Zorba takes early lead in Brunswick Euro Challenge
03/10/07
The Brunswick Euro Challenge, the fifth stop of the 2007 European Bowling Tour, is underway in Thessaloniki, Greece. 27 players - 24 men and 3 women - tested the lanes at Strike Bowling Club on Friday evening.
Alexandra Zorba came out of the gates quickly firing games of 246 and 247, the highest games of the whole evening. Despite finishing with four sub-200 games, Zorba took the early lead with 1218 six-game total including 48 pins handicap, a standard on the EBT. Zorba averaged 195.00 over the six games.
As the top six players from all squads conducted March 9-11 (aggregate standings) will earn a spot for the finals, Zorba currently sits atop this list either but has to sit and wait at least until Sunday evening to find out if she qualified or not. If a player from these squads finishes qualifying among the top 52, the next positioned player from the March 9-11 squads will advance, etc.
The second qualifying squad, scheduled for Friday 10pm was cancelled. Qualifying continues on Saturday with three more squads at 10am 2.pm and 6pm and runs through Saturday, March 17 with the 27th and final qualifying squad scheduled for 8pm followed by the Desperado Squad, the ultimate one-game chance to qualify for the finals on Sunday, March 18.
Bowlingdigital will cover the event live from Thessaloniki commencing March 15 all the way through to the TV finals on Sunday.
The BEC is the fifth stop of the 2007 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Majors". Since the cancellation of the Viernheim Open, the Brunswick Euro Challenge is the richest event on the 2007 European Bowling Tour. The total prize fund for the Open Division, Women and B-Bowlers plus special prizes is 90.000 Euro (approx. US$116,600). The Open Division champion will pocket 16.000 €.
A total of 64 players will qualify for the finals on Sunday, March 18. The top 52 from the qualifying, the top six from the qualifying squads conducted March 9-11 and the top 6 from the Desperado Squad. The top 16 qualifying leaders will bypass the first round.
The remaining 48 finalists roll six games starting from scratch. The top 16 will join the 16 qualifying leaders in the best-of-three games single elimination finals. The highest ranked player will bowl the lowest seed, etc.
The rounds of 32, 16 and 8 trim the field from 16, to eight, then to four. The remaining four players will be seeded 1 to 4 for the stepladder finals to determine the champion in three one-game matches: No. 4 vs. No. 3, winner vs. No. 2, winner vs. No. 1.
Squad 1 Results
2007 European Bowling Tour #5
Strike Bowling Club in Thessaloniki, Greece (March 9-18, 2007)
The Brunswick Euro Challenge, the fifth stop of the 2007 European Bowling Tour, is underway in Thessaloniki, Greece. 27 players - 24 men and 3 women - tested the lanes at Strike Bowling Club on Friday evening. Alexandra Zorba came out of the gates quickly firing games of 246 and 247, the highest games of the whole evening. Despite finishing with four sub-200 games, Zorba took the early lead with 1218 six-game total including 48 pins handicap, a standard on the EBT. Zorba averaged 195.00 over the six games.
As the top six players from all squads conducted March 9-11 (aggregate standings) will earn a spot for the finals, Zorba currently sits atop this list either but has to sit and wait at least until Sunday evening to find out if she qualified or not. If a player from these squads finishes qualifying among the top 52, the next positioned player from the March 9-11 squads will advance, etc.
The second qualifying squad, scheduled for Friday 10pm was cancelled. Qualifying continues on Saturday with three more squads at 10am 2.pm and 6pm and runs through Saturday, March 17 with the 27th and final qualifying squad scheduled for 8pm followed by the Desperado Squad, the ultimate one-game chance to qualify for the finals on Sunday, March 18.
Bowlingdigital will cover the event live from Thessaloniki commencing March 15 all the way through to the TV finals on Sunday. The BEC is the fifth stop of the 2007 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Majors". Since the cancellation of the Viernheim Open, the Brunswick Euro Challenge is the richest event on the 2007 European Bowling Tour. The total prize fund for the Open Division, Women and B-Bowlers plus special prizes is 90.000 Euro (approx. US$116,600). The Open Division champion will pocket 16.000 €.
A total of 64 players will qualify for the finals on Sunday, March 18. The top 52 from the qualifying, the top six from the qualifying squads conducted March 9-11 and the top 6 from the Desperado Squad. The top 16 qualifying leaders will bypass the first round.
The remaining 48 finalists roll six games starting from scratch. The top 16 will join the 16 qualifying leaders in the best-of-three games single elimination finals. The highest ranked player will bowl the lowest seed, etc.
The rounds of 32, 16 and 8 trim the field from 16, to eight, then to four. The remaining four players will be seeded 1 to 4 for the stepladder finals to determine the champion in three one-game matches: No. 4 vs. No. 3, winner vs. No. 2, winner vs. No. 1.
Squad 1 Results