Team Austria claims title in 5th Baker Trophy Zurich
04/12/06
Team Austria with Robert Fürst, Thomas Tybl, Walter Gonaus, Michael Loos, Nikolai Schröder and coach Helmut Amstätter (l-r) claimed the title in the 5th Baker Trophy Zurich at bowling center BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, Switzerland.
Lausanne Sport (right) set the highlight in qualifying when the team posted a perfect game in the Baker scoring system format where each player plays two frames per game. The lead off player bowls the first and sixth frame, the second player the second and seventh frame and so on.
The 13 participating teams bowled 24 games of qualifying after which the top ten teams advanced to the round robin finals, with each match consisting of two games. Bonus points were awarded based on total pinfall.
"We hope that more tournaments will be contested in the Baker format", said Grauwiler. "and we're looking forward to welcoming more teams at bowling center BeSeCo next year."
The top 4 teams after round robin match play advanced to the stepladder final. Trans Am Basel sidelined local favorites BC Strangers, 441-354, in the opening match. To meet second seeded Team Austria. The Austrians flew past their opponents with games of 233 and 269, 502-321.
In the championship match against top-seeded Miami Lausanne, the Austrian won both games by 11 and 22 pins, respectively, to cruise to the title with 382-349 victory.
1. Team Austria, 884 (4 games)
2. BC Miami Lausanne, Switzerland, 349 (2 games)
3. Trans Am Basel, Switzerland, 321 (2 games)
4. BC Strangers Zurich, Switzerland, 354 (2 games)
Playoff Results:
First Match: Trans Am def. Strangers, 441-354
Second Match: Team Austria def. Trans Am, 502-321
Championship Match: Team Austria def. Miami, 382-349.
1. BC Miami, 3840, 213,33, 9-0, 360, 4200
2. Team Austria, 3833, 212,94, 7-2, 280, 4113
3. Trans Am, 3561, 197,83, 4-5, 160, 3721
4. BC Strangers 1, 3548, 197,11, 4-5, 160, 3708
Missed Cut:
5. BC Swissair, 3458, 192,11, 5-4, 200, 3658
6. BC Strangers Juniors, 3451, 191,72, 4-5, 160, 3611
7. Lausanne Sport, 3424, 190,22, 4-5, 160, 3584
8. Project BE 06, 3389, 188,28, 4-4-1, 180, 3569
9. BC Arrows, 3274, 181,89, 2-7, 80, 3354
10. Léman BC, 3157, 175,39, 1-7-1 60, 3217
1. BC Strangers Juniors, 5114, 213,08
2. BC Miami, 5006, 208,58
3. Team Austria, 4981, 207,54
4. BC Strangers 1, 4900, 204,17
5. Project BE 06, (48), 4654, 191,92
6. BC Swissair, 4605, 191,88
7. Trans Am, 4584, 191,00
8. Lausanne Sport, (32), 4561, 188,71
9. BC Arrows, 4451, 185,46
10. Léman BC, (48), 4445, 183,21
Missed Cut:
11. Team Bern, 4383, 182,63
12. BC Strangers 3, 4222, 175,92
13. Team Marzili, (192), 3834, 151,75
Switzerland
Bowling-Halle BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, Switzerland
Team Austria with Robert Fürst, Thomas Tybl, Walter Gonaus, Michael Loos, Nikolai Schröder and coach Helmut Amstätter (l-r) claimed the title in the 5th Baker Trophy Zurich at bowling center BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, Switzerland. "The Austrians were one of the favorites", said tournament organizer Beat Grauwiler, "and they proved the odds makers right."
Lausanne Sport (right) set the highlight in qualifying when the team posted a perfect game in the Baker scoring system format where each player plays two frames per game. The lead off player bowls the first and sixth frame, the second player the second and seventh frame and so on. The 13 participating teams bowled 24 games of qualifying after which the top ten teams advanced to the round robin finals, with each match consisting of two games. Bonus points were awarded based on total pinfall.
"We hope that more tournaments will be contested in the Baker format", said Grauwiler. "and we're looking forward to welcoming more teams at bowling center BeSeCo next year."
The top 4 teams after round robin match play advanced to the stepladder final. Trans Am Basel sidelined local favorites BC Strangers, 441-354, in the opening match. To meet second seeded Team Austria. The Austrians flew past their opponents with games of 233 and 269, 502-321.
In the championship match against top-seeded Miami Lausanne, the Austrian won both games by 11 and 22 pins, respectively, to cruise to the title with 382-349 victory.
Picture courtesy of Beat Grauwiler. Click on the image to enlarge it.
5th Baker Trophy Zurich - Stepladder Finals
Championship Round:1. Team Austria, 884 (4 games)
2. BC Miami Lausanne, Switzerland, 349 (2 games)
3. Trans Am Basel, Switzerland, 321 (2 games)
4. BC Strangers Zurich, Switzerland, 354 (2 games)
Playoff Results:
First Match: Trans Am def. Strangers, 441-354
Second Match: Team Austria def. Trans Am, 502-321
Championship Match: Team Austria def. Miami, 382-349.
5th Baker Trophy Zurich - Round Robin Match Play
Teams after nine Baker matches with 18-game pinfall, average, W-L-T record, bonus and grand total1. BC Miami, 3840, 213,33, 9-0, 360, 4200
2. Team Austria, 3833, 212,94, 7-2, 280, 4113
3. Trans Am, 3561, 197,83, 4-5, 160, 3721
4. BC Strangers 1, 3548, 197,11, 4-5, 160, 3708
Missed Cut:
5. BC Swissair, 3458, 192,11, 5-4, 200, 3658
6. BC Strangers Juniors, 3451, 191,72, 4-5, 160, 3611
7. Lausanne Sport, 3424, 190,22, 4-5, 160, 3584
8. Project BE 06, 3389, 188,28, 4-4-1, 180, 3569
9. BC Arrows, 3274, 181,89, 2-7, 80, 3354
10. Léman BC, 3157, 175,39, 1-7-1 60, 3217
5th Baker Trophy Zurich - Qualifying
Teams (handicap) with 24 Baker-game total and average1. BC Strangers Juniors, 5114, 213,08
2. BC Miami, 5006, 208,58
3. Team Austria, 4981, 207,54
4. BC Strangers 1, 4900, 204,17
5. Project BE 06, (48), 4654, 191,92
6. BC Swissair, 4605, 191,88
7. Trans Am, 4584, 191,00
8. Lausanne Sport, (32), 4561, 188,71
9. BC Arrows, 4451, 185,46
10. Léman BC, (48), 4445, 183,21
Missed Cut:
11. Team Bern, 4383, 182,63
12. BC Strangers 3, 4222, 175,92
13. Team Marzili, (192), 3834, 151,75