Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece (Sept. 21-28, 2009)
Giannis Stathatos, from the host country Greece and England's Kirsten Penny
captured the men' and women's title in the 32nd European Champions Cup
Sunday at Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece. Penny swept top seeded Ann Louise Haugen Andersen, Norway, in the title match, two-games-to-none. Stathatos went the distance against
Germany's Michael Krämer and emerged victorious, two-games-to-one.
Iceland's Johannsson shoots first 300 game of the championship
Martin Larsen (l.), Sweden, rolled an 1871 series in the final block on dual lane condition to lead the top 8 men into the
finals in the 32nd European Champions Cup at Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece.
Larsen totaled 5534 pins and averaged 230.58 over 24 games to lead Austria's Alexander Rauscher (r.) by 59 pins. The top 8 men will return on Sunday morning for the quarterfinals in single-elimination final in best-of-three games format.
Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece (Sept. 21-28, 2009)
Ann Louise Haugen Andersen (l.), Norway, rolled a 1731 series in the third and final 8-game block on dual lane condition (one lane with short oil, one lane with long oil) to earn the No. 1 seed for the single-elimination finals in the women's European Champions Cup. Haugen will bowl Ivonne Gross (r.), Austria, who beat out defending champion Zara Glover, England,
for the 8th and final spot to
advance by three pins.
Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece (Sept. 21-28, 2009)
Ryan Press from Northern Ireland leaped three spots during the second block of eight games en route to overtake the lead in the men's European Champions Cup Friday at Mega Place Bowling Club . Press, who posted 1854 on the short oil pattern, had an almost identical score on the long oil pattern (1855 ). His 3709 pinfall total, an average of 231.81 over 16 games, propelled him atop the leaderboard. The men will bowl their final block on dual
lane condition on
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece (Sept. 21-28, 2009)
Ann Louise Haugen Andersen (pictured), Norway, who led the women's division of the 32nd European Champions Cup after the first block on short oil, widened her lead in the second block on long oil Thursday afternoon. The Norwegian added an 1820 series to the 1888 from yesterday to lead the field of 37 players with 3708 and an average of 231.75 for 16 games. The women will bowl the third and final block on dual lane condition on Friday evening and Saturday morning before the cut to the top 8 for single-elimination match play.
Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece (Sept. 21-28, 2009)
Belgium's Nico Joris averaged 247.75 on the short oil pattern to lead the men's division in the 32nd European Champions Cup after the first block of 8 games with 1982 pinfall total. Joris lead sthe field of 36 players from 35 countries by 41 pins. Arturs Levikins, Latvia, finished with 1941 to land in second place with Group A leader Martin Larsen, Sweden, in third with 1925. The men will return on Friday morning and afternoon for the second block on long oil.
Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece (Sept. 21-28, 2009)
Ann Louise Haugen Andersen (l.), Norway, had an 1888 8-game series on the opening day of the 32nd European Champions Cup to set the pace in the women's division at Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece. The Norwegian champion rolled eight games between 201 and 268 to lead the field of 37 women from 36 countries with an average of 236.00. Trailing the Norwegian by mere three pins is Sara Mizrahi (r.), Israel.
Giannis Stathatos, from the host country Greece and England's Kirsten Penny
captured the men' and women's title in the 32nd European Champions Cup
Sunday at Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece. Penny swept top seeded Ann Louise Haugen Andersen, Norway, in the title match, two-games-to-none. Stathatos went the distance against
Germany's Michael Krämer and emerged victorious, two-games-to-one.
Martin Larsen (l.), Sweden, rolled an 1871 series in the final block on dual lane condition to lead the top 8 men into the
finals in the 32nd European Champions Cup at Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece.
Larsen totaled 5534 pins and averaged 230.58 over 24 games to lead Austria's Alexander Rauscher (r.) by 59 pins. The top 8 men will return on Sunday morning for the quarterfinals in single-elimination final in best-of-three games format.
Ann Louise Haugen Andersen (l.), Norway, rolled a 1731 series in the third and final 8-game block on dual lane condition (one lane with short oil, one lane with long oil) to earn the No. 1 seed for the single-elimination finals in the women's European Champions Cup. Haugen will bowl Ivonne Gross (r.), Austria, who beat out defending champion Zara Glover, England,
for the 8th and final spot to
advance by three pins.
Ann Louise Haugen Andersen (pictured), Norway, who led the women's division of the 32nd European Champions Cup after the first block on short oil, widened her lead in the second block on long oil Thursday afternoon. The Norwegian added an 1820 series to the 1888 from yesterday to lead the field of 37 players with 3708 and an average of 231.75 for 16 games. The women will bowl the third and final block on dual lane condition on Friday evening and Saturday morning before the cut to the top 8 for single-elimination match play.
Ann Louise Haugen Andersen (l.), Norway, had an 1888 8-game series on the opening day of the 32nd European Champions Cup to set the pace in the women's division at Mega Place Bowling Club in Chania, Crete, Greece. The Norwegian champion rolled eight games between 201 and 268 to lead the field of 37 women from 36 countries with an average of 236.00. Trailing the Norwegian by mere three pins is Sara Mizrahi (r.), Israel. 
