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Witura, who previously posted the highest individual six-game series in the girls’ division in doubles (1320), improved her high score by 82 pins on her way to a 1402 series, an average of 233.67, to lead the 66 girls from 22 countries in the singles preliminaries behind games of 235, 232, 236, 223, 211 and 265.
The Austrian out averaged her nearest competitor in squad 1, Peppi Konsteri (1250) of Finland by 25 pins.
Cecilie Dam of Denmark (1324), Sophie Thompson of England (1313) and Hanna Engberg of Sweden overtook Konsteri in the second squad and pushed her to fifth place to earn the no. 2, 3 and 4 seeds for the medal round on Saturday afternoon.
Thanks to her 1402 series, Witura leaped from third to first place in all-events (total pinfall in singles, doubles and team event) to claim the first gold medal for Austria in this championships with 3953 pinfall total and an overall average of 219.61.
Mika Guldbäk of Denmark slipped from first to second place behind a 1228 series today to take the silver medal with 3863 (214.61). Hanna Engberg fell one spot to third place but beat out Sophie Thompson for the bronze medal, 3848 to 3791.
The top 24 in all-events (cut was Raquel Xuereb of Malta with 3381; 187.83 avg.) advanced to match play masters, which will conclude the 31st European Youth Championships on Saturday and Sunday. The top 8 earned one bye. Elyse Giddens of England took the eighth and last spot to earn a bye with 3564 (198.00).
The 31st European Youth Championships will be held from March 24 to April 2 at 30-lane Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark.
The championships drew 156 players, 90 boys and 66 girls, from 28 member countries of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation (ETBF) – Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the host country Denmark.
Up to four boys and four girls per country who must not be born before September 1, 1999 will bowl in separate divisions for gold, silver and bronze medals in five disciplines: Singles, Doubles and four-player Teams, All-Events and Masters.
The 2018 EYC will be played on a 39-foot lane conditioning pattern with 26.73 mL volume oil total.
Singles, Doubles and Team preliminaries feature six games with the top 4 advancing to the medal round. No. 1 bowls No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3 in the semi-finals. The winners bowl for gold and silver while the losers share the bronze medal. All matches will be decided in one game.
The three players with highest 18-game total of the Singles, Doubles and Teams preliminaries earn the medals in All-Events. The top 24 in All-Events determine the Masters champion in single-elimination match play in best-of-three games format. The top 8 players receive a first-round bye.
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Swedish Girls follow in the footsteps of their male counterparts
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Finland starts 31st European Youth Championships with victory in Boys’ Doubles
Germany earns the No. 1 seed for Boys’ Doubles finals
28 countries to participate in 31st European Youth Championships
Top 4 advance to the medal round
Pos | Players | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G1-3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G4-6 | Total | Ave. |
1. | Jaqueline Witura | Austria | 235 | 232 | 236 | 703 | 223 | 211 | 265 | 699 | 1402 | 233.67 |
2. | Cecilie Dam | Denmark | 219 | 212 | 213 | 644 | 238 | 184 | 258 | 680 | 1324 | 220.67 |
3. | Sophie Thompson | England | 252 | 249 | 214 | 715 | 195 | 208 | 195 | 598 | 1313 | 218.83 |
4. | Hanna Engberg | Sweden | 215 | 243 | 204 | 662 | 182 | 212 | 222 | 616 | 1278 | 213.00 |
5. | Peppi Konsteri | Finland | 226 | 179 | 214 | 619 | 226 | 169 | 236 | 631 | 1250 | 208.33 |
6. | Beaudine Kriele | Netherlands | 202 | 221 | 204 | 627 | 202 | 209 | 193 | 604 | 1231 | 205.17 |
7. | Anna Petakova | Czech Republic | 214 | 203 | 211 | 628 | 177 | 195 | 230 | 602 | 1230 | 205.00 |
8. | Zuzana Uhlírova | Czech Republic | 226 | 222 | 199 | 647 | 183 | 176 | 222 | 581 | 1228 | 204.67 |
9. | Mika Guldbäk | Denmark | 217 | 181 | 226 | 624 | 230 | 174 | 200 | 604 | 1228 | 204.67 |
10. | Judith Friman | Sweden | 190 | 253 | 180 | 623 | 205 | 227 | 169 | 601 | 1224 | 204.00 |
11. | Shinya Haest | Belgium | 182 | 213 | 196 | 591 | 215 | 199 | 189 | 603 | 1194 | 199.00 |
12. | Bianca Brommer | Netherlands | 206 | 194 | 174 | 574 | 225 | 201 | 189 | 615 | 1189 | 198.17 |
13. | Nora Kjellaas | Norway | 175 | 204 | 161 | 540 | 225 | 214 | 200 | 639 | 1179 | 196.50 |
14. | Isabel Allen | England | 215 | 172 | 167 | 554 | 215 | 225 | 182 | 622 | 1176 | 196.00 |
15. | Marketa Vojtechova | Czech Republic | 180 | 204 | 219 | 603 | 190 | 177 | 193 | 560 | 1163 | 193.83 |
16. | Line B. Christiansen | Denmark | 198 | 254 | 167 | 619 | 158 | 214 | 172 | 544 | 1163 | 193.83 |
17. | Ellen Ekholm | Sweden | 215 | 173 | 165 | 553 | 195 | 192 | 213 | 600 | 1153 | 192.17 |
18. | Denise Blankenzee | Netherlands | 194 | 195 | 190 | 579 | 211 | 179 | 181 | 571 | 1150 | 191.67 |
19. | Polina Shutova | Russia | 158 | 204 | 205 | 567 | 168 | 180 | 212 | 560 | 1127 | 187.83 |
20. | Elyse Giddens | England | 191 | 201 | 188 | 580 | 217 | 181 | 146 | 544 | 1124 | 187.33 |
21. | Raquel Xuereb | Malta | 192 | 174 | 198 | 564 | 147 | 221 | 188 | 556 | 1120 | 186.67 |
22. | Megan Dicay | Denmark | 184 | 205 | 181 | 570 | 165 | 236 | 142 | 543 | 1113 | 185.50 |
23. | Annina Gerla | Switzerland | 151 | 190 | 179 | 520 | 241 | 154 | 197 | 592 | 1112 | 185.33 |
24. | Daria Nedoseeva | Russia | 167 | 187 | 192 | 546 | 190 | 193 | 183 | 566 | 1112 | 185.33 |
25. | Maria Koshel | Russia | 212 | 156 | 195 | 563 | 224 | 158 | 165 | 547 | 1110 | 185.00 |
26. | Anique van Ewijck | Netherlands | 192 | 136 | 190 | 518 | 186 | 202 | 203 | 591 | 1109 | 184.83 |
27. | Mariia Kucherenko | Ukraine | 197 | 166 | 159 | 522 | 219 | 166 | 200 | 585 | 1107 | 184.50 |
28. | Mila Nevalainen | Finland | 207 | 247 | 152 | 606 | 165 | 148 | 184 | 497 | 1103 | 183.83 |
29. | Franziska Czech | Germany | 146 | 223 | 224 | 593 | 170 | 180 | 159 | 509 | 1102 | 183.67 |
30. | Sofiia Druchyna | Ukraine | 171 | 188 | 147 | 506 | 210 | 195 | 189 | 594 | 1100 | 183.33 |
31. | Emma Lejman | Sweden | 192 | 249 | 140 | 581 | 171 | 178 | 159 | 508 | 1089 | 181.50 |
32. | Pia von Gierszewski | Germany | 190 | 186 | 147 | 523 | 192 | 173 | 200 | 565 | 1088 | 181.33 |
33. | Sara Xuereb | Malta | 189 | 181 | 172 | 542 | 197 | 145 | 196 | 538 | 1080 | 180.00 |
34. | Erin Pellegroms | Belgium | 170 | 151 | 168 | 489 | 150 | 278 | 163 | 591 | 1080 | 180.00 |
35. | Sofia Hultstedt | Norway | 169 | 190 | 141 | 500 | 211 | 150 | 216 | 577 | 1077 | 179.50 |
36. | Livia Habersaat | Switzerland | 166 | 182 | 195 | 543 | 174 | 196 | 159 | 529 | 1072 | 178.67 |
37. | Maria Belinskaya | Russia | 138 | 172 | 187 | 497 | 203 | 207 | 161 | 571 | 1068 | 178.00 |
38. | Dora Soos | Romania | 159 | 230 | 165 | 554 | 175 | 164 | 171 | 510 | 1064 | 177.33 |
39. | Michelle Übelher | Austria | 165 | 159 | 194 | 518 | 161 | 175 | 192 | 528 | 1046 | 174.33 |
40. | Lucy Williams | England | 162 | 208 | 143 | 513 | 193 | 181 | 156 | 530 | 1043 | 173.83 |
41. | Florentine Weibrich | Germany | 176 | 204 | 157 | 537 | 158 | 211 | 133 | 502 | 1039 | 173.17 |
42. | Oleksandra Bezridna | Ukraine | 155 | 167 | 170 | 492 | 200 | 161 | 182 | 543 | 1035 | 172.50 |
43. | Daria Niechetova | Ukraine | 216 | 139 | 187 | 542 | 172 | 171 | 150 | 493 | 1035 | 172.50 |
44. | Marjaana Hytönen | Finland | 175 | 153 | 208 | 536 | 126 | 186 | 186 | 498 | 1034 | 172.33 |
45. | Eva Krafogel | Slovenia | 157 | 167 | 172 | 496 | 182 | 161 | 192 | 535 | 1031 | 171.83 |
46. | Marissa Meyer | Germany | 189 | 135 | 188 | 512 | 169 | 168 | 180 | 517 | 1029 | 171.50 |
47. | Öykü Danisik | Turkey | 168 | 200 | 146 | 514 | 169 | 160 | 170 | 499 | 1013 | 168.83 |
48. | Fatma Cise Kayiran | Turkey | 143 | 166 | 161 | 470 | 167 | 184 | 190 | 541 | 1011 | 168.50 |
49. | Alja Bergauer | Slovenia | 176 | 182 | 174 | 532 | 159 | 157 | 162 | 478 | 1010 | 168.33 |
50. | Elice Piksilä | Finland | 172 | 185 | 150 | 507 | 179 | 139 | 182 | 500 | 1007 | 167.83 |
51. | Eliska Krummerova | Czech Republic | 157 | 161 | 183 | 501 | 187 | 143 | 175 | 505 | 1006 | 167.67 |
52. | Elva Ros Hannesdottir | Iceland | 148 | 144 | 192 | 484 | 154 | 167 | 192 | 513 | 997 | 166.17 |
53. | Egle Daunoraite | Lithuania | 143 | 156 | 159 | 458 | 155 | 198 | 184 | 537 | 995 | 165.83 |
54. | Myriel Maurer | Switzerland | 161 | 168 | 146 | 475 | 157 | 174 | 188 | 519 | 994 | 165.67 |
55. | Chloe Colton | Ireland | 155 | 148 | 191 | 494 | 168 | 183 | 148 | 499 | 993 | 165.50 |
56. | Szilvia Horváth | Hungary | 126 | 181 | 180 | 487 | 183 | 150 | 157 | 490 | 977 | 162.83 |
57. | Andrea Kvernhuslökken | Norway | 161 | 168 | 136 | 465 | 147 | 188 | 173 | 508 | 973 | 162.17 |
58. | Angelina Strobl | Austria | 127 | 207 | 170 | 504 | 166 | 157 | 127 | 450 | 954 | 159.00 |
59. | Malfridur Jona Freysdottir | Iceland | 132 | 145 | 131 | 408 | 182 | 171 | 183 | 536 | 944 | 157.33 |
60. | Aoife Lawlor | Ireland | 179 | 153 | 148 | 480 | 146 | 135 | 170 | 451 | 931 | 155.17 |
61. | Serife Songül | Turkey | 137 | 166 | 158 | 461 | 157 | 148 | 157 | 462 | 923 | 153.83 |
62. | Stefanie Zeberli | Switzerland | 191 | 135 | 152 | 478 | 155 | 124 | 154 | 433 | 911 | 151.83 |
63. | Natalia Polakowska | Poland | 147 | 146 | 179 | 472 | 129 | 170 | 123 | 422 | 894 | 149.00 |
64. | Helga Osk Freysdottir | Iceland | 179 | 147 | 138 | 464 | 165 | 122 | 139 | 426 | 890 | 148.33 |
65. | Gudbjörg Harpa Sigurdardottir | Iceland | 174 | 164 | 133 | 471 | 116 | 144 | 147 | 407 | 878 | 146.33 |
66. | Ayda Acar | Turkey | 124 | 147 | 155 | 426 | 128 | 156 | 136 | 420 | 846 | 141.00 |
Individual High Game/High Series
1 Game – Erin Pellegroms, Belgium, 278
3 Games – Sophie Thompson, England, 715
6 Games – Jaqueline Witura , Austria, 1402
Top three earn the medals in All-Events; top 24 advance to Masters match play, top 8 earn one bye
Pos | Player | Country | Games | Doubles | Team | Singles | Total | Ave. |
1. | Jaqueline Witura | Austria | 18 | 1320 | 1231 | 1402 | 3953 | 219.61 |
2. | Mika Guldbäk | Denmark | 18 | 1317 | 1318 | 1228 | 3863 | 214.61 |
3. | Hanna Engberg | Sweden | 18 | 1300 | 1270 | 1278 | 3848 | 213.78 |
4. | Sophie Thompson | England | 18 | 1212 | 1266 | 1313 | 3791 | 210.61 |
5. | Cecilie Dam | Denmark | 18 | 1075 | 1263 | 1324 | 3662 | 203.44 |
6. | Judith Friman | Sweden | 18 | 1225 | 1198 | 1224 | 3647 | 202.61 |
7. | Denise Blankenzee | Netherlands | 18 | 1291 | 1141 | 1150 | 3582 | 199.00 |
8. | Elyse Giddens | England | 18 | 1155 | 1285 | 1124 | 3564 | 198.00 |
9. | Peppi Konsteri | Finland | 18 | 1139 | 1157 | 1250 | 3546 | 197.00 |
10. | Bianca Brommer | Netherlands | 18 | 1240 | 1104 | 1189 | 3533 | 196.28 |
11. | Shinya Haest | Belgium | 18 | 1189 | 1147 | 1194 | 3530 | 196.11 |
12. | Sara Xuereb | Malta | 18 | 1237 | 1189 | 1080 | 3506 | 194.78 |
13. | Maria Koshel | Russia | 18 | 1162 | 1226 | 1110 | 3498 | 194.33 |
14. | Beaudine Kriele | Netherlands | 18 | 1114 | 1134 | 1231 | 3479 | 193.28 |
15. | Megan Dicay | Denmark | 18 | 1162 | 1198 | 1113 | 3473 | 192.94 |
16. | Mila Nevalainen | Finland | 18 | 1168 | 1200 | 1103 | 3471 | 192.83 |
17. | Anna Petakova | Czech Republic | 18 | 994 | 1226 | 1230 | 3450 | 191.67 |
18. | Franziska Czech | Germany | 18 | 1163 | 1177 | 1102 | 3442 | 191.22 |
19. | Polina Shutova | Russia | 18 | 1130 | 1171 | 1127 | 3428 | 190.44 |
20. | Zuzana Uhlírova | Czech Republic | 18 | 965 | 1232 | 1228 | 3425 | 190.28 |
21. | Line B. Christiansen | Denmark | 18 | 1102 | 1139 | 1163 | 3404 | 189.11 |
22. | Isabel Allen | England | 18 | 1159 | 1060 | 1176 | 3395 | 188.61 |
23. | Emma Lejman | Sweden | 18 | 1151 | 1155 | 1089 | 3395 | 188.61 |
24. | Raquel Xuereb | Malta | 18 | 1134 | 1127 | 1120 | 3381 | 187.83 |
25. | Daria Nedoseeva | Russia | 18 | 1152 | 1113 | 1112 | 3377 | 187.61 |
26. | Marketa Vojtechova | Czech Republic | 18 | 1102 | 1109 | 1163 | 3374 | 187.44 |
27. | Sofia Hultstedt | Norway | 18 | 1153 | 1143 | 1077 | 3373 | 187.39 |
28. | Mariia Kucherenko | Ukraine | 18 | 1092 | 1172 | 1107 | 3371 | 187.28 |
29. | Ellen Ekholm | Sweden | 18 | 1146 | 1069 | 1153 | 3368 | 187.11 |
30. | Lucy Williams | England | 18 | 1128 | 1182 | 1043 | 3353 | 186.28 |
31. | Nora Kjellaas | Norway | 18 | 1118 | 1036 | 1179 | 3333 | 185.17 |
32. | Marissa Meyer | Germany | 18 | 1173 | 1116 | 1029 | 3318 | 184.33 |
33. | Pia von Gierszewski | Germany | 18 | 1085 | 1110 | 1088 | 3283 | 182.39 |
34. | Alja Bergauer | Slovenia | 18 | 1087 | 1182 | 1010 | 3279 | 182.17 |
35. | Daria Niechetova | Ukraine | 18 | 1176 | 1066 | 1035 | 3277 | 182.06 |
36. | Anique van Ewijck | Netherlands | 18 | 1080 | 1014 | 1109 | 3203 | 177.94 |
37. | Marjaana Hytönen | Finland | 18 | 1099 | 1049 | 1034 | 3182 | 176.78 |
38. | Maria Belinskaya | Russia | 18 | 982 | 1127 | 1068 | 3177 | 176.50 |
39. | Florentine Weibrich | Germany | 18 | 995 | 1132 | 1039 | 3166 | 175.89 |
40. | Chloe Colton | Ireland | 18 | 1176 | 989 | 993 | 3158 | 175.44 |
41. | Livia Habersaat | Switzerland | 18 | 1079 | 1003 | 1072 | 3154 | 175.22 |
42. | Annina Gerla | Switzerland | 18 | 949 | 1076 | 1112 | 3137 | 174.28 |
43. | Eliska Krummerova | Czech Republic | 18 | 1011 | 1106 | 1006 | 3123 | 173.50 |
44. | Dora Soos | Romania | 18 | 979 | 1076 | 1064 | 3119 | 173.28 |
45. | Szilvia Horváth | Hungary | 18 | 1104 | 1036 | 977 | 3117 | 173.17 |
46. | Eva Krafogel | Slovenia | 18 | 986 | 1082 | 1031 | 3099 | 172.17 |
47. | Erin Pellegroms | Belgium | 18 | 957 | 1060 | 1080 | 3097 | 172.06 |
48. | Sofiia Druchyna | Ukraine | 18 | 1027 | 967 | 1100 | 3094 | 171.89 |
49. | Andrea Kvernhuslökken | Norway | 18 | 1028 | 1089 | 973 | 3090 | 171.67 |
50. | Myriel Maurer | Switzerland | 18 | 1048 | 1040 | 994 | 3082 | 171.22 |
51. | Michelle Übelher | Austria | 18 | 986 | 1010 | 1046 | 3042 | 169.00 |
52. | Öykü Danisik | Turkey | 18 | 981 | 1011 | 1013 | 3005 | 166.94 |
53. | Oleksandra Bezridna | Ukraine | 18 | 1063 | 905 | 1035 | 3003 | 166.83 |
54. | Elva Ros Hannesdottir | Iceland | 18 | 1019 | 960 | 997 | 2976 | 165.33 |
55. | Egle Daunoraite | Lithuania | 18 | 991 | 990 | 995 | 2976 | 165.33 |
56. | Angelina Strobl | Austria | 18 | 972 | 998 | 954 | 2924 | 162.44 |
57. | Elice Piksilä | Finland | 18 | 979 | 920 | 1007 | 2906 | 161.44 |
58. | Gudbjörg Harpa Sigurdardottir | Iceland | 18 | 1013 | 992 | 878 | 2883 | 160.17 |
59. | Aoife Lawlor | Ireland | 18 | 991 | 937 | 931 | 2859 | 158.83 |
60. | Fatma Cise Kayiran | Turkey | 18 | 887 | 931 | 1011 | 2829 | 157.17 |
61. | Helga Osk Freysdottir | Iceland | 18 | 976 | 951 | 890 | 2817 | 156.50 |
62. | Malfridur Jona Freysdottir | Iceland | 18 | 866 | 912 | 944 | 2722 | 151.22 |
63. | Ayda Acar | Turkey | 18 | 895 | 949 | 846 | 2690 | 149.44 |
64. | Serife Songül | Turkey | 18 | 904 | 860 | 923 | 2687 | 149.28 |
65. | Natalia Polakowska | Poland | 18 | 786 | 795 | 894 | 2475 | 137.50 |
66. | Stefanie Zeberli | Switzerland | 18 | 744 | 812 | 911 | 2467 | 137.06 |
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