Finnish girls, Swedish boys claim gold in EYC Team events

    04/22/11

    2011 EYC

    Polina Kosiakova, Daniel Vezis hold on to the lead in girls and boys All Events

    2011EYCGirlsFIN2.jpg2011EYCGirlsENG2.jpgThe Finnish girls and the Swedish boys remained undefeated in the Team finals of the 24th European Youth Championships Thursday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring, Germany en route to claim the first gold medal for their country.

    Roosa Lundén, Sanna Pasanen, Sonja Forslund and Jonna Jokinen (pictured left) were the sole four-player team in the girls division that averaged over 200 in the six-game preliminaries (4806/200.25) and became the first top-seed to win the gold medal.

    In the title match, three of the Finns posted games over 200 including a huge 256 by Forslund to easily defeat No. 2 seed England with Autum Chamberlain, Bethany Hedley, Hannah Frost and Danielle Gates (pictured right) , who were looking for back-to-back gold medals after winning in Doubles, 849-730.

    Both teams flew past their opponents in the semifinals Finland defeating No. 4 Russia, 831-732, and England ousting No. 3 Sweden, 833-780. England received the silver medal while Russia and Sweden shared bronze.

    2011EYCNED.jpg2011EYCGER.jpgPolina Kosiakova of Russia continues to lead in girls All Events (combined results in Doubles, Team and Singles) after 12 of 18 games with 2606 pinfall total and an average of 217.17. England's Bethany Hedley narrowed the gap to 26 pins to sit in second place with 2580 (215.00). Roosa Lundén, Finland, is further 11 pins behind in third place with 2569 (214.08).

    On the boys side, the team of the Netherlands (pictured left) beat out the host country Germany (right) for the No. 1 seed by just one pin. Kevin De Haan, Jord Van Weeren, Ramon Hilferink and Joshua Schuurman led Germany's Christian Birlinger, Dominic Buchmann, Steven Wiersema and Robin Menacher after day one, 2618 to 2617 and maintained the one-pin lead after the two teams tied at 2557 on day two with 5175 to 5174.

    2011EYCBoysLAT.jpg2011EYCSWE.jpgEverybody was looking forward to a title match between the top seeds, but No. 3 Sweden and No. 4 Latvia had other plans. Latvians Verners Veidulis and Edgars Juberts teamed up with Doubles gold medalists Arturs Levikins and Daniels Vezis (pictured left) to eliminate the top seeded Dutch players, 888-730.

    In the other semifinal, Swedes Magnus Johnson, Filip Wilhelmsson, Markus Jansson and Jesper Svensson (right) equally easily ousted the Germans, 897-791, to bowl the Latvians for the title.

    The boys championship match was a close one that was decided in the final frame with Sweden defeating Latvia, 861-852. It was the first gold medal for Sweden in the championships, while Latvia received silver and the Netherlands and Germany shared the bronze medal.

    Daniels Vezis of Latvia remained atop the Boys All Events leaderboard with 2713 12-game total and an average of 226.08. Jesper Svensson, Sweden, is 47 pins behind in second place with 2666. Robin Menacher, Germany, and Joshua Schuurman, Netherlands, who posted the first 300 game of the championships in the Team event, are tied for third place at 2635.

    Under German law, there are no sporting events on Easter Friday. Competition resumes on Saturday, April 23, with the Boys and Girls Singles preliminaries and finals. Competition ends on Sunday, April 24, with the Boys and Girls Masters match play.

    2011EYCLogo_small.jpg The EYC 2011 is divided in two divisions - boys and girls. Each team consists of maximum four male and four female players, who must not have reached the age of 19 before August 31st, 2011.

    Players compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Teams, All Events (18 games) and Masters (top 24 in All Events, single-elimination, best-of-three games) on a 40-feet sport compliant oil pattern (pdf file).

    Photos and results courtesy of www.eyc.bowling-em.de.

     


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    24th European Youth Championships - Boys Team Finals


    Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring, Germany (April 18, 2011

    Championship Round:
    1. Sweden (Magnus Johnson, Filip Wilhelmsson, Markus Jansson, Jesper Svensson)
    2. Latvia (Arturs Levikins, Verners Veidulis, Edgars Juberts, Daniels Vezis)
    3. Netherlands (Kevin De Haan, Jord Van Weeren, Ramon Hilferink, Joshua Schuurman) and
    Germany (Christian Birlinger, Dominic Buchmann, Steven Wiersema, Robin Menacher)

    Playoff Results:
    Semifinal Match 1:
    No. 4 Latvia (Arturs Levikins 205, Verners Veidulis 234, Edgars Juberts 184, Daniels Vezis 265) def.
    No. 1 Netherlands (Kevin De Haan 175, Jord van Weeren 222, Ramon Hilferink 177, Joshua Schuurman 156), 888-730

    Semifinal Match 2:
    No. 3 Sweden (Magnus Johnson 266, Filip Wilhelmsson 203, Markus Jansson 223, Jesper Svensson 205) def.
    No. 2 Germany (Christian Birlinger 225, Dominic Buchmann 172, Steven Wiersema 149, Robin Menacher 245), 897-791

    Championship Match:
    No. 3 Sweden (Magnus Johnson 248, Filip Wilhelmsson 201, Markus Jansson 229, Jesper Svensson 183) def.
    No. 4 Latvia (Arturs Levikins 205, Verners Veidulis 244, Edgars Juberts 181, Daniels Vezis 222), 861-852

     


    24th European Youth Championships - Girls Team Finals


    Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring, Germany (April 18, 2011

    Championship Round:
    1. Finland (Roosa Lundén, Sanna Pasanen, Sonja Forslund, Jonna Jokinen)
    2. England (Autum Chamberlain, Bethany Hedley, Hannah Frost, Danielle Gates)
    3. Sweden (Ida Andersson, Jenny Wegner, Janina Lindberg, Susanna Kiiskinen) and
    Russia (Kristina Kryl, Margarita Verkhova, Polina Kosiakova, Alena Korobkova)

    Playoff Results:
    Semifinal Match 1:
    No. 1 Finland (Roosa Lundén 217, Sanna Pasanen 189, Sonja Forslund 212, Jonna Jokinen 213) def.
    No. 4 Russia (Kristina Kryl 245, Margarita Verkhova 157, Polina Kosiakova 175, Alena Korobkova 155), 831-732

    Semifinal Match 2:
    No. 2 England (Autum Chamberlain 200, Bethany Hedley 213, Hannah Frost 215, Danielle Gates 205) def.
    No. 3 Sweden (Ida Andersson 212, Jenny Wegner 214, Janina Lindberg 200, Susanna Kiiskinen 154), 833-780

    Championship Match:
    No. 1 Finland (Roosa Lundén 210, Sanna Pasanen 208, Sonja Forslund 256, Jonna Jokinen 175) def.
    No. 2 England (Autum Chamberlain 181, Bethany Hedley 191, Hannah Frost 147, Danielle Gates 211), 849-730

     


    24th European Youth Championships - Boys Team Preliminaries


    The top 4 teams advance to the finals.

     

     

    Individual High Scores


    1 Game: Joshua Schuurman, Netherlands, 300
    3 Games: Joshua Schuurman, Netherlands, 747
    6 Games: Joshua Schuurman, Netherlands, 1433

     

     

    Team High Scores


    1 Game: Sweden (Magnus Johnson, Filip Wilhelmsson, Markus Jansson, Jesper Svensson), 926
    3 Games: Sweden (Magnus Johnson, Filip Wilhelmsson, Markus Jansson, Jesper Svensson), 2620
    6 Games: Netherlands (Kevin De Haan, Jord Van Weeren, Ramon Hilferink, Joshua Schuurman), 5175

     

     

    24th European Youth Championships - Girls Team Preliminaries


    The top 4 teams advance to the finals.

     

     

    Individual High Scores


    1 Game: Sandra Matz, Germany, 258
    3 Games: Polina Kosiakova, Latvia, 689
    6 Games: Bethany Hedley, England, 1288

     

     

    Team High Scores


    1 Game: Germany (Nadine Motzer, Lea Degenhardt, Lisa Tenscher, Sandra Matz), 866
    3 Games: Finland (Roosa Lundén, Sanna Pasanen, Sonja Forslund, Jonna Jokinen), 2482
    6 Games: Finland (Roosa Lundén, Sanna Pasanen, Sonja Forslund, Jonna Jokinen), 4806

     

     

    24th European Youth Championships - Boys All Events


    Standings after 12/18 games. The top 24 will advance to Masters match play.

     

     

    24th European Youth Championships - Girls All Events


    Standings after 12/18 games. The top 24 will advance to Masters match play.

     

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