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04/14/08

2008 European Bowling Tour #6 

Lintilä shoots two huge games to win the title in Istanbul

Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey (April 7-13, 2008)

2008EBT06LasseLintilaWinner.jpg Lasse Lintilä, Finland, denied Peter Ljung's bid for back-to-back European Bowling Tour titles when he defeated the Brunswick Euro Challenge winner, 268-228, in the title match of the 5th Istanbul Bowling Open Sunday at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey.

In his semi-final match against Ljung's compatriot Dennis Eklund, both Sweden, Lintilä almost rolled the seventh perfecto of the tournament when he flew past the No. 1 seed, 298-225. In the other semi-final, Ljung ousted reigning World Ranking Masters champion Stuart Williams, England, 268-226.

Lintilä pocketed 10.000 Euro for first place. Ljung received 6.000 Euro for second, while Eklund and Williams received 3.500 Euro each for third and fourth place, respectively.

Photos Beat Grauwiler.


European Bowling Tour Rankings by Bowlingdigital


Men's Rankings after six events
Women's Rankings after six events



5th Istanbul Bowling Open


Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey (April 7-13, 2008)

1. Lasse Lintilä, Finland, 566 (2 games), 10.000 Euro
2. Peter Ljung, Sweden, 496 (2 games), 6.000 Euro
3. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 225 (1 game), 3.500 Euro
4. Stuart Williams, England, 226 (1 game), 3.500 Euro

Playoff Results:
Semi-final Match 1: #4 Lintilä def. #1 Eklund, 298-225
Semi-final Match 1: #2 Ljung def. #3 Williams, 268-226
Title Match: #4 Lintilä def. #2 Ljung, 268-228

Note: Eklund and Williams were seeded third and fourth accoding to their position after Final Round 5.

Final Standings - Places 5-48 with earnings


5. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 1.200 Euro
6. Guy Caminsky, South Africa, 1.200 Euro
7. Erik Andersin, Sweden, 1.200 Euro
8. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1.200 Euro
9. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 900 Euro
10. Dominic Barrett, England, 900 Euro
11. Sergey Andreev, Russia, 900 Euro
12. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 900 Euro
13. Tina Hulsch, Germany, 900 Euro
14. Marco Baade, Germany, 900 Euro
15. Anne Lorraine Gales, Denmark, 900 Euro
16. Timo Alho, Finland, 900 Euro
17. David Sandowski, Germany, 900 Euro
18. Ivan Semenov, Russia, 900 Euro
19. Dimitrios Karetsos, Greece, 800 Euro
20. Mithat Siveliol, Turkey, 800 Euro
21. Frederik Øhrgaard, Denmark, 800 Euro
22. Kim Bolleby, Sweden, 800 Euro
23. Anja Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 800 Euro
24. Robert Kendall, England, 800 Euro
25. Peter Knopp, Germany, 800 Euro
26. Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, 800 Euro
27. Andrey Suslov, Russia, 800 Euro
28. Barlas Kontas, Turkey, 800 Euro
29. Ben Fishler, Israel, 700 Euro
30. Ulf Bolleby, Sweden, 700 Euro
31. Tim Friedrichs, Germany, 700 Euro
32. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 700 Euro
33. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 700 Euro
34. Gennadiy Sidorov, Russia, 700 Euro
35. Kirsten Penny, England, 700 Euro
36. Timo Schröder, Germany, 700 Euro
37. Mehmet Kaya, Turkey, 700 Euro
38. Alexey Parshukov, Russia, 700 Euro
39. Mads Sandbækken, Norway, 600 Euro
40. Oliver Morig, Germany, 600 Euro
41. Mindaugas Gaucys, Lithuania, 600 Euro
42. Lotte Pedersen, Denmark, 600 Euro
43. Michael Guriel, Israel, 600 Euro
44. Joanne Allsebrook, England, 600 Euro
45. Habib Dogan, Turkey, 600 Euro
46. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, 600 Euro
47. Todor Lichev, Bulgaria, 600 Euro
48. Yan Korshak, Russia, 600 Euro


It's down to four in Istanbul


2008EBT06LasseLintila_small.jpg 2008EBT06DennisEklund_small.jpg Dennis Eklund (l.), Sweden, had a 967 4-game series in the Final Round 5 to earn the No. 1 seed for the semi-finals in the 5th Istanbul Bowling Open. Eklund will meet Finland's Lasse Lintilä (r.), who took the fourth and final spot with 916. In the other semi-final, Eklund's compatriot Peter Ljung (2nd; 931), who targets back-to-back EBT titles after his victory in the Brunswick Euro Challenge last month, will take on World Ranking Masters champion Stuart Williams (3rd; 929). Robert Andersson, Sweden, fell from second to fifth in the last game missing the cut by one pin.


Final Round 5


Top 8 from Round 4, four games from scratch, top 4 advance




Final Round 4


Players seeded 1st through 8th after qualifying and top 10 from Round 3, four games from scratch, top 8 advance




Final Round 3


Players seeded 9th through 18th after qualifying and top 10 from Round 2, four games from scratch, top 10 advance




Final Round 2


Players seeded 19th through 28th after qualifying and top 10 from Round 1, four games from scratch, top 10 advance




Final Round 1


Players seeded 29th through 48th after qualifying, four games from scratch, top 10 advance




Standings after Qualifying