PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss wins his second EBT title in Catalonia Open

    03/21/11

    2011 European Bowling Tour #5

    Third placed Thomas Larsen overtakes lead in EBT Men's Rankings

    201011PBABrianVoss.jpg2011EBT04JesperAgerbo.jpgPBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss (pictured left), United States, defeated Jesper Agerbo (right), Denmark, 235-190, in the title match of the 9th Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa Sunday at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain,.

    The 25-time PBA champion, seeded first, claimed his second career European Bowling Tour title after his victory in the Barcelona Int'l 2005 in the same center and pocketed the 6.000 Euro top prize.

    Agerbo, seeded third, eliminated his compatriot, defending Catalonia Open champion Thomas Larsen (below left) in the semifinal match, 237-184. Agerbo received 3.000 Euro for second place while Larsen garnered 2.000. Thanks to the 70 ranking points for the third-palce finisher, Larsen overtook the lead in the European Bowling Tour Men's rankings.

    2011EBT04ThomasLarsen.jpg2011EBT04JolinePerssonPlanefors2.jpgSixth placed Joline Persson Planefors (right), Sweden, has won the women's rankings, for the first time in her career.

    2011 EBT Men's Ranking
    2011 EBT Women's Ranking


    The 9th Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa was the fifth tournament on the 2011 European Bowling Tour schedule and the second of total seven "Silver" events this season.

    The Catalonia Open, which was held from March 15-20, 2011 at 14-laner Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain, offered total prize money of 44.700 Euro (approx. US $62,345) with 6.000 Euro going to the winner, 3.000 to the runner-up and 2.000 to the third place finisher.

    Since the Viborg International in Viborg, Denmark originally scheduled for July 30-Aug. 7, 2011 has been cancelled, the 2011 European Bowling Tour consists of 21 tour stops in 17 countries including two Platinum, six Gold, seven Silver and six Satellite tournaments.

    The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event receive ranking points. The winner of a Platinum tournament receives 250 ranking points, the winner of a Gold tournament gets 150, the winner of a Silver tournament such as the Catalonia Open earns 100, and the winner of a Satellite tournament gets 50 ranking points.

    The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2011 season qualify for the 5th EBT Masters to be held at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany on April 30 and May 1, 2012. The event will become the first EBT Masters to be contested on single lane condition.

    Qualifying ran from Tuesday, March 15 through Saturday, March. 19. Women receive 8 pins handicap each game throughout the entire event, a standard for women on the European Bowling Tour.

    A total of 48 players, the top 42 qualifiers including all squad leaders plus the next six women advanced to the finals and carried forward 50 per cent of their respective qualifying total into Final Round One.

    Those 48 players bowled four games to cut to the top 24 with the pinfall total being carried forward into Final Round Two. Those 24 determined the top three players for the stepladder finals in another four-game block.

    In the semifinal, the No. 3 seed took on No. 2 for the right to bowl the top seeded player for the title and the 6.000 Euro top prize.

     


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    9th Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa


    Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain (March 15-20, 2011)

    1. Brian Voss, United States, 235 (1 game), 6.000 Euro
    2. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 427 (2 games), 3.000 Euro
    3. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 184 (1 game), 6.000 Euro

    Playoff Results:
    Semifinal: #3 Agerbo def. #2 Larsen, 237-184
    Championship #'1 Voss def. Agerbo, 235-190.

    2011 EBT champions, men's and women's ranking winners and schedule

     


    Places 4-48 (Cashers)


    4. Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1.500 Euro
    5. Anders Lousdal, Denmark, 1.000 Euro
    6. Joline Persson Planefors, Sweden, 1.000 Euro
    7. Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, 1.000 Euro
    8. Isabelle Sacco, France, 1.000 Euro
    9. Or Aviram, Israel, 1.000 Euro
    10. Panu Nurmilo, Finland, 1.000 Euro
    11. Wendy Kok, Netherlands, 800 Euro
    12. Paul Stott Jr. Ireland, 800 Euro
    13. Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 800 Euro
    14. Bianca Wiekeraad, Netherlands, 800 Euro
    15. Kirsten Penny, England, 800 Euro
    16. Paco Rodriguez Suances, Spain, 800 Euro
    17. Mari Nurmilo, Finland, 800 Euro
    18. Alexander Medvediskov, Russia, 800 Euro
    19. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 800 Euro
    20. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 800 Euro
    21. Priscilla Maaswinkel, Netherlands, 700 Euro
    22. Peder Grimsen, Sweden, 700 Euro
    23. Kenneth Bland, United States, 700 Euro
    24. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 700 Euro
    25. Jean-Marc Samain, Belgium, 600 Euro
    26. Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands, 600 Euro
    27. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, 600 Euro
    28. Janin Ribguth, Germany, 600 Euro
    29. Javier Moreno, Spain, 600 Euro
    30. Yoan Alix, France, 600 Euro
    31. Vincent Cayez, France, 500 Euro
    32. Heidi Thorstensen, Norway, 500 Euro
    33. Giorgio Bodis, Hungary, 500 Euro
    34. Marcial Ovide Marron, Catalonia, 500 Euro
    35. Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 500 Euro
    36. Lucas Legnani, Argentina, 500 Euro
    37. Nicole Sanders, Netherlands, 500 Euro
    38. Laurence Gaillard, France, 500 Euro
    39. Rebecka Larsen, Sweden, 500 Euro
    40. Marilyn Planchard, France, 500 Euro
    41. Melvin Ocando, Spain, 400 Euro
    42. Luz Adriana Leal, Colombia, 400 Euro
    43. Monica Lislien, Norway, 400 Euro
    44. Cheska Tomas, Netherlands, 400 Euro
    45. François Sacco, France, 400 Euro
    46. Carmen Haandrikman, Netherlands, 400 Euro
    47. Hector Roca Roig, Catalonia, 400 Euro
    48. Nicki Ainge, England, 400 Euro

     


    Final Round Two


    The top 3 advance to the stepladder finals.



    Final Round One


    The top 24 advance to the next round.