Rob Thurlby beats two Malaysians to win the Brunswick Euro Challenge
03/17/10
No. 2 seed Rob Thurlby (pictured left), England, defeated No. 1 seed Adrian Ang, Malaysia, 253-248, en route to win his first career European Bowling Tour title in the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge and the 13.000 Euro top prize.
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For the first time in the history of the EBT the stepladder finals were broadcasted live on Eurosport 2. In the opening match, No. 3 Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, topped No. 4 seed Ildemaro Ruiz, 230-202, before he was eliminated by Thurlby in the semifinal, 233-194.
Ang received 7.500 Euro for second place, Zulkifli got 4.750 Euro and Ruiz pocketed 3.500 Euro for fourth.
2008 European ranking champion Nina Flack, Sweden, was the best of 97 women in the 448-player field and pocketed an extra prize of 1.300 Euro. With the 150 ranking points from the BEC, Flack becomes the new women's ranking leader.
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Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, who won the women's division in last year's BEC, was second worth 1.100 Euro, while Krista Pöllänen (far right), Finland, pocketed 840 Euro for third place.
A total of eight 300 games were rolled during the Brunswick Euro Challenge, seven by men (Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland; Mike Fagan, Norm Duke, Parker Bohn III, Bill O'Neill, all United States; Mathieu Berges, Switzerland; and Fredrik Øhrgaard, Denmark) and one by a woman, Evgeniya Smirnova, Russia.
All but Berges and Smirnova had paid the entry fee for the 300-game Pot Play. Parker Bohn III (pictured right), a 32-time PBA champion and 2-time PBA Player of the Year won a highly entertaining shoot-out after the stepladder finals en route to pocket the 3.100 Euro winner-takes-all prize.
To watch our video from the 300-game Pot Play shoot-out, please use the left menu bar or click here.
Brunswick has asked Bowlingdigital to remove the video from the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge title match between Rob Thurlby, England, and Adrian Ang, Malaysia, upon request of Eurosport. Eurosport claims to own the exclusive rights of the BEC stepladder finals. Our video will be back online on April 1st, 2010. All the other BEC videos are not concerned and will remain online.
All times are Central European Time (CET)
Eurosport 2
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belarus, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine
Live broadcast - March 14 from 17:30 to 18:30
Replay - March 19 from 17:00 to 18:00
Replay - March 20 from 18:30 to 19:30
Replay - March 25 from 22:00 to 23:00
Eurosport 2 Northern and Eastern Europe
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden
First broadcast - March 17 from 12:30 to 13:30
Replay - March 19 from 16:45 to 17:45
Replay - March 20 from 04:00 to 05:00
Replay - March 25 from 22:00 to 23:00
British Eurosport 2
United Kingdom and Ireland
First broadcast - March 19 from 17:00 to 18:00
Replay - March 20 from 18:30 to 19:30
Replay - March 25 from 22:00 to 23:00
Eurosport Asia Pacific
Australia, Brunei, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tonga and Vietnam
First broadcast - March 23 from 16:00 to 17:00
Replay - March 31 from 14:15 to 15:15
Replay - April 2 from 19:45 to 20:45
All times are Central European Time (CET)
Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France (March 5-14, 2010)
Championship Round:
1. Rob Thurlby, England, 486 (2 games), 13.000 Euro
2. Adrian Ang, Malaysia, 248 (1 game), 7.500 Euro
3. Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 424 (2 games), 4.750 Euro
4. Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 202 (1 game), 3.500 Euro
Playoff Results:
Match 1: No. 3 Zulkifli def. No. 4 Ruiz, 230-202
Match 2: No. 2 Thurlby def. Zulkifli, 233-194
Title Match: Thurlby def. No. 1 Ang, 253-248.
2010 EBT Men's Ranking
2010 EBT Women's Ranking
In the opening match, No. 4 seed Ildemaro Ruiz (left), Venezuela and No. 3 Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia squared off. Both players started with three strikes in a row before Venezuelan national team member bowed out and spared a single-pin leave.
Lomg-time Malaysian national team member Zulkifli took the lead with a strike in the 4th, which was followed by two spares. Ruiz had a single-pin miss in the 5th frame but rebounded with a double in the 6th and 7th.
Zulkifli countered with a double in frames 7 and 8 but opened in his 9th frame. Ruiz gave the advantage back when he opened in the 8th frame. He got key strike in the 9th and could have forced Zulkifli to double in the 10th but when he left four pins standing on his next ball, the match was over. Zulkifli (right) struck out for a 230-202 win.
Thurlby (on the right) carried the momentum into the title match which was as high scoring as the entire tournament. Thurlby started with four strikes in a row to take an early lead. Reigning Asian Masters champ Adrian Ang (left), Malaysia, had a spare in his first frame, then reeled off a five-bagger to take a 4-pin lead mid-game as Thurlby got another six-count but again spared it.
Thurlby regained the lead with another 4-bagger in frames 6-9, but Ang was close behind with 9-spare and a double. When Ang got another 9-spare and a strike in the 10th frame, Thurlby needed to mark to win. He got nine on his first ball, made the single-pin spare and sealed the victory with a 8-count on his fill ball.
1. Rob Thurlby, England, 13.000 Euro
2. Adrian Ang, Malaysia, 7.500 Euro
3. Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 4.750 Euro
4. Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3.500 Euro
5. Mike Fagan, United States, 2.000 Euro
6. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1.900 Euro
7. Norm Duke, United States, 1.800 Euro
8. Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 1.700 Euro
9. Nina Flack, Sweden, 1.600 Euro
10. Jari Ratia, Finland, 1.500 Euro
11. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
12. Parker Bohn III, United States, 1.000 Euro
13. Frederik Øhrgaard, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
14. Joonas Jähi, Finland, 1.000 Euro
15. Steffen Wendlandt, Germany, 1.000 Euro
16. Jean Marc Lebon, Belgium, 1.000 Euro
17. Anthony Pepe, United States, 950 Euro
18. Nico Joris, Belgium, 950 Euro
19. Yoan Alix, France, 950 Euro
20. Krista Pöllänen, Finland, 950 Euro
21. Tony Ranta, Finland, 950 Euro
22. Mathias Ã…rup, Sweden, 950 Euro
23. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 950 Euro
24. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 950 Euro
25. Bill O'Neill, United States, 950 Euro
26. PJ Haggerty, United States, 950 Euro
27. Jens Muth, Germany, 950 Euro
28. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, United States, 950 Euro
29. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 950 Euro
30. Malin Glendert, Sweden, 950 Euro
31. Mik Stampe, Denmark, 950 Euro
32. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 950 Euro
33. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 700 Euro
34. Mark Buffa, Canada, 700 Euro
35. Barry Foley, Ireland, 700 Euro
36. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 700 Euro
37. Thomas Gross, Austria, 700 Euro
38. Marco Baade, Germany, 700 Euro
39. Adam Michaels, England, 700 Euro
40. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 700 Euro
41. Jens Nickel, Germany, 700 Euro
42. Aaron Kong, Malaysia, 700 Euro
43. Brian Voss, United States, 700 Euro
44. Vincent Cayez, France, 700 Euro
45. Evgeniya Smirnova, Russia, 700 Euro
46. Paul Hutchinson, Denmark, 700 Euro
47. Mathias Sarmadi, France, 700 Euro
48. Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 700 Euro
49. Raymond Teece, England, 700 Euro
50. Kirsten Penny, England, 700 Euro
51. Stuart Williams, England, 700 Euro
52. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 700 Euro
53. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 700 Euro
54. Dennis Vrabac, Sweden, 700 Euro
55. Oliver Rauth, Germany, 700 Euro
56. David Canady, Germany, 700 Euro
57. Caroline Lagrange, Canada, 700 Euro
58. Norman Neumann, Germany, 700 Euro
59. Dirk Völkel, Germany, 700 Euro
60. Patrick Rolland, France, 700 Euro
61. Jason Yeong Nathan, Singapore, 700 Euro
62. Mark Jacobs, Netherlands, 700 Euro
63. Marie Gauton, France, 700 Euro
64. Carmen Haandrikman, Netherlands, 700 Euro
Women's Extra Prize:
1. Nina Flack, Sweden, 1.300 Euro
2. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 1.100 Euro
3. Krista Pöllänen, Finland, 840 Euro
4. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, United States, 630 Euro
5. Malin Glendert, Sweden, 430 Euro
Best-of-three games. Winners advance, losers eliminated, finish 5th through 8th.
Best-of-three games. Winners advance, losers eliminated, finish 9th through 16th.
Best-of-three games. Winners advance, losers eliminated, finish 17th through 32nd, earn 950 Euro.
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).
Players will compete for total prize money of 90,000 Euro (currently about US$123,250), which includes special prizes for "Women" and "B Bowlers". The tournament winner will receive the 13.000 Euro top prize.
There is also a special side event called "300-Game Pot Play". All players who have paid a 50 Euro entry fee in advance and roll a 300 game during the tournament will determine the winner in a one-ball roll-off at the end of the tournament. The winner is guaranteed a minimum of 2,500 Euro.
2-time PBA champion Mike Fagan (left), United States, is the defending champion. The 29-year-old righthander will be targeting to make his third consecutive BEC title match. Mai Ginge Jensen (right), Denmark, finished third last year to win the women ranking.
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).
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Parker Bohn wins 300-Game Pot Play shoot-out
No. 2 seed Rob Thurlby (pictured left), England, defeated No. 1 seed Adrian Ang, Malaysia, 253-248, en route to win his first career European Bowling Tour title in the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge and the 13.000 Euro top prize. Click on the right image to enlarge it.
For the first time in the history of the EBT the stepladder finals were broadcasted live on Eurosport 2. In the opening match, No. 3 Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, topped No. 4 seed Ildemaro Ruiz, 230-202, before he was eliminated by Thurlby in the semifinal, 233-194.
Ang received 7.500 Euro for second place, Zulkifli got 4.750 Euro and Ruiz pocketed 3.500 Euro for fourth. 2008 European ranking champion Nina Flack, Sweden, was the best of 97 women in the 448-player field and pocketed an extra prize of 1.300 Euro. With the 150 ranking points from the BEC, Flack becomes the new women's ranking leader.
Click on the left image to enlarge it.
Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, who won the women's division in last year's BEC, was second worth 1.100 Euro, while Krista Pöllänen (far right), Finland, pocketed 840 Euro for third place.
A total of eight 300 games were rolled during the Brunswick Euro Challenge, seven by men (Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland; Mike Fagan, Norm Duke, Parker Bohn III, Bill O'Neill, all United States; Mathieu Berges, Switzerland; and Fredrik Øhrgaard, Denmark) and one by a woman, Evgeniya Smirnova, Russia. All but Berges and Smirnova had paid the entry fee for the 300-game Pot Play. Parker Bohn III (pictured right), a 32-time PBA champion and 2-time PBA Player of the Year won a highly entertaining shoot-out after the stepladder finals en route to pocket the 3.100 Euro winner-takes-all prize.
To watch our video from the 300-game Pot Play shoot-out, please use the left menu bar or click here.
Brunswick has asked Bowlingdigital to remove the video from the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge title match between Rob Thurlby, England, and Adrian Ang, Malaysia, upon request of Eurosport. Eurosport claims to own the exclusive rights of the BEC stepladder finals. Our video will be back online on April 1st, 2010. All the other BEC videos are not concerned and will remain online.
Tentative TV schedule for the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge
All times are Central European Time (CET)
Eurosport 2
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belarus, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine
Live broadcast - March 14 from 17:30 to 18:30
Replay - March 19 from 17:00 to 18:00
Replay - March 20 from 18:30 to 19:30
Replay - March 25 from 22:00 to 23:00
Eurosport 2 Northern and Eastern Europe
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden
First broadcast - March 17 from 12:30 to 13:30
Replay - March 19 from 16:45 to 17:45
Replay - March 20 from 04:00 to 05:00
Replay - March 25 from 22:00 to 23:00
British Eurosport 2
United Kingdom and Ireland
First broadcast - March 19 from 17:00 to 18:00
Replay - March 20 from 18:30 to 19:30
Replay - March 25 from 22:00 to 23:00
Eurosport Asia Pacific
Australia, Brunei, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tonga and Vietnam
First broadcast - March 23 from 16:00 to 17:00
Replay - March 31 from 14:15 to 15:15
Replay - April 2 from 19:45 to 20:45
All times are Central European Time (CET)
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7th Brunswick Euro Challenge 2010
Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France (March 5-14, 2010)
Championship Round:1. Rob Thurlby, England, 486 (2 games), 13.000 Euro
2. Adrian Ang, Malaysia, 248 (1 game), 7.500 Euro
3. Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 424 (2 games), 4.750 Euro
4. Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 202 (1 game), 3.500 Euro
Playoff Results:
Match 1: No. 3 Zulkifli def. No. 4 Ruiz, 230-202
Match 2: No. 2 Thurlby def. Zulkifli, 233-194
Title Match: Thurlby def. No. 1 Ang, 253-248.
L-R Ang, Thurlby, Zulkifli and Ruiz.
2010 European Bowling Tour Rankings by Bowlingdigital
2010 EBT Men's Ranking
2010 EBT Women's Ranking
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In the opening match, No. 4 seed Ildemaro Ruiz (left), Venezuela and No. 3 Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia squared off. Both players started with three strikes in a row before Venezuelan national team member bowed out and spared a single-pin leave. Lomg-time Malaysian national team member Zulkifli took the lead with a strike in the 4th, which was followed by two spares. Ruiz had a single-pin miss in the 5th frame but rebounded with a double in the 6th and 7th.
Zulkifli countered with a double in frames 7 and 8 but opened in his 9th frame. Ruiz gave the advantage back when he opened in the 8th frame. He got key strike in the 9th and could have forced Zulkifli to double in the 10th but when he left four pins standing on his next ball, the match was over. Zulkifli (right) struck out for a 230-202 win.
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No. 2 seed Rob Thurlby (right), England came out of the gates quickly in the semifinal. starting with a double. He got a six-count in the third and spared it for a seven-pin lead as Zulkifli started with strike, 8-spare, and 9-spare.
Thurlby took a commanding lead when he reeled off a four bagger in frames 4-7. Zulkifli (left) was unable to double alternating strikes and spares in frames 4-6 and when he failed to convert a split in the 7th the match was practically over.
Thurlby finished the match with spare, strike, spare and 9-count to cruise to victory, 233-194.
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Thurlby (on the right) carried the momentum into the title match which was as high scoring as the entire tournament. Thurlby started with four strikes in a row to take an early lead. Reigning Asian Masters champ Adrian Ang (left), Malaysia, had a spare in his first frame, then reeled off a five-bagger to take a 4-pin lead mid-game as Thurlby got another six-count but again spared it. Thurlby regained the lead with another 4-bagger in frames 6-9, but Ang was close behind with 9-spare and a double. When Ang got another 9-spare and a strike in the 10th frame, Thurlby needed to mark to win. He got nine on his first ball, made the single-pin spare and sealed the victory with a 8-count on his fill ball.
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Final Standings - Top 64 (cashers)
1. Rob Thurlby, England, 13.000 Euro
2. Adrian Ang, Malaysia, 7.500 Euro
3. Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 4.750 Euro
4. Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3.500 Euro
5. Mike Fagan, United States, 2.000 Euro
6. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1.900 Euro
7. Norm Duke, United States, 1.800 Euro
8. Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 1.700 Euro
9. Nina Flack, Sweden, 1.600 Euro
10. Jari Ratia, Finland, 1.500 Euro
11. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
12. Parker Bohn III, United States, 1.000 Euro
13. Frederik Øhrgaard, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
14. Joonas Jähi, Finland, 1.000 Euro
15. Steffen Wendlandt, Germany, 1.000 Euro
16. Jean Marc Lebon, Belgium, 1.000 Euro
17. Anthony Pepe, United States, 950 Euro
18. Nico Joris, Belgium, 950 Euro
19. Yoan Alix, France, 950 Euro
20. Krista Pöllänen, Finland, 950 Euro
21. Tony Ranta, Finland, 950 Euro
22. Mathias Ã…rup, Sweden, 950 Euro
23. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 950 Euro
24. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 950 Euro
25. Bill O'Neill, United States, 950 Euro
26. PJ Haggerty, United States, 950 Euro
27. Jens Muth, Germany, 950 Euro
28. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, United States, 950 Euro
29. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 950 Euro
30. Malin Glendert, Sweden, 950 Euro
31. Mik Stampe, Denmark, 950 Euro
32. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 950 Euro
33. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 700 Euro
34. Mark Buffa, Canada, 700 Euro
35. Barry Foley, Ireland, 700 Euro
36. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 700 Euro
37. Thomas Gross, Austria, 700 Euro
38. Marco Baade, Germany, 700 Euro
39. Adam Michaels, England, 700 Euro
40. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 700 Euro
41. Jens Nickel, Germany, 700 Euro
42. Aaron Kong, Malaysia, 700 Euro
43. Brian Voss, United States, 700 Euro
44. Vincent Cayez, France, 700 Euro
45. Evgeniya Smirnova, Russia, 700 Euro
46. Paul Hutchinson, Denmark, 700 Euro
47. Mathias Sarmadi, France, 700 Euro
48. Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 700 Euro
49. Raymond Teece, England, 700 Euro
50. Kirsten Penny, England, 700 Euro
51. Stuart Williams, England, 700 Euro
52. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 700 Euro
53. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 700 Euro
54. Dennis Vrabac, Sweden, 700 Euro
55. Oliver Rauth, Germany, 700 Euro
56. David Canady, Germany, 700 Euro
57. Caroline Lagrange, Canada, 700 Euro
58. Norman Neumann, Germany, 700 Euro
59. Dirk Völkel, Germany, 700 Euro
60. Patrick Rolland, France, 700 Euro
61. Jason Yeong Nathan, Singapore, 700 Euro
62. Mark Jacobs, Netherlands, 700 Euro
63. Marie Gauton, France, 700 Euro
64. Carmen Haandrikman, Netherlands, 700 Euro
Women's Extra Prize:
1. Nina Flack, Sweden, 1.300 Euro
2. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 1.100 Euro
3. Krista Pöllänen, Finland, 840 Euro
4. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, United States, 630 Euro
5. Malin Glendert, Sweden, 430 Euro
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Single-elimination finals - Round of 8
Best-of-three games. Winners advance, losers eliminated, finish 5th through 8th.
| Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Won-Loss |
| Round of 8 | ||||||
| #2 | Mike Fagan | United States | 278 | 218 | 243 | 1 |
| #20 | Ildemaro Ruiz | Venezuela | 246 | 231 | 267 | 2 |
| #3 | Osku Palermaa | Finland | 211 | 193 | 0 | |
| #19 | Zulmazran Zulkifli | Malaysia | 256 | 226 | 2 | |
| #5 | Norm Duke | United States | 186 | 190 | 0 | |
| #15 | Rob Thurlby | England | 215 | 279 | 2 | |
| #9 | Kimmo Lehtonen | Finland | 257 | 197 | 196 | 1 |
| #11 | Adrian Ang | Malaysia | 226 | 221 | 199 | 2 |
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Single-elimination finals - Round of 16
Best-of-three games. Winners advance, losers eliminated, finish 9th through 16th.
| Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Won-Loss |
| Round of 16 | ||||||
| #2 | Mike Fagan | United States | 204 | 222 | 248 | 2 |
| #32 | Jean Marc Lebon | Belgium | 189 | 227 | 202 | 1 |
| #3 | Osku Palermaa | Finland | 199 | 246 | 2 | |
| #29 | Steffen Wendlandt | Germany | 180 | 197 | 0 | |
| #5 | Norm Duke | United States | 245 | 267 | 2 | |
| #27 | Joonas Jähi | Finland | 191 | 212 | 0 | |
| #7 | Nina Flack | Sweden | 187 | 231 | 0 | |
| #20 | Ildemaro Ruiz | Venezuela | 247 | 234 | 2 | |
| #8 | Jari Ratia | Finland | 205 | 188 | 198 | 1 |
| #19 | Zulmazran Zulkifli | Malaysia | 203 | 237 | 279 | 2 |
| #9 | Kimmo Lehtonen | Finland | 247 | 279 | 2 | |
| #17 | Frederik Øhrgaard | Denmark | 205 | 203 | 0 | |
| #10 | Mai Ginge Jensen | Denmark | 212 | 217 | 0 | |
| #15 | Rob Thurlby | England | 248 | 237 | 2 | |
| #11 | Adrian Ang | Malaysia | 245 | 231 | 208 | 2 |
| #12 | Parker Bohn III | United States | 268 | 221 | 205 | 1 |
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Single-elimination finals - Round of 32
Best-of-three games. Winners advance, losers eliminated, finish 17th through 32nd, earn 950 Euro.
| Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Won-Loss |
| Round of 32 | ||||||
| #1 | Anthony Pepe | United States | 198 | 223 | 211 | 1 |
| #32 | Jean Marc Lebon | Belgium | 214 | 204 | 244 | 2 |
| #2 | Mike Fagan | United States | 236 | 238 | 213 | 2 |
| #31 | Dennis Eklund | Sweden | 193 | 248 | 200 | 1 |
| #3 | Osku Palermaa | Finland | 217 | 279 | 2 | |
| #30 | Mik Stampe | Denmark | 201 | 275 | 0 | |
| #4 | Nico Joris | Belgium | 138 | 214 | 0 | |
| #29 | Steffen Wendlandt | Germany | 256 | 227 | 2 | |
| #5 | Norm Duke | United States | 249 | 279 | 2 | |
| #28 | Malin Glendert | Sweden | 166 | 202 | 0 | |
| #6 | Yoan Alix | France | 170 | 179 | 0 | |
| #27 | Joonas Jähi | Finland | 278 | 195 | 2 | |
| #7 | Nina Flack | Sweden | 265 | 265 | 2 | |
| #26 | Martin Larsen | Sweden | 257 | 244 | 0 | |
| #8 | Jari Ratia | Finland | 236 | 231 | 2 | |
| #25 | Carolyn Dorin-Ballard | United States | 217 | 209 | 0 | |
| #9 | Kimmo Lehtonen | Finland | 223 | 259 | 2 | |
| #24 | Jens Muth | Germany | 158 | 147 | 0 | |
| #10 | Mai Ginge Jensen | Denmark | 215 | 242 | 2 | |
| #23 | PJ Haggerty | United States | 185 | 237 | 0 | |
| #11 | Adrian Ang | Malaysia | 207 | 198 | 237 | 2 |
| #22 | Bill O'Neill | United States | 247 | 189 | 185 | 1 |
| #12 | Parker Bohn III | United States | 224 | 229 | 2 | |
| #21 | Thomas Larsen | Denmark | 205 | 195 | 0 | |
| #13 | Krista Pöllänen | Finland | 179 | 188 | 0 | |
| #20 | Ildemaro Ruiz | Venezuela | 222 | 254 | 2 | |
| #14 | Tony Ranta | Finland | 150 | 233 | 203 | 1 |
| #19 | Zulmazran Zulkifli | Malaysia | 200 | 224 | 222 | 2 |
| #15 | Rob Thurlby | England | 227 | 239 | 2 | |
| #18 | Gery Verbruggen | Belgium | 209 | 223 | 0 | |
| #16 | Mathias Ã…rup | Sweden | 206 | 225 | 0 | |
| #17 | Frederik Øhrgaard | Denmark | 210 | 289 | 2 |
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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).
Players will compete for total prize money of 90,000 Euro (currently about US$123,250), which includes special prizes for "Women" and "B Bowlers". The tournament winner will receive the 13.000 Euro top prize.
There is also a special side event called "300-Game Pot Play". All players who have paid a 50 Euro entry fee in advance and roll a 300 game during the tournament will determine the winner in a one-ball roll-off at the end of the tournament. The winner is guaranteed a minimum of 2,500 Euro. 2-time PBA champion Mike Fagan (left), United States, is the defending champion. The 29-year-old righthander will be targeting to make his third consecutive BEC title match. Mai Ginge Jensen (right), Denmark, finished third last year to win the women ranking.
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).
The 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge will be contested on a 39 feet long sport pattern of medium difficulty (MS Excel file).
A total of 64 players qualified for the finals on Sunday, March 14. The top 16 players received one bye and will seeded 1-16 in Round 2.
The following 48 players qualified for Round 1:
Those 48 bowled six games starting from scratch to cut to the top 16, who will meet the top 16 qualifiers in the first match play round. Match play is best-of-three games single-elimination. The No. 1 seed will take on No. 32, No. 2 bowls No. 31, etc.
The field will be cut to 16, 8 and then four, who will determine the champion in a stepladder final.
The 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. Eurosport Asia-Pacific will also run the BEC 2010 final several times.
Due to TV requirements the schedule for Sunday, March 14, was adjusted to the following:
07:45 Final Round 1
11:00 Lane Maintenance
11:30 Final Round 2
14:00 Final Round 3
15:15 Final Round 5
16:30 Lane Maintenance
16: 55 Practice for Stepladder final
17:00-18:25 Final Round 5
18:25 TV Award Ceremony
18:30 300-Game Play Pot roll-off
18:45 Awards Ceremony
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.
Click here to review Bowlingdigital's Live Coverage from the 2009 Brunswick Euro Challenge or click here to go straight to the video section. You will find more videos here.
A total of 64 players qualified for the finals on Sunday, March 14. The top 16 players received one bye and will seeded 1-16 in Round 2.
The following 48 players qualified for Round 1:
- Players positioned 17th-52nd in qualifying
- the top 6 from a separate standing for the squads 1-5 conducted March 5-7, who are not among the top 52
- the top 6 from the Desperado Squad.
Those 48 bowled six games starting from scratch to cut to the top 16, who will meet the top 16 qualifiers in the first match play round. Match play is best-of-three games single-elimination. The No. 1 seed will take on No. 32, No. 2 bowls No. 31, etc.
The field will be cut to 16, 8 and then four, who will determine the champion in a stepladder final.
The 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. Eurosport Asia-Pacific will also run the BEC 2010 final several times. Due to TV requirements the schedule for Sunday, March 14, was adjusted to the following:
07:45 Final Round 1
11:00 Lane Maintenance
11:30 Final Round 2
14:00 Final Round 3
15:15 Final Round 5
16:30 Lane Maintenance
16: 55 Practice for Stepladder final
17:00-18:25 Final Round 5
18:25 TV Award Ceremony
18:30 300-Game Play Pot roll-off
18:45 Awards Ceremony
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.
Click here to review Bowlingdigital's Live Coverage from the 2009 Brunswick Euro Challenge or click here to go straight to the video section. You will find more videos here.
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