With four events now completed, there was no change atop the World Bowling Tour rankings with Mika Koivuniemi of Finland and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (pictured left) of the United States remaining the leaders.

In the title match at the Brunswick Euro Challenge in Saint Maximin, France, Dorin-Ballard fell in the championship match to Colombia's Clara Guerrero (right), 229-204, but added 40 ranking point to bring her points total to 145.

Dorin-Ballard is the only women's player to compete in all four World Bowling Tour events so far this year and she leads fellow American Kelly Kulick, who is second with 100 points. Finland's Krista Pöllänen picked up 30 points in France to bring her total to 80, good enough for third place.

In the men's division, none of the top three players in the rankings competed in the Euro Challenge. Koivuniemi (left) leads with 125 points, while Chris Barnes of the United States is second with 68 points. American Sean Rash is third with 65 points.

Koivuniemi, Barns and Rash are all exempt players on the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour and were competing in the tour's final event of the season at the same time as the Euro Challenge.

The World Bowling Tour is made up of various events around the world throughout the course of 2011. Players earn points based on how they finish in the event and those points will be tabulated throughout the season to determine the top three men and top three women who will be invited to compete in the World Bowling Tour Finals presented by the Professional Bowlers Association.

The next stop on the World Bowling Tour is the Kuwait Open from March 18-22 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The fall swing includes a stop in Bangkok, Thailand, from Sept. 24-30 and wraps up with the AMF Australian Masters from Oct. 10-22 in Sydney, Australia.

The World Bowling Tour finals are scheduled to take place at the PBA's World Series of Bowling in late 2011 and will feature a total prize fund of $40,000. The event will be aired nationally in the United States.

The World Tenpin Bowling Association, which is made up of more than 100 bowling federations, governs the sport throughout the world. For more information on WTBA and the World Bowling Tour, visit WorldTenpinBowling.com.

 

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World Bowling Tour - Men's Point Rankings after four events

Pos	Player	Country	#01	#02	#03	#04	#05	#06	#07	Total
1.	Mika Koivuniemi	Finland	50	35	40					125
2.	Chris Barnes	United States	25	20	23					68
3.	Sean Rash	United States	40	11	14					65
4.	Norm Duke	United States			50					50
(tie)	Tom Hess	United States		50						50
(tie)	Syafiq Ridhwan	Malaysia				50				50
(tie)	Tommy Jones	United States		15	35					50
8.	Osku Palermaa	Finland	23			23				46
9.	Kimmo Lehtonen	Finland	30	3		8				41
10.	Jack Jurek	United States		40						40
(tie)	Thomas Larsen	Denmark				40				40
12.	Dominic Barrett	England	4			35				39
13.	Paul Moor	England	35							35
14.	Ronnie Russell	United States	22	8	4					34
15.	Lucas Legnani	Argentina		22		11				33
16.	Dennis Eklund	Sweden	12			20				32
17.	Marco Baade	Germany				30				30
(tie)	Mike DeVaney	United States		30						30
(tie)	Ryan Shafer	United States			30					30
20.	Karl Wahlgren	Sweden	21			8				29
21.	Chris Warren	United States		25	3					28
(tie)	Gery Verbruggen	Belgium	4			24				28
23.	Dan MacLelland	Canada		3	24					27
(tie)	Martin Paulsson	Sweden	24			3				27
25.	Bill O'Neill	United States		1	25					26
(tie)	Jouni Helminen	Finland	11			15				26
27.	Oliver Blase	Germany				25				25
28.	Rick Steelsmith	United States		24						24
(tie)	Jason Belmonte	Australia.		4	20					24
(tie)	Andres Gomez	Colombia		13	11					24
31.	Joe Paluszek	United States		23						23
32.	Eike Kabowski	Germany				22				22
(tie)	Brian Valenta	United States			22					22
34.	Adrian Ang	Malaysia				21				21
(tie)	Jason Couch	United States		21						21
(tie)	Steve Jaros	United States			21					21
(tie)	Tore Torgersen	Norway	8			13				21
38.	Peter Hellström	Sweden	20							20
(tie)	Tom Smallwood	United States		14	6					20
(tie)	Mike Fagan	United States		12	8					20
41.	Joe Ciccone	United States		13	6					19
42.	Lonnie Waliczek	United States		4	14					18
(tie)	Martin Larsen	Sweden		6	12					18
44.	Pete Weber	United States		2	15					17
(tie)	Nathan Bohr	United States		11	6					17
46.	David Beres	United States		8	8					16
47.	Vincent Cayez	France				15				15
(tie)	Rasmus Hagelberg	Sweden	15							15
(tie)	Brian Himmler	United States		15						15
(tie)	Scott Norton	United States			15					15
(tie)	Frederik Öhrgaar	Denmark	15							15
52.	Dino Castillo	United States		14						14
(tie)	Kristoffer Hagelberg	Sweden	14							14
(tie)	Peter Ljung	Sweden				14				14
(tie)	Melvin Ocando	Spain	1			13				14
(tie)	Mik Stampe	Denmark				14				14
(tie)	Matias Ã…rup	Sweden	14							14
58.	Marcus Berndt	Sweden			13					13
(tie)	Mark Clark	United States			13					13
(tie)	Ville Holmström	Finland	13							13
(tie)	Jussi Lindgren	Finland	13							13
62.	Adam Cairns	England				12				12
(tie)	John Furey	United States			12					12
(tie)	Michael Haugen Jr	United States		12						12
(tie)	Mika Heino	Finland	12							12
(tie)	Jari Ratia	Finland				12				12
67.	Patrick Allen	United States		8	3					11
(tie)	Robert Andersson	Sweden				11				11
(tie)	Jesse Lindholm	Finland	11							11
(tie)	E. J. Tackett	United States			11					11
71.	Erik Andersin	Sweden	3			6				9
(tie)	Tony Ranta	Finland	3			6				9
73.	Tomas Leandersson	Sweden	8							8
(tie)	Petri Lehtonen	Finland	8							8
(tie)	Artur Levikin	Latvia				8				8
(tie)	Matthew O'Grady	United States			8					8
(tie)	Toni Palermaa	Finland	8							8
(tie)	J.R Raymond	United States		8						8
(tie)	John Szczerbinski	United States			8					8
(tie)	Raymond Teece	England	8							8
(tie)	Ron van den Bogaard	Netherlands				8				8
(tie)	Erik Vermilyea	United States		8						8
(tie)	Fero Williams	United States			8					8
(tie)	Pascal Winternheimer	Germany				8				8
85.	Brad Angelo	United States		6						6
(tie)	PJ Haggerty	United States		6						6
(tie)	Carsten Warming Hansen	Denmark	6							6
(tie)	Marcus Henriksson	Sweden	6							6
(tie)	Kari Hurri	Finland	6							6
(tie)	Tobias Karlsson	Sweden	6							6
(tie)	Victor Krasavkin	Russia				6				6
(tie)	Anthony LaCaze	United States			6					6
(tie)	Manuel Otalora	Colombia			6					6
(tie)	Bryon Smith	United States		6						6
(tie)	Ioannis Stathatos	Greece				6				6
(tie)	Stephan Unger	Germany				6				6
(tie)	Pasi Uotila	Finland	6							6
(tie)	Stuart Williams	England		6						6
99.	Lennie Boresch Jr	United States		3	2					5
100.	Ritchie Allen	United States			4					4
(tie)	Darren Cundy	England				4				4
(tie)	Ari Halme	Finland	4							4
(tie)	Mathew Jones	United States		4						4
(tie)	Brian Kretzer	United States		4						4
(tie)	George Lambert IV	Canada.		4						4
(tie)	Jean Marc Lebon	Belgium				4				4
(tie)	Mika Määttä	Finland	4							4
(tie)	Frederic Salmon	Belgium				4				4
(tie)	Jean-Marc Samain	Belgium				4				4
(tie)	Samuli Tiainen	Finland	4							4
(tie)	Juhani Tonteri	Finland			4					4
(tie)	Alexandre Vahidi	Ireland				4				4
(tie)	Blaine Weninger	United States			4					4
(tie)	Danny Wiseman	United States			4					4
115.	Yoan Alix	France				3				3
(tie)	Anthony Fabre	France				3				3
(tie)	Patrick Girard	Canada			3					3
(tie)	Jack Laffey	United States			3					3
(tie)	Juha Maja	Finland	3							3
(tie)	Emmanuel Michaud	France				3				3
(tie)	Mattias Olsson	Sweden	3							3
(tie)	Mickel Rives	France				3				3
(tie)	Ildemaro Ruiz	Venezuela			3					3
(tie)	Arttu Sadeharju	Finland	3							3
(tie)	Michael Steil	United States		3						3
(tie)	Walter Ray Williams Jr	United States		3						3
127.	Alex Aguiar	United States			2					2
(tie)	Olivier Braine	Belgium				2				2
(tie)	Terrance Bright	United States		2						2
(tie)	Jeff Carter	United States			2					2
(tie)	Michael Clark Jr	United States		2						2
(tie)	Mike Edwards	United States		1	1					2
(tie)	Louis Hendriks	Netherlands				2				2
(tie)	Perttu Jussila	Finland	2							2
(tie)	Matias Kallio	Finland	2							2
(tie)	Joshua Kierpiec	United States		2						2
(tie)	Lasse Lintilä	Finland	2							2
(tie)	Anders Lousdal	Denmark				2				2
(tie)	Mats Maggi	Belgium				2				2
(tie)	Joni Nieminen	Finland	2							2
(tie)	Teppo Ryhänen	Finland	2							2
(tie)	Dan Sear	England				2				2
(tie)	Ralph Solan	United States		2						2
(tie)	Mike Wolfe	United States			2					2
(tie)	Brian Voss	United States			2					2
146.	Steven Badovinac	United States		1						1
(tie)	Mitch Beasley	United States			1					1
(tie)	Ryan Ciminelli	United States			1					1
(tie)	Wayne Garber	United States		1						1
(tie)	Matt Giles	England				1				1
(tie)	Achim Grabowski	Germany				1				1
(tie)	Robert Klann	United States			1					1
(tie)	Jouko Kuossari	Finland	1							1
(tie)	Chris Loschetter	United States			1					1
(tie)	Wes Malott	United States		1						1
(tie)	Julien Sermand	France				1				1
(tie)	Mohamed Sultan	Kasakhstan				1				1
(tie)	Kert Truus	Estonia	1							1
(tie)	Miikka Vaarala	Finland	1							1
(tie)	Samu Valaranta	Finland	1							1
(tie)	Zulmazran Zulkifli	Malaysia				1				1

 

World Bowling Tour - Women's Point Rankings after four events

Pos	Player	Country	#01	#02	#03	#04	#05	#06	#07	Total
1.	Carolyn Dorin-Ballard	United States	40	30	35	40				145
2.	Kelly Kulick	United States		50	50					100
3.	Krista Pöllänen	Finland	50			30				80
4.	Liz Johnson	United States		40	30					70
5.	Nina Flack	Sweden	35			20				55
6.	Clara Guerrero	Colombia				50				50
7.	Jazreel Tan	Singapore	21		25					46
8.	Rocio Restrepo	Colombia			40					40
9.	Nicki Ainge	England	30			8				38
10.	Mai Ginge Jensen	Denmark				35				35
(tie)	Missy Parkin	United States		35						35
12.	Anna Orlova	Russia		24		6				30
13.	Rebecka Jr. Larsen	Sweden	23			4				27
(tie)	Patricia Luoto	Germany	15			12				27
15.	Joline Persson Planefors	Sweden	22			4				26
16.	Bryanna Caldwell	United States		25						25
(tie)	Heidi Manninen	Finland	25							25
(tie)	Marilyn Planchard	France				25				25
19.	Diandra Asbaty	United States			24					24
(tie)	Marija Tkachenko	Latvia	24							24
(tie)	Hee Kar Yen	Malaysia				24				24
22.	Jessica Baker	United States			23					23
(tie)	Sabrina Duncan Rose	United States		23						23
(tie)	Jacqueline Sijore	Malaysia				23				23
25.	Sophie Herbin	France				22				22
(tie)	Anggie Ramirez	Colombia			22					22
(tie)	Brandi Wolfe	United States		22						22
28.	Zandra Aziela	Malaysia				21				21
(tie)	Nicole Ellison	United States		21						21
(tie)	Maria Rodriguez	Colombia			21					21
(tie)	Darya Kovalova	Ukraine	13			8				21
32.	Michelle Arrington	United States			20					20
(tie)	Diana Zavjalova	Latvia	20							20
34.	Wendy Kok	Netherlands				15				15
(tie)	Marjo Pöntine	Finland	15							15
(tie)	Nicole Sanders	Netherlands				15				15
(tie)	Taylor Swartz	United States			15					15
38.	Laura Beuhtner	Germany	14							14
(tie)	Nadine Geissler	Germany				14				14
(tie)	Nina Manninen	Finland	14							14
(tie)	Kirsten Penny	England				14				14
42.	Jenni Keränen	Finland	13							13
(tie)	Isabelle Sacco	France				13				13
(tie)	Cassie Staudinger	Australia				13				13
45.	Elin Adolfsson	Sweden	12							12
(tie)	Jenni Mäkelä	Finland	12							12
(tie)	Siti Shazwani	Malaysia				12				12
48.	Sandra Andersson	Sweden				11				11
(tie)	Lauriane Célié	France				11				11
(tie)	Reija Lundén	Finland	11							11
(tie)	Laura Tuomisalo	Finland	11							11
52.	Laurene Bouillier	France				8				8
(tie)	Britt Bröndsted	Denmark				8				8
(tie)	Malin Glendert	Sweden				8				8
(tie)	Anja Hilpinen	Finland	8							8
(tie)	Hannele Impola	Finland	8							8
(tie)	Roosa Lundén	Finland	8							8
(tie)	Helvi Mäkipää	Finland	8							8
(tie)	Mari Nurmilo	Finland	8							8
60.	Jenni Blomberg	Finland	6							6
(tie)	Elise Bretteville	France				6				6
(tie)	Ivonne Gross	Austria	6							6
(tie)	Jonna Jokinen	Finland	6							6
(tie)	Nadejda Korablinova	Russia				6				6
(tie)	Sonja Mäkelä	Finland	6							6
(tie)	Birgit Pöppler	Germany				6				6
(tie)	Annalisa Regoli	Italy	6							6
(tie)	Cheska Tomas	Netherlands				6				6
69.	Zara Giles	England				4				4
(tie)	Katrien Goossens	Belgium				4				4
(tie)	Petra Korkiamäki	Finland	4							4
(tie)	Suvi Leskinen	Finland	4							4
(tie)	Catherine Lindström	Sweden	4							4
(tie)	Valérie Murat-Mourgues	France				4				4
(tie)	Reija Nurmilo	Finland	4							4
(tie)	Julia Ruseeva	Russia	4							4
77.	Luz Adriana Leal	Colombia				3				3
(tie)	Nathalie Di Martino	France				3				3
(tie)	Heidi Guldbäk	Denmark				3				3
(tie)	Elaine Jatko-Lundberg	Sweden	3							3
(tie)	Lisa John	England				3				3
(tie)	Iina Kämäräinen	Finland	3							3
(tie)	Salla Mäkelä	Finland	3							3
(tie)	Riikka Ratia	Finland	3							3
(tie)	Elena Sazonova	Russia	3							3
(tie)	Heidi Thorstensen	Norway				3				3
87.	Laetitia Cardi	France				2				2
(tie)	Tiia Hakamäki	Finland	2							2
(tie)	Victoria Johansson	Sweden				2				2
(tie)	Maria Koshel	Russia	2							2
(tie)	Nadège Maitre	France				2				2
(tie)	Jutta Pilecky	Austria	2							2
(tie)	Henna Rantala	Finland	2							2
(tie)	Aude Saint Marc	France				2				2
(tie)	Jenni Styrman	Finland	2							2
(tie)	Elise Trouniac	France				2				2
97.	Noora Alanko	Finland	1							1
(tie)	Danielle Brasser	Netherlands				1				1
(tie)	Isabelle Derynck	France				1				1
(tie)	Sonja Forslund	Finland	1							1
(tie)	Marie Gauton	France				1				1
(tie)	Marja Hongisto	Finland	1							1
(tie)	Amandine Jacques	France				1				1
(tie)	Margit Keituri	Finland	1							1
(tie)	Ruta Tumileviciute	Lithuania	1							1
(tie)	Sonja Uhlich	Germany				1				1