Qualifying of the Brunswick Ballmaster Open heatened up Sunday at Tali Bowl in Helsinki, Finland, while it was minus 15 degrees Celsius (5 °F) outside the bowling center. The fourth and fifth squad were reserved for senior and youth bowlers, respectively.

Kert Truus (pictured left) stunned the Finns as the Estonian rolled six games between 202 and 266 to overtake the qualifying lead with 1405 and an average of 234.17. Truus had a slow start into Squad 5 with 214 and 202, but rebounded with 266 and 233 before he closed things out with back-to-back 245 to become the first player in this year's tournament to crack the 1400-bar.

Squad 1 leader Petteri Salonen (right), Finland, slipped to second place with 1393 and was followed by compatriots Panu Nurmilo (1354) and Pasi Uotila (1343) in third and fourth place, resp. Uotila is one of two three-time Ballmaster Open champions in the field.

The other, long-time Team Finland icon Lasse Lintilä, currently sits in 19th place with 1257. The "Big Finn" Mika Koivuniemi, who is targeting to win an unprecedented fourth title and his third consecutive, hasn't started yet.

The youth bowlers of Squad 5 outscored the seniors of Squad 4 with Finland's Riku-Petteri Kivelä and Mikhail Belenkiy, Russia, taking the second and third place in the youth squad with 1272 and 1235, good for 14th and 32nd place in the overall standings.

L-R The top 3 in the youth squad: Riku-Petteri Kivelä, Mikhail Belenkiy and Kert Truus.

Heikki Laitinen of Finland topped his compatriots Tero Suokas and Asko Aravirta by eight and 15 pins to win the senior Squad 5 with 1243 and an average of 207.17.

Laitinen, who had high games of 211, 225, 226 and 227 but suffered two sub-par games in the second and sixth, moved into 30th place in the overall qualifying standings. Suokas was 33rd with 1235 and Aravirta 36th with 1228.

L-R The top 3 in the senior squad: Asko Aravirta, Heikki Laitinen and Tero Suokas.

The top three seniors in Squad 4 and the top 3 youth bowlers in Squad 5 earned a free re-entry worth of 130 Euro.

Daria Kovalova (left), Ukraine, is the best of 25 women in the 265-player field from five countries (Estonia, Ukraine, Finland, Russia and Netherlands) and the sole woman in the top 44 in 31st place with 1242 including 48 pins handicap, a standard for women on the European Bowling Tour.

Kim Kerbs, Finland, currently holds the 44th and last place to qualify for the finals on Sunday, Jan. 15, with 1208 or an average of 201.33.

Qualifying continues on Tuesday with Squad 6 at 7 p.m. local time (CET -1),

The 42nd Brunswick Ballmaster Open is the first of five "EBT Gold" events, the second-highest EBT category, in the 2012 season. The tournament will be held from Friday Jan. 6 through Sunday Jan. 15, 2012 at 36-lane Tali Bowl in Finland's capital city Helsinki.

Players will compete for total prize money of 90.300 Euro with 12.000 Euro going to the winner, 8.000 to the runner-up and 4.000 and 3.000 to the third and fourth place finishers, respectively.

Note: As a consequence of the Finnish tax regulations, there will be a tax on prize money for non-Finnish participants. The tax, which is 15% of any prize, will be deducted from the prizes by the organizer.

Qualifying of the 2012 Brunswick Ballmaster Open runs through Saturday, Jan. 14, and ends with Squad 16 and the ultimate one-game Desperado Squad slated for 11.30 p.m. local time (CET -1) on Saturday night. Women will receive 8 pins handicap each game, a standard for women on the European Bowling Tour.

The BBO 2012 features a 39.5 feet lane conditioning pattern..

A total of 48 players - the top 44 from the overall qualifying standings plus the top 4 from the Desperado Squad - will qualify for the finals on Sunday, Jan. 15. No byes will be given in this tournament.

The finals are similar to the old PBA format. All 48 finalists will bowl 8 games starting from scratch to cut to the top 16 who will advance to the match play portion with the pinfall of Round 1 being carried forward

Those 16 will bowl 15 games of round robin match play. Players earn 30 bonus pins for each match won and 15 points for a tied match. The top 4 players after 23 games including bonus will determine the champion in a traditional stepladder final.

The No. 4 seed meets the No. 3 in the opening match and the winner takes on the No. 2 seed for the right to bowl the top seed for the title, the 12.000 Euro top prize and 150 ranking points.

Reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi (pictured left) is the two-time defending Ballmaster Open champion. In the 2012 title match, the "Big Finn" topped fellow PBA champion Sean Rash, United States, 236-191, to claim his third career Ballmaster title.

2009 World Games champion Krista Pöllänen (right), Finland, finished the tournament in ninth place to win the women's ranking.

The 2012 European Bowling Tour consists of 22 tour stops in 17 countries including two Platinum, five Gold, eight Silver and seven Satellite tournaments.

The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event receive ranking points. The winner of a Platinum tournament receives 250 ranking points, the winner of a Gold tournament such as the Brunswick Ballmaster Open gets 150, the winner of a Silver tournament earns 100, and the winner of a Satellite tournament gets 50 ranking points.

The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2012 season qualify for the sixth EBT Masters to be held Sept. 23rd, 2013 at BNC Bowling Center in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The Ballmaster is also the first event on World Bowling Tour, which was inaugurated in 2011. The 2012 WBT consists of 14 tournaments in America, Asia, Europe and Australia - five in the United States and one each in Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Finland, France, Japan, Korea, Kuwait and Thailand,.

 

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2012 Brunswick Ballmaster Open - Qualifying Standings after Squad 5/16

The top 44 plus the top 4 from the Desperado Squad will qualify for the finals on Sunday, Jan. 15.

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	Pins	Avg.	Hc	Total
1.	Kert Truus	Estonia	214	202	266	233	245	245	1405	234.17		1405
2.	Petteri Salonen	Finland	210	246	279	196	235	227	1393	232.17		1393
3.	Panu Nurmilo	Finland	214	257	248	249	191	195	1354	225.67		1354
4.	Pasi Uotila	Finland	244	237	194	225	268	175	1343	223.83		1343
5.	Jarmo Ahokas	Finland	168	278	201	236	258	197	1338	223.00		1338
6.	Perttu Jussila	Finland	241	209	222	222	227	214	1335	222.50		1335
7.	Sami Salin	Finland	170	279	234	233	155	237	1308	218.00		1308
8.	Eemeli Hemmi	Finland	246	209	216	248	226	162	1307	217.83		1307
9.	Jouni Helminen	Finland	226	189	214	226	182	247	1284	214.00		1284
10.	Ari Halme	Finland	212	258	178	226	216	192	1282	213.67		1282
11.	Harri Korkka	Finland	237	186	213	203	238	203	1280	213.33		1280
12.	Petri Mannonen	Finland	177	194	204	244	202	258	1279	213.17		1279
13.	Mika Määttä	Finland	237	204	179	234	246	175	1275	212.50		1275
14.	Toni Toivonen	Finland	235	200	223	201	195	218	1272	212.00		1272
15.	Markus Heinonen	Finland	213	240	148	220	229	216	1266	211.00		1266
16.	Kimmo Lehtonen	Finland	193	180	218	206	256	212	1265	210.83		1265
17.	Teemu Asplund	Finland	181	237	256	168	242	181	1265	210.83		1265
18.	Riku-Petteri Kivelä	Finland	188	224	201	213	217	219	1262	210.33		1262
19.	Lasse Lintilä	Finland	210	200	232	156	224	235	1257	209.50		1257
20.	Tony Ranta	Finland	144	168	243	193	268	239	1255	209.17		1255
21.	Vesa Villman	Finland	199	203	200	211	246	195	1254	209.00		1254
22.	Juhani Tonteri	Finland	169	189	207	214	243	231	1253	208.83		1253
23.	Tatu Lehtonen	Finland	213	213	257	190	198	181	1252	208.67		1252
24.	Pasi Laito	Finland	225	246	208	213	203	155	1250	208.33		1250
25.	Pekka Mäyry	Finland	216	202	166	187	219	258	1248	208.00		1248
26.	Mika Lahti	Finland	186	210	190	255	191	216	1248	208.00		1248
27.	Miikka Vaarala	Finland	178	207	196	186	224	254	1245	207.50		1245
28.	Kimmo Koskela	Finland	213	182	195	211	256	188	1245	207.50		1245
29.	Jari Hurri	Finland	178	209	256	204	201	196	1244	207.33		1244
30.	Heikki Laitinen	Finland	211	186	225	226	227	168	1243	207.17		1243
31.	Daria Kovalova	Ukraine	192	199	236	204	178	185	1194	199.00	48	1242
32.	Mikhail Belenkiy	Russia	179	257	207	212	157	223	1235	205.83		1235
33.	Tero Suokas	Finland	190	214	222	225	214	170	1235	205.83		1235
34.	Pasi Lahti	Finland	180	211	180	230	237	196	1234	205.67		1234
35.	Mikko Hirvonen	Finland	218	204	187	167	211	246	1233	205.50		1233
36.	Asko Aravirta	Finland	246	196	185	205	213	183	1228	204.67		1228
37.	Juuso Huhtiranta	Finland	194	226	187	203	194	223	1227	204.50		1227
38.	Oleksandr Kondratyev	Ukraine	203	193	182	244	203	201	1226	204.33		1226
39.	Reijo Saarinen	Finland	158	176	222	207	216	246	1225	204.17		1225
40.	Juha Lehtikangas	Finland	201	201	205	170	221	226	1224	204.00		1224
41.	Timo Mäkelä	Finland	244	235	170	187	180	204	1220	203.33		1220
42.	Kai Virtanen	Finland	212	206	162	213	226	199	1218	203.00		1218
43.	Esa Sievänen	Finland	190	228	202	209	181	206	1216	202.67		1216
44.	Kim Kerbs	Finland	196	204	201	194	168	245	1208	201.33		1208
45.	Saku Konttila	Finland	137	183	248	190	236	214	1208	201.33		1208
46.	Jari Ratia	Finland	222	175	199	224	237	151	1208	201.33		1208
47.	Jari Aaltonen	Finland	190	178	233	170	214	222	1207	201.17		1207
48.	Ilkka Savolainen	Finland	209	163	204	198	223	209	1206	201.00		1206
49.	Mari Nurmilo	Finland	199	169	233	194	184	179	1158	193.00	48	1206
50.	Roosa Lunden	Finland	193	191	161	214	174	223	1156	192.67	48	1204
51.	Petri Kuossari	Finland	187	169	168	225	232	222	1203	200.50		1203
52.	Harri Uotila	Finland	216	159	201	216	202	205	1199	199.83		1199
53.	Risto Luosujärvi	Finland	190	231	219	185	204	169	1198	199.67		1198
54.	Ari Järvinen	Finland	182	160	182	264	171	238	1197	199.50		1197
55.	Timo Mattila	Finland	166	191	179	267	179	214	1196	199.33		1196
56.	Santu Juutilainen	Finland	201	152	168	234	236	204	1195	199.17		1195
57.	Pauli Dahlbom	Finland	211	165	194	235	187	203	1195	199.17		1195
58.	Matti Virta	Finland	191	189	193	189	233	199	1194	199.00		1194
59.	Toni Laine	Finland	217	191	168	167	204	244	1191	198.50		1191
60.	Jonna Jokinen	Finland	180	197	203	202	170	190	1142	190.33	48	1190
61.	Nina Manninen	Finland	169	187	196	200	201	189	1142	190.33	48	1190
62.	Teem Raatikainen	Finland	189	203	228	179	179	211	1189	198.17		1189
63.	Olli Kovanen	Finland	157	225	144	213	202	247	1188	198.00		1188
64.	Timo Murto	Finland	175	197	223	201	158	233	1187	197.83		1187
65.	Samu Valaranta	Finland	152	200	244	186	197	208	1187	197.83		1187
66.	Mika Oksanen	Finland	224	176	199	205	195	188	1187	197.83		1187
67.	Sanna Pasanen	Finland	214	189	169	188	198	179	1137	189.50	48	1185
68.	Juuso Rikkola	Finland	183	213	197	187	170	234	1184	197.33		1184
69.	Jari-Pekka Laiho	Finland	248	142	157	224	212	201	1184	197.33		1184
70.	Marco Karvinen	Finland	206	173	183	211	187	223	1183	197.17		1183
71.	Juha Suominen	Finland	179	185	197	201	193	226	1181	196.83		1181
72.	Jari Joronen	Finland	193	174	209	200	205	200	1181	196.83		1181
73.	Olli Hirvonen	Finland	163	208	187	198	232	192	1180	196.67		1180
74.	Antti Tukiainen	Finland	180	217	213	174	208	188	1180	196.67		1180
75.	Timo Matomaa	Finland	205	219	210	203	165	178	1180	196.67		1180
76.	Jesse Kallio	Finland	189	210	219	214	187	159	1178	196.33		1178
77.	Magnus Lönnroth	Finland	204	248	188	234	149	152	1175	195.83		1175
78.	Marko Meriluoto	Finland	183	204	186	187	214	199	1173	195.50		1173
79.	Olli Heikkilä	Finland	206	218	173	220	213	138	1168	194.67		1168
80.	Anssi Valtonen	Finland	225	198	198	188	180	178	1167	194.50		1167
81.	Niko Liukkonen	Finland	244	192	138	178	244	171	1167	194.50		1167
82.	Jussi Lindgren	Finland	226	181	177	188	183	211	1166	194.33		1166
83.	Ivo De Vries	Netherlands	219	185	159	187	188	227	1165	194.17		1165
84.	Patricia Luoto	Finland	172	231	148	178	168	220	1117	186.17	48	1165
85.	Reija Lunden	Finland	189	174	187	182	216	169	1117	186.17	48	1165
86.	Mika Heino	Finland	217	150	179	189	214	215	1164	194.00		1164
87.	Matias Luosujärvi	Finland	183	161	139	275	208	196	1162	193.67		1162
88.	Hannu Puhakainen	Finland	179	201	192	187	178	223	1160	193.33		1160
89.	Jukka Kivela	Finland	214	176	197	198	174	201	1160	193.33		1160
90.	Jukka Kankaanpaa	Finland	226	188	187	211	172	175	1159	193.17		1159
91.	Heidi Manninen	Finland	182	183	221	183	197	145	1111	185.17	48	1159
92.	Pertti Palmio	Finland	171	186	221	205	195	178	1156	192.67		1156
93.	Kari Kuparinen	Finland	168	184	204	176	189	233	1154	192.33		1154
94.	Jarno Marjakangas	Finland	172	178	237	183	172	212	1154	192.33		1154
95.	Petri Keituri	Finland	175	212	198	173	190	206	1154	192.33		1154
96.	Kalle Kuronen	Finland	243	198	180	168	174	191	1154	192.33		1154
97.	Juha Petriläinen	Finland	188	223	175	209	187	172	1154	192.33		1154
98.	Miika Rusila	Finland	169	145	152	202	235	249	1152	192.00		1152
99.	Reijo Heinänen	Finland	170	198	255	155	190	181	1149	191.50		1149
100.	Veli-Matti Tissarinen	Finland	161	222	159	193	197	215	1147	191.17		1147
101.	Jussi Paasonen	Finland	224	162	198	201	191	171	1147	191.17		1147
102.	Timo Rantanen	Finland	204	177	184	192	199	189	1145	190.83		1145
103.	Jukka Poutiainen	Finland	156	206	163	197	227	195	1144	190.67		1144
104.	Mika Luoto	Finland	204	231	184	165	214	146	1144	190.67		1144
105.	Peter Strömberg	Finland	185	190	186	208	218	156	1143	190.50		1143
106.	Suvi Leskinen	Finland	202	158	236	200	145	154	1095	182.50	48	1143
107.	Reija Nurmi	Finland	223	193	158	167	164	189	1094	182.33	48	1142
108.	Jyrki Vainio	Finland	214	210	174	179	188	177	1142	190.33		1142
109.	Markku Mansikkamäki	Finland	202	164	209	223	163	180	1141	190.17		1141
110.	Henry Laine	Finland	255	214	179	169	155	169	1141	190.17		1141
111.	Sonja Mäkelä	Finland	153	201	212	193	155	178	1092	182.00	48	1140
112.	Noora Alanko	Finland	138	222	198	157	179	197	1091	181.83	48	1139
113.	Leo Marjakangas	Finland	226	176	169	235	151	182	1139	189.83		1139
114.	Pentti Kortemäki	Finland	151	222	169	171	224	201	1138	189.67		1138
115.	Sebastian Jurvainen	Finland	183	183	183	186	190	212	1137	189.50		1137
116.	Harri Järvinen	Finland	211	165	174	211	169	205	1135	189.17		1135
117.	Jukka Savolainen	Finland	188	215	195	195	156	186	1135	189.17		1135
118.	Iina Kamarainen	Finland	160	179	176	186	207	179	1087	181.17	48	1135
119.	William Braithwaite	Finland	172	197	198	189	170	208	1134	189.00		1134
120.	Simo Leskinen	Finland	169	146	235	168	194	221	1133	188.83		1133
121.	Markus Melanen	Finland	155	193	226	200	212	147	1133	188.83		1133
122.	Jere Oksanen	Finland	147	204	149	191	225	216	1132	188.67		1132
123.	Hannele Uotila	Finland	169	165	148	218	193	191	1084	180.67	48	1132
124.	Kari Korhonen	Finland	184	192	212	157	233	153	1131	188.50		1131
125.	Matti Nokelainen	Finland	193	179	213	195	165	180	1125	187.50		1125
126.	Niko Kurppa	Finland	165	224	198	187	193	158	1125	187.50		1125
127.	Matti Paasikoski	Finland	164	209	187	179	181	203	1123	187.17		1123
128.	Seppo Koukonen	Finland	164	194	191	186	188	200	1123	187.17		1123
129.	Jouni Sederholm	Finland	171	161	177	235	216	163	1123	187.17		1123
130.	Jarmo Sinilaakso	Finland	188	193	173	166	206	195	1121	186.83		1121
131.	Kristian Törnqvist	Finland	203	169	193	158	191	205	1119	186.50		1119
132.	Otto Lonka	Finland	207	213	161	173	165	198	1117	186.17		1117
133.	Jori Kaijanen	Finland	194	182	234	136	181	190	1117	186.17		1117
134.	Tuomo Konttila	Finland	192	183	191	164	213	174	1117	186.17		1117
135.	Kaisa Kallio	Finland	197	165	210	172	177	146	1067	177.83	48	1115
136.	Markku Halonen	Finland	224	153	148	201	191	196	1113	185.50		1113
137.	Hannu Ollila	Finland	169	217	220	179	181	147	1113	185.50		1113
138.	Jere Hyyryläinen	Finland	191	155	269	169	162	165	1111	185.17		1111
139.	Olli Hossi	Finland	187	202	169	164	210	178	1110	185.00		1110
140.	Heikki Tiainen	Finland	177	194	200	182	173	182	1108	184.67		1108
141.	Jukka Julin	Finland	194	159	171	186	178	219	1107	184.50		1107
142.	Miro Pikkarainen	Finland	195	211	149	224	147	180	1106	184.33		1106
143.	Janne Kaukonen	Finland	196	187	151	179	167	225	1105	184.17		1105
144.	Kari Pietarinen	Finland	222	186	205	175	143	173	1104	184.00		1104
145.	Raimo Palokoski	Finland	184	234	147	213	144	180	1102	183.67		1102
146.	John Christer Sjölund	Finland	199	200	205	142	160	194	1100	183.33		1100
147.	Santer Pulkkinen	Finland	195	181	169	207	181	163	1096	182.67		1096
148.	Jake Lastujoki	Finland	189	217	166	188	202	134	1096	182.67		1096
149.	Joni Hietala	Finland	166	200	206	201	158	164	1095	182.50		1095
150.	Anja Hilpinen	Finland	157	183	180	153	180	191	1044	174.00	48	1092
151.	Sami Heino	Finland	140	147	171	204	216	212	1090	181.67		1090
152.	Hannu Kousa	Finland	168	182	210	180	166	184	1090	181.67		1090
153.	Jari Stenroos	Finland	187	174	161	160	212	195	1089	181.50		1089
154.	Pasi Oksanen	Finland	155	180	203	191	165	195	1089	181.50		1089
155.	Toni Koponen	Finland	224	199	161	169	178	153	1084	180.67		1084
156.	Risto Sankilampi	Finland	155	167	194	161	224	182	1083	180.50		1083
157.	Risto Koponen	Finland	180	193	155	181	190	183	1082	180.33		1082
158.	Iida Gylden	Finland	157	159	156	163	222	177	1034	172.33	48	1082
159.	Paavo Saarinen	Finland	195	195	149	183	176	181	1079	179.83		1079
160.	Valtteri Kallinen	Finland	176	168	190	224	152	169	1079	179.83		1079
161.	Matti Ahola	Finland	179	175	193	177	181	173	1078	179.67		1078
162.	Kari Nurmi	Finland	168	196	161	195	193	165	1078	179.67		1078
163.	Margit Keituri	Finland	165	170	159	167	220	149	1030	171.67	48	1078
164.	Pirjo Dillström	Finland	157	159	141	199	182	189	1027	171.17	48	1075
165.	Tauno Sved	Finland	212	165	162	211	182	143	1075	179.17		1075
166.	Teemu Mäkelä	Finland	214	150	134	165	169	242	1074	179.00		1074
167.	Lauri Sipilä	Finland	202	214	162	141	149	206	1074	179.00		1074
168.	Kalle Parkkari	Finland	183	200	143	199	183	166	1074	179.00		1074
169.	Janne Kolhonen	Finland	193	143	140	200	206	191	1073	178.83		1073
170.	Jari Vettenranta	Finland	170	215	156	195	165	172	1073	178.83		1073
171.	Michel Baars	Netherlands	159	167	201	156	131	257	1071	178.50		1071
172.	Raine Henriksson	Finland	192	167	171	179	168	194	1071	178.50		1071
173.	Henna Rantala	Finland	162	187	168	203	145	157	1022	170.33	48	1070
174.	Juha Rauta	Finland	178	143	178	223	197	151	1070	178.33		1070
175.	Sami Pasanen	Finland	189	189	185	162	152	192	1069	178.17		1069
176.	Vesa Friman	Finland	207	149	168	168	180	196	1068	178.00		1068
177.	Jani Kumpulainen	Finland	177	181	169	186	161	194	1068	178.00		1068
178.	Juha Ã…berg	Finland	220	158	183	171	141	194	1067	177.83		1067
179.	Juho Havanko	Finland	152	182	168	197	170	193	1062	177.00		1062
180.	Juhani Mellin	Finland	169	161	204	177	190	161	1062	177.00		1062
181.	Jyri Brander	Finland	187	157	176	179	189	172	1060	176.67		1060
182.	Ari Tiainen	Finland	147	161	231	148	226	147	1060	176.67		1060
183.	Harri Lindsten	Finland	165	168	177	174	213	162	1059	176.50		1059
184.	Eliisa Hiltunen	Finland	144	152	155	167	185	207	1010	168.33	48	1058
185.	Olli Peltomaa	Finland	161	196	220	131	171	178	1057	176.17		1057
186.	Petri Riikonen	Finland	193	158	172	182	181	171	1057	176.17		1057
187.	Mikko Karjalainen	Finland	173	168	170	175	171	197	1054	175.67		1054
188.	Jani Jussila	Finland	160	191	132	242	139	189	1053	175.50		1053
189.	Henry Johansson	Finland	137	212	155	168	205	174	1051	175.17		1051
190.	Pertti Tamminen	Finland	180	160	193	166	186	166	1051	175.17		1051
191.	Rolf Carlsson	Finland	176	149	139	158	203	225	1050	175.00		1050
192.	Jere Turkia	Finland	171	136	170	181	197	195	1050	175.00		1050
193.	Heidi Poikonen	Finland	128	195	155	181	180	162	1001	166.83	48	1049
194.	Olli Kiuru	Finland	205	169	177	130	228	140	1049	174.83		1049
195.	Jasmin Puska	Finland	146	149	168	171	163	203	1000	166.67	48	1048
196.	Veikko Tamminen	Finland	149	151	183	177	189	199	1048	174.67		1048
197.	Henrik Heinonen	Finland	177	179	193	193	154	151	1047	174.50		1047
198.	Juhani LÃ¥ng	Finland	179	221	200	162	161	124	1047	174.50		1047
199.	Aarne Nilsson	Finland	175	165	174	212	143	177	1046	174.33		1046
200.	Kaj Kerbs	Finland	171	186	162	167	191	169	1046	174.33		1046
201.	Tom Roth	Finland	178	148	158	179	201	181	1045	174.17		1045
202.	Teemu Kuusela	Finland	212	167	150	156	192	167	1044	174.00		1044
203.	Vladimir Sverchkov	Russia	167	163	160	176	225	153	1044	174.00		1044
204.	Kyösti Tahvanainen	Finland	170	184	150	216	171	153	1044	174.00		1044
205.	Petri Markkanen	Finland	164	188	200	127	182	180	1041	173.50		1041
206.	Sam Sundman	Finland	200	148	140	189	198	165	1040	173.33		1040
207.	Santtu Tahvanainen	Finland	164	189	177	165	142	201	1038	173.00		1038
208.	Hannu Koskinen	Finland	151	181	144	173	175	211	1035	172.50		1035
209.	Reijo Reuna	Finland	191	180	155	162	163	182	1033	172.17		1033
210.	Tapani Kiviranta	Finland	227	201	169	125	159	151	1032	172.00		1032
211.	Kari Virtanen	Finland	139	183	189	167	166	186	1030	171.67		1030
212.	Tero Nordblom	Finland	155	168	186	190	177	152	1028	171.33		1028
213.	Markus Keskiruokanen	Finland	163	160	171	156	201	175	1026	171.00		1026
214.	Hannu Hirvonen	Finland	173	142	180	183	192	156	1026	171.00		1026
215.	Ronald Engblom	Finland	196	169	170	151	150	189	1025	170.83		1025
216.	Sami Mäläskä	Finland	178	142	131	226	157	190	1024	170.67		1024
217.	Raimo Kytö	Finland	145	187	167	182	166	177	1024	170.67		1024
218.	Seppo Kataja	Finland	155	149	167	195	161	196	1023	170.50		1023
219.	Matti Hietanen	Finland	173	158	178	153	185	175	1022	170.33		1022
220.	Timo Manninen	Finland	177	155	178	168	190	154	1022	170.33		1022
221.	Lasse Jalava	Finland	160	172	183	174	154	176	1019	169.83		1019
222.	Janne Kari	Finland	144	191	167	188	186	142	1018	169.67		1018
223.	Patrick Wikman	Finland	175	154	179	158	193	158	1017	169.50		1017
224.	Ari Rajala	Finland	156	185	133	182	189	167	1012	168.67		1012
225.	Anssi Auvinen	Finland	178	203	174	142	160	153	1010	168.33		1010
226.	Mikko Hämäläinen	Finland	166	172	182	165	157	164	1006	167.67		1006
227.	Tom Hedström	Finland	172	189	174	153	129	186	1003	167.17		1003
228.	Esa Berg	Finland	175	118	175	170	177	182	997	166.17		997
229.	Juha Lilja	Finland	173	184	159	146	158	174	994	165.67		994
230.	Jere Lytter	Finland	140	180	142	190	155	185	992	165.33		992
231.	Keijo Vilen	Finland	203	130	159	182	147	171	992	165.33		992
232.	Martti Sköönilä	Finland	156	150	182	175	168	159	990	165.00		990
233.	Hans Hellgren	Finland	187	143	229	155	107	167	988	164.67		988
234.	Topi Hilpinen	Finland	169	196	164	158	135	166	988	164.67		988
235.	Ari Kinnunen	Finland	141	189	157	195	164	141	987	164.50		987
236.	Tom Lundell	Finland	170	164	136	168	166	182	986	164.33		986
237.	Kaaron Salomaa	Finland	128	171	121	176	214	176	986	164.33		986
238.	Jorma Kortesalo	Finland	151	168	156	185	182	143	985	164.17		985
239.	Tiia Putkisto	Finland	135	155	170	148	171	154	933	155.50	48	981
240.	Ulf Jäderholm	Finland	174	157	176	160	134	178	979	163.17		979
241.	Juho Vettenranta	Finland	166	161	180	146	166	160	979	163.17		979
242.	Mauno Salminen	Finland	167	121	164	177	189	159	977	162.83		977
243.	Nihat Manis	Finland	160	140	162	146	179	189	976	162.67		976
244.	Samu Tervakorpi	Finland	158	158	167	143	174	176	976	162.67		976
245.	Timo Tuori	Finland	173	155	164	186	140	156	974	162.33		974
246.	Sami Ylikarjula	Finland	151	151	212	160	148	149	971	161.83		971
247.	Teemu Putkisto	Finland	185	173	146	151	162	152	969	161.50		969
248.	Sami Piipponen	Finland	149	156	179	168	156	158	966	161.00		966
249.	Ahti Nikulainen	Finland	164	183	122	190	142	162	963	160.50		963
250.	Viljo Kuronen	Finland	169	145	156	209	138	140	957	159.50		957
251.	Jani Luukka	Finland	125	177	150	172	181	147	952	158.67		952
252.	Sergiy Kovalov	Ukraine	134	148	191	154	205	120	952	158.67		952
253.	Vladimir Kramchatkin	Russia	133	137	129	172	170	208	949	158.17		949
254.	Jussi Kilkanen	Finland	130	178	175	151	133	171	938	156.33		938
255.	Tero Kilkanen	Finland	158	126	151	179	194	130	938	156.33		938
256.	Markus Saarikangas	Finland	135	164	153	153	189	142	936	156.00		936
257.	Heikki Vahtola	Finland	136	180	168	135	146	167	932	155.33		932
258.	Jaakko Peltonen	Finland	99	167	156	198	127	167	914	152.33		914
259.	Kari Turkia	Finland	146	152	161	171	134	142	906	151.00		906
260.	Lauri Salmi	Finland	134	137	137	152	153	191	904	150.67		904
261.	Tomi Tavela	Finland	146	156	155	132	143	158	890	148.33		890
262.	Petteri Olavi Aaltonen	Finland	176	136	145	157	122	151	887	147.83		887
263.	Kerkko Salomaa	Finland	150	152	144	165	126	144	881	146.83		881
264.	Markku Muhonen	Finland	132	123	176	113	101	130	775	129.17		775
265.	Mikko Isakow	Finland	114	152	37	0	0	0	303	DNF		303