to the final step 4 - Players in positions 7-10 will qualify to the final step 3 - Players in positions 11-44 will qualify for the final step 1 Desperado squad A 1-game shootout Players in positions 1-4 will qualify for the final step 1 Final step 1 38 players will play 6 games starting from scratch Top 24 will continue to the final step 2 The remaining 14 players will be ranked 35-48 according to their positions in the final step 1 Final step 2 24 players will play 3 games with the pin fall from the final step 1 carried forward Top 12 will continue to the Final step 3 The remaining 12 players will be ranked 23-34 according to their positions in the final step 2 Seeding and matching in the final step 3-7 Players in positions 1-10 from the qualification will be seeded 1-10 Players in positions 1-12 from the final step 2 will be seeded 11-22 In each of the matches in the final step 3-7, the highest seeded player will meet the lowest seeded player, the second highest seeded player will meet the second lowest seeded player etc. Final step 3 16 players will play 8 matches, best of three games The 8 winners will continue to the final step 4 The 8 losers will be ranked 15-22 according to their seeding Final step 4 12 players will play 6 matches, best of three games The 6 winners will continue to the final step 5 The 6 losers will be ranked 9-14 according to their seeding Final step 5 8 players will play 4 matches, best of three games The 4 winners will continue to the final step 6 The 4 losers will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding Final step 6 4 players will play 2 matches, best of three games The 2 winners will continue to the final step 7 The 2 losers will be ranked 3-4 according to their seeding Final step 7 2 players will play 1 match, best of three games The winner will be ranked 1 The loser will be ranked 2 Prize Fund All prizes quoted are in UK£ sterling External links Official PTBC website Official BTBA website What is the BTBA? Official BTBA Forum Bowlinglinks all over the World, sorted by categories Ten-pin bowling competitions Sport in England Tenpin bowling in the United Kingdom