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Almost 800 bowlers participate in 17th European Senior Bowling Championships

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:17:41 +0200

A total of 792 seniors (507 men and 285 women) from 18 countries - Austria, Belgium, Catalonia (an Autonomous Community of the Kingdom of Spain, ETBF member federation), Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland - participated in the 17th European Senior Bowling Championships in three bowling centers in or near Nantes, France.

Verbruggen comes from behind to win the title in Storm Dutch Open

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:27:36 +0200

Former 4-time European ranking champion Gery Verbruggen from Belgium won yet another European Bowling Tour title when he flew past Yoan Alix, France, to win the Storm Dutch Open 2008 at Dolfijn Bowling in Scheveningen and the 10.000 Euro top prize.

Wiekeraad, Moor come from behind to win the titles in Malta Open

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:16:36 +0200

Bianca Wiekeraad, Netherlands, and Paul Moor defeated top-seeded Kirsten Penny and Dominic Barrett to claim the titles in the women's and men's division in the 17th Malta Open Championships at Eden SuperBowl in St. Julians.

Larsen beats Belmonte to win Brunswick Belgian Open, Videos of the title match added

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:35:50 +0200

Martin Larsen, Sweden, defeated the world's best two-handers en route to claim his second European Bowling Tour title this season in the Brunswick Belgian Open at Bowling De Meibloem in Gent, Belgium.

In the semi-final Larsen ousted Osku Palermaa from Finland, 487-448, and secured the title and the 13.000 Euro top prize with a 473-428 win over Jason Belmonte, Australia.

Flack ends Women's European Championships with victory in Masters

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:47:54 +0200

The Masters title in the Women's European Championships remained in Sweden.

In the championship match, Nina Flack (pictured) defeated Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, two-games-to-one to win the prestigious title. In the decisive game, Flack flew past her opponent, 201-149.

Swedish team cruises to the title in Women's European Championships

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:46:58 +0200

The five-player team from Sweden (left), which dominated the qualifying in the 2nd Women's European Championships, earned the gold medal in the five-player team finals Friday at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark.

Nina Flack, Veronica Lantto, Diana Alfredsson, Therese Forsell and All Events champion Helén Johnsson flew past Germany in the semi-finals, 1215-1089, and then defeated Finland's Mari Santonen, Laura Tuomisalo, Heidi Mannonen, Minna Mäkelä and Krista Pölllänen in the championship match, 1080-1056.

Finland, who defeated Denmark in the semi-final, 1068-1018, settled for silver, while Denmark und Germany tied for bronze.

No changes atop the All Events leaderboard before the final block in Team event

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:43:05 +0200

The top five players maintained their positions in Women's European Championships All Events after the first block of three games in the team event at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark.

Having completed 21 out of 24 games, Helèn Johnsson (l.), leads the field with 4877 pinfall total and an average of 232.24. Johnson led the Swedish team into the top spot with 752 3-game total to become the best player of the championships on short oil with an average of 244.58 over 12 games.

Sweden, Denmark shoot record series to take the lead in team event after 3 games

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:59:56 +0200

Veronica Lantto, Therese Forsell, Nina Flack, Helèn Johnsson and Diana Alfredsson from Sweden (pictured) posted a record 3331 3-game series on short oil to take the lead in the team event in the Women's European Championships after the first of two blocks.

Johnsson maintains lead in All Events after 18/24 games

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:56:49 +0200

Helèn Johnsson (left), Sweden, remained atop the leaderboard in All Events after two out of three disciplines in the Women's European Championships in Denmark. With 18 out of 24 games in the books, the gold medalist in doubles leads the field of 130 women from 25 countries with 4125 pinfall total and an average of 229.17.

Denmark come from behind to win trios gold in Women's European Championships

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:43:41 +0200

No. 4 seeded Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Kamilla Kjeldsen and Anne Gales from the host country of Denmark won the gold medal in trios at the 2nd Women's European Championships in Odense. In a low-scoring affair like the doubles finals two days ago, the Danes defeated No. 3 seed. Nadege Maitre, Marylin Planchard and Isabelle Saldjian from France, 544-503, to secure the title. The French earned the silver medal. The top seeded trios, Netherlands and Germany, were eliminated in the semi-finals and tied for the bronze medal.

Netherlands, Germany, France, Denmark to bowl for Trios title Women's European Championships

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:27:28 +0200

Lisanne Breeschoten, Marieke de Jong and Ghislaine van der Tol (l-r) posted the second-highest 3-game series on long oil en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the Trios finals in the 2nd Women's European Championships with 3889 total and an average of 216.06.

Germany leads Trios event after 3 games in Women's European Championships

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:35:54 +0200

A day after a disappointing defeat in the doubles finals at the 2008 Women's European Championships Germany's Tina Hulsch and Patricia Schwarz rebounded Tuesday to take the lead in the trios event after three games on short oil condition.

Hulsch and Schwarz, who won bronze in the 2006 WEC trios event, teamed up with Birgit Pöppler to roll a 2076 3-game total on games of 718, 713 and 645 to lead the 39 trios from 24 countries with a 230.67 average.

Johnsson leads Women's European Championships in All Events at halftime

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:04:19 +0200

Helèn Johnsson, gold medalist in Doubles at the Women's European Championships currently underway in Odense, Denmark, leads the field of 130 women in All Events after 12 of 24 games. The multiple Swedish champion averaged 236.08 for her 12 games, six on short and six on long oil, and felled 2833 pins.

Second place belongs to Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, with 2756 (229.67). Norwegian standout Ingunn Øien is third with 2719 (226.58).

The top 24 players from All Events will advance to the best-of-three games Masters final, which will conclude the championships on Saturday, June 14.

Top seeded Flack/Johnsson cruise to the doubles title in Women's European Championships

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:06:40 +0200

Nina Flack and Helèn Johnsson (left, l-r), Sweden, who lead the doubles competition since day one flew past No. 2 seeded Tina Hulsch/Patricia Schwarz, Germany, 411-299, to win the first gold medal in the 2008 Women's European Championships in Odense, Denmark.

The Germans (pictured right) received the silver medal. Semi-final losers Therese Forsell/Diana Alfredsson, Sweden, and defending champions Mai Ginge Jensen/Anja Ginge Jensen, Denmark, tied for bronze.

The Championships continue on Tuesday and Wednesday with the Trios event.

Jensen sisters target to defend Doubles title at Women's European Championships

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:31:37 +0200

Overnight leaders Nina Flack and Helèn Johnsson maintained the lead in the Doubles event during the second 6-game block to earn the No. 1 seed for the finals at the Women's European Championships in Odense, Denmark. The duo added a 2579 six-game series on long oil to their record 2897 on short oil to lead the field of 62 doubles with 5476 pinfall total and an average of 228.17.