No. 2 seed Rob Thurlby, England, defeated No. 1 seed Adrian Ang,
Malaysia, 253-248, en route to win his first career European Bowling
Tour title in the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge and the 13.000 Euro top
prize. For the first time in the history of the EBT the stepladder finals were
broadcasted live on Eurosport 2. In the opening match, No. 3 Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia , topped No. 4 seed Ildemaro Ruiz, 230-202, before he was eliminated by Thurlby in the semifinal, 233-194. Brunswick has announced the tentative TV schedule for Eurosport 2 Northern and Eastern Europe, British Eurosport 2 and Eurosport Asia Pacific.
Gery Verbruggen (l.), Belgium, continued to lead the qualifying of the Ebonite International Luxembourg Open currently underway at X-Treme Bowling & Billard in Foetz, Luxembourg. Heading into the final day of qualifying, the lefty leads the 146-player field with 1431 six-game total and an average of 238.50. Karsten Aust (r.), Germany, moved into second place during Friday's Squad.8 with 1428. Qualifying ends on Saturday with four more squads and the Desperado Squad. 
4-time European ranking champion Gery Verbruggen (l.), Belgium, had games of 227, 234, 235, 258, 198 and 279 in Squad 4 to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the Ebonite International Luxembourg Open with 1431 six-game total and an average of 238.50. Mathias Sarmadi (r.), France, led Squad 5 with 1371 including a 290 in the last game to move into second place in the overall standings. Verbruggen and Sarmadi pocketed a 150 Euro bonus each.
A total of eight 300 games were rolled during the Brunswick Euro Challenge at 28-laner Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France (March 5-14, 2010). Seven by men, Kimmo Lehtonen (FIN), Mike Fagan, Norm Duke, Parker Bohn III, Bill O'Neill (all USA), Mathieu Berges (SUI) and Frederik Øhrgaard (DEN), and one by a woman, Evgeniya Smirnova, Russia. All but Berges and Smirnova had paid the entry fee for the 300-game Pot Play. To watch the highly-entertaining battle for the 3.100 Euro winner-takes-all prize
Jimmy Ravez, Belgium, led the third qualifying squad of the Ebonite International Luxembourg Open with 1328 six-game total (221.33 avg.) en route to overtake second place in the overall qualifying standings. Ravez (l.) used high games of 248, 237 and a pair of 227s to become just the second player in the tournament, who has reached the 1300-plateau. He received 150 Euro for winning the squad. Day one leader Uwe Blank (r.), Germany, held on to the lead with 1350.
Lahti veteran Seppo Koukonen (l.) dug deep coming up the home stretch in the Tali Senior Open, the European Bowling Proprietors' Association (EBPA) 2010 Senior Tour opener to guarantee a home win at the famous Tali Bowl arena. The Finn dashed Lena Sulkanen’s (r.) bid for victory on her debut tour appearance right at the death in a tense final full of drama. Down by seven pins Koukonen posted a huge 258 game in the second to claim the title, 464-424. 
2008 EBT women's ranking champion Nina Flack (l.), Sweden, waited until the 23rd and last qualifying squad before she qualified for the finals of the Brunswick Euro Challenge. Flack went on to win the women's ranking in the EBT "Gold" tournament en route to overtake the lead in the 2010 women's ranking with 320 points. Despite missing the first cut in the BEC, Dominic Barrett (r.), England, remained
atop the men's leaderboard with 325 points.
No. 2 seed Rob Thurlby, England,, faced No. 1 seed Adrian Ang, Malaysia, in the title match of the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge Sunday March 14 at Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France with the 13.000 Euro top prize at stake. For the first time in the history of the European Bowling Tour a stepladder final was broadcasted live on Eurosport 2. To watch all frames of the high-scoring title match
The top 16 qualifiers, seeded 1-16, met the 16 survivors from Round 1, seeded 17-32, in the match play Round of 32 in the Brunswick Euro Challenge at Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France. Match play wass best-of-three games single-elimination. 12 players swept their opponents, two-games-to-none, while the remaining four matches went the distance. To follow the action in the third and deciding game
The first round of the finals in the Brunswick Euro Challenge featuring players placed 17 through 64 after qualifying started 7.45 a.m. at Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France. Dane Frederik Øhrgaard (l.) fired games of 245, 255, 269, 276, 238 and 277 to lead the
round with 1560 pinfall total and an average of 260. U.S. Open champion Bill O'Neill (r.) rolled the tournament's 8th 300 game. The top 16 will meet the top 16 qualifiers in the single-elimination Round of 32. 
Anthony Pepe, United States, won the qualifying of the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge at Le Plaza Bowling in Saint Maximin, France. The American overtook the lead in the 10th of 23 qualifying squads and never looked back. Pepe led the field of 448 players - 361 men and 97 women - with 1572 six-game total and an average of 262.00. Defending champion Mike Fagan, also USA, was second with 1555. Mikael Kanold, Sweden, took the 52nd and final spot with 1407 (234.50). 
For the third consecutive year the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge was held in Saint Maximin near Paris, France. Qualifying ran from March 5-13, 2010 at 28-laner Le Plaza Bowling. The tournament was the fifth event of the 2010 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Gold" tournaments. Six players from the penultimate Qualifying Squad 22 moved into the top 52 who survived the first cut. To watch Bowlingdigital's slow motion video from BEC Squad 22
Another six players Adam Michaels (l.), England (1459), Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela (1455), Mik Stampe, Denmark (1445), Evgeniya Smirnova (r.), Russia (1439), Dennis Eklund, Sweden (1430) and David Canady, Germany (1423) moved into the top 52 in the qualifying of the Brunswick Euro Challenge during the penultimate Squad 22. Qualifying cends with Squads 23 scheduled for 8 p.m. CET and with the ultimate one-game Desperado Squad at 11.30 p.m.
Last year's third-place finisher and women's ranking winner Mai Ginge Jensen (l.), Denmark, led Squad 21 Saturday afternoon with 1480 including 48 pins handicap, to move into the top 10 in the overall qualifying standings in the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge. Rob Thurlby (r.), England, was mere 18 pins behind Ginge to crack the top 16 with 1662, good for 14th place. Anthony Pepe, United States, leads the 442-player field with 1572 (262 avg.). 
32-time PBA champion Parker Bohn III (pictured left), United States, fell out of the top 16 in the Brunswick Euro Challenge on Friday, but regained his spot in Squad 20 on Saturday morning. Bohn was only 98 pins over a 200 average after four games but closed out his six-game block with 279 and 300 to jump into 10th place in the overall standings with 1477 pinfall total and an average of 246.17. Anthony Pepe, United States, leads the 442-player field with 1572 (262 avg.).