Ulf Bolleby sets the pace in 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge

03/06/10

2010 European Bowling Tour #5

Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France (March 5-14, 2010)

2010EBT05UlfBolley2.jpgFormer world champion Ulf Bolleby, Sweden, took the early lead in the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge Friday at Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France. Bolleby, who won gold in Team and Doubles and silver in All Events at the 1987 WTBA World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, posted a 1355 six-game total and an average of 225.83.

Bolleby started his series with 258, the highest game of the tournament thus far, and added 227, 199, 188, 236 and 247.

2010EBT05RonvandenBogaardJohnnySpil.jpgMark Jacobs, one of three Dutch bowlers among the 23 players who tested the lanes on Friday evening, was second with 1296. French international Valérie Murat-Mourgues was the best of four women in Squad 1 to overtake third place with 1274 including 48 pins handicap.

Jérôme Etienne, France, was fourth with 1255 and was followed by Ron van den Bogaard (left), Netherlands, with 1254, Luc Rembry, France, with 1195 and Johnny Spil (right), Netherlands, with 1190.

2010EBT05BECLogo.jpg The Brunswick Euro Challenge will be held from March 5-14, 2010 at 28-laner Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin near Paris, France. The tournament is the fifth event of the 2010 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Gold" tournaments.

Since the Ankara Open and the Austria Challenge have been cancelled, the 2010 EBT Tour features 2 EBT Platinum tournament (formerly Premier), 6 EBT Gold tournaments (formerly Major), 7 EBT Silver tournaments (formerly Challenger) and 4 EBT Satellite tournaments (new category).

Eurosport2Logo_mini.jpgThe stepladder finals of the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge will be broadcasted live on Eurosport 2 Sunday, March 14 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. CET. Additional to the live broadcast, Eurosport 2 will air at least two more re-broadcasts in the weeks following the live coverage (exact dates to be determined). Eurosport Asia-Pacific will also run the BEC 2010 final several times.


200910PBA06CarolynDorinBallard.jpg2010EBT05ParkerBohn.jpg471 players from 37 countries - Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Spain, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Latvia, Morocco, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Serbia, Switzerland, Sweden, Ukraine, United States and Venezuela - have registered for the event.

The list of participants will be spearheaded by 32-time PBA champion and 2-time PBA Player of the Year, Parker Bohn III (pictured left) and 20-time PWBA champion and PWBA Player of the Year, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (right).

ValckeBowling.jpg For the third consecutive year, the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge sponsored by Brunswick Bowling will be organized by Brunswick distributor Valcke Bowling.

In addition to sponsoring the event, Brunswick will be conducting seminar and training sessions for bowlers, coaches, center mechanics, center managers and proprietors. Click on the link to view the complete Seminar Schedule (pdf file).

PlazaStMaxim_small.jpg Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin is a 28-lane Brunswick-equipped facility located 40 kilometers north of Paris. The bowling center features Brunswick lanes, scoring, pinsetters, pins and lane maintenance. This location was chosen in 2008 (previous BECs were held in Thessaloniki, Greece) to attract more bowlers from Western European.

Saint Maximin's close proximity to Charles de Gaulle airport provides excellent connections to main European cities and major American and Asian airports. Many low-fare airlines serve this airport.

The 2008 BEC drew 405 players, 311 men and EBT record 94 women, from 36 countries. The 2009 edition saw 314 players, 239 men and 75 women, from 28 countries. The 2010 edition will become the biggest BEC since the tournament's inaugural event in the year 2004.

2-time PBA champion Mike Fagan, United States, is the defending champion. The 29-year-old righthander will be targeting to make his third consecutive BEC title match. Last year, Fagan defeated PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss, 236-225, to win his second EBT title and 16.000 Euro. In 2008, Fagan, seeded first, fell to Peter Ljung, Sweden, 220-187, to settle for the 9.000 Euro runner-up check. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, finished third last year to win the women ranking.

 


 

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The 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge will be contested on a 39 feet long sport pattern of medium difficulty (MS Excel file).

Players will compete for total prize money of 90,000 Euro (currently about US$123,250), and includes special prizes "B Bowlers" and Women.

BowlingdigitalBanner.gif BowlingdigitalFlavioCuvaBeatGrauwiler_small.jpg Once again Bowlingdigital will cover the event live (commencing Thursday March 11) from Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin with results and updates after each round plus our much-anticipated high definition videos produced by Flavio Cuva and high quality photos by Beat Grauwiler (l-r).

Please use the left menu bar to get more information about format, schedule and prize money.

 


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