Keira Reay comes from behind to win Singles gold

11 June, 2016

Championships

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Keira Reay of England, who barely qualified for the Singles finals at the Women’s European Championships, defeated two opponents to win the first gold medal of the Championships Saturday afternoon at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.

L-R Kovalova, Reay, Andersson and Luoto. Photos courtesy of Austrian and German Bowling Federation.

Reay, who took the fourth and last spot for the medal round after finishing the six-game preliminaries with a high three-game set of 700 and 1296 total pins, defeated top-seeded Sandra Andersson of Sweden in the semi-finals, 9-7, in roll-off after a 224-224 tie.

Andersson led the 131 players from 25 countries after the preliminaries with 1346 pins, an average of 224.33, en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the medal round.

In the gold medal match, Reay edged defending champion Daria Kovalova of Ukraine by mere three pins, 199-196, to win the biggest title in her career. Reay set one of the highlights in the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas when she rolled the lone 300 game of the event to finish in 9th place.

In the other semi-final match, Kovalova eliminated Patricia Luoto of Germany, 210-202. Kovalova received the silver medal while Andersson and Luoto both got bronze.

Action shifts to the Doubles competition on Sunday and Monday morning, immediately followed by the medal round starting Monday at 1.30 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST).

The 2016 Women’s European Championships will be held from June 10 to 18 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria.

25 out of 48 European Tenpin Bowling Federation (ETBF) member federations – Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales and the host country Austria – participate in the event.

Each team consists of maximum six players, who compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the nine-day competition.

Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team events features six games preliminaries with the top 4 advancing to the playoffs in one-game format, seeded 1 to 4 according to their position in qualifying. No. 1 bowls No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3. The winners bowl for gold and silver and the losers share the bronze medals.

The top three players with the highest 24-game total (combined results of the Singles, Doubles and Team preliminaries) receive the medals in All Events.

The top 24 in All-Events advance to single-elimination Masters match play in best-of-three games format. The top 8 receive one bye.

In each round, the highest seeded player bowls the lowest seeded player, the second-highest seeded player bowls the second-lowest seeded player, and so on. Winners advance and losers will be eliminated. The remaining two players bowl for gold and silver and the losers of the semifinals share the bronze medals.

The 2016 Women’s European Championships serve as the qualifying event for female bowlers competing in the X World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland. The top 5 countries with the two highest positioned players in All-Events qualify for the World Games. The bowling competition will be held July 20-24 at Sky Bowling.

Sandra Andersson wins Singles preliminaries to earn No. 1 seed
25 countries to compete in Women’s European Championships in Vienna

2016 WEC Singles – Medal Round

Championship Round:
1. Keira Reay, England, 423 (2 games)
2. Daria Kovalova, Ukraine, 406 (2 games)
3. Sandra Andersson, Sweden, 224 (1 game), and
Patricia Luoto, Germany, 202 (1 game)

Playoff Results:
Semi-final Match 1: No. 4 Reay def. No. 1 Andersson, 9-7 in roll-off after a 224-224 tie
Semi-final Match 2: No. 2 Kovalova def. No. 3 Luoto, 210-202
Championship: Reay def. Kovalova, 199-196.

2016 WEC Singles Preliminaries – Final Standings

Top 4 players advance to the medal round

Squad 1 Results
Squad 2 Results
Squad 3 Results

High Game / High Series
1 Game: 279 – Lisa John, England
3 Games: 700 – Keira Reay, England
6 Games: 1346 – Sandra Andersson, Sweden

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Sandra Andersson	Sweden	235	198	259	692	237	175	242	654	1346	224.33
2.	Daria Kovalova	Ukraine	239	200	186	625	222	202	268	692	1317	219.50
3.	Patricia Luoto	Germany	187	255	213	655	245	186	215	646	1301	216.83
4.	Keira Reay	England	178	181	237	596	231	224	245	700	1296	216.00
5.	Solene Goron	France	204	231	217	652	213	205	221	639	1291	215.17
6.	Nadine Gei0ler	Germany	233	212	202	647	224	219	189	632	1279	213.17
7.	Mai Ginge Jensen	Denmark	229	223	196	648	227	202	200	629	1277	212.83
8.	Maria Bulanova	Russia	205	217	233	655	245	173	203	621	1276	212.67
9.	Ellen Jansen	Netherlands	264	219	190	673	233	171	196	600	1273	212.17
10.	Jenny Wegner	Sweden	206	205	267	678	175	221	194	590	1268	211.33
11.	Martina Schütz	Germany	213	216	182	611	221	199	235	655	1266	211.00
12.	Melissa Vallons	Belgium	206	211	178	595	204	201	256	661	1256	209.33
13.	Kamilla Kjeldsen	Denmark	188	247	228	663	199	182	210	591	1254	209.00
14.	Sanna Pasanen	Finland	229	213	202	644	206	211	192	609	1253	208.83
15.	Piritta Maja	Finland	234	212	189	635	235	177	203	615	1250	208.33
16.	Hayley Russell	England	154	209	214	577	223	205	244	672	1249	208.17
17.	Nina Flack	Sweden	190	182	182	554	259	217	215	691	1245	207.50
18.	Laura Beuthner	Germany	248	253	170	671	178	209	186	573	1244	207.33
19.	Katerina Hejducková	Czech Republic	242	223	212	677	175	187	198	560	1237	206.17
20.	Emily Allen	England	198	204	214	616	226	206	181	613	1229	204.83
21.	Birgit Pöppler	Germany	178	192	161	531	256	201	235	692	1223	203.83
22.	Maria Franciska Stampe	Denmark	195	216	199	610	211	186	200	597	1207	201.17
23.	Britt Brøndsted	Denmark	181	196	247	624	255	149	179	583	1207	201.17
24.	Heidi Thorstensen	Norway	185	184	191	560	179	233	232	644	1204	200.67
25.	Cindy Valckx	Belgium	255	190	190	635	175	203	191	569	1204	200.67
26.	Danni Hopcroft	England	190	169	183	542	223	196	242	661	1203	200.50
27.	Tina Hulsch	Germany	204	196	179	579	225	203	195	623	1202	200.33
28.	Hannele Impola	Finland	198	201	204	603	178	184	234	596	1199	199.83
29.	Michaela Blazeková	Slovakia	188	245	178	611	220	193	173	586	1197	199.50
30.	Katrina Maciver	England	205	160	188	553	194	228	221	643	1196	199.33
31.	Lauriane Celie	France	166	209	210	585	202	195	210	607	1192	198.67
32.	Lisa John	England	194	202	157	553	203	155	279	637	1190	198.33
33.	Ida Andersson	Sweden	182	224	192	598	206	178	202	586	1184	197.33
34.	Helga di Benedetto	Italy	194	169	198	561	169	245	202	616	1177	196.17
35.	Kristína Sramková	Slovakia	202	210	158	570	212	204	188	604	1174	195.67
36.	Filippa Persson	Sweden	189	168	193	550	205	194	224	623	1173	195.50
37.	Amandine Jacques	France	200	220	187	607	206	187	171	564	1171	195.17
38.	Melania Rossi	Italy	224	212	176	612	211	196	151	558	1170	195.00
39.	Joline Persson Planefors	Sweden	182	194	200	576	198	191	204	593	1169	194.83
40.	Alexandra Lopes d´Andrade	France	201	160	214	575	192	218	179	589	1164	194.00
41.	Olena Roshchenko	Ukraine	209	191	204	604	146	208	202	556	1160	193.33
42.	Ase Jacobsen	Norway	177	201	178	556	212	201	190	603	1159	193.17
43.	Heidi Manninen	Finland	178	212	210	600	140	232	186	558	1158	193.00
44.	Petra Stanková	Slovakia	214	193	174	581	162	190	224	576	1157	192.83
45.	Ivonne Gross	Austria	184	167	191	542	219	223	171	613	1155	192.50
46.	Kelly French-Plummen	Netherlands	177	143	202	522	193	233	201	627	1149	191.50
47.	Rikke Holm Agerbo	Denmark	195	179	209	583	189	201	175	565	1148	191.33
48.	Petra Eriksson-Sola	Finland	153	205	183	541	182	208	213	603	1144	190.67
49.	Ghislaine Stigter-van der Tol	Netherlands	229	173	149	551	204	191	197	592	1143	190.50
50.	Carolina Muñoz	Spain	177	194	181	552	182	171	233	586	1138	189.67
51.	Katrin Fjola Bragadottir	Iceland	162	185	204	551	235	224	128	587	1138	189.67
52.	Wendy Bartaire	France	188	155	245	588	194	165	183	542	1130	188.33
53.	Yifat Tal	Israel	194	172	156	522	189	179	236	604	1126	187.67
54.	Maria Koshel	Russia	202	166	152	520	185	224	197	606	1126	187.67
55.	Viktória Morcz	Hungary	194	186	175	555	193	213	165	571	1126	187.67
56.	Serafina Liuzzi	Italy	189	198	185	572	202	168	183	553	1125	187.50
57.	Astros Petursdottir	Iceland	215	154	193	562	186	191	184	561	1123	187.17
58.	Leta Anuziene	Lithuania	192	191	159	542	180	228	169	577	1119	186.50
59.	Anna-Belle Jean	France	173	155	224	552	175	226	163	564	1116	186.00
60.	Katrien Goossens	Belgium	203	195	193	591	181	179	159	519	1110	185.00
61.	Natalia Rayzman	Ukraine	176	189	195	560	156	209	184	549	1109	184.83
62.	Cristina Más	Spain	182	192	147	521	200	187	200	587	1108	184.67
63.	Mariana Meteksinova	Bulgaria	168	182	214	564	178	180	186	544	1108	184.67
64.	Tamara Adler	Austria	182	205	187	574	177	174	183	534	1108	184.67
65.	Oleksandra Levchuk	Ukraine	171	185	218	574	209	160	163	532	1106	184.33
66.	Nicole Sanders	Netherlands	204	178	175	557	195	170	183	548	1105	184.17
67.	Luminita Farkas Bucin	Romania	183	212	145	540	181	211	172	564	1104	184.00
68.	Anja Ginge Jensen	Denmark	193	192	185	570	167	174	192	533	1103	183.83
69.	Petra Otec-Hanzlovská	Czech Republic	206	202	145	553	127	220	200	547	1100	183.33
70.	Dagny Edda Thorisdottir	Iceland	168	169	210	547	178	189	186	553	1100	183.33
71.	Ezgi Gumus	Turkey	169	156	185	510	162	219	208	589	1099	183.17
72.	Pamela Frioni	Italy	187	169	183	539	184	195	179	558	1097	182.83
73.	Liliia Kononenko	Ukraine	160	171	170	501	229	164	200	593	1094	182.33
74.	Gokce Cinar	Turkey	188	174	214	576	193	160	165	518	1094	182.33
75.	Sarolta Dosztály	Hungary	213	188	208	609	152	172	161	485	1094	182.33
76.	Gabriela Urbistazu	Spain	192	200	169	561	198	154	180	532	1093	182.17
77.	Simone Boonstra	Netherlands	176	216	201	593	168	126	205	499	1092	182.00
78.	Mária Tóth	Hungary	154	233	188	575	214	174	127	515	1090	181.67
79.	Irina Timosenkova	Wales	168	199	136	503	200	203	182	585	1088	181.33
80.	Jurate Palaimaite	Lithuania	184	185	182	551	192	154	190	536	1087	181.17
81.	Monica di Paolantonio	Italy	170	183	225	578	159	181	169	509	1087	181.17
82.	Miriam L. Stivang	Norway	186	166	178	530	195	193	168	556	1086	181.00
83.	Teresa Oberkersch	Austria	138	167	183	488	198	184	210	592	1080	180.00
84.	Jaqueline Witura	Austria	181	201	161	543	183	186	163	532	1075	179.17
85.	Victoria Krivolutskaya	Slovenia	169	171	168	508	195	178	193	566	1074	179.00
86.	Véronique Perniaux	Belgium	163	189	213	565	160	159	188	507	1072	178.67
87.	Bauke Jespers	Belgium	199	165	157	521	168	162	216	546	1067	177.83
88.	Lynne Fishler	Israel	148	115	204	467	234	199	166	599	1066	177.67
89.	Giada di Martino	Italy	170	176	186	532	166	169	195	530	1062	177.00
90.	Hafdis Pala Jonasdottir	Iceland	155	135	253	543	148	185	186	519	1062	177.00
91.	Janja Kovacic	Slovenia	211	169	181	561	149	163	183	495	1056	176.00
92.	Hicran Erol	Turkey	153	181	154	488	185	203	180	568	1056	176.00
93.	Lynne Walker	Wales	170	182	180	532	172	163	184	519	1051	175.17
94.	Louise Roberts	Wales	184	171	155	510	202	195	142	539	1049	174.83
95.	Jana Karlíková	Slovakia	193	180	170	543	171	147	186	504	1047	174.50
96.	Natasha English	Wales	226	131	185	542	197	139	169	505	1047	174.50
97.	Bianca Wiekeraad	Netherlands	166	186	171	523	172	174	174	520	1043	173.83
98.	Kata Kühne	Hungary	180	159	147	486	180	168	201	549	1035	172.50
99.	Vanesa Garcia	Spain	129	180	135	444	200	201	184	585	1029	171.50
100.	Petra Dologová	Czech Republic	175	164	201	540	158	170	161	489	1029	171.50
101.	Irena Straková	Czech Republic	164	206	171	541	169	162	156	487	1028	171.33
102.	Jolanta Kontvainiene	Lithuania	183	214	157	554	171	121	181	473	1027	171.17
103.	Eliisa Hiltunen	Finland	162	156	159	477	199	174	177	550	1027	171.17
104.	Jutta Pilecky	Austria	150	167	150	467	233	136	187	556	1023	170.50
105.	Ruta Ryliskiene	Lithuania	167	153	140	460	191	181	188	560	1020	170.00
106.	Nóra Szabó	Hungary	156	178	184	518	186	132	183	501	1019	169.83
107.	Ibolya Karaman	Romania	159	131	206	496	174	177	171	522	1018	169.67
108.	Elhan Sevgi Binici	Turkey	171	209	156	536	215	133	134	482	1018	169.67
109.	Adile Michajlow	Turkey	170	171	164	505	173	181	158	512	1017	169.50
110.	Daiva Seleniene	Lithuania	150	188	162	500	156	161	198	515	1015	169.17
111.	Marina Stefanova	Bulgaria	199	161	137	497	191	177	148	516	1013	168.83
112.	Patricia Klug	Austria	180	161	143	484	193	163	172	528	1012	168.67
113.	Kristína Koseková	Slovakia	133	172	159	464	168	202	167	537	1001	166.83
114.	Nataliya Shcherbinina	Ukraine	147	170	173	490	180	201	130	511	1001	166.83
115.	Ebony Owen	Wales	157	193	220	570	162	141	125	428	998	166.33
116.	Eva Burianová	Czech Republic	150	184	179	513	152	147	183	482	995	165.83
117.	Laura Piros	Romania	170	186	156	512	165	151	161	477	989	164.83
118.	Natasa Pirc Musar	Slovenia	138	181	142	461	181	171	164	516	977	162.83
119.	Linda van Kerckhove	Belgium	140	158	183	481	153	175	162	490	971	161.83
120.	Bergthora Ros Olafsdottir	Iceland	179	168	150	497	178	126	164	468	965	160.83
121.	Rethi Hajnalka	Romania	165	143	179	487	158	155	160	473	960	160.00
122.	Beáta Valigurová	Slovakia	143	157	161	461	147	171	168	486	947	157.83
123.	Geanina Dumitrascu	Romania	162	146	160	468	167	178	134	479	947	157.83
124.	Dana Hanusova	Czech Republic	155	133	146	434	175	170	167	512	946	157.67
125.	Irina Punga	Romania	193	169	170	532	143	133	134	410	942	157.00
126.	Linda Hronn Magnusdottir	Iceland	171	119	146	436	160	169	168	497	933	155.50
127.	Piril Asar	Turkey	134	146	175	455	155	178	143	476	931	155.17
128.	Èva Hegedüs	Hungary	172	158	149	479	170	125	156	451	930	155.00
129.	Kelly Jones	Wales	147	136	143	426	181	143	170	494	920	153.33
130.	Sara del Olmo	Spain	186	146	143	475	139	144	157	440	915	152.50
131.	Tanja Zalokar	Slovenia	143	141	145	429	135	146	157	438	867	144.50