When Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, started his sixth and final game in Prince de Liège Tournament at "Le Strike" bowling in Crisnée, the lefty knew it wouldn't be an easy task to defend his title. The tournament format is as simple as tough: six games without finals. The former World and European champion needed 250 to overtake another former world champion, Geert-Jan van Baest, Netherlands, by one pin.
Crocus Expo in Moscow, Russia (September 27-29, 2006)
The EELEX, the annual international trade show for the gaming and entertainment industry, celebrated its 15th anniversary at a new home, the Crocus Expo in Moscow, Russia. The third largest casino exhibition in the world and the largest in Russia, CIS and Baltic countries run from September 27-29 and was organized by the Unicum Group, the leading Russian provider of solutions and products for gaming business and entertainment industry.
Ruth Doppler from Basel and Philippe Huber from Geneva, will represent Switzerland at the 42nd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Mampote Bowling Center in Caracas, Venezuela from November 4-10, 2006. The 2006 Swiss Champions won the Swiss World Cup Qualifier at Bowling Center BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, Switzerland.
Bowling-Halle BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, Switzerland
Father and son, Ernst and Marcus Berndt from Sweden, finished 1-2 in the Singles event of the 5th Winterthur Triple at Bowling-Halle BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, Switzerland. Former European champion Ernst (pioctured) topped his son Marcus in the final game 236 to 215 to win the title by 11 pins. Oliver Blasé, Germany, fired a 299 in the final game to leapfrog into third place.
Bowling Center Viernheim in Viernheim, Germany (Sept. 09-17, 2006)
Christian Gräber of Germany overtook the lead in the qualifying of the 2nd Gutperle Viernheim Open 2006 Monday evening. After a slow start with 198, Gräber posted scores of 228, 209, 269, 267 and 221 to finish the six-game series with 1392 pinfall total and an average of 232,00. He holds a commanding lead over previous leader Martina Beckel, who is 64 pins behind in second place with 1328.
Following on from the ratings success of the debut live airing on Sky Sports last year, the Weber Cup team event returns to the Barnsley Metrodome this autumn from 20-22 October. Styled on golf's Ryder Cup, the Weber Cup features two five man teams representing Europe and the USA doing battle over three days in a series of singles, doubles and team matches to determine the destination of the Weber Cup - named after bowling legend Dick Weber.
Ron Oldfield and Jacqui Cooper, England, walked away the winners in the the men's and women's Belgian Senior Open at bowling center Bowlmaster in Bruxelles, Belgium (not Sergio Bellini and Lena Dahlgren as inadvertently reported earlier by Bernard Mora).
Airport Bowl in London, England (August 12-28, 2006)
When Rob Kendall lost his first two-game title match, 438-372, against reigning European ranking champion Paul Moor in the QubicaAMF London International, the question had to be asked. 'Would we see a repeat of last year?' Kendall was the only undefeated player in this year's double-elimination format and had to be defeated twice in the final.
Hollywood-Super-Bowling in Innsbruck, Austria (Aug 5-6, 2006)
Former German international Peter Wolfschaffner averaged 236,86 over 14 games en route to win the 6th Fun-tastic Games at Hollywood-Super-Bowling in Innsbruck, Austria, with the maximum of 42 points. After a sluggish start with two sub-par games, Wolfschaffner played in his own league and became the first player in the six-year history of the tournament, who won all 14 games.
In the championship match of the Evje Open International 2006, No. 1 seed Geir Olav Pedersen (left) defeated Per Kristian Eide, 258-217, en route to win the title and the 30.000 Norwegian Kronor first-place check. Despite losing in the opening match, it was a big payday for qualifying leader Petter Hansen (right).
Best Bowling ZliÄÃn in Prague, Czech Republic (August 2-6, 2006)
Jordi Roca Martinez from Belgium defeated Jana MareÅ¡ová, Czech Republic, two-games-to-one to win the Prague Summer Cup at Best Bowling ZliÄín in Prague and 1.000 Euro. Top seeded Martinez secured the victory with a 224-153 in the deciding third game.
Amiki Bowling in Lüneburg, Germany (Jul 28 - Aug. 6, 2006)
Karl-Peter Greulich (left) flew past Robert Wölki, both Germany, 479-355, en route to capture the title in the 2006 AMIKI Open at Amiki Bowling in Lüneburg, Germany. In the championship match over two game total pinfall, top seeded Greulich started with a huge 266-game to take a commanding 72-pin lead and never looked back.
Ray Falzon of Malta defeated No. 1 seeded Or Aviram, Israel, 408-333, over two games total pinfall to win the 2nd Cockatoos Pafos Open in Cyprus and the 5.600 Euro top prize. The 2nd Cockatoos Pafos Open drew 125 players from Cyprus, England, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Russia, Sweden and Ukraine.
Michael Lehmann, sports manager of USC Bowling 1952 Viernheim and tournament organizer of the 100.000 Euro Viernheim Open, has informed us that club is mourning the death of Andrea Jonasdofsky. The 38-year-old former German National Champion suffered from a stroke during a bowling tournament last Sunday and passed away at the young age of 38 on early Tuesday morning July 25th.
Republished courtesy of South Wales Echo (July 13, 2006)
A 'gentle giant' who had dreamed of playing tenpin bowls for his country has died in Australia on the eve of his full international debut. RAF Sergeant Lez Rogers, 38, flew to Melbourne with wife Kay just days after they celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary. But before father-of-one Lez, ranked as Wales' top male tenpin bowlers last year, had a chance to play in the Commonwealth Championships, he collapsed on an evening out with friends.
Brunswick Bowling Aupark in Bratislava, Slovakia (June 28-July 2, 2006)
Ray McDowell of Poland defeated Achim Grabowski from Germany in the championship match of the 5th Slovakia Open on Sunday at the Brunswick Bowling Aupark in Bratislava, Slovakia. In the match over two games total pinfall, McDowell took a slim two-pin lead after game one with 229-227. While multiple German champion Grabowski added another 227-game, McDowell struck in all but one frame to cruise to victory with a huge 279-game, 508-454.
Petach-Tikva bowling center in Israel (June 23, 2006)
Or Aviram and Mali Mizrachi won the men's and women's individual titles in the 2006 Israel National Championships yesterday at the Petach-Tikva bowling center. Aviram was declared Israel's Player of the Year by the Israeli Bowling Federation.
Tomy Wende and Alexandra Göbel claimed the men's and women's titles in the 2006 German National Championships at U.S. Play bowling center in Dresden. Alexandra (pictured) followed in the footprints of her twin sister Michaela, who won the women's championship in 2004 and 2005.
Sébastien Cagnat and Marylin Planchard won their first individual titles at the 2006 French National Championships in the 'Elite' division. Planchard stormed to a sensational victory in the women's division and dethroned 11-time defending champion Isabelle Saldjian.
Former French international Pierre Luc Sanchez walked away the winner in the 1st Caissargues International Open at Bowling One in Caissargues near Nimes, France. Sanchez averaged 210,45 for eleven games and compiled a 7-4 match play record en route to win the title with 2525 pinfall total and earn the big 7.000 Euro first-place check.
When Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, started his sixth and final game in Prince de Liège Tournament at "Le Strike" bowling in Crisnée, the lefty knew it wouldn't be an easy task to defend his title. The tournament format is as simple as tough: six games without finals. The former World and European champion needed 250 to overtake another former world champion, Geert-Jan van Baest, Netherlands, by one pin.
The EELEX, the annual international trade show for the gaming and entertainment industry, celebrated its 15th anniversary at a new home, the Crocus Expo in Moscow, Russia. The third largest casino exhibition in the world and the largest in Russia, CIS and Baltic countries run from September 27-29 and was organized by the Unicum Group, the leading Russian provider of solutions and products for gaming business and entertainment industry.
Ruth Doppler from Basel and Philippe Huber from Geneva, will represent Switzerland at the 42nd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Mampote Bowling Center in Caracas, Venezuela from November 4-10, 2006. The 2006 Swiss Champions won the Swiss World Cup Qualifier at Bowling Center BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, Switzerland. 
Father and son, Ernst and Marcus Berndt from Sweden, finished 1-2 in the Singles event of the 5th Winterthur Triple at Bowling-Halle BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, Switzerland. Former European champion Ernst (pioctured) topped his son Marcus in the final game 236 to 215 to win the title by 11 pins. Oliver Blasé, Germany, fired a 299 in the final game to leapfrog into third place.
Christian Gräber of Germany overtook the lead in the qualifying of the 2nd Gutperle Viernheim Open 2006 Monday evening. After a slow start with 198, Gräber posted scores of 228, 209, 269, 267 and 221 to finish the six-game series with 1392 pinfall total and an average of 232,00. He holds a commanding lead over previous leader Martina Beckel, who is 64 pins behind in second place with 1328.
Ron Oldfield and Jacqui Cooper, England, walked away the winners in the the men's and women's Belgian Senior Open at bowling center Bowlmaster in Bruxelles, Belgium (not Sergio Bellini and Lena Dahlgren as inadvertently reported earlier by Bernard Mora). 
When Rob Kendall lost his first two-game title match, 438-372, against reigning European ranking champion Paul Moor in the QubicaAMF London International, the question had to be asked. 'Would we see a repeat of last year?' Kendall was the only undefeated player in this year's double-elimination format and had to be defeated twice in the final.
Former German international Peter Wolfschaffner averaged 236,86 over 14 games en route to win the 6th Fun-tastic Games at Hollywood-Super-Bowling in Innsbruck, Austria, with the maximum of 42 points. After a sluggish start with two sub-par games, Wolfschaffner played in his own league and became the first player in the six-year history of the tournament, who won all 14 games.
In the championship match of the Evje Open International 2006, No. 1 seed Geir Olav Pedersen (left) defeated Per Kristian Eide, 258-217, en route to win the title and the 30.000 Norwegian Kronor first-place check. Despite losing in the opening match, it was a big payday for qualifying leader Petter Hansen (right). 
Jordi Roca Martinez from Belgium defeated Jana MareÅ¡ová, Czech Republic, two-games-to-one to win the Prague Summer Cup at Best Bowling ZliÄín in Prague and 1.000 Euro. Top seeded Martinez secured the victory with a 224-153 in the deciding third game. 
Karl-Peter Greulich (left) flew past Robert Wölki, both Germany, 479-355, en route to capture the title in the 2006 AMIKI Open at Amiki Bowling in Lüneburg, Germany. In the championship match over two game total pinfall, top seeded Greulich started with a huge 266-game to take a commanding 72-pin lead and never looked back. 
Michael Lehmann, sports manager of USC Bowling 1952 Viernheim and tournament organizer of the 100.000 Euro Viernheim Open, has informed us that club is mourning the death of Andrea Jonasdofsky. The 38-year-old former German National Champion suffered from a stroke during a bowling tournament last Sunday and passed away at the young age of 38 on early Tuesday morning July 25th. 
A 'gentle giant' who had dreamed of playing tenpin bowls for his country has died in Australia on the eve of his full international debut. RAF Sergeant Lez Rogers, 38, flew to Melbourne with wife Kay just days after they celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary. But before father-of-one Lez, ranked as Wales' top male tenpin bowlers last year, had a chance to play in the Commonwealth Championships, he collapsed on an evening out with friends.
Ray McDowell of Poland defeated Achim Grabowski from Germany in the championship match of the 5th Slovakia Open on Sunday at the Brunswick Bowling Aupark in Bratislava, Slovakia. In the match over two games total pinfall, McDowell took a slim two-pin lead after game one with 229-227. While multiple German champion Grabowski added another 227-game, McDowell struck in all but one frame to cruise to victory with a huge 279-game, 508-454. 
Or Aviram and Mali Mizrachi won the men's and women's individual titles in the 2006 Israel National Championships yesterday at the Petach-Tikva bowling center. Aviram was declared Israel's Player of the Year by the Israeli Bowling Federation. 
Tomy Wende and Alexandra Göbel claimed the men's and women's titles in the 2006 German National Championships at U.S. Play bowling center in Dresden. Alexandra (pictured) followed in the footprints of her twin sister Michaela, who won the women's championship in 2004 and 2005. 
Sébastien Cagnat and Marylin Planchard won their first individual titles at the 2006 French National Championships in the 'Elite' division. Planchard stormed to a sensational victory in the women's division and dethroned 11-time defending champion Isabelle Saldjian. 
Former French international Pierre Luc Sanchez walked away the winner in the 1st Caissargues International Open at Bowling One in Caissargues near Nimes, France. Sanchez averaged 210,45 for eleven games and compiled a 7-4 match play record en route to win the title with 2525 pinfall total and earn the big 7.000 Euro first-place check. 