10/06/08
2008 European Bowling Tour Rankings
No changes atop the leaderboard in European rankings after Vienna
With four events remaining on the schedule for the 2008 European Bowling Tour,
Osku Palermaa (l.) from Finland and
Kirsten Penny (r.), England sit in the driver's seat in the men's and women's European rankings.There was only one change each in the men's and women's top 8 after the concluson of the 6th Columbia Vienna Open in Austria. The European Bowling Tour will continue this week with the
Ebonite Lahti Open, an EBT Challenger event, at Jouni Helminen's Lahti Bowl in Lahti, Finland from Oct. 12-19, 2008.
09/21/08
2008 European Bowling Tour Rankings
Palermaa, Penny continue to lead European rankings after Ankara
Osku Palermaa (l.) from Finland and
Kirsten Penny (r.), England, held on to the lead in the European rankings after the conclusion of the Ankara Open Sunday, Sep. 21, with 544 and 523 ranking point total, resp. With the help of 150 points from Ankara - the first-ever EBT "Premier" event offered triple ranking points, women's ranking winner,
Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, and tournament winner and men's ranking winner,
Dominic Barrett, England, jumped into 5th and second place, respectively.
09/03/08
2008 European Bowling Tour Rankings
Palermaa, Penny maintain lead in EBT rankings; Moor and Sanders narrow the gap
Tour continues with its "premier" event, the Ankara Open (Sep. 13-21, 2008)
Kirsten Penny (l.), England and
Osku Palermaa (r.), Finland, maintained their lead in the women's and men's European Bowling Tour rankings after the conclusion of the 30th Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona, Spain, the 11th out of 18 Tour stops this season. Barcelona champion
Pete Weber is 53 points off the top 8 in a tied 16th place with 170 points. With the last-minute cancellation of the 12th EBT event, the 2nd Maribor Open Strike Tournament (Sep. 6-14, 2008), the Tour will continue with its sole "premier" tournament, the
Ankara Open at Rollhouse Bowling Center in Ankara, Turkey from Sep. 13-21, 2008.
07/21/08
2008 European Bowling Tour Rankings
Palermaa, Penny regain lead in EBT rankings
Defending ranking champions
Osku Palermaa, Finland and
Kirsten Penny, England, regained the lead in the 2008 European Bowling Tour rankings in the 4th Storm San Marino Open, the 10th of 18 ranking events this season. Palermaa finished the tournament, a major on the EBT, in 9th position, while Penny was 15th overall and second in the women's rankings. Palermaa has a total of 391 ranking points and Penny 419.
06/30/08
2008 European Bowling Tour Rankings
Flack, Barrett overtake the lead in EBT rankings as the Tour reaches halfway point
With 9 out of 18 Tour stops in the books,
Nina Flack from Sweden and
Dominic Barrett, England, have positioned themselves atop the women's and men's European Bowling Tour rankings. Barrett, who finished third in Scheveningen, Netherlands, has cashed ranking points in all nine events to lead the men's division with 375 points. European Masters Champion Flack used one second-place finish and two first-place finishes in the last three events to take the lead in the women's rankings with 382 points.
06/02/08
2008 European Bowling Tour Rankings
Defending champions Penny, Palermaa atop the EBT rankings
2007 European Bowling Tour ranking champions
Kirsten Penny (l.), England and
Osku Palermaa (r.), Finland finished the men's and women's rankings in the Brunswick Belgian Open in third place to lead the EBT rankings after 8 out of 18 events with 309 and 337 points, respectively. The EBT Tour will continue with the Storm Dutch Open 2008, which will be held at Dolfijn Bowling in Scheveningen, Netherlands from June 25-29, 2008.
05/27/08
2008 European Bowling Tour
Penny, Ljung hold on to the lead in EBT Rankings
Kirsten Penny (l.), England, and
Peter Ljung (r.), Sweden held on to the lead in the women's and men's European Bowling Tour rankings after the Brunswick Aalborg International 2008, the seventh out of 18 events this season. Penny, who won the women's rankings last year, has accumulated 274 ranking points. Peter Ljung, champion in the Brunswick Euro Challenge, remained atop the leaderboard with 313 points, 11 ahead of defending ranking champion Palermaa, who moved to second place with 302.
04/14/08
2008 European Bowling Tour
Ljung and Penny overtake pole position in EBT Rankings after one-third of the season
Peter Ljung, Sweden and defending women's ranking champion
Kirsten Penny, England, have positioned themselves atop the men's and women's European Bowling Tour rankings after one-third of the season. Ljung (r.), who won the title in Paris and finished second yesterday in Istanbul, the 6th of 18 events, overtook fellow countryman
Martin Larsen, 267-234 points. Penny (l.) finished fourth in the women's rankings in Istanbul to move up two spots with 246 points.
03/16/08
2008 European Bowling Tour
Two Swedes and two Dutch meisjes lead European rankings after BEC
Martin Larsen (l.) remained atop the men's European Bowling Tour rankings after the conclusion of the fifth event this season, the Brunswick Euro Challenge. BEC champion Peter Ljung, both Sweden, moved into second place trailing his team mate by 17 points, 204-187.
Ghislaine van der Tol (r.), Netherlands, overtook her fellow countrywoman Wendy Kok, by 35 pins to lead the women's division with 225 points.
03/03/08
2008 European Bowling Tour
Larsen and Kok continue to lead European Rankings after Barcelona
European Rankings after 4/18 Events
Swede
Martin Larsen (l.) and Dutch
Wendy Kok (r.) finished 11th and 6th in the men's and women's rankings of the Catalonia Open, the fourth stop of the 2008 European Bowling Tour, to stay atop the EBT rankings. Larsen, who won the second stop in Luxembourg, has cashed ranking points in all four events thus far totaling 176 points. Dutch national team member Kok, the daughter of former Dutch standout Eric Kok, has totaled 178 points including the victory in the Luxembourg rankings.
02/10/08
2008 European Bowling Tour
Martin Larsen and Wendy Kok overtake the lead in European Bowling Tour rankings
European Rankings after 3/18 Events
Swede
Martin Larsen (left) and
Wendy Kok, Netherlands moved to the top of the men's and women's rankings after the third stop of the 2008 European Bowling Tour in Tilburg. Larsen, who won the second event in Luxembourg and finished third in Tilburg, overtook the lead in the men's division with 146 pints. Tilburg winner, Mikael Kanold, Sweden is second with 116 points. Kok, who won the women's rankings in Tilburg, jumped to the top in the women's rankings with 30 points.
02/04/08
2008 European Bowling Tour
Helminen, Pöllänen continue to lead EBT rankings after two events
European Rankings after 2/18 Events
Ballmaster Open champion
Jouni Helminen and women's ranking leader
Krista Pöllänen, both Finland, remained atop the men's and women's European Bowling Tour rankings though they did not compete in the second tour stop, the Ebonite International Luxembourg Open. Luxembourg champion
Martin Larsen (l.), Sweden, moved into fourth place while women's rankings winner
Marilyn Planchard (r.), France, jumped into sixth place in their respective divisions.
01/14/08
2008 European Bowling Tour
Helminen, Pöllänen are the first leaders in the 2008 European Bowling Tour Rankings
European Rankings after 1/18 Events
Finns
Jouni Helminen and
Krista Pöllänen became the early leaders in the 2008 European Bowling Tour rankings. Helminen extended the winning streak of the Finns in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open after defeating American Tim Mack in the title match. Pöllänen beat out Jenni Mäkelä for the women's top spot. Since the inception of the Tour in the year 2000, the EBT starts with the prestigious tournament at Tali Bowling in Helsinki, Finland.
12/12/07
2007 European Rankings
2007 European Ranking season is over
The 2007 European Ranking season concluded with the Storm English Open in Nuneaton, England, last weekend. The 2007 European Bowling Tour consisted of 18 tournaments, 12 classified as a "Major" tournament and six as a "Challenger".
Osku Palermaa, Finland and
Kirsten Penny, England earned the men's and women's European Ranking titles for the first time in their careers.
11/21/07
2007 European Rankings
Palermaa and Penny win 2007 EBT Rankings, defending champions Moor, Brøndsted finish second
Most of the spots for the 2008 World Ranking Masters have already been decided
Osku Palermaa (l.), Finland and
Kirsten Penny (r.), England have secured the men's and women's European Ranking titles before the final event of the 2007 EBT season, the English Open, takes place in Nuneaton, England, from December 5-9. With maximum 50 ranking points for the winner of the English Open rankings at stake Palermaa and Penny are out of reach for the three-time defending champions Paul Moor, England, and Britt Bröndsted, Denmark.
