Johnny Spil sets the pace in Chandra Open 2011

    09/20/11

    2011 European Bowling Tour #16

    Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands (Sept. 19-25, 2011)

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    Johnny Spil of the Netherlands rolled games of 222, 269, 188, 201, 258 and 173 to take the early lead in the Chandra Open 2011 Monday evening at Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands.

    Spil led the first of 12 qualifying squads featuring 27 players from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands with 1311 pinfall total and an average of 218.50 over six games.

    Michell Stinissen (pictured left), Netherlands, was 20 pins behind in second place with 1291 including a 279 last game, the highest game of the tournament thus far. Phil Hulst (right), Netherlands, was third with 1269.

    Qualifying continues Tuesday, Sept. 20 with Squads 2 scheduled for 8 p.m. CET.

    2011ChandraOpenLogo.jpgThe Chandra Open is a newcomer on the European Bowling Tour and will be held Sept. 19-25, 2011 at 16-lane Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, The tournament is the 16th stop of the 2011 Tour and the fifth out of six EBT "Satellite" tournaments this season.

    The tournament offers total prize fund of 24.600 Euro with 5.000 Euro going to the winner and 3.000 Euro to the runner-up, while the third and fourth place finishers will receive 2.000 Euro and 1.000, respectively.

    Since the English Open has lost its EBT status, the 2011 European Bowling Tour consists of 20 tour stops in 16 countries including two Platinum, six Gold, six Silver and six Satellite tournaments.

    The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event receive ranking points. The winner of a Platinum tournament receives 250 ranking points, the winner of a Gold tournament gets 150, the winner of a Silver tournament earns 100, and the winner of a Satellite tournament such as the Chandra Open gets 50 ranking points.

    The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2011 season qualify for the fifth EBT Masters to be held at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany on April 30 and May 1, 2012. The event will become the first EBT Masters to be contested on single lane condition.

    Qualifying of the Chandra Open (six-game series, unlimited re-entries) runs from Monday, Sept. 19 through Saturday, Sept. 24 with the last Squad 12 scheduled for 6 p.m. CET and concludes with the Desperado Squad slated for 9.30 p.m. Women will receive 8 pins handicap each game throughout the entire event, a standard for women on the European Bowling Tour.

    A total of 38 players will advance to the finals on Sunday, Sept. 25 - the top 30 players from the overall qualifying standings plus the top 4 from a separate leader board of Squad 1-3, and the top 4 from the Desperado Squad. The top 6 qualifiers earn one bye.

    The other 32 players will bowl six games starting from scratch with the top 10 advancing to the second round. The top 10 from Round One and the top six qualifiers will bowl six games starting from scratch to cut to the top 8.

    Those eight will bowl another six-game block with the pinfall from Round Two being carried forward. The player with the highest 12-game total will be declared the winner.

     


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