20-year-old Swede defeats fellow two-handed player Osku Palermaa in the title match, 223-209, to become the first multiple champion this season

 

In a championship match between two of the best two-handed players in the world, Jesper Svensson (left) of Sweden waited until the last frame to celebrate a 223-209 victory over Finland's Osku Palermaa (right) to win the 13th Columbia 300 Vienna Open Sunday evening at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.

Pictured above from left to right: Tournament director Thomas Gross, Thomas Larsen, Stuart Williams, Osku Palermaa, champion Jesper Svensson and Mike Quitter, representing tournament sponsor Columbia 300.

It was the fifth career European Bowling Tour title for Svensson, who became the first multiple champion on the 2015 Tour after his victory in the III Brunswick Madrid Challenge in July.

Palermaa, who was targeting to win an unprecedented third title in Vienna after 2005 and 2011, earned his spot in the stepladder finals with two clutch strikes and a seven-count on the fill-ball in the last game of Round Three by just one pin over women's ranking winner Joline Persson Planefors of Sweden.

The 13-time EBT and five-time PBA champion, ousted third-seeded Thomas Larsen (right) of Denmark, 234-191, and second-seeded Stuart Williams (left) of England, 228-214, for the right to bowl tournament leader Svensson for the title.

After seven frames, including two triples and a spare in frame 4, Palermaa failed to convert a 10-pin in frame 8 to open the door for Svensson. Finishing first, the Swedish lefty needed three strikes and a 9-count to shut out his opponent. Svensson got the first two strikes but left the 4-6-10 combination on his third shot to give the advantage back to Palermaa.

The Finn needed nine-spare-strike for a one-pin victory. Instead left a 2-8-10 split which sealed his fate and handed the victory to Svensson.

Besides the title and the 150 ranking points (triple points are awarded in EBT gold tournaments), Svensson received the 7.000 Euro top prize. Palermaa earned 5.000 Euro for second place; Williams got 3.500 Euro for third place; and Larsen pocketed 2.500 Euro for fourth place.

The 13th Columbia 300 Vienna Open was 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 was held from Sept. 28 - Oct. 4 at Plus Bowling, a 32-laner in Vienna, Austria. Players will competed for total prize fund of 73.130 Euro - 62.900 € in Singles and 10.230 € in Doubles.

For the 13th consecutive year, Bowlingdigital.com provided onsite coverage of the event all the way through to the stepladder finals. Part of the qualifying squads and all rounds of the finals were broadcasted live on Bowlingdigital's YouTube and UStream channels.

The complete tournament information can be found in the Vienna Open Preview.

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.

 The 2015 Tour commences with the Norwegian Open 2015 by Brunswick, an EBT "satellite" tournament which already got underway on Friday at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway, and runs through Oct. 11. Bowlingdigital.com will provide onsite coverage from Oslo commencing Thursday, Oct. 8th.

 

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13th Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Stepladder Finals

Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2015)

Championship Round:
1. Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 223 (1 game), 7.000 Euro
2. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 671 (3 games) 5.000 Euro
3. Stuart Williams, England, 214 (1 game), 3.500 Euro
4. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 191 (1 game), 2.500 Euro

Playoff Results:
First Match: No. 4 Palermaa def. No. 3 Larsen, 234-191
Second Match: Palermaa def. No. 2 Williams, 228-214
Championship: No. 1 Svensson def. Palermaa, 223-209.

Click on the matches to view frame-by-frame results.

 

 

13th Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Places 5-64 (Cashers)

Players with position, country and earnings

5. Joline Persson Planefors, Sweden, 2.000 Euro
6. Pasi Uotila, Finland, 1.900 Euro
7. Francois Louw, South Africa, 1.800 Euro
8. Birgit Pöppler, Germany, 1.700 Euro
9. Tommy Jones, United States, 1.600 Euro
10. Thomas Gross, Austria, 1.500 Euro
11. Dominic Barrett, England, 1.400 Euro
12. Joonas Jähi, Finland, 1.300 Euro
13. Mattias Olsson, Sweden, 1.200 Euro
14. Tobias Börding, Germany, 1.200 Euro
15. Sami Lampo, Finland, 1.100 Euro
16. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1.100 Euro
17. Michael Loos, Austria, 1.000 Euro
18. Kamilla Kjeldsen, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
19. Laura Beuthner, Germany, 800 Euro
20. Lauriane Celie, France, 800 Euro
21. Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 750 Euro
22. Magnus Johnson, Sweden, 750 Euro
23. Pascal Winternheimer, Germany, 700 Euro
24. Elliot Crosby, England, 700 Euro
25. Markus Jansson, Sweden, 650 Euro
26. Petri Keituri, Finland, 650 Euro
27. Josh Blanchard, United States, 600 Euro
28. Roman Fürbacher, Austria, 600 Euro
29. Mathieu Bergès, Switzerland, 550 Euro
30. Benjamin Jonsson, Sweden, 550 Euro
31. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 500 Euro
32. Tomas Käyhkö, Finland, 500 Euro
33. Dino Castillo, United States, 500 Euro
34. Richard Teece, England, 500 Euro
35. Alexander Rauscher, Austria, 500 Euro
36. Marcus Bergendorff, Denmark, 500 Euro
37. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 500 Euro
38. Dan Ostergaard, Denmark, 500 Euro
39. Benjamin Kubalek, Austria, 500 Euro
40. Or Aviram, Israel, 500 Euro
41. Walter Gonaus, Austria, 500 Euro
42. Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands, 500 Euro
43. Jaroslav Lorenc, Czech Republic, 500 Euro
44. Alexandra Lopes, France, 500 Euro
45. Ivonne Gross, Austria, 500 Euro
46. Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 500 Euro
47. David Canady, Germany, 500 Euro
48. Jiri Hindrak, Czech Republic, 500 Euro
49. Katherina Bestova, Czech Republic, 500 Euro
50. Maxime DeRooij, Germany, 500 Euro
51. Perttu Jussila, Finland, 500 Euro
52. Ida Andersson, Sweden, 500 Euro
53. Mik Stampe, Denmark, 500 Euro
54. Olli Pakonen, Finland, 500 Euro
55. Jenny Wegner, Sweden, 500 Euro
56. Philippe Huber, Switzerland, 500 Euro
57. Gwen Hugon, France, 500 Euro
58. Christopher Sloan, Ireland, 500 Euro
59. Heidi Manninen, Finland, 500 Euro
60. Christine Hansen, Denmark, 500 Euro
61. Carsten Warming Hansen, Denmark, 500 Euro
62. Sanna Pasanen, Finland, 500 Euro
63. Karel Kutina, Czech Republic, 500 Euro
64. Jiveshkar Sewchuran, South Africa, 500 Euro

 

 

13th Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Round 3 Results

Top 4 advance to the stepladder finals