In front of the biggest crowd ever at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria,
Chris Barnes (pictured), United States, captured his second title in the
Columbia 300 Vienna Open and the 7.000 Euro top prize. Barnes was also awarded his 14th career PBA title and his first on the World Bowling Tour. In the title match of an all-PBA champions finale, Barnes, defeated reigning PBA player of the Year
Sean Rash, United States, 257-214.
Tommy Jones, United States, and England's
Stuart Williams finished third and fourth.
Missy Parkin (l.) of Lake Forest, Calif. and Chris Barnes (r.) of Double Oak, Texas, took different routes to win the women's and men's title at the Bayer Advanced Aspirin World Bowling Tour Women's Finals presented by the PBA Saturday at South Point Exhibition Hall, Las Vegas, Nev. The 2012 World Bowling Tour was made up of 12 tournaments around the world and players earned points based on how they finished in each event.
Jason Belmonte (l.) of Australia defeated PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash, United States, 2-1, to win the World Bowling Tour's AMF Australian Masters Saturday at AMF Bowling Rooty Hill RSL in Sydney, Australia. Belmonte pocketed $25000 Australian Dollar (approx. USD 25,860) for the victory and was awarded a PBA international title, his fifth career PBA title. In an all U.S.-affair Diandra Asbaty (r.) swept Missy Parkin, 2-0, to win the women's title.
The 2012 World Bowling Tour featured 12 events in 8 countries - five in the United States and one each in Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Japan, Kuwait and Thailand. The top 50 men and the top 50 women earned points based on how they finished in each event. The current points system is based on a continuous two-year cycle (2011-12). The top 3 men and top 3 women in the WBT rankings qualified for the World Bowling Tour finals on Nov. 10, 2012 in Las Vegas.
Stuart Williams (l.) of England remained unchallenged in the 17th and last squad en route to win the qualifying in the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open. Williams was the lone player in the 303 player field who surpassed the 1500 mark with 1544 total and an average of 257.33. Birgit Pöppler (r.) of Germany was the best of 55 women in second place with 1466 including 248 handicap and the only 300 game of the tournament so far.
Stuart Williams of England and Team USA's Tommy Jones teamed in Squad 16 to overtake the lead in the Doubles competition of the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open with 2802 pinfall total and an average of 233.50. Williams (l.) , England's first PBA champion, who leads qualifying with 1544 and an average of 257.33, rolled a 1346 series and Jones (r.), a 13-time PBA champion, led Squad 16 with 1456 (242 average) en route to move into third place in the overall qualifying standings. 
Liz Johnson (pictured left) of the United States rolled games of 289, 224, 224, 190, 223 and 200 in Squad 15 of the 10th Vienna Open to into sixth place in the overall qualifying standings with 1398 including handicap. Nicole Heberle (right) of Germany was mere six pins behind with 1392 to take eighths place. Tanner Spacey, United States, is the man on the bubble in 52nd place with 1308 and an average of 218.
Mathieu Bergès (l.) of Switzerland and Dane Jens Sørensen (r.) took different routes to move into the top 52 in qualifying at the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open. Only 28 players took to the lanes at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, on early Saturday morning to kick off the final qualifying day. Bergès totaled 1314 pins, an average of 219, en route to leap into 40th place in the overall standings. Sorensen had 1301 (216.83), good for 49th place.
Chris Barnes (pictured left with his wife, Lynda), United States, set the tone in the 12th of 17 qualifying squads at the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open Friday afternoon at Plus Bowling in Vienna. The 13-time PBA champion, who won the gold medal at the World Singles Championships on Cyprus last month, toppled 1381 pins improving his previous high series by 24 pins en route to leap six spots into 12th place in the overall qualifying standings. Lynda leaped into 33rd place with 1319.
German national team member Birgit Pöppler (r.) had the first 300 game of the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open in Squad 11 on Friday afternoon en route to move into second place in both the overall qualifying standings and the Doubles competition. Pöppler started her series with 238 and achieved perfection in game two. She closed out with 206, 246, 225 and 203 for 1466 including handicap. She teamed with Stuart Williams of England, who added 1292 for 2758 total.
Joachim Karlsson (l.) of Sweden has six games between 214 and 246 Friday morning at Plus Bowling in Vienna Austria to lead the 10th qualifying squad with 1385 total en route to move into fourth place in the overall qualifying standings of the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open. With 270 players - 222 men and 48 women - from 26 countries in the books, one 1500 series, one 1400 series and 30 1300 can be found on the leaderboard. Stuart Williams of England is in the driver's seat with 1544 (257.33).
Stuart Williams of England (pictured) remained unchallenged in the ninth squad Friday night and leads a field of 247 players from 25 countries into the penultimate qualifying day at the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open. Squad 9 leader Carsten Warming Hansen totaled 1287 to move into 35th place. Williams and Dennis Eklund of Sweden continued to lead in Doubles with 2790. Thomas and Ivonne Gross were the best doubles in Squad 9 with 2500, good for 24th place. Qualifying continues on Friday with Squads 10-13 scheduled for 9 a.m., 1, 5 and 9 p.m. CEST.
The eighth qualifying squad was the highest scoring squad so far at the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open with Stuart Williams (l.) of England taking the lead in Singles and Doubles with Swede Dennis Eklund (r.) Thursday evening at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Williams fired games of 228, 274, 228, 287, 259 and 268 for 1544 six game total, an average of 257.33, to overtake previous leader and fellow PBA bowler Dan MacLelland of Canada by 144 pins. 
Liz Johnson, United States, led the seventh qualifying squad of the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open with 1365 and teamed with fellow Team USA member Kelly Kulick (l-r) to overtake the lead in Doubles 2692. Johnson leaped into second place in the overall qualifying standings. Dane Frederik Øhrgaard (right) had six games between 243 and 197 and moved into fouth place with 1349. 
Mik Stampe (l.) of Denamrk led the sixth qualifying squad at the 10 Columbia 300 Vienna Open with 1346 total en route to earn the last automatic berth into Sunday's finals. Tanner Spacey (r.), United States, used a 296 game to leap into ninth place with 1308. Dan MacLelland of Canada leads the field of 172 bowlers with 1400 (233.33). The PBA bowler and Clara Juliana Guerrero of Colombia also lead in Doubles with 2666 (218.17).
Clara Juliana Guerrero (l.) of Colombia finished her six-game series Wednesday evening with a four-bagger en route to win Squad 5 with 1346 total including 48 pins handicap. The two-time World Champion became the first woman to win a squad in the 10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open. Guerrero sandwiched games of 225, 229, 233 and 225 around two 190s to beat out Riku Petteri Kivelae (r.) of Finland for the top spot by 19 pins.