Ghislaine van der Tol comes from behind to win the 6th Istanbul Bowling Open

    04/05/09

    2009 European Bowling Tour #5

    Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey (March 30 - April 5, 2009)

    2009EBT02GhislainevanderTol.jpgDutch national team member Ghislaine van der Tol (pictured), who made it to the finals of the 6th Istanbul Bowling Open through the Desperado Squad, survived five 4-game rounds en route to claim the No. 1 seed for the playoffs over two games total pinfall.

    The lefty defeated Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, in the semi-final, 425-386, and went on to defeat No. 2 seed Tomas Leandersson, Sweden, 453-403, to claim the EBT "Major" and the 10.000 Euro top prize.

    Leandersson, who eliminated compatriot Robert Andersson in the other semifinal, 469-457, received 6.000 Euro for second place. Andersson and Karlsson earned 3.500 Euro each for third and fourth place, respectively.

     


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    6th Istanbul Bowling Open


    Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul, Turkey (March 30 - April 5, 2009)

    Championship Round:
    1. *Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands, 878 (4 games), 10.000 Euro
    2. Tomas Leandersson, Sweden, 872 (4 games), 6.000 Euro
    3. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 457 (2 games), 3.500 Euro
    4. Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, 386 (2 games), 3.500 Euro

    Playoff Results:
    Semi-final Match 1: #1 *Van der Tol (194, 231) def. #4 Karlsson (203, 183), 425-386
    Semi-final Match 2: #2 Leandersson (246, 223) def. #3 Andersson (212, 245), 469-457
    Title Match: #1 *Van der Tol (222, 231) def. #2 Leandersson (213, 190), 453-403.
    * Van der Tol's scores including 8 pins handicap each game.

    Places 5-48 with prize money:
    5. Habib Dogan, Turkey, 1.250 Euro
    6. Tina Hulsch, Germany, 1.250 Euro
    7. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1.250 Euro
    8. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1.250 Euro
    9. Peter Norderson, Sweden, 900 Euro
    10. Nick Froggatt, England, 900 Euro
    11. Paul Moor, England, 900 Euro
    12. Mads Sandbekken, Turkey, 900 Euro
    13. Peter Ljung, Sweden, 900 Euro
    14. Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 900 Euro
    15. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 900 Euro
    16. Nina Flack, Sweden, 900 Euro
    17. Jari Ratia, Finland, 900 Euro
    18. Frederik Ohrgaard, Denmark, 900 Euro
    19. Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 800 Euro
    20. Erik Andersin, Sweden, 800 Euro
    21. Joonas Jähi, Finland, 800 Euro
    22. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 800 Euro
    23. Veronica Lantto, Sweden, 800 Euro
    24. Wendy Kok, Netherlands, 800 Euro
    25. Stuart Williams, England, 800 Euro
    26. Mathias Ã…rup, Sweden, 800 Euro
    27. Jouni Helminen, Finland, 800 Euro
    28. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 800 Euro
    29. Daniel Stromberg, Sweden, 700 Euro
    30. Nicki Angie, England, 700 Euro
    31. Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 700 Euro
    32. Mithat Siveliol, Turkey, 700 Euro
    33. Paul Stott Jr. Ireland, 700 Euro
    34. Sami Senyurt, Turkey, 700 Euro
    35. Tim Mack, United States, 700 Euro
    36. Alexey Parshukov, Russia, 700 Euro
    37. George Polumbo, United States, 700 Euro
    38. Hyun Jong Shin, Kazakhstan, 700 Euro
    39. Eike Kabowski, Germany, 600 Euro
    40. Federico Rossi, Italy, 600 Euro
    41. Sascha Obst, Germany, 600 Euro
    42. Or Aviram, Israel, 600 Euro
    43. Hicran Erol, Turkey, 600 Euro
    44. Andrew Frawley, Australia, 600 Euro
    45. Gediz Ege, Turkey, 600 Euro
    46. Taygun Erkeskin, Turkey, 600 Euro
    47. Onur Demirkiran, Turkey, 600 Euro
    48. Patricia Luoto, Germany, 600 Euro

     


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