Stepladder Finals Setup

Add professional-style stepladder finals to your tournament for an exciting conclusion.

What is a Stepladder?

A stepladder final is a progressive match play format where:

  1. Top qualifiers are seeded based on qualifying scores
  2. Lower seeds bowl first, winners advance up the "ladder"
  3. The #1 seed waits to face the final challenger
  4. Winner of the final match wins the tournament

Stepladder Formats

4-Person Stepladder

  • Match 1: #4 seed vs #3 seed
  • Match 2: Winner vs #2 seed
  • Match 3 (Final): Winner vs #1 seed

5-Person Stepladder

  • Match 1: #5 seed vs #4 seed
  • Match 2: Winner vs #3 seed
  • Match 3: Winner vs #2 seed
  • Match 4 (Final): Winner vs #1 seed

Configuration

  1. Enable stepladder in tournament setup
  2. Select number of finalists (4, 5, or 6)
  3. Configure tiebreaker rules
  4. Set match format (1 game, best of 3, etc.)

Running the Stepladder

  1. After qualifying, system seeds finalists automatically
  2. Enter match scores as they're bowled
  3. Winners advance automatically
  4. Final standings update in real-time