10/27/07
2007 European Bowling Tour #18
Eklund beats Alix to win the 5th Columbia 300 Vienna Open and the 7.000 Euro top prize
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (October 16-21, 2007)
Swedish national team member Dennis Eklund defeated Yoan Alix, France, 235-199, to win the 5th Columbia 300 Vienna Open at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, the 7.000 Euro top prize and 100 ranking points. Alix was consoled with 4.000 Euro for his runner-up finish. 
The picture shows Eklund, left, with tournament sponsor Mike Quitter from Ebonite. Photos: Lars Müller/larsmueller.com Eklund advanced to the title match with a huge 248-216 victory over American Mark Siders (pictured right).
Alix (left) won a close match against Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 219-211. Mortensen (below, right) and Siders pocketed 2.500 Euro for third and fourth place respectively.
The semi-finals and the championship match were decided in one game, while the format for the previous rounds was best-of-three game single-elimination.
Siders set the high light of the match play portion when he rolled the fifth 300 game of the tournament en route to beat one of the two remaining women in the quarterfinals, Tina Hulsch, Germany, two-games-to-none. 
Hulsch, who won the doubles competition with World Ranking Masters champion Stuart Williams (pictured left), who had fired two 300-games in the qualifying, won the women's rankings for the second consecutive year. Mai Ginge-Jensen, Denmark, fell to Eklund in the quarterfinals, 2-1, and finished second in the women's rankings and 8th overall. In an all-Danish affair, Jimmy Mortensen ousted Mikael Brandeskov with a 279 in the third game, 2-1. Alix eliminated Juha Immonen, Finland, 2-1.
A major on the European Bowling Tour, bowlers competed for an overall prize fund of 60.530 Euro ($85,850).
5th Columbia 300 Vienna Open
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (October 16-21, 2007)
Championship Round:1. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 7.000 Euro
2. Yoan Alix, France 4.500 Euro
3. Jiummy Mortensen, Denmark, 2.500 Euro
4. Mark Siders, United States, 2.500 Euro
L-R Alix, champion, Eklund, Mortensen and Siders. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Playoff Results:
Semi-final Match 1: #6 Eklund #20 Siders, 248-216
Semi-final Match 2: #12 Alix def. #7 Mortensen, 219-211
Title Match: #6 Eklund def. #12 Alix, 235-199.
Videos
Photo Gallery
Title Match - Dennis Eklund (SWE) vs. Yoan Alix (FRA)
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Singles Finals Singles Qualifying
Doubles Results
Men's and Women's Vienna Open Rankings
Men Ranking - Standings after 18/21 events
Women Ranking - Standings after 18/21 events
A total of 68 players from the qualifying advanced to the finals on Sunday, Oct. 21:
312 players - 240 men and 72 women - from 24 countries participated in the qualifying in the 5th Columbia 300 Vienna Open at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. A total of 68 players from the qualifying advanced to the finals on Sunday, Oct. 21:
Players seeded 9th through 68th bowl 6 games starting from scratch to cut to the top 24. Those 24 will be seeded 9-32 in the match play round of 32 and meet the top 8 qualifiers.
Match play rounds of 32, 16 and 8 are single-elimination, best-of-three games. The highest seeded player bowls the lowest seeded player, the second-highest seeded player vs. the second-lowest seeded player, etc.
The semi-finals and the championship match will be decided in one game. A major on the European Bowling Tour, bowlers will be competing for a top prize of 7.000 Euro ($9,930) and an overall prize fund of 60.530 Euro ($85,850).
Bowlingdigital covered the event live from Vienna with updates after each round commencing October 17 all the way through to the finals on Sunday, October 21.
- The eight players with the highest six-game blocks earned one bye and will be seeded 1-8 in the match play round of 32
- players positioned 9th to 56th after qualifying
- the six leaders of Squad 1 through 6 not among the top 56 and
- the top 6 from the Desperado Squad.
Players seeded 9th through 68th bowl 6 games starting from scratch to cut to the top 24. Those 24 will be seeded 9-32 in the match play round of 32 and meet the top 8 qualifiers.
Match play rounds of 32, 16 and 8 are single-elimination, best-of-three games. The highest seeded player bowls the lowest seeded player, the second-highest seeded player vs. the second-lowest seeded player, etc.
The semi-finals and the championship match will be decided in one game. A major on the European Bowling Tour, bowlers will be competing for a top prize of 7.000 Euro ($9,930) and an overall prize fund of 60.530 Euro ($85,850).
Bowlingdigital covered the event live from Vienna with updates after each round commencing October 17 all the way through to the finals on Sunday, October 21.
Final Standings - Top 68 with earnings
| Pos | Player | Country | Prize Money |
| 1. | Dennis Eklund | Sweden | 7.000 Euro |
| 2. | Yoan Alix | France | 4.500 Euro |
| 3. | Jimmy Mortensen | Denmark | 2.500 Euro |
| 4. | Mark Siders | United States | 2.500 Euro |
| 5. | Tina Hulsch | Germany | 1.500 Euro |
| 6. | Juha Immonen | Finland | 1.500 Euro |
| 7. | Mikael Brandeskov | Denmark | 1.500 Euro |
| 8. | Mai Ginge-Jensen | Denmark | 1.500 Euro |
| 9. | Robert Andersson | Sweden | 800 Euro |
| 10. | Stuart Williams | England | 800 Euro |
| 11. | Achim Grabowski | Germany | 800 Euro |
| 12. | Oliver Morig | Germany | 800 Euro |
| 13. | Peter Ljung | Sweden | 800 Euro |
| 14. | Dominic Barrett | England | 800 Euro |
| 15. | Thomas Gross | Austria | 800 Euro |
| 16. | Tomek Janicki | Poland | 800 Euro |
| 17. | Petteri Salonen | Finland | 550 Euro |
| 18. | Pawel Bielski | Poland | 550 Euro |
| 19. | Nikolay Ovchinnikovs | Latvia | 550 Euro |
| 20. | Morten Levandovski | Denmark | 550 Euro |
| 21. | Martin Larsen | Sweden | 550 Euro |
| 22. | Arttu Sadeharju | Finland | 550 Euro |
| 23. | Leonidas Maragkos | Greece | 550 Euro |
| 24. | Dominik Hergenröder | Germany | 550 Euro |
| 25. | Kirsten Penny | England | 550 Euro |
| 26. | Luke Hampshaw | England | 550 Euro |
| 27. | Frederik Ohrgaard | Denmark | 550 Euro |
| 28. | Thomas Tybl | Austria | 550 Euro |
| 29. | Gal Shemer | Israel | 550 Euro |
| 30. | Britt Brondsted | Denmark | 550 Euro |
| 31. | Vincent Cayez | France | 550 Euro |
| 32. | Marcus Berndt | Sweden | 550 Euro |
| 33. | Pia Burkal | Denmark | 350 Euro |
| 34. | Marco Parapini | Italy | 350 Euro |
| 35. | Mie Agerbo | Denmark | 350 Euro |
| 36. | Kamilla Kjeldsen | Denmark | 350 Euro |
| 37. | David Canady | Germany | 350 Euro |
| 38. | Walter Gonaus | Austria | 350 Euro |
| 39. | Bo Winther-Pedersen | Denmark | 350 Euro |
| 40. | Joonas Jehkinen | Finland | 350 Euro |
| 41. | Joonas Huolman | Finland | 350 Euro |
| 42. | Dirk Baade | Germany | 350 Euro |
| 43. | Frank Börner | Germany | 350 Euro |
| 44. | Brian Farrugia | Malta | 350 Euro |
| 45. | Anders Vorborg | Denmark | 350 Euro |
| 46. | Ivonne Gross | Austria | 350 Euro |
| 47. | Anton Stiel | Austria | 350 Euro |
| 48. | Kenneth Ankerdal | Denmark | 350 Euro |
| 49. | Alexander Gurkov | Russia | 350 Euro |
| 50. | Mike Machnig | Germany | 350 Euro |
| 51. | Xavier Lotthe | France | 350 Euro |
| 52. | Oliver Blase | Germany | 350 Euro |
| 53. | Rankin Camilleri | Malta | 350 Euro |
| 54. | Andrea Domeniconi | Italy | 350 Euro |
| 55. | Erik Andersin | Sweden | 350 Euro |
| 56. | Lisanne Breeschoten | Netherlands | 350 Euro |
| 57. | Asgeir Thordarson | Iceland | 350 Euro |
| 58. | Diandra Asbaty | United States | 350 Euro |
| 59. | Christian Provaznik | Austria | 350 Euro |
| 60. | Florian Hinterwimmer | Germany | 350 Euro |
| 61. | Nadine Geissler | Germany | 350 Euro |
| 62. | Rasmus Hyldahl | Denmark | 350 Euro |
| 63. | Jesper Agerbo | Denmark | 350 Euro |
| 64. | Ilya Krasitskiy | Russia | 350 Euro |
| 65. | Karel Kutina | Czech Republic | 350 Euro |
| 66. | Robert Skach | Austria | 350 Euro |
| 67. | Jana Maresova | Czech Republic | 350 Euro |
| 68. | Pavla Noskova | Czech Republic | 350 Euro |
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