Tournament manager Bruno Bidone (pictured right) has announced the men's and women's roster for the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup Tour. The sixth edition of the made-for-TV Tour will be contested from Nov. 2-7 in bowling centers in four different cities in France, Bowling Skittle in Chateaubriant, Silverbowl in Angers, Bowling Le Belem in Dinan and Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers.

2015 QubicaAMF BPC Tour - Men's roster:
Alexander Johansson, Sweden
Magnus Johnson Jr., Sweden
Victor Krasavkin, Russia
Sergey Andreev, Russia (defending Team champion)
Valentin Saulnier, France (European Youth Champion)
Maurice Lesourd, France (European Team Champion, 1977 Helsinki)
Tony Regnier, France (defending Doubles champion)
Julien Sermand, France (defending Masters champion)
Bruno Bidone, Monaco
Nikita Koshelev, Russia (pending confirmation)

2015 QubicaAMF BPC Tour - Women's roster:
Julia Ivleva, Russia
Amandine Richard, France
Amelie Holgersson, Sweden
Sue Abela, Malta (pending confirmation)
Daria Voronkova, Russia (pending confirmation)
Reserve: Elizabete Varava, Latvia (pending confirmation)

Each stage of the QubicaAMF BPC Tour will air on French television networks and on the internet free of charge. "We signed four TV agreements" Bidone stated.

Stage 1 Châteaubriant - Team Challenge: TV Nantes
Stage 2 Angers - Doubles: Angers TV
Stage 3 Dinan - Singles: TV Rennes
Stage 4 Ballainvilliers - Masters: Demain TV

"We are currently in negotiation with a big international television company about the possibility to air the entire QBPC Tour," Bidone added. "Our YouTube channel with re-broadcast all TV shows one week after airing on television."

For the complete tournament information, please click here or go to the QBPC website.

 

2015 QubicaAMF BPC Tour - Schedule of Events

All times Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Sunday, November 1, 2015
Châteaubriant, France
Arrival, acclimatization at Hotel La Ferriere, ball control
17.30-19.00 Exhibition and unofficial practice (Bowling Skittle)

Monday, November 2, 2015
Bowling Skittle in Châteaubriant, France (Baker Team format)
11.00 Arrival TV Team
12.00 1 hour practice (lanes 1-2 for men, lanes 5-6 for women) 13.40 Practice 20 minutes (lanes 3-4)
14.00 - 16.00 TV Show - Men's Team Challenge (best of three games)
16.00 Practice 20 minutes (lanes 3-4) 16.20 - 18.20 TV Show Women's Team Challenge (best of three games)
19.00 Travel to Angers (Arrival at 20.00)
20.30 Acclimatization at Hotel Mercure

Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Silverbowl in Angers, France (Doubles>)
10.30 - 13.00 Women's & Men's Qualifying (6 games)
10.30 Arrival TV Team
14.00 - 16.00 TV Show - Women's Doubles
16.20 - 18.20 TV Show - Men's Doubles
19.00 - 20.45 Travel to Dinan
21.00 Acclimatization at Hotel Dinan

Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Le Belem Dinan, France (Singles)
10.30 - 13.00 Women's & Men's Qualifying (6 games)
13.00 Arrival TV Team
15.00 - 17.00 TV Show - Men's Singles
17.30 - 19.30 TV Show - Women's Singles

Thursday, November 5, 2015
Hotel Dinan
Off day - Sightseeing in Saint Malo (pictured right; click image to enlarge) & Mont Saint Michel

Friday, November 6, 2015
Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers, France (Masters)
09.00 Departure and four-hour drive to Ballainvilliers
13.00 Acclimatization at Hotel Le Relais des Chartreux
18.30 - 21.00 Women's & Men's Qualifying (6 games)

Saturday, November 7, 2015
Extra Bowl in Ballainvilliers, France (Masters)
09.00 - 11.00 TV Show- Women's Masters
11.30 - 13.30 TV Show - Men's Masters