Mattias Jansson from Sweden and Dutch Carmen Haandrikman won the gold medal in the Boys and Girls Masters competition to end the 22nd European Youth Championships Easter Sunday at Baltiska Bowlinghallen in Malmo, Sweden. All best-of-three semifinal and final matches in both divisions, boys and girls, were decided in two games.

In the boys finale, Jansson followed in the footprints of his father Raymond Jansson (1984 EYC champion) when he made quick work of Singles champion and All Events silver medalist, Arturs Levikins, Latvia, 225-189 and 200-153.

Jansson advanced to the title math with a victory over Carsten W. Hansen, Denmark, while Levikins eliminated Tony Ranta, Finland. Hansen and Ranta shared the bronze medal.

L-R Boys Masters medalists Arturs Levikins, Mattias Jansson, Carsten Hansen, Tony Ranta.

Haandrikman swept All Events champion Elin Adolfsson, Sweden, 238-204 and 222-174 to wrap up the girls title. The 17-year-old Swede earned her fifth medal in as many events.

In the semis, Adolfsson flew past Sandra Matz, Germany and Haandrikman topped Laura Ellis, England. Matz and Ellis shared the bronze medal.

L-R Girls Masters medalists Elin Adolfsson, Carmen Handrickmann, Laura Ellis, Sandra Matz.

The top 24 boys and the top 24 girls from the All Events standings (combined results of Singles, Doubles and Team competition) advanced to the best-of-three games Masters finals. The top 8 players bypassed the first round. In each round, the highest seeded player bowled the lowest seeded player, the second highest vs. the second lowest, etc.

Photos and results courtesy of eyc2009.se.

 

Girls Masters Finals - Championship

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#1	Elin Adolfsson	Sweden	204	172		0
#9	Carmen Haandrikman	Netherlands	228	222		2

 

 

Girls Masters Finals - Semifinal

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#1	Elin Adolfsson	Sweden	214	212		2
#14	Sandra Matz	Germany	178	148		0
#5	Laura Ellis	England	209	186		0
#9	Carmen Haandrikman	Netherlands	219	222		2

 

 

Girls Masters Finals - Quarterfinal

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#1	Elin Adolfsson	Sweden	237	230	214	2
#21	Malene U. Køhler	Denmark	258	197	199	1
#3	Sandra Andersson	Sweden	191	192	165	1
#14	Sandra Matz	Germany	195	162	228	2
#4	Joline Persson Planefors	Sweden	200	198		0
#9	Carmen Haandrikman	Netherlands	244	203		2
#5	Laura Ellis	England	255	226		2
#7	Chantal Jacobs	Netherlands	200	175		0

 

 

Girls Masters Finals - Round 2

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#1	Elin Adolfsson	Sweden	153	193	204	2
#22	Belinda Lupa	Germany	160	178	189	1
#2	Liat Vizenfeld	Israel	192	241	176	1
#21	Malene U. Køhler	Denmark	194	166	187	2
#3	Sandra Andersson	Sweden	208	218		2
#20	Darya Kovalyova	Ukraine	207	176		0
#4	Joline Persson Planefors	Sweden	221	234		2
#17	Pernille E. Kristensen	Denmark	180	223		0
#5	Laura Ellis	England	207	215		2
#15	Natasha Ross	Scotland	143	209		0
#6	Diana Zavjalova	Latvia	174	178		0
#14	Sandra Matz	Germany	209	178		2
#7	Chantal Jacobs	Netherlands	190	210		2
#10	Daria PajÄ…k	Poland	187	177		0
#8	Bernadette Schijf	Netherlands	204	176		0
#9	Carmen Haandrikman	Netherlands	241	235		2

 

 

Girls Masters Finals - Round 1

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#9	Carmen Haandrikman	Netherlands	226	234	255	2
#24	Christina Kappatou	Greece	231	175	183	1
#10	Daria PajÄ…k	Poland	225	235		2
#23	Jeanett Haavelmoen Johansen	Norway	185	192		0
#11	Danielle Hopcroft	England	209	169		0
#22	Belinda Lupa	Germany	232	193		2
#12	Shahaf Antin	Israel	149	209	192	1
#21	Malene U. Køhler	Denmark	177	204	214	2
#13	Polina Kosyakova	Russia	168	160	181	1
#20	Darya Kovalyova	Ukraine	157	205	205	2
#14	Sandra Matz	Germany	167	145	189	2
#19	Roosa Lundén	Finland	166	209	184	1
#15	Natasha Ross	Scotland	216	180		2
#18	Shir Levy	Israel	160	149		0
#16	Marija Tkachenko	Latvia	152	168		0
#17	Pernille E. Kristensen	Denmark	200	191		2

 

 

Boys Masters Finals - Championship

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#2	Arturs Levikins	Latvia	189	153		0
#8	Mattias Jansson	Sweden	225	200		2

 

 

Boys Masters Finals - Semifinal

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#2	Arturs Levikins	Latvia	206	217		2
#16	Tony Ranta	Finland	192	188		0
#8	Mattias Jansson	Sweden	231	187		2
#14	Carsten W. Hansen	Denmark	214	177		0

 

 

Boys Masters Finals - Quarterfinal

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#2	Arturs Levikins	Latvia	266	225		2
#23	Johan Helldén	Sweden	215	194		0
#3	Dennis Vrabac	Sweden	199	145	156	1
#16	Tony Ranta	Finland	164	233	192	2
#8	Mattias Jansson	Sweden	215	203	187	2
#15	Ãœlari Lees	Estonia	158	221	164	1
#11	Samu Valaranta	Finland	183	195		0
#14	Carsten W. Hansen	Denmark	205	219		2

 

 

Boys Masters Finals - Round 2

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#1	Mik Stampe	Denmark	153	179		0
#23	Johan Helldén	Sweden	171	198		2
#2	Arturs Levikins	Latvia	187	237		2
#21	Marcel Obst	Germany	169	171		0
#3	Dennis Vrabac	Sweden	208	246	226	2
#20	Steven Miller	England	218	201	206	1
#4	Perttu Jussila	Finland	175	193		0
#16	Tony Ranta	Finland	213	204		2
#5	Evangelos Krizinis	Greece	199	247	172	1
#15	Ãœlari Lees	Estonia	227	224	221	2
#6	Alexey Vasilenko	Russia	144	197	191	1
#14	Carsten W. Hansen	Denmark	206	179	208	2
#7	Georgios Stefanidis	Greece	197	179		0
#11	Samu Valaranta	Finland	257	190		2
#8	Mattias Jansson	Sweden	276	206		2
#9	Kim Bolleby	Sweden	191	200		0

 

 

Boys Masters Finals - Round 1

 

Seed	Player	Country	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Won-Loss
#9	Kim Bolleby	Sweden	255	211		2
#24	Tomáš Bílek	Czech Republic	168	194		0
#10	Anders Lousdal	Denmark	211	205	204	1
#23	Johan Helldén	Sweden	200	247	247	2
#11	Samu Valaranta	Finland	230	198		2
#22	Roman Starchenkov	Russia	168	198		0
#12	Kristijonas Sergejevas	Lithuania	177	186		0
#21	Marcel Obst	Germany	229	232		2
#13	Alessandro Silletti	Poland	192	211		0
#20	Steven Miller	England	279	233		2
#14	Carsten W. Hansen	Denmark	224	202	233	2
#19	Omer Nechushtan	Israel	202	249	217	1
#15	Ãœlari Lees	Estonia	218	159	267	2
#18	Brian Gillespie	Scotland	148	181	203	1
#16	Tony Ranta	Finland	193	198		2
#17	Jan Čepelák	Czech Republic	175	165		0

 

 

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