- In Split Doubles tournaments, partners bowl on opposite squads.
- Challenge points tournaments are USBC Blue and USBC Open conditions.
- Survivor finals for Badger Bowl, Leisure Lanes, Viking Lanes, and Bowl-A-Vard events.
MAST Survivor Finals Format Rules
In tournaments with 49 or more entrants, the top sixteen qualifiers will advance to the survivor segment of the tournament. After a single game, the field is cut to the top 50% of qualifiers using the highest scores from that game only. This format continues until a winner survives.
In tournaments of 39 to 48 entrants, the top 12 qualifiers will advance to the survivor segment of the tournament. In the first survivor round, the high four qualifiers will receive a bye for the first round only. After a single game, the field is cut to the top 50% of qualifiers using the highest scores from that game only. This format continues until a winner survives.
In tournaments of 38 or less entrants, the top eight qualifiers will advance to the survivor segment of the tournament. After a single game, the field is cut to the top 50% of qualifiers using the highest scores from that game only. This format continues until a winner survives.
Lane assignments:
The tournament director will select lane blocks for each round of the survivor segment as well as any roll offs.
The lane selection will be made by the higher qualifier from the block of lanes assigned for that round – with the highest qualifier remaining in the round selecting first, the second highest qualifier selecting next, etc. Surviving bowlers may not select consecutive games on the same pair of lanes.