PBA REGIONAL TOUR in JAPAN 2015/2016 PBA リージョナル・ツアー・イン・ジャパン 2015/2016 TOUR STOP 1 / 第 1 戦 & WOMEN’S TOUR 1 / 女子第 1 戦

DHC PBA Cheetah Open DHC PBA Women’s Cheetah Open

Tournament Information 【Host】 Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) / Japan Bowling Promotion (JBP) Women’s Cheetah Open: Professional Women’s Bowlers Association (PWBA) 【Sponsor】 DHC Corporation

【Support】 (JBC), All Businessman’s Bowling Federation (ABBF), Others 【Dates】 Qualifying: Saturday August 1st 2015, Main Tournament: Sunday August 2nd 2015 【Venue】 Nagoya Grandbowl Tadaharuyama, Ootaka-cho, Midori-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan, 459-8001 TEL: 052-623-1101 【Roster】 196 Bowlers + 2 Sponsor Invites + 2 Host Invites (Total 200) Entry Start Date: Monday June 1st 2015, 10:00am JST *Female Participants may enter both the Women’s Cheetah Open and the Cheetah Open 【Schedule】 2 Day Tournament August 1st Qualifying: 10G Qualifying (Top 68 Advance to Round of 68) *Must include top 15 females participants in the Open Field August 2nd Round of 68:3G Top 24 advance to Round of 24 Round of 24:2G Top 8 advance to 8 man Shootout Top 8 Female participants advance to Finals Top 8 Open participants advance to Finals Shootout Finals: Women’s Cheetah Open / Open Cheetah Open 【Total Prize Fund】 6,000,000 JPY Open Field: 4,500,000 JPY Women’s Field: 1,500,000 JPY 【Entry Fee】 PBA Member: 10,000 JPY, JBC/NBF/ABBF Member: 11,000 JPY, Others 13,000 JPY *Female Participants will require to pay an extra 5,000 JPY if they advance to Round of 68. 【Oil Pattern】 PBA Tour Cheetah DHC PBA Cheetah Open

DHC PBA Women’s Cheetah Open

Tournament Format Details

 Qualifying 200 Bowlers will bowl a 10 Game Qualifying, (2 5 Game Blocks) Top 68 bowlers will advance to the Round of 68

Bowlers whom make the Round of 68 Top 68 Bowlers will make the Round of 68* *HOWEVER If less than 15 Female participants are included in the top 68 Bowlers, they will get priority entry into the Round of 68. In such case low ranked male participants will be eliminated respectively.

NOTE: 69th Ranked bowler is eligible to bowl the Round of 68 only if there is an absentee in the players participating in the Round of 68. If there are more than 1 absentee on day 2, or the 69th Ranked Bowler is not available to bowl, the tournament will be conducted with less than 68 Bowlers. 70th or lower Ranked bowler may not bowl even if there is space available on day 2.

No More than 68 Bowlers will advance to the Round of 68 on Day 2

 Round of 68  68 Bowlers will bowl 3 Games  10 Game Qualifying Total Pin-fall will be Carried Forward  Top 20 Bowlers over a 13 Game Total Pin-fall will advance to the Round of 24  Also, Top 4 Bowlers over a 3 Game Round of 68 (not included in the top 20 bowlers) will also advance to the Round of 24 In the event of a tie, Bowlers with a higher 13 Game total Pin-fall will advance 24 Bowlers will advance to the Round of 24

 Round of 24  24 Bowlers will bowl 2 Games  13 Game Total Pin-fall will be carried forward  Top 6 Bowlers over a 15 Game Total Pin-fall will advance to Open Shootout Finals  Also, Top 2 Bowlers over a 2 Game Round of 24 (not included in the top 6 bowlers) will also advance to the Open Shootout Finals In the event of a tie, Bowlers with a higher 15 Game total Pin-fall will advance  Top 8 Female participants over a 15 game Total Pin fall will advance to Women’s Shootout Finals NOTE:Female Participants may advance to BOTH Women’s and Open Shootout Finals 8 Bowlers will advance to the Open Shootout Finals (+ 8 Female participants )  Women’s Cheetah Open: Women’s Shootout Finals  Top 8 Female participants over a 15 Game Total Pin-fall  If less than 8 Female participants advance to the Round of 24, remaining spots will be determined over a 13 Game Total Pin-fall  Shootout Match 1: 8th VS 7th VS 6th VS 5th 1G Highest Score advances to 1 match 2  Shootout Match 2: Winner of Match 1 VS 4th VS 3rd VS 2nd  Championship Match: Winner of Match 2 VS 1st

 Cheetah Open: Women’s Shootout Finals  Top 6 participants over a 15 Game Total Pin-fall + Top 2 participants over a 2 Game Pin-fall  Shootout Match 1: 8th* VS 7th* VS 6th VS 5th 1G Highest Score advances to 1 match 2 *7th and 8th are determined by the 2 Game total Pinfall  Shootout Match 2: Winner of Match 1 VS 4th VS 3rd VS 2nd  Championship Match: Winner of Match 2 VS 1st

DHC PBA Cheetah Open

DHC PBA Women’s Cheetah Open

Prize Total Fund ¥6,000,000-

(Women’s Cheetah Open ¥1,500,000・Cheetah Open ¥4,500,000) Women’s Cheetah Cheetah Open Winner ¥ 500,000 Winner ¥ 1,200,000 2nd ¥ 200,000 2nd ¥ 600,000 3rd ¥ 100,000 3rd ¥ 200,000 4th ¥ 100,000 4th ¥ 200,000 5th ¥ 100,000 5th ¥ 200,000 6th ¥ 50,000 6th ¥ 125,000 7th ¥ 50,000 7th ¥ 125,000 8th ¥ 50,000 8th ¥ 125,000 9th ¥ 25,000 9th ¥ 100,000 10th ¥ 25,000 10th ¥ 80,000 11th ¥ 25,000 11th ¥ 70,000 12th ¥ 25,000 12th ¥ 60,000 13th ¥ 25,000 13th ¥ 50,000 14th ¥ 25,000 14th ¥ 45,000 15th ¥ 25,000 15th ¥ 40,000 16th ¥ 20,000 16th ¥ 39,000 17th ¥ 20,000 17th ¥ 38,000 18th ¥ 20,000 18th ¥ 37,000 19th ¥ 20,000 19th ¥ 36,000 20th ¥ 20,000 20th ¥ 35,000 21st ¥ 15,000 21st ¥ 34,000 22nd ¥ 15,000 22nd ¥ 33,000 23rd ¥ 15,000 23rd ¥ 32,000 24th ¥ 15,000 24th ¥ 31,000 25th ¥ 15,000 25th~30th ¥ 28,000 Total Cash『25 Bowlers』 31st~40th ¥ 25,000 st th 41 ~50 ¥ 23,000 st th Female Participants are eligible for both 51 ~60 ¥ 20,000 st th Open and Women’s Field Cash 61 ~68 ¥ 18,000 Total Cash『68 Bowlers』

Perfect Prize: ¥ 100,000 ( Evenly if more than 1 ) ◎タイムスケジュール Tournament Day 1: August 1st 2015

*Qualifying for both the Women’s and Cheetah Open will take place at the same time, scores count for both tournaments

08:30 Check-in Stating time for Qualifying 09:00 Qualifying First 5 Game Roll Call 09:10 15min Practice 09:25 5 Game Qualifying | 12:25

12:30 Break (NO LANE MAINTENANCE) | 13:20

13:20 Qualifying Last 5 Game Roll Call 13:30 10mins Practice 13:40 5 Game Qualifying | 16:40 Top 68 Bowlers (Including 15 female participants) will advance to the Round of 68

Tournament Day 2: August 2nd 2015 8:30 Check-in starting time for Round of 68 9:00 Round of 68 Roll Call 9:20 10min practice 9:30 Round of 68 3G | 11:00 Top 20 Bowlers 13 Game Total Pin-fall + 4 Bowlers will advance to the Round of 24

11:45 Round of 24 Roll Call 11:53 7min Practice 12:00 Round of 24 2G | 12:45 Top 6 Bowlers 15 Game Total Pin-fall + 2 Bowlers will advance to the Shootout Finals

Top 8 Female participants over a 15 Game Total Pin-fall *If less than 8 Female participants advance to the Round of 24, remaining spots will be determined over a 13 Game Total Pin-fall

Lane Maintenance

12:55 Women’s Cheetah Shootout Finals Match 1 5mins Practice 13:00 8th VS 7th VS 6th VS 5th 1G Highest Score advances to 1 match 2 | 13:30

13:35 Women’s Cheetah Shootout Finals Match 2 5mins Practice 13:40 Winner of Match 1 VS 4th VS 3rd VS 2nd | 14:10

14:15 Women’s Cheetah Championship Match 3mins Practice | Winner of Match 2 VS 1st 14:45

15:00 Cheetah Shootout Finals Match 1 5mins Practice 15:05 8th VS 7th VS 6th VS 5th 1G Highest Score advances to 1 match 2 | 15:35

15:40 Cheetah Shootout Finals Match 2 5mins Practice 15:45 Winner of Match 1 VS 4th VS 3rd VS 2nd | 16:15

16:20 Cheetah Championship Match 3mins Practice | Winner of Match 2 VS 1st 16:50

17:00 Presentation |