Five Danish women led the third of 14 qualifying squads of the Bowltech Aalborg International 2011 Monday evening at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark. Charlotte B. Madsen took over the qualifying lead with 1363 six-game total including 48 pins handicap, a scratch average of 219.17. Current European Bowling Tour women's ranking leader Mai Ginge Jensen (pictured) moved into second place in the overall standings with 1351 (217.17). Day one leader Carsten Warming Hansen, all Denmark, slipped to third place with 1307.
Lead Bowltech Aalborg International 2011 after Day One Qualifying
29 Danes - 24 men and five women - took to the lanes at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark on the first day of qualifying at the Bowltech Aalborg International 2011. The top 2 players after the first two of 14 qualifying squads, Carsten Warming Hansen and Lars Nielsen, are automatically qualified for the finals next Sunday. Nielsen (pictured) led Squad 1 on Sunday afternoon with 1256. Warming Hansen became
the first player in this year's event who cracked the 1300-bar when he
posted a 1307 series in Squad 2
Defeats compatriot Paul Moor, 393-386, in all-English affair
Rob Thurlby (l.) captured his second career European Bowling Tour title Sunday evening at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey defeating three-time EBT ranking champion Paul Moor (r.), 393-386, in the title match of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open. In semifinals, Thurlby stunned defending champion Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 426-400, while Moor eliminated women's ranking winner Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 385-338,
Larsen, Stampe, Breeschoten surpass 1300-mark; cut for 38th place is now 1198
Defending Istanbul Open champion Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland leads a field of 166 players from 17 countries into the final day of qualifying at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey, with 1367 six-game total (227.83 ave.). Dane Thomas Larsen (r; 1335), his compatriot Mik Stampe (1322) and Dutch Lisanne Breeschoten (1307) leaped into second through fourth place. Qualifying ends on Saturday with Squads 17-20 and Desperado Squad No. 2.
International players take control of the leaderboard; cut for 38th place is now 1157
Reigning PBA Player of the Year, Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland, powered his way into the qualifying lead of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open Thursday at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey. The defending Istanbul Open champion had a 1huge 1367 six-game series (227.83) to hold a 71-pin lead over his young compatriot Perttu Jussila (r.), who led squads 9 and 10 with a 1296 high. Qualifying continues on Friday with Squads 13-16.
Turkey's Mehmet Kaya, Mehmet Ali Tıkır win 350 Euro bonus in Squads 7 and 8
Mehmet Kaya (l.) of Turkey continued to lead the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open after the conclusion of Wednesday's qualifying squads 7 and 8. Kaya, who leads the tournament with 1248 six-game total, led Squad 7 on Wednesday afternoon with 1207 to win his second consecutive 350 Euro bonus. Mehmet Ali Tikir (r.), Turkey, nipped Peter Nordersson, Sweden, in Squad 8 for the 350 Euro bonus, 1173 to 1169.
Leads field of 87 players with 208 average; cut for 38th place is 1019 (169.83)
Mehmet Kaya (pictured), Turkey, became the first player in the qualifying of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open who cracked the 1200-bar (200 average) Tuesday evening at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Kaya had games of 230, 217, 187, 198, 205 and 211 in Squad 6 of 20 to shoot into the tournament lead with 1248 six-game total and an average of 208. Kaya received 350 Euro for his effort. Qualifying continues on Wednesday with Squads 7 and 8 scheduled for 5 and 9 p.m. local time (CET -1).
Swede Christian Karlsson (l.) led Squad 5 with 1194 (199 ave.) to earn a 250 Euro bonus and to overtake the lead in the overall qualifying standings of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open Monday evening at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Ayhan Iskenderoglu (r.), Turkey, was second to take the 100 Euro bonus for the top local bowler in Squad 5 with 1133, good for eighth place overall. Qualifying continues on Tuesday with Squad 6.
Ebru Özoğluuntur, Marina Stefanova advance through Desperado Squad No. 1
Habib Dogan (l.) and Mehmet Kaya of Turkey led the qualifying of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open after the first four out of twenty squads with 1189 and 1187, respectively, en route to earn berths into the finals on Sunday May 15. Also advancing the finals were Ebru Özoğluuntur, Turkey, and Marina Stefanova (r-l), Bulgaria who led the Desperado Squad No. 1 on Sunday afternoon.
EBT Gold event gets underway Saturday with the first two of 20 qualifying squads
Two Turkish bowlers, Burak Natal (l.) and Mehmet Kaya took the early lead in the qualifying of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open Saturday at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Natal had six games between 207 and 160 to lead Squad 2 and day one qualifying with 1110 pinfall total and an average of 185 for six games. Hicran Erol (r.), Turkey, was the best of nine women on the first day with 1088 including 8 pins handicap per game.
Mai Ginge Jensen wins women's ranking; overtakes lead in EBT rankings
Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland, the frontrunner in the 2010-11 PBA Tour Player of the Year race, became the first multiple winner on the 2011 European Bowling Tour when he defeated fellow PBAer Chris Loschetter (r.), United States, 279-225, to win the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011 at Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Koivuniemi, who has won the season-opening Brunswick Ballmaster Open pocketed 6.000 Euro. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, finished eighth en route to win the women's rankings.
Averages over 255 in qualifying as field was cut to 40 players for Sunday's finals
Finland's two-hander Osku Palermaa (l.) led the qualifying of the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011 Saturday night at Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia as the field of 143 players was trimmed to 40. Palermaa , who will compete as a PBA Tour exempt player next season, had games of 238, 268, 234, 279, 266 and 249 in Squad 11 of 13 to overtake previous leader Mathias Ã…rup (r.), Sweden, by four pins with 1534 total (255.67).
Joline Persson-Planefors, Chris Loschetter miss perfect game by a whisker
Swede Dennis Eklund (l., 1522) and Mika Koivuniemi (r., 1511) of Finland became the second and third player in the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011 who cracked the 1500-bar Friday at bowling center Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Eklund's compatriot Mathias Ã…rup continued to lead the field of 135 players from 22 countries with 1530 and an average of 255. Qualifying ends on Saturday with Squads 10-13 and the Desperado Squad.
Mathias Ã…rup, Brian Voss and Mika Koivuniemi roll 300 games en route to take the lead.
Eight of the 27 players in Squad 6 positioned themselves in the top 11 of the overall qualifying standings in the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011 Thursday at bowling center Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and three of them achieved perfection. Swede Mathias Ã…rup, Brian Voss, United States, and Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, each rolled 300 games en route to jump into the lead. Qualifying continues on Friday with Squads 7, 8 and 9.
Austrians Gross, Hahn, Rauscher, Fürbacher continue to lead in 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011
Giorgio Bodis (l.) led both squads Wednesday at Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, en route to overtake fifth place in the overall qualifying standings in the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011. The Hungarian had a 1315 six-game series in Squad 3 and improved by five pins in Squad 4 with 1320 or an average of 220. Austria's Thomas Gross (r.) held on to the lead with 1395. Qualifying continues on Thursday with Squads 5 and 6 scheduled for 5 and 9 p.m. CET.
Bowling Center Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia (April 5-10, 2011)
Austrian bowlers dominated the first qualifying day of the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011, which kicked off Tuesday at bowling center Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, by taking the top five positions after the first two squads. Four time European Bowling Tour titlist Thomas Gross (pictured left) beat out Daniel Hahn (right) for the top spot by just one pin, 1395 to 1394. Qualifying continues on Wednesday with Squads 3 and 4 scheduled for 5 and 9 p.m. CET.
Third placed Thomas Larsen overtakes lead in EBT Men's Rankings
PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss (l.) defeated Jesper Agerbo (r.), Denmark, 235-190, in the title match of the 9th Catalonia Open to win his second career EBT title and the 6.000 Euro top prize. Agerbo, seeded third, eliminated his compatriot, defending Catalonia Open champion Thomas Larsen in the semifinal match, 237-184. Larsen overtakes the lead in the EBT men's rankings. Sixth placed Joline Persson Planefors, Sweden, has won the women's rankings
Leads 48 - players - 22 women and 26 men - into the finals on Sunday
Ghislaine van der Tol (pictured), Netherlands, has won the qualifying of the 9th Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa en route to lead a total of 48 players - 22 women and 26 men - into Sunday's finals at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain. The Dutch lefty, who overtook the lead of the 111-player field from 25 countries and territories in the fifth out of twelve qualifying squads, totaled 1405 including 48 pins handicap and targets her fourth EBT title. The top 42 including all twelve squad leaders plus another six women survived the first cut.
Van der Tol, Persson Planefors, Ovide, Ruiz win Squads 5-8
Ghislaine van der Tol (l.), Netherlands, overtook the lead in the qualifying of the 9th Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa Friday at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain. The three-time European Bowling Tour titlist led Squad 5 with 1405 including handicap to beat out previous leader Jesper Agerbo (r., 1403), Denmark, for the top spot by two pins. Qualifying ends on Saturday, March 19 with Squads 9-12 scheduled for 9 a.m., 1, 5 and 9 p.m. CET.
Five Danish women led the third of 14 qualifying squads of the Bowltech Aalborg International 2011 Monday evening at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark. Charlotte B. Madsen took over the qualifying lead with 1363 six-game total including 48 pins handicap, a scratch average of 219.17. Current European Bowling Tour women's ranking leader Mai Ginge Jensen (pictured) moved into second place in the overall standings with 1351 (217.17). Day one leader Carsten Warming Hansen, all Denmark, slipped to third place with 1307.
29 Danes - 24 men and five women - took to the lanes at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark on the first day of qualifying at the Bowltech Aalborg International 2011. The top 2 players after the first two of 14 qualifying squads, Carsten Warming Hansen and Lars Nielsen, are automatically qualified for the finals next Sunday. Nielsen (pictured) led Squad 1 on Sunday afternoon with 1256. Warming Hansen became
the first player in this year's event who cracked the 1300-bar when he
posted a 1307 series in Squad 2 
Rob Thurlby (l.) captured his second career European Bowling Tour title Sunday evening at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey defeating three-time EBT ranking champion Paul Moor (r.), 393-386, in the title match of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open. In semifinals, Thurlby stunned defending champion Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 426-400, while Moor eliminated women's ranking winner Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 385-338, 
Defending Istanbul Open champion Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland leads a field of 166 players from 17 countries into the final day of qualifying at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey, with 1367 six-game total (227.83 ave.). Dane Thomas Larsen (r; 1335), his compatriot Mik Stampe (1322) and Dutch Lisanne Breeschoten (1307) leaped into second through fourth place. Qualifying ends on Saturday with Squads 17-20 and Desperado Squad No. 2.
Reigning PBA Player of the Year, Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland, powered his way into the qualifying lead of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open Thursday at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey. The defending Istanbul Open champion had a 1huge 1367 six-game series (227.83) to hold a 71-pin lead over his young compatriot Perttu Jussila (r.), who led squads 9 and 10 with a 1296 high. Qualifying continues on Friday with Squads 13-16.
Mehmet Kaya (l.) of Turkey continued to lead the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open after the conclusion of Wednesday's qualifying squads 7 and 8. Kaya, who leads the tournament with 1248 six-game total, led Squad 7 on Wednesday afternoon with 1207 to win his second consecutive 350 Euro bonus. Mehmet Ali Tikir (r.), Turkey, nipped Peter Nordersson, Sweden, in Squad 8 for the 350 Euro bonus, 1173 to 1169.
Habib Dogan (l.) and Mehmet Kaya of Turkey led the qualifying of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open after the first four out of twenty squads with 1189 and 1187, respectively, en route to earn berths into the finals on Sunday May 15. Also advancing the finals were Ebru Özoğluuntur, Turkey, and Marina Stefanova (r-l), Bulgaria who led the Desperado Squad No. 1 on Sunday afternoon. 
Two Turkish bowlers, Burak Natal (l.) and Mehmet Kaya took the early lead in the qualifying of the 8th Istanbul Bowling Open Saturday at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Natal had six games between 207 and 160 to lead Squad 2 and day one qualifying with 1110 pinfall total and an average of 185 for six games. Hicran Erol (r.), Turkey, was the best of nine women on the first day with 1088 including 8 pins handicap per game.
Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland, the frontrunner in the 2010-11 PBA Tour Player of the Year race, became the first multiple winner on the 2011 European Bowling Tour when he defeated fellow PBAer Chris Loschetter (r.), United States, 279-225, to win the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011 at Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Koivuniemi, who has won the season-opening Brunswick Ballmaster Open pocketed 6.000 Euro. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, finished eighth en route to win the women's rankings. 
Finland's two-hander Osku Palermaa (l.) led the qualifying of the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011 Saturday night at Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia as the field of 143 players was trimmed to 40. Palermaa , who will compete as a PBA Tour exempt player next season, had games of 238, 268, 234, 279, 266 and 249 in Squad 11 of 13 to overtake previous leader Mathias Ã…rup (r.), Sweden, by four pins with 1534 total (255.67).
Swede Dennis Eklund (l., 1522) and Mika Koivuniemi (r., 1511) of Finland became the second and third player in the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011 who cracked the 1500-bar Friday at bowling center Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Eklund's compatriot Mathias Ã…rup continued to lead the field of 135 players from 22 countries with 1530 and an average of 255. Qualifying ends on Saturday with Squads 10-13 and the Desperado Squad. 
Eight of the 27 players in Squad 6 positioned themselves in the top 11 of the overall qualifying standings in the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011 Thursday at bowling center Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and three of them achieved perfection. Swede Mathias Ã…rup, Brian Voss, United States, and Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, each rolled 300 games en route to jump into the lead. Qualifying continues on Friday with Squads 7, 8 and 9.
Giorgio Bodis (l.) led both squads Wednesday at Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, en route to overtake fifth place in the overall qualifying standings in the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011. The Hungarian had a 1315 six-game series in Squad 3 and improved by five pins in Squad 4 with 1320 or an average of 220. Austria's Thomas Gross (r.) held on to the lead with 1395. Qualifying continues on Thursday with Squads 5 and 6 scheduled for 5 and 9 p.m. CET. 
Austrian bowlers dominated the first qualifying day of the 5th QubicaAMF Open 2011, which kicked off Tuesday at bowling center Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, by taking the top five positions after the first two squads. Four time European Bowling Tour titlist Thomas Gross (pictured left) beat out Daniel Hahn (right) for the top spot by just one pin, 1395 to 1394. Qualifying continues on Wednesday with Squads 3 and 4 scheduled for 5 and 9 p.m. CET. 
Three-time European Bowling Tour ranking champion Osku Palermaa (pictured) of Finland fired games of 241, 257, 300, 216, 278 and 245, an average of 256.17, in the single-elimination finals of the 2nd Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open Sunday at Dream Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany en route to win the title and the 10.000 Euro top prize. In the high-scoring championship match, Palermaa defeated Swede Johan Helldén, 524-496. Due to the victory iPalermaa overtook the lead in the EBT men's rankings.
PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss (l.) defeated Jesper Agerbo (r.), Denmark, 235-190, in the title match of the 9th Catalonia Open to win his second career EBT title and the 6.000 Euro top prize. Agerbo, seeded third, eliminated his compatriot, defending Catalonia Open champion Thomas Larsen in the semifinal match, 237-184. Larsen overtakes the lead in the EBT men's rankings. Sixth placed Joline Persson Planefors, Sweden, has won the women's rankings
Ghislaine van der Tol (pictured), Netherlands, has won the qualifying of the 9th Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa en route to lead a total of 48 players - 22 women and 26 men - into Sunday's finals at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain. The Dutch lefty, who overtook the lead of the 111-player field from 25 countries and territories in the fifth out of twelve qualifying squads, totaled 1405 including 48 pins handicap and targets her fourth EBT title. The top 42 including all twelve squad leaders plus another six women survived the first cut.
