Norwegian Youth national team member Andrea E. Hansen wins women's ranking
Swede Peter Westin (l.) defeated Team Norway anchor, Mads Sandbækken (r.), 236-231, in the title match of the Linne Norwegian Open 2011 to capture his first career European Bowling Tour title and 30.000 NOK (approx. 3.800 Euro) Sunday at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway. Westin, Sandbækken, Alexander Medveditskov, Russia, and Frode Jørgen Aaneby, Norway, advanced to the championship round featuring three one-game shoot-out matches.
Squad 15 leader Arvid Espen moves in top 8; cut for 36th place is 1304
Two-hander Osku Palermaa (l.) of Finland led a field of 167 players with 1496 six-game total, a 249.33 average, en route to win the qualifying of the Linne Norwegian Open. The PBA champion remained unchallenged in the last four qualifying squads Saturday at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo and led a group of 40 players into Sunday's finals. Arvid Espen (r.) led Squad 15 with 1387, the highest series on Saturday, to move into seventh place. Jenny Wegner, Sweden, took the 36th and last place to advance with 1304.
Six players crack top 10 on Friday; cut for 36th place is 1273
Three-time European Bowling Tour ranking champion Osku Palermaa (l.) of Finland averaged almost 250 Friday afternoon at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo en route to shoot into the qualifying lead in the Linne Norwegian Open. The two-hander fired games of 222, 221, 257, 265, 242 and 289 in Squad 12 to lead the 136-player field from seven countries with 1496 pinfall total and an average of 249.33. Total six players cracked the top 10 in the three squads on Friday.With the last four squads to go on Saturday, Patcharin Torgersen holds the 36th and last spot to advance with 1273.
Thomas Fagerstrøm continues to lead qualifying with eight squads to go
Qualifying of the Linne Norwegian Open resumed Thursday after a three-day hiatus with squads 8 and 9 at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway. Norwegian national team member Heidi Thorstensen (l.) started the day with a 1310 series, an average of 218.33, to lead Squad 8 with 1358 including 48 pins women's handicap en route to leap into eighth place in the overall qualifying standings. Squad 6 leader Thomas Fagerstrøm (r.), Norway, held on to the lead with 1462 (243.67).
Thomas Fagerstrøm (l.) overtook the qualifying lead in the Linne Norwegian Open 2011 during Squad 6 Sunday at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway. Fagerstrøm fired games of 255, 279, 223, 269, 199 and 237 to lead the field of 88 players with 1462 six-game total and an average of 243.67. Previous leader Mads Sandbækken (r.) slipped to second place with 1436. As the top two players after the first seven squads, Fagerstrøm and Sandbækken are automatically qualified for the finals.
Defeats PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss in the title match
Reigning European Bowling Tour ranking champion Dominic Barrett, England, defeated PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss, United States (r-l), 484-465, over two games total pinfall to win the BNC Open Sunday at BNC Bowling Center in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was Barrett's fifth career EBT title and the first this season. Barrett earned 6.000 Euro while Voss pocketed 3.300 Euro for second place. The EBT moves to Norway for the Linne Norwegian Open which is already underway at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo.
Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway (Aug. 19-28, 2011)
The Linne Norwegian Open 2011 got underway this weekend with the first four out of seventeen qualifying squads at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway. Mads Sandbækken (l.) rolled a 1436 series in Squad 3 on Saturday to lead the field of 70 players with an average of 239.33. The Team Norway anchor had games of 202, 257, 195, 278, 236 and 268. His team mate Fredrik Tjernes (r.) had a pair of 279s in Squad 2 to sit in second place with 1415. Qualifying continues on Sunday, Aug. 21 with Squads 5-7.
Leads 64 players into Sunday's finals; cut for 48th place was 1203
Patrick Backe (l.) of Sweden has won the qualifying of the BNC Open in Bratislava, Slovakia, with 1399 pins and and average of 233.17 for six games. The former world champion leads a field of 64 players into the finals on Sunday, Aug. 21. Thomas Larsen (r.), Denmark, posted the highest score on Saturday but fell just four pins short of the lead with 1395. The BNC Open is the 13th stop of the 2011 European Bowling Tour and offers total prize fund of 42.000 Euro with 6.000 Euro going to the winner.
Patrick Backe (pictured) of Sweden averaged 233.17 in Squad 18 Friday afternoon at BNC Bowling Center to shoot into the lead in the qualifying of the BNC Open in Bratislava, Slovakia. The former world champion (1999, doubles and team) started his six-game series with 187 but rebounded with 253, 203, 245, 232 and 279 to lead the field of 211 players from 23 countries with 1399 pinfall total. Qualifying ends on Saturday, Aug. 20 with Squads 21-24 and wraps off with the one-game Desperado
Squad slated for 12.30 a.m. on Sunday morning..
Alvar Cardona continues to lead; cut for 48th place is now 1176 (196 average)
Six players cracked the top 10 in the qualifying of the BNC Open Thursday at BNC Bowling Center in Bratislava, Slovakia. Alvar Cardona (l.) held on to the lead with 1375 six-game total and an average of 229.17. The Catalonian holds a slim one-pin lead over Karl Wahlgren (r.), Sweden, who moved into second place behind a 1374 series in Squad 15. With 16 out of 24 qualifying squads completed, the cut for 48th and last place to advance to the finals is 1176 and an average of 196.
All four squad leaders from Wednesday's qualifying advance to the finals on Sunday, Aug. 21
Alvar Cardona (pictured) of Catalonia averaged 229.17 in Wednesday's squad 10 en route to move to the top of the leaderboard in the qualifying of the BNC Open currently underway at BNC Bowling Center in Bratislava, Slovakia. Cardona had games of 245, 216, 250, 237, 212 and 215 and a total of 1375 to beat out previous leader Romeo Gagenoiu, Romania for the pole position by two pins. All four squad leaders on Wednesday led the separate standings from Wednesday's
qualifying squads 9-12 and are automatically qualified for the finals on
Sunday, Aug. 21.
Top 4 from Tuesday's qualifying squads advance to the finals on Sunday, Aug. 21
Romeo Gagenoiu (l.) of Romania averaged 228.83 Tuesday at BNC Bowling Center in Bratislava, Slovakia to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the BNC Open. Gagenoiu had games of 277, 200, 191, 236, 235 and 234 in Squad 7 of 24 for 1373 six-game total and an average of 228.83. Defending champion Thomas Gross (r.), Austria, who led Monday with 1359, slipped one spot to second place. Bogdan Dobondi, Sweden, moved into third place behind a 1299 series.
Top 4 from Monday's qualifying squads advance to the finals on Sunday, Aug. 21
Defending champion Thomas Gross, Austria, led the first two of four qualifying squads Monday at BNC Bowling Center en route to take the lead after day one qualifying in the BNC Open in Bratislava, Slovakia. Gross started the tournament with 1288 in Squad 1 and improved his score by 71 pins in Squad 2 to lead the field of 84 players with 1359 six-game total and an average of 226.50. The top four players from the Monday's standings are automatically qualified for the finals on Sunday, Aug. 21.
EBT Silver tournament starts on Monday, Aug. 15, with the 4/24 qualifying squads
After a one-month hiatus the 2011 European Bowling Tour will resume with the BNC Open in Bratislava, Slovakia. The tournament is the 13th stop of the 2011 European Bowling Tour and the fifth out of seven EBT "Silver" tournaments this season. The BNC Open 2011 will be held from Aug. 15-21, 2011 at 16-lane BNC Bowling Center and offers total prize fund of 42.000 Euro with 6.000 Euro going to the winner, 3.300 to the runner-up and 1.800 each to the third and fourth place finisher.
No. 3 seed defeats No 2. Robert and No. 1 Koivuniemi in stepladder finals to earn 12.000 Euro
Martin Larsen (pictured left) of Sweden, came from the No. 3 seed to claim the title in the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona and to earn the 12.000 Euro top prize Sunday at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain. Larsen flew past his compatriot Robert Andersson in the semifinal, 245-192, and then topped PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi, who ked the tournament since the qualifying, in the title match, 203-146. Sixth place finisher Joline Persson-Planefors (right), Sweden, overtook the lead in the EBT women's ranking.
Leads 29 men and 19 women into the finals on Sunday, July 17th
Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland won the qualifying in the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona which concluded Saturday night with the 15th qualifying squad at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain. The two-time PBA Player of the Year led the field of 167 players from 17 countries with 1433 six-game total (238.83 ave.). Dominic Barrett (r.), England, was one of four squad leaders on Saturday, who earned automatic spots into the finals on Sunday, July 17th.
Other squad leaders on Friday are Jesper Agerbo, Thomas Larsen and Joline Persson-Planefors
Reigning PBA Player of the Year, Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland posted a 1433 six-game total Friday night at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain to lead Squad 11 en route to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona. Starting the day in 42nd place Koivuniemi, currently the No. 3 in the European Bowling Tour men's ranking, averaged 238.83 including games of 231, 269, 228, 204, 258 and 243 to lead the 167 players from 26 countries - 107 men and 60 women - into the final day of qualifying.
Another four players joined the elite club of squad leaders Thursday at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain, who will be seeded into Sunday's finals of the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona. Zulmazran Zulkifli (pictured) led Squad 4 on Thursday morning to shoot into the qualifying lead with 1430 (238.33 average) A total of seven players from Thursday's squads 4-7 cracked the top 10 in the overall qualifying standings. Reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi currently holds tha 42nd place and lst place to advance with 1248 (208.00).
Both squad leaders are automatically qualified for Sunday's finals
Malaysia's Syafiq Ridhwan (l.) and PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss (r.), United States, led the qualifying squads on Wednesday to move to the top of the leaderboard in the qualifying of the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona. Ridhwan leads the field of 71 players from 18 countries with 1404 (234 ave.) with Voss in second place at 1362. As a squad leader, both players are automatically qualified for Sunday's finals at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain.
Malaysia's Esther Cheah finishes fourth to win the women's ranking
In an all-Malaysian affair, Alex Liew (pictured) defeated Adrian Ang, 465-428, over two games total pinfall, en route to win the title in the 7th Storm San Marino Open and the 10.000 Euro top prize Sunday afternoon at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Liew ousted Robert Andersson, Sweden, in the semifinals, 458-417, while Ang eliminated fellow country woman Esther Cheah in a high-scoring encounter, 499-489.
Swede Peter Westin (l.) defeated Team Norway anchor, Mads Sandbækken (r.), 236-231, in the title match of the Linne Norwegian Open 2011 to capture his first career European Bowling Tour title and 30.000 NOK (approx. 3.800 Euro) Sunday at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway. Westin, Sandbækken, Alexander Medveditskov, Russia, and Frode Jørgen Aaneby, Norway, advanced to the championship round featuring three one-game shoot-out matches.
Two-hander Osku Palermaa (l.) of Finland led a field of 167 players with 1496 six-game total, a 249.33 average, en route to win the qualifying of the Linne Norwegian Open. The PBA champion remained unchallenged in the last four qualifying squads Saturday at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo and led a group of 40 players into Sunday's finals. Arvid Espen (r.) led Squad 15 with 1387, the highest series on Saturday, to move into seventh place. Jenny Wegner, Sweden, took the 36th and last place to advance with 1304.
Three-time European Bowling Tour ranking champion Osku Palermaa (l.) of Finland averaged almost 250 Friday afternoon at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo en route to shoot into the qualifying lead in the Linne Norwegian Open. The two-hander fired games of 222, 221, 257, 265, 242 and 289 in Squad 12 to lead the 136-player field from seven countries with 1496 pinfall total and an average of 249.33. Total six players cracked the top 10 in the three squads on Friday.With the last four squads to go on Saturday, Patcharin Torgersen holds the 36th and last spot to advance with 1273.
Qualifying of the Linne Norwegian Open resumed Thursday after a three-day hiatus with squads 8 and 9 at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway. Norwegian national team member Heidi Thorstensen (l.) started the day with a 1310 series, an average of 218.33, to lead Squad 8 with 1358 including 48 pins women's handicap en route to leap into eighth place in the overall qualifying standings. Squad 6 leader Thomas Fagerstrøm (r.), Norway, held on to the lead with 1462 (243.67).
Thomas Fagerstrøm (l.) overtook the qualifying lead in the Linne Norwegian Open 2011 during Squad 6 Sunday at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway. Fagerstrøm fired games of 255, 279, 223, 269, 199 and 237 to lead the field of 88 players with 1462 six-game total and an average of 243.67. Previous leader Mads Sandbækken (r.) slipped to second place with 1436. As the top two players after the first seven squads, Fagerstrøm and Sandbækken are automatically qualified for the finals.
The Linne Norwegian Open 2011 got underway this weekend with the first four out of seventeen qualifying squads at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway. Mads Sandbækken (l.) rolled a 1436 series in Squad 3 on Saturday to lead the field of 70 players with an average of 239.33. The Team Norway anchor had games of 202, 257, 195, 278, 236 and 268. His team mate Fredrik Tjernes (r.) had a pair of 279s in Squad 2 to sit in second place with 1415. Qualifying continues on Sunday, Aug. 21 with Squads 5-7. 
Patrick Backe (l.) of Sweden has won the qualifying of the BNC Open in Bratislava, Slovakia, with 1399 pins and and average of 233.17 for six games. The former world champion leads a field of 64 players into the finals on Sunday, Aug. 21. Thomas Larsen (r.), Denmark, posted the highest score on Saturday but fell just four pins short of the lead with 1395. The BNC Open is the 13th stop of the 2011 European Bowling Tour and offers total prize fund of 42.000 Euro with 6.000 Euro going to the winner. 
Patrick Backe (pictured) of Sweden averaged 233.17 in Squad 18 Friday afternoon at BNC Bowling Center to shoot into the lead in the qualifying of the BNC Open in Bratislava, Slovakia. The former world champion (1999, doubles and team) started his six-game series with 187 but rebounded with 253, 203, 245, 232 and 279 to lead the field of 211 players from 23 countries with 1399 pinfall total. Qualifying ends on Saturday, Aug. 20 with Squads 21-24 and wraps off with the one-game Desperado
Squad slated for 12.30 a.m. on Sunday morning.. 
Six players cracked the top 10 in the qualifying of the BNC Open Thursday at BNC Bowling Center in Bratislava, Slovakia. Alvar Cardona (l.) held on to the lead with 1375 six-game total and an average of 229.17. The Catalonian holds a slim one-pin lead over Karl Wahlgren (r.), Sweden, who moved into second place behind a 1374 series in Squad 15. With 16 out of 24 qualifying squads completed, the cut for 48th and last place to advance to the finals is 1176 and an average of 196. 
Romeo Gagenoiu (l.) of Romania averaged 228.83 Tuesday at BNC Bowling Center in Bratislava, Slovakia to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the BNC Open. Gagenoiu had games of 277, 200, 191, 236, 235 and 234 in Squad 7 of 24 for 1373 six-game total and an average of 228.83. Defending champion Thomas Gross (r.), Austria, who led Monday with 1359, slipped one spot to second place. Bogdan Dobondi, Sweden, moved into third place behind a 1299 series.
Defending champion Thomas Gross, Austria, led the first two of four qualifying squads Monday at BNC Bowling Center en route to take the lead after day one qualifying in the BNC Open in Bratislava, Slovakia. Gross started the tournament with 1288 in Squad 1 and improved his score by 71 pins in Squad 2 to lead the field of 84 players with 1359 six-game total and an average of 226.50. The top four players from the Monday's standings are automatically qualified for the finals on Sunday, Aug. 21. 
Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland won the qualifying in the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona which concluded Saturday night with the 15th qualifying squad at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain. The two-time PBA Player of the Year led the field of 167 players from 17 countries with 1433 six-game total (238.83 ave.). Dominic Barrett (r.), England, was one of four squad leaders on Saturday, who earned automatic spots into the finals on Sunday, July 17th. 
Reigning PBA Player of the Year, Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland posted a 1433 six-game total Friday night at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain to lead Squad 11 en route to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona. Starting the day in 42nd place Koivuniemi, currently the No. 3 in the European Bowling Tour men's ranking, averaged 238.83 including games of 231, 269, 228, 204, 258 and 243 to lead the 167 players from 26 countries - 107 men and 60 women - into the final day of qualifying.
Another four players joined the elite club of squad leaders Thursday at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain, who will be seeded into Sunday's finals of the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona. Zulmazran Zulkifli (pictured) led Squad 4 on Thursday morning to shoot into the qualifying lead with 1430 (238.33 average) A total of seven players from Thursday's squads 4-7 cracked the top 10 in the overall qualifying standings. Reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi currently holds tha 42nd place and lst place to advance with 1248 (208.00). 
Malaysia's Syafiq Ridhwan (l.) and PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss (r.), United States, led the qualifying squads on Wednesday to move to the top of the leaderboard in the qualifying of the 33rd Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona. Ridhwan leads the field of 71 players from 18 countries with 1404 (234 ave.) with Voss in second place at 1362. As a squad leader, both players are automatically qualified for Sunday's finals at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain.
