Øien and Sandbækken become 2007 Norwegian National Champions
05/11/07
Ingunn Øien and Mads Sandbækken won the individual women's and men's titles of the Norwegian National Championships held at Bowling 1 in Heimdal, a 24-lane Brunswick equipped center 15 km south of Trondheim.
Both players led the field of 59 women and 193 men throughout the entire tournament to earn the No. 1 seed for the three-player stepladder finals. In the opening match of the women's finals, Defending women's champion Heidi Thorstensen struck out in the 10th frame to seal a 235-226 victory over Cathrine Bjercke, for the right to bowl her doubles partner in the final.
Øien/Thorstensen (left) set a new Norwegian record en route to win the doubles titles with 2608 six-game total and an average of 217.22. Øien rolled a record 1398 series (233.00 average) and Thorstensen added 1210.
The teammates were tied at 118 in the middle of the match when Thorstensen fell behind by three pins due to a six-count on her first ball in the seventh frame, the only pinfall lower than nine in the whole title match. This factor proved decisive as both players finished with strike, 9-spare, strike and 9-spare and Øien maintained her lead to win the title, 217-214.
The men's title match featured the top 2 Norwegian players. Petter Hansen edged out Martin Olsen and Norwegian veteran Arne Svein Strøm for the third and final spot averaging 219.59 for 29 games. Strøm and Stian Olsen (l-r, Briskebyen BK, won the titles in men's Doubles.
Hansen survived a low-scoring encounter against Jan Egil Hansen in the semi-final, 186-182, to earn the right to bowl tournament leader and defending champion Mads Sandbækken for the title.
The experienced player, Hansen (left), topped the rising star, 2006 World Youth Masters champion Sandbækken (right), already a member of the Norwegian national team, thanks to a four-bagger in the middle of the game, 227-209.
According to the rules, the No. seed must be defeated twice to win the title and Sandbækken got a second chance. The youngster took the lead with a turkey in frames 5-7 and never looked back. Two open frames in the 8th and 9th sealed Hansen's fate and Sandbækken took his second consecutive national championship with a 224-183 victory in the decider.
Championship Round:
1. Ingunn Øien , Metro, 217 (1 game)
2. Heidi Thorstensen, Metro, 449 (2 games)
3. Cathrine Bjercke, Frogner, 226 (1 game)
Playoff Results:
First Match: Thorstensen def. Bjercke, 235-224
Thorstensen: X X 9/ 8/ 9/ X X 9/ X XXX 235
Bjercke: X X 8/ X X X 9/ 9/ X 9/X 226
Title Match: Øien def. Thorstensen, 217-214
Øien: X X 9/ X X 9/ 9/ X 9/ X9/ 217
Thorstensen: 9/ X X X 9/ 9/ 6/ X 9/ X9/ 214
Top 5 before stepladder with 25-game total
1. Ingunn Øien, Metro BK, 5491, 219,64
2. Cathrine Bjercke, Frogner BK, 5194, 207,76
3. Heidi Thorstensen, Metro BK, 5191, 207,64
4. Renate Jakobsen, Stavanger BK, 5036, 201,44
5. Patcharin Torgersen, Solli BK, 4991, 199,64
Championship Round:
1. Mads Sandbækken, Frogner, 433 (2 games)
2. Petter Hansen, Solli, 596 (3 games)
3. Jan Egil Hansen, Larvik, 182 (1 game)
Playoff Results:
First Match: P. Hansen def. J. E. Hansen, 186-182
J. E. Hansen: 81 X 8/ X 9/ 81 X X X 81 182
P. Hansen: X X 62 X X 9/ 72 X 9/ X9- 186
Title Match: Hansen def. Sandbækken, 227-209
Sandbækken: 9/ X X 9/ X 71 9/ X X X62 209
Hansen: 81 X 9/ 9/ X X X X 9/ XXX 227
Decisive Match: Sandbækken def. Hansen, 224-183
Sandbækken: 9/ 7/ X 8/ X X X 9/ 9/ XX9 224
Hansen: 9/ X 9/ X 9/ X 7/ 63 71 XXX 183
Top 5 before stepladder with 29-game total
1. Mads Sandbækken, Frogner BK, 6594, 227,38
2. Jan Egil Hansen, Larvik BK, 6350, 218,97
3. Petter Hansen, Solli BK, 6368, 219,59
4. Martin Olsen, Frogner BK, 6229, 214,79
5. Arne Svein Strøm, Briskebyen BK, 6223, 214,59
Norway
Bowling 1 in Heimdal, Norway (May 3-6, 2007)
Ingunn Øien and Mads Sandbækken won the individual women's and men's titles of the Norwegian National Championships held at Bowling 1 in Heimdal, a 24-lane Brunswick equipped center 15 km south of Trondheim. Both players led the field of 59 women and 193 men throughout the entire tournament to earn the No. 1 seed for the three-player stepladder finals. In the opening match of the women's finals, Defending women's champion Heidi Thorstensen struck out in the 10th frame to seal a 235-226 victory over Cathrine Bjercke, for the right to bowl her doubles partner in the final.
Øien/Thorstensen (left) set a new Norwegian record en route to win the doubles titles with 2608 six-game total and an average of 217.22. Øien rolled a record 1398 series (233.00 average) and Thorstensen added 1210. The teammates were tied at 118 in the middle of the match when Thorstensen fell behind by three pins due to a six-count on her first ball in the seventh frame, the only pinfall lower than nine in the whole title match. This factor proved decisive as both players finished with strike, 9-spare, strike and 9-spare and Øien maintained her lead to win the title, 217-214.
The men's title match featured the top 2 Norwegian players. Petter Hansen edged out Martin Olsen and Norwegian veteran Arne Svein Strøm for the third and final spot averaging 219.59 for 29 games. Strøm and Stian Olsen (l-r, Briskebyen BK, won the titles in men's Doubles.Hansen survived a low-scoring encounter against Jan Egil Hansen in the semi-final, 186-182, to earn the right to bowl tournament leader and defending champion Mads Sandbækken for the title.
The experienced player, Hansen (left), topped the rising star, 2006 World Youth Masters champion Sandbækken (right), already a member of the Norwegian national team, thanks to a four-bagger in the middle of the game, 227-209. According to the rules, the No. seed must be defeated twice to win the title and Sandbækken got a second chance. The youngster took the lead with a turkey in frames 5-7 and never looked back. Two open frames in the 8th and 9th sealed Hansen's fate and Sandbækken took his second consecutive national championship with a 224-183 victory in the decider.
2007 Norwegian National Championships - Women's Singles
Championship Round:
1. Ingunn Øien , Metro, 217 (1 game)
2. Heidi Thorstensen, Metro, 449 (2 games)
3. Cathrine Bjercke, Frogner, 226 (1 game)
Playoff Results:
First Match: Thorstensen def. Bjercke, 235-224
Thorstensen: X X 9/ 8/ 9/ X X 9/ X XXX 235
Bjercke: X X 8/ X X X 9/ 9/ X 9/X 226
Title Match: Øien def. Thorstensen, 217-214
Øien: X X 9/ X X 9/ 9/ X 9/ X9/ 217
Thorstensen: 9/ X X X 9/ 9/ 6/ X 9/ X9/ 214
Top 5 before stepladder with 25-game total
1. Ingunn Øien, Metro BK, 5491, 219,64
2. Cathrine Bjercke, Frogner BK, 5194, 207,76
3. Heidi Thorstensen, Metro BK, 5191, 207,64
4. Renate Jakobsen, Stavanger BK, 5036, 201,44
5. Patcharin Torgersen, Solli BK, 4991, 199,64
2007 Norwegian National Championships - Men's Singles
Championship Round:
1. Mads Sandbækken, Frogner, 433 (2 games)
2. Petter Hansen, Solli, 596 (3 games)
3. Jan Egil Hansen, Larvik, 182 (1 game)
Playoff Results:
First Match: P. Hansen def. J. E. Hansen, 186-182
J. E. Hansen: 81 X 8/ X 9/ 81 X X X 81 182
P. Hansen: X X 62 X X 9/ 72 X 9/ X9- 186
Title Match: Hansen def. Sandbækken, 227-209
Sandbækken: 9/ X X 9/ X 71 9/ X X X62 209
Hansen: 81 X 9/ 9/ X X X X 9/ XXX 227
Decisive Match: Sandbækken def. Hansen, 224-183
Sandbækken: 9/ 7/ X 8/ X X X 9/ 9/ XX9 224
Hansen: 9/ X 9/ X 9/ X 7/ 63 71 XXX 183
Top 5 before stepladder with 29-game total
1. Mads Sandbækken, Frogner BK, 6594, 227,38
2. Jan Egil Hansen, Larvik BK, 6350, 218,97
3. Petter Hansen, Solli BK, 6368, 219,59
4. Martin Olsen, Frogner BK, 6229, 214,79
5. Arne Svein Strøm, Briskebyen BK, 6223, 214,59