The 7th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger is the 10th stop of the 2016 European Bowling Tour and the second out of three EBT "Gold" tournaments this season. The tournament will be held July 16-24 at 52-lane Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. The Track DBP Open offers total prize fund of 60.000 Euro with 5.000 Euro going to the winner. Final cash spot is 64th place to pay 500 Euro. Each of the 18 qualifying squad winners receives a 300 bonus.
Thursday's qualifying at Storm San Marino Open is highlighted by three 300 games
For the second consecutive day at the Storm San Marino Open, Asian women put a stamp on the qualifying Thursday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Sin Li Jane of Malaysia, who won squad 9 on Wednesday with 1329 improved by 170 pins in squad 12 to shoot into the qualifying lead with 1499 total, including handicap. Sin Li (pictured) averaged 241.83 for 1451 scratch and added 48 pins handicap to overtake previous leader Markus Jansson of Sweden by 45 pins.
Singapore's Jazreel Tan, Shayna Ng and Malaysia's Sin Li Jane lead squad 9 and 10; move into the top 16 in the overall qualifying standings
Bowlers from the Singaporean and Malaysian national teams set the pace in the qualifying of the 12th Storm San Marino Open Wednesday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Jazreel Tan and Shayna Ng of Singapore led all competitors with 1373 and 1355 six-game totals, respectively. Despite a 157 effort in the third game, Tan (pictured) led squad 10 as she fired games of 228, 245, 233, 217 and 245 for 1325 scratch, an average of 220.83, and added 48 pins women's handicap to jump into sixth place with 1373.
England's Stuart Williams and Hadley Morgan led the qualifying squads on Tuesday en route to move into the top 5 in the overall standings at the 12th Storm San Marino Open after the fourth day of qualifying. Williams (l.), a six-time European Bowling Tour titlist, posted 1419, the highest series of the day, in squad 8 to jump into second place. Morgan (r.), a one-time winner who led squad 7 with 1384, leaped into fifth place. Markus Jansson of Sweden, leads with 1454.
Markus Jansson (l.) of Sweden became the first player at the 12th Storm San Marino Open who cracked the 1400-bar as the one-time EBT champion averaged 242.33 in squad 5 on Monday afternoon at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino, to take the overall qualifying lead with 1454, including games of 228, 265, 234, 246, 256 and 225. Markus' younger brother Mattias Jansson (r.) led squad 6 with 1287 to move into 9th place in the standings.
Alessandro Santu of Italy averaged 232.33 Sunday afternoon at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino, to lead the 12th Storm San Marino Open after four squads with 1394 six-game total. Santu, who led squad 1 on Saturday with 1298, improved by 30 pins in squad 3 (1328) and another 66 pins in squad 4. The top 3 from the standings of Saturday and Sunday (squads 1-4) will be automatically qualified for the finals if they don't finish among the top 35 in the overall qualifying standings.
Total 50 players qualified for the finals of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge Sunday at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. The top 10 qualifiers received two byes while qualifiers 11-20 got a first-round bye. The first three rounds of the finals feature four games from scratch, which trim the field to 30, 20 and then 10 players who advance to another four-game round with the Round 3 total being carried forward. The top 3 with the highest eight-game total advance to the stepladder finals.
Andrea Mangiacotti (pictured) of Italy set the pace on the first day of qualifying in the 12th Storm San Marino Open Saturday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Mangiacotti posted games of 223, 236, 247, 161, 237 and 254 in squad 2 to lead a field of 33 players from Italy, France and the United States with 1358 (226.33). Serge Frouvelle of France was 16 pins behind in second place with 1342, followed by Alessandro Santu of Italy, who toppled 1298 pins in the first squad.
Shannon O'Keefe of O'Fallon, Illinois, has been on a tear this season, and her torrid pace continued this week as she earned the top seed for the televised finals of the 2016 PWBA Rochester Open at AMF Gates Lanes in Rochester, N.Y. O'Keefe (l.), who led qualifying on Friday, only won two matches during match play Saturday, but she'd built enough of a lead to hold off the field and earn the top spot for the stepladder finals, which will air Tuesday, Aug. 23, on CBS Sports Network.
Dutchman averages over 250 to earn 750 Euro bonus, leads 48 players into Sunday's finals; score to make the cut is 1396 (232.67)
Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands, had the lone 1500-series in a high-scoring qualifying week in the Brunswick Madrid Challenge en route to win a 750 Euro bonus and to lead a field of 48 players into Sunday's finals at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Van Geel started his six-game series in squad 17 with 300, one of six perfect games this week, and added 279, 180, 279, 221 and 257 to lead the field of 194 players from 23 countries with 1516 pinfall total and an average of 252.67.
EBT "gold" tournament runs from July 9-17 and offers total prize fund of more than 60.000 Euro
The 2016 European Bowling Tour commences with the 12th Storm San Marino Open which will be held July 9-17 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 62.050 Euro with 8.000 Euro going to the winner, 5.000 to the runner-up, 3.300 to the third and 2.400 to the fourth place finisher. Qualifying of the San Marino Open (six-game series, unlimited re-entries) runs from Saturday through Saturday, July 9-16.
Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands, continues to lead qualifying at Brunswick Madrid Challenge
Alvar Cardona Jr. (pictured) of Spain, Finland's Osku Palermaa and Johnny Spil Jr., Netherlands led the three qualifying squads Friday at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain, and moved into the top 10 in the overall standings at the European Bowling Tour's Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands, continued to lead the 176 players from 23 countries with 1516 and an average of 252.67 for six games. Qualifying concludes Saturday with squads 23-26 and the Desperado Squad.
Dutchman averages over 250; starts his 1516 series with the event's third 300 game; Sweden's Jenny Wegner becomes the first woman to achieve perfection
Jeroen van Geel of the Netherlands averaged 252.67 in the 17th qualifying squad Thursday at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain, to shoot into the lead in the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Van Geel (pictured), who won his first European Bowling Tour title in the Odense International last year, started his first squad with the tournament's third 300 game followed by 279, 180, 279, 221 and 257 for 1516 to become the first player who surpassed the magic 1500-mark (a 250 average).
Luis Briceño of Spain led the 26 players of Wednesday's squad 14 with 1439, improving his previous high series by seven pins, but didn't climb the ladder in the overall qualifying standing of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Briceño (pictured), who has toppled 1432 pins in squad 9, rolled games of 235, 258, 227, 214, 258 and 247, an average of 239.83 for six games. His compatriot Pablo Barriopedro continued to lead the field of 95 players from 13 countries with 1479 (246.50).
Tournament organizer Paco Rodriguez of Spain had a perma-grin on his face Tuesday evening at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain, after averaging 240 in squad 11 to move into fourth place in the qualifying of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge. His compatriot Pablo Barriopedro (left) continued to lead the field of 85 players from 12 countries with 1479 (246.50). Rodriguez automatically qualified for the finals by virtue of finishing in the top 5 of a separate leaderboard of squads 9 to 12.
Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. of Venezuela finished his six-game block in squad 9 with twelve consecutive strikes to miss the top spot in the qualifying of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge by just one pin Monday at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Ruiz (pictured) started his series with games of 238, 244, 224, 225 and 247 before he rolled the second 300 game on Monday to jump into second place with 1478. Pablo Barriopedro of Spain remained atop the 71-player field from eight countries with 1479.
Pablo Barriopedro of Spain averaged 246.50 in Sunday's squad 5 at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain, to take a commanding lead in the qualifying of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Barriopedro, who had a 1321 series in squad 1 yesterday, started his second attempt with 245 and 182 before he averaged 282.66 for his next three games, including back-to-back 279 and 290 (848 for three games). He closed out with 204 to position himself atop the 49-player leaderboard with 1479 total.
Inigo Garcia of Spain averaged nearly 230 in the opening squad of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge to take the early qualifying lead at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Garcia toppled 1375 pins in squad 1, including games of 254, 202, 267, 194, 235 and 223, to lead a field of 36 players from Spain, Bulgaria and Venezuela. The other squads on Saturday have been canceled. Qualifying continues on Sunday, July 3, with squad 5 scheduled to start at 10 a.m.CEST.
European Bowling Tour "Silver" tournament runs from July 2-10 at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain
The IV Brunswick Madrid Challenge is the 8th stop of the 2016 European Bowling Tour season and the third out of four EBT "Silver" tournaments this season. The tournament will be held from July 2-10 at 20-lane Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Players will compete for total prize money of 40.250 Euro with 6.000 Euro going to the winner, 3.000 to the runner-up and 2.000 to the third place finisher. Last-to-cash payout (50th place) is 300 Euro.
Second-seeded Englishman defeats top-seeded Magnus Johnson from Sweden in title match
In a title match between the two top-seeded players of the Odense International, Richard Teece of England defeated tournament leader Magnus Johnson of Sweden, 213-208, to capture his second career European Bowling Tour title Sunday at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark. Teece (l.), who won the 2015 Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open for his first EBT title, took home the 4.000 Euro top prize. Johnson (r.)earned 2.500 for second place.
The 7th Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger is the 10th stop of the 2016 European Bowling Tour and the second out of three EBT "Gold" tournaments this season. The tournament will be held July 16-24 at 52-lane Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. The Track DBP Open offers total prize fund of 60.000 Euro with 5.000 Euro going to the winner. Final cash spot is 64th place to pay 500 Euro. Each of the 18 qualifying squad winners receives a 300 bonus.
For the second consecutive day at the Storm San Marino Open, Asian women put a stamp on the qualifying Thursday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Sin Li Jane of Malaysia, who won squad 9 on Wednesday with 1329 improved by 170 pins in squad 12 to shoot into the qualifying lead with 1499 total, including handicap. Sin Li (pictured) averaged 241.83 for 1451 scratch and added 48 pins handicap to overtake previous leader Markus Jansson of Sweden by 45 pins.
Bowlers from the Singaporean and Malaysian national teams set the pace in the qualifying of the 12th Storm San Marino Open Wednesday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Jazreel Tan and Shayna Ng of Singapore led all competitors with 1373 and 1355 six-game totals, respectively. Despite a 157 effort in the third game, Tan (pictured) led squad 10 as she fired games of 228, 245, 233, 217 and 245 for 1325 scratch, an average of 220.83, and added 48 pins women's handicap to jump into sixth place with 1373.
Markus Jansson (l.) of Sweden became the first player at the 12th Storm San Marino Open who cracked the 1400-bar as the one-time EBT champion averaged 242.33 in squad 5 on Monday afternoon at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino, to take the overall qualifying lead with 1454, including games of 228, 265, 234, 246, 256 and 225. Markus' younger brother Mattias Jansson (r.) led squad 6 with 1287 to move into 9th place in the standings.
Alessandro Santu of Italy averaged 232.33 Sunday afternoon at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino, to lead the 12th Storm San Marino Open after four squads with 1394 six-game total. Santu, who led squad 1 on Saturday with 1298, improved by 30 pins in squad 3 (1328) and another 66 pins in squad 4. The top 3 from the standings of Saturday and Sunday (squads 1-4) will be automatically qualified for the finals if they don't finish among the top 35 in the overall qualifying standings.
Total 50 players qualified for the finals of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge Sunday at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. The top 10 qualifiers received two byes while qualifiers 11-20 got a first-round bye. The first three rounds of the finals feature four games from scratch, which trim the field to 30, 20 and then 10 players who advance to another four-game round with the Round 3 total being carried forward. The top 3 with the highest eight-game total advance to the stepladder finals.
Andrea Mangiacotti (pictured) of Italy set the pace on the first day of qualifying in the 12th Storm San Marino Open Saturday at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino. Mangiacotti posted games of 223, 236, 247, 161, 237 and 254 in squad 2 to lead a field of 33 players from Italy, France and the United States with 1358 (226.33). Serge Frouvelle of France was 16 pins behind in second place with 1342, followed by Alessandro Santu of Italy, who toppled 1298 pins in the first squad.
Shannon O'Keefe of O'Fallon, Illinois, has been on a tear this season, and her torrid pace continued this week as she earned the top seed for the televised finals of the 2016 PWBA Rochester Open at AMF Gates Lanes in Rochester, N.Y. O'Keefe (l.), who led qualifying on Friday, only won two matches during match play Saturday, but she'd built enough of a lead to hold off the field and earn the top spot for the stepladder finals, which will air Tuesday, Aug. 23, on CBS Sports Network.
Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands, had the lone 1500-series in a high-scoring qualifying week in the Brunswick Madrid Challenge en route to win a 750 Euro bonus and to lead a field of 48 players into Sunday's finals at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Van Geel started his six-game series in squad 17 with 300, one of six perfect games this week, and added 279, 180, 279, 221 and 257 to lead the field of 194 players from 23 countries with 1516 pinfall total and an average of 252.67.
The 2016 European Bowling Tour commences with the 12th Storm San Marino Open which will be held July 9-17 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 62.050 Euro with 8.000 Euro going to the winner, 5.000 to the runner-up, 3.300 to the third and 2.400 to the fourth place finisher. Qualifying of the San Marino Open (six-game series, unlimited re-entries) runs from Saturday through Saturday, July 9-16.
Alvar Cardona Jr. (pictured) of Spain, Finland's Osku Palermaa and Johnny Spil Jr., Netherlands led the three qualifying squads Friday at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain, and moved into the top 10 in the overall standings at the European Bowling Tour's Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands, continued to lead the 176 players from 23 countries with 1516 and an average of 252.67 for six games. Qualifying concludes Saturday with squads 23-26 and the Desperado Squad.
Luis Briceño of Spain led the 26 players of Wednesday's squad 14 with 1439, improving his previous high series by seven pins, but didn't climb the ladder in the overall qualifying standing of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Briceño (pictured), who has toppled 1432 pins in squad 9, rolled games of 235, 258, 227, 214, 258 and 247, an average of 239.83 for six games. His compatriot Pablo Barriopedro continued to lead the field of 95 players from 13 countries with 1479 (246.50).
Tournament organizer Paco Rodriguez of Spain had a perma-grin on his face Tuesday evening at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain, after averaging 240 in squad 11 to move into fourth place in the qualifying of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge. His compatriot Pablo Barriopedro (left) continued to lead the field of 85 players from 12 countries with 1479 (246.50). Rodriguez automatically qualified for the finals by virtue of finishing in the top 5 of a separate leaderboard of squads 9 to 12.
Pablo Barriopedro of Spain averaged 246.50 in Sunday's squad 5 at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain, to take a commanding lead in the qualifying of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge. Barriopedro, who had a 1321 series in squad 1 yesterday, started his second attempt with 245 and 182 before he averaged 282.66 for his next three games, including back-to-back 279 and 290 (848 for three games). He closed out with 204 to position himself atop the 49-player leaderboard with 1479 total.
Inigo Garcia of Spain averaged nearly 230 in the opening squad of the 4th Brunswick Madrid Challenge to take the early qualifying lead at Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Garcia toppled 1375 pins in squad 1, including games of 254, 202, 267, 194, 235 and 223, to lead a field of 36 players from Spain, Bulgaria and Venezuela. The other squads on Saturday have been canceled. Qualifying continues on Sunday, July 3, with squad 5 scheduled to start at 10 a.m.CEST.
The IV Brunswick Madrid Challenge is the 8th stop of the 2016 European Bowling Tour season and the third out of four EBT "Silver" tournaments this season. The tournament will be held from July 2-10 at 20-lane Bowling ChamartĂn in Madrid, Spain. Players will compete for total prize money of 40.250 Euro with 6.000 Euro going to the winner, 3.000 to the runner-up and 2.000 to the third place finisher. Last-to-cash payout (50th place) is 300 Euro.
In a title match between the two top-seeded players of the Odense International, Richard Teece of England defeated tournament leader Magnus Johnson of Sweden, 213-208, to capture his second career European Bowling Tour title Sunday at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark. Teece (l.), who won the 2015 Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open for his first EBT title, took home the 4.000 Euro top prize. Johnson (r.)earned 2.500 for second place.