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
RIG IS BACK!
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION
Registration form for RIG 2023
TOURNAMENT INFO
SCHEDULE
21.01.23 / Early Bird Squad / 09:00 – 12:00
28.01.23 / Squad 1 / 09:00 – 12:00
29.01.23 / Squad 2 / 09:00 – 12:00
30.01.23 / Squad 3 / 15:00 – 18:00
30.01.23 / Squad 4 / 19:00 – 22:00
31.01.23 / Squad 5 / 15:00 – 18:00
31.01.23 / Squad 6 / 19:00 – 22:00
01.02.23 / Squad 7 / 14:00 – 17:00
01.02.23 / Squad 8 / 18:00 – 21:00
01.02.22 / Final Step 1 / 21:30 – 22:30
02.02.23 / Final Step 2 – 4 / 14:30 – 18:30
02.02.23 / Finals / 19:30 – 21:00 – Live on Stöð2 Sport / Channel2 Sport
OIL PATTERN
Oil patter for the RIG 2023 tournament will be HIGH STREET 8144
ENTRY FEE
Early Bird = 7.000 ISK
Entry = 12.000 ISK
Re-entry = 8.000 ISK
Turbo game = 1.000 ISK
PRIZE FUND
1st Place = 250.000 ISK / Approx. 1.700 EUR
2nd Place = 150.000 ISK / Approx. 1.000 EUR
3rd Place = 110.000 ISK / Approx. 750 EUR
4th Place = 70.000 ISK / Approx. 500 EUR
5th Place = 45.000 ISK / Approx. 300 EUR
6th Place = 35.000 ISK / Approx. 250 EUR
7th Place = 30.000 ISK / Approx. 200 EUR
8th Place = 25.000 ISK / Approx. 150 EUR
Total 710.000 ISK / Approx. 4.850 EUR
All price founds are tax free and delivered in ISK.
Price found is based on total 320 entries.
If entries will exceed 320, price found
will increase accordingly.
FORMAT
Qualification
Entries and re-entries, 6 games.
32 athletes will qualify for the final steps.
Top 24 from the general standing.
Places 25-32 will go to the following:
- Best male and female 50+
- Best boy and girl U18
- Best male and female from Early Bird
The final 2 spots (places 31 and 32) will be given to TURBO high Game 5 and 6. (Only if athlete participates in Turbo before block). Higher game gets higher seed.
Athletes positioned 1-8 in the qualification are qualified for the final step 3
Athletes positioned 9-16 in the qualification are qualified for the final step 2
Athletes positioned 17-32 in the qualification are qualified for the final step 1
Final Step 1:
Athletes positioned 17-32 will participate in best of 3 matches. The highest seeded athlete will be matched against the lowest seeded athlete. There will be 8 matches, best of three games. The losers of the matches will be ranked 25-32 according to their seeding.
Final Step 2:
Winners of Finals step 1 and athletes positioned 9-16 in qualifying will participate in best of 3 matches. There will be 8 matches, best of three games. The losers of the matches will be ranked 17-24 according to their seeding.
Final Step 3:
Winners of Finals step 2 and athletes positioned 1-8 in qualifying will participate in best of 3 matches. There will be 8 matches, best of three games. The losers of the matches will be ranked 9-16 according to their seeding.
Final Step 4:
Winners of final step 3 qualify for final step 4. There will be 4 matches, best of three games. Winners qualify for semifinals. The losers of the matches will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding.
Final Step 5:
Winners of final step 4, qualify for semi finals and finals. Final step 5 will be broadcast on national television (RUV) and streamed live via the internet. All four athletes play together on same pair 1 game, lowest score eliminated (loser is placed 4th in tournament). Athletes will play another game (scores will be reset) with lowest score eliminated (loser is placed 3rd in tournament). The remaining two athletes will play 1 game (scores will be reset) to decide the champion of RIG 2022, loser is placed 2nd in tournament. *Score is set to 0 after each game in semifinals and finals (which means scores do not carry forward). All athletes playing in semifinals and finals are required to wear jerseys given to them by tournament host for the finals. Sponsor patches are allowed to be on jerseys in finals.
Tournament 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.
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 Reykjavik Lights hotel in Laugardalur in Reykjavík for your stay in Reykjavík during the tournament. All main events for RIG 2023 is just few steps away. Please use our promotion code to book your room: RIG2023 and get the best price available.
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