Gross beats Williams win the 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open

    10/13/09

    2009 European Bowling Tour #11

    Watch the video of the stepladder finals here

    2009VOThomasGross-7.jpg2009VOFinalStuartWilliams.jpgHometown favorite Thomas Gross (pictured right) defeated tournament leader Stuart Williams (left), England, in a high scoring championship match, 246-231, en route to become the first Austrian winner in the Columbia 300 Vienna Open Sunday afternoon at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.

    Gross fell behind early as Williams, who won the Doubles (with Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia), led the Singles preliminaries and earned the top seed for the stepladder finals, started with three strikes, nine-spare, and another three strikes.

    Gross, seeded second, who won the semifinal match against No. 3 Tobias Karlsson (below, right), Sweden, 276-201, tossed enough strikes to stay in the match until the 8th frame. Williams, who could shut out Gross, got a 10-pin in the 8th, and Gross all in a sudden had a chance to shut out Williams after striking on his next two balls.

    2009VOFinalRobThurlby.jpg2009VOFinalTobiasKarlsson.jpgHe rolled his worst ball in the entire tournament and left the 5-9 combination. He spared for 246, which gave Williams the opportunity to throw three strikes and win by one pin.

    When Williams didn't get a strike on his first ball, the match was. over. Gross earned the 6.000 top prize and 100 ranking points as the Vienna Open is one of the "Majors" on the European Bowling Tour. Williams received 4.000 Euro for second and split 1.600 Euro with Guerrero for the Doubles victory.

    Karlsson, who eliminated Rob Thurlby (above, left) from England in a low scoring but close opening match, 186-166, pocketed 3.000 Euro for third place. Thurlby garnered 2.200 Euro for fourth place.

    2009ViennaOpenLogo_small.jpg The 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open was the 11th stop of the 2009 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Majors". The tournament drew 327 players from 27 countries. The 8th Columbia 300 Vienna Open, an EBT Gold tournament previously Major, will be held from Sept. 28 through Oct. 3, 2010 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.

    Plus Bowling will host another EBT tournament in 2010 as the inaugural Ebonite Austria Challenge (EBT Silver) will be held April 28 through May 2 in conjunction with the 2010 EBT Masters.

    All photos by Beat Grauwiler and Lars MĂĽller.

     


     


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    7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open


    Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, 2009)

    2009VOFinalAudience.jpgChampionship Round:
    1st place: Thomas Gross, Austria, 6.000 Euro
    2nd place: Stuart Williams, England, 4.000 Euro
    3rd place: Tobias Karlsson, Sweden , 3.000 Euro
    4th place: Rob Thurlby, England, 2.200 Euro

    Playoff Results:
    Match 1: #3 Karlsson def. #4 Thurlby, 186-166
    Match 2: Gross def. Karlsson, 276-201
    Title Match: Gross def. #1 Williams, 246-231.

    2009 European Bowling Tour Rankings by Bowlingdigital


    2009 EBT Men's Ranking
    2009 EBT Women's Ranking

     


    Cashers - Places 5-64


    5. David Canady, Germany, 1.700 Euro
    6. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 1.600 Euro
    7. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1.500 Euro
    8. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 1.400 Euro
    9. Leo Grundschober, Austria, 1.300 Euro
    10. Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 1.200 Euro
    11. Kamilla Kjeldsen, Denmark, 1.100 Euro
    12. Timo Alho, Finland, 1.100 Euro
    13. Oliver Blase, Germany, 1.000 Euro
    14. Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
    15. Brian Voss, United States, 1.000 Euro
    16. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 900 Euro
    17. Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 900 Euro
    18. Lars Nielsen, Denmark, 900 Euro
    19. Mikko Hirvonen, Finland, 800 Euro
    20. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 800 Euro
    21. Anders Lousdal, Denmark, 800 Euro
    22. Marcus Zuber, Germany, 700 Euro
    23. Lynda Barnes, United States, 700 Euro
    24. Nicki Ainge, England, 700 Euro
    25. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 650 Euro
    26. Andreas Humm, Germany, 650 Euro
    27. Timo Schröder, Germany, 650 Euro
    28. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 600 Euro
    29. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, 600 Euro
    30. Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 600 Euro
    31. Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia, 550 Euro
    32. Marco Parapini, Italy, 550 Euro
    33. Achim Grabowski, Germany, 550 Euro
    34. Patricia Luoto, Germany, 550 Euro
    35. Rowby Rodriguez, Austria, 550 Euro
    36. Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands, 550 Euro
    37. Priscilla Maaswinkel, Netherlands, 550 Euro
    38. Michael Rauscher, Austria, 550 Euro
    39. Manuel Mrosek, Germany, 550 Euro
    40. Tina Hulsch, Germany, 550 Euro
    41. Dirk Völkel, Germany, 550 Euro
    42. Tim Friedrichs, Germany, 550 Euro
    43. Anton Stiel, Austria, 550 Euro
    44. Mathias Ă…rup, Sweden, 550 Euro
    45. Juha Immonen, Finland, 550 Euro
    46. Paul Hutchinson, Denmark, 550 Euro
    47. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 550 Euro
    48. Lotte Huobo Pedersen, Denmark, 500 Euro
    49. Oliver Mielentz, Germany, 500 Euro
    50. Tobias Gäbler, Germany, 500 Euro
    51. Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 500 Euro
    52. Erik Andersin, Sweden, 500 Euro
    53. Franz Hahn, Austria, 500 Euro
    54. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 500 Euro
    55. Anne Lorraine Gales, Denmark, 500 Euro
    56. Lucas Wiseman, United States, 500 Euro
    57. Anders Vorborg, Denmark, 500 Euro
    58. Martin Pfeifer, Austria, 500 Euro
    59. Mik Stampe, Denmark, 500 Euro
    60. Roman Fuerbacher, Austria, 500 Euro
    61. Philipp SchĂĽtt, Germany, 500 Euro
    62. Petra Korkiamäki, Finland, 500 Euro
    63. Mirek Cifra, Czech Republic, 500 Euro
    64. Ivonne Gross, Austria, 500 Euro

     


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