« Chinese women capture gold in Doubles at AIMAG

Pictured right is Bram van Meerbergen with tournament organizer Bruno Bidone, right).
The QBPC Tour kicked off in Ancenis with the Team Challenge. Next was the singles competition in Dinan/Taden before the Tour capped off with doubles and masters in Fontaine Le Comte.
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Barry Foley (left) of Ireland averaged 233.11 for 18 games in all-events (six qualifying games each in singles, doubles and masters) to lead the top 4 men into men’s masters stepladder finals.
Foley and Van Meeerbergen (right) advanced to the title match by being the top two scorers in the eliminator round. Foley had 244 and Van Meerbergen 221, eliminating Peter Stevenson (200), England, and Jeroen van Geel (192), Netherlands. In the title match, Van Meerbergen defeated Foley, 255-184.
On the women’s side defending masters, singles and doubles champion Bartaire (right with Bidone) barely made the cut to the masters finals in fourth place with 3837. Last year’s runner-up Samantha Hannan of England led the top 4 women into the eliminator round with 3777 or an average of 220.94.
Hannan (278) and Bartaire (227) advanced, while Tania Yusaf (195) of Scotland and Cindy Valckx (190) of Belgium were eliminated. In a re-match of last year’s title match, Bartaire topped Hannan, 218-203, to repeat as masters champion.
Van Meerbergen also defeated Foley in the singles finale, 225-172. Foley and Jeroen van Geel (left, l-r), Netherlands took down Van Meerbergen and Toby Contreras, United States, 216-189, to capture the doubles title.
In the women’s singles finale, Yusaf (right with Bidone) flew past Amandine Richard of France, 225-175. Valckx teamed with Hannan (below left, l-r) to take the doubles title, defeating Bianca Wiekeraad, Netherlands and Nathalie Dhanis of Belgium, 236-173.
Team Sirius defeated Team Vega and Team Mercury defeated Team Orion, both three-games-to-one, to win the women’s and men’s Team Challenge. Finally the team from the host country came back from a 1-0 deficit to win the France vs. The World friendly match, 2-1.
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Sphere Bowling in Fontaine Le Comte, France
Championship Round:
1. Bram van Meerbergen, Belgium
2. Barry Foley, Ireland
3. Peter Stevenson, England
4. Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands
Playoff Results:
Eliminator: Foley (244), Van Meerbergen (221), Stevenson (200), Van Geel (192); Stevenson and Van Geel eliminated.
Championship: Van Meerbergen def. Foley, 255-184.
Top 4 advance to Masters Finals
Pos | Player | Country | Singles | Doubles | Masters | Total | Avg. |
1. | Barry Foley | Ireland | 1460 | 1362 | 1374 | 4196 | 233.11 |
2. | Jeroen van Geel | Netherlands | 1345 | 1355 | 1441 | 4141 | 230.06 |
3. | Bram van Meerbergen | Belgium | 1372 | 1254 | 1298 | 3924 | 218.00 |
4. | Peter Stevenson | England | 1361 | 1276 | 1284 | 3921 | 217.83 |
5. | Steven Gill | Scotland | 1290 | 1342 | 1263 | 3895 | 216.39 |
6. | Mike Bartaire | France | 1212 | 1204 | 1475 | 3891 | 216.17 |
7. | Toby Contreras | United States | 1147 | 1268 | 1402 | 3817 | 212.06 |
8. | Gustaf Bjornsson | Iceland | 1250 | 1160 | 1364 | 3774 | 209.67 |
9. | Guillaume Marois | France | 1167 | 1138 | 1145 | 3450 | 191.67 |
10. | Jerome Durupt | France | 1258 | 0 | 0 | 1258 | 209.67 |
11. | Christian Lebesson | France | 0 | 1244 | 0 | 1244 | 207.33 |
Top 4 advance to Masters Finals
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | Pins | Avg. |
1. | Mike Bartaire | France | 267 | 240 | 267 | 206 | 267 | 228 | 1475 | 245.83 |
2. | Jeroen van Geel | Netherlands | 236 | 278 | 256 | 244 | 244 | 183 | 1441 | 240.17 |
3. | Toby Contreras | United States | 237 | 257 | 210 | 205 | 249 | 244 | 1402 | 233.67 |
4. | Barry Foley | Ireland | 233 | 258 | 234 | 223 | 194 | 232 | 1374 | 229.00 |
5. | Gustaf Bjornsson | Iceland | 245 | 218 | 278 | 191 | 175 | 257 | 1364 | 227.33 |
6. | Bram van Meerbergen | Belgium | 231 | 267 | 224 | 203 | 204 | 169 | 1298 | 216.33 |
7. | Peter Stevenson | England | 190 | 238 | 214 | 185 | 233 | 224 | 1284 | 214.00 |
8. | Steven Gill | Scotland | 222 | 199 | 197 | 238 | 203 | 204 | 1263 | 210.50 |
9. | Guillaume Marois | France | 194 | 234 | 173 | 188 | 155 | 201 | 1145 | 190.83 |
Sphere Bowling in Fontaine Le Comte, France
Championship Round:
1. Wendy Bartaire, France
2. Samantha Hannan, England
3. Tania Yusaf, Scotland
4. Cindy Valckx, Belgium
Playoff Results:
Eliminator: Hannan (278), Bartaire (227), Yusaf (195), Valckx (190); Yusaf and Valckx eliminated
Championship: Bartaire def. Hannan, 218-203.
Top 4 advance to Masters Finals
Pos | Player | Country | Singles | Doubles | Masters | Total | Avg. |
1. | Samantha Hannan | England | 1398 | 1348 | 1231 | 3977 | 220.94 |
2. | Cindy Valckx | Belgium | 1254 | 1327 | 1395 | 3976 | 220.89 |
3. | Tania Yusaf | Scotland | 1341 | 1236 | 1334 | 3911 | 217.28 |
4. | Wendy Bartaire | France | 1264 | 1299 | 1274 | 3837 | 213.17 |
5. | Amanda Larkin | Ireland | 1230 | 1306 | 1254 | 3790 | 210.56 |
6. | Bianca Wiekeraad | Netherlands | 1262 | 1179 | 1234 | 3675 | 204.17 |
7. | Cheska Tomas | Netherlands | 1180 | 1237 | 1245 | 3662 | 203.44 |
8. | Melissa Vallons | Belgium | 1178 | 1198 | 1268 | 3644 | 202.44 |
9. | Amandine Richard | France | 1318 | 1182 | 1142 | 3642 | 202.33 |
10. | Nathalie Dhanis | Belgium | 1153 | 1030 | 1088 | 3271 | 181.72 |
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | Pins | Avg. |
1. | Cindy Valckx | Belgium | 212 | 300 | 233 | 248 | 211 | 191 | 1395 | 232.50 |
2. | Tania Yusaf | Scotland | 226 | 200 | 235 | 226 | 222 | 225 | 1334 | 222.33 |
3. | Wendy Bartaire | France | 211 | 215 | 216 | 218 | 223 | 191 | 1274 | 212.33 |
4. | Melissa Vallons | Belgium | 231 | 289 | 182 | 153 | 175 | 238 | 1268 | 211.33 |
5. | Amanda Larkin | Ireland | 202 | 184 | 246 | 196 | 216 | 210 | 1254 | 209.00 |
6. | Cheska Tomas | Netherlands | 235 | 163 | 225 | 199 | 195 | 228 | 1245 | 207.50 |
7. | Bianca Wiekeraad | Netherlands | 206 | 193 | 224 | 213 | 204 | 194 | 1234 | 205.67 |
8. | Samantha Hannan | England | 197 | 226 | 204 | 214 | 194 | 196 | 1231 | 205.17 |
9. | Amandine Richard | France | 180 | 169 | 171 | 163 | 209 | 250 | 1142 | 190.33 |
10. | Nathalie Dhanis | Belgium | 209 | 213 | 193 | 172 | 130 | 171 | 1088 | 181.33 |
Sphere Bowling in Fontaine Le Comte, France
Championship Round:
1. Barry Foley, Ireland/Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands
2. Toby Contreras, United States/Bram van Meerbergen, Belgium
Playoff Results:
Championship: Foley/Van Geel def. Contreras/Van Meerbergen, 216-189.
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | Pins | Avg. |
1. | Foley-Van Geel | 439 | 537 | 413 | 474 | 427 | 427 | 2717 | 226.42 | |
Barry Foley | Ireland | 223 | 258 | 213 | 216 | 210 | 242 | 1362 | 227.00 | |
Jeroen van Geel | Netherlands | 216 | 279 | 200 | 258 | 217 | 185 | 1355 | 225.83 | |
2. | Gill-Stevenson | 425 | 468 | 468 | 503 | 405 | 349 | 2618 | 218.17 | |
Steven Gill | Scotland | 199 | 266 | 265 | 255 | 211 | 146 | 1342 | 223.67 | |
Peter Stevenson | England | 226 | 202 | 203 | 248 | 194 | 203 | 1276 | 212.67 | |
3. | Contreras-Van Meerbergen | 431 | 379 | 415 | 372 | 460 | 465 | 2522 | 210.17 | |
Toby Contreras | United States | 217 | 185 | 194 | 204 | 245 | 223 | 1268 | 211.33 | |
Bram van Meerbergen | Belgium | 214 | 194 | 221 | 168 | 215 | 242 | 1254 | 209.00 | |
4. | Lebesson-Bartaire | 448 | 399 | 380 | 442 | 362 | 417 | 2448 | 204.00 | |
Christian Lebesson | France | 255 | 204 | 183 | 257 | 173 | 172 | 1244 | 207.33 | |
Mike Bartaire | France | 193 | 195 | 197 | 185 | 189 | 245 | 1204 | 200.67 | |
5. | Bjornsson-Marois | 434 | 413 | 332 | 364 | 354 | 401 | 2298 | 191.50 | |
Gustaf Bjornsson | Iceland | 227 | 223 | 151 | 160 | 168 | 231 | 1160 | 193.33 | |
Guillaume Marois | France | 207 | 190 | 181 | 204 | 186 | 170 | 1138 | 189.67 |
Sphere Bowling in Fontaine Le Comte, France
Championship Round:
1. Samantha Hannan, England/Cindy Valckx, Belgium
2. Bianca Wiekeraad, Netherlands/Nathalie Dhanis, Belgium
Playoff Results:
Championship: No. 1 Hannan-Valckx def. Wiekeraad/Dhanis, 236-173.
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | Pins | Avg. |
1. | Hannan-Valckx | 472 | 415 | 488 | 472 | 400 | 428 | 2675 | 222.92 | |
Samantha Hannan | England | 234 | 190 | 209 | 236 | 232 | 247 | 1348 | 224.67 | |
Cindy Valckx | Belgium | 238 | 225 | 279 | 236 | 168 | 181 | 1327 | 221.17 | |
2. | Larkin-Bartaire | 501 | 463 | 409 | 371 | 397 | 464 | 2605 | 217.08 | |
Amanda Larkin | Ireland | 235 | 196 | 194 | 224 | 227 | 230 | 1306 | 217.67 | |
Wendy Bartaire | France | 266 | 267 | 215 | 147 | 170 | 234 | 1299 | 216.50 | |
3. | Tomas-Yusaf | 428 | 375 | 444 | 417 | 403 | 406 | 2473 | 206.08 | |
Cheska Tomas | Netherlands | 214 | 205 | 242 | 194 | 189 | 193 | 1237 | 206.17 | |
Tania Yusaf | Scotland | 214 | 170 | 202 | 223 | 214 | 213 | 1236 | 206.00 | |
4. | Vallons-Richard | 363 | 373 | 464 | 452 | 367 | 361 | 2380 | 198.33 | |
Melissa Vallons | Belgium | 180 | 170 | 218 | 236 | 195 | 199 | 1198 | 199.67 | |
Amandine Richard | France | 183 | 203 | 246 | 216 | 172 | 162 | 1182 | 197.00 | |
5. | Wiekeraad-Dhanis | 354 | 400 | 349 | 364 | 366 | 376 | 2209 | 184.08 | |
Bianca Wiekeraad | Netherlands | 205 | 196 | 197 | 169 | 204 | 208 | 1179 | 196.50 | |
Nathalie Dhanis | Belgium | 149 | 204 | 152 | 195 | 162 | 168 | 1030 | 171.67 |
Bowling de Dinan, France
Championship Round:
1. Bram van Meerbergen, Belgium
2. Barry Foley, Ireland
3. Jeroen van Geel, Netherlands
4. Peter Stevenson, England
Playoff Results:
Eliminator: Foley (233), Van Meerbergen (233), Van Geel (218), Stevenson (202); Van Geel and Stevenson eliminated.
Championship: Van Meerbergen def. Foley, 225-172.
Top 4 advance to the finals.
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | Pins | Avg. |
1. | Barry Foley | Ireland | 278 | 238 | 214 | 227 | 267 | 236 | 1460 | 243.33 |
2. | Bram van Meerbergen | Belgium | 238 | 235 | 224 | 299 | 185 | 191 | 1372 | 228.67 |
3. | Peter Stevenson | England | 241 | 226 | 209 | 268 | 214 | 203 | 1361 | 226.83 |
4. | Jeroen van Geel | Netherlands | 300 | 210 | 206 | 235 | 227 | 167 | 1345 | 224.17 |
5. | Steven Gill | Scotland | 214 | 201 | 204 | 268 | 168 | 235 | 1290 | 215.00 |
6. | Jerome Durupt | France | 195 | 220 | 183 | 218 | 252 | 190 | 1258 | 209.67 |
7. | Gustaf Bjornsson | Iceland | 240 | 213 | 207 | 221 | 200 | 169 | 1250 | 208.33 |
8. | Mike Bartaire | France | 226 | 202 | 202 | 175 | 213 | 194 | 1212 | 202.00 |
9. | Guillaume Marois | France | 158 | 163 | 234 | 203 | 217 | 192 | 1167 | 194.50 |
10. | Toby Contreras | United States | 198 | 179 | 192 | 189 | 211 | 178 | 1147 | 191.17 |
Bowling de Dinan, France
Championship Round:
1. Tania Yusaf, Scotland
2. Amandine Richard, France
3. Wendy Bartaire, France
4. Samantha Hannan, England
Playoff Results:
Eliminator: Richard (243), Yusaf (208), Bartaire (208), Hannan (168); Bartaire and Hannan eliminated.
Championship: Yusaf def. Richard, 225-175.
Top 4 advance to the finals.
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | Pins | Avg. |
1. | Samantha Hannan | England | 237 | 260 | 215 | 259 | 214 | 213 | 1398 | 233.00 |
2. | Tania Yusaf | Scotland | 224 | 231 | 268 | 203 | 215 | 200 | 1341 | 223.50 |
3. | Amandine Richard | France | 182 | 234 | 265 | 188 | 217 | 232 | 1318 | 219.67 |
4. | Wendy Bartaire | France | 205 | 226 | 179 | 236 | 217 | 201 | 1264 | 210.67 |
5. | Bianca Wiekeraad | Netherlands | 217 | 223 | 193 | 169 | 226 | 234 | 1262 | 210.33 |
6. | Cindy Valckx | Belgium | 175 | 216 | 217 | 260 | 221 | 165 | 1254 | 209.00 |
7. | Amanda Larkin | Ireland | 204 | 189 | 228 | 215 | 207 | 187 | 1230 | 205.00 |
8. | Cheska Tomas | Netherlands | 204 | 188 | 183 | 168 | 257 | 180 | 1180 | 196.67 |
9. | Melissa Vallons | Belgium | 240 | 158 | 238 | 238 | 178 | 126 | 1178 | 196.33 |
10. | Nathalie Dhanis | Belgium | 188 | 188 | 192 | 191 | 200 | 194 | 1153 | 192.17 |
Ancenis, France; Baker system, best-of-five games.
Women’s Team Challenge:
Team Sirius def. Team Vega, 3-1
(179-147, 167-181, 220-170; 211-202)
Men’s Team Challenge:
Team Mercury def. Team Orion, 3-1
(192-223, 248-156, 204-141, 242-164)
France vs. The World (friendly match; best-of-three):
Fontaine Le Comte, France
Team France def. The World, 2-1
(194-227, 202-185, 223-197).
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