Jimmy Ravez shoots 1429 series to the take early lead in Chandra Open 2013

    09/15/13

    2013 European Bowling Tour #13

    Belgian bowlers dominate the first day of qualifying in the EBT Satellite event at Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands

    2012EBT04JimmyRavez.jpg2013EBT10OlivierLeroy.jpgBelgian bowlers dominated the first two squads in the Chandra Open 2013 which got underway on Sunday at Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands. Long-time Belgian national team member Jimmy Ravez (pictured left) posted a big 1429 series in the very first squad to take the early lead in the European Bowling Tour Satellite event.

    Ravez averaged 238.17 for six games including 257, 248, 236, 195, 245 and 248. He holds a 57-pin lead over his compatriots Olivier Leroy (right) and Michael Coussens, who led the second qualifying squad with 1372 and 1315, respectively.

    Total 46 players from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands kicked off the 13th event on the 2013 European Bowling Tour.

    Elco Gorter was the top Dutch bowler in fourth place with 1297. Former Dutch national team member Priscilla Maaswinkel was the best of three women in 11th place with 1239 including 48 pins women's handicap.

    With two of thirteen qualifying squads in the books, Jasper Willems, Netherlands, holds the 30th and last spot to advance with 1155 or an average of 192.50.

    Qualifying continues Monday, Sept. 16 with Squad 3 scheduled for 8 p.m. CEST.

    The Chandra Open 2013 will be held Sept. 15-22, 2013 at 16-lane Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, The tournament is the 13th stop of the 2013 European Bowling Tour and the fourth out of seven EBT "Satellite" tournaments this season.

    The Chandra Open offers total prize fund of 25.600 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.

    Qualifying of the Chandra Open (six-game series, unlimited re-entries) runs from Sunday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 21 with the finals Squad 13 scheduled for 6 p.m. CEST, and concludes with the Desperado Squad slated for 9.30 p.m. Women receive 8 pins handicap each game throughout the entire tournament, a standard for women on the European Bowling Tour.

    A total of 40 players will advance to the finals on Sunday, Sept. 22 including the top 30 from the overall qualifying standings, the top 6 from a separate leader board of Squads 1-4 (Sept. 15-17), and the top 4 of the one-game Desperado Squad. The top 8 qualifiers receive a first-round bye.

    The remaining 32 players will bowl four games starting from scratch with half of the field advancing to the second round. The top 16 from Round One and the top eight qualifiers will bowl another four-game round starting from scratch to cut to the top 12.

    Those twelve will bowl six games with the pinfall from Round Two being carried forward. The player with the highest 10-game total including handicap will be declared the winner.

    2013EBTLogo_small.jpg The 2013 European Bowling Tour consists of 19 tournaments in 13 countries including two Platinum, six Gold, four Silver and seven Satellite events.

    The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event earn ranking points based on how they finish. 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 2013 Chandra Open gets 50 ranking points.

    Points are tabulated throughout the season and the top 12 men and the top 12 women qualify for the seventh EBT Masters to be held March 3, 2014 at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands immediately following the EBT Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2014.

     


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