No changes atop the leaderboard in Squad 12 at Vienna Open

    10/02/15

    2015 European Bowling Tour #14

    With the last four squads to go on Saturday, Finn Joonas Jähi leads the 252-player field with 1473 (245.50 average); No. 52 score to beat to advance is now 1281 (213.50 average)

    2015EBT14JoonasJahi.jpg2015EBT14GwenHugon.jpgThere were no changes at the top of the leaderboard in the last squad on Friday night (12th overall) at the 13th Columbia 300 Vienna Open as just five bowlers managed to surpass the 1300-mark at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.

    Finland's Joonas Jähi (pictured left) was never in danger to lose the top spot and continued to lead the 252-player field, 191 men and 61 women, from 25 countries with 1473 and an average of 245.50.

    Gwen Hugon (right) of France led Squad 12 with 1373 total and moved into 17th place in the overall qualifying standings. Hugon had games of 204, 197, 265, 234, 180 and 245 for 1325 scratch total, an average of 220.83, and received eight pins handicap each game.

    2015EBT14JesperSvensson.jpg2015EBT14MarkusJansson.jpgCurrent European Bowling Tour men's point ranking leader Jesper Svensson (left), a two-handed lefty from Sweden, and his teammate and fellow World Youth champion Markus Jansson (right) were next with 1351 and 1350, respectively.

    Jansson sits in 20th place with his high series of 1360, while Svensson moved into 25th place behind games of 243, 256, 220, 202, 204 and 226.

    Lauriane Celie (blew left) of France toppled 1296 pins and added 48 pins handicap to take 27th place with 1344 total.

    2015EBT14DavidCanady.jpg2015EBT14LaurianeCelie.jpgDavid Canady (right) was the fifth and last player who managed a 1300-series. A big fifth game (268) propelled the German national team member to 1316, good for 34th place overall.

    With four more squads to go on Saturday, Oliver Schwarzbauer of Austria holds the 52nd and last spot to advance to Sunday's finals with 1281 or an average of 213.50.

    Qualifying in Vienna is traditionally contested as a Doubles tournament.

    2015EBT14DomBarrettStuWilliams.jpg2015EBT14OskuPalermaaMartinLarsen.jpgStuart Williams and Dom Barrett (left, r-l) of England remained in the pole position with 2809 total and an average of 234.08. Martin Larsen of Sweden and Finnish two-handed player, Osku Palermaa (right, r-l), maintained second place with 2789 (232.42).

    Local favorites Michael Loos and Thomas Gross, Austria, remained in third place with 2773. Lauriane Celie and Gwen Hugon teamed in Squad 12 and leaped into sixth place with 2717. The top 20 Doubles at the end of the qualifying will cash.

    Qualifying commences on Saturday, October 3, with Squads 13-16 scheduled to start at 8 a.m., noon, 4 and 8 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST) and concludes with the one-game Desperado Squad slated for 11.30 p.m.

    2015ViennaOpenLogo_small.jpg The 13th Columbia 300 Vienna Open is the 14th tournament on the 2015 European Bowling Tour and the last of just three EBT "gold" events this season, the second-highest of the four EBT tournament categories.

    The VO 2015 will be held from Sept. 28 - Oct. 4 at Plus Bowling, a 32-laner in Vienna, Austria. Players will compete for total prize fund of 73.130 Euro - 62.900 € in Singles and 10.230 € in Doubles.

    BowlingdigitalBanner.gif For the 13th consecutive year, Bowlingdigital.com will provide onsite coverage of the 13th Columbia 300 Vienna Open commencing Thursday, Oct. 1, all the way through to the stepladder finals on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 4. All qualifying squads on Oct. 2 & 3 and Sunday's finals are being broadcast live on Bowlingdigital's YouTube channel.

    The singles champion will take home the 7.000 € top prize, the first runner-up earns 5.000 € and the third and fourth-place finishers get 3.500 € and 2.500 €, respectively. 64 players will cash in Singles, which has a last-to-cash payout of €. The Doubles tournament will pay a 1.600 € first prize and a 20-place prize list (300 € last-to-cash).

    All tournament details can be found here:
    Vienna Open Preview
    2015 Vienna Open Brochure
    Online Registration
    Tournament Information
    Schedule
    Prize Fund
    Special Awards
    9-pin no tap

    2015EBTLogo_small.jpg The 2015 European Bowling Tour currently consists of 16 tournaments in 12 countries featuring three "Platinum" events, three "Gold", three "Silver" and seven "Satellite" events. All 16 tournaments together offer total prize fund of 850.000 Euro.

    The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event receive ranking points. Those points will be tabulated throughout the season to determine the top 12 men and top 12 women, who will compete in the 9th EBT Masters July 25, 2016 at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino following the 12th San Marino Open.

     


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    2015 Vienna Open Singles - Standings after Qualifying Squad 12/16


    The top 52 qualifiers, the highest-positioned player who was not among the top 52 from each of the first 8 squads and the top 4 from the Desperado Squad will advance to the finals.

    Doubles - Overall Standings
    Singles Squad 12
    Doubles Squad 12

     


    300 games (4) - Joonas Jähi, Jenny Wegner, Thomas Larsen, Stuart Williams.

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