Score to make the cut in 50th place is currently 1077 (179.50 average)
Former German national team member Dirk Dreyer (pictured) posted a 1282 series in qualifying squad 7 to move to the top of the 82-player leaderboard in the 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger Tuesday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Dreyer, who received 200 Euro for winning the squad, rolled games of 254, 202, 195, 225, 227 and 179, an average of 213.67, to overtake previous leader Marcel Wagner of Germany by 15 pins. Wagner slipped to second place with 1267.
Three bowlers average over 200 in Monday's Squad 6 to move into the top 10; score to make the cut in 50th place is currently 1066 (177.67 average)
Marcel Wagner (pictured) of Germany continued to lead the qualifying in the 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger, a European Bowling Tour "Gold" tournament, which is currently underway at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. In a low-scoring event so far, Wagner leads the 76-player field from 11 countries with 1267 and an average of 211.17. Three players averaged over 200 in the sixth qualifying squad on Monday. Alexander Tarsoly of Hungary earned 200 Euro bonus for leading the squad with 1210 (201.67).
German bowler leads the 70-player field from nine countries after 5/20 squads with 1267 (211.67 average)
Marcel Wagner of Germany averaged 211.17 in Sunday's Squad 3 to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger with 1267 six-game total. Wagner (pictured left), who was second after the opening day with 1221, improved by 46 pins behind games of 242, 226, 196, 200, 205 and 198 to lead the field of 70 bowlers from nine countries after 5/20 squads. Wagner and the other squad leaders on Sunday, Hans JĂĽrgen Glasl and Dominic Buchmann, Germany, received a 200 Euro bonus.
Barrett loses the last eliminator match, 278-279, yet wins the match and his 11th EBT title with 733-710 total
Dom Barrett (pictured), England, lost the third and last eliminator round strike fest in the 11th Storm San Marino Open against Jesper Svensson (r.), Sweden, 278-279, yet won the match, 733-710, to capture his 11th career European Bowling Tour title and the 8.000 Euro top prize Sunday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle. Svensson got 5.000 Euro for second place, while Paul Moor and Stuart Williams, England, received 3.300 and 2.400 for third and fourth place, resp.
43 players kick off the European Bowling Tour "gold" tournament on Saturday; Von Maravic and Squad 2 leader Cornelia Glasl pocket a 200 Euro bonus
43 players hit the lanes at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, on Saturday to kick off the 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger, a European Bowling Tour "Gold" tournament. Alexander von Maravic and Marcel Wagner, Germany, tied in the opening squad at 1221. In addition to earning bragging rights as the early tournament leader, Van Maravic (pictured with tournament organizer Manuel Mrosek, right) also earned a 200 Euro bonus for winning the squad.
Finnish bowlers leads 207-player field from 20 countries with 1509 (251.50); England's Stuart Williams moves into the top 8 on Saturday; four players crack the top 16; score to make the cut in 35th place is 1383 (230.50 average)
Juhani Tonteri (pictured) of Finland won the qualifying in the 11th Storm San Marino Open with 1509 six-game total (251.50 average) to lead 48 players into the Sunday's finals at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle. By finishing atop the 207-player field from 20 countries, Tonteri earned a 1.000 Euro bonus. The Finn was the lone player who surpassed the magic 1500-mark while 27 players posted scores of 1401 and higher. Anton Elofsson of Sweden took the 35th and last spot to advance with 1383 and an average of 230.50.
Finn leads the 198-player field with 1509; second-place Chris Sloan and another six players crack the top 8; Richard Teece, Sloan shoot 4th and 5th perfecto; score to make the cut in 35th place is now 1376 (229.33 average)
For the second consecutive day, the qualifying leaderboard of the 11th Storm San Marino Open got a whole new look as 10 players from squads 15, 16 and 17 cracked the 1400-bar while Juhani Tonteri (pictured) of Finland became the first player who reached the 1500-plateau Friday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Tonteri had games of 214, 265, 258, 237, 269 and 266 in Squad 15 to move to the top of the 198-player leaderboard with 1509 total and an average of 251.50. He leads Chris Sloan of Ireland by 11 pins.
European Bowling Tour "Gold" tournament offers 70.000 Euro prize fund with 7.000 Euro going to the winner
The 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger is the 12th stop of the 2015 European Bowling Tour season and the second of three EBT "Gold" tournaments this season. The tournament will be held July 18-26 at 52-lane Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. The Track Dream Bowl-Palace Open offers total prize fund of 70.000 Euro with 7.000 Euro going to the winner. Final cash spot is 64th place to pay 600 Euro.
PBA star averages 248,83 to lead the field of 193 players with 1493; leaderboard gets new look as 9 players crack the 1400-bar in Thursday's squads 12-14; Germany's Marco Baade shoots third perfecto; score to make the cut in 35th place surpasses last year's mark with 1343 (223.83 average)
The qualifying leaderboard of the 11th Storm San Marino Open got a whole new look as nine players, three each from squads 12, 13 and 14, moved into the top 12 Thursday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Two-time PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi (pictured), a Finnish native who lives in Hartland, Michigan, United States, overtook previous leader Peter Hellström of Sweden by just one pin to lead the field of 193 players from 19 countries with 1493 total and an average of 248.83 for six games.
Dreyer, Moor, Lorenc and Spacey atop the leaderboard of Squads 9-14 to earn automatic spots for the finals; score to make the cut in 35th place is now 1277 (212.83 average)
Swede Peter Hellström (l.) continued to lead the qualifying of the 11th Storm San Marino Open with 1492 (248.67 avg.) as there were no notable changes to the leaderboard in Wednesday's Squads 9-11. Dirk Dreyer (r.) of Germany paced Wednesday's qualifying with 1366 to leap into 14th place in the overall standing. Dreyer finished hi set with a huge 279 game to position himself atop the separate standings of Squads 9-14.
Belgian shoots third 1400-series of the 11th San Marino Open; Italian Davide Spagnoli shoots the second perfecto of the event; score to make the cut in 35th place is currently 1250 (208.33 average)
Johnny Fronville (pictured) of Belgium became the third player in the 11th Storm San Marino Open to surpass the 1400-mark Tuesday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Fronville led Squad 7 with 1408 and an average of 234.67, including games of 236, 237, 248, 239, 248 and 200 to join the elite club. Peter Hellström, a two-time European Bowling Tour titlist from Sweden, continued to lead the field of 126 players from 11 countries with 1492 total and an average of 248.67.
Swede shoots 1492 series to lead the 106-player field by 71 pins; six players of Monday's Squads 5 & 6 move into the top 10; score to make the cut in 35th place is now the 1237 (206.17 average)
Two-time European Bowling Tour titlist Peter Hellström of Sweden (pictured) powered his way into the lead in the 11th Storm San Marino Open averaging 248.67 for six games in Squad 5 Monday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Hellström, whose last EBT title came in the Norwegian Open 2012, rolled 55 strikes for 1492 total, including games of 224, 244, 243, 244, 258 and 279, to lead the field of 106 players from 10 countries by 71 pins. Total six players of Monday's Squads 5 & 6 moved into the top 10.
French bowler leads the 79-player field after the first weekend with 1421 total; top 3 earn automatic berths into the finals; score to make the cut in 35th place nears the 1200-mark
Yoan Alix (pictured) of France became the first player of the 11th Storm San Marino Open who surpassed the 1400-mark when he amassed a 1421 six-game total in Squad 4 Sunday afternoon at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle. The French national team member came out of the gates commandingly with 244 and 247, was even par in the next two games (225, 175) and finished strong with 261 and 269 to take over the qualifying lead in the 79-player field from nine countries after the first weekend.
11th Storm San Marino Open starts with 299, 300 and five 1300 series
Forty-seven bowlers, 46 men and one woman, hit the lanes at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle in Saturday's Squads 1 & 2 to kick off the 11th edition of the Storm San Marino Open. Maurizio Celli (l.) of Italy averaged 233.17 for six games to take the early lead in the European Bowling Tour "gold" tournament. Francois Sacco (r.) of France sits in second
place with 1362. Third-place Nicola Pongolini of Italy rolled the tournament's first 300 game.
EBT "gold" tournament runs from July 11-19 and offers total prize fund of more than 60.000 Euro
The 2015 European Bowling Tour commences with the 11th Storm San Marino Open which will be held July 11-19 at 18-lane Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. The tournament is the first out of three EBT "Gold" tournaments this season and offers total prize fund of 61.050 Euro with 8.000 Euro going to the winner. Qualifying of the San Marino Open runs from Saturday July 11 through Saturday, July 18 and concludes with the one-game Desperado Squad slated for 10 p.m. CEST.
Current men's European Bowling Tour point ranking leader Jesper Svensson (right) from Sweden posted one last high game in the title match of the third edition of the Brunswick Madrid Challenge to win his fourth career EBT title and the 6.000 first prize. The 20-year-old two-handed southpaw defeated fellow youth national team member Jenny Wegner (c.) in an all-Swedish affair, 248-186. Wegner
advanced to the title match with 212-204 victory over Joonas Jehkinen (l.), Finland.
Swede averages 248.33 to pace the 204-player field, wins 750 Euro bonus; Joline Persson Planefors (SWE), Diana Zavjalova (LAT) top the 16 women advancing to the finals, earn 750 and 500 Euro bonuses; score to make cut in 38th place is 1359 (226.50 average)
Jesper Svensson (pictured) of Sweden remained unchallenged in the final four squads on Saturday en route to win the qualifying of the III Brunswick Madrid Challenge at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. The two-handed lefty, who leads the European Bowling Tour men's point ranking, toppled 1490 pins, an average of 248.33. In addition to a 750 Euro bonus Svensson and the other top-10 bowlers received two byes. 34 men and 16 women advanced to the finals starting Sunday, July 5, at 9 a.m. CEST.
Squad 19-22 bowlers shake up leaderboard at III Brunswick Madrid Challenge; score to make the qualifying cut in 38th place surpasses 1300-mark (1324; 220.67)
Current European Bowling Tour men's point ranking leader, Jesper Svensson (pictured), a two-handed southpaw from Sweden, is the newest leader at the III Brunswick Madrid Challenge thanks to the near-perfect 299 game he fired during the 20th qualifying squad Friday afternoon at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. The reigning World Youth Masters champion and three-time EBT titlist had games of 279, 198, 253, 216, 299 and 245 for 1490 (248.33) to overtake previous leader Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. of Venezuela by mere three pins.
Squad 17 & 18 bowlers take control of the 142-player field in III Brunswick Madrid Challenge; Osku Palermaa rolls the tournament's first 300; score to make the qualifying cut in 38th place is 1271 (211.83 average)
Eleven players of squads 17 and 18 positioned themselves in the top 15 in the qualifying of the III Brunswick Madrid Challenge currently underway at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Dominic Barrett (l.) of England and Finnish-American Mika Koivuniemi (r.) led the two squads on Thursday (squads 15 & 16 have been canceled) with 1438 and 1427, respectively, to move into second and third place in the overall qualifying standings.
Venezuela's Ruiz, Marcano remain atop the 104-player leaderboard in III Brunswick Madrid Challenge; score to make the qualifying cut in 38th place surpasses 1200-mark
Although there were no changes at the top of the leaderboard in the III Brunswick Madrid Challenge on Wednesday four players cracked the top 10 as qualifying reached the halfway mark at Bowling ChamartĂn. 16-time EBT champion Paul Moor (l.) of England led Squad 14 with 1344 total and an average of 224 to move into fifth place in the qualifying standings. Diana Zavjalova (r.) of Latvia was mere four pins behind with 1340 to take over sixth place.
Former German national team member Dirk Dreyer (pictured) posted a 1282 series in qualifying squad 7 to move to the top of the 82-player leaderboard in the 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger Tuesday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Dreyer, who received 200 Euro for winning the squad, rolled games of 254, 202, 195, 225, 227 and 179, an average of 213.67, to overtake previous leader Marcel Wagner of Germany by 15 pins. Wagner slipped to second place with 1267.
Marcel Wagner (pictured) of Germany continued to lead the qualifying in the 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger, a European Bowling Tour "Gold" tournament, which is currently underway at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. In a low-scoring event so far, Wagner leads the 76-player field from 11 countries with 1267 and an average of 211.17. Three players averaged over 200 in the sixth qualifying squad on Monday. Alexander Tarsoly of Hungary earned 200 Euro bonus for leading the squad with 1210 (201.67).
Marcel Wagner of Germany averaged 211.17 in Sunday's Squad 3 to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger with 1267 six-game total. Wagner (pictured left), who was second after the opening day with 1221, improved by 46 pins behind games of 242, 226, 196, 200, 205 and 198 to lead the field of 70 bowlers from nine countries after 5/20 squads. Wagner and the other squad leaders on Sunday, Hans JĂĽrgen Glasl and Dominic Buchmann, Germany, received a 200 Euro bonus.
Dom Barrett (pictured), England, lost the third and last eliminator round strike fest in the 11th Storm San Marino Open against Jesper Svensson (r.), Sweden, 278-279, yet won the match, 733-710, to capture his 11th career European Bowling Tour title and the 8.000 Euro top prize Sunday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle. Svensson got 5.000 Euro for second place, while Paul Moor and Stuart Williams, England, received 3.300 and 2.400 for third and fourth place, resp.
43 players hit the lanes at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, on Saturday to kick off the 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger, a European Bowling Tour "Gold" tournament. Alexander von Maravic and Marcel Wagner, Germany, tied in the opening squad at 1221. In addition to earning bragging rights as the early tournament leader, Van Maravic (pictured with tournament organizer Manuel Mrosek, right) also earned a 200 Euro bonus for winning the squad.
Juhani Tonteri (pictured) of Finland won the qualifying in the 11th Storm San Marino Open with 1509 six-game total (251.50 average) to lead 48 players into the Sunday's finals at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle. By finishing atop the 207-player field from 20 countries, Tonteri earned a 1.000 Euro bonus. The Finn was the lone player who surpassed the magic 1500-mark while 27 players posted scores of 1401 and higher. Anton Elofsson of Sweden took the 35th and last spot to advance with 1383 and an average of 230.50.
For the second consecutive day, the qualifying leaderboard of the 11th Storm San Marino Open got a whole new look as 10 players from squads 15, 16 and 17 cracked the 1400-bar while Juhani Tonteri (pictured) of Finland became the first player who reached the 1500-plateau Friday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Tonteri had games of 214, 265, 258, 237, 269 and 266 in Squad 15 to move to the top of the 198-player leaderboard with 1509 total and an average of 251.50. He leads Chris Sloan of Ireland by 11 pins.
The 6th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger is the 12th stop of the 2015 European Bowling Tour season and the second of three EBT "Gold" tournaments this season. The tournament will be held July 18-26 at 52-lane Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. The Track Dream Bowl-Palace Open offers total prize fund of 70.000 Euro with 7.000 Euro going to the winner. Final cash spot is 64th place to pay 600 Euro.
The qualifying leaderboard of the 11th Storm San Marino Open got a whole new look as nine players, three each from squads 12, 13 and 14, moved into the top 12 Thursday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Two-time PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi (pictured), a Finnish native who lives in Hartland, Michigan, United States, overtook previous leader Peter Hellström of Sweden by just one pin to lead the field of 193 players from 19 countries with 1493 total and an average of 248.83 for six games.
Johnny Fronville (pictured) of Belgium became the third player in the 11th Storm San Marino Open to surpass the 1400-mark Tuesday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Fronville led Squad 7 with 1408 and an average of 234.67, including games of 236, 237, 248, 239, 248 and 200 to join the elite club. Peter Hellström, a two-time European Bowling Tour titlist from Sweden, continued to lead the field of 126 players from 11 countries with 1492 total and an average of 248.67.
Two-time European Bowling Tour titlist Peter Hellström of Sweden (pictured) powered his way into the lead in the 11th Storm San Marino Open averaging 248.67 for six games in Squad 5 Monday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Hellström, whose last EBT title came in the Norwegian Open 2012, rolled 55 strikes for 1492 total, including games of 224, 244, 243, 244, 258 and 279, to lead the field of 106 players from 10 countries by 71 pins. Total six players of Monday's Squads 5 & 6 moved into the top 10.
Yoan Alix (pictured) of France became the first player of the 11th Storm San Marino Open who surpassed the 1400-mark when he amassed a 1421 six-game total in Squad 4 Sunday afternoon at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle. The French national team member came out of the gates commandingly with 244 and 247, was even par in the next two games (225, 175) and finished strong with 261 and 269 to take over the qualifying lead in the 79-player field from nine countries after the first weekend.
The 2015 European Bowling Tour commences with the 11th Storm San Marino Open which will be held July 11-19 at 18-lane Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. The tournament is the first out of three EBT "Gold" tournaments this season and offers total prize fund of 61.050 Euro with 8.000 Euro going to the winner. Qualifying of the San Marino Open runs from Saturday July 11 through Saturday, July 18 and concludes with the one-game Desperado Squad slated for 10 p.m. CEST.
Current men's European Bowling Tour point ranking leader Jesper Svensson (right) from Sweden posted one last high game in the title match of the third edition of the Brunswick Madrid Challenge to win his fourth career EBT title and the 6.000 first prize. The 20-year-old two-handed southpaw defeated fellow youth national team member Jenny Wegner (c.) in an all-Swedish affair, 248-186. Wegner
advanced to the title match with 212-204 victory over Joonas Jehkinen (l.), Finland.
Jesper Svensson (pictured) of Sweden remained unchallenged in the final four squads on Saturday en route to win the qualifying of the III Brunswick Madrid Challenge at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. The two-handed lefty, who leads the European Bowling Tour men's point ranking, toppled 1490 pins, an average of 248.33. In addition to a 750 Euro bonus Svensson and the other top-10 bowlers received two byes. 34 men and 16 women advanced to the finals starting Sunday, July 5, at 9 a.m. CEST.
Eleven players of squads 17 and 18 positioned themselves in the top 15 in the qualifying of the III Brunswick Madrid Challenge currently underway at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Dominic Barrett (l.) of England and Finnish-American Mika Koivuniemi (r.) led the two squads on Thursday (squads 15 & 16 have been canceled) with 1438 and 1427, respectively, to move into second and third place in the overall qualifying standings.
Although there were no changes at the top of the leaderboard in the III Brunswick Madrid Challenge on Wednesday four players cracked the top 10 as qualifying reached the halfway mark at Bowling ChamartĂn. 16-time EBT champion Paul Moor (l.) of England led Squad 14 with 1344 total and an average of 224 to move into fifth place in the qualifying standings. Diana Zavjalova (r.) of Latvia was mere four pins behind with 1340 to take over sixth place.