21-year-old two-handed lefty wins his sixth European Bowling Tour title and his fourth PBA title
In an all-Swedish title match, reigning PBA Rookie of the Year Jesper Svensson of Sweden defeated Martin Larsen, 228-222, to capture his sixth European Bowling Tour title and his fourth PBA title in the 2016 Brunswick Euro Challenge Sunday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Needing a double and a seven-count to shut out Larsen, the two-handed lefty delivered two strikes and a 9-count to seal the victory. Svensson pocketed
11.300 Euro, while Larsen received 8.500 Euro.
Singaporean leads 311-player field from 34 countries with 1539 total, no changes in the top 12 in Saturday's squads 14-17; Indonesia's Tannya Roumimper rolls the 9th 300 game; score to make the cut in 50th place is 1385 (230.83 average)
Singapore's Jasmine Yeong Nathan remained unchallenged in Saturday's squads 14-17 to win the qualifying of the Brunswick Euro Challenge and to lead a field of 64 players into the finals on Sunday. Yeong Nathan (pictured), one of 12 Singaporean women in the 311-player field from 34 countries, posted a 1491 series in squad 4, including games of 222, 238, 269, 268, 246 and 248, an average of 248.50, and added 48 pins handicap for 1539 total. By virtue of finishing qualifying as the best of 66 women, Yeong Nathan earned a 1.200 bonus.
Singapore's Jasmine Yeong Nathan leads the 281-player field into the final qualifying day; Jesper Svensson shoots his second perfecto and one of four 300 games Friday; score to make the cut in 50th place is 1361 (226.83 average)
Four-time European Bowling Tour titlist Tore Torgersen of Norway (l.) averaged 251 in Friday's squad 11 en route to rocket from 83rd to second place in the qualifying standings of the Brunswick Euro Challenge. Singapore's Jasmine Yeong Nathan (r.) leads the 281-player field from 33 countries into the final qualifying day with 1539 total, including 48 pins handicap, an equality handicap provided to women in all EBT events.
A pair of 300 games highlight Thursday's qualifying; Sean Rash, Curtis Hooper move toward head of the class; Singapore's Jasmine Yeong Nathan leads 203-player field from 31 countries with 1539 total; score to make the cut in 50th place surpasses 1300-mark
Sean Rash, United States and Curtis Hooper of England led Thursday's squads at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, and moved toward the head of the class in the qualifying standings of the Brunswick Euro Challenge. Rash (pictured), 33, a nine-time PBA champion and the 2011-12 PBA Player of the Year, missed the magic 1500-mark, a 250 average, by just five pins in squad 9. The Team USA member averaged 249.17 to jump into second place with 1495 while Hooper was just 21 pins behind in third place with 1474.
Squad 6 & 7 leaders move into second and third place in Brunswick Euro Challenge; Svensson rolls the tournament's second perfecto; Singapore's Jasmine Yeong Nathan continues to lead the 129-player field from 22 countries with 1539 total; score to make the cut in 50th place goes up by 71 pins to 1214 (202.33 average)
A pair of PBA Tournament of Champions winners moved into second and third place in the qualifying standings of the Brunswick Euro Challenge Wednesday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Reigning PBA Rookie of the Year Jesper Svensson (l.) of Sweden averaged 245.17 in squad 7 to leap into second place in the overall standing with 1471. The 21-year-old two-handed lefty overtook squad 6 leader Kelly Kulick (r.), United States, by eight pins.
Yeong Nathan is one of five Singaporean women who crack the top 12 Tuesday, leads the 102-player field by 124 pins with 1539 total; score to make the cut in 50th place goes up by 101 pins to 1143 (190.50 average)
Jasmine Yeong Nathan of Singapore averaged 248.50 Tuesday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, to take a 124-pin lead in the qualifying of the Brunswick Euro Challenge. Yeong Nathan started squad 4 with low games of 222 and 238, but followed with back-to-back 260s and 240s for 1491, not needing her handicap allowance to overtake previous leader Anthony Simonsen, United States (1412). Nevertheless, she received eight pins per game women's handicap to lead the field of 102 players from 19 countries with 1539.
Dirk Völkel, Francois Louw also move into the top 5, earn automatic spots for the finals; Anthony Simonsen continues to lead qualifying with 1412; score to make the cut in 50th place is currently 1042 (173.67 average)
Danielle McEwan from the United States led the third qualifying squad of the 13th Brunswick Euro Challenge Monday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany with 1386 total to leap into second place in the overall standings. As a result of finishing in the top five in the first three squads, the Team USA member will earn automatic berth in the finals in case she doesn't finish in the top 50 at the end of the qualifying. McEwan had games of 289, 197, 217, 199, 215 and 221.
USBC Masters champion leads the first two qualifying squads with 1365 and 1412; rolls the first 300 game of the EBT Platinum event
Two-time PBA champion Anthony Simonsen, United States, showed exceptional early pace in the Brunswick Euro Challenge leading both qualifying squads on the opening day to kick off the EBT Platinum event Sunday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. The 19-year-old two-handed player (pictured) of Princeton, Texas, who led the first squad with 1365, posted the first 300 game and the first 1400 series in his second six-game block to pace the 53-player field from 11 countries with 1412 and an average of 235.33.
The 13th Brunswick Euro Challenge is the fifth stop on the 2016 European Bowling Tour and also the third event of the 2016 World Bowling Tour. The BEC will be held from March 13-20 at Europe's premier bowling center, Dream-Bowl Palace, a 52-laner in Unterföhring in suburban Munich, Germany. Players will compete for total prize fund of 103.000 Euro with 11.700 Euro going to the winner, 8.500 Euro to the runner-up and 5.500 Euro to the third place finisher.
Englishman defeats top seeded Daniel Fransson to earns his first EBT title; denies the Swede's bid to become the first back-to-back winner on the European Bowling Tour since 2007
Qualifying leader Hadley Morgan (l.) of England rolled three consecutive games over 250 in the stepladder finals of the 10th International Wroclaw Open to win his first career European Bowling Tour title and the 4.250 Euro top prize Sunday evening in Wroclaw, Poland. Morgan fired games of 258 and 253 to defeat top seeded Daniel Fransson of Sweden in the title match, 511-423. Fransson was targeting to become just the fourth player in the EBT history to win back-to-back titles
Englishman leads the top 40 players into Sunday's finals; eight players crack the 1400-bar on Saturday; Dane Steffen Petersen rolls the fourth perfecto; cutoff number for 40th is 1329 (221.50 average)
Hadley Morgan (pictured ) of England remained atop the 104-player leaderboard during the last four squads on Saturday en route to win the qualifying of the European Bowling Tour's 10th International Wroclaw Open. Morgan, who averaged 248.17 and totaled 1489 pins in the 10th of 16 squads, leads the top 40 players, including six women, into the finals Sunday at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz bowling center in Wroclaw, Poland. Eight players surpassed the 1400-mark in squads 13-16 bringing the total number of 1400-series to 20.
Englishman averages over 248 to lead the 103-player field into the final qualifying day; Autum Chamberlain rolls the third perfecto; score to make the cut in 40th place is now 1292 (215.33)
Hadley Morgan (pictured) of England averaged 248.17 in the second qualifying squad (10th overall) Friday at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz bowling center in Wroclaw, Poland, to take the lead in the European Bowling Tour's 10th International Wroclaw Open. Morgan fired games of 224, 289, 238, 234, 225 and 279 for 1489 and leads the field of 103 players from 16 countries into the final qualifying day. Thanks to the huge closing game Morgan overtook previous leader Anton Elofsson of Sweden by 18 pins.
Swedes leads a 74-player field from 15 countries with 1471; four players crack the top 5 on Friday; Robin Persson, Anders Lousdal shoot 300; score to make the cut in 40th place is currently 1245 (207.50 average)
Anton Elofsson of Sweden continued to lead in the European Bowling Tour's 10th International Wroclaw Open as qualifying reached the halfway point Friday at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz in Wroclaw, Poland. Elofsson leads a 74-player field from 15 countries with 1471 and an average of 245.17. Four players cracked the top 5 in Friday's squads 5-8, including Robin Persson (pictured) of Sweden and Anders Lousdal of Denmark who rolled the first 300 games of the tournament.
Anton Elofsson averages over 245 to lead a 36-player field after day one qualifying
Swedes Anton Elofsson and Peter Nordenson dominated the opening qualifying day at the European Bowling Tour's 10th International Wroclaw Open to lead a 36-player field from Finland, Israel, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Sweden Wednesday at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz in Wroclaw, Poland. Elofsson (pictured) fired games of 224, 277, 220, 248, 247 and 255 in the third of four squads on Wednesday to take the early lead in the EBT "satellite" event with 1471 and an average of 245.17.
Galeria Rozrywki Miraz bowling center in Wroclaw, Poland (Feb. 17-21, 2016)
The 10th International Wroclaw Open is the fourth stop of the 2016 European Bowling Tour and the second of six EBT "Satellite" events this season, the lowest of the four EBT categories.
The IWO will be held from Wednesday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz, a 10-lane bowling center in Wroclaw, Poland, and offers total prize money of 26.000 Euro. The winner will walk away with the 4.250 Euro top prize. The top 50 men and the top 50 women will receive ranking points.
Daniel Fransson of Sweden rolled games of 264 and 206 in the last eliminator round to win his first European Bowling Tour title in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 Sunday at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands. Fransson, who had three second-place finishes in the last three years on the EBT, toppled 470 pins and beat out three-time EBT titlist Mik Stampe of Denmark (463) for the top spot and the 5.000 Euro top prize by seven pins.
Swede earns 1.000 Euro bonus and leads 40 players into Sunday's finals; score to make the cut in 30th place is 1351 (225.17)
Daniel Fransson (pictured) of Sweden won the qualifying of the European Bowling Tour's Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 which concluded Saturday at Dolfijn Bowling Tilburg in Tilburg, Netherlands. Fransson, who received a 1.000 Euro bonus, led the field of 180 players, 150 men and 30 women, from 16 countries with 1451 pinfall total and an average of 241.83. The top 30 qualifiers plus the top 6 from a separate leaderboard of Squads 1-5 and the top 4 from the Desperado Squad advanced to the finals.
Heading into the last qualifying day, the Swede leads 157-player field from 15 countries with 1451 (241.83 average); score to make the cut in 30th place is now 1336 (222.67)
The top 4 in the qualifying standings of the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 remained unchanged after Friday's squads 9-11 at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands. Daniel Fransson (l.) of Sweden continued to lead the 157-player field from 15 countries with 1451 (241.83 ave.). Pontus Andersson (r.) of Sweden led the first two squads on Friday, posting 1369 in squad 7 and 1389 in squad 8, to leap into fifth place in the standings.
Swede shoots 1451 in squad 7 to lead the 123 player field from 10 countries; Denmark's Carsten Warming Hansen leads squad 6 to earn a 1.000 Euro bonus; score to make the cut in 30th place surpasses 1300-mark (1301; 216.83 average)
Daniel Fransson (pictured left) of Sweden averaged 241.83 in the seventh qualifying squad to move to the top of the leaderboard in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The Swedish national team member, who is looking to win his first European Bowling Tour title, rebounded from a slow start (190) with games of 266, 224, 257, 277 and 237 to lead the 123-player field from 10 countries with 1451. Carsten Warming Hansen of Denmark won the battle for a 1.000 Euro bonus in squad 6.
Belgium's Marawan Aernoudt holds onto the lead with 1428; top 6 after squad 5 are automatically qualified for Sunday's finals; score to make the cut in 30th place is currently 1269 (211.50 average)
Sebastian Lange (l.) and Dirk Dreyer (r.) of Germany rolled 1368 and 1365, respectively, to lead the fifth qualifying squad Wednesday at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands, en route to crack the top 6 in the qualifying standings of the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016. The top 6 players will earn automatic berths into Sunday's finals. Marawan Aernoudt of Belgium continued to lead the field of
92 players with 1428.
In an all-Swedish title match, reigning PBA Rookie of the Year Jesper Svensson of Sweden defeated Martin Larsen, 228-222, to capture his sixth European Bowling Tour title and his fourth PBA title in the 2016 Brunswick Euro Challenge Sunday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Needing a double and a seven-count to shut out Larsen, the two-handed lefty delivered two strikes and a 9-count to seal the victory. Svensson pocketed
11.300 Euro, while Larsen received 8.500 Euro.
Singapore's Jasmine Yeong Nathan remained unchallenged in Saturday's squads 14-17 to win the qualifying of the Brunswick Euro Challenge and to lead a field of 64 players into the finals on Sunday. Yeong Nathan (pictured), one of 12 Singaporean women in the 311-player field from 34 countries, posted a 1491 series in squad 4, including games of 222, 238, 269, 268, 246 and 248, an average of 248.50, and added 48 pins handicap for 1539 total. By virtue of finishing qualifying as the best of 66 women, Yeong Nathan earned a 1.200 bonus.
Sean Rash, United States and Curtis Hooper of England led Thursday's squads at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, and moved toward the head of the class in the qualifying standings of the Brunswick Euro Challenge. Rash (pictured), 33, a nine-time PBA champion and the 2011-12 PBA Player of the Year, missed the magic 1500-mark, a 250 average, by just five pins in squad 9. The Team USA member averaged 249.17 to jump into second place with 1495 while Hooper was just 21 pins behind in third place with 1474.
A pair of PBA Tournament of Champions winners moved into second and third place in the qualifying standings of the Brunswick Euro Challenge Wednesday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Reigning PBA Rookie of the Year Jesper Svensson (l.) of Sweden averaged 245.17 in squad 7 to leap into second place in the overall standing with 1471. The 21-year-old two-handed lefty overtook squad 6 leader Kelly Kulick (r.), United States, by eight pins.
Danielle McEwan from the United States led the third qualifying squad of the 13th Brunswick Euro Challenge Monday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany with 1386 total to leap into second place in the overall standings. As a result of finishing in the top five in the first three squads, the Team USA member will earn automatic berth in the finals in case she doesn't finish in the top 50 at the end of the qualifying. McEwan had games of 289, 197, 217, 199, 215 and 221.
Two-time PBA champion Anthony Simonsen, United States, showed exceptional early pace in the Brunswick Euro Challenge leading both qualifying squads on the opening day to kick off the EBT Platinum event Sunday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. The 19-year-old two-handed player (pictured) of Princeton, Texas, who led the first squad with 1365, posted the first 300 game and the first 1400 series in his second six-game block to pace the 53-player field from 11 countries with 1412 and an average of 235.33.
The 13th Brunswick Euro Challenge is the fifth stop on the 2016 European Bowling Tour and also the third event of the 2016 World Bowling Tour. The BEC will be held from March 13-20 at Europe's premier bowling center, Dream-Bowl Palace, a 52-laner in Unterföhring in suburban Munich, Germany. Players will compete for total prize fund of 103.000 Euro with 11.700 Euro going to the winner, 8.500 Euro to the runner-up and 5.500 Euro to the third place finisher.
Qualifying leader Hadley Morgan (l.) of England rolled three consecutive games over 250 in the stepladder finals of the 10th International Wroclaw Open to win his first career European Bowling Tour title and the 4.250 Euro top prize Sunday evening in Wroclaw, Poland. Morgan fired games of 258 and 253 to defeat top seeded Daniel Fransson of Sweden in the title match, 511-423. Fransson was targeting to become just the fourth player in the EBT history to win back-to-back titles
Hadley Morgan (pictured ) of England remained atop the 104-player leaderboard during the last four squads on Saturday en route to win the qualifying of the European Bowling Tour's 10th International Wroclaw Open. Morgan, who averaged 248.17 and totaled 1489 pins in the 10th of 16 squads, leads the top 40 players, including six women, into the finals Sunday at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz bowling center in Wroclaw, Poland. Eight players surpassed the 1400-mark in squads 13-16 bringing the total number of 1400-series to 20.
Anton Elofsson of Sweden continued to lead in the European Bowling Tour's 10th International Wroclaw Open as qualifying reached the halfway point Friday at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz in Wroclaw, Poland. Elofsson leads a 74-player field from 15 countries with 1471 and an average of 245.17. Four players cracked the top 5 in Friday's squads 5-8, including Robin Persson (pictured) of Sweden and Anders Lousdal of Denmark who rolled the first 300 games of the tournament.
Swedes Anton Elofsson and Peter Nordenson dominated the opening qualifying day at the European Bowling Tour's 10th International Wroclaw Open to lead a 36-player field from Finland, Israel, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Sweden Wednesday at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz in Wroclaw, Poland. Elofsson (pictured) fired games of 224, 277, 220, 248, 247 and 255 in the third of four squads on Wednesday to take the early lead in the EBT "satellite" event with 1471 and an average of 245.17.
The 10th International Wroclaw Open is the fourth stop of the 2016 European Bowling Tour and the second of six EBT "Satellite" events this season, the lowest of the four EBT categories.
The IWO will be held from Wednesday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at Galeria Rozrywki Miraz, a 10-lane bowling center in Wroclaw, Poland, and offers total prize money of 26.000 Euro. The winner will walk away with the 4.250 Euro top prize. The top 50 men and the top 50 women will receive ranking points.
Daniel Fransson of Sweden rolled games of 264 and 206 in the last eliminator round to win his first European Bowling Tour title in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 Sunday at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands. Fransson, who had three second-place finishes in the last three years on the EBT, toppled 470 pins and beat out three-time EBT titlist Mik Stampe of Denmark (463) for the top spot and the 5.000 Euro top prize by seven pins.
Daniel Fransson (pictured) of Sweden won the qualifying of the European Bowling Tour's Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 which concluded Saturday at Dolfijn Bowling Tilburg in Tilburg, Netherlands. Fransson, who received a 1.000 Euro bonus, led the field of 180 players, 150 men and 30 women, from 16 countries with 1451 pinfall total and an average of 241.83. The top 30 qualifiers plus the top 6 from a separate leaderboard of Squads 1-5 and the top 4 from the Desperado Squad advanced to the finals.
The top 4 in the qualifying standings of the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 remained unchanged after Friday's squads 9-11 at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands. Daniel Fransson (l.) of Sweden continued to lead the 157-player field from 15 countries with 1451 (241.83 ave.). Pontus Andersson (r.) of Sweden led the first two squads on Friday, posting 1369 in squad 7 and 1389 in squad 8, to leap into fifth place in the standings.
Sebastian Lange (l.) and Dirk Dreyer (r.) of Germany rolled 1368 and 1365, respectively, to lead the fifth qualifying squad Wednesday at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands, en route to crack the top 6 in the qualifying standings of the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016. The top 6 players will earn automatic berths into Sunday's finals. Marawan Aernoudt of Belgium continued to lead the field of
92 players with 1428.