This tournament is sanctioned by the Asian Bowling Federation and will be conducted under World Bowling Rules and Regulations. This championship is a classic format and participants will bowl three blocks of 5 games each over three days. The top 36 players based on 15 games total together with the top 4 Indonesian qualifiers outside the top 36 (positions 37 to 40), top female qualifier (position 41) and 4 from the desperado squad (positions 42 to 45) will bowl 10 games in the finals.
The top 6 plus the top Indonesian not in the top 6 will advance to the Stepladder shootout finals in four Steps. Finalists ranked 5, 6 and 7 will play one match from scratch in Step I Finals. The winner of Step I will meet finalists ranked 3 and 4 in Step II Finals over one match from scratch. The winner of Step II will meet finalist ranked 2 in Step III Finals over one match from scratch. The winner of Step III will challenge finalist ranked 1 for the title on a beat twice format.
The official hotel is Aston Marina Ancol