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J_w73

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what does an exempt player mean?
« on: December 04, 2008, 09:20:41 AM »
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2008, 06:01:52 PM »
Its PBA players who are automatically placed into the Round of 64 in every PBA tournament for that year instead of having to bowl the TQR's to get in.
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2008, 06:15:19 PM »
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Its PBA players who are automatically placed into the Round of 64 in every PBA tournament for that year instead of having to bowl the TQR's to get in.

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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 09:22:04 AM »
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It was legible before.

Can't think of any other "obvious" reason.

Back on topic - to further elaborate on the first answer to the OP's post:

For a standard event, the PBA has a limited field of 64 players.  That field is made up (partially) of:
1.  Players who had a title in a standard event during the previous season.
2.  Players who have a multi-season exemption due to a recent (2-5 years) title in a major tournament.
3.  Players without a recent title who finished above the cut line (usually around 40th) in the points list in the previous season.
4.  The top regional player (non-exempt) on the points list from each of the PBA regions.
5.  Players who qualified in the annual tour trials.
Players from this list are considered to be exempt players.

The rest of the 64 player field is made up of the top professionals and the top amateur from the weekly TQR, held the day before the start of regular qualifying.  In some cases, the commissioner grants an exemption to a player who is considered to be deserving of a spot in a given event.

I hope this helps a bit.  I'm sorry if the explanation is a bit vague, but the numbers in each category are subject to change, due to a number of factors.
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 09:27:24 AM »
...it means they don't have to pay taxes on their winnings.
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2008, 12:30:07 PM »
quote:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It was legible before.

Can't think of any other "obvious" reason.

Back on topic - to further elaborate on the first answer to the OP's post:

For a standard event, the PBA has a limited field of 64 players.  That field is made up (partially) of:
1.  Players who had a title in a standard event during the previous season.
2.  Players who have a multi-season exemption due to a recent (2-5 years) title in a major tournament.
3.  Players without a recent title who finished above the cut line (usually around 40th) in the points list in the previous season.
4.  The top regional player (non-exempt) on the points list from each of the PBA regions.
5.  Players who qualified in the annual tour trials.
Players from this list are considered to be exempt players.

The rest of the 64 player field is made up of the top professionals and the top amateur from the weekly TQR, held the day before the start of regular qualifying.  In some cases, the commissioner grants an exemption to a player who is considered to be deserving of a spot in a given event.

I hope this helps a bit.  I'm sorry if the explanation is a bit vague, but the numbers in each category are subject to change, due to a number of factors.
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definition of TQR please??
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2008, 12:42:41 PM »
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definition of TQR please??


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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2008, 12:56:46 PM »
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definition of TQR please??


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so what goes on here.. They bowl 8 games and the top whatever spots are left get into the 64.. and when you get into the 64 it is match play after that ???
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2008, 01:00:29 PM »
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so what goes on here.. They bowl 8 games and the top whatever spots are left get into the 64.. and when you get into the 64 it is match play after that ???


The top amateur (and only the top amateur no matter where the next amateur finishes) and enough top pros bowling the TQR advance to the round of 64.

The typical format in the round of 64 is two, seven-game blocks. Then, the tournament is cut to the top 32 for best-of-seven match play until four bowlers are left for the televised finals.

This isn't true for every event, but is the most-used format. The PBA web site lists the format in use for each tournament.
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2008, 01:59:04 PM »
For standard non-open field PBA tournaments there are 64 slots available.

58 bowlers are exempt from qualifying and can claim one of those slots.  

One of the remaining 6 slots can be awarded to a bowler thru a commissioner’s exemption.

A 7 game qualifying round is played (the TQR) for the open 5 slots. The top amateur qualifier gets one slot and then the top PBA members in the TQR get the remaining slots.

Extra slots can become available in the TQR. If they don’t award the commissioner’s slot it goes into the pool. If an exempt player decides not to participate then their slot becomes available and is awarded to the next PBA member in the TQR.

At open tournaments like the PBA World Championship, the US Open, or the Masters they have larger fields and qualifying rounds are held.
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2008, 02:01:44 PM »
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so what goes on here.. They bowl 8 games and the top whatever spots are left get into the 64.. and when you get into the 64 it is match play after that ???


The top amateur (and only the top amateur no matter where the next amateur finishes) and enough top pros bowling the TQR advance to the round of 64.

The typical format in the round of 64 is two, seven-game blocks. Then, the tournament is cut to the top 32 for best-of-seven match play until four bowlers are left for the televised finals.

This isn't true for every event, but is the most-used format. The PBA web site lists the format in use for each tournament.
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thanks bro..
I could have looked it up and tried to figure it out but I figured someone on here could set me straight pretty quickly
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Re: what does an exempt player mean?
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2008, 02:21:54 PM »
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For standard non-open field PBA tournaments there are 64 slots available.

58 bowlers are exempt from qualifying and can claim one of those slots.  

One of the remaining 6 slots can be awarded to a bowler thru a commissioner’s exemption.

A 7 game qualifying round is played (the TQR) for the open 5 slots. The top amateur qualifier gets one slot and then the top PBA members in the TQR get the remaining slots.

Extra slots can become available in the TQR. If they don’t award the commissioner’s slot it goes into the pool. If an exempt player decides not to participate then their slot becomes available and is awarded to the next PBA member in the TQR.

At open tournaments like the PBA World Championship, the US Open, or the Masters they have larger fields and qualifying rounds are held.


So there are basically 5 spots that a newbie can try to grap..
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