World Ranking Masters - Organisation

Organisation

It is divided into the following geographical Zones/Tours:

• American Bowling Federation which consists of North and South America and has the Americas Bowling Tour.
• Asian Bowling Federation which consists of Asia, Australia, Western Pacific and has the Asian Bowling Tour.
• European Tenpin Bowling Federation (ETBF) which consists of Europe and South Africa and is host to the European Bowling Tour (EBT) (similar to that of the PBA's Tour)

When all three vast tours are complete the top 8 bowlers over the three tours are invited each year to the World Ranking Masters.

For example, with the EBT, the list can be found on the official ETBF website . It is also reported on in the leading Tenpin news site .

The World Ranking Masters is played on the "Dual Condition" format. Over the years the format has changed. The current qualifying format takes place over 3 days, with 8 games being played each day. The first day is played on a "long" lane pattern (oiled to around 44ft), the second on a "short" pattern (oiled to around 35ft). The final day is played on a "mixed" pattern (each lane is dressed alternately with the long and short patterns).

The top 8 Men and top 8 Women over the 24 games qualify for the single-elimination matchplay finals. The finalists are seeded according to their final position in qualifying. The finals are played using "best of 3" matchplay style on alternating lane patterns. The higher seeded player has the choice of which pattern to start on.

These patterns force the players to attack the 2 different lane conditions using different angles/equipment/hand positions and is the best way to determine the player with the most skills, versatility and knowledge.