Kanold wins Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament

    02/11/08

    2008 European Bowling Tour #3

    Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands (Feb. 3-10, 2008)

    2008EBT03MikaelKanold.jpg Sweden Mikael Kanold rolled games of 248 and 234 to win the final round of 4 in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament in Tilburg, Netherlands with 482 pinfall total. The Swede pocketed 10.000 Euro and 100 ranking points for winning the third stop and the second "major" of the 2008 European Bowling Tour.

    L-R Ronald Dol, owner of Dolfijn Bowling Tilburg, Mike Quitter, Vice President of Ebonite, Mikael Kanold, winner of the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2008 and Luc Jansen, tournament director.

    Norwegian Tore Torgersen, who had a 287 in game #1 finished second with 448 behind a 161 in game #2. Martin Larsen, Sweden, who won the EBT event in Luxembourg last weekend, was third with 411 and PBA super star Brian Voss was fourth with 366.



    Final Round 6 (Championship Round)


    Two games total pinfall.




    Final Standings (places 5-60)


    5. Tony Fransson, 1.500 Euro
    6. Dominic Barrett, 1.500 Euro
    7. Marcus Berndt, 1.500 Euro
    8. Mads Sandbekken, 1.500 Euro
    9. Jimmy Dan Mortensen, 1.000 Euro
    10. Dennis Eklund, 1.000 Euro
    11. Robert Andersson, 1.000 Euro
    12. Yoan Alix, 1.000 Euro
    13. Robert Kendall, 1.000 Euro
    14. Achim Grabowski, 1.000 Euro
    15. Martin Paulsson, 1.000 Euro
    16. Thomas Gross, 1.000 Euro
    17. Mikael Braendeskov, 600 Euro
    18. Wendy Kok, 600 Euro
    19. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, 600 Euro
    20. James Gruffman, 600 Euro
    21. Daniëlle van der Meer, 600 Euro
    22. Menno van den Heuvel, 600 Euro
    23. Anja Ginge Jensen, 600 Euro
    24. Lotte Pedersen, 600 Euro
    25. Michael Sassen, 450 Euro
    26. Gery Verbruggen, 450 Euro
    27. Lisanne Breeschoten, 450 Euro
    28. Wesley Selier, 450 Euro
    29. Eric Kok, 450 Euro
    30. Frederik Ohrgaard, 450 Euro
    31. Xavier Lotthe, 450 Euro
    32. Maarten Pittens, 450 Euro
    33. Paul Moor, 450 Euro
    34. Morten Albeck, 450 Euro
    35. Remco Verboon, 450 Euro
    36. Nick Plummen, 450 Euro
    37. J.M. Lebon, 450 Euro
    38. Christian Karlsson, 450 Euro
    39. Osku Palermaa, 450 Euro
    40. Stuart Williams, 450 Euro
    41. Anne Lorraine Gales, 300 Euro
    42. Ghislaine van der Tol, 300 Euro
    43. Koen Pellegroms, 300 Euro
    44. Jesper Agerbo, 300 Euro
    45. Vincent Cayez, 300 Euro
    46. Christian Kweens, 300 Euro
    47. Andy Bandus, 300 Euro
    48. Peter Smits, 300 Euro
    49. Anders Vorborg, 300 Euro
    50. Wim Claessens, 300 Euro
    51. François Sacco, 300 Euro
    52. Erik Andersin, 300 Euro
    53. Dirk Baade, 300 Euro
    54. Christian Sondberg, 300 Euro
    55. Johnni Adsbol, 300 Euro
    56. Tobias Karlsson, 300 Euro
    57. Jimmy Ravez, 300 Euro
    58. Michell Stinissen, 300 Euro
    59. Ronald Dol, 300 Euro
    60. Andrea Mirschel, 300 Euro


    Final Round 5


    Two games total pinfall. The top 2 from each group advanced.




    Final Round 4


    Two games total pinfall. The top 2 from each group advanced.




    Final Round 3


    Two games total pinfall. The top 2 from each group plus four "lucky losers" (third-positioned players from group 1, 9, 13 and 15) advanced.




    Final Round 2


    Two games total pinfall. The top 2 from each group plus four "lucky losers" (third-positioned players from group 1, 5, 7 and 19) advanced.




    Final Round 1


    Players seeded 21-60 after qualifying played 4 games with 50 per cent of the qualifying pinfall being carried forward. The top 20 advance to the next round.




    Van den Heuvel wins qualifying in Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament


    2008EBT03MennovandenHuevel.jpg Menno van den Heuvel (pictured left), Netherlands, won the qualifying in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands. Van den Heuvel totaled 1474 pins and averaged 245.67 for six games. The Dutch national team member and the next 19 players earned one bye for tomorrow's finals.

    2008EBT03WesleySelier_small.jpg His compatriot Wesley Selier (right) was second with 1438 including one of three perfect games.

    Two of Europe's finest bowlers, Osku Palermaa, Finland, and Martin Larsen, Sweden led the penultimate qualifying squad en route to move into third and fourth place in the overall standings.

    Palermaa tied second-placed Wesley Selier, Netherlands, with 1438 but finished third due to the lower last game, 256 to 300. Larsen was eight pins behind with 1428.

    2007EBT16RikkeHolmRasmussen_small.jpg Rikke Holm Rasmussen (left) was the top-ranked woman in the field with 1400 including handicap, good for 9th place. The Dane was one of nine women, who survived the first cut.

    2006EBT15YoanAlix_small.jpg Yoan Alix (right), France, hit the cutoff number for 20th place with 1357 (226.17), while women's European Doubles champion Anja Ginge Jensen, Denmark, took the 50th and last spot to advance with 1309 pinfall total including handicap (210.17 scratch).

    The Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament is the third of 18 stops and the second "Major" of this year's European Bowling Tour. The tournament offers total prize money of 55.500 Euro or approximately 82,000 U.S. Dollar. The winner will receive the 10.000 Euro top prize.

    According to the organizers, the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament is the world's first tournament that features "real combined dual lane condition". The left lane is oiled with a 44 feet long pattern, while the right lane is dressed with a 33 feet short pattern.

    The top 50 players after qualifying plus the top 10 from a combined standings of Squads 1-6 (a total of 60 players) advanced to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 10. The top 20 qualifiers will bypass the first round.

    The other 40 players will bowl 4 games with 50 per cent of the qualifying pinfall being carried forward. The top 20 (seeded 21-40) will meet the qualifying leaders (seeded 1-20) in the second round.

    The players will be seeded into groups of four players each and will determine the champion in five rounds over two games total pinfall. Basically the top two players plus four 'lucky losers' each in rounds 2 and 3, advance to the next round and will be reseeded according to pinfall in the previous round.

    The field will be cut from 40 to 24, 16, 8 and the then four, who will battle it out for the title.


    Standings after Qualifying


    The top 50 qualifying leaders plus the top 10 from Squads 1-6 not among the top 50 (places 51-60) advance to the next round.




    No changes atop the leaderboard in Tilburg


    2008EBT03MennovandenHuevel_small.jpg 2008EBT03WesleySelier_small.jpg Menno van den Heuvel (left) and Wesley Selier (right), both Netherlands, continued to lead in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands. Van den Heuvel totaled 1474 pins, an average of 245.67 for six games, followed by Selier with 1438.

    Third and fourth place belong to Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark (1428) and Mads Sandbækken, Norway (1427). Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, remained the top-ranked woman in the field with 1400 including handicap, good for seventh place.

    2007EBT17MikaelKanold_small.jpg Mikael Kanold (left) was the only player in the last four squads (No. 10-13), who cracked the 1400 bar. The Swede moved into fifth with 1423.

    Luke Hampshaw, England currently mans the 50th and final qualifying post with 1301 or an average of 216.83.

    The Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament is the third of 18 stops and the second "Major" of this year's European Bowling Tour. The tournament offers total prize money of 55.500 Euro or approximately 82,000 U.S. Dollar. The winner will receive the 10.000 Euro top prize.

    Qualifying runs through Saturday evening, Feb. 9, with the final Squad 15 scheduled for 5 p.m. local time (GMT +1).

    The top 50 qualifying leaders plus the top 10 from a combined standings of Squads 1-6 (a total of 60 players) will advance to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 10. The top 20 qualifiers will earn one bye.

    The remaining 40 players will bowl 4 games with 50 per cent of the qualifying pinfall being carried forward. The top 20 (seeded 21-40) will meet the qualifying leaders (seeded 1-20) in the second round.

    The players will be seeded into groups of four players each and will determine the champion in five rounds over two games total pinfall. Basically the top two players plus four 'lucky losers' each in rounds 2 and 3, advance to the next round and will be reseeded according to pinfall in the previous round.

    The field will be cut from 40 to 24, 16, 8 and the then four, who will battle it out for the title.



    Van den Heuvel overtakes lead in Tilburg


    2008EBT03MennovandenHuevel.jpg Menno van den Heuvel (pictured left), Netherlands, used four games of 248 or better to take the overall qualifying lead in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands. Van den Heuvel totaled 1474 pins and averaged 245.67 for six games.

    2007EBT17JimmyMortensen_small.jpg Day one leader Wesley Selier, Netherlands, fell one spot to second with 1438. Dane Jimmy Mortensen (right) trailed van den Heuvel by 46 pins in squad 10a to move into third place with 14328.

    Next are Mads Sandbækken, Norway and Dominic Barrett, England, with 1427 and 1415, resp. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, is the top-ranked woman in the field with 1400 including handicap.

    Bart van Kerckhoven, Belgium currently mans the 50th and final qualifying post with 1263 or an average of 210.50.

    The Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament is the third of 18 stops and the second "Major" of this year's European Bowling Tour. The tournament offers total prize money of 55.500 Euro or approximately 82,000 U.S. Dollar. The winner will receive the 10.000 Euro top prize.

    Qualifying continues on Friday with squads 10, 11 and 12 and runs through Saturday evening, Feb. 9, with the final Squad 15 scheduled for 5 p.m. local time (GMT +1).

    The top 50 qualifying leaders plus the top 10 from a combined standings of Squads 1-6 (a total of 60 players) will advance to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 10. The top 20 qualifiers will earn one bye.

    The remaining 40 players will bowl 4 games with 50 per cent of the qualifying pinfall being carried forward. The top 20 (seeded 21-40) will meet the qualifying leaders (seeded 1-20) in the second round.

    The players will be seeded into groups of four players each and will determine the champion in five rounds over two games total pinfall. Basically the top two players plus four 'lucky losers' each in rounds 2 and 3, advance to the next round and will be reseeded according to pinfall in the previous round.

    The field will be cut from 40 to 24, 16, 8 and the then four, who will battle it out for the title.



    Sandbækken, Barrett, Rasmussen, Palermaa add their names to the leaderboard in Tilburg


    2008EBT03WesleySelier.jpg Day four qualifying in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands, saw two 300 games but still the same leader after 9 out of 15 qualifying squads.

    Wesley Selier (pictured left), Netherlands, who rolled the first 300 game on the first qualifying day, held onto the lead with 1438 six-game total and an average of 239.67.

    2007QATMadsSandbkken_small.jpg Mads Sandbækken (right), Norway, led squad 9 with 1427 en route to move into second place in the overall qualifying standings. The reigning World Youth and European adult masters champion had a slow start with 205 and 196, but closed out the block with 288, 266, 229 and 243.

    2007EBT18DominicBarrett_small.jpg Dominic Barrett (left), England, finished his series in squad 7 with the second 300 game of the tournament to check in with 1415, good for third place.

    2007EBT16RikkeHolmRasmussen_small.jpg Playing in the same squad, Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, became the first woman, who reached the 1400-plateau, with 1352 scratch, a 225.33 average, and a pinfall total of 1400 including the 48 pins women's handicap. The Dane leaped into fourth place.

    2007MECAEOskuPalermaa_small.jpg Squad 8 leader Osku Palermaa (left), Finland used a high game of 279 for a 1392 pinfall total to overtake the fifth position. Glenn Zillekens, Netherlands, set the highlight in squad 8 starting with the third 300 game of the tournament. Zillekens landed in 39th place with 1280.

    Dirk_Dreyer_4758.jpg German national team member Dirk Dreyer (right) currently holds the 50th and final qualifying post with 1255 or an average of 209.17.

    The Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament is the third of 18 stops and the second "Major" of this year's European Bowling Tour. The tournament offers total prize money of 55.500 Euro or approximately 82,000 U.S. Dollar. The winner will receive the 10.000 Euro top prize.

    Qualifying continues on Friday Feb. 8 and runs through Saturday evening, Feb. 9, with the final Squad 15 scheduled for 5 p.m. local time (GMT +1).

    The top 50 qualifying leaders plus the top 10 from a combined standings of Squads 1-6 (a total of 60 players) will advance to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 10. The top 20 qualifiers will earn one bye.

    The remaining 40 players will bowl 4 games with 50 per cent of the qualifying pinfall being carried forward. The top 20 (seeded 21-40) will meet the qualifying leaders (seeded 1-20) in the second round.

    The players will be seeded into groups of four players each and will determine the champion in five rounds over two games total pinfall. Basically the top two players plus four 'lucky losers' each in rounds 2 and 3, advance to the next round and will be reseeded according to pinfall in the previous round.

    The field will be cut from 40 to 24, 16, 8 and the then four, who will battle it out for the title.



    Selier holds on to the lead after Squads 1-6 in Tilburg


    2008EBT03WesleySelier.jpg With six of thirteen qualifying squads in the books, Wesley Selier (left), Netherlands, holds on to the lead in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2008 at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands. Selier had a 1438 six-game series including a 300 game in the second squad, an average of 239.67 for six games.

    According to the tournament rules, the top 10 from a combined standings of Squads 1-6 will advance to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 10. If any of those ten will finish among the top 50 in the overall qualifying standings the next best player from the Squad 1-6 standings will take his spot.

    2007EBT05NickPlummen_small.jpg Nick Plummen led squad 6 with 1389 pinfall total including a high game of 256 en route to move into second place. Michael Sassen is third with 1383, with Remco Verboon, all Netherlands, in fourth with 1375.

    Rounding out the top 10 are Gery Verbruggen, Belgium; Yoan Alix, France; Achim Grabowski, Germany; Daniëlle van der Meer, Lisanne Breeschoten and Maarten Pittens, all Netherlands. Pittens felled 1330 pins (221.67).

    The Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament is the third of 18 stops and the second "Major" of this year's European Bowling Tour. The tournament offers total prize money of 55.500 Euro or approximately 82,000 U.S. Dollar. The winner will receive the 10.000 Euro top prize.

    Qualifying continues on Thursday Feb. 7 and runs through Saturday evening, Feb. 9, with the final Squad 15 scheduled for 5 p.m. local time (GMT +1).

    The top 50 qualifying leaders plus the top 10 from a combined standings of Squads 1-6 (a total of 60 players) will advance to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 10. The top 20 qualifiers will earn one bye.

    The remaining 40 players will bowl 4 games with 50 per cent of the qualifying pinfall being carried forward. The top 20 (seeded 21-40) will meet the qualifying leaders (seeded 1-20) in the second round.

    The players will be seeded into groups of four players each and will determine the champion in five rounds over two games total pinfall. Basically the top two players plus four 'lucky losers' each in rounds 2 and 3, advance to the next round and will be reseeded according to pinfall in the previous round.

    The field will be cut from 40 to 24, 16, 8 and the then four, who will battle it out for the title.


    Selier continues to lead after Day Two in Tilburg


    2008EBT03WesleySelier_small.jpg Wesley Selier, Netherlands, who rolled a 1438 six-game series including a 300 game on Day One qualifying, continued to lead the field of 105 players in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2008 at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands after the second day.

    Former 3-time world champion Michael Sassen, Netherlands, led squad 3 with 1383, a 230.5 average, to move into second place. 2000-2003 European ranking champion Gery Verbruggen, Belgium slipped to third with 1374 and was followed by Yoan Alix, France with 1357.

    2007EBT18AchimGrabowski_small.jpg Squad 4 leader Achim Grabowski (right), Germany (1347) leaped to sixth place and is sandwiched between the best two of 18 women, Daniëlle van der Meer (1347) and Lisanne Breeschoten (1339), both Netherlands.

    Next are Maarten Pittens, Netherlands and Dirk Baade, Germany with 1330 and 1320, resp. Rounding out the top 10 was squad 5 leader Jimmy Ravez, Belgium, with 1319.

    The Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament is the third of 18 stops and the second "Major" of this year's European Bowling Tour. The tournament offers total prize money of 55.500 Euro or approximately 82,000 U.S. Dollar. The winner will receive the 10.000 Euro top prize.

    Qualifying continues through Saturday evening, Feb. 9, with the final Squad 15 scheduled for 5 p.m. local time. (GMT +1).

    The top 50 qualifying leaders plus the top 10 from a combined standings of Squads 1-6 (a total of 60 players) will advance to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 10. The top 20 qualifiers will earn one bye.

    The remaining 40 players will bowl 4 games with 50 per cent of the qualifying pinfall being carried forward. The top 20 (seeded 21-40) will meet the qualifying leaders (seeded 1-20) in the second round.

    The players will be seeded into groups of four players each and will determine the champion in five rounds over two games total pinfall. Basically the top two players plus four 'lucky losers' each in rounds 2 and 3, advance to the next round and will be reseeded according to pinfall in the previous round.

    The field will be cut from 40 to 24, 16, 8 and the then four, who will battle it out for the title.


    Selier rolls 300 games to take the lead after Day One in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament


    2008EBT03WesleySelier.jpg Wesley Selier, Netherlands, finished his six-game block in the second squad of the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2008 with a 300 game en route to overtake the lead in the qualifying with 1438 pinfall total and an average of 239.67.

    4-Time European Bowling Tour ranking champion Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, is second with 1374, with Dirk Baade, Germany, in third at 1320. Former German national team member Andrea Mirschel is the top-ranked women after two out of 15 qualifying squads with 1307 pinfall total including 48 pins handicap.

    The Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament is the 3rd of 18 stops and the second "Major" of this year's European Bowling Tour. The tournament offers total prize money of 55.500 Euro or approximately 82,000 U.S. Dollar. The winner will receive the 10.000 Euro top prize.

    Qualifying continues through Saturday evening, Feb. 9, with the final Squad 15 scheduled for 5 p.m. local time. (GMT +1).

    The top 50 qualifying leaders plus the top 10 from a combined standings of Squads 1-6 (a total of 60 players) will advance to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 10. The top 20 qualifiers will earn one bye.

    The remaining 40 players will bowl 4 games with 50 per cent of the qualifying pinfall being carried forward. The top 20 (seeded 21-40) will meet the qualifying leaders (seeded 1-20) in the second round.

    The players will be seeded into groups of four players each and will determine the champion in five rounds over two games total pinfall. Basically the top two players - plus four 'lucky losers' each in rounds 2 and 3 - advance to the next round and will be reseeded according to pinfall in the previous round.

    The field will be cut from 40 to 24, 16, 8 and the then four, who will battle it out for the title.