Germans beat Italians to win Strangers Doubles Tournament
11/21/05
Alexander Krause and Timm Bhongbhibhat from Germany defeated Italians Giacomo Giacomelli and Maurizio Celli, 432-426, to win the Strangers Doubles Tournament in Switzerland.
The top 14 doubles after the intermediate round advanced to the knock-out finals. The two teams with the lowest scores after each round were eliminated.
On the traditionally high-scoring lanes at Bowling-Halle BeSeCo in Rümikon, Krause punished the field with a 251-average over his seven games (203, 268, 278, 278, 236, 285, 209). The winners, who had a high game of 554 (285+269), posted their lowest score in the championship match. Krause managed only 209 but his partner contributed 223 to weather a strong challenge by Giacomelli (211) and Celli (215).
Third place went to Louis Jaecker and Paulo Vial from France. No. 1 seeds Michael Holzapfel and Dirk Dreyer, Germany, were already eliminated in the second round behind a 359-game to land in 12th place. 66 doubles participated.
November 13-20, 2005
Final Standings after seven rounds
Championship Round (champion and runner-up after seven games):
1. Alexander Krause, GER/Timm Bhongbhibhat, GER
2. Giacomo Giacomelli, ITA/Maurizio Celli, ITA
Semifinal (out after six games):
3. Louis Jaecker, FRA/Paulo Vial, FRA
4. Luca Osella, ITA/Vittorio Vaglia, ITA
Quarterfinal (out after five games):
5. Peter Knopp, GER/Christiane Kühn, GER
6. Michael Schneppe, GER/Rene Lutz, GER
Round of 8 (out after four games):
7. Fabiana Baraldi, ITA/Ugo Castagni, ITA
8. Uwe Tscharke, GER/Klaus Lischka, GER
Round of 10 (out after three games):
9. Dario Ancarani, SUI/Lucio Fiorani, SUI
10. Markus Häuser, GER/Sandro Ancarani, SUI
Round of 12 (out after two games):
11. Cédric Regenass, SUI/Vasco Mendes, SUI
12. Michael Holzapfel, GER/Dirk Dreyer, GER
Round of 14 (out after one game):
13. Alfredo Minelli, ITA/Giuseppe Alleluia, ITA
14. Cosimo Caré, SUI/Kevin Häusler, SUI, 308
Strangers Doubles - Top 14 after intermediate round
1. Holzapfel/Dreyer, 3639, 227,41
Michael Holzapfel, GER, 1858, 232,19
Dirk Dreyer, GER, 1781, 222,63
2. Osella/Vaglia, 3637, 227,31
Luca Osella, ITA, 1835, 229,38
Vittorio Vaglia, ITA, 1802, 225,25
3. Häuser/Ancarani, 3578, 221,13
**Markus Häuser, GER, 1875, 229,31
Sandro Ancarani, SUI, 1704, 212,94
4. Tscharke/Lischka, 3540, 221,22
Uwe Tscharke, GER, 1827, 228,31
Klaus Lischka, GER, 1713, 214,13
5. Knopp/Kühn, 3540, 216,22
Peter Knopp, GER, 1840, 230,00
*Christiane Kühn, GER, 1700, 202,44
6. Krause/Bhongbhibhat, 3471, 216,91
Alexander Krause, GER, 1667, 208,38
Timm Bhongbhibhat, GER, 1804, 225,44
7. Giacomelli/Celli, 3466, 216,59
Giacomo Giacomelli, ITA, 1735, 216,81
Maurizio Celli, ITA, 1731, 216,38
8. Minelli/Alleluia, 3397, 212,31
Alfredo Minelli, ITA, 1678, 209,75
Giuseppe Alleluia, ITA, 1719, 214,88
9. Caré/Häusler, 3396, 209,75
Cosimo Caré, SUI, 1698, 212,19
**Kevin Häusler, SUI, 1699, 207,31
10. Regenass/Mendes, 3393, 212,06
Cédric Regenass, SUI, 1620, 202,50
Vasco Mendes, SUI, 1773, 221,63
11. Jaecker/Vial, 3384, 211,50
Louis Jaecker, FRA, 1687, 210,81
Paulo Vial, FRA, 1698, 212,19
12. Schneppe/Lutz, 3382, 211,38
Michael Schneppe, GER, 1718, 214,69
Rene Lutz, GER, 1665, 208,06
13. Ancarani/Fiorani, 3381, 211,31
Dario Ancarani, SUI, 1587, 198,31
Lucio Fiorani, SUI, 1795, 224,31
14. Baraldi/Castagni, 3375, 205,91
*Fabiana Baraldi, ITA, 1668, 198,50
Ugo Castagni, ITA, 1707, 213,31
* women received 10 pins handicap per game.
** juniors received 5 pins handicap per game.
Switzerland
Bowling-Halle BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur
Alexander Krause and Timm Bhongbhibhat from Germany defeated Italians Giacomo Giacomelli and Maurizio Celli, 432-426, to win the Strangers Doubles Tournament in Switzerland. The top 14 doubles after the intermediate round advanced to the knock-out finals. The two teams with the lowest scores after each round were eliminated.
On the traditionally high-scoring lanes at Bowling-Halle BeSeCo in Rümikon, Krause punished the field with a 251-average over his seven games (203, 268, 278, 278, 236, 285, 209). The winners, who had a high game of 554 (285+269), posted their lowest score in the championship match. Krause managed only 209 but his partner contributed 223 to weather a strong challenge by Giacomelli (211) and Celli (215).
Third place went to Louis Jaecker and Paulo Vial from France. No. 1 seeds Michael Holzapfel and Dirk Dreyer, Germany, were already eliminated in the second round behind a 359-game to land in 12th place. 66 doubles participated.
Strangers Doubles Tournament
Bowling-Halle BeSeCo in Rümikon-Winterthur, SwitzerlandNovember 13-20, 2005
Final Standings after seven rounds
Championship Round (champion and runner-up after seven games):
1. Alexander Krause, GER/Timm Bhongbhibhat, GER
2. Giacomo Giacomelli, ITA/Maurizio Celli, ITA
Semifinal (out after six games):
3. Louis Jaecker, FRA/Paulo Vial, FRA
4. Luca Osella, ITA/Vittorio Vaglia, ITA
Quarterfinal (out after five games):
5. Peter Knopp, GER/Christiane Kühn, GER
6. Michael Schneppe, GER/Rene Lutz, GER
Round of 8 (out after four games):
7. Fabiana Baraldi, ITA/Ugo Castagni, ITA
8. Uwe Tscharke, GER/Klaus Lischka, GER
Round of 10 (out after three games):
9. Dario Ancarani, SUI/Lucio Fiorani, SUI
10. Markus Häuser, GER/Sandro Ancarani, SUI
Round of 12 (out after two games):
11. Cédric Regenass, SUI/Vasco Mendes, SUI
12. Michael Holzapfel, GER/Dirk Dreyer, GER
Round of 14 (out after one game):
13. Alfredo Minelli, ITA/Giuseppe Alleluia, ITA
14. Cosimo Caré, SUI/Kevin Häusler, SUI, 308
Strangers Doubles - Top 14 after intermediate round
Teams and players with position, 8-game total and average
1. Holzapfel/Dreyer, 3639, 227,41Michael Holzapfel, GER, 1858, 232,19
Dirk Dreyer, GER, 1781, 222,63
2. Osella/Vaglia, 3637, 227,31
Luca Osella, ITA, 1835, 229,38
Vittorio Vaglia, ITA, 1802, 225,25
3. Häuser/Ancarani, 3578, 221,13
**Markus Häuser, GER, 1875, 229,31
Sandro Ancarani, SUI, 1704, 212,94
4. Tscharke/Lischka, 3540, 221,22
Uwe Tscharke, GER, 1827, 228,31
Klaus Lischka, GER, 1713, 214,13
5. Knopp/Kühn, 3540, 216,22
Peter Knopp, GER, 1840, 230,00
*Christiane Kühn, GER, 1700, 202,44
6. Krause/Bhongbhibhat, 3471, 216,91
Alexander Krause, GER, 1667, 208,38
Timm Bhongbhibhat, GER, 1804, 225,44
7. Giacomelli/Celli, 3466, 216,59
Giacomo Giacomelli, ITA, 1735, 216,81
Maurizio Celli, ITA, 1731, 216,38
8. Minelli/Alleluia, 3397, 212,31
Alfredo Minelli, ITA, 1678, 209,75
Giuseppe Alleluia, ITA, 1719, 214,88
9. Caré/Häusler, 3396, 209,75
Cosimo Caré, SUI, 1698, 212,19
**Kevin Häusler, SUI, 1699, 207,31
10. Regenass/Mendes, 3393, 212,06
Cédric Regenass, SUI, 1620, 202,50
Vasco Mendes, SUI, 1773, 221,63
11. Jaecker/Vial, 3384, 211,50
Louis Jaecker, FRA, 1687, 210,81
Paulo Vial, FRA, 1698, 212,19
12. Schneppe/Lutz, 3382, 211,38
Michael Schneppe, GER, 1718, 214,69
Rene Lutz, GER, 1665, 208,06
13. Ancarani/Fiorani, 3381, 211,31
Dario Ancarani, SUI, 1587, 198,31
Lucio Fiorani, SUI, 1795, 224,31
14. Baraldi/Castagni, 3375, 205,91
*Fabiana Baraldi, ITA, 1668, 198,50
Ugo Castagni, ITA, 1707, 213,31
* women received 10 pins handicap per game.
** juniors received 5 pins handicap per game.