Sundbyberg, Spader Dam win the men's and women's National Team Championships
05/14/10
Team Sundbyberg from Stockholm and Spader Dam (Queen of Spade) from Helsingborg captured the men's and women's title in the Swedish 8-player team league finals at Bowling Arena in Jönköping.
In the men's title match, Sundbyberg defeated Team Kulladal from Malmoe, while Spader Dam topped Team X-Calibur from Gothenburg in the women's final. 7-time defending men's champion, Team Pergamon, had to settle for the bronze medal.
Click on the image to enlarge it. The pictures shows the new national team champion Sundbyberg. Front row from left: Petteri Salonen, Mikael Kanold, Anders Öhman, Daniel Strömberg, Thomas Lind. Back row, Tobias Karlsson, Robert Olofsson, Dennis Eklund, Magnus Johnson Jr., Timmy Andreasson, Erik Andersin and coach Annika Kilander.
The Swedish Team Championship is an 8-player team league. Each team is divided into four doubles. Each of them bowls four games, one each against the four opposing doubles. The winning Doubles in each game receive one point. Four rounds of four games sums up to a total of 16 points.
In addition, the total pinfall of all eight players in each round will add up and the winning team receives one extra point. With a total of 20 points at stake (16 plus 4), a team needs 11 points to win a match.
"We won the league championship eight years ago, but Swedish league bowling has been transformed since then as Team Pergamon entered the game. It's almost like another sport today with much higher demands if you want to win medals," said Sundbyberg's Anders Öhman, a 3-time World Champion.
"This win means a lot more as we finally were able to defeat Pergamon, it was really a strong performance," said Öhman.
Since Team Pergamon won their first National Team Championships title in 2003, the star-studded team from Gothenburg was almost undefeatable winning seven straight championships with a 37-1 won-lost record.
The team featured Swedish top players such as Tomas Leandersson, Martin Larsen, Robert Andersson and Peter Ljung as well as Finland's star Osku Palermaa and former PBA exempt player Tore Torgersen, both living in the Gothenburg area,. Sometimes the team was filled up with international stars like Jason Belmonte, Australia; Lasse Lintilä, Finland; and Tim Mack, United States.
After 32 consecutive wins, Team Pergamon's winning streak came to an end when the first playoff match against Kulladal ended in a 10-10 tie. Kulladal has five Danish national team members on the roster led by World Championship Masters silver medalist Jesper Agerbo.
In their next match Team Pergamon suffered a defeat by Sundbyberg in a close match, 12-8, which set the final between Sundbyberg and Kulladal in n the best-of-three format on the challenging WTBA short oil pattern Sydney (33 feet).
After a draw in the first match (10-10), Sundbyberg won the second match to secure title.
On the women's side, Spader Dam won its third consecutive team title. Spader Dam featured two of the top Swedish ladies, Helén Johnsson and Malin Glendert, as well as two-time EBT Masters champ Kamilla Kjeldsen. It was the 10th national team title for Spader Dam overall.
Click on the image to enlarge it. The pictures shows the new national team champion Spader Dam. Front row from left: Kamilla Kjeldsen, Susanne Eriksson Gladh, Åsa Borggren, Sandra Andersson. Back row: Eva Andersson (coach), Victoria Johansson, Pernilla Håkansson, Malin Glendert, Eva Jönsson, Emelie Alm, Helén Johnsson.
Team X-Calibur was spearheaded by Swedish standout Nina Flack and international stars Patricia Schwarz, Germany, and 2009 EBT ranking winner Nicki Ainge, England.
Reported by Hans Karlsson, photos Thord Lagercrantz.
First Round Results:
Team Pergamon tied Kulladal, 10-10
Domino lost to Sundbyberg, 3-17
Sundbyberg defeated Team Pergamon, 12-8
Kulladal defeated Domino, 17-3
Team Pergamon defeated Domino, 16-4
Kulladal defeated Sundbyberg, 11-9
The top two teams, Kulladal and Sundbyberg, advanced to the final.
Final (best of three):
Sundbyberg defeated Kulladal, 2-0 (10-10, 11-4)
First Round Results:
Spader Dam defeated Pollux, 15-5
Pollux lost to Team X-Calibur, 4-16
Team X-Calibur defeated Spader Dam, 13-7
Pollux lost to Spader Dam, 9-11
Team X-Calibur defeated Pollux, 15-5
Spader Dam lost to Team X-Calibur 9-10
The top two teams, Team X-Calibur and Spader Dam, advanced to the final.
Final (best of three):
Spader Dam defeated Team X-Calibur, 2-0 (10-10, 11-4).
Sweden
7-time defending men's champion Pergamon has to settle for bronze
Team Sundbyberg from Stockholm and Spader Dam (Queen of Spade) from Helsingborg captured the men's and women's title in the Swedish 8-player team league finals at Bowling Arena in Jönköping.In the men's title match, Sundbyberg defeated Team Kulladal from Malmoe, while Spader Dam topped Team X-Calibur from Gothenburg in the women's final. 7-time defending men's champion, Team Pergamon, had to settle for the bronze medal.
Click on the image to enlarge it. The pictures shows the new national team champion Sundbyberg. Front row from left: Petteri Salonen, Mikael Kanold, Anders Öhman, Daniel Strömberg, Thomas Lind. Back row, Tobias Karlsson, Robert Olofsson, Dennis Eklund, Magnus Johnson Jr., Timmy Andreasson, Erik Andersin and coach Annika Kilander.
The Swedish Team Championship is an 8-player team league. Each team is divided into four doubles. Each of them bowls four games, one each against the four opposing doubles. The winning Doubles in each game receive one point. Four rounds of four games sums up to a total of 16 points.
In addition, the total pinfall of all eight players in each round will add up and the winning team receives one extra point. With a total of 20 points at stake (16 plus 4), a team needs 11 points to win a match.
"We won the league championship eight years ago, but Swedish league bowling has been transformed since then as Team Pergamon entered the game. It's almost like another sport today with much higher demands if you want to win medals," said Sundbyberg's Anders Öhman, a 3-time World Champion.
"This win means a lot more as we finally were able to defeat Pergamon, it was really a strong performance," said Öhman.
Since Team Pergamon won their first National Team Championships title in 2003, the star-studded team from Gothenburg was almost undefeatable winning seven straight championships with a 37-1 won-lost record.
The team featured Swedish top players such as Tomas Leandersson, Martin Larsen, Robert Andersson and Peter Ljung as well as Finland's star Osku Palermaa and former PBA exempt player Tore Torgersen, both living in the Gothenburg area,. Sometimes the team was filled up with international stars like Jason Belmonte, Australia; Lasse Lintilä, Finland; and Tim Mack, United States.
After 32 consecutive wins, Team Pergamon's winning streak came to an end when the first playoff match against Kulladal ended in a 10-10 tie. Kulladal has five Danish national team members on the roster led by World Championship Masters silver medalist Jesper Agerbo.
In their next match Team Pergamon suffered a defeat by Sundbyberg in a close match, 12-8, which set the final between Sundbyberg and Kulladal in n the best-of-three format on the challenging WTBA short oil pattern Sydney (33 feet).
After a draw in the first match (10-10), Sundbyberg won the second match to secure title.
On the women's side, Spader Dam won its third consecutive team title. Spader Dam featured two of the top Swedish ladies, Helén Johnsson and Malin Glendert, as well as two-time EBT Masters champ Kamilla Kjeldsen. It was the 10th national team title for Spader Dam overall. Click on the image to enlarge it. The pictures shows the new national team champion Spader Dam. Front row from left: Kamilla Kjeldsen, Susanne Eriksson Gladh, Åsa Borggren, Sandra Andersson. Back row: Eva Andersson (coach), Victoria Johansson, Pernilla Håkansson, Malin Glendert, Eva Jönsson, Emelie Alm, Helén Johnsson.
Team X-Calibur was spearheaded by Swedish standout Nina Flack and international stars Patricia Schwarz, Germany, and 2009 EBT ranking winner Nicki Ainge, England.
Reported by Hans Karlsson, photos Thord Lagercrantz.
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Swedish 8-Player Team Championships - Men's finals
First Round Results:
Team Pergamon tied Kulladal, 10-10
Domino lost to Sundbyberg, 3-17
Sundbyberg defeated Team Pergamon, 12-8
Kulladal defeated Domino, 17-3
Team Pergamon defeated Domino, 16-4
Kulladal defeated Sundbyberg, 11-9
The top two teams, Kulladal and Sundbyberg, advanced to the final.
Final (best of three):
Sundbyberg defeated Kulladal, 2-0 (10-10, 11-4)
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Swedish 8-Player Team Championships - Women's finals
First Round Results:
Spader Dam defeated Pollux, 15-5
Pollux lost to Team X-Calibur, 4-16
Team X-Calibur defeated Spader Dam, 13-7
Pollux lost to Spader Dam, 9-11
Team X-Calibur defeated Pollux, 15-5
Spader Dam lost to Team X-Calibur 9-10
The top two teams, Team X-Calibur and Spader Dam, advanced to the final.
Final (best of three):
Spader Dam defeated Team X-Calibur, 2-0 (10-10, 11-4).
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