Verity Crawley of England, who posted the first 300 game of the 25th European Youth Championships to claim the No. 4 seed for the playoffs, defeated Jenny Wegner, Sweden, in title match, 238-222, to win the gold medal in Girls Singles Saturday afternoon at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark.

In the semifinal, Crawley eliminated two-time EYC All Events champion and defending Singles champion Daria Kovalova of Ukraine, 191-186, to bowl 2010 EYC four time gold medalist Wegner for the title.

Wegner, seeded second, easily advanced to the title match with a 186-129 victory over No. 3 Sanna Pasanen, Finland. Wegener received the silver medal while Kovalova and Pasanen shared the bronze medal.

The top 24 girls in All Events will return on Sunday to determine the Masters champion.

The 25th European Youth Championships will be held from March 31 through April 9, 2012 at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark.

The EYC 2012 is divided in two divisions - boys and girls. Each team consists of maximum four male and four female players, who must not have reached the age of 19 before August 31st, 2012.

The players compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles, Teams, Singles, All Events (18 games) and Masters (top 24 in All Events, single-elimination, best-of-three games). Competition starts on Monday, April 2 with the Boys Doubles and ends on Easter Sunday, April 8, with the Boys and Girls Masters match play.

For more information please download 2012 EYC Bulletin (MS Word document).

 

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25th European Youth Championships - Girls Singles Finals

Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (April 7, 2012)

Championship Round:
1, Verity Crawley, England
2. Jenny Wegner, Sweden
3. Daria Kovalova, Ukraine, and Sanna Pasanen, Finland

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: No. 4 Crawley def. No. 1 Kovalova, 191-186
Semifinal Match 2: No. 2 Wegner def. No. 3 Pasanen, 186-129
Championship Match: Crawley def. Wegner, 238-222.