PBA champion shoots 1397 series in Thursday's Squad 17; cut for 38th place is now 1144 (190.67 ave.)
PBA champion Stuart Williams (l.) of England posted a 1397 series in Thursday's Squad 17 to move to the top of the qualifying leaderboard at the Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Williams had games averaged 232.83, to overtake previous leader Pasi Uotila, Finland, by 19 pins. Two-time European champion Joline Persson-Planefors (r.) of Sweden was second to Williams in Squad 17 with 13125 including handicap to jump into fourth place.
Finn rolls 1378 series in Wednesday's qualifying squad 13; Jenny Wegner (SWE) become first women to crack the 1300-bar; cut for 38th place still low at 1105 (184.17 average)
Long-time Finnish national team member Pasi Uotila (pictured) of Finland averaged almost 230 in Wednesday's Squad 13 en route to take the pole position in the qualifying of the 1st Brunswick Madrid Challenge at Bowling ChamartÃn. The four-time European Bowling Tour titlist had games of 232, 236, 223, 236, 246 and 205 for 1378, an average of 229.67, to overtake previous leader Pablo Barriopedro of Spain by 30 pins. Barriopedro, who led the tournament since Squad 6, slipped to second place with 1348.
Pablo Barriopedro remains atop the qualifying leaderboard with 1348; cut for 38th place is currently 1074 (179 average)
Venezuelan national team member Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. (l.) became the second player in the inaugural Brunswick Madrid Challenge who cracked the 1300-bar, en route to shoot into second place in the overall qualifying standings. Ruiz averaged 220.33 in Squad 12 for a 1322 series including games of 236, 230, 194, 247, 222 and 193. Pablo Barriopedro (r.) of Spain remained atop the 70-player leaderboard with 1348 total (224.67 avg.).
Spaniard Pablo Barriopedro continues to lead field of 55 players by 79 pins; cut for 38th place is currently 1029 (171.50 average)
Oliver Morig (l.) of Germany and Raúl Jimenez (r.), Spain, led qualifying squads 9 & 10 Monday to add their names to the leaderboard of the 1st Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Morig started the day with a 1231 in Squad 9 but Jimenez rolled a 1269 series in Squad 10 to beat out Morig for second place overall by 38 pins. Pablo Barriopedro of Spain continued to lead field of 55 players with 1348 total and an average of 224.67.
Spaniards Barriopedro, Rodriguez, Orche and Ballesteros qualify for Sunday's finals
Pablo Barriopedro (pictured) of Spain averaged 224.67 Sunday afternoon Bowling ChamartÃn in Madrid, Spain to take a dominating 138-pin lead in the 1st Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Barriopedro had games of 221, 236, 223, 188, 237 and 243 to move to the top of the leaderboard with 1348 total. Spanish bowlers occupied the top four places and earned automatic spots in finals on Sunday, June 30, if they finish qualifying below the cut line (top 38).
Bowling ChamartÃn in Madrid, Spain (June 22-30, 2013)
Paco Rodriguez (pictured) of Spain averaged 201.67 and posted a 1210 six-game total to take the lead in the 1st Brunswick Madrid Challenge after day one qualifying at Bowling ChamartÃn in Madrid, Spain. The tournament co-organizer had games of 254, 157, 186, 184, 215 and 214 in Squad 3 (1, 2 and 4 were cancelled) to beat out Ruben Orche, Spain, for the top spot by three pins. Orche, who started his series with a 259 game, the high game of the tournament so far, was in second place with 1207.
Bowlingdigital.com will provide Live Coverage from Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo Oct. 11-13; prize fund increases to nearly 30.000 Euro; cashers increase from 40 to 60 players
Online registration for the Norwegian Open 2013 by Brunswick, an EBT "Satellite" event, is now open. The tournament will be held from Oct. 4-13 at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo. As a result of a sponsorship agreement with Brunswick, the NO 2013 has increased the total prize fund to 224.000 NOK (currently 29.425 Euro). Other than in 2012, 60 instead of 40 players will cash. Bowlingdigital.com will provide Live Coverage commencing Thursday Oct. 10 all the way through to the finals.
2011 winner ties compatriot Thomas Larsen after 17 games to win his second EBT title by higher last game
After 17 games in the finals of the Odense International, Danish national team members Mik Stampe (c.) and Thomas Larsen (l.) were deadlocked at 4056 pins including match play bonus. Stampe repeated as champion for the second time after 2011 by virtue of the higher last game (246 to 212) to win the title and the 4.000 Euro first prize. Frederik Øhrgaard (r.) was mere 30 pins behind in third place. Fourth-place Kamilla Kjeldsen won the women's ranking.
Squad 14-16 leaders Peter Hellström, Sandra Andersson and Josefine Linderoth crack the top 8; Dane Thomas Larsen leads 32 players into Sunday's finals; cut for 24th place is 1290 (215 average)
Thomas Larsen (l.) of Denmark led the field of 103 players from four countries with 1442 and an average of 240.33 for six games en route to lead a group of 32 players into Sunday's finals at Odense International in Odense, Denmark. Swedish bowlers dominated the last qualifying day. Total five players cracked the top 10 led by Squad 15 leader Peter Hellström (r.), who toppled 1413 pins including a pair of 265 games to rocket into second place.
Dane Thomas Larsen remains atop the 87-player field with 1442; heading into the last qualifying day, cut for 24th place is 1266 (211 average)
Ida Andersson (l.) of Sweden and Denmark's Mai Ginge Jensen (r.), Denmark, led Friday's squads 12 & 13 to sit in fifth and 11th place in the qualifying of the Odense International. Danish bowlers are in control of leaderboard heading into the last qualifying day on Saturday. Three-time European Bowling Tour champion Thomas Larsen leads the field of 87 players from Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Norway with 1442 and an average of 240.33.
Dane Thomas Larsen continues to lead the 62-player field with 1442; cut for 24th place is currently 1245 (207.50 average)
Søren Åhman Hansen of Denmark was the lone player of Thursday's qualifying squads 10 & 11, who made it into the top 24 in the overall standings of the Odense International at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark. Hansen was the best of only nine players, four in Squad 10 and five in Squad 11, with 1284 (214 average) to move into 14th place. Thomas Larsen (pictured), continued to lead the field of 62 players from Denmark, Sweden and Germany with a six-game average of 240.33 and 1442 total.
Dane leads four-player Squad 8 with 1442 total; Mik Stampe rolls first 300 game of the tournament and moves into third place; Charlotte Leen takes 24th place with 1242
Just four players took to the lanes at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark, Wednesday in the eighth qualifying squad including Danish national team members Thomas Larsen and Mik Stampe and they took full advantage. Larsen (l.) posted a 1442 series to overtake the qualifying lead while Stampe (r.) finished his six-game series with the tournament's first 300 game for 1370 (228.33) en route to jump into third place.
Danes Lars Nielsen, Britt Brøndsted crack the top 10 in Squad 6; cut for 24th place is 1242 (207 average)
There were no changes atop the qualifying leaderboard at the EBT's Odense International in Squads 6 & 7 Tuesday at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark. Kamilla Kjeldsen (l.) of Denmark continued to lead the field of 57 players from Germany, Sweden and Denmark with 1378 total including 48 pins women's handicap. Danes Lars Nielsen and Britt Brøndsted (r.) led Squad 6 en route to move into sixth and ninth place, respectively.
Three-time EBT Masters winner shoots 1378 series to pace a field of 46 players; cut for 24th place is 1202 (200.33 average)
Kamilla Kjeldsen (pictured) of Denmark posted a 1378 series including 48 pins handicap in Squad 4 Monday at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark to overtake the lead in the Odense International. The two-time European Bowling Tour women's point ranking leader and three-time EBT Masters winner had games of 201, 257, 237, 222, 182 and 231 for 1330 scratch, an average of 221.67, and added eight pins handicap per game to beat out day one leader Frederik Øhrgaard, Denmark, for the top spot by 27 pins.
Danish national team member and second-place Ida Andersson (SWE) are automatically qualified for the finals on Sunday, June 2
Frederik Øhrgaard (left) set the tone on the opening qualifying day of the Odense International Sunday at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark. The Danish national team member led the field of 31 players from Germany, Sweden and Denmark after the first three squads with 1351 total and an average of 225.17 for six games. Øhrgaard, who had games of 226, 208, 197, 245, 239 and 236, second place Ida Andersson of Sweden (1336) have already secured their spots for the Sunday, June 2, finals.
Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (May 20-26, 2013)
Norwegian national team member Björn Einar Rudshagen (pictured) averaged 232.60 over ten games en route to claim his first European Bowling Tour title in the Bowltech Aalborg International 2013 Sunday at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark. The European champion and multiple Norwegian champion became the fourth Norwegian EBT champion in the 14-year history of the Tour after Tore Torgersen (3), Petter Hansen (2) and Svein Roger Olsen (1). He pocketed 5.000 Euro for accomplishing the feat.
Victory marks the 14th consecutive European Bowling Tour season in which a woman wins an EBT title; Persson Planefors overtakes lead in 2013 Women's Point Ranking; third-place Pasi Uotila wins men's ranking in Berlin to leap into second place in the 2013 Men's Point Ranking
The title match of the QubicaAMF German Open 2013 was a all women's affair with No. 1 seed, Lisa Kabowski (l.) of Germany and second-seeded Joline Persson Planefors (r.) of Sweden squaring off. The Swede won the final two-game total pins round, 488 to 412, to win her first European Bowling Tour title and the 7.000 Euro top prize. Kabowski (r.) received 4.000 Euro for second place. Third-place Pasi Uotila of Finland won the men's ranking in Berlin.
Konieczny and Michaela Göbel-Janka to represent Germany at 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Siberia; cut for 40th place is 1296 (216 average)
Bodo Konieczny (l.) of Germany posted a 1409 series in the first in the 12th qualifying squad Saturday morning at A10 bowling center in Berlin, Germany, en route to win the qualifying of the QubicaAMF German Open 2013 and a 1.000 Euro bonus. Konieczny beat out his fellow countrywoman Michaela Göbel-Janka (r.) for the top spot by 21 pins. The duo earned the right to represent Germany at the 49th QubicaAMF
Bowling World Cup in Siberia.
Swedes lead Thursday's qualifying quads 9, 10 and 11 to move into the top 8 at QubicaAMF German Open 2013; Germany's Michaela Göbel-Janka holds on to the lead with 1388; cut for 40th place is 1279 (213.71)
Swedish bowlers dominated Thursday's qualifying of the QubicaAMF German Open 2013 in Berlin, Germany, winning all three squads en route to move into the top 8 in the overall standings.Â
PBA touring pro Martin Larsen (l.) was the best player with 1371 to jump into third place. Following in his footprints were Elin Adolfsson (r.) and Peter Hellström, who led Squad 10 and 11 with 1356 and 1353 to overtake seventh and eight's place, resp.
Michaela Göbel-Janka (l.) of Germany led a field of 220 players after eight qualifying squads in the QubicaAMF German Open 2013 currently underway at A10 bowling center in Berlin, Germany. The long-time German national team member totaled 1388 including 48 pins women's handicap. Squad 8 leader George Stefanidis (r.) of Greece had the
highest scratch total of 1375 to sit in second place with the field-best 229.17 average.
PBA champion Stuart Williams (l.) of England posted a 1397 series in Thursday's Squad 17 to move to the top of the qualifying leaderboard at the Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Williams had games averaged 232.83, to overtake previous leader Pasi Uotila, Finland, by 19 pins. Two-time European champion Joline Persson-Planefors (r.) of Sweden was second to Williams in Squad 17 with 13125 including handicap to jump into fourth place.
Long-time Finnish national team member Pasi Uotila (pictured) of Finland averaged almost 230 in Wednesday's Squad 13 en route to take the pole position in the qualifying of the 1st Brunswick Madrid Challenge at Bowling ChamartÃn. The four-time European Bowling Tour titlist had games of 232, 236, 223, 236, 246 and 205 for 1378, an average of 229.67, to overtake previous leader Pablo Barriopedro of Spain by 30 pins. Barriopedro, who led the tournament since Squad 6, slipped to second place with 1348.
Venezuelan national team member Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. (l.) became the second player in the inaugural Brunswick Madrid Challenge who cracked the 1300-bar, en route to shoot into second place in the overall qualifying standings. Ruiz averaged 220.33 in Squad 12 for a 1322 series including games of 236, 230, 194, 247, 222 and 193. Pablo Barriopedro (r.) of Spain remained atop the 70-player leaderboard with 1348 total (224.67 avg.).
Oliver Morig (l.) of Germany and Raúl Jimenez (r.), Spain, led qualifying squads 9 & 10 Monday to add their names to the leaderboard of the 1st Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Morig started the day with a 1231 in Squad 9 but Jimenez rolled a 1269 series in Squad 10 to beat out Morig for second place overall by 38 pins. Pablo Barriopedro of Spain continued to lead field of 55 players with 1348 total and an average of 224.67.
Paco Rodriguez (pictured) of Spain averaged 201.67 and posted a 1210 six-game total to take the lead in the 1st Brunswick Madrid Challenge after day one qualifying at Bowling ChamartÃn in Madrid, Spain. The tournament co-organizer had games of 254, 157, 186, 184, 215 and 214 in Squad 3 (1, 2 and 4 were cancelled) to beat out Ruben Orche, Spain, for the top spot by three pins. Orche, who started his series with a 259 game, the high game of the tournament so far, was in second place with 1207.
Online registration for the Norwegian Open 2013 by Brunswick, an EBT "Satellite" event, is now open. The tournament will be held from Oct. 4-13 at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo. As a result of a sponsorship agreement with Brunswick, the NO 2013 has increased the total prize fund to 224.000 NOK (currently 29.425 Euro). Other than in 2012, 60 instead of 40 players will cash. Bowlingdigital.com will provide Live Coverage commencing Thursday Oct. 10 all the way through to the finals.
After 17 games in the finals of the Odense International, Danish national team members Mik Stampe (c.) and Thomas Larsen (l.) were deadlocked at 4056 pins including match play bonus. Stampe repeated as champion for the second time after 2011 by virtue of the higher last game (246 to 212) to win the title and the 4.000 Euro first prize. Frederik Øhrgaard (r.) was mere 30 pins behind in third place. Fourth-place Kamilla Kjeldsen won the women's ranking.
Thomas Larsen (l.) of Denmark led the field of 103 players from four countries with 1442 and an average of 240.33 for six games en route to lead a group of 32 players into Sunday's finals at Odense International in Odense, Denmark. Swedish bowlers dominated the last qualifying day. Total five players cracked the top 10 led by Squad 15 leader Peter Hellström (r.), who toppled 1413 pins including a pair of 265 games to rocket into second place.
Ida Andersson (l.) of Sweden and Denmark's Mai Ginge Jensen (r.), Denmark, led Friday's squads 12 & 13 to sit in fifth and 11th place in the qualifying of the Odense International. Danish bowlers are in control of leaderboard heading into the last qualifying day on Saturday. Three-time European Bowling Tour champion Thomas Larsen leads the field of 87 players from Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Norway with 1442 and an average of 240.33.
Søren Åhman Hansen of Denmark was the lone player of Thursday's qualifying squads 10 & 11, who made it into the top 24 in the overall standings of the Odense International at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark. Hansen was the best of only nine players, four in Squad 10 and five in Squad 11, with 1284 (214 average) to move into 14th place. Thomas Larsen (pictured), continued to lead the field of 62 players from Denmark, Sweden and Germany with a six-game average of 240.33 and 1442 total.
Just four players took to the lanes at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark, Wednesday in the eighth qualifying squad including Danish national team members Thomas Larsen and Mik Stampe and they took full advantage. Larsen (l.) posted a 1442 series to overtake the qualifying lead while Stampe (r.) finished his six-game series with the tournament's first 300 game for 1370 (228.33) en route to jump into third place.
There were no changes atop the qualifying leaderboard at the EBT's Odense International in Squads 6 & 7 Tuesday at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark. Kamilla Kjeldsen (l.) of Denmark continued to lead the field of 57 players from Germany, Sweden and Denmark with 1378 total including 48 pins women's handicap. Danes Lars Nielsen and Britt Brøndsted (r.) led Squad 6 en route to move into sixth and ninth place, respectively.
Kamilla Kjeldsen (pictured) of Denmark posted a 1378 series including 48 pins handicap in Squad 4 Monday at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark to overtake the lead in the Odense International. The two-time European Bowling Tour women's point ranking leader and three-time EBT Masters winner had games of 201, 257, 237, 222, 182 and 231 for 1330 scratch, an average of 221.67, and added eight pins handicap per game to beat out day one leader Frederik Øhrgaard, Denmark, for the top spot by 27 pins.
Frederik Øhrgaard (left) set the tone on the opening qualifying day of the Odense International Sunday at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark. The Danish national team member led the field of 31 players from Germany, Sweden and Denmark after the first three squads with 1351 total and an average of 225.17 for six games. Øhrgaard, who had games of 226, 208, 197, 245, 239 and 236, second place Ida Andersson of Sweden (1336) have already secured their spots for the Sunday, June 2, finals.
Norwegian national team member Björn Einar Rudshagen (pictured) averaged 232.60 over ten games en route to claim his first European Bowling Tour title in the Bowltech Aalborg International 2013 Sunday at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark. The European champion and multiple Norwegian champion became the fourth Norwegian EBT champion in the 14-year history of the Tour after Tore Torgersen (3), Petter Hansen (2) and Svein Roger Olsen (1). He pocketed 5.000 Euro for accomplishing the feat.
The title match of the QubicaAMF German Open 2013 was a all women's affair with No. 1 seed, Lisa Kabowski (l.) of Germany and second-seeded Joline Persson Planefors (r.) of Sweden squaring off. The Swede won the final two-game total pins round, 488 to 412, to win her first European Bowling Tour title and the 7.000 Euro top prize. Kabowski (r.) received 4.000 Euro for second place. Third-place Pasi Uotila of Finland won the men's ranking in Berlin.
Bodo Konieczny (l.) of Germany posted a 1409 series in the first in the 12th qualifying squad Saturday morning at A10 bowling center in Berlin, Germany, en route to win the qualifying of the QubicaAMF German Open 2013 and a 1.000 Euro bonus. Konieczny beat out his fellow countrywoman Michaela Göbel-Janka (r.) for the top spot by 21 pins. The duo earned the right to represent Germany at the 49th QubicaAMF
Bowling World Cup in Siberia.
Swedish bowlers dominated Thursday's qualifying of the QubicaAMF German Open 2013 in Berlin, Germany, winning all three squads en route to move into the top 8 in the overall standings.Â
PBA touring pro Martin Larsen (l.) was the best player with 1371 to jump into third place. Following in his footprints were Elin Adolfsson (r.) and Peter Hellström, who led Squad 10 and 11 with 1356 and 1353 to overtake seventh and eight's place, resp.
Michaela Göbel-Janka (l.) of Germany led a field of 220 players after eight qualifying squads in the QubicaAMF German Open 2013 currently underway at A10 bowling center in Berlin, Germany. The long-time German national team member totaled 1388 including 48 pins women's handicap. Squad 8 leader George Stefanidis (r.) of Greece had the
highest scratch total of 1375 to sit in second place with the field-best 229.17 average. 