Perttu Jussila sets the early pace in 43rd Brunswick Ballmaster Open

    01/05/13

    2013 European Bowling Tour #1

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    68 Finns kicked off the qualifying of the 43rd Brunswick Ballmaster Open Friday evening at Tali Bowling Center in Helsinki, Finland. Perttu Jussila (pictured left) set the early pace with 1340 including games of 225, 200, 231, 231, 230 and 223. The Finnish national team member averaged 223.33.

    The Ballmaster is the season-opening event of the 2013 European Bowling Tour and the third stop of the 2013 World Bowling Tour, which started with two events at the end of 2012.

    2011BWCKimmoLehtonen2.jpgJussila, who won the 2010 Rome International and became the youngest player ever to win a European Bowling Tour title a the age of 19 years and eight months, led second place Matias Luosujärvi (1301) by 39 pins.

    Vesa Villman was third with 1294 and was followed by two-time Ballmaster Open winner Kimmo Lehtonen (right; 2002, 2007) with 1289. Rounding out the top 5 was Seppo Kämäräinen with 1280.

    Qualifying continues Saturday, Jan. 5, with squads 2 & 3 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. local time (CET +1).

    2013BallmasterLogo_small.jpg The 43rd Brunswick Ballmaster Open is the first of six "EBT Gold" events this season, the second-highest out four EBT categories. The tournament will be held from Friday Jan. 4 through Sunday Jan. 13, 2013 at 36-lane Tali Bowling Center in Finland's capital city Helsinki.

    The BBO 2013 features a 37.5 feet lane conditioning pattern.

    Players will compete for total prize money of 90.300 Euro with 12.000 Euro going to the winner, 8.000 to the runner-up and 4.000 and 3.000 to the third and fourth place finishers, respectively. Low to cash is 48th place, worth 1.100 Euro.

    In addition, the 2013 BBO offers a 20.000 Euro Extra Prize for a 300 game thrown on the final day (Jan. 13). In the event that a 300 game will be rolled, the total prize fund will be more than 110.000 Euro.

    Due to an agreement between the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) and the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), the Ballmaster will award a PBA international title, if won by a PBA member or a PBA international member.

    Qualifying (six games, unlimited re-entries) of the 2013 Brunswick Ballmaster Open runs through Saturday, Jan. 12, and ends with Squad 15 and the ultimate one-game Desperado Squad slated for 11.30 p.m. local time (CET +1) on Saturday night. Women will receive 8 pins handicap each game (up to 292 - maximum score is 300), a standard for women on the European Bowling Tour.

    A total of 48 players - the top 44 from the overall qualifying standings plus the top 4 from the Desperado Squad - will qualify for the finals on Sunday, Jan. 13.

     


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    Qualifying Standings after Squad 1/15

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