Big payday for Remy Ong, wins 30.000 Euro in 9th Qatar International Open

    12/20/09

    2009 European Bowling Tour #15

    Osku Palermaa, Nicki Ainge win 2009 EBT Men's and Women's Rankings

    2009SORemyOng3.jpg2008KUWPeterLjung.jpgRemy Ong (pictured left) from Singapore overtook the lead in third round of the finals and cruised to victory in the 9th Qatar International Open Saturday at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar. In the title match over two games total pinfall, the No. 1 seed defeated fellow lefthander Peter Ljung (right), Sweden, 416-414, to win the 30.000 Euro top prize. Ljung was consoled with 15.000 Euro.

    In the semifinal, Ong defeated No. 4 seed, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 435-405, to set up a title match against Ljung, who eliminated No. 3 seed, Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 444-397. Brøndsted and Frawley received 5.000 apiece for third and fourth place.

    Osku Palermaa, Finland, and Nicki Ainge, England, won the 2009 men's and women's European Bowling Tour rankings.

     


    9th Qatar International Open


    Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar (Dec. 12-19, 2009)

    Championship Round:
    1. Remy Ong, Singapore, 30.000 Euro
    2. Peter Ljung, Sweden, 15.000 Euro
    3. Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 5.000 Euro
    4. Andrew Frawley, Australia, 5.000 Euro

    Playoff Results:
    Semifinal Match 1: #1 Ong (200, 235) def. #4 Frawley (217, 188), 435-405
    Semifinal Match 2: #2 Ljung (254-190) def. #3 Brøndsted (221, 176), 444-397
    Championship Match: Ong (198, 218) vs. Ljung (191, 223). 416-414.
    Brøndsted's scores including 8 pins handicap each game).

     


    Places 5-48 (cashers) with prize money


    5. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2.500 Euro
    6. Dominic Barrett, England, 2.500 Euro
    7. Naif Oqab, UAE, 2.500 Euro
    8. Mads Sandbækken, Norway, 2.500 Euro
    9. Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE, 2.000 Euro
    10. Paul Hutchinson, Denmark, 2.000 Euro
    11. Paul Moor, England, 2.000 Euro
    12. Kim Bolleby, Sweden, 2.000 Euro
    13. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 2.000 Euro
    14. Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 2.000 Euro
    15. Mark Buffa, Canada, 2.000 Euro
    16. Robert Andersson, Sweden, 2.000 Euro
    17. George Frilingos, Australia, 1.300 Euro
    18. Shaker Al-Hassan, UAE, 1.300 Euro
    19. Stuart Williams, England, 1.300 Euro
    20. Frederik Øhrgaard, Denmark, 1.300 Euro
    21. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 1.300 Euro
    22. Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 1.300 Euro
    23. Sami Noor, Bahrain, 1.300 Euro
    24. Patrick Healey, United States, 1.300 Euro
    25. Caroline Lagrange, Canada, 1.300 Euro
    26. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1.300 Euro
    27. Mathias Ã…rup, Sweden, 1.300 Euro
    28. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1.300 Euro
    29. Patricia Luoto, Germany, 1.300 Euro
    30. Tim Mack, United States, 1.300 Euro
    31. Arif Mursel, Bahrain, 1.000 Euro
    32. Abdulla Haroon, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
    33. Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 1.000 Euro
    34. Kirsten Penny, England, 1.000 Euro
    35. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
    36. Lee Yu Wen, Singapore, 1.000 Euro
    37. Tim Friedrichs, Germany, 1.000 Euro
    38. Mohamed Al-Rajebah, Kuwait, 1.000 Euro
    39. Mansoor Al-Awamy, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
    40. Nicki Ainge, England, 1.000 Euro
    41. Tina Hulsch, Germany, 1.000 Euro
    42. Khaled Al-Doseri, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
    43. Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 1.000 Euro
    44. Mubarak Al-Muraikhi, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
    45. Nina Flack, Sweden, 1.000 Euro
    46. Mohammed Al-Zaidan, Kuwait, 1.000 Euro
    47. Salem Al-Marzouqi, Qatar, 1.000 Euro
    48. Sayed Ibrahim, UAE, 1.000 Euro

     


    It's down to four in 9th Qatar International Open


    Osku Palermaa wins 2009 EBT men's ranking

    2009BWCRemyOng2_small.jpg2009KSAAndrewFrawley_small.jpgRemy Ong (pictured left) from Singapore rolled his second consecutive 1370 series to earn the No. 1 seed for the semifinals of the 9th Qatar International Open. Ong led Round 4 with 2740 12-game total and an average of 228.33. He will take on Aussie Andrew Frawley (right), who took the fourth and final spot with 2521.

    In the other semifinal over two games total pinfall, No. 2 Peter Ljung, Sweden (2605) and Britt Brøndsted, Denmark (2594) will square off.

    2009EBT14DominicBarrett_small.jpg2009EBT14OskuPalermaa_small.jpgWith England's Dominic Barrett (left) eliminated in Round 4, Osku Palermaa (right), Finland, wins the men's European Bowling Tour ranking for the third consecutive year.

    The 9th Qatar Open is the 15th and final event on the 2009 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Major's". The EBT has announced that the 2010 edition will be upgraded to "Platinum", the highest status of the Tour besides Gold, Silver and Satellite.

    A total of 48 players - the top 38 qualifiers and the top 3 each from Dec. 12 and 13 squads plus the top 4 from the Desperado Squad - advanced to the finals on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18-19, 2009.

    The top 6 qualifiers bypassed the first two rounds, while places 7-12 received one bye. The other 36 players bowled six games from scratch to cut to the top 18. Those 18 plus qualifiers 7-12 also bowled six games from scratch in Round 2 and cut to the top 10, who joined the top six qualifiers in Round 3 on Saturday.

    Those 16 bowled six games from scratch to cut to the top 8, who bowled another six games with the pinfall from Round 3 being carried forward. The top 4 advanced to the championship round. All matches over two games total pinfall.

    No. 1 bowls No. 4 and No. 2 meets No. 3. The winners will advance to the championship match to bowl for the title and the 30.000 Euro top prize (approx. 43,865 U.S. Dollar). The runner-up will be consoled with 15.000 Euro, while places 3 and 4 will receive 5.000 Euro apiece.

     


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    2009 Qatar Open - Final Round Three


    The top 8 from Round 3 bowled six games with the pinfall being carried forward. The top 4 advanced to the semifinal.

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