Qualification

5 games entries and re-entries

Composing Top 22

A: Top 18 from the 5 games qualification based on all squads

B: Top 4 from a separate standing of the squads conducted on or before 21 June 2023 that contains only the players that did not qualify on rule A.

Athletes qualified from B are Athletes not already qualified from A

Qualified for steps

Athletes positioned 9-22 will qualify to the Final Step 1

Athletes positioned 1-8 will qualify to the Final Step 2

Final Step 1

14 athletes will play 4 games starting from scratch

Athletes positioned 1-8 will qualify to the Final Step 2

Athletes positioned 9-14 are ranked 17-22 in the final tournament standing

Final Step 2

16 athletes will play 4 games starting from scratch

Athletes positioned 1-4 will qualify to the Final Step 3

Athletes positioned 5-16 are ranked 5-16 in the final tournament standing

Final Step 3

There will be three one game stepladder matches as follows:

The athletes positioned 4 vs. the athlete positioned 3

The winner vs. the athlete positioned 2

The winner vs. the athlete positioned 1

Mixed Singles Group B

Identification

Each player must identify himself/herself as a B group player before the start of the tournament.  For Category B, all athletes must provide a document from their national federation, proving their annual average to be less than 180.

Qualification

5 games entries and re-entries

Composing Top 14

A: Top 10 from the 5 games qualification based on all squads

B: Top 4 from a separate standing of the squads conducted on or before 21 June 2023 that contains only the players that did not qualify on rule A.

Athletes qualified from B are Athletes not already qualified from A

Qualified for steps

Athletes positioned 5-14 will qualify to the Final Step 1

Athletes positioned 1-4 will qualify to the Final Step 2

Final Step 1

10 athletes will play 4 games starting from scratch

Athletes positioned 1-8 will qualify to the Final Step 2

Athletes positioned 9-10 are ranked 13-14 in the final tournament standing

Final Step 2

12 athletes will play 4 games starting from scratch

Athletes positioned 1-4 will qualify to the Final Step 3

Athletes positioned 5-12 are ranked 5-12 in the final tournament standing

Final Step 3

There will be three one game stepladder matches as follows:

The athletes positioned 4 vs. the athlete positioned 3

The winner vs. the athlete positioned 2

The winner vs. the athlete positioned 1

Mixed Doubles

Qualification

5 games entries and re-entries during the Singles competition

The names in each double must be declared upon registering and cannot be changed

Athletes in a Double may play in different squads

Doubles positioned 1-14 will qualify to the Final Step 1

Final Step 1

14 doubles will play 6 games (3 games per athlete) starting from scratch

Doubles positioned 1-4 will qualify to the Final Step 2

Doubles positioned 5-14 are ranked 5-14 in the final tournament standing

Final Step 2

There will be three two games (one game per athlete) stepladder matches as follows:

The doubles positioned 4 vs. the athlete positioned 3

The doubles vs. the athlete positioned 2

The doubles vs. the athlete positioned 1

Tournament tie rules

Qualification

In case of a tie, the highest ranked athlete will be the athlete with the highest last game, then the athlete with the highest second last game etc.  The squad with fewer than six athletes registered will be cancelled.

Final Step 1 and 2

In case of a tie, the athlete with the highest qualification position will be the highest ranked.

Final Step 3

A tie in any of the matches will be broken by playing a one ball roll-off on a full set of pins, repeated until the tie is broken.

The Doubles competition

Qualification

In case of a tie, the highest ranked double will be the double with the highest last game total for both, then the doubles with the highest second last game total for both etc.

Final Step 1

In case of a tie, the double with the highest qualification position will be the highest ranked.

Final Step 2

A tie in any of the matches will be broken by playing a one ball roll-off on a full set of pins, repeated until the tie is broken. Each double in the tie is selecting one player to shoot.