to change/swap batches from Round II onwards.

TOP 8 Bowlers based on total pinfall of 24 games will move to ROUND III (Qualifiers and Eliminators).

1.3 Round III:
1.3.1 TOP 8 BOWLERS, ranked on the basis of cumulative pinfall of 24 games, shall play the Qualifier and Eliminator Round. Round III shall be played in THREE stages.

1.3.2 Stage I:
1.3.2.1 Match I: Rank 1 vs Rank 2
1.3.2.2 Match II: Rank 3 to Rank 8

Stage II:
1.3.2.3 Match III: Top 2 scorers of Match II and Loser of Match I

Stage III:
1.3.2.4 Match IV: Winner of Match I vs Winner of Match III

(Winner of every match will be decided based on 2 GAME pinfall.)