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Øyvind Harang (featured photo) of Norway led squad 10 (squad 11 has been canceled) with 1280 total, an average of 213.33, including games of 156, 238, 233, 216, 238 and 199. He remained in 18th place with 1348, his highest set from squad 4.
Vidar Stevy Gjelstad was second with 1273 to leap from 62nd to 39th place.
One-time European Bowling Tour titlist Mattias Wetterberg (right) of Sweden continued to lead the 113-player field with 1514 total and an average of 252.33.
As qualifying nears the halfway point, it takes a six-game score of 1385 to make the top 8, who will be seeded in fourth round of finals, 1349 to make the top 16 (round 3) and 1321 to make the top 24 (round 2).
Jenny Karlsson (left) of Sweden currently holds the 42nd and last place to advance to the finals from the overall leaderboard with 1266, including handicap, an average of 203 scratch. For the record, the cut in 2017 was 1317 (219.50 average).
Qualifying continues on Wednesday, Oct. 10, with squads 12 & 13 scheduled to start at 5 and 8.30 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST).
The Norwegian Open 2018 by Brunswick is the 12th and final stop of the 2018 European Bowling Tour and the second EBT “Bronze” tournament this season. The tournament, which will be contested Oct. 5-14 at 26-lane Lucky Bowl Veitvet in Norway’s capital city of Oslo, will decide the outcome of the 2018 EBT men’s and women’s point rankings.
Bowlingdigital will provide onsite coverage from Lucky Bowl Veitvet featuring stories, photos and results after each round commencing Thursday, October 11, all the way through to the finals, which will be completed Sunday, October 14, in the late afternoon.
The lanes will be conditioned with a Brunswick sport pattern with medium difficulty and 22.00 ml volume oil total.
The NO 2018 offers total prize money of 275.000 Norwegian Kronor (currently 28.900 Euro) with 45.000 NOK (approx. 4.730 Euro) going to the winner and a last-to-cash payout of 2.000 Kronor or 210 Euro for 60th place.
Qualifying at the Norwegian Open 2018 by Brunswick began Friday, Oct. 5 and concludes Saturday, Oct. 13 with the final Squad 23 scheduled to start at 5 p.m. local time (CEST).
Women receive 8 pins handicap each game (maximum is 300), an equality handicap provided to women in all EBT events. The top 3 women after qualifying will receive 5.000 NOK, 3.000 NOK and 2.000 NOK bonuses, respectively.
Total 60 players will advance to the finals on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 & 14. The top 8 qualifiers will be seeded in Round 4, qualifiers 9-16 go to Round 3, qualifiers 17-24 start in Round 2 and qualifiers 25-28 begin in Round 1.
The other 32 finalists advance to Saturday’s semifinal round which begins at 9 p.m. CEST. All players bowl six games from scratch with the top 12 advancing to Round 1 starting on Sunday morning at 10 a.m.
The remaining forty players will determine the champion in five three-game rounds (rounds 1-4 starting from scratch). The field will be trimmed to 32, 24, 16, and then eight players who bowl one last three-game round with the pinfall from Round 4 being carried forward.
The player with the highest six-game total will win the title, the 45.000 NOK top prize and 100 EBT ranking points (men and women in separate rankings).
For more information on the Norwegian Open by Brunswick and a list of the previous winners, please read our Tournament Preview.
The 2018 European Bowling Tour features 12 tournaments in 10 countries including two “platinum”, two “gold”, three “silver”, two “bronze” and three “satellite” events, which offer total prize fund of roughly 625.000 Euro.
The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event receive ranking points. Those points will be tabulated throughout the season to determine the top 8 men and top 8 women, who will be eligible to compete in the 12th EBT Masters July 8, 2019 at Bowling Chamartín in Madrid, Spain.
Sweden’s Mattias Wetterberg rises to the top; cracks 1500-bar in Oslo
Mikael Roos, Arnar Davíð Jónsson move to the top in Norwegian Open 2018
Sweden’s Alfred Berggren shoots into the lead in Norwegian Open 2018
Past champion Tore Torgersen sets the scoring pace in Norwegian Open 2018
Norwegian Open 2018 by Brunswick – Tournament Preview
Raymond Jansson mounts big comeback, wins 2017 Norwegian Open for first EBT title
2018 European Bowling Tour Schedule & Champions
EBT Men’s Ranking after 11/12 events
EBT Women’s Ranking after 11/12 events
Total 60 players, including the top 42 qualifiers, will advance to the finals on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 & 14
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | Pins | Avg. | Hc | Total |
1. | Mattias Wetterberg | Sweden | 243 | 279 | 220 | 248 | 289 | 235 | 1514 | 252.33 | 1514 | |
2. | Eric Sjöberg | Sweden | 246 | 235 | 190 | 300 | 248 | 278 | 1497 | 249.50 | 1497 | |
3. | Mikael Roos | Sweden | 256 | 257 | 259 | 196 | 247 | 229 | 1444 | 240.67 | 1444 | |
4. | Arnar Davíð Jónsson | Iceland | 255 | 230 | 214 | 238 | 255 | 234 | 1426 | 237.67 | 1426 | |
5. | Alfred Berggren | Sweden | 233 | 279 | 243 | 216 | 227 | 224 | 1422 | 237.00 | 1422 | |
6. | Christoffer Wetterberg | Sweden | 213 | 215 | 198 | 237 | 288 | 243 | 1394 | 232.33 | 1394 | |
7. | Audun Boye Hansen | Norway | 238 | 239 | 248 | 236 | 194 | 238 | 1393 | 232.17 | 1393 | |
8. | Roy Snuggerud-Åsheim | Norway | 227 | 258 | 224 | 240 | 244 | 192 | 1385 | 230.83 | 1385 | |
9. | Emanuel Jonsson | Sweden | 267 | 221 | 230 | 216 | 226 | 225 | 1385 | 230.83 | 1385 | |
10. | Thor Kristian Østlie Solberg | Norway | 246 | 232 | 259 | 203 | 244 | 187 | 1371 | 228.50 | 1371 | |
11. | Jonas Dammen | Norway | 225 | 255 | 214 | 258 | 188 | 226 | 1366 | 227.67 | 1366 | |
12. | Annie Thorell | Sweden | 232 | 261 | 195 | 209 | 219 | 202 | 1318 | 219.67 | 48 | 1366 |
13. | Nina Flack | Sweden | 235 | 202 | 255 | 227 | 183 | 213 | 1315 | 219.17 | 48 | 1363 |
14. | Ida Andersson | Sweden | 244 | 256 | 168 | 187 | 224 | 227 | 1306 | 217.67 | 48 | 1354 |
15. | Raymond Jansson | Sweden | 184 | 254 | 254 | 210 | 259 | 189 | 1350 | 225.00 | 1350 | |
16. | Kevin Lindbladh | Sweden | 234 | 221 | 224 | 224 | 223 | 223 | 1349 | 224.83 | 1349 | |
17. | Jørgen Mathiesen | Norway | 201 | 224 | 224 | 255 | 265 | 180 | 1349 | 224.83 | 1349 | |
18. | Øyvind Harang | Norway | 235 | 176 | 254 | 235 | 234 | 214 | 1348 | 224.67 | 1348 | |
19. | Tor Inge Jansen | Norway | 223 | 214 | 173 | 246 | 228 | 263 | 1347 | 224.50 | 1347 | |
20. | Christer Aker | Norway | 203 | 222 | 235 | 236 | 234 | 214 | 1344 | 224.00 | 1344 | |
21. | Björn Lindqvist | Sweden | 260 | 223 | 206 | 165 | 249 | 237 | 1340 | 223.33 | 1340 | |
22. | Linus Carle | Sweden | 221 | 233 | 203 | 246 | 242 | 182 | 1327 | 221.17 | 1327 | |
23. | Tore Torgersen | Norway | 222 | 286 | 174 | 220 | 205 | 216 | 1323 | 220.50 | 1323 | |
24. | Åse Jacobsen | Norway | 187 | 196 | 233 | 258 | 222 | 177 | 1273 | 212.17 | 48 | 1321 |
25. | Gustaf Johansson | Sweden | 259 | 222 | 191 | 183 | 236 | 229 | 1320 | 220.00 | 1320 | |
26. | Stian Olsen | Norway | 216 | 215 | 215 | 236 | 223 | 208 | 1313 | 218.83 | 1313 | |
27. | Thor Morten Bjørge | Norway | 214 | 206 | 213 | 237 | 215 | 225 | 1310 | 218.33 | 1310 | |
28. | Glenn Morten Pedersen | Norway | 182 | 228 | 248 | 245 | 224 | 180 | 1307 | 217.83 | 1307 | |
29. | Ronny Olavesen | Norway | 172 | 235 | 214 | 216 | 219 | 246 | 1302 | 217.00 | 1302 | |
30. | Håkan Persson | Sweden | 226 | 228 | 244 | 190 | 206 | 206 | 1300 | 216.67 | 1300 | |
31. | Lars Stokke Lindquist | Norway | 224 | 166 | 256 | 204 | 230 | 214 | 1294 | 215.67 | 1294 | |
32. | Pål Sigurd Romskaug | Norway | 217 | 199 | 201 | 214 | 237 | 221 | 1289 | 214.83 | 1289 | |
33. | Emil Ågren | Sweden | 159 | 266 | 257 | 180 | 207 | 220 | 1289 | 214.83 | 1289 | |
34. | Camilla Myhre | Norway | 180 | 219 | 238 | 212 | 210 | 179 | 1238 | 206.33 | 48 | 1286 |
35. | Thomas Nilsen | Norway | 205 | 223 | 244 | 178 | 200 | 230 | 1280 | 213.33 | 1280 | |
36. | Kenneth Hermansen | Norway | 185 | 213 | 229 | 269 | 181 | 198 | 1275 | 212.50 | 1275 | |
37. | Loke Johansson Molander | Sweden | 170 | 225 | 244 | 247 | 151 | 237 | 1274 | 212.33 | 1274 | |
38. | Jonathan Hallberg | Sweden | 183 | 231 | 235 | 182 | 194 | 248 | 1273 | 212.17 | 1273 | |
39. | Vidar Stevy Gjelstad | Norway | 179 | 201 | 246 | 211 | 223 | 213 | 1273 | 212.17 | 1273 | |
40. | Felicia Bergvall | Sweden | 183 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 239 | 223 | 1223 | 203.83 | 48 | 1271 |
41. | Mattias Melin | Sweden | 205 | 204 | 190 | 209 | 201 | 259 | 1268 | 211.33 | 1268 | |
42. | Jenny Karlsson | Sweden | 184 | 159 | 189 | 231 | 243 | 212 | 1218 | 203.00 | 48 | 1266 |
43. | Christel Carlsson | Sweden | 186 | 203 | 202 | 216 | 195 | 212 | 1214 | 202.33 | 48 | 1262 |
44. | Svein Oddvar Karlsen | Norway | 192 | 195 | 201 | 246 | 211 | 216 | 1261 | 210.17 | 1261 | |
45. | Jens Mathiesen | Norway | 178 | 225 | 202 | 231 | 160 | 258 | 1254 | 209.00 | 1254 | |
46. | Lars-Christian Nygård | Norway | 179 | 190 | 216 | 223 | 213 | 224 | 1245 | 207.50 | 1245 | |
47. | Heidi Thorstensen | Norway | 202 | 180 | 198 | 204 | 197 | 214 | 1195 | 199.17 | 48 | 1243 |
48. | Eric Nordström | Sweden | 191 | 190 | 234 | 215 | 222 | 189 | 1241 | 206.83 | 1241 | |
49. | Jonas Karlstad | Norway | 177 | 190 | 262 | 211 | 232 | 159 | 1231 | 205.17 | 1231 | |
50. | Tron Bråten | Norway | 245 | 201 | 183 | 191 | 201 | 210 | 1231 | 205.17 | 1231 | |
51. | Olav J. Olsen | Norway | 214 | 184 | 165 | 191 | 224 | 250 | 1228 | 204.67 | 1228 | |
52. | Per Frode Sterud | Norway | 171 | 188 | 223 | 201 | 235 | 205 | 1223 | 203.83 | 1223 | |
53. | Per Andersen | Norway | 187 | 235 | 215 | 205 | 205 | 176 | 1223 | 203.83 | 1223 | |
54. | Jenny Mathiesen | Norway | 236 | 168 | 201 | 179 | 187 | 193 | 1164 | 194.00 | 48 | 1212 |
55. | Fredrik Finstad Anshus | Norway | 172 | 190 | 194 | 185 | 223 | 246 | 1210 | 201.67 | 1210 | |
56. | Runar Almestrand | Norway | 214 | 160 | 204 | 210 | 217 | 204 | 1209 | 201.50 | 1209 | |
57. | Øyvind Haugen | Norway | 201 | 205 | 202 | 199 | 203 | 197 | 1207 | 201.17 | 1207 | |
58. | Daniel Bergstrøm | Norway | 198 | 172 | 242 | 183 | 183 | 226 | 1204 | 200.67 | 1204 | |
59. | Kristoffer Fjellstad | Norway | 176 | 218 | 205 | 148 | 226 | 225 | 1198 | 199.67 | 1198 | |
60. | Tor Morten Støen | Norway | 203 | 188 | 227 | 215 | 201 | 164 | 1198 | 199.67 | 1198 | |
61. | Per Eivind Fjordheim | Norway | 182 | 199 | 169 | 199 | 192 | 256 | 1197 | 199.50 | 1197 | |
62. | Trygve Fredriksen | Norway | 209 | 214 | 171 | 208 | 194 | 197 | 1193 | 198.83 | 1193 | |
63. | Nora Kjellås | Norway | 203 | 175 | 188 | 188 | 166 | 222 | 1142 | 190.33 | 48 | 1190 |
64. | Viktor Brentebråten Mortensen | Norway | 195 | 217 | 184 | 178 | 229 | 186 | 1189 | 198.17 | 1189 | |
65. | Morten Berntsen | Norway | 189 | 193 | 199 | 189 | 202 | 212 | 1184 | 197.33 | 1184 | |
66. | Runar Granum | Norway | 190 | 173 | 239 | 221 | 181 | 179 | 1183 | 197.17 | 1183 | |
67. | Eirik Bjørnstad Skoglund | Norway | 230 | 196 | 205 | 175 | 193 | 179 | 1178 | 196.33 | 1178 | |
68. | Sebastian Stridh | Sweden | 178 | 244 | 167 | 175 | 219 | 193 | 1176 | 196.00 | 1176 | |
69. | Alexsander Flodin | Sweden | 177 | 213 | 224 | 190 | 181 | 190 | 1175 | 195.83 | 1175 | |
70. | Jan Simonsen | Sweden | 214 | 124 | 226 | 240 | 199 | 171 | 1174 | 195.67 | 1174 | |
71. | Terje Karlsen | Norway | 192 | 209 | 226 | 152 | 207 | 188 | 1174 | 195.67 | 1174 | |
72. | Jan Egil Hansen | Norway | 189 | 199 | 196 | 224 | 185 | 175 | 1168 | 194.67 | 1168 | |
73. | Steffen Johnsen Fossum | Norway | 210 | 160 | 183 | 156 | 213 | 241 | 1163 | 193.83 | 1163 | |
74. | Jan Dhelie | Norway | 163 | 178 | 233 | 194 | 178 | 213 | 1159 | 193.17 | 1159 | |
75. | John Rune Johansen | Norway | 169 | 197 | 185 | 210 | 224 | 170 | 1155 | 192.50 | 1155 | |
76. | John Fossum | Norway | 215 | 202 | 190 | 201 | 189 | 157 | 1154 | 192.33 | 1154 | |
77. | Magnus Johansson | Norway | 169 | 225 | 190 | 223 | 193 | 151 | 1151 | 191.83 | 1151 | |
78. | Tobias Hogdin | Sweden | 164 | 191 | 214 | 223 | 194 | 164 | 1150 | 191.67 | 1150 | |
79. | Christian Olsen Voldnes | Norway | 227 | 179 | 183 | 172 | 235 | 150 | 1146 | 191.00 | 1146 | |
80. | Tommy Johannessen | Norway | 207 | 161 | 214 | 230 | 142 | 192 | 1146 | 191.00 | 1146 | |
81. | Espen Bangshaug | Norway | 171 | 224 | 142 | 201 | 159 | 246 | 1143 | 190.50 | 1143 | |
82. | Tom R Borgen | Norway | 209 | 192 | 163 | 157 | 194 | 213 | 1128 | 188.00 | 1128 | |
83. | Tom Martin Solberg | Norway | 216 | 219 | 162 | 173 | 168 | 187 | 1125 | 187.50 | 1125 | |
84. | Ulf N. Moen | Norway | 145 | 171 | 205 | 179 | 213 | 209 | 1122 | 187.00 | 1122 | |
85. | Raymond Kristoffersen | Norway | 199 | 184 | 182 | 179 | 165 | 211 | 1120 | 186.67 | 1120 | |
86. | Christin Andersen Löfman | Norway | 177 | 159 | 172 | 194 | 176 | 184 | 1062 | 177.00 | 48 | 1110 |
87. | Roshild Jensen | Norway | 143 | 192 | 201 | 177 | 152 | 191 | 1056 | 176.00 | 48 | 1104 |
88. | Werner Wennerstrøm | Norway | 191 | 199 | 199 | 184 | 180 | 148 | 1101 | 183.50 | 1101 | |
89. | Joachim Larsen Einarsrud | Norway | 160 | 204 | 144 | 198 | 193 | 195 | 1094 | 182.33 | 1094 | |
90. | Sven Michael Grosch Langsem | Norway | 166 | 172 | 200 | 205 | 178 | 173 | 1094 | 182.33 | 1094 | |
91. | Bente Mengshoel | Norway | 199 | 173 | 169 | 187 | 161 | 154 | 1043 | 173.83 | 48 | 1091 |
92. | Andrea Kvernhusløkken | Norway | 221 | 178 | 180 | 146 | 173 | 143 | 1041 | 173.50 | 48 | 1089 |
93. | Karoline Fjellstad | Norway | 199 | 133 | 198 | 150 | 208 | 153 | 1041 | 173.50 | 48 | 1089 |
94. | Anton Adolfsson | Sweden | 200 | 159 | 168 | 225 | 187 | 148 | 1087 | 181.17 | 1087 | |
95. | Øystein Sustad | Norway | 183 | 170 | 195 | 147 | 181 | 202 | 1078 | 179.67 | 1078 | |
96. | Peder Martin Jakobsen | Norway | 181 | 145 | 204 | 196 | 151 | 193 | 1070 | 178.33 | 1070 | |
97. | Henrik Aspdahl Oseth | Norway | 165 | 207 | 146 | 216 | 205 | 118 | 1057 | 176.17 | 1057 | |
98. | Remy Aleksander Halvorsen | Norway | 192 | 181 | 168 | 176 | 177 | 162 | 1056 | 176.00 | 1056 | |
99. | Rolf Johan Boysen | Norway | 155 | 177 | 212 | 178 | 167 | 164 | 1053 | 175.50 | 1053 | |
100. | Bård Jensen | Norway | 135 | 159 | 172 | 189 | 201 | 176 | 1032 | 172.00 | 1032 | |
101. | Thomas Furøy | Norway | 153 | 182 | 185 | 180 | 175 | 155 | 1030 | 171.67 | 1030 | |
102. | Christian Rogne | Norway | 169 | 181 | 128 | 150 | 182 | 203 | 1013 | 168.83 | 1013 | |
103. | Audun Furuseth | Norway | 184 | 127 | 144 | 191 | 181 | 180 | 1007 | 167.83 | 1007 | |
104. | Henrik Svartholt | Norway | 201 | 158 | 180 | 135 | 185 | 147 | 1006 | 167.67 | 1006 | |
105. | Eskild Rosenlund | Norway | 187 | 157 | 146 | 156 | 177 | 179 | 1002 | 167.00 | 1002 | |
106. | Terje Vestby Andresen | Norway | 188 | 111 | 195 | 160 | 172 | 166 | 992 | 165.33 | 992 | |
107. | Beate Johnerud | Norway | 167 | 175 | 166 | 150 | 138 | 137 | 933 | 155.50 | 48 | 981 |
108. | Heidi Bjerke | Norway | 161 | 114 | 171 | 153 | 132 | 196 | 927 | 154.50 | 48 | 975 |
109. | Caroline Iversen | Norway | 132 | 137 | 136 | 147 | 184 | 189 | 925 | 154.17 | 48 | 973 |
110. | Grete L. Herøy | Norway | 136 | 147 | 151 | 152 | 176 | 144 | 906 | 151.00 | 48 | 954 |
111. | Morten Herøy | Norway | 163 | 145 | 162 | 128 | 198 | 149 | 945 | 157.50 | 945 | |
112. | Terje Barkald | Norway | 214 | 176 | 206 | 194 | 36 | 0 | 826 | 137.67 | 826 | |
113. | Malin Schau | Norway | 123 | 94 | 115 | 143 | 96 | 114 | 685 | 114.17 | 48 | 733 |
300 games (1) – Eric Sjøberg.
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