Eight European countries will be represented by both teams, men and women, in Las Vegas
The 5th Men's European Championships in Vienna, Austria, served as the qualifying event for the 2013 WTBA World Championships. The combined championships for men and women will be held from Aug. 18-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center in Las Vegas. The 15 women teams have been decided in June at the 2012 Women's European Championships in Tilburg, Netherlands. Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland and Sweden will be represented by both teams.
Defeats Thomas Larsen, 276-267, in the decider to win the third gold medal of the Championships for Denmark; Larsen achieves perfection in the quarterfinals; Denmark finishes MEC atop the medal tally
In an all-Danish affair, Jesper Agerbo (l.) defeated Thomas Larsen (r.), two-games-to-one, to finish the fifth Men's European Championships with victory in Masters match play. It was the second gold medal for Agerbo and the third gold medal for Denmark, which finished atop the medal tally. Larsen, who had the MEC's sole 300 game in the quarterfinals, received silver, while Kim Bolleby of Sweden and Svein Roger Olsen of Norway shared bronze.
Joonas Jehkinen (FIN), Michael Loos (AUT), Jesper Agerbo (DEN) earn the medals in All Events; the top 24 in All Events advance to Masters match play
Finland defeated England in the title match of the five-player Team event, 1102-1020, to capture the coveted Men's European Championships Team gold Friday evening at Plus Bowling in Austria, Vienna. England received the silver medal, while Sweden and Norway shared bronze. Joonas Jehkinen of Finland averaged 216.83 to win the gold medal in All Events. Michael Loos of Austria was second and Jesper Agerbo of Denmark third. The top 24 in All Events advanced to Masters match play, which will conclude the Championships on Saturday.
Norway, Sweden and Squad 1 leader Germany round out the top four heading into the second block on long oil Friday; Jehkinen (FIN), Loos (AUT) and Larsen (DEN) atop the All Events standings after 21 of 24 games
Three teams of Squad 2, Finland, Norway and Sweden and Squad 1 leader Germany led the field of 33 countries as the five-player Team preliminaries at the Men's European Championships have reached the halfway point. Finland's Joonas Jähi, Joonas Jehkinen, Perttu Jussila, Osku Palermaa and Petteri Salonen (left) set the pace after three games on the on medium oil pattern (38') with 3297 total (219.80). Finn Jehkinen, overtook the lead in All Events with 4553 (216.81).
Jesper Agerbo, Thomas Larsen and Mik Stampe claim Trios title from No. 4 seed
Jesper Agerbo, Thomas Larsen and Mik Stampe of Denmark captured the gold medal in the Men's European Championships Trios event Wednesday evening. The Danes, seeded fourth, defeated No. 3 seed Finland ( Jehkinen, Jussila, Palermaa), 611-602, in the title match. It was the second gold medal for Denmark and the second for Larsen and Stampe in as many events. Top seeded Sweden (Bolleby, Eklund, Larsen) and No. 2 England (Miller, Quarry, Teece) shared bronze.
Loos, Larsen, Agerbo lead in All Events after 18 of 24 games
For the second time in as many events at the Men's European Championships, Sweden earned the No. 1 seed for the Trios finals, which will start a 8 p.m. CEST at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Kim Bolleby, Dennis Eklund and Martin Larsen rolled games of 545, 664 and 673 on the long oil pattern (44') in the last squad of the preliminaries (Squad 1) to finish with 3843 total and an average of 213,50. As the No. 1 seed Sweden bowls No. 4 Denmark while No. 2 England meets No. 3 Finland in the other semifinal match.
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Aug. 16-26, 2012)
Kim Bolleby, Dennis Eklund and Martin Larsen of Sweden rolled games of 602, 692 and 667 to take the lead in the Trios event at the Men's European Championships Tuesday at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. With 1961 total (217,89 average) the Swedes lead second-place Denmark (1910) by 51 pins. The other Swedish trio sits in third place with 1881. Fourth place belonged to the Netherlands with 1871. The 67 trios will return on Wednesday for the second block. The top 4 trios after six games will advance to the medal round starting Wednesday at 8 p.m. CEST.
Thomas Larsen & Mik Stampe defeat top-seeded Swedes Robert Andersson & Martin Paulsson in the gold medal match; England and Germany share the bronze medal
In a title match between the top two qualifiers, Thomas Larsen and Mik Stampe of Denmark defeated top-seeded Robert Andersson and Martin Paulsson of Sweden, 392-385, to capture the first gold medal of the fifth Men's European Championships Monday evening at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. The Swedes had to settle for the silver medal. Marco Baade and Bodo Konieczny of Germany and England's Raymond Teece and Matt Miller, who lost to Sweden and Denmark in the semifinals, respectively, shared the bronze medal.
Swedes win the preliminaries and bowl No. 4 Baade/Konieczny (GER) in the semifinals starting at 6 p.m.: No. 2 Larsen/Stampe (DEN) take on No. 3 Teece/Miller (ENG) in the other match
Overnight leaders Robert Andersson and Martin Paulsson of Sweden remained unchallenged and earned the No. 1 seed for the Doubles playoffs of the Men's European Championships starting at 6 p.m. CEST at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. The top-seeded Swedes take on the fourth-seeded Germans Marco Baade and Bodo Konieczny in the
semifinal. In the other match No. 2 Thomas Larsen and Mik Stampe of Denmark take on No.3 Raymond Teece and Matt Miller of England. The winners bowl for gold, the losers share bronze.
Swedes average 226 on the long pattern to pace the field as Squad 1 & 2 have completed qualifying; Denmark, England and Germany above the cut line, Squad 3 &4 to bowl second block on Monday; the top 4 advance to the playoffs; Wells holds on the lead in All Events with a 220.58 average
Two World Champions in Doubles, Robert Andersson & Martin Paulsson hold the lead in the doubles event at the Men's European Championships in Vienna, Austria, as Squad 1 & 2 have completed their 12-game preliminaries Sunday evening. The Swedes averaged 226 on the long oil pattern (44') for 5199 total pinfall and an overall average of 216.63. Places 2-4 belong to Denmark, England and Germany. John Wells of England held on the lead in All Events with 2647 12-game total and an average of 220.58.
Two English and two Danish Doubles atop the leaderboard with three of four squads having completed the first six-game block on medium oil; Wells cracks 1400-bar to take the early lead in All Events
The 5th Men's European Championships kicked off Saturday with the Doubles event. The Teams from 34 countries were divided into four squads to bowl the first six-game block on the medium (38') lane conditioning pattern. With three of four squads in the books, England's Mike Quarry and John Wells set the pace with 2625 total and an average of 218.75. Wells led the way with the field-best 1403 total, a 233.83 average, to take the early lead in All Events. Quarry contributed 1222 (203.67). Squad 4 will bowl their first block on Sunday morning.
204 players from 34 countries to bowl for medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria from Aug. 16-26; the top 15 countries by points qualify for the 2013 Combined World Championships
The 5th Men's European Championships gets underway Friday, Aug. 17, with the meeting of the team managers in which the lane conditioning pattern will be unfolded, followed by the official practice. The teams from 34 countries and regions were assigned to three squads. Each squad has two hours of practice. The Championships runs through Aug. 25 and serves as qualifying event for the 2013 Combined World Championships.
204 players from 34 countries to bowl for medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria from Aug. 16-26; the top 15 countries by points qualify for the 2013 Combined World Championships;
The 5th Men's European Championships will be held from Aug. 16-26, 2012 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. 204 players from 34 countries are expected to bowl for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All-Events and Masters. The MEC also serves as qualifying event for the 2013 Combined World Championships which will be held from Aug. 18-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center in Henderson, Nev. in suburban Las Vegas.
204 players to bowl for medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria from Aug. 16-26; the top 15 countries by points qualify for the 2013 Combined World Championships;
The 5th Men's European Championships will be held from Aug. 16-26, 2012 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. 204 players from 34 countries are expected to bowl for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All-Events and Masters. The MEC also serves as qualifying event for the 2013 Combined World Championships which will be held from Aug. 18-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center in Henderson, Nev. in suburban Las Vegas, United States.
The 4th Women's European Championships, which concluded yesterday with the arena finals at Efteling Theater in Tilburg, Netherlands, served as the qualifying event for the 2013 combined World Championships which will be held from Aug. 18-31 in suburban Las Vegas, United States. Sweden finished atop the point ranking with 1616 points. Germany was a distant second with 1218 followed by England (1109), Denmark (916) and Netherlands (891).
Germany's Birgit Pöppler takes silver; Swedes Rebecka Larsen and Joline Persson-Planefors share the bronze medal
Sophie Van Der Meer (pictured) gave the host country Netherlands its lone medal in the 4th Women's European Championships when she defeated Birgit Pöppler of Germany, two-games-to-one, to claim the coveted Masters title Saturday at Efteling Theater in Tilburg. Pöppler received the silver medal while two-time gold medalists Rebecka Larsen and Joline Persson-Planefors of Sweden shared the bronze medal. Sweden led the medal tally with three gold and five bronze medals.
In an arena-style finale at Efteling Theater in Tilburg, Netherlands, Lisa John, Autum Chamberlain, Hayley Rumkee, Jenny Billingham and Hayley White of England (pictured with the coaches) defeated Germany's Birgit Pöppler, Patricia Luoto, Janine Gabel, Vanessa Timter and Janin Ribguth, 1049-919, to earn the coveted five-player Team title at the 4th Women's European Championships. Germany had to settle for the silver medal. Sweden and Denmark, who went out in the semifinals, shared the bronze medal.
Larsen, Persson-Planefors, Pöppler and Van Der Meer to bowl for the Masters title in Saturday's arena finals at Efteling Theater
Rebecka Larsen and Joline Persson-Planefors of Sweden, Birgit Pöppler of Germany and Sophie Van Der Meer of the host country Netherlands remained undefeated in Friday's single-elimination Masters match play and will bowl for the title in Saturday's arena finals at Efteling Theater in Tilburg. Larsen and Persson-Planefors are targeting for their third gold medal of the championships. Larsen will take on Van Der Meer in the semifinals while Persson-Planefors bowls Pöppler.
Rebecka Larsen claims third gold medal for Sweden in All Events
England (pictured left) and Germany (right) will bowl for the coveted Team title of the 4th Women's European Championships in an arena-style finale Saturday morning, June 16th, at Efteling Theater in Tilburg, Netherlands. England stunned top seeded Sweden in the semifinals, 1146-114, while Germany edged Denmark, 1030-1021.
Swedish fivesome lead Team event after 3/6 games; Rebecka Larsen overtakes lead in All Events after 21/24 games
Doubles and Trios gold medalist Sweden targets two more gold medals in the 4th Women's European Championships as the Swedish five-player team took a commanding 151-pin lead after the first block of the Team event Wednesday. Rebecka Larsen, Joline Persson-Planefors, Elin Adolfsson, Ida Andersson and Sandra Andersson rolled games of 1059, 1099 and 1089 to lead the 26 countries after three games on medium oil with 3247 and an average of 216.47.
In an all-Danish affair, Jesper Agerbo (l.) defeated Thomas Larsen (r.), two-games-to-one, to finish the fifth Men's European Championships with victory in Masters match play. It was the second gold medal for Agerbo and the third gold medal for Denmark, which finished atop the medal tally. Larsen, who had the MEC's sole 300 game in the quarterfinals, received silver, while Kim Bolleby of Sweden and Svein Roger Olsen of Norway shared bronze.
Three teams of Squad 2, Finland, Norway and Sweden and Squad 1 leader Germany led the field of 33 countries as the five-player Team preliminaries at the Men's European Championships have reached the halfway point. Finland's Joonas Jähi, Joonas Jehkinen, Perttu Jussila, Osku Palermaa and Petteri Salonen (left) set the pace after three games on the on medium oil pattern (38') with 3297 total (219.80). Finn Jehkinen, overtook the lead in All Events with 4553 (216.81).
Jesper Agerbo, Thomas Larsen and Mik Stampe of Denmark captured the gold medal in the Men's European Championships Trios event Wednesday evening. The Danes, seeded fourth, defeated No. 3 seed Finland ( Jehkinen, Jussila, Palermaa), 611-602, in the title match. It was the second gold medal for Denmark and the second for Larsen and Stampe in as many events. Top seeded Sweden (Bolleby, Eklund, Larsen) and No. 2 England (Miller, Quarry, Teece) shared bronze.
The 5th Men's European Championships gets underway Friday, Aug. 17, with the meeting of the team managers in which the lane conditioning pattern will be unfolded, followed by the official practice. The teams from 34 countries and regions were assigned to three squads. Each squad has two hours of practice. The Championships runs through Aug. 25 and serves as qualifying event for the 2013 Combined World Championships.
The 4th Women's European Championships, which concluded yesterday with the arena finals at Efteling Theater in Tilburg, Netherlands, served as the qualifying event for the 2013 combined World Championships which will be held from Aug. 18-31 in suburban Las Vegas, United States. Sweden finished atop the point ranking with 1616 points. Germany was a distant second with 1218 followed by England (1109), Denmark (916) and Netherlands (891).
Sophie Van Der Meer (pictured) gave the host country Netherlands its lone medal in the 4th Women's European Championships when she defeated Birgit Pöppler of Germany, two-games-to-one, to claim the coveted Masters title Saturday at Efteling Theater in Tilburg. Pöppler received the silver medal while two-time gold medalists Rebecka Larsen and Joline Persson-Planefors of Sweden shared the bronze medal. Sweden led the medal tally with three gold and five bronze medals.
In an arena-style finale at Efteling Theater in Tilburg, Netherlands, Lisa John, Autum Chamberlain, Hayley Rumkee, Jenny Billingham and Hayley White of England (pictured with the coaches) defeated Germany's Birgit Pöppler, Patricia Luoto, Janine Gabel, Vanessa Timter and Janin Ribguth, 1049-919, to earn the coveted five-player Team title at the 4th Women's European Championships. Germany had to settle for the silver medal. Sweden and Denmark, who went out in the semifinals, shared the bronze medal.
Rebecka Larsen and Joline Persson-Planefors of Sweden, Birgit Pöppler of Germany and Sophie Van Der Meer of the host country Netherlands remained undefeated in Friday's single-elimination Masters match play and will bowl for the title in Saturday's arena finals at Efteling Theater in Tilburg. Larsen and Persson-Planefors are targeting for their third gold medal of the championships. Larsen will take on Van Der Meer in the semifinals while Persson-Planefors bowls Pöppler.
England (pictured left) and Germany (right) will bowl for the coveted Team title of the 4th Women's European Championships in an arena-style finale Saturday morning, June 16th, at Efteling Theater in Tilburg, Netherlands. England stunned top seeded Sweden in the semifinals, 1146-114, while Germany edged Denmark, 1030-1021.
Doubles and Trios gold medalist Sweden targets two more gold medals in the 4th Women's European Championships as the Swedish five-player team took a commanding 151-pin lead after the first block of the Team event Wednesday. Rebecka Larsen, Joline Persson-Planefors, Elin Adolfsson, Ida Andersson and Sandra Andersson rolled games of 1059, 1099 and 1089 to lead the 26 countries after three games on medium oil with 3247 and an average of 216.47.