Kenzo Bogaerts Belgium wins RIG Bowling 2024
William Berggren Sweden is RIG Bowling champion 2023
RIG Bowling 2023 dates
RIG Bowling 2022 is over
RIG Bowling 2022 Squads 1 and 2 are over – We continue today
Registration for RIG 2022 will open soon
Andri Freyr Jónsson winner of RIG bowling 2021
Hafþór Harðarson winner of RIG Bowling 2020
Tours in Iceland
Tournament information released
TOURNAMENT INFO
SCHEDULE
01.02.25 / Early Bird Squad 1 / 08:30 – 11:30 – Saturday
02.02.25 / Early Bird Squad 2 / 08:30 – 11:30 – Sunday
03.02.25 / Squad 1 / 18:30 – 21:30 – Monday
04.02.25 / Squad 2 / 18:30 – 21:30 – Tuesday
05.02.25 / Squad 3 / 18:30 – 21:30 – Wednesday
06.02.25 / Squad 4 / 15:00 – 18:00 – Thursday
06.02.25 / Squad 5 / 19:00 – 22:00
07.02.25 / Squad 6 / 09:30 – 12:30 – Friday
07.02.25 / Squad 7 / 13:30 – 16:30
08.02.25 / Squad 8 / 09:00 – 12:00 – Saturday
08.02.25 / Squad 9 / 13:00 – 16:00
08.02.25 / Desperado/ 16:30
09.02.25 / Final Step 1 / 09:00 – 10:30 – Sunday
09.02.25 / Final Step 2 / 11:00 – 12:30
09.02.25 / Final Step 3 / 13:30 – 15:00
09.02.25 / Final Step 4 / 15:30 – 17:00
09.02.25 / Finals / 19:30 – 21:00 TV
OIL PATTERN
Oil pattern for the RIG 2025 tournament will be HIGH STREET 8144
ENTRY FEE
Early Bird = 8.000 ISK
Squads 1 – 3 = 11.000 ISK / Re-entry = 7.000 ISK
Entry = 13.000 ISK
Re-entry = 9.000 ISK
Turbo game = 1.000 ISK
PRIZE FUND
1st Place = 500.000 ISK / Approx. 3.300 EUR (currency rate September 17th 2024)
2nd Place = 300.000 ISK / Approx. 2.000 EUR
3rd Place = 200.000 ISK / Approx. 1.300 EUR
4th Place = 150.000 ISK / Approx. 1.000 EUR
5th to 8th Place = 75.000 ISK / Approx. 500 EUR
9th to 16th Place = 50.000 ISK / Approx. 325 EUR
17th to 26th Place = 35.000 ISK / Approx. 200 EUR
Best woman outside of top 26th Place = 20.000 ISK / Approx. 130 EUR
Best 50+ outside of top 26th Place = 20.000 ISK
Best U18 outside of top 26th Place = 20.000 ISK
Winner of qualifying = 30.000 ISK
Total 2.290.000 ISK / Approx. 15.000 EUR
All price funds are delivered in ISK
Price fund is based on total 320 entries
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Qualification
Entries and re-entries, 6 games.
Turbo G5
Highest game competition for game 5 in each squad for those who have paid the turbo fee prior to the squad.
Turbo G6
Highest game competition for game 5 in each squad for those who have paid the turbo fee prior to the squad.
36 athletes will qualify for the final steps
- A. Top 24 from the general standing
- B. The best 50+ man
- C. The best 50+ women
- D. The best U18 Boy
- E. The best U18 Girl
- F. Best score from early bird 1 and 2
- G. Best male and female from early bird 1 and 2
- H. The best score from squads 1-3
- I. The two highest games from Desperado squad
- J. The best from the Turbo game 5-6 (If tie higher serie)
Athletes are qualified in the order A-I
Seeding numbers
- Athletes qualified from A will be seeded 1-24 according to their qualification position
- Athletes qualified from B-H will be seeded 25-32 according to an internal standing among the, based on their highest qualification series
- The athletes qualified from I will be seeded 33-34 according to the higher Desperado game.
- The athletes qualified from J will be seeded 35-36 according to the higher Turbo game.
- Athletes will not keep their seeding numbers throughout all final steps as the final steps will be played as a bracket format.
Qualified for final steps
- Athletes positioned 1-6 in the qualification are qualified for the final step 3
- Athletes positioned 7-16 in the qualification are qualified for the final step 2
- All other 20 qualified athletes are qualified for the final step 1
Matches in the Final Step 1-4
Each match will be a best of three games match. The tournament will be played as a bracket format where original seeding is determined by the qualifying standings.
Final Step 1
Match # Game
1 . 17 vs. 36
2. 18 vs. 35
3. 19 vs. 34
4. 20 vs. 33
5. 21 vs. 32
6. 22 vs. 31
7. 23 vs. 30
8. 24 vs. 29
9. 25 vs. 28
10. 26 vs. 27
Final Step 2
Match # Game
11 . Winner of match 1 vs. 16
12. Winner of match 2 vs. 15
13. Winner of match 3 vs. 14
14. Winner of match 4 vs. 13
15. Winner of match 5 vs. 12
16. Winner of match 6 vs. 11
17. Winner of match 7 vs. 10
18. Winner of match 8 vs. 9
19. Winner of match 9 vs. 8
20. Winner of match 10 vs. 7
Final Step 3
Match # Game
21 . Winner of match 11 vs. 1
22. Winner of match 12 vs. 2
23. Winner of match 13 vs. 3
24. Winner of match 14 vs. 4
25. Winner of match 15 vs. 5
26. Winner of match 16 vs. 6
27. Winner of match 17 vs. winner of match 20
28. Winner of match 18 vs. winner of match 19
Final Step 4
Match # Game
29. Winner of match 21 vs. winner of match 28
30. Winner of match 22 vs. winner of match 27
31. Winner of match 23 vs. winner of match 26
32. Winner of match 24 vs. winner of match 25
Final Step 5
- 4 athletes will play an elimination over 3 one game rounds, bowled one pair of lanes
- The highest seeded athlete will decide his playing order first; then the second highest athlete will decide his playing order etc.
- Each round is starting from scratch
- In each round the lowest scoring athlete is leaving the elimination
- The athlete leaving the first round will be ranked 4
- The athletes leaving the second round will be ranked 3
- The athletes losing the third round will be ranked 2
- The winner will be ranked 1
Tie rules
All Qualification competitions, excepts the Turbo
The highest positioned athlete will be the athlete scoring the highest last game. If a tie still exists, the highest positioned athlete will be the athlete with the highest second last game etc.
Turbo
The highest positioned athlete will be the highest positioned athlete after the qualification.
Desperado
The highest positioned athlete will be the highest positioned athlete after the qualification.
Final Step 1-5
In case of a tie in any game in any match, a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken.
OFFICIAL HOTEL
We are pleased to offer you again KEA Hotels for your stay in Iceland. Our recommendation is either Reykjavik Lights hotel in Laugardalur in Reykjavík or Skuggi Hotel or Storm Hotel down town for your stay in Reykjavík during the tournament. All main events for RIG 2025 is just few steps away from Reykjavik Lights. Please use our promotion code to book your room: RIG2025 and get the best price available. Discount are on booking dates 05.- 10. February 2025 and booking window: 01. October 2025 – 29. January 2025. If you have any trouble booking or need extra nights out of the booking dates please contact sales@keahotels.is
We are pleased to offer you Center Hotels for your stay in Iceland. Our recommendation is either Midgardur close to Laugardalur in Reykjavík or Laugarvegur down town for your stay in Reykjavík during the tournament. Please use our promotion code to book your room: RIG25 and get the best price available.
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