Thomas Gross wins Prague Summer Cup 2005
08/08/05
181 players participated in the Prague Summer Cup at Best Bowling in Prague, Czech Republic. Thomas Gross from Austria, seeded third, defeated No. 1 seed, Vladimir Dvorak, Czech Republic, twice to win the title. He started with a 223-212 win to force the decider, then shot another 226 against 189 to cruise to victory.
Gross' first 226-game came in the semifinal where he defeated Maarten Pittens, Netherlands, 178 and second seeded Vaclav Postranecky, Czech Republic, 151, to advance to the championship match.
In the opening match of the 8-player shootout the second Dutch player in the final, Luc Jansen, sidelined the sole woman in the field, Gaby Suchanek, Austria, and Jacek Grotowski, Poland in a close match, 216-201-200.
Jansen (167) and No. 4 seed Vojtech Sadlik (202), Czech Republic, fell victim to Pittens (214) in the second match,
August 3-7, 2005
Championship Round:
1. Thomas Gross, Austria, 675 (3 games)
2. Vladimir Dvorak, Czech Republic, 401 (2 games)
3. Maarten Pittens, Netherlands, 392 (2 games)
4. Vaclav Postranecky, Czech Republic, 151 (1 game)
5. Vojtech Sadlik, Czech Republic, 202 (1 game)
6. Luc Jansen, Netherlands, 383 (2 games)
7. *Gaby Suchanek, Austria, 201 (1 game)
8. Jacek Grotowski, Poland, 200 (1 game)
Playoff Results:
First Match: #6 Jansen (216) def. *#7 Suchanek (201) and #8 Grotowski (200)
Second Match: #5 Pittens (214) def. #4 Sadlik (202) and #6 Jansen (167)
Third Match: #3 Gross (226) def. #2 Postranecky (151) and #5 Pittens (178)
Championship Match: #3 Gross def. #1 Dvorak, 223-212
and in the decisive match: #3 Gross def. #1 Dvorak, 226-189.
Prague Summer Cup - Standings after Semifinal
1. Vladimir Dvorak, CZE, 1700, 212,50
2. Vaclav Postranecky, CZE, 1696, 212,00
3. Thomas Gross, AUT, 1654, 206,75
4. Vojtech Sadlik, CZE, 1609, 201,13
5. Maarten Pittens, NED, 1604, 200,50
6. Luc Jansen, NED, 1557, 194,63
7. *Gaby Suchanek, AUT, 1535, 181,88
8. Jacek Grotowski, POL, 1525, 190,63
Top 8 advanced to the stepladder finals.
Missed Cut:
9. Jaroslav Gurovic, CZE, 1524, 190,50
10. Karel Kutina, CZE, 1521, 190,13
11. Roman Pesl, CZE, 1520, 190,00
(tie) Gianny Hendrickx, BEL, 1520, 190,00
13. *Yolanda van Regenmortel, BEL, 1519, 179,88
14. Edvard Stolba, CZE, 1500, 187,50
15. Karel Hladik, CZE, 1498, 187,25
16. Edmund Lalik, POL, 1488, 186,00
17. Petr Kabrhel, CZE, 1477, 184,63
18. *Dana Hanusova, CZE, 1467, 173,38
19. Zdenek Kurka, CZE, 1457, 182,13
20. Peter Pargac, SLK, 1449, 181,13
21. Radek Pospisil, SLK, 1384, 173,00
22. Mike Machnig, GER, 1380, 172,50
23. Petr Gomola, CZE, 1336, 167,00
24. Rene Blazek, SLK, 1316, 164,50
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181 players participated in the Prague Summer Cup at Best Bowling in Prague, Czech Republic. Thomas Gross from Austria, seeded third, defeated No. 1 seed, Vladimir Dvorak, Czech Republic, twice to win the title. He started with a 223-212 win to force the decider, then shot another 226 against 189 to cruise to victory.Gross' first 226-game came in the semifinal where he defeated Maarten Pittens, Netherlands, 178 and second seeded Vaclav Postranecky, Czech Republic, 151, to advance to the championship match.
In the opening match of the 8-player shootout the second Dutch player in the final, Luc Jansen, sidelined the sole woman in the field, Gaby Suchanek, Austria, and Jacek Grotowski, Poland in a close match, 216-201-200.
Jansen (167) and No. 4 seed Vojtech Sadlik (202), Czech Republic, fell victim to Pittens (214) in the second match,
Prague Summer Cup 2005
Best Bowling in Prague, Czech RepublicAugust 3-7, 2005
Championship Round:
1. Thomas Gross, Austria, 675 (3 games)
2. Vladimir Dvorak, Czech Republic, 401 (2 games)
3. Maarten Pittens, Netherlands, 392 (2 games)
4. Vaclav Postranecky, Czech Republic, 151 (1 game)
5. Vojtech Sadlik, Czech Republic, 202 (1 game)
6. Luc Jansen, Netherlands, 383 (2 games)
7. *Gaby Suchanek, Austria, 201 (1 game)
8. Jacek Grotowski, Poland, 200 (1 game)
Playoff Results:
First Match: #6 Jansen (216) def. *#7 Suchanek (201) and #8 Grotowski (200)
Second Match: #5 Pittens (214) def. #4 Sadlik (202) and #6 Jansen (167)
Third Match: #3 Gross (226) def. #2 Postranecky (151) and #5 Pittens (178)
Championship Match: #3 Gross def. #1 Dvorak, 223-212
and in the decisive match: #3 Gross def. #1 Dvorak, 226-189.
Prague Summer Cup - Standings after Semifinal
Player with position, Country, 8-game total and average
*Women scores including 10 pins handicap each game
1. Vladimir Dvorak, CZE, 1700, 212,502. Vaclav Postranecky, CZE, 1696, 212,00
3. Thomas Gross, AUT, 1654, 206,75
4. Vojtech Sadlik, CZE, 1609, 201,13
5. Maarten Pittens, NED, 1604, 200,50
6. Luc Jansen, NED, 1557, 194,63
7. *Gaby Suchanek, AUT, 1535, 181,88
8. Jacek Grotowski, POL, 1525, 190,63
Top 8 advanced to the stepladder finals.
Missed Cut:
9. Jaroslav Gurovic, CZE, 1524, 190,50
10. Karel Kutina, CZE, 1521, 190,13
11. Roman Pesl, CZE, 1520, 190,00
(tie) Gianny Hendrickx, BEL, 1520, 190,00
13. *Yolanda van Regenmortel, BEL, 1519, 179,88
14. Edvard Stolba, CZE, 1500, 187,50
15. Karel Hladik, CZE, 1498, 187,25
16. Edmund Lalik, POL, 1488, 186,00
17. Petr Kabrhel, CZE, 1477, 184,63
18. *Dana Hanusova, CZE, 1467, 173,38
19. Zdenek Kurka, CZE, 1457, 182,13
20. Peter Pargac, SLK, 1449, 181,13
21. Radek Pospisil, SLK, 1384, 173,00
22. Mike Machnig, GER, 1380, 172,50
23. Petr Gomola, CZE, 1336, 167,00
24. Rene Blazek, SLK, 1316, 164,50