Gross beats Williams win the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open
10/13/09
The 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open was the 11th stop of the 2009 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Majors". The tournament drew 327 players from 27 countries. The 8th Columbia 300 Vienna Open, an EBT Gold tournament previously Major, will be held from Sept. 28 through Oct. 3, 2010 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.
Plus Bowling will host another EBT tournament in 2010 as the inaugural Ebonite Austria Challenge (EBT Silver) will be held April 28 through May 2 in conjunction with the 2010 EBT Masters.
All photos by Beat Grauwiler and Lars MĂĽller.
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Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009)
Championship Round:
1st place: Thomas Gross, Austria, 6.000 Euro
2nd place: Stuart Williams, England, 4.000 Euro
3rd place: Tobias Karlsson, Sweden , 3.000 Euro
4th place: Rob Thurlby, England, 2.200 Euro
Playoff Results:
Match 1: #3 Karlsson def. #4 Thurlby, 186-166
Match 2: Gross def. Karlsson, 276-201
Title Match: Gross def. #1 Williams, 246-231.
2009 EBT Men's Ranking
2009 EBT Women's Ranking
5. David Canady, Germany, 1.700 Euro
6. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 1.600 Euro
7. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1.500 Euro
8. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 1.400 Euro
9. Leo Grundschober, Austria, 1.300 Euro
10. Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 1.200 Euro
11. Kamilla Kjeldsen, Denmark, 1.100 Euro
12. Timo Alho, Finland, 1.100 Euro
13. Oliver Blase, Germany, 1.000 Euro
14. Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
15. Brian Voss, United States, 1.000 Euro
16. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 900 Euro
17. Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 900 Euro
18. Lars Nielsen, Denmark, 900 Euro
19. Mikko Hirvonen, Finland, 800 Euro
20. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 800 Euro
21. Anders Lousdal, Denmark, 800 Euro
22. Marcus Zuber, Germany, 700 Euro
23. Lynda Barnes, United States, 700 Euro
24. Nicki Ainge, England, 700 Euro
25. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 650 Euro
26. Andreas Humm, Germany, 650 Euro
27. Timo Schröder, Germany, 650 Euro
28. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 600 Euro
29. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, 600 Euro
30. Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 600 Euro
31. Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia, 550 Euro
32. Marco Parapini, Italy, 550 Euro
33. Achim Grabowski, Germany, 550 Euro
34. Patricia Luoto, Germany, 550 Euro
35. Rowby Rodriguez, Austria, 550 Euro
36. Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands, 550 Euro
37. Priscilla Maaswinkel, Netherlands, 550 Euro
38. Michael Rauscher, Austria, 550 Euro
39. Manuel Mrosek, Germany, 550 Euro
40. Tina Hulsch, Germany, 550 Euro
41. Dirk Völkel, Germany, 550 Euro
42. Tim Friedrichs, Germany, 550 Euro
43. Anton Stiel, Austria, 550 Euro
44. Mathias Ă…rup, Sweden, 550 Euro
45. Juha Immonen, Finland, 550 Euro
46. Paul Hutchinson, Denmark, 550 Euro
47. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 550 Euro
48. Lotte Huobo Pedersen, Denmark, 500 Euro
49. Oliver Mielentz, Germany, 500 Euro
50. Tobias Gäbler, Germany, 500 Euro
51. Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 500 Euro
52. Erik Andersin, Sweden, 500 Euro
53. Franz Hahn, Austria, 500 Euro
54. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 500 Euro
55. Anne Lorraine Gales, Denmark, 500 Euro
56. Lucas Wiseman, United States, 500 Euro
57. Anders Vorborg, Denmark, 500 Euro
58. Martin Pfeifer, Austria, 500 Euro
59. Mik Stampe, Denmark, 500 Euro
60. Roman Fuerbacher, Austria, 500 Euro
61. Philipp SchĂĽtt, Germany, 500 Euro
62. Petra Korkiamäki, Finland, 500 Euro
63. Mirek Cifra, Czech Republic, 500 Euro
64. Ivonne Gross, Austria, 500 Euro
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2009 European Bowling Tour #11
Watch the video of the stepladder finals here
Hometown favorite Thomas Gross (pictured right) defeated tournament leader Stuart Williams (left), England, in a high scoring championship match, 246-231, en route to become the first Austrian winner in the Columbia 300 Vienna Open Sunday afternoon at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.
Gross fell behind early as Williams, who won the Doubles (with Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia), led the Singles preliminaries and earned the top seed for the stepladder finals, started with three strikes, nine-spare, and another three strikes.
Gross, seeded second, who won the semifinal match against No. 3 Tobias Karlsson (below, right), Sweden, 276-201, tossed enough strikes to stay in the match until the 8th frame. Williams, who could shut out Gross, got a 10-pin in the 8th, and Gross all in a sudden had a chance to shut out Williams after striking on his next two balls.
He rolled his worst ball in the entire tournament and left the 5-9 combination. He spared for 246, which gave Williams the opportunity to throw three strikes and win by one pin.
When Williams didn't get a strike on his first ball, the match was. over. Gross earned the 6.000 top prize and 100 ranking points as the Vienna Open is one of the "Majors" on the European Bowling Tour. Williams received 4.000 Euro for second and split 1.600 Euro with Guerrero for the Doubles victory.
Karlsson, who eliminated Rob Thurlby (above, left) from England in a low scoring but close opening match, 186-166, pocketed 3.000 Euro for third place. Thurlby garnered 2.200 Euro for fourth place.
The 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open was the 11th stop of the 2009 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Majors". The tournament drew 327 players from 27 countries. The 8th Columbia 300 Vienna Open, an EBT Gold tournament previously Major, will be held from Sept. 28 through Oct. 3, 2010 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Plus Bowling will host another EBT tournament in 2010 as the inaugural Ebonite Austria Challenge (EBT Silver) will be held April 28 through May 2 in conjunction with the 2010 EBT Masters.
All photos by Beat Grauwiler and Lars MĂĽller.
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7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009)
Championship Round:1st place: Thomas Gross, Austria, 6.000 Euro
2nd place: Stuart Williams, England, 4.000 Euro
3rd place: Tobias Karlsson, Sweden , 3.000 Euro
4th place: Rob Thurlby, England, 2.200 Euro
Playoff Results:
Match 1: #3 Karlsson def. #4 Thurlby, 186-166
Match 2: Gross def. Karlsson, 276-201
Title Match: Gross def. #1 Williams, 246-231.
2009 European Bowling Tour Rankings by Bowlingdigital
2009 EBT Men's Ranking
2009 EBT Women's Ranking
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Cashers - Places 5-64
5. David Canady, Germany, 1.700 Euro
6. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 1.600 Euro
7. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1.500 Euro
8. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 1.400 Euro
9. Leo Grundschober, Austria, 1.300 Euro
10. Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 1.200 Euro
11. Kamilla Kjeldsen, Denmark, 1.100 Euro
12. Timo Alho, Finland, 1.100 Euro
13. Oliver Blase, Germany, 1.000 Euro
14. Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
15. Brian Voss, United States, 1.000 Euro
16. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 900 Euro
17. Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 900 Euro
18. Lars Nielsen, Denmark, 900 Euro
19. Mikko Hirvonen, Finland, 800 Euro
20. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 800 Euro
21. Anders Lousdal, Denmark, 800 Euro
22. Marcus Zuber, Germany, 700 Euro
23. Lynda Barnes, United States, 700 Euro
24. Nicki Ainge, England, 700 Euro
25. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 650 Euro
26. Andreas Humm, Germany, 650 Euro
27. Timo Schröder, Germany, 650 Euro
28. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 600 Euro
29. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, 600 Euro
30. Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 600 Euro
31. Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia, 550 Euro
32. Marco Parapini, Italy, 550 Euro
33. Achim Grabowski, Germany, 550 Euro
34. Patricia Luoto, Germany, 550 Euro
35. Rowby Rodriguez, Austria, 550 Euro
36. Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands, 550 Euro
37. Priscilla Maaswinkel, Netherlands, 550 Euro
38. Michael Rauscher, Austria, 550 Euro
39. Manuel Mrosek, Germany, 550 Euro
40. Tina Hulsch, Germany, 550 Euro
41. Dirk Völkel, Germany, 550 Euro
42. Tim Friedrichs, Germany, 550 Euro
43. Anton Stiel, Austria, 550 Euro
44. Mathias Ă…rup, Sweden, 550 Euro
45. Juha Immonen, Finland, 550 Euro
46. Paul Hutchinson, Denmark, 550 Euro
47. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 550 Euro
48. Lotte Huobo Pedersen, Denmark, 500 Euro
49. Oliver Mielentz, Germany, 500 Euro
50. Tobias Gäbler, Germany, 500 Euro
51. Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 500 Euro
52. Erik Andersin, Sweden, 500 Euro
53. Franz Hahn, Austria, 500 Euro
54. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 500 Euro
55. Anne Lorraine Gales, Denmark, 500 Euro
56. Lucas Wiseman, United States, 500 Euro
57. Anders Vorborg, Denmark, 500 Euro
58. Martin Pfeifer, Austria, 500 Euro
59. Mik Stampe, Denmark, 500 Euro
60. Roman Fuerbacher, Austria, 500 Euro
61. Philipp SchĂĽtt, Germany, 500 Euro
62. Petra Korkiamäki, Finland, 500 Euro
63. Mirek Cifra, Czech Republic, 500 Euro
64. Ivonne Gross, Austria, 500 Euro
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