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.
10/28/07
2007 European Rankings
Palermaa vs. Moor, Penny vs. Brøndsted will battle it out for the 2007 men's and women's European ranking title
With just two events of the 2007 European Bowling Tour remaining, there are only two men and two women left in the race for the men's and women's European ranking crown. The men's title will be decided between current leader
Osku Palermaa, Finland and 3-time defending champion
Paul Moor, England. On the women's side, Moor's fellow countrywoman
Kirsten Penny has a 58-point cushion over
Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, who won the women's rankings in the past three years.
10/09/07
2007 European Rankings
Dutch women and Sweden men strengthen their positions among the top-ranked European bowlers in Norwegian Open
Ghislaine van der Tol (left) and
Nicole Sanders, Netherlands, and World Doubles champions
Robert Andersson (right) and
Martin Larsen, Sweden, strengthened their positions in the women's and men's European rankings in the Norwegian Open, the 17th event of the 2007 European Bowling Tour. Ranking leaders Kirsten Penny, England, and Osku Palermaa, Finland, did not compete in Norway.
09/28/07
2007 European Rankings
Palermaa, Penny widen the lead in European Rankings after Ankara
2007 European ranking leaders
Osku Palermaa (left), Finland, and
Kirsten Penny (right), England, finished second and fourth in the Ankara Open in Turkey, to widen the their lead in the men's and women's rankings. 3-time defending European ranking champions Paul Moor, England, and Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, sit in second place, 60 and 48 points off the pace, respectively.
07/30/07
2007 European Rankings
No changes among the top 8 men and women in the European Rankings after Barcelona
With the 29th Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona, the 13th event of the 2007 European Bowling Tour, in the books, the top 8 men and the top 8 women in the European Rankings remained unchanged. European All Events champion
Osku Palermaa (l.), Finland, and multiple World and European champion
Kirsten Penny (r.), England, held on to the lead with 617 and 518 ranking points, respectively.
07/23/07
2007 European Rankings
Penny, Palermaa continue to lead European Rankings after San Marino Open
Bröndsted, Moor narrow the gap
The 12th tournament of the 2007 European Bowling Tour saw a lot of newcomers in the top 50 rankings including 12 Malaysian players receiving their first ranking points on the EBT.
Kirsten Penny (r.), England, and
Osku Palermaa, Finland remained atop the women's and men's rankings with 502 and 547 points, respectively. However, 3-time defending champions
Britt Bröndsted, Denmark, and
Paul Moor (l.), England, narrowed the gap to 67 and 15 points, resp.
06/30/07
2007 European Rankings
No changes atop the European Rankings after the Malta Open
European Rankings after 11/21 Events
With only a handful of top-ranked bowlers participating in the 2007 Malta Open Championships, the 11th tournament of the European Bowling Tour, the top 5 in the men's and women's European rankings remained unchanged.
Osku Palermaa (l.), Finland, and
Kirsten Penny (r.), England continued to lead. Malta Open champions Stuart Williams, England, and Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands, moved into 6th and 7th place, respectively.
05/28/07
2007 European Rankings
Defending champions narrow the gap in European Rankings
European Rankings after 9/21 Events
3-time defending men's and women's ranking champions
Paul Moor (left) and
Britt Bröndsted narrowed the gap to 2007 ranking leaders
Osku Palermaa and
Kirsten Penny to 3 and 59 pins, respectively. The English lefty finished third in the Aalborg International, while the Dane won the women's ranking in Aalborg.
05/21/07
2007 European Rankings
Penny and Palermaa continue to lead European Rankings after Paraske Cup
European Rankings after 8/21 Events
No changes atop the men's and women's leaderboard in the 2007 European Bowling Tour rankings after the eighth event this season, the 2nd Paraske Cup in La Louviere, Belgium.
Kirsten Penny, England, and
Osku Palermaa, Finland, finished second and 15th in their respective ranking division to widen the lead to 79 and 27 points, resp. Paraske champion Gery Verbruggen jumped into 13th place while Martina Beckel, the highest positioned woman in Belgium maintained her third place.
04/30/07
2007 European Rankings
Istanbul winners overtake the lead in the European Rankings
European Rankings after 7/21 Events
Kirsten Penny, England, and
Osku Palermaa, Finland, who won the men's and women's rankings in the Istanbul Open last weekend, overtook the lead in the EBT rankings after seventh stop of the 2007 European Bowling Tour. Both players earned the maximum 100 ranking points for leading the rankings in an EBT major for the second time this season.
04/09/07
2007 European Rankings
Larsen, Bröndsted move to the top in European Rankings after Husqvarna
European Rankings after 6/21 Events
Martin Larsen (left) from Sweden and 3-time defending women's ranking champion
Britt Brøndsted (right) from Denmark moved to the top of the leaderboard in EBT European rankings after the sixth tournament, the Husqvarna International in Jönköping, Sweden.
03/18/07
2007 European Rankings
Penny, Moor hold onto the lead in European Rankings after Thessaloniki
European Rankings after 5/21 Events
Kirsten Penny and
Paul Moor remained in the lead in the women's and men's rankings after the conclusion of the fifth tournament and one of the European Bowling Tour's "Majors", the Brunswick Euro Challenge in Thessaloniki, Greece.
03/05/07
2007 European Rankings
Penny overtakes lead in women's division, Larsen moves to second in the men's standings
European Rankings after 4/21 Events
Kirsten Penny, who won the women's rankings in the Catalonia Open, the 4th of 19 stops (Viernheim and Kungsbacka have been cancelled) on the 2007 European Bowling Tour, overtook the lead in the women's rankings. Catalonia Open champion, Martin Larsen from Sweden, leaped to second place in the men's rankings.
02/26/07
2007 European Rankings
Moor begins pulling away in Men's European Rankings
European Rankings after 3/21 Events
With just three out of 21 European Bowling Tour events in the books, three-time defending European ranking champion
Paul Moor from England has won two titles and has earned 180 points and begins pulling away. Second-placed Osku Palermaa, who lost the title match against Moor in Luxembourg yesterday, is already 60 points behind. Martina Beckel, Germany, holds a slim six-point lead in the women's rankings.
