Metro bowling center in Lörenskog, Oslo, Norway (Sept. 1-6, 2009)
The Thon Norwegian Open 2009 is underway at Metro bowling center, an 18-laner in Lörenskog in the outskirts of Norway's capital city of Oslo. The tournament offers total prize fund of 153.000 Norwegian Kronor or approx. 17.750 Euro. Hans Fredrik Gether (l.) used high games of 254 and 256 to take the early lead with 1281 six-game total and an average of 213.50. Sean Michael Hustveit (r.) was second with 1278. Qualifying continues until Saturday, September 5.
Jo Allsebrook (pictured left) is the Kegel London International 2009 champion, the second time a female has been first and making it two years in a row after the last year's win by Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands. In the title match of the double-elimination finals over two-games total pinfall, Allsebrook took on Matt Forsyth, who the sole undefeated player coming in from the winners bracket. Allsebrook had to beat him twice to win the title and the 5.000 Euro top prize.
AMF Leeds Bowl in Leeds, England (Sept. 4-6, 2009)
Coaches wishing to earn their USBC Silver certification should register for one of the few remaining spots at the upcoming USBC Silver clinic hosted by Steve Ininns (l.), which will take place at AMF Leeds Bowl Sept. 4-6, 2009. Ininns, a Silver International Coach and USBC Bronze-level Instructor, will serve as clinic host and be joined by Rod Ross (r.) – lead presenter and Head Coach of the International Training and Research Center, Del Ballard Jr. and Bill Hoffman.
Nesher Bowling Center in Haifa, Israel (Aug. 15, 2009)
Israel national team member Aviv Alfital (pictured with the trophy) won the 3rd Haifa Open 2009 on Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Nesher bowling center in Haifa, Israel. The 2007 European Youth Champion defeated Tali Itzhak in the TV final, 201-195, to claim the title and the 7.000NIS (approx USD2.000) first prize. The 3rd Haifa Open was the largest tournaments held in Israel since the Israel Open was cancelled after the year 2001. The tournament drew 155 bowlers and 340 entries.
For the second consecutive year, Team USA head coach Jeri Edwards
held some clinics at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, July 4-5, 2009.
Edwards was assisted by United States Bowling Congress Silver level
coach Thomas Tybl, Austria, who runs the "Bowling Store" Pro Shop at Plus Bowling. Jeri started with a "Youth Camp" on Saturday, after which we had the opportunity to talk with Jeri and Thomas about being a bowling coach.
Two PBA stars, Kelly Kulick and Rhino Page, were invited to compete against Norway's bowlers in the Evje Open International from July 10-19, 2009. Kulick (left) led the women's division from the qualifying and topped Ann Louise HaugenAndersen in the title match, 214-209, to win the 15.000 NOK (approx. $2,367) top prize.
Page also led the qualifying and was seeded second in the stepladder. He fell to eventual winner Petter Hansen in the semis, 229-279, to finish third. Hansen (right) went on to defeat No. 1 seed Mads Sandbækken twice to win the 30.000 NOK top prize.
For the second consecutive year, the World Sports Festival was held in Vienna, Austria. More than 4.000 youth athletes from
all over the world including 176 bowlers participated in this year's event and invaded Vienna. Due to the record number of players and to guarantee that all players
could attend the Opening Ceremonies on Friday and the Players' Party on
Saturday, Tournament Director Wolfgang Lohschmid had to adjust schedule and
format. The Bowling Championships at the World Sports Festival 2009 finally
featured two events: 3-player Mixed Teams and Singles, both on a
handicap basis.
Both will represent Israel at the 32nd European Championship Cup on Crete, Greece
For the second year in a row, Or Aviram and Sarit Mizrachi (l-r) won the men's and women's individual title at the 2009 Israeli National Championship Friday, July 10th, at the National Bowling Center", a 24-laner in Netaneya. Mizrachi swept Tali Itzhak, two-games-to none (202-159 and 202-194) to retain the title. Aviram wen the distance against Israel Taner, and secured the title in decider, 218-172. Both champions will represent Israel in the 32nd European
Championship Cup Sept. 21-28 on Crete, Greece.
Starts July 9 with Chris Paul Celebrity PBA Doubles Invitational
As announced earlier the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour will be will be aired in 20 languages to 59 nations on Eurosport Television. The No. 1 Sports Network in Europe has now announced the TV schedule. The return of PBA Bowling on the European TV screens will start on Thursday July 9, 2009 from 22-23.00 CET on Eurosport 2 with the Chris Paul Celebrity PBA Doubles Invitational presented by the brands of Ebonite International and will continue with all 20 stops from the 2008-09 PBA Tour season.
Plus Bowling Center in Vienna, Austria (July 4-5, 2009)
For the second consecutive year, Team USA head coach Jeri Edwards, a United States Bowling Congress Gold Level coach and PWBA Champion, will hold a Professional Bowling Clinic at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, July 4-5, 2009. Each day there will be two clinics of approximately 3.5 hours each with the majority of time spent on the lanes and some classroom instruction. Edwards will be assisted by USBC Silver level coach Thomas Tybl.
2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour broadcasts start July 9 on Eurosport
More than 116.5 million European households from the North Pole to the
Mediterranean, from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia, will have an
opportunity to watch the world's greatest bowlers in action thanks to a
landmark television agreement announced today by the Professional Bowlers Association, KPTV in England and the German Bowling Proprietors Association. 20
Lumbers Liquidators PBA Tour events from the 2008-09 season plus
another 20 from the upcoming 2009-10 season will be aired in 20 languages to 59 nations on Eurosport Television beginning July 9.
Eden SuperBowl in St. Julian’s, Malta (June 17-21, 2009)
Fresh off his victory in the Men's European Championships Masters competition, Dominic Barrett (pictured) from England won yet another title when he defeated Chris Vandamme, Belgium, two-games-to-none in the championship match of the 18th Malta Open Championships. Barrett, who has won the Australian Open and the World Tenpin Masters earlier this year, pocketed 3.000 Euro. Vandamme, seeded fourth in the stepladder final, ousted Barrett's compatriots Stuart Williams and Paul Moor for the right to bowl Barrett for the title.
Larry Vontobel and Sabine Chollet won the men's and women's finals of the 2009 Swiss National Championships. The top 10 men and top 10 women after 24 games preliminaries determined the champions in nine games round robin match play with the pinfall from the preliminaries carried forward. Both Vontobel and Chollet led the top 10 into the finals, but while Chollet coasted to victory in the women's division, the men's division was decided in the 10th frame of 33rd and final game.
An exciting position has arisen for a Head Coach in a leading Bowling Academy based in Cyprus. This is a unique opportunity for a professional Bowling Coach to bring their knowledge and experience to this new Academy, helping to develop the Academy at the same time. The ideal candidate will have B.T.B.C.A. Phase IV Coaching qualification or similar and will have relevant experience. The package offered includes salary, car and accommodation.
Bowlinghalle BeSeCo in RĂĽmikon/Winterthur, Switzerland (June 1-7, 2009)
Karsten Aust (pictured left), Germany led the 125-player field in the 32nd Grand Prix Zurich after qualifying with 1766 8-game total and an average of 220.75 Saturday at Bowlinghalle BeSeCo in RĂĽmikon/Winterthur, Switzerland. Second place belonged to Swiss Luciano Fiorani with 1719. Jean-Louis Grolhier, Switzerland, beat out Alexander Bauer, Germany, for the 36th and final spot to advance by one pin, 1585 to 1584. Joining the top 36 in the finals on Sunday, June 7, are the top six players from the Desperado Squad.Â
Eden SuperBowl in St. Julian's, Malta (May 31 - June 3, 2009)
Sue Abela (l.) and Kenneth Arpa (r.) were crowned women's and men's National Champions for 2009 after the final block of 8 games on dual lane conditions Wednesday evening at the Eden SuperBowl in St. Julian's, Malta. It was the 15th national title and 5th consecutive for Abela, while Arpa captured his third individual National Championship. Bother players will represent Malta in the European Champions Cup later this year in Chania, Crete, Greece.
Big payday for Mats Lunderquist in "100-year tournament"
Multiple World Champion Martin Larsen and 17-year-old rising star Sandra Andersson claimed the gold medals in the men's and women's division of the Swedish National Championship. In some European countries, it's harder to win the national championship than to earn medals with the national team. Sweden and Finland are atop of that list. And Larsen was one of the players, who could tell the story. In the men's title match, Larsen swept Mikael Kanold, 2-0, to finally claim his first individual national championship.
Bowlinghalle BeSeCo in RĂĽmikon/Winterthur, Switzerland (June 1-7, 2009)
27 Swiss bowlers and one German started the 32nd Grand Prix Zurich Monday at Bowlinghalle BeSeCo in RĂĽmikon/Winterthur, Switzerland. Multiple German Player of the Year, Tanya Petty (pictured) had games between 188 and 240 to overtake the qualifying lead after the first of six squads with 1707 8-game total and an average of 213.25. Multiple Swiss champion Bigi Manico was second with 1656 including one pin handicap each game. Qualifying continues on Friday and Saturday. All players bowl 8 games
of qualifying with handicap based on 60 per cent of 200.
The Thon Norwegian Open 2009 is underway at Metro bowling center, an 18-laner in Lörenskog in the outskirts of Norway's capital city of Oslo. The tournament offers total prize fund of 153.000 Norwegian Kronor or approx. 17.750 Euro. Hans Fredrik Gether (l.) used high games of 254 and 256 to take the early lead with 1281 six-game total and an average of 213.50. Sean Michael Hustveit (r.) was second with 1278. Qualifying continues until Saturday, September 5.
Jo Allsebrook (pictured left) is the Kegel London International 2009 champion, the second time a female has been first and making it two years in a row after the last year's win by Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands. In the title match of the double-elimination finals over two-games total pinfall, Allsebrook took on Matt Forsyth, who the sole undefeated player coming in from the winners bracket. Allsebrook had to beat him twice to win the title and the 5.000 Euro top prize.
Bigi Manico, Switzerland, and Frank Börner, Germany, teamed to win the 9th Strangers Doubles Tournament Sunday, Aug. 30 at Bowling Beseco in Rümikon, Zurich, Switzerland. In the title match, the two lefties defeated two-time defending champions Alexander Krause and Timm Bhongbhibhat, both Germany, 456 to 403. Oliver Blasé/Nicole Heberle and Christian Birlinger/Frank Weiermüller,
all Germany, who went out in the semifinal round with 392 and 333,
finished in third and fourth place, resp. 
Coaches wishing to earn their USBC Silver certification should register for one of the few remaining spots at the upcoming USBC Silver clinic hosted by Steve Ininns (l.), which will take place at AMF Leeds Bowl Sept. 4-6, 2009. Ininns, a Silver International Coach and USBC Bronze-level Instructor, will serve as clinic host and be joined by Rod Ross (r.) – lead presenter and Head Coach of the International Training and Research Center, Del Ballard Jr. and Bill Hoffman.
Israel national team member Aviv Alfital (pictured with the trophy) won the 3rd Haifa Open 2009 on Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Nesher bowling center in Haifa, Israel. The 2007 European Youth Champion defeated Tali Itzhak in the TV final, 201-195, to claim the title and the 7.000NIS (approx USD2.000) first prize. The 3rd Haifa Open was the largest tournaments held in Israel since the Israel Open was cancelled after the year 2001. The tournament drew 155 bowlers and 340 entries.
For the second consecutive year, Team USA head coach Jeri Edwards
held some clinics at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, July 4-5, 2009.
Edwards was assisted by United States Bowling Congress Silver level
coach Thomas Tybl, Austria, who runs the "Bowling Store" Pro Shop at Plus Bowling. Jeri started with a "Youth Camp" on Saturday, after which we had the opportunity to talk with Jeri and Thomas about being a bowling coach.
Two PBA stars, Kelly Kulick and Rhino Page, were invited to compete against Norway's bowlers in the Evje Open International from July 10-19, 2009. Kulick (left) led the women's division from the qualifying and topped Ann Louise Haugen Andersen in the title match, 214-209, to win the 15.000 NOK (approx. $2,367) top prize.
Page also led the qualifying and was seeded second in the stepladder. He fell to eventual winner Petter Hansen in the semis, 229-279, to finish third. Hansen (right) went on to defeat No. 1 seed Mads Sandbækken twice to win the 30.000 NOK top prize. 
For the second consecutive year, the World Sports Festival was held in Vienna, Austria. More than 4.000 youth athletes from
all over the world including 176 bowlers participated in this year's event and invaded Vienna. Due to the record number of players and to guarantee that all players
could attend the Opening Ceremonies on Friday and the Players' Party on
Saturday, Tournament Director Wolfgang Lohschmid had to adjust schedule and
format. The Bowling Championships at the World Sports Festival 2009 finally
featured two events: 3-player Mixed Teams and Singles, both on a
handicap basis.
For the second year in a row, Or Aviram and Sarit Mizrachi (l-r) won the men's and women's individual title at the 2009 Israeli National Championship Friday, July 10th, at the National Bowling Center", a 24-laner in Netaneya. Mizrachi swept Tali Itzhak, two-games-to none (202-159 and 202-194) to retain the title. Aviram wen the distance against Israel Taner, and secured the title in decider, 218-172. Both champions will represent Israel in the 32nd European
Championship Cup Sept. 21-28 on Crete, Greece. 
As announced earlier the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour will be will be aired in 20 languages to 59 nations on Eurosport Television. The No. 1 Sports Network in Europe has now announced the TV schedule. The return of PBA Bowling on the European TV screens will start on Thursday July 9, 2009 from 22-23.00 CET on Eurosport 2 with the Chris Paul Celebrity PBA Doubles Invitational presented by the brands of Ebonite International and will continue with all 20 stops from the 2008-09 PBA Tour season.
For the second consecutive year, Team USA head coach Jeri Edwards, a United States Bowling Congress Gold Level coach and PWBA Champion, will hold a Professional Bowling Clinic at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, July 4-5, 2009. Each day there will be two clinics of approximately 3.5 hours each with the majority of time spent on the lanes and some classroom instruction. Edwards will be assisted by USBC Silver level coach Thomas Tybl.
More than 116.5 million European households from the North Pole to the
Mediterranean, from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia, will have an
opportunity to watch the world's greatest bowlers in action thanks to a
landmark television agreement announced today by the Professional Bowlers Association, KPTV in England and the German Bowling Proprietors Association. 20
Lumbers Liquidators PBA Tour events from the 2008-09 season plus
another 20 from the upcoming 2009-10 season will be aired in 20 languages to 59 nations on Eurosport Television beginning July 9.
Fresh off his victory in the Men's European Championships Masters competition, Dominic Barrett (pictured) from England won yet another title when he defeated Chris Vandamme, Belgium, two-games-to-none in the championship match of the 18th Malta Open Championships. Barrett, who has won the Australian Open and the World Tenpin Masters earlier this year, pocketed 3.000 Euro. Vandamme, seeded fourth in the stepladder final, ousted Barrett's compatriots Stuart Williams and Paul Moor for the right to bowl Barrett for the title.
Larry Vontobel and Sabine Chollet won the men's and women's finals of the 2009 Swiss National Championships. The top 10 men and top 10 women after 24 games preliminaries determined the champions in nine games round robin match play with the pinfall from the preliminaries carried forward. Both Vontobel and Chollet led the top 10 into the finals, but while Chollet coasted to victory in the women's division, the men's division was decided in the 10th frame of 33rd and final game.
Oliver Blasé, Germany, outaveraged his nearest competitor in the
final round of the 32nd Grand Prix Zurich by more than 16 pins to
cruise to the title and to earn the 1.080 first place check Sunday at
bowling center BeSeCo in Rümikon/Winterthur, Switzerland. Blasé (pictured left) had games of 205, 221, 210, 278, 245, 226, 212
and 191 for 1788 pinfall total and an average of 223.50. He accumulated
117 points to easily win the tournament.
Karsten Aust (pictured left), Germany led the 125-player field in the 32nd Grand Prix Zurich after qualifying with 1766 8-game total and an average of 220.75 Saturday at Bowlinghalle BeSeCo in Rümikon/Winterthur, Switzerland. Second place belonged to Swiss Luciano Fiorani with 1719. Jean-Louis Grolhier, Switzerland, beat out Alexander Bauer, Germany, for the 36th and final spot to advance by one pin, 1585 to 1584. Joining the top 36 in the finals on Sunday, June 7, are the top six players from the Desperado Squad. 
Sue Abela (l.) and Kenneth Arpa (r.) were crowned women's and men's National Champions for 2009 after the final block of 8 games on dual lane conditions Wednesday evening at the Eden SuperBowl in St. Julian's, Malta. It was the 15th national title and 5th consecutive for Abela, while Arpa captured his third individual National Championship. Bother players will represent Malta in the European Champions Cup later this year in Chania, Crete, Greece.
Multiple World Champion Martin Larsen and 17-year-old rising star Sandra Andersson claimed the gold medals in the men's and women's division of the Swedish National Championship. In some European countries, it's harder to win the national championship than to earn medals with the national team. Sweden and Finland are atop of that list. And Larsen was one of the players, who could tell the story. In the men's title match, Larsen swept Mikael Kanold, 2-0, to finally claim his first individual national championship. 
27 Swiss bowlers and one German started the 32nd Grand Prix Zurich Monday at Bowlinghalle BeSeCo in RĂĽmikon/Winterthur, Switzerland. Multiple German Player of the Year, Tanya Petty (pictured) had games between 188 and 240 to overtake the qualifying lead after the first of six squads with 1707 8-game total and an average of 213.25. Multiple Swiss champion Bigi Manico was second with 1656 including one pin handicap each game. Qualifying continues on Friday and Saturday. All players bowl 8 games
of qualifying with handicap based on 60 per cent of 200. 