Big payday for Remy Ong, wins 30.000 Euro in 9th Qatar International Open

12/19/09

2009 European Bowling Tour #15

Osku Palermaa, Nicki Ainge win 2009 EBT Men's and Women's Rankings

2009SORemyOng3.jpg2008KUWPeterLjung.jpgRemy Ong (pictured left) from Singapore overtook the lead in third round of the finals and cruised to victory in the 9th Qatar International Open Saturday at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar. In the title match over two games total pinfall, the No. 1 seed defeated fellow lefthander Peter Ljung (right), Sweden, 416-414, to win the 30.000 Euro top prize. Ljung was consoled with 15.000 Euro.

In the semifinal, Ong defeated No. 4 seed, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 435-405, to set up a title match against Ljung, who eliminated No. 3 seed, Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 444-397. Brøndsted and Frawley received 5.000 apiece for third and fourth place.

Osku Palermaa, Finland, and Nicki Ainge, England, won the 2009 men's and women's European Bowling Tour rankings.

 


9th Qatar International Open


Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar (Dec. 12-19, 2009)

Championship Round:
1. Remy Ong, Singapore, 30.000 Euro
2. Peter Ljung, Sweden, 15.000 Euro
3. Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 5.000 Euro
4. Andrew Frawley, Australia, 5.000 Euro

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: #1 Ong (200, 235) def. #4 Frawley (217, 188), 435-405
Semifinal Match 2: #2 Ljung (254-190) def. #3 Brøndsted (221, 176), 444-397
Championship Match: Ong (198, 218) vs. Ljung (191, 223). 416-414.
Brøndsted's scores including 8 pins handicap each game).

 


Places 5-48 (cashers) with prize money


5. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2.500 Euro
6. Dominic Barrett, England, 2.500 Euro
7. Naif Oqab, UAE, 2.500 Euro
8. Mads Sandbækken, Norway, 2.500 Euro
9. Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE, 2.000 Euro
10. Paul Hutchinson, Denmark, 2.000 Euro
11. Paul Moor, England, 2.000 Euro
12. Kim Bolleby, Sweden, 2.000 Euro
13. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 2.000 Euro
14. Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 2.000 Euro
15. Mark Buffa, Canada, 2.000 Euro
16. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 2.000 Euro
17. George Frilingos, Australia, 1.300 Euro
18. Shaker Al-Hassan, UAE, 1.300 Euro
19. Stuart Williams, England, 1.300 Euro
20. Frederik Øhrgaard, Denmark, 1.300 Euro
21. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 1.300 Euro
22. Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 1.300 Euro
23. Sami Noor, Bahrain, 1.300 Euro
24. Patrick Healey, United States, 1.300 Euro
25. Caroline Lagrange, Canada, 1.300 Euro
26. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1.300 Euro
27. Mathias Ã…rup, Sweden, 1.300 Euro
28. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1.300 Euro
29. Patricia Luoto, Germany, 1.300 Euro
30. Tim Mack, United States, 1.300 Euro
31. Arif Mursel, Bahrain, 1.000 Euro
32. Abdulla Haroon, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
33. Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 1.000 Euro
34. Kirsten Penny, England, 1.000 Euro
35. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
36. Lee Yu Wen, Singapore, 1.000 Euro
37. Tim Friedrichs, Germany, 1.000 Euro
38. Mohamed Al-Rajebah, Kuwait, 1.000 Euro
39. Mansoor Al-Awamy, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
40. Nicki Ainge, England, 1.000 Euro
41. Tina Hulsch, Germany, 1.000 Euro
42. Khaled Al-Doseri, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
43. Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 1.000 Euro
44. Mubarak Al-Muraikhi, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
45. Nina Flack, Sweden, 1.000 Euro
46. Mohammed Al-Zaidan, Kuwait, 1.000 Euro
47. Salem Al-Marzouqi, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
48. Sayed Ibrahim, UAE, 1.000 Euro

 


It's down to four in 9th Qatar International Open


Osku Palermaa wins 2009 EBT men's ranking

2009BWCRemyOng2_small.jpg2009KSAAndrewFrawley_small.jpgRemy Ong (pictured left) from Singapore rolled his second consecutive 1370 series to earn the No. 1 seed for the semifinals of the 9th Qatar International Open. Ong led Round 4 with 2740 12-game total and an average of 228.33. He will take on Aussie Andrew Frawley (right), who took the fourth and final spot with 2521.

In the other semifinal over two games total pinfall, No. 2 Peter Ljung, Sweden (2605) and Britt Brøndsted, Denmark (2594) will square off.

2009EBT14DominicBarrett_small.jpg2009EBT14OskuPalermaa_small.jpgWith England's Dominic Barrett (left) eliminated in Round 4, Osku Palermaa (right), Finland, wins the men's European Bowling Tour ranking for the third consecutive year.

The 9th Qatar Open is the 15th and final event on the 2009 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Major's". The EBT has announced that the 2010 edition will be upgraded to "Platinum", the highest status of the Tour besides Gold, Silver and Satellite.

A total of 48 players - the top 38 qualifiers and the top 3 each from Dec. 12 and 13 squads plus the top 4 from the Desperado Squad - advanced to the finals on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18-19, 2009.

The top 6 qualifiers bypassed the first two rounds, while places 7-12 received one bye. The other 36 players bowled six games from scratch to cut to the top 18. Those 18 plus qualifiers 7-12 also bowled six games from scratch in Round 2 and cut to the top 10, who joined the top six qualifiers in Round 3 on Saturday.

Those 16 bowled six games from scratch to cut to the top 8, who bowled another six games with the pinfall from Round 3 being carried forward. The top 4 advanced to the championship round. All matches over two games total pinfall.

No. 1 bowls No. 4 and No. 2 meets No. 3. The winners will advance to the championship match to bowl for the title and the 30.000 Euro top prize (approx. 43,865 U.S. Dollar). The runner-up will be consoled with 15.000 Euro, while places 3 and 4 will receive 5.000 Euro apiece.

 


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2009 Qatar Open - Final Round Three


The top 8 from Round 3 bowled six games with the pinfall being carried forward. The top 4 advanced to the semifinal.

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