Berndt leads Squad 12 but fails to make the top 8 in Vienna
10/22/06
Marcus Berndt was the best of 12 players from the 12 qualifying squad in the 4th Vienna Open powered by Columbia 300 who reached the 1300-plateau but the Swede failed to crack the top 8. Berndt came out off the gates quickly with games of 228, 245, 257 and 258 but was unable to match the pace he maintained during the first four games. He finished with 203 and 191 for 1382 pinfall total and an average of 230,33 to move into 13th position. Photo Lars Müller
Dane Niels-Jakob Bak was close behind with 1371, followed by Achim Grabowski, Germany, with 1362. Joining those three in the 1300-club were Peter Larsen (1355), Kamilla Kjeldsen (right, 1349), Dirk Dreyer (1345), Patricia Schwarz (1342), Chris Van Damme (13369; Mika Luoto (1322), Tina Hulsch (1319), Bo Winther Pedersen (1314) and Michael Michajlow (1306).
German internationals Patricia Schwarz (left) and Tina Hulsch led the squad in doubles with 2661 pinfall total, an average of 213,75 scratch, en route to jump into 8th place in the overall standings.
Wu Siu Hong (right), Hong Kong, and Swedes Robert Andersson and Martin Larsen remained unchallenged and continued to lead in Singles and Doubles with 1481 (246.83) and 2814 (234.50), respectively.
The qualifying for the Vienna Open finals is contested as a doubles tournament. All players roll six-game blocks and no finals will be played. A bowler can only cash once with the same partner. Unlimited re-entries with different partners are possible. The winners of the Doubles event will split 1.600 Euro ($2,002). The top 20 teams will cash.
Qualifying continues on Saturday with two more squads (4 and 8pm) and ends around Midnight with the ultimate chance to qualify for the final on Sunday - the one-game 'Desperado Squad'.
A total of 68 players will advance to the finals starting on Sunday, October 22 at 8am:
- The top eight players with the highest six-game blocks will earn one bye and will be seeded 1-8 in the match play Round of 32.
- Players positioned 9-56 after qualifying,
- the leaders of Squad 1 through 6 not among the top 56,
- and the top 6 from the Desperado Squad.
All but the top 8 qualifiers will bowl 6 games starting from scratch to cut to the top 24. Those 24 will be seeded 9-32 in the play Round of 32.
Match Play Rounds of 32, 16 and 8 are in a best-of-three games format, highest seeded player vs. the lowest seeded player, the second-highest seeded player vs. the second-lowest seeded player, etc.
The semi-finals and the championship match will be decided in one game. The Vienna Open champion will receive the 7.000 Euro top prize (approx. $8,758).
As every year, lane maintenance is done by Kegel, the official lane maintenance partner of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation. 2005 USBC Open Singles and All Events Champion John Janawicz is the Kegel lane man in Vienna for the third consecutive year.
Singles Results
Doubles Results
European Bowling Tour #18
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (October 17-22, 2006)
Marcus Berndt was the best of 12 players from the 12 qualifying squad in the 4th Vienna Open powered by Columbia 300 who reached the 1300-plateau but the Swede failed to crack the top 8. Berndt came out off the gates quickly with games of 228, 245, 257 and 258 but was unable to match the pace he maintained during the first four games. He finished with 203 and 191 for 1382 pinfall total and an average of 230,33 to move into 13th position. Photo Lars Müller Dane Niels-Jakob Bak was close behind with 1371, followed by Achim Grabowski, Germany, with 1362. Joining those three in the 1300-club were Peter Larsen (1355), Kamilla Kjeldsen (right, 1349), Dirk Dreyer (1345), Patricia Schwarz (1342), Chris Van Damme (13369; Mika Luoto (1322), Tina Hulsch (1319), Bo Winther Pedersen (1314) and Michael Michajlow (1306). German internationals Patricia Schwarz (left) and Tina Hulsch led the squad in doubles with 2661 pinfall total, an average of 213,75 scratch, en route to jump into 8th place in the overall standings. Wu Siu Hong (right), Hong Kong, and Swedes Robert Andersson and Martin Larsen remained unchallenged and continued to lead in Singles and Doubles with 1481 (246.83) and 2814 (234.50), respectively. The qualifying for the Vienna Open finals is contested as a doubles tournament. All players roll six-game blocks and no finals will be played. A bowler can only cash once with the same partner. Unlimited re-entries with different partners are possible. The winners of the Doubles event will split 1.600 Euro ($2,002). The top 20 teams will cash.
Qualifying continues on Saturday with two more squads (4 and 8pm) and ends around Midnight with the ultimate chance to qualify for the final on Sunday - the one-game 'Desperado Squad'.
A total of 68 players will advance to the finals starting on Sunday, October 22 at 8am:
- The top eight players with the highest six-game blocks will earn one bye and will be seeded 1-8 in the match play Round of 32.
- Players positioned 9-56 after qualifying,
- the leaders of Squad 1 through 6 not among the top 56,
- and the top 6 from the Desperado Squad.
All but the top 8 qualifiers will bowl 6 games starting from scratch to cut to the top 24. Those 24 will be seeded 9-32 in the play Round of 32.
Match Play Rounds of 32, 16 and 8 are in a best-of-three games format, highest seeded player vs. the lowest seeded player, the second-highest seeded player vs. the second-lowest seeded player, etc.
The semi-finals and the championship match will be decided in one game. The Vienna Open champion will receive the 7.000 Euro top prize (approx. $8,758).
As every year, lane maintenance is done by Kegel, the official lane maintenance partner of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation. 2005 USBC Open Singles and All Events Champion John Janawicz is the Kegel lane man in Vienna for the third consecutive year.
Singles Results
Doubles Results