Christine van Boom wins DVA Open One-Ball Tournament
11/22/05
The DVA Open is a unique tournament in which every player has to bowl with just one bowling ball. Thanks to the sponsorship of Columbia, the players were using the Columbia Scout this year.
The tournament was held at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, November 16-20, 2005. All players had to bowl four games qualification with women receiving 8 pins handicap per game. 64 players advanced to the double-elimination finals over two game total pinfall. Those 64 finalists were the top 25 with the highest 4 game total, the top 15 with the highest two-game sets (game 1-2 or 3-4), the top 12 with the highest games and the top 12 players of the 2004 DVA Open.
The remaining two players in the winners' round were seeded 1 and 2 (based on average) in the three-player stepladder finals. In the opening match, the No. 2 seed faced the winner of the losers' round. Both matches over one game.
Deja-vu for Johnny Spil, who lost to Christine van Boom of Belgium in the penultimate winner's round, 475-377, but survived a four-player shoot-out to advance as the winner of the loser's bracket. Spil met van Boom in the semifinal just to lose again, 223-207, and settle for third place. In the championship match between the two undefeated players, van Boom once again didn't need the 8-pin handicap and cruised to a 222-206 victory over former Dutch international Erwin Groen.
November 16-20, 2005
Loser's Round 8:
Johnny Spil, 445 (210-235)
defeated
Wesley Selier, 392 (198-194)
Ronald Dol, 388 (170-218)
Remco Verboon, 365 (144-221)
Semifinal: Christine van Boom def. Johnny Spil, 223-207
Final: Christine van Boom def. Erwin Groen, 222-206
This year's top 12 will automatically qualify for the finals of the 2006 DVA Open.
DVA Open - Standings before Double-Elimination finals
1. Peter Smits
2. Thomas Dol
3. Marc Wildemeersch
4. Wesley Selier
5. Lars Lenssen
6. Christine van Boom
7. Maarten Krull
8. Maarten Pittens
9. Wendy Kok
10. Remco Verboon
11. Eric Kok
12. John de Vries
DVA Open - Standings before Double-Elimination finals
1. Kirsten Horemans, 913
2. Ron van Zeist, 906
3. Ronald Dol, 899
4. Roland Fruyt, 880
5. Menno van de Heuvel, 868
6. Luc Jansen, 857
7. Andre van Gurp, 853
8. Gerard de Wit, 849
9. Michael Sassen, 846
10. Wim van der Veen, 842
11. Erwin Groen, 837
12. Mandy van Louw, 836
13. Nico den Breejen, 831
14. Eric de Jong, 819
15. Frans Maarsse, 817
16. Fred Dingenouts, 815
17. Michael Wouters, 810
18. Mike de Gier, 807
19. Gianny Hendrickx, 806
20. Yolanda van Regenmortel, 805
21. Christiaan Veendorp, 801
22. Inge Lenssen, 798
23. Vicky van de Craen, 796
24. Debbie Zwart, 795
25. Marco de Bruijn, 787
DVA Open - Standings before Double-Elimination finals
1. Britta Reusing, 448
2. Ralph Meijer, 447
3. Richard Berens, 428
4. Edwin van Delden, 428
5. Nico Thienpondt, 428
6. Joop van Steen, 427
7. Jeanet Boer, 425
8. Patrick Oranje, 424
9. Johnny Spil, 421
10. Gery Hacquin, 413
11. Annie van Nederpelt, 412
12. Stephan Verheijen, 412
13. Ron van de Bogaard, 412
14. Erwin Termohlen, 408
15. Roland van der Wouw, 407
DVA Open - Standings before Double-Elimination finals
1. Tjeu Thompson, 272
2. Rens Vader, 244
3. Kim Smits, 241
4. Paul van Leeuwen, 235
5. Paul de Meij, 234
6. Harald Punessen, 232
7. Geoffrey Cirkel, 228
8. Tim van der Vliet, 228
9. Dennis Deijkers, 226
10. Guy Pellegroms, 226
11. Jolanda Visser, 225
12. Fred Podt, 225
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Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg
The DVA Open is a unique tournament in which every player has to bowl with just one bowling ball. Thanks to the sponsorship of Columbia, the players were using the Columbia Scout this year. The tournament was held at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, November 16-20, 2005. All players had to bowl four games qualification with women receiving 8 pins handicap per game. 64 players advanced to the double-elimination finals over two game total pinfall. Those 64 finalists were the top 25 with the highest 4 game total, the top 15 with the highest two-game sets (game 1-2 or 3-4), the top 12 with the highest games and the top 12 players of the 2004 DVA Open.
The remaining two players in the winners' round were seeded 1 and 2 (based on average) in the three-player stepladder finals. In the opening match, the No. 2 seed faced the winner of the losers' round. Both matches over one game.
Deja-vu for Johnny Spil, who lost to Christine van Boom of Belgium in the penultimate winner's round, 475-377, but survived a four-player shoot-out to advance as the winner of the loser's bracket. Spil met van Boom in the semifinal just to lose again, 223-207, and settle for third place. In the championship match between the two undefeated players, van Boom once again didn't need the 8-pin handicap and cruised to a 222-206 victory over former Dutch international Erwin Groen.
DVA Open One-Ball Tournament
Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, NetherlandsNovember 16-20, 2005
Loser's Round 8:
Johnny Spil, 445 (210-235)
defeated
Wesley Selier, 392 (198-194)
Ronald Dol, 388 (170-218)
Remco Verboon, 365 (144-221)
Semifinal: Christine van Boom def. Johnny Spil, 223-207
Final: Christine van Boom def. Erwin Groen, 222-206
This year's top 12 will automatically qualify for the finals of the 2006 DVA Open.
DVA Open - Standings before Double-Elimination finals
Top 12 of the 2004 DVA Open
1. Peter Smits2. Thomas Dol
3. Marc Wildemeersch
4. Wesley Selier
5. Lars Lenssen
6. Christine van Boom
7. Maarten Krull
8. Maarten Pittens
9. Wendy Kok
10. Remco Verboon
11. Eric Kok
12. John de Vries
DVA Open - Standings before Double-Elimination finals
Top 25 after 4 games - Women including 8 pins handicap each game
1. Kirsten Horemans, 9132. Ron van Zeist, 906
3. Ronald Dol, 899
4. Roland Fruyt, 880
5. Menno van de Heuvel, 868
6. Luc Jansen, 857
7. Andre van Gurp, 853
8. Gerard de Wit, 849
9. Michael Sassen, 846
10. Wim van der Veen, 842
11. Erwin Groen, 837
12. Mandy van Louw, 836
13. Nico den Breejen, 831
14. Eric de Jong, 819
15. Frans Maarsse, 817
16. Fred Dingenouts, 815
17. Michael Wouters, 810
18. Mike de Gier, 807
19. Gianny Hendrickx, 806
20. Yolanda van Regenmortel, 805
21. Christiaan Veendorp, 801
22. Inge Lenssen, 798
23. Vicky van de Craen, 796
24. Debbie Zwart, 795
25. Marco de Bruijn, 787
DVA Open - Standings before Double-Elimination finals
Highest two-game sets - Women including 8 pins handicap each game
1. Britta Reusing, 4482. Ralph Meijer, 447
3. Richard Berens, 428
4. Edwin van Delden, 428
5. Nico Thienpondt, 428
6. Joop van Steen, 427
7. Jeanet Boer, 425
8. Patrick Oranje, 424
9. Johnny Spil, 421
10. Gery Hacquin, 413
11. Annie van Nederpelt, 412
12. Stephan Verheijen, 412
13. Ron van de Bogaard, 412
14. Erwin Termohlen, 408
15. Roland van der Wouw, 407
DVA Open - Standings before Double-Elimination finals
Highest Games - Women including 8 pins handicap
1. Tjeu Thompson, 2722. Rens Vader, 244
3. Kim Smits, 241
4. Paul van Leeuwen, 235
5. Paul de Meij, 234
6. Harald Punessen, 232
7. Geoffrey Cirkel, 228
8. Tim van der Vliet, 228
9. Dennis Deijkers, 226
10. Guy Pellegroms, 226
11. Jolanda Visser, 225
12. Fred Podt, 225