Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009)
Ivonne Gross (pictured left with Thomas Tybl) became the first woman who qualified for the finals in the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open as the Austrian national team member finished atop the leaderboard of Squad 3 Tuesday night at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Trailing Leo Grundschober (right), Austria, by 8 pins heading into the sixth and final game, Gross needed a double in the 10 frame to win the squad.
Also takes the lead in Doubles with partner Karel Kutina
Mirek Cifra and Karel Kutina (pictured left, r-l), both from the Czech Republic, teamed in the second qualifying squad Tuesday evening at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, en route to overtake the lead in the Doubles competition of the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open with 2467 six-game total, an average of 205.58. Cifra's 1269 pinfall total was the highest in the squad and earned him a spot in the Vienna Open finals on Sunday and the second place in the overall qualifying standings.
Walter Rieger/Thomas Gross set the pace in Doubles after Squad 1/17
Former Austrian national team member Franz Hahn (l.) secured his spot for the finals of the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open Tuesday afternoon at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, by leading Squad 1 with 1286 six-game total and an average of 214.33. Austria's No. 1 bowler, Thomas Gross, and lefty Walter Rieger (l-r), who checked in with 1225 and 1209, set the early pace in Doubles with 2434.
The 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open got underway with a 9-pin No-Top tournament Monday evening at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. The event, which traditionally kicks off the five-day qualifying portion of the EBT Major tournament, drew 72 players. All participants were divided in four different average groups (all less than 200 average) to bowl five games in which each 9-count was a strike. 1 out of four from each group or a total of 18 players received a free entries into the main event.
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009)
The 7th annual Columbia 300 Vienna Open is the 11th stop of the 2009 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Majors". The tournament will be held from Tuesday Sep. 29 through Sunday Oct. 4, 2009 at the renovated Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. 342 players - 273 men and 69 women - from 27 countries have registered for one of the most popular tournaments in Europe. However, some qualifying spots are still available on each of the five qualifying days.
        Bowlingdigital will cover the Vienna Open live from Plus Bowling.
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009)
24-time PBA champion and PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss, United States, targets his second title on the European Bowling Tour when he will compete in the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open, the 11th stop on the 2009 Tour and one of its "Majors". The tournament will be held from Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Voss, who was ranked 13th place on the list of 50 Greatest Players in the PBA history, has registered to bowl in three qualifying squads. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live from Vienna.
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009)
Two of the best female bowlers in the world, Clara Juliana Guerrero from Colombia and 12-time Team USA member Lynda Barnes will compete in the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open from Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Guerrero, who won two gold medals at the Women's World Championships in Las Vegas last month, and Barnes, a two-time USBC Queens winner, will face a strong field of more than 330 bowlers in Vienna.
Ivonne Gross (pictured left with Thomas Tybl) became the first woman who qualified for the finals in the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open as the Austrian national team member finished atop the leaderboard of Squad 3 Tuesday night at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Trailing Leo Grundschober (right), Austria, by 8 pins heading into the sixth and final game, Gross needed a double in the 10 frame to win the squad. 
Mirek Cifra and Karel Kutina (pictured left, r-l), both from the Czech Republic, teamed in the second qualifying squad Tuesday evening at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, en route to overtake the lead in the Doubles competition of the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open with 2467 six-game total, an average of 205.58. Cifra's 1269 pinfall total was the highest in the squad and earned him a spot in the Vienna Open finals on Sunday and the second place in the overall qualifying standings.
Former Austrian national team member Franz Hahn (l.) secured his spot for the finals of the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open Tuesday afternoon at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, by leading Squad 1 with 1286 six-game total and an average of 214.33. Austria's No. 1 bowler, Thomas Gross, and lefty Walter Rieger (l-r), who checked in with 1225 and 1209, set the early pace in Doubles with 2434. 
The 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open got underway with a 9-pin No-Top tournament Monday evening at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. The event, which traditionally kicks off the five-day qualifying portion of the EBT Major tournament, drew 72 players. All participants were divided in four different average groups (all less than 200 average) to bowl five games in which each 9-count was a strike. 1 out of four from each group or a total of 18 players received a free entries into the main event.
The 7th annual Columbia 300 Vienna Open is the 11th stop of the 2009 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Majors". The tournament will be held from Tuesday Sep. 29 through Sunday Oct. 4, 2009 at the renovated Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. 342 players - 273 men and 69 women - from 27 countries have registered for one of the most popular tournaments in Europe. However, some qualifying spots are still available on each of the five qualifying days. 
        Bowlingdigital will cover the Vienna Open live from Plus Bowling.
24-time PBA champion and PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss, United States, targets his second title on the European Bowling Tour when he will compete in the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open, the 11th stop on the 2009 Tour and one of its "Majors". The tournament will be held from Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Voss, who was ranked 13th place on the list of 50 Greatest Players in the PBA history, has registered to bowl in three qualifying squads. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live from Vienna.
Two of the best female bowlers in the world, Clara Juliana Guerrero from Colombia and 12-time Team USA member Lynda Barnes will compete in the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open from Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. Guerrero, who won two gold medals at the Women's World Championships in Las Vegas last month, and Barnes, a two-time USBC Queens winner, will face a strong field of more than 330 bowlers in Vienna. 