Olli Tiainen wins finals stop of the 2006 EBPA Senior Bowling Tour
11/16/06
The Cyprus Senior Open was the eighth and final tournament of the European Bowling Proprietors' Association (EBPA) Senior Bowling Tour 2006. The event was staged at 'Rock N Bowl' in Larnaca and drew 50 seniors from eight countries.
In a high-scoring championship match, Olli Tiainen from Finland defeated Lasse Strandberg, Sweden, 257-221, to earn the title. L-R The picture shows EBPA Official Anders Lindgren congratulating winner Olli Tiainen.
The top 30 players with the highest ranking points after eight stops qualified for the Tour final January 6, 2007 at Vilbergen Bowling Center in Norrköping. Sweden.
Top 30 with position, country and ranking point total:
1. Christer Danielsson, SWE, 320
2. Lars Strandberg, SWE, 270
3. Pertii Lehto, SWE, 245
4. Dan Ahlquist, SWE, 240
5. Roger Pieters, BEL, 240
6. Owe Herrmann, NOR, 230
7. Kalle Gaiser, GER, 225
8. Christer Olsson, NOR, 220
9. Sonny Olsson, SWE, 200
10. Reijo Saarinen, FIN, 175
11. Torbjörn Halling, SWE, 170
12. Allan Hansen, SWE, 165
13. Olli Tiainen, FIN, 165
14. Weine Edvinsson, SWE, 160
15. Bo Pelander, SWE, 150
16. Tero Nordblom, FIN, 150
17. Göran Bergendorff, DNK, 145
18. Geir Anseth, NOR, 140
19. Bengt Ahlstrand, SWE, 135
20. Yngve Zetterström, SWE, 135
21. Kjell Isaksson, SWE, 130
22. Olle Svensson, SWE, 130
23. Hermann Wimmer, GER, 125
24. Rolf Johan Boysen, NOR, 125
25. Andree Szöcs, SWE, 120
26. Barry Horne, GER, 120
27. Stefan Björkman, SWE, 120
28. Arne-Svein Ström, NOR, 115
29. Ingemar Eriksson, SWE, 115
30. Pentti Laine, FIN, 115
Cyprus
Rock N Bowl in Larnaca, Cyprus (Nov. 9-12, 2006)
The Cyprus Senior Open was the eighth and final tournament of the European Bowling Proprietors' Association (EBPA) Senior Bowling Tour 2006. The event was staged at 'Rock N Bowl' in Larnaca and drew 50 seniors from eight countries. In a high-scoring championship match, Olli Tiainen from Finland defeated Lasse Strandberg, Sweden, 257-221, to earn the title. L-R The picture shows EBPA Official Anders Lindgren congratulating winner Olli Tiainen.
The top 30 players with the highest ranking points after eight stops qualified for the Tour final January 6, 2007 at Vilbergen Bowling Center in Norrköping. Sweden.
Top 30 with position, country and ranking point total:
1. Christer Danielsson, SWE, 320
2. Lars Strandberg, SWE, 270
3. Pertii Lehto, SWE, 245
4. Dan Ahlquist, SWE, 240
5. Roger Pieters, BEL, 240
6. Owe Herrmann, NOR, 230
7. Kalle Gaiser, GER, 225
8. Christer Olsson, NOR, 220
9. Sonny Olsson, SWE, 200
10. Reijo Saarinen, FIN, 175
11. Torbjörn Halling, SWE, 170
12. Allan Hansen, SWE, 165
13. Olli Tiainen, FIN, 165
14. Weine Edvinsson, SWE, 160
15. Bo Pelander, SWE, 150
16. Tero Nordblom, FIN, 150
17. Göran Bergendorff, DNK, 145
18. Geir Anseth, NOR, 140
19. Bengt Ahlstrand, SWE, 135
20. Yngve Zetterström, SWE, 135
21. Kjell Isaksson, SWE, 130
22. Olle Svensson, SWE, 130
23. Hermann Wimmer, GER, 125
24. Rolf Johan Boysen, NOR, 125
25. Andree Szöcs, SWE, 120
26. Barry Horne, GER, 120
27. Stefan Björkman, SWE, 120
28. Arne-Svein Ström, NOR, 115
29. Ingemar Eriksson, SWE, 115
30. Pentti Laine, FIN, 115
The 2007 EBPA Senior Tour will include 15 tournaments in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Cyprus and newcomers France and Greece and perhaps even Russia.