Europe (l-r - Dom Barrett, Osku Palermaa, Martin Larsen and Stuart Williams) are the 2015 Dafabet Weber Cup champions as Williams put Team America out of their misery with a win over Wes Malott in the first singles match of the final session. It gave Europe their third consecutive Weber win and tied the 16 event series up at eight championships each. It was also Europe's biggest ever winning margin and surely makes amends for the hiding they suffered in 2012.
6th edition of the made-for-TV event features eight TV finals, four men and four women, in four cities in France (Nov. 2-7, 2015)
Bruno Bidone, tournament manager of the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup Tour, has announced the names of the French women's team which will compete in the Team Challenge TV show. The sixth edition of the made-for-TV Tour will be contested from Nov. 2-7 in four cities in France, Bowling Skittle in Chateaubriant, Silverbowl in Angers, Bowling Le Belem in Dinan and Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers. Each of the eight shows will air on French television networks and on the internet free of charge.
Swede defeats top-seeded Thomas Larsen (DEN) in the title match, 255-237
In the title match between two world champions, second-seeded Martin Paulsson (pictured) of Sweden fired a big game to defeat tournament leader Thomas Larsen of Denmark, 255-237, to win the 6th IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open Sunday at IDM bowling center in Bucharest, Romania. Paulsson, world champion in Doubles in 2010, received 3.500 Euro for the victory, while Larsen, reigning world champion in Trios, pocketed 2.500 for second place.
Russian defeats Sweden's Joline Persson Planefors in the title match
After two years of female winners, Nikita Koshelev (l.) of Russia defeated Joline Persson Planefors (r.) of Sweden in two-games, total pins format, 473-359, to win the 2015 Russian Open Sunday at bowling center Russian Field in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Koshelev, who became the first male winner since Marshall Kent's victory in 2012, received 1.500 Euro for the feat. Persson Planefors took home 1.300 for second place.
6th edition of the made-for-TV event features eight TV finals, four men and four women, in four cities in France (Nov. 2-7, 2015)
Tournament manager Bruno Bidone has informed that French bowler Tony Regnier has withdrawn from the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup Tour due to a foot injury. He will be replaced by Keith Cipielewski (pictured), USA. The sixth edition of the made-for-TV Tour will be contested from Nov. 2-7 in four cities in France, Bowling Skittle in Chateaubriant, Silverbowl in Angers, Bowling Le Belem in Dinan and Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers. Each of the eight shows will air on French television networks and on the internet free of charge.
Bianca Wiekeraad and Patrick Meka (pictured with medals and tickets) won the 2015 Dutch Bowling Tour, which also serves as Dutch World Cup qualifier, to book their tickets to Las Vegas to represent the Netherlands at the 51st QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in November. In the women's title match in best-of-three games format, 25-year-old Wiekeraad defated
Cheska Tomas, 2-1. Meka, 24, swept top-seeded Michell Stinissen, 2-0, to capture the men's title.
Tal and Cohen win the 26th Israeli Bowling World Cup Qualifier to represent their country in Las Vegas
Yifat Tal of Petach-Tikva club and Oron Cohen of Haifa club (l-r) won the women's and men's division of the 26th Israeli national qualifying tournament at 20-lane Hutzot bowling center in Haifa and will represent their country at the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup November 13-20 in Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA.In the women's title match, Tal defeated Shir Azulay, Holon, 3-1. Cohen topped 2013 World Cup winner Or Aviram, 3-2, to defend the men's title.Â
6th edition of the made-for-TV event features eight TV finals, four men and four women, in four cities in France (Nov. 2-7, 2015)
Tournament manager Bruno Bidone has announced the women's team rosters for the first stage of the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup Tour. The sixth edition of the made-for-TV Tour will be contested from Nov. 2-7 in bowling centers in four different cities in France, Bowling Skittle in Chateaubriant, Silverbowl in Angers, Bowling Le Belem in Dinan and Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers. Each of the eight shows will air on French television networks and on the internet free of charge.
Also decided were the champions in Women's, Men's and Mixed Doubles
73 women and 80 men qualified for the 2015 German National Championships June 28 - July 4 at Dream Bowl Palace in Unterföhring, Germany, which featured Singles, Women's and Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. Nicole Blase of Baden and Timo Schröder of Bremen (l-r) swept their opponents in the title matches to become the women's and men's individual champions and to represent Germany at the 2015 European Champions Cup October 19-26 in Serravalle, San Marino.
6th edition of the made-for-TV event features eight TV finals, four men and four women, in four cities in France (Nov. 2-7, 2015)
Tournament manager Bruno Bidone has announced the men's team rosters for the first stage of the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup Tour. The sixth edition of the made-for-TV Tour will be contested from Nov. 2-7 in bowling centers in four different cities in France, Bowling Skittle in Chateaubriant, Silverbowl in Angers, Bowling Le Belem in Dinan and Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers. Each of the eight shows will air on French television networks and on the internet free of charge.
The 24th edition of the Malta Open Championships was held from June 17-21 at 20-lane Eden Super Bowl located at St. George's Bay in St. Julian's, Malta. The tournament, which was won by Ramon Hilferink of the Netherlands, drew 115 players. This slow motion video focuses on the hand position and ball release of the players and the various styles and different lines played by the bowlers from 18 participating countries. To watch the video
Defeats Norway's Bjørn Einar Rudshagen, 447-438, to win the 24th Malta Open Championships in his third attempt
In his third consecutive title match in Malta, Dutch national team member Ramon Hilferink (pictured left) defeated Norway's Bjørn Einar Rudshagen, 447-438, to win his first title and the 2.100 Euro top prize in the 24th Malta Open Championships after finishing second in the past two years. In the semifinal matches, Hilferink defeated Malta's Neil Sullivan, 454-421, while Rudshagen ousted England's
Darren Cundy, 451-380.
No changes in the top 6 on final qualifying day; Dutchman leads a group of 36 players into Sunday's finals; score to make the cut in 28th place is 2747, an average of 228.92
The top six players remained unchallenged during the last three of 15 qualifying squads in the 24th Malta Open Championships Saturday at Eden Super Bowl in St. Julian's, Malta. Ramon Hilferink (pictured) of the Netherlands led the 115-player field from 18 countries with 2990 pinfall total and an average of 249.17. The bronze medalist in Singles at the Men's European Championships in Denmark earlier this month, leads a group of 36 players into Sunday's finals. The top 6 qualifiers receive two byes, qualifiers 7-12 get one bye.
Frank Selvag (NOR) and Alex Christofi (CYP) achieve perfection; heading into the last day of qualifying the score to make the cut in 28th place is 2700, an average of 225
Starting the penultimate qualifying day at the 24th Malta Open Championships with a high series of 1499, Dutchman Ramon Hilferink (pictured) posted a 1491 series to overtake the lead in the 115-player field from 18 countries with 2990 and an overall average of 249.17. Hilferink, bronze medalist in Singles at the Men's European Championships in Denmark earlier this month, rolled games of 246, 255, 289, 248 and 258 before he closed out with 195, his lone game under 200, to miss the magic 3000-bar by just 10 pins.
Swede uses field-best 1555 series to lead the 29 players who have completed six-game series with 2954 total; Malta's Kenneth Arpa also cracks the 1500-bar to sit in second with 2904
Annie Thorell (pictured) had a career day Thursday at Eden Super Bowl in St. Julian's, Malta, when the Swede rolled scratch series of 1351 and 1507 to take the lead in the qualifying of the 24th Malta Open Championships. Thorell started the day in Squad 6 with 1351, an average of 225.17, and added 48 pins women's handicap for 1399. She took a break and returned in Squad 8 and fired games of 248, 268, 288, 248, 248 and 207 for 1507 scratch, an average of 251.17, and 1555 to lead the tournament after day two qualifying with 2954 total.
Ahlstrand beats out Rob Thurlby (ENG), who shoots the first 300 game of the tournament, for the top spot by one pin; Paul Stott Jr. (IRE), Alexander Larsson (SWE) also crack the 1400-bar
Erik Ahlstrand (pictured) of Sweden finished Squad 3 with a big 259 game to take the early lead in the qualifying of the 24th Malta Open Championships at Eden Super Bowl in St. Julian's, Malta. Ahlstrand averaged 243.17 and toppled 1459 pins to beat out England's Rob Thurlby for the top spot by just one pin. Thurlby (pictured) fired the first 300 game of the tournament in game five. Paul Stott Jr. of Ireland and Alexander Larsson of Sweden also surpassed the 1400-mark to overtake third and fourth place with 1421 and 1402, respectively.
Bowling fans will be able to watch wire-to-wire live streaming coverage including virtual studio interviews free of charge
The 24th edition of the Malta Open Championships will be held from June 17-21 at 20-lane Eden Super Bowl located at St. George's Bay in St. Julian's, Malta. Players will compete for total prize money of minimum 10.000 Euro increasing to € 15.000 in case of more than 150 participants. In cooperation with Bowlingdigital and Talktenpin, the event will be streamed live in its entirety on Dutch Bowling TV, enabling bowling fans to watch all all the action from Eden Super Bowl from start to finish free of charge.
6th edition of the made-for-TV event features eight TV finals, four men and four women, in four cities in France (Nov. 2-7, 2015)
Tournament manager Bruno Bidone has announced the men's and women's roster for the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup Tour. The sixth edition of the made-for-TV Tour will be contested from Nov. 2-7 in bowling centers in four different cities in France, Bowling Skittle in Chateaubriant, Silverbowl in Angers, Bowling Le Belem in Dinan and Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers. Each of the eight shows will air on French television networks and on the internet free of charge.
Harn Chieh Kwan (pictured) of Switzerland closed out the finals of the 38th Grand Prix Zurich with a big 236 game to overtake his compatriot David Tanic en route to win the title and the 1.100 Swiss Franc top prize (approx. 1.064 Euro). The Swiss national team member posted a 1440 series and the field-best 205.71 average in the final seven-game round, which featured a special position point system format, to beat out Tanic for the title by six points, 95 to 89.
Ron Berlov (l.) of Hutzot club and Lynne Fishler (r.) of Ramat Gan club won the men's and women's title at the 2015 Israeli National Championships, which concluded May 15 at Gan Shmuel bowling center. It marks the first individual title for both players, who will represent Israel at the 2015 European Champions Cup in San Marino.
Europe (l-r - Dom Barrett, Osku Palermaa, Martin Larsen and Stuart Williams) are the 2015 Dafabet Weber Cup champions as Williams put Team America out of their misery with a win over Wes Malott in the first singles match of the final session. It gave Europe their third consecutive Weber win and tied the 16 event series up at eight championships each. It was also Europe's biggest ever winning margin and surely makes amends for the hiding they suffered in 2012.
Bruno Bidone, tournament manager of the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup Tour, has announced the names of the French women's team which will compete in the Team Challenge TV show. The sixth edition of the made-for-TV Tour will be contested from Nov. 2-7 in four cities in France, Bowling Skittle in Chateaubriant, Silverbowl in Angers, Bowling Le Belem in Dinan and Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers. Each of the eight shows will air on French television networks and on the internet free of charge.
In the title match between two world champions, second-seeded Martin Paulsson (pictured) of Sweden fired a big game to defeat tournament leader Thomas Larsen of Denmark, 255-237, to win the 6th IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open Sunday at IDM bowling center in Bucharest, Romania. Paulsson, world champion in Doubles in 2010, received 3.500 Euro for the victory, while Larsen, reigning world champion in Trios, pocketed 2.500 for second place.
After two years of female winners, Nikita Koshelev (l.) of Russia defeated Joline Persson Planefors (r.) of Sweden in two-games, total pins format, 473-359, to win the 2015 Russian Open Sunday at bowling center Russian Field in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Koshelev, who became the first male winner since Marshall Kent's victory in 2012, received 1.500 Euro for the feat. Persson Planefors took home 1.300 for second place.
Tournament manager Bruno Bidone has informed that French bowler Tony Regnier has withdrawn from the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup Tour due to a foot injury. He will be replaced by Keith Cipielewski (pictured), USA. The sixth edition of the made-for-TV Tour will be contested from Nov. 2-7 in four cities in France, Bowling Skittle in Chateaubriant, Silverbowl in Angers, Bowling Le Belem in Dinan and Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers. Each of the eight shows will air on French television networks and on the internet free of charge.
Bianca Wiekeraad and Patrick Meka (pictured with medals and tickets) won the 2015 Dutch Bowling Tour, which also serves as Dutch World Cup qualifier, to book their tickets to Las Vegas to represent the Netherlands at the 51st QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in November. In the women's title match in best-of-three games format, 25-year-old Wiekeraad defated
Cheska Tomas, 2-1. Meka, 24, swept top-seeded Michell Stinissen, 2-0, to capture the men's title.
Yifat Tal of Petach-Tikva club and Oron Cohen of Haifa club (l-r) won the women's and men's division of the 26th Israeli national qualifying tournament at 20-lane Hutzot bowling center in Haifa and will represent their country at the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup November 13-20 in Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA.In the women's title match, Tal defeated Shir Azulay, Holon, 3-1. Cohen topped 2013 World Cup winner Or Aviram, 3-2, to defend the men's title. 
73 women and 80 men qualified for the 2015 German National Championships June 28 - July 4 at Dream Bowl Palace in Unterföhring, Germany, which featured Singles, Women's and Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. Nicole Blase of Baden and Timo Schröder of Bremen (l-r) swept their opponents in the title matches to become the women's and men's individual champions and to represent Germany at the 2015 European Champions Cup October 19-26 in Serravalle, San Marino.
The 24th edition of the Malta Open Championships was held from June 17-21 at 20-lane Eden Super Bowl located at St. George's Bay in St. Julian's, Malta. The tournament, which was won by Ramon Hilferink of the Netherlands, drew 115 players. This slow motion video focuses on the hand position and ball release of the players and the various styles and different lines played by the bowlers from 18 participating countries. To watch the video
In his third consecutive title match in Malta, Dutch national team member Ramon Hilferink (pictured left) defeated Norway's Bjørn Einar Rudshagen, 447-438, to win his first title and the 2.100 Euro top prize in the 24th Malta Open Championships after finishing second in the past two years. In the semifinal matches, Hilferink defeated Malta's Neil Sullivan, 454-421, while Rudshagen ousted England's
Darren Cundy, 451-380. 
The top six players remained unchallenged during the last three of 15 qualifying squads in the 24th Malta Open Championships Saturday at Eden Super Bowl in St. Julian's, Malta. Ramon Hilferink (pictured) of the Netherlands led the 115-player field from 18 countries with 2990 pinfall total and an average of 249.17. The bronze medalist in Singles at the Men's European Championships in Denmark earlier this month, leads a group of 36 players into Sunday's finals. The top 6 qualifiers receive two byes, qualifiers 7-12 get one bye.
Annie Thorell (pictured) had a career day Thursday at Eden Super Bowl in St. Julian's, Malta, when the Swede rolled scratch series of 1351 and 1507 to take the lead in the qualifying of the 24th Malta Open Championships. Thorell started the day in Squad 6 with 1351, an average of 225.17, and added 48 pins women's handicap for 1399. She took a break and returned in Squad 8 and fired games of 248, 268, 288, 248, 248 and 207 for 1507 scratch, an average of 251.17, and 1555 to lead the tournament after day two qualifying with 2954 total.
Erik Ahlstrand (pictured) of Sweden finished Squad 3 with a big 259 game to take the early lead in the qualifying of the 24th Malta Open Championships at Eden Super Bowl in St. Julian's, Malta. Ahlstrand averaged 243.17 and toppled 1459 pins to beat out England's Rob Thurlby for the top spot by just one pin. Thurlby (pictured) fired the first 300 game of the tournament in game five. Paul Stott Jr. of Ireland and Alexander Larsson of Sweden also surpassed the 1400-mark to overtake third and fourth place with 1421 and 1402, respectively.
The 24th edition of the Malta Open Championships will be held from June 17-21 at 20-lane Eden Super Bowl located at St. George's Bay in St. Julian's, Malta. Players will compete for total prize money of minimum 10.000 Euro increasing to € 15.000 in case of more than 150 participants. In cooperation with Bowlingdigital and Talktenpin, the event will be streamed live in its entirety on Dutch Bowling TV, enabling bowling fans to watch all all the action from Eden Super Bowl from start to finish free of charge.
Harn Chieh Kwan (pictured) of Switzerland closed out the finals of the 38th Grand Prix Zurich with a big 236 game to overtake his compatriot David Tanic en route to win the title and the 1.100 Swiss Franc top prize (approx. 1.064 Euro). The Swiss national team member posted a 1440 series and the field-best 205.71 average in the final seven-game round, which featured a special position point system format, to beat out Tanic for the title by six points, 95 to 89.
Ron Berlov (l.) of Hutzot club and Lynne Fishler (r.) of Ramat Gan club won the men's and women's title at the 2015 Israeli National Championships, which concluded May 15 at Gan Shmuel bowling center. It marks the first individual title for both players, who will represent Israel at the 2015 European Champions Cup in San Marino.