Mark Jacobs moves into third place in the Squad 3 Chandra Open 2013

    09/17/13

    2013 European Bowling Tour #13

    Lisanne Breeschoten becomes the top-ranked woman in seventh place; cut for 30th place is currently 1195 (199.17 average)

    2012EBT03MarkJacobs.jpg2012EBT04JimmyRavez.jpgMark Jacobs (pictured left) of the Netherlands led the third qualifying squad Monday night at Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, en route to move into third place in the overall qualifying standings of the Chandra Open 2013.

    Jacobs posted a 1322 series, an average of 220.33, including games of 188, 236, 203, 204, 243 and 248 and is the best Dutch bowler in the field of 62 players from Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and the United States.

    Jimmy Ravez (right) and Olivier Leroy of Belgium remained atop the leaderboard with 1429 and 1372, respectively.

    Rounding out the top 6 after three are Michael Coussens, Belgium (1315), Elco Gorter, Netherlands (1297) and Nico Joris, Belgium (1269). The top 6 from a separate leader board of Squads 1-4, who will not finish qualifying in the top 30, will earn automatic berths into Sunday's finals.

    2013EBT02LisanneBreeschoten.jpg2012EBT17TannerSpacey.jpgLisanne Breeschoten (left), a member of the Dutch women's national team for the 2013 World Championships, was second in Squad 3, but fell two pins short of the top 6 to sit in seventh place with 1267 including 48 pins handicap.

    Phil Hulst, Netherlands, and Tanner Spacey (right), United States, were next with 1264 and 1254, good for 11th and 12th place overall.

    Dave Bais, Netherlands, currently holds the 30th and last spot to advance with 1195 or an average of 199.17.

    Qualifying continues Tuesday, Sept. 17 with Squad 4 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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    Qualifying Standings after Squad 3/13

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