Five players crack the 1300-bar in penultimate qualifying squad in Vienna

    10/02/11

    2011 European Bowling Tour #17

    Dominica Barrett leads Squad 16 in Singles (1343); teams with Osku Palermaa for fourth place in Doubles (2674); cut for 52nd place is 1271 (211.83 avg.)

    2011EBT17DominicBarrett (2).jpg2011EBT17MartinLarsen3.jpgReigning European Bowling Tour ranking champion Dominic Barrett,(left) led the penultimate qualifying squad of the 9th Columbia Vienna Open in Singles and Doubles Saturday afternoon at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.

    Barrett had games of 217, 193, 258, 234, 207 and 234 for 1343 six-game total and an average of 223.83 but missed his high score by 22 pins to remain in ninth place in the overall qualifying with 1356, yet one short of the top 8, who will earn one bye for tomorrow's finals.

    Martin Larsen (right), Sweden, continued to lead the field of 324 players - 270 men and 54 women - from 28 countries 1453 or an average of 242.17.

    The top 10 players of Squad 16 topped the cutoff number of 1271 held by Squad 3 leader Alexander Rauscher, Austria, who will be automatically seeded into the finals if he will fall out of the top 52 in the last squad.

    2011EBT17MarekJalpa.jpg2011EBT07OskuPalermaa.jpgMarek Talpa (left), Czech Republic, was second with 1335 to jump into 14th place with two-hander Osku Palermaa (right), Finland, close behind with 1331 in 15th place.

    Benjamin Pachonik, Germany had 1308, good for 23rd place, with Toni Ranta, Finland, in 26th at 1302 and Stephan Unger, Germany, in 28th at 1299.

    Sandro Ancarani, Switzerland, and Jesse Kallio, Finland were one and two pins behind Unger to overtake 30th and 32nd place, respectively. Steve Miller, England, toppled 1277 pins and is just four places above the cut line in 48th.

    2011EBT17StuartWilliams.jpg2011EBT17DominicBarrettOskuPalermaa.jpgHis compatriot Stuart Williams (left) was also among the top 10 with 1292 but remained in 10th place with his high series of 1349.

    Barrett and Palermaa (pitured right, l-r) were the sole team of Squad 16, which moved into the cashers of the Doubles competition.

    The duo, which has dominated the EBT rankings in the past four years, chalked up 2674, an average of 222.83, to jump into fourth place.

    2011EBT17PerttuJussilaMartinLarsen.jpg2011EBT17ChrisBarnesMartinLarsen.jpgPerttu Jussila and Martin Larsen, Sweden (left), remained atop the leaderboard of now 341 doubles with 2823 and an average of 235.25. Larsen and 13-time PBA champion Chris Barnes (right), United States, were second with 2708. Third place belonged to Jean Marc Samain and Mats Maggi (below right, r-l), Belgium with 2705.

    Stephan Unger and Nadine Geissler hold the 20th and last place to cash with 2557.

    Photo Album (Photos by Bowlingdigital/Beat Grauwiler)

    Qualifying continues Saturday with Squads 17 scheduled for 8 p.m. and ends with the ultimate one-game Desperado Squad slated for 11.30 p.m. CET.

    2011VOLogo_small.jpg 2011EBT17MatsMaggiJeanMarcSamain.jpgThe 9th Columbia 300 Vienna Open is the 17th stop of the 2011 European Bowling Tour and the last of six EBT "Gold" tournaments this season. 325 players from 30 countries are expected to compete for total prize fund of 70.630 Euro (approx. $95,000) - 60.400 € for Singles and 10.230 € for the Doubles event.

    The singles champion will receive the 7.000 € top prize, the runner-up earns 5.000 and the third-place finisher gets 3.500 Euro. The doubles winners will split 1.600 €.

    EboniteLogo_mini.jpg In addition, players can earn money for a Perfect Columbia Game ($1,000 for every 300 game bowled in the tournament with a Columbia 300 ball), a Perfect Ebonite Game ($500 for every 300 game bowled in the tournament with a ball manufactured by EBONITE International, including the brands of Ebonite, Track and Hammer) and a Columbia Early Bird Award ($500 for the leader of each of the first seven squads of the tournament. To qualify for this award, the player must be wearing a shirt and must also be using a ball from any of the EBONITE International brands including Columbia 300, Ebonite, Track and Hammer).

    The Vienna Open features a 41 feet Kegel lane conditioning pattern with 26.2ml volume oil total.

    The qualifying is traditionally contested as a Doubles tournament with separate prize money. Each duo rolls at least one six-game block. Unlimited re-entries with different partners are possible but each player can only cash once with the same partner.

    Qualifying runs from Tuesday through Saturday and concludes with Squad 17 Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. and ends with the ultimate one-game Desperado Squad on Saturday night slated for 11.30 p.m. CET. Women receive 8 pins handicap each game, a standard on the European Bowling Tour

    A total of 64 players will qualify for the Vienna Open finals on Sunday, Oct. 2:
    • the top 52 players from the overall qualifying standings
    • the first player each from Squad 1-6, who is not among the top 52 (total 6 players)
    • and the top 6 from the Desperado Squad.

    The top 8 qualifying leaders will bypass the first round of the finals. The other 56 players will bowl 6 games starting from scratch to cut to the top 22, who will join the top qualifiers in Round Two.

    Those 30 players will bowl another 6 games starting from scratch after which the field will be trimmed to the top 18, who will carry their pinfall forward into Round Three. After another 6-game block the top 4 with the highest 12-game total will advance to the stepladder finals.

    The No. 4 seed meets the No. 3 in the opening match and the winner takes on the No. 2 seed for the right to bowl the top seed for the title, 150 ranking points and the 7.000 Euro top prize.

    BowlingdigitalBanner.gif For the ninth year in a row, Bowlingdigital will cover the Columbia 300 Vienna Open live from Plus Bowling in Vienna with stories and results after each round commencing Monday Sept. 27 with the no-tap tournament all the way through to the stepladder finals on Sunday Oct. 2.

    Bowling fans around the world will be able to watch the stepladder finals on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. CET live on Bowlingdigital.com. The live streaming coverage is a partnership between the Austrian Bowling Federation, Plus Bowling, Columbia 300 and Bowlingdigital.com.

    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 such as the Vienna Open gets 150, the winner of a Silver tournament earns 100, and the winner of a Satellite tournament 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.

     


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    9th Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Singles and Doubles Results (pdf files)


    Singles Qualifying - Standings after Squad 16/17
    Singles Squad 16

    Doubles Results - Standings after Squad 16/17
    Doubles Squad 16

     


    Singles Qualifying - Standings after Squad 16/17

     


    Singles Squad 16

     


    Doubles Results - Standings after Squad 16/17

     


    Doubles Squad 16

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