Hadley Morgan of England rolled two big games in the Boys Singles finals to cruise to the title and to win his second gold medal at the 26th European Youth Championships in Vienna, Austria. Morgan, who also won the Doubles event, defeated Oyvin Kulseng, Norway, in the title match, 254-197, to deny the defending champion's bid for back-to-back titles. Top seeded Markus Bergendorff, Denmark, and Pontus Andersson, Sweden, shared the bronze medal.
Bergendorff (DEN), Morgan (ENG), Andersson (SWE) and defending champion Kulseng (NOR) to bowl for the Singles title Saturday at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria; the top 24 in All Events advance to Sunday's Masters finals
2012 EYC Masters champion Jesper Svensson of Sweden (4052) averaged 225.11 over 18 games to capture the gold medal in All Events at the 26th European Youth Championships. Saku Konttila, Finland (4034) took silver and Hadley Morgan, England (3926) bronze. Markus Bergendorff, Denmark (1336), Hadley Morgan, England (1329), Pontus Andersson, Sweden (1325), and defending champion Oyvin Kulseng, Norway (1319) will bowl for the Singles title.
Swedish four-some shoot games of 1059 (264.75 average) and 962 (240.50) to give Sweden a gold-medal sweep in the Team event
Sweden's Jesper Svensson, Emil Nilsson, Pontus Andersson and Filip Wilhelmsson fired games of 1059 (vs. Norway, 731) and 962 to fly past Germany (861, Christian Birlinger, Alexander Will, Robin Menacher, Dominic Buchmann) in the title match of the Boys Team event to give Sweden a gold-medal sweep in the Team competition Thursday at the 26th European Youth Championships. Germany took the silver medal while Finland and Norway got bronze.
Pernille Rasmussen and Pernille Nielsen captured the first gold medal for Denmark in the Girls Doubles event at the 26th European Youth Championships at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. The No. 1 seed after the six-game preliminaries topped third-seed Russians Maria Bulanova and Varvara Korobkova in the gold medal match, 435-327. Semifinal losers Keira Reay and Hannah Frost of England, seeded second, and No. 4 seed Bauke Jespers and Hanne Nijs of Belgium got bronze.
Hadley Morgan and Curtis Hooper of England averaged 243.50 in the Boys Doubles finals to win the first gold medal of the 26th European Youth Championships in Vienna, Austria. The No. 3 seed defeated fourth seeded Nicola Pongolini and Antonino Fiorentino in a high scoring title match, 494-464. No. 1 seed Gaetan Mouveroux and Mike Bartaire of France and No. 2 seed Jesper Svensson and Filip Wilhelmsson of Sweden shared the bronze medal.
PBA Touring pro earns berth in next week's PBA Tournament of Champions
PBA Touring pro Ronnie Russell, United States, defeated James Gruffman of Sweden, in the championship match of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge, 224-210, to claim the title and the 15.000 Euro top prize. Russell, who secured the No. 1 seed for the three-player stepladder finals with a 279 last game in the match play round, earned his first European Bowling Tour title, his first World Bowling Tour title and, due to an agreement between the PBA and the WTBA, his first career PBA international title.
The 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge is the fourth tournament on the 2013 European Bowling Tour schedule and the seventh event of the 2013 World Bowling Tour. The tournament runs from March 16-24 at 52-lane Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany and offers total prize money of 106.000 Euro with 15.000 Euro and a PBA title going to the winner (if won by a PBA member). Live Streaming of the stepladder finals starts at approx. 7 p.m. CET.
Jazreel Tan of Singapore wins women's ranking at Brunswick Euro Challenge
James Gruffman (pictured) of Sweden has the pole position heading into the match portion of the 2013 Brunswick Euro Challenge, Europe's richest bowling tournament with total prize fund of 106.000 Euro. The lefty, who is looking for his first title on the European Bowling Tour, averaged 253 for six games to lead the Round of 28 with 1518 pins including a 299 game. Gruffman leads the top players, all men, into the next round with the pinfall carried forward. Jazreel Tan of Singapore won the women's ranking.
Larsen fires 1474 series to secure a spot in the top 12; Pedersen hits the cutoff number for 52nd place with 1392 (232 average) and advances due to the higher last game
Martin Larsen (l.) of Sweden and Norway's Glenn Morten Pedersen (r.) saved their best for last and advanced to the finals of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge Sunday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. Larsen led the 15th and last squad with 1474 total, an average of 245.67, en route to finish qualifying in fourth place. Pedersen shot 248 in his last game to take the 52nd and last place to advance by the higher last game.
Finnish bowler dominate the squad; the top 9 position themselves in the top 52; Chris Barnes shoots the seventh perfecto of the tournament; with two squads to go, the cut for 52nd place is 1389 (231.50)
Joonas Jehkinen (l.) of Finland, who led the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge behind a 1470 series in Thursday's Squad 7, regained the lead in Squad 13 averaging 253.83 for the round. He rolled games of 256, 268, 259, 238, 244 and 258 for 1523.
Chris Loschetter (r.), USA, who became the first player to crack the 1500-bar in Squad 9, slipped to second place with 1505. The next 37 bowlers have achieved a series of 1400 and higher.
Start the last qualifying day with 1465 and 1425 to lead Squad 12 and to move into the top 20; Jesper Agerbo (DEN) and Isaac Russell Paul (MAS) also surpass the 1400-mark; cut for 52nd place is 1371 (228.50)
German national team members Stephan Unger (l.) and Timo Schröder (r.) posted 1465 and 1425 in Squad 12 to have their sights set on Sunday's finals at the 2013 Brunswick Euro Challenge. Unger overtook seventh place on the 228-player leaderboard with 1465 total (244.17 average). Schröder closed out his set with 245 and 255 for 1425 to rocket from 196th to 17th place. Chris Loschetter, USA, continued to lead with 1505.
Rolls 1408 series to lead Squad 11 and to move into 23 place overall; four players of Squad 11 make it into the top 52; cut for 52nd place is 1370 (228.33)
Mike Fagan (l.), United States, started off his title defense with a victory in the 11th qualifying squad Friday night at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. Fagan, who won his first BEC title in 2009, moved into 23rd place in the overall qualifying standings with 1408 and an average of 234.67. Chris Loschetter (r.), USA, continued to lead the field of 313 players from 32 countries with 1505 total and an average of 250.83.
PBA's Chris Loschetter remains in the lead with 1505; cut for 52nd place is 1367 (227.83)
Dominic Barrett (l.) of England and Karsten Aust (r.), Germany, set the tone in the 10th qualifying squad of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge Friday evening at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, en route to move into the top 12 in the overall qualifying standings with 1449 total. Reigning European Bowling Tour point ranking leader Barrett won the squad and moved into 9th place due to the higher last game, 251 to 246.
Two of the 21 players in Squad 8, Martin Larsen (SWE) and Thomas Larsen (DEN), make it into the top 52; Germany's Philipp Schuett is on the bubble with 1332 (222 average)
Just 21 players hit the lanes at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, in the eight qualifying squad of the 106.000 Euro Brunswick Euro Challenge, Europe's richest bowling tournament. Martin Larsen (l.) of Sweden and Denmark's Thomas Larsen (r.) were the only players who bowled their way into the top 52, who will survive the first cut at the en of qualifying Saturday night. Cutoff number for 52nd place is currently 1332 (222 average).
Jehkinen, Teece and Mrosek shoot 300 in Squad 7; cut for 52nd place is now 1328 (221.33 average)
Joonas Jehkinen (l.) of Finland rolled a huge 257 in the last game of Squad 7 to overtake Richard Teece (r.) of England by one pin en route to take the lead in the qualifying at the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge in Munich, Germany.
Jehkinen totaled 1470 pins, an average of 245, to lead the field of 218 players from 30 countries into the penultimate qualifying day. Jehkinen, Teece and Manuel Mrosek of Germany rolled a perfect game.
Two-hander Jason Belmonte fires first 300 game of the tournament to move into second place; cut for 52nd place surpasses 1300-mark
Sharon Koh (l.) of Malaysia averaged 236.17 and posted a 1465 six-game series in the sixth qualifying squad to shoot into the lead in the qualifying of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge Thursday evening at 52-lane Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. USBC Masters champion Jason Belmonte (r.) of Australia closed out his 1456 series with the tournament's first 300 game to overtake second place with the field-best 242.67 average.
Six Malaysian national team members among the top 10 in Squad 5; Mika Koivuniemi continues to lead qualifying with 1453; cut for 52nd place is 1285 (214.17 average)
The Malaysian men's and women's national team (pictured) set the tone in the fifth qualifying squad of the Brunswick Euro Challenge Thursday afternoon at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, Europe biggest bowling center with 52 Brunswick lanes. Mohd Nur Aiman (r.) led Squad 5 with 1421 total and an average of 236.83 en route to overtake third place in the overall qualifying standings.
Squad leader Esther Cheah moves into 15th place with 1364 total; Mika Koivuniemi holds on to the lead with 1453; cut for 52nd place is 1266 (211 average)
Three women, Esther Cheah (l.) and Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia and Sarah Steh (r.) of Germany, led the fourth qualifying squad of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge Wednesday night at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Two-time World Champion Cheah topped the squad with 1316 pinfall, an average of 219.33, to move into 15th place in the overall qualifying standings with 1364 total including eight pins handicap each game.
German rolls 1427 series to move into second place in the overall standings; Finn Mika Koivuniemi paces the 99-player field with 1453; cut for 52nd place is 1212 (202 average)
Tobias Börding (l.) of Germany beat out PBA super stars Mika Koivuniemi and Sean Rash for the top spot in the third qualifying Squad Wednesday afternoon en route to move into second place in the overall standings of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge with 1427 total and an average of 237.83. Koivuniemi (r.), who was four pins behind with 1423, continued to lead the field of 99 players from 19 countries with 1453 (242.17).
Hadley Morgan of England rolled two big games in the Boys Singles finals to cruise to the title and to win his second gold medal at the 26th European Youth Championships in Vienna, Austria. Morgan, who also won the Doubles event, defeated Oyvin Kulseng, Norway, in the title match, 254-197, to deny the defending champion's bid for back-to-back titles. Top seeded Markus Bergendorff, Denmark, and Pontus Andersson, Sweden, shared the bronze medal.
PBA Touring pro Ronnie Russell, United States, defeated James Gruffman of Sweden, in the championship match of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge, 224-210, to claim the title and the 15.000 Euro top prize. Russell, who secured the No. 1 seed for the three-player stepladder finals with a 279 last game in the match play round, earned his first European Bowling Tour title, his first World Bowling Tour title and, due to an agreement between the PBA and the WTBA, his first career PBA international title.
The 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge is the fourth tournament on the 2013 European Bowling Tour schedule and the seventh event of the 2013 World Bowling Tour. The tournament runs from March 16-24 at 52-lane Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany and offers total prize money of 106.000 Euro with 15.000 Euro and a PBA title going to the winner (if won by a PBA member). Live Streaming of the stepladder finals starts at approx. 7 p.m. CET.
James Gruffman (pictured) of Sweden has the pole position heading into the match portion of the 2013 Brunswick Euro Challenge, Europe's richest bowling tournament with total prize fund of 106.000 Euro. The lefty, who is looking for his first title on the European Bowling Tour, averaged 253 for six games to lead the Round of 28 with 1518 pins including a 299 game. Gruffman leads the top players, all men, into the next round with the pinfall carried forward. Jazreel Tan of Singapore won the women's ranking. 
Martin Larsen (l.) of Sweden and Norway's Glenn Morten Pedersen (r.) saved their best for last and advanced to the finals of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge Sunday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. Larsen led the 15th and last squad with 1474 total, an average of 245.67, en route to finish qualifying in fourth place. Pedersen shot 248 in his last game to take the 52nd and last place to advance by the higher last game.
Joonas Jehkinen (l.) of Finland, who led the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge behind a 1470 series in Thursday's Squad 7, regained the lead in Squad 13 averaging 253.83 for the round. He rolled games of 256, 268, 259, 238, 244 and 258 for 1523.
Chris Loschetter (r.), USA, who became the first player to crack the 1500-bar in Squad 9, slipped to second place with 1505. The next 37 bowlers have achieved a series of 1400 and higher.
German national team members Stephan Unger (l.) and Timo Schröder (r.) posted 1465 and 1425 in Squad 12 to have their sights set on Sunday's finals at the 2013 Brunswick Euro Challenge. Unger overtook seventh place on the 228-player leaderboard with 1465 total (244.17 average). Schröder closed out his set with 245 and 255 for 1425 to rocket from 196th to 17th place. Chris Loschetter, USA, continued to lead with 1505.
Dominic Barrett (l.) of England and Karsten Aust (r.), Germany, set the tone in the 10th qualifying squad of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge Friday evening at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, en route to move into the top 12 in the overall qualifying standings with 1449 total. Reigning European Bowling Tour point ranking leader Barrett won the squad and moved into 9th place due to the higher last game, 251 to 246.
Just 21 players hit the lanes at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, in the eight qualifying squad of the 106.000 Euro Brunswick Euro Challenge, Europe's richest bowling tournament. Martin Larsen (l.) of Sweden and Denmark's Thomas Larsen (r.) were the only players who bowled their way into the top 52, who will survive the first cut at the en of qualifying Saturday night. Cutoff number for 52nd place is currently 1332 (222 average).
Joonas Jehkinen (l.) of Finland rolled a huge 257 in the last game of Squad 7 to overtake Richard Teece (r.) of England by one pin en route to take the lead in the qualifying at the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge in Munich, Germany.
Jehkinen totaled 1470 pins, an average of 245, to lead the field of 218 players from 30 countries into the penultimate qualifying day. Jehkinen, Teece and Manuel Mrosek of Germany rolled a perfect game.
Sharon Koh (l.) of Malaysia averaged 236.17 and posted a 1465 six-game series in the sixth qualifying squad to shoot into the lead in the qualifying of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge Thursday evening at 52-lane Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. USBC Masters champion Jason Belmonte (r.) of Australia closed out his 1456 series with the tournament's first 300 game to overtake second place with the field-best 242.67 average.
The Malaysian men's and women's national team (pictured) set the tone in the fifth qualifying squad of the Brunswick Euro Challenge Thursday afternoon at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, Europe biggest bowling center with 52 Brunswick lanes. Mohd Nur Aiman (r.) led Squad 5 with 1421 total and an average of 236.83 en route to overtake third place in the overall qualifying standings.
Three women, Esther Cheah (l.) and Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia and Sarah Steh (r.) of Germany, led the fourth qualifying squad of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge Wednesday night at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Two-time World Champion Cheah topped the squad with 1316 pinfall, an average of 219.33, to move into 15th place in the overall qualifying standings with 1364 total including eight pins handicap each game.
Tobias Börding (l.) of Germany beat out PBA super stars Mika Koivuniemi and Sean Rash for the top spot in the third qualifying Squad Wednesday afternoon en route to move into second place in the overall standings of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge with 1427 total and an average of 237.83. Koivuniemi (r.), who was four pins behind with 1423, continued to lead the field of 99 players from 19 countries with 1453 (242.17).