James Gruffman powers his way to the front in Odense International

    06/02/12

    2012 European Bowling Tour #9

    Swede shoots 1445 six-game series in Squad 11; number of participants reaches 100, cutoff number for 26th place is up to 1258 (209.67 average)

    2012EBT09JamesGruffman.jpg2012EBT09PeterHellstrom.jpgJames Gruffman (pictured left) of Sweden averaged over 240 in Friday's Squad 11 en route to position himself atop the leaderboard in the Odense International. Gruffman had games of 276, 200, 248, 227, 290 and 204 to lead the field of 100 players from eighth countries with 1445 six-game total and an average of 240.83.

    Previous leader Anders Lousdal, Denmark, slipped to second place with 1406. Third and fourth place belonged to Peter Hellström (right), Sweden, and Dutch Lisanne Breeschoten, who led Squad 12 with 1396 total. Hellström won the squad due to the higher last game, 243 to 235.

    Another three players cracked the top 10 on Friday. Finn Sami Lampo was second to Gruffman in Squad 11 with 1362 including a 278 game to move into fifth place. Christian Karlsson of Slovenia finished his series with 257, 256 and 279 to rocket into eighth place with 1351.

    2012EBT04MikStampe.jpg2011EBT17LisanneBreeschoten.jpgDefending champion Mik Stampe (left), Denmark, sandwiched games of 279, 256 and back-to-back 235s between two sub-200 games to overtake ninth place with 1349.

    Two out of 12 women, Breeschoten (right) and 20th place Mimmi Persson, Sweden (1277), are currently above the cut line. Frank Drevenstedt, Germany, holds the 26th and last place to advance with 1258 and an average of 209.67.

    Qualifying ends on Saturday, June 2, with Squads 13-15 scheduled for 10 a.m., 2 and 6 p.m. CEST.

    The Odense International is the 9th stop of the 2012 European Bowling Tour and the third out of seven EBT "Satellite" tournaments this season. The tournament will be held from May 27 through June 3 at 24-lane Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark and offers total prize fund of 20.000 Euro with 4.000 Euro going to the winner, 2.500 to the runner-up and 1.500 to the third place finisher.

    The qualifying of the Odense International 2012 (six-game series, unlimited re-entries) runs from Sunday May 27 through Saturday, June 2 with the last qualifying squad 15 scheduled for 6 p.m. CEST. Women will receive 8 pins handicap each game throughout the entire tournament, a standard for women on the European Bowling Tour.

    The Odense International 2012 features a 39 feet lane conditioning pattern with 25.1ml oil volume.

    A total of 32 players will qualify for the finals on Sunday, June 3 - the top 26 players from the overall qualifying standings plus the top two players each from a combined standing of Squads 1-4 and 5-8 which are not among the top 26, and one player each from the Turbo 1 and 2 list.

    The Turbo 1 and 2 winners are the player with the highest score in the fifth (Turbo 1) and sixth (Turbo 2) game in any of the qualifying series who have paid the extra entry fee of 10 Euro per squad/Turbo.

    The top 10 qualifiers will receive bonus pins for the first round of the finals as follows: Qualifying winner: 140 pins; second place: 120 pins; third place: 100 pins; fourth place: 80 pins; fifth place: 60 pins; sixth place: 50 pins; 7th place: 40 pins; 8th place: 30 pins; 9th place: 20 pins; and 10th place: 10 pins.

    All 32 finalists will bowl six games. The top 16 with the highest six-game total including bonus pins and women's handicap will advance to the second round with the pinfall being carried forward. Those 16 bowl another four games to cut to the top 8 who will determine the champion in seven games round robin match play with the 10-game total from Round 1 and 2 being carried forward.

    Players receive 30 pins bonus for each win in match play and 15 for a tie. The player with the highest 17-game total including bonus pins and handicap will be declared the winner and receives the 4.000 Euro top prize.

    2012EBTLogo_small.jpg The 2012 European Bowling Tour is made up of 21 events in 16 countries including two Platinum, four Gold, eight Silver and seven Satellite tournaments.

    The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event earn ranking points based on how they finish in the event. 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 Odense International 2012 gets 50 ranking points.

    Those points will be tabulated throughout the season to determine the top 16 men and top 16 women who will compete in the sixth EBT Masters in Bratislava, Slovakia in Sept. 2013.

     


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    Standings after Qualifying Squad 12/15

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