Helminen beats Mack to win Brunswick Ballmaster Open
01/14/08
Former Finnish Bowling Federation president Jouni Helminen (pictured left) started the 2008 European Bowling Tour season with victory in the most prestigious tournament in his country, the Brunswick Ballmaster Open at Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland.
In the title match, Helminen defeated American Tim Mack, 223-189, to win the title and the 10.000 Euro top prize.
Helminen, seeded third, eliminated fellow countryman Petteri Salonen in the semis, 247-236, while Mack sidelined Paul Moor, England, 179-172.
Mack received 5.000 Euro for second place. Moor and Salonen earned 2.700 Euro each for third and fourth place, respectively.
Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland (Jan. 5-13, 2008)
Championship Round:
1. Jouni Helminen, Finland, 10.000 Euro
2. Tim Mack, United States, 5.000 Euro
3. Paul Moor, England, 2.700 Euro
4. Petteri Salonen, Finland, 2.700 Euro
Playoff Results:
Semi-final Match #1: #7 Mack def. #8 Moor, 179-172
Semi-final Match #2: #3 Helminen def. #15 Salonen, 247-236
Title Match: #3 Helminen def. #7 Mack, 223-189.
Men's rankings after one event
Women's rankings after one event
Places 5-48 with prize money
5. Ville Holmström, Finland, 1.600 Euro
6. Petri Mannonen, Finland, 1.600 Euro
7. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 1.600 Euro
8. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1.600 Euro
9. Timo Alho, Finland, 1.100 Euro
10. Tomas Leandersson, Sweden, 1.100 Euro
11. Peter Ljung, Sweden, 1.100 Euro
12. Dominic Barrett, England, 1.100 Euro
13. Stuart Williams, England, 1.100 Euro
14. Jarno Blomberg, Finland, 1.100 Euro
15. Pekka Mäyry, Finland, 1.100 Euro
16. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1.100 Euro
17. Mika Oksanen, Finland, 900 Euro
18. Jussi Turtiainen, Finland, 900 Euro
19. Jari Ratia, Finland, 900 Euro
20. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 900 Euro
21. Krista Pöllänen, Finland, 900 Euro
22. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 900 Euro
23. Paavo Grönmark, Finland, 900 Euro
24. Joonas Jähi, Finland, 900 Euro
25. Mathias Årup, Sweden, 900 Euro
26. Henry Vallo, Finland, 900 Euro
27. Jenni Mäkelä, Finland, 900 Euro
28. Matti Paasikoski, Finland, 900 Euro
29. Robert Spigner, United States, 800 Euro
30. Lasse Lintilä, Finland, 800 Euro
31. Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, 800 Euro
32. Mads Sanbakken, Norway, 800 Euro
33. Teemu Raatikainen, Finland, 800 Euro
34. Pasi Uotila, Finland, 800 Euro
35. Dennis Eklund, Finland, 800 Euro
36. Or Aviram, Israel, 800 Euro
37. Kari Jehkinen, Finland, 800 Euro
38. Artur Levikin, Latvia, 800 Euro
39. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 800 Euro
40. Toni Toivonen, Finland, 800 Euro
41. Juha Immonen, Finland, 800 Euro
42. Matias Kallio, Finland, 800 Euro
43. Rene Landl, Austria, 800 Euro
44. Sven Svensson, Sweden, 800 Euro
45. Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 800 Euro
46. Sami Salin, Finland, 800 Euro
47. Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 800 Euro
48. Ken Bland, Norway, 800 Euro
Two Finns, one American and one Englishman will bowl for the first title on the 2008 European Bowling Tour in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open at Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland.
It could be a big payday for high roller Tim Mack (pictured left), United States, who eliminated 2007 European ranking champion Osku Palermaa, Finland, three-games-to-one, to set up a semi-final match with three time European ranking champion Paul Moor, who came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 against Joonas Jehkinen.
Besides targeting for the 10.000 Euro top prize, Mack will have a shot for the 300 game bonus, worth 17.490 Euro. The only other player, who accomplished the feat thus far was Matias Kallio from Finland.
The other semi-final match features Finns Jouni Helminen and Petteri Salonen. Helminen (left) came back from being down 2.-1 against compatriot Petri Mannonen and sealed the win with a huge 269-233 in the deciding fifth game.
Other than Mack, Moor and Helminen, who bypassed the first two rounds today, Salonen (right) has already bowled 19 games today. The four-time European champion from 2005 eliminated No. 1 seed, qualifying leader Ville Holmström, Finland, three-games-to-one.
The semi-final and final matches will be decided in one game.
best-of-five games, losers eliminated, earn 1.600 Euro.
2007 European ranking champion Osku Palermaa (l.), Finland, topped World Ranking Masters champion Stuart Williams, England, three-games-to-one in the Round of 16 in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open, the first stop of the 2008 European Bowling Tour. Palermaa nearly achieved perfection in game 2 when he rolled a 299 game. He will meet American Tim Mack in the Round of 8. Six of the eight matches went the distance, while the other two matches were decided in four games.
best-of-five games, losers eliminated, earn 1.100 Euro.
Peter Ljung refused to fall in the Final Round 2 and led the top eight players into the best-of-five games Round of 16 in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Helsinki, Finland.
Ljung, who had an 1194 5-game series Sunday morning, added 1218, an average of 243.60, for 2412 10-game total.
The Swedish international outaveraged second-placed Dominic Barrett (right, 2312) by 10 pins. World Ranking Masters champion Stuart Williams, both England, was third with 2295.
Places 4-7 belonged to Finnish bowlers Jarno Blomberg (2226), Petri Mannonen (2216), Pekka Mäyry (2215) and Petteri Salonen (2199).
Martin Larsen (left), 3-time World Champion from Sweden, rolled a huge 256 in the final game to beat out Mika Oksanen, Finland, for the 8th and final spot by three pins, 2182 to 2179.
The two remaining women, Krista Pöllänen (2114) and Jenni Mäkelä (2012), both Finland, missed the cut and finished in 13th and 19th position.
Pöllänen (right) won the women's rankings in the Ballmaster Open and will be listed as the first EBT ranking leader of the year 2008.
Women's rankings after one event
The top eight (seeded 9-16) will now meet the top 8 qualifiers in the best-of-five games Round of 16. The highest seeded player bowls the lowest seeded player and so on.
Once the field is cut to the top 4, players bowl single-game matches. The winners of the semi-final matches will bowl for the title and the 10.000 Euro top prize.
The extra prize for perfect 300 game at the Brunswick Ballmaster Open is a Suzuki motorcycle with 1350cc and 198 horsepower (pictured). As more than one bowler has rolled a 300 game (thus far 2, Matias Kallio and Tim Mack), the winner of the Suzuki, worth 17.490 Euro, will be determined during the TV finals in a one-ball roll-off.
Match Play
Moor, Leandersson lead Squad 7 and 8 in Brunswick Ballmaster Open
Alho overtakes pole position in Brunswick Ballmaster Open after Day Two Qualifying
Swedish national team member Peter Ljung (left) used a high game of 280 in the first round of the finals in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open on Sunday morning at Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland to lead the top 20 into the second round. Ljung averaged 238.80 over five games and felled 1194 pins.
Stuart Williams (right) and Dominic Barrett, both England, were close behind with 1177 and 1175. The two women, who made the first cut, Krista Pöllänen (14th, 1062) and Jenni Mäkelä (16th, 1057), both Finland, are still in the race for prize money and ranking points.
Mathias Årup (left), Sweden beat out Robert Spigner, United States, and 2-time Ballmaster champ Lasse Lintilä, Finland for the 20th place with 1049 (209.80)
The top 20 will bowl another five games with the pinfall from round 1 being carried forward. The top eight (seeded 9-16) will meet the top 8 qualifiers, who earned two byes, in the best-of-five games Round of 16. The highest seeded player bowls the lowest seeded player and so on.
Once the field is cut to the top 4, players bowl single-game matches. The winners of the semi-final matches will bowl for the title and the 10.000 Euro top prize.
The extra prize for perfect 300 game at the Brunswick Ballmaster Open is a Suzuki motorcycle with 1350cc and 198 horsepower (pictured). If more than one bowler rolls a 300 game, the winner of the Suzuki, worth 17.490 Euro, will be determined during the TV finals in a one-ball roll-off.
2008 EBT #1
Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland (Jan. 5-13, 2008)
Former Finnish Bowling Federation president Jouni Helminen (pictured left) started the 2008 European Bowling Tour season with victory in the most prestigious tournament in his country, the Brunswick Ballmaster Open at Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland. In the title match, Helminen defeated American Tim Mack, 223-189, to win the title and the 10.000 Euro top prize.
Helminen, seeded third, eliminated fellow countryman Petteri Salonen in the semis, 247-236, while Mack sidelined Paul Moor, England, 179-172.
Mack received 5.000 Euro for second place. Moor and Salonen earned 2.700 Euro each for third and fourth place, respectively.
Brunswick Ballmaster Open
Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland (Jan. 5-13, 2008)
Championship Round:
1. Jouni Helminen, Finland, 10.000 Euro
2. Tim Mack, United States, 5.000 Euro
3. Paul Moor, England, 2.700 Euro
4. Petteri Salonen, Finland, 2.700 Euro
Playoff Results:
Semi-final Match #1: #7 Mack def. #8 Moor, 179-172
Semi-final Match #2: #3 Helminen def. #15 Salonen, 247-236
Title Match: #3 Helminen def. #7 Mack, 223-189.
Men's rankings after one event
Women's rankings after one event
Roll-off for the 300 game bonus
Right after the Ballmaster Open finals, Matias Kallio, and once again Tim Mack battled it out for the 300 game bonus - a 1350ccm Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle worth 17.490 Euro.
The Finn and the American were the only players who achieved perfection during the tournament. The winner was decided in a one-ball roll-off.
Kallio, starting first, fired a strike and the crowd went wild. But Mack remained cool and leveled the match with a strike. The American had to bowl first in the second roll-off. Mack, one of the best show man in the sport, threw a good shot and ran across the lanes that even the TV cameras six lanes away couldn't catch him.
Kallio took a long time to concentrate for his answer, who wonders, with 17.490 Euro at stake. Kallio's second shot was good, but it went slightly high and left the four-pin standing. Tim Mack is the proud owner of the Suzuki Hayabusa (pictured).
The Finn and the American were the only players who achieved perfection during the tournament. The winner was decided in a one-ball roll-off.
Kallio, starting first, fired a strike and the crowd went wild. But Mack remained cool and leveled the match with a strike. The American had to bowl first in the second roll-off. Mack, one of the best show man in the sport, threw a good shot and ran across the lanes that even the TV cameras six lanes away couldn't catch him. Kallio took a long time to concentrate for his answer, who wonders, with 17.490 Euro at stake. Kallio's second shot was good, but it went slightly high and left the four-pin standing. Tim Mack is the proud owner of the Suzuki Hayabusa (pictured).
Brunswick Ballmaster Open Final Standings
Places 5-48 with prize money
5. Ville Holmström, Finland, 1.600 Euro
6. Petri Mannonen, Finland, 1.600 Euro
7. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 1.600 Euro
8. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1.600 Euro
9. Timo Alho, Finland, 1.100 Euro
10. Tomas Leandersson, Sweden, 1.100 Euro
11. Peter Ljung, Sweden, 1.100 Euro
12. Dominic Barrett, England, 1.100 Euro
13. Stuart Williams, England, 1.100 Euro
14. Jarno Blomberg, Finland, 1.100 Euro
15. Pekka Mäyry, Finland, 1.100 Euro
16. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1.100 Euro
17. Mika Oksanen, Finland, 900 Euro
18. Jussi Turtiainen, Finland, 900 Euro
19. Jari Ratia, Finland, 900 Euro
20. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 900 Euro
21. Krista Pöllänen, Finland, 900 Euro
22. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 900 Euro
23. Paavo Grönmark, Finland, 900 Euro
24. Joonas Jähi, Finland, 900 Euro
25. Mathias Årup, Sweden, 900 Euro
26. Henry Vallo, Finland, 900 Euro
27. Jenni Mäkelä, Finland, 900 Euro
28. Matti Paasikoski, Finland, 900 Euro
29. Robert Spigner, United States, 800 Euro
30. Lasse Lintilä, Finland, 800 Euro
31. Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, 800 Euro
32. Mads Sanbakken, Norway, 800 Euro
33. Teemu Raatikainen, Finland, 800 Euro
34. Pasi Uotila, Finland, 800 Euro
35. Dennis Eklund, Finland, 800 Euro
36. Or Aviram, Israel, 800 Euro
37. Kari Jehkinen, Finland, 800 Euro
38. Artur Levikin, Latvia, 800 Euro
39. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 800 Euro
40. Toni Toivonen, Finland, 800 Euro
41. Juha Immonen, Finland, 800 Euro
42. Matias Kallio, Finland, 800 Euro
43. Rene Landl, Austria, 800 Euro
44. Sven Svensson, Sweden, 800 Euro
45. Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 800 Euro
46. Sami Salin, Finland, 800 Euro
47. Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 800 Euro
48. Ken Bland, Norway, 800 Euro
It's down to four in Brunswick Ballmaster Open
Two Finns, one American and one Englishman will bowl for the first title on the 2008 European Bowling Tour in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open at Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland. It could be a big payday for high roller Tim Mack (pictured left), United States, who eliminated 2007 European ranking champion Osku Palermaa, Finland, three-games-to-one, to set up a semi-final match with three time European ranking champion Paul Moor, who came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 against Joonas Jehkinen. Besides targeting for the 10.000 Euro top prize, Mack will have a shot for the 300 game bonus, worth 17.490 Euro. The only other player, who accomplished the feat thus far was Matias Kallio from Finland.
The other semi-final match features Finns Jouni Helminen and Petteri Salonen. Helminen (left) came back from being down 2.-1 against compatriot Petri Mannonen and sealed the win with a huge 269-233 in the deciding fifth game. Other than Mack, Moor and Helminen, who bypassed the first two rounds today, Salonen (right) has already bowled 19 games today. The four-time European champion from 2005 eliminated No. 1 seed, qualifying leader Ville Holmström, Finland, three-games-to-one. The semi-final and final matches will be decided in one game.
Round of 8
best-of-five games, losers eliminated, earn 1.600 Euro.
| Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | W-L |
| #1 | Ville Holmström | Finland | 194 | 236 | 202 | 236 | 1 | |
| #15 | Petteri Salonen | Finland | 246 | 198 | 212 | 239 | 3 | |
| #3 | Jouni Helminen | Finland | 226 | 235 | 236 | 226 | 269 | 3 |
| #13 | Petri Mannonen | Finland | 204 | 246 | 246 | 204 | 233 | 2 |
| #5 | Joonas Jehkinen | Finland | 225 | 220 | 212 | 167 | 172 | 2 |
| #8 | Paul Moor | England | 171 | 209 | 238 | 222 | 224 | 3 |
| #6 | Osku Palermaa | Finland | 212 | 207 | 190 | 170 | 1 | |
| #7 | Tim Mack | United States | 234 | 156 | 197 | 185 | 3 |
Palermaa shoots 299 game in Round of 16
2007 European ranking champion Osku Palermaa (l.), Finland, topped World Ranking Masters champion Stuart Williams, England, three-games-to-one in the Round of 16 in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open, the first stop of the 2008 European Bowling Tour. Palermaa nearly achieved perfection in game 2 when he rolled a 299 game. He will meet American Tim Mack in the Round of 8. Six of the eight matches went the distance, while the other two matches were decided in four games. Round of 16
best-of-five games, losers eliminated, earn 1.100 Euro.
| Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | W-L |
| #1 | Ville Holmström | Finland | 210 | 171 | 183 | 235 | 201 | 3 |
| #16 | Martin Larsen | Sweden | 153 | 278 | 228 | 221 | 180 | 2 |
| #2 | Timo Alho | Finland | 211 | 203 | 205 | 224 | 184 | 2 |
| #15 | Petteri Salonen | Finland | 219 | 252 | 185 | 210 | 211 | 3 |
| #3 | Jouni Helminen | Finland | 189 | 256 | 203 | 140 | 226 | 3 |
| #14 | Pekka Mäyry | Finland | 157 | 238 | 214 | 212 | 214 | 2 |
| #4 | Tomas Leandersson | Sweden | 238 | 188 | 259 | 210 | 210 | 2 |
| #13 | Petri Mannonen | Finland | 217 | 238 | 175 | 261 | 258 | 3 |
| #5 | Joonas Jehkinen | Finland | 214 | 155 | 180 | 246 | 237 | 3 |
| #12 | Jarno Blomberg | Finland | 163 | 170 | 192 | 176 | 159 | 2 |
| #6 | Osku Palermaa | Finland | 210 | 299 | 221 | 225 | 3 | |
| #11 | Stuart Williams | England | 213 | 209 | 193 | 167 | 1 | |
| #7 | Tim Mack | United States | 278 | 204 | 161 | 263 | 3 | |
| #10 | Dominic Barrett | England | 190 | 184 | 242 | 173 | 1 | |
| #8 | Paul Moor | England | 196 | 198 (9) | 204 | 238 | 210 | 3 |
| #9 | Peter Ljung | Sweden | 181 | 198 (10) | 230 | 201 | 155 | 2 |
Ljung refuses to fall in Round 2; Pöllänen wins women's rankings in Brunswick Ballmaster Open
Peter Ljung refused to fall in the Final Round 2 and led the top eight players into the best-of-five games Round of 16 in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Helsinki, Finland. Ljung, who had an 1194 5-game series Sunday morning, added 1218, an average of 243.60, for 2412 10-game total.
The Swedish international outaveraged second-placed Dominic Barrett (right, 2312) by 10 pins. World Ranking Masters champion Stuart Williams, both England, was third with 2295. Places 4-7 belonged to Finnish bowlers Jarno Blomberg (2226), Petri Mannonen (2216), Pekka Mäyry (2215) and Petteri Salonen (2199).
Martin Larsen (left), 3-time World Champion from Sweden, rolled a huge 256 in the final game to beat out Mika Oksanen, Finland, for the 8th and final spot by three pins, 2182 to 2179. The two remaining women, Krista Pöllänen (2114) and Jenni Mäkelä (2012), both Finland, missed the cut and finished in 13th and 19th position. Pöllänen (right) won the women's rankings in the Ballmaster Open and will be listed as the first EBT ranking leader of the year 2008.
Women's rankings after one event
The top eight (seeded 9-16) will now meet the top 8 qualifiers in the best-of-five games Round of 16. The highest seeded player bowls the lowest seeded player and so on.
Once the field is cut to the top 4, players bowl single-game matches. The winners of the semi-final matches will bowl for the title and the 10.000 Euro top prize. The extra prize for perfect 300 game at the Brunswick Ballmaster Open is a Suzuki motorcycle with 1350cc and 198 horsepower (pictured). As more than one bowler has rolled a 300 game (thus far 2, Matias Kallio and Tim Mack), the winner of the Suzuki, worth 17.490 Euro, will be determined during the TV finals in a one-ball roll-off.
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Final Round 2
The top 20 from Round 1 bowled five games with the previous pinfall being carried forward. The top 8 (seeded 9-19 meet the top 8 qualifiers in the next round.
| Pos | Player | Country | Round 1 | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | Pins | Ave. | Hc | Round 2 | Total | Ave. |
| 1. | Peter Ljung | Sweden | 1194 | 248 | 243 | 269 | 236 | 222 | 1218 | 243.60 | 1218 | 2412 | 241.20 | |
| 2. | Dominic Barrett | England | 1175 | 268 | 183 | 201 | 247 | 238 | 1137 | 227.40 | 1137 | 2312 | 231.20 | |
| 3. | Stuart Williams | England | 1177 | 224 | 254 | 255 | 187 | 198 | 1118 | 223.60 | 1118 | 2295 | 229.50 | |
| 4. | Jarno Blomberg | Finland | 1125 | 238 | 213 | 199 | 251 | 200 | 1101 | 220.20 | 1101 | 2226 | 222.60 | |
| 5. | Petri Mannonen | Finland | 1102 | 254 | 269 | 208 | 193 | 190 | 1114 | 222.80 | 1114 | 2216 | 221.60 | |
| 6. | Pekka Mäyry | Finland | 1071 | 213 | 233 | 217 | 266 | 215 | 1144 | 228.80 | 1144 | 2215 | 221.50 | |
| 7. | Petteri Salonen | Finland | 1081 | 246 | 201 | 265 | 205 | 201 | 1118 | 223.60 | 1118 | 2199 | 219.90 | |
| 8. | Martin Larsen | Sweden | 1065 | 236 | 218 | 216 | 191 | 256 | 1117 | 223.40 | 1117 | 2182 | 218.20 | |
| 9. | Mika Oksanen | Finland | 1088 | 236 | 238 | 221 | 192 | 204 | 1091 | 218.20 | 1091 | 2179 | 217.90 | |
| 10. | Jussi Turtiainen | Finland | 1090 | 215 | 254 | 247 | 181 | 188 | 1085 | 217.00 | 1085 | 2175 | 217.50 | |
| 11. | Jari Ratia | Finland | 1059 | 215 | 190 | 265 | 264 | 176 | 1110 | 222.00 | 1110 | 2169 | 216.90 | |
| 12. | Thomas Larsen | Denmark | 1057 | 257 | 193 | 210 | 179 | 225 | 1064 | 212.80 | 1064 | 2121 | 212.10 | |
| 13. | Krista Pöllänen | Finland | 1062 | 207 | 201 | 191 | 236 | 177 | 1012 | 202.40 | 40 | 1052 | 2114 | 203.40 |
| 14. | Mikael Kanold | Sweden | 1069 | 220 | 199 | 202 | 213 | 195 | 1029 | 205.80 | 1029 | 2098 | 209.80 | |
| 15. | Paavo Grönmark | Finland | 1113 | 187 | 190 | 174 | 203 | 213 | 967 | 193.40 | 967 | 2080 | 208.00 | |
| 16. | Joonas Jähi | Finland | 1051 | 207 | 244 | 179 | 184 | 214 | 1028 | 205.60 | 1028 | 2079 | 207.90 | |
| 17. | Mathias Årup | Sweden | 1049 | 191 | 204 | 165 | 252 | 211 | 1023 | 204.60 | 1023 | 2072 | 207.20 | |
| 18. | Henry Vallo | Finland | 1052 | 165 | 209 | 192 | 201 | 202 | 969 | 193.80 | 969 | 2021 | 202.10 | |
| 19. | Jenni Mäkelä | Finland | 1057 | 170 | 204 | 193 | 174 | 174 | 915 | 183.00 | 40 | 955 | 2012 | 193.20 |
| 20. | Matti Paasikoski | Finland | 1064 | 166 | 198 | 179 | 144 | 209 | 896 | 179.20 | 896 | 1960 | 196.00 |
Ljung leads after first round of the finals in Brunswick Ballmaster Open
Swedish national team member Peter Ljung (left) used a high game of 280 in the first round of the finals in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open on Sunday morning at Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland to lead the top 20 into the second round. Ljung averaged 238.80 over five games and felled 1194 pins. Stuart Williams (right) and Dominic Barrett, both England, were close behind with 1177 and 1175. The two women, who made the first cut, Krista Pöllänen (14th, 1062) and Jenni Mäkelä (16th, 1057), both Finland, are still in the race for prize money and ranking points. Mathias Årup (left), Sweden beat out Robert Spigner, United States, and 2-time Ballmaster champ Lasse Lintilä, Finland for the 20th place with 1049 (209.80) The top 20 will bowl another five games with the pinfall from round 1 being carried forward. The top eight (seeded 9-16) will meet the top 8 qualifiers, who earned two byes, in the best-of-five games Round of 16. The highest seeded player bowls the lowest seeded player and so on.
Once the field is cut to the top 4, players bowl single-game matches. The winners of the semi-final matches will bowl for the title and the 10.000 Euro top prize. The extra prize for perfect 300 game at the Brunswick Ballmaster Open is a Suzuki motorcycle with 1350cc and 198 horsepower (pictured). If more than one bowler rolls a 300 game, the winner of the Suzuki, worth 17.490 Euro, will be determined during the TV finals in a one-ball roll-off.
Final Round 1
Players seeded 9-48 bowled five games from scratch. The top 20 advanced to the next round with the pinfall total being carried forward.
| Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | Pins | Ave. | Hc | Total |
| 1. | Peter Ljung | Sweden | 183 | 280 | 268 | 226 | 237 | 1194 | 238.80 | 1194 | |
| 2. | Stuart Williams | England | 243 | 216 | 248 | 193 | 277 | 1177 | 235.40 | 1177 | |
| 3. | Dominic Barrett | England | 232 | 221 | 221 | 223 | 278 | 1175 | 235.00 | 1175 | |
| 4. | Jarno Blomberg | Finland | 215 | 224 | 223 | 217 | 246 | 1125 | 225.00 | 1125 | |
| 5. | Paavo Grönmark | Finland | 203 | 247 | 234 | 206 | 223 | 1113 | 222.60 | 1113 | |
| 6. | Petri Mannonen | Finland | 175 | 229 | 237 | 255 | 206 | 1102 | 220.40 | 1102 | |
| 7. | Jussi Turtiainen | Finland | 218 | 227 | 201 | 210 | 234 | 1090 | 218.00 | 1090 | |
| 8. | Mika Oksanen | Finland | 262 | 172 | 214 | 212 | 228 | 1088 | 217.60 | 1088 | |
| 9. | Petteri Salonen | Finland | 225 | 246 | 188 | 211 | 211 | 1081 | 216.20 | 1081 | |
| 10. | Pekka Mäyry | Finland | 214 | 245 | 168 | 239 | 205 | 1071 | 214.20 | 1071 | |
| 11. | Mikael Kanold | Sweden | 196 | 195 | 209 | 234 | 235 | 1069 | 213.80 | 1069 | |
| 12. | Martin Larsen | Sweden | 191 | 191 | 203 | 256 | 224 | 1065 | 213.00 | 1065 | |
| 13. | Matti Paasikoski | Finland | 230 | 219 | 223 | 207 | 185 | 1064 | 212.80 | 1064 | |
| 14. | Krista Pöllänen | Finland | 204 | 221 | 162 | 213 | 222 | 1022 | 204.40 | 40 | 1062 |
| 15. | Jari Ratia | Finland | 234 | 193 | 211 | 209 | 212 | 1059 | 211.80 | 1059 | |
| 16. | Jenni Mäkelä | Finland | 226 | 225 | 191 | 170 | 205 | 1017 | 203.40 | 40 | 1057 |
| 17. | Thomas Larsen | Denmark | 215 | 211 | 225 | 204 | 202 | 1057 | 211.40 | 1057 | |
| 18. | Henry Vallo | Finland | 197 | 217 | 162 | 247 | 229 | 1052 | 210.40 | 1052 | |
| 19. | Joonas Jähi | Finland | 211 | 210 | 258 | 195 | 177 | 1051 | 210.20 | 1051 | |
| 20. | Mathias Årup | Sweden | 236 | 204 | 203 | 198 | 208 | 1049 | 209.80 | 1049 | |
| 21. | Robert Spigner | United States | 204 | 228 | 182 | 265 | 168 | 1047 | 209.40 | 1047 | |
| 22. | Lasse Lintilä | Finland | 160 | 180 | 222 | 264 | 212 | 1038 | 207.60 | 1038 | |
| 23. | Tobias Karlsson | Sweden | 165 | 257 | 207 | 180 | 225 | 1034 | 206.80 | 1034 | |
| 24. | Mads Sanbakken | Norway | 219 | 205 | 226 | 152 | 231 | 1033 | 206.60 | 1033 | |
| 25. | Teemu Raatikainen | Finland | 201 | 173 | 213 | 234 | 206 | 1027 | 205.40 | 1027 | |
| 26. | Pasi Uotila | Finland | 208 | 224 | 205 | 214 | 175 | 1026 | 205.20 | 1026 | |
| 27. | Dennis Eklund | Finland | 136 | 183 | 207 | 243 | 256 | 1025 | 205.00 | 1025 | |
| 28. | Or Aviram | Israel | 199 | 223 | 196 | 224 | 182 | 1024 | 204.80 | 1024 | |
| 29. | Kari Jehkinen | Finland | 195 | 173 | 239 | 224 | 186 | 1017 | 203.40 | 1017 | |
| 30. | Artur Levikin | Latvia | 194 | 227 | 187 | 211 | 180 | 999 | 199.80 | 999 | |
| 31. | Robert Andersson | Sweden | 179 | 197 | 167 | 203 | 246 | 992 | 198.40 | 992 | |
| 32. | Toni Toivonen | Finland | 194 | 149 | 179 | 187 | 278 | 987 | 197.40 | 987 | |
| 33. | Juha Immonen | Finland | 204 | 222 | 193 | 167 | 193 | 979 | 195.80 | 979 | |
| 34. | Matias Kallio | Finland | 176 | 220 | 187 | 234 | 152 | 969 | 193.80 | 969 | |
| 35. | Rene Landl | Austria | 201 | 212 | 189 | 179 | 179 | 960 | 192.00 | 960 | |
| 36. | Sven Svensson | Sweden | 186 | 197 | 221 | 178 | 169 | 951 | 190.20 | 951 | |
| 37. | Juhani Tonteri | Finland | 196 | 199 | 177 | 180 | 191 | 943 | 188.60 | 943 | |
| 38. | Sami Salin | Finland | 195 | 180 | 208 | 161 | 190 | 934 | 186.80 | 934 | |
| 39. | Martin Paulsson | Sweden | 157 | 187 | 191 | 159 | 216 | 910 | 182.00 | 910 | |
| 40. | Ken Bland | Norway | 190 | 166 | 199 | 188 | 146 | 889 | 177.80 | 889 |