2011 USBC Masters champion Tom Hess (pictured), United States, averaged 230.17 in Thursday's Squad 14 at Bowling La Plaja in Catania, Italy, to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the Brunswick Etna Open with 1381 pinfall total. Francesco Vaccaro, Italy, was 30 pins behind to move into second, while previous leader Daniel Vezis, Latvia, fell to third. Qualifying resumes Friday, September 5, with Squads 15-17 scheduled for noon, 4 and 8 p.m. CEST. Score to make the cut in 32nd place is currently 1206 (201 average).
Three players, Dutchmen Mark Jacobs and Ron van den Bogaard and Dirk Dreyer of Germany, cracked the top 8 in the Chandra Open 2014 Monday evening at Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands. As in the 2013 event, Jacobs (l.) led Squad 3, this time with 1298, to leap into fourth place in the overall standings. Jeroen van Geel (r.), Netherlands, continued to lead the field of 65 bowlers from four countries with 1411 and an average of 235.17.
Dutch bowlers Jeroen van Geel and Priscilla Maaswinkel took the early lead in the qualifying of the Chandra Open 2014, which got underway Sunday with the first two of 13 qualifying squads at Chandra Bowling in Nieuwegein, Netherlands. Van Geel (l.) averaged 235.17 in the opening squad en route to lead the field of 47 players from Belgium and the Netherlands after day one with 1411 total. Maaswinkel (r.) totaled 1368 pins in Squad 2 to overtake second place.
Nadejda Korablinova (l.) of Russia defeated Ahmed Gamal of Egypt, 424-385, to win the 2014 Russian Open Sunday afternoon at Russkoe Pole "Russian Field" bowling center in St. Petersburg, Russia. Korablinova, who eliminated defending champion and fellow countrywoman Maria Bulanova in the semifinals, became the second consecutive women to win the Russian Open and third woman in 2014 to win a European Bowling Tour title.
Andrey Suslov (l.) of Russia was the lone player in the Russian Open who surpassed the 1400-mark en route to win the qualifying and to lead a field of 48 players into the Sunday's finals. Suslov led Squad 4 on Saturday morning with 1427 total, an average of 237.83, including games of 216, 217, 234, 248, 279 and 233. Russian bowlers dominated the 94-player from nine
countries as Daniel Vezis (r.) of Latvia was the lone foreign bowler in the top 12.
Angie Brown (r.) of England and Germany's Carlo Greulich (l.) celebrated their third victory on the 2014 International Seniors Bowling Tour when captured the women's and men's title in the 3rd Böblingen Senior Open Sunday, September 7, at Dream Bowl in Böblingen, Germany. In an all-German men's finale, Greulich topped Hermann Wimmer, 233-222. Two late unconverted splits for Martina Beckel, Germany, and a run of four strikes allowed Brown to gain victory, 209-184.
Alexander Johansson (center) of Sweden fired two consecutive games over 250 en route to win his first European Bowling Tour title in the Brunswick Etna Open Sunday evening. In the opening match of the stepladder finals, Johansson edged PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss (r.), USA, 30-24 in roll-off after a 255-255 tie. He went on to defeat No. 1 seed, Daniel Vezis (l.), Latvia, in the title match, 253-219. Johansson earned 6.000 Euro, while Vezis and Voss pocketed 3.000 and 2.000 Euro for second and third place.
The fifth edition of the QubicaAMF Bowling Promotion Cup will take place from October 5-9 in three cities in western France featuring five televised events for delayed airing on Eurosport 2. Organizer Bruno Bidone of Bowling Promotion has announced the names of the 16 participants from England, France, Germany, Monaco, Netherlands and Russia. The men will compete in four TV shows in Singles, Team and Doubles & Masters while the women battle it out in the inaugural Team Challenge Match.
Paul Moor (pictured) of England won the qualifying of the Brunswick Etna Open and led 48 players into the finals on Sunday, Sept. 7, at Bowling La Plaja in Catania, Italy. The defending champion, who targets to win a record 14th career European Bowling Tour title, had six games between 214 and 266 for 1462, an average of 243.67, and received a first and second round bye. Salvatore Lanzafame of Italy hit the cutoff number for 32nd place with 1269. Three out of 12 women in the 112-player field from 17 countries survived the cut.
Thomas Larsen (pictured) of Denmark became the first player who surpassed the 1400-mark to overtake the lead in the qualifying of the Brunswick Etna Open. Larsen toppled 1406 pins in Squad 17 to beat out Squad 16 leaders Brian Voss (1390), United States, and Hashim Guinomla (1388), Philippines, for the top spot by 16 and 18 pins. resp. Previous leader Tom Hess, United States, fell to fourth place with 1381. With 18 qualifying squads in the books, the score to make the cut in 32nd place is 1245 (207.50 average).
Liliane Vintens of Belgium (l.) and England's Ron Oldfield (r.) captured their second International Seniors Bowling Tour (ISBT) title this season in the 50+ Euro Bowling Open Sunday, August 17, at Euro Bowling in Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium. The eighth stop on the 2014 ISBT tour was scheduled to be in Brussels, but the tournament was unexpected cancelled by the organiser just four weeks before it was due to start. Euro Bowling to host the tournament and 71 men and 20 women still took part.
Long-time International Seniors Bowling Tour competitors Farida Pascoal-Blom, Netherlands, and Carlo Greulich of Germany (r-l) walked away the winners in the women's and men's division of the Dutch Senior Open, which concluded Sunday, August 3, in Nieuwegein, Netherlands. The seventh stop on the 2014 ISBT tour was at a new location for 2014, the 16-lane Chandra Bowling. The tournament attracted 180 bowlers, 132 men and 48 women, boosted by the 66 Dutch bowlers.
Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland survived three eliminator rounds en route to win his 10th EBT title in the Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open and the 7.000 Euro top prize. He is the first two-time winner this season. Leading by 47 pins heading into the championship round, Koivuniemi defeated compatriot Joonas Jehkinen (r.), 197-181 and 1542-1479 overall, to seal the victory. Defending champion Jehkinen earned 5.000 Euro
for second place.
Danish national team member Carsten Warming Hansen (pictured) was the lone player in the qualifying of the Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger who surpassed the 1400-mark en route to win the qualifying and to lead a field of 64 bowlers, 58 men and six women, into the finals Sunday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Hansen rolled games of 247, 243, 206, 232, 235 and 244 to lead the 184-player standing with 1407 (234.50 average). The EBT "gold" event offers total prize fund of 70.000 Euro.
Tommy Jones (pictured), United States, won two qualifying squads Friday at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, en route to move into second place in the 171-player standings in the Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger. The 15-time PBA champion, who is still looking to win his first title on the European Bowling Tour, posted his highest series of 1369 in Squad 12 including games of 236, 198, 257, 194, 279 and 205. Jones, who returned Friday night to win Squad 14 with 1288, pocketed 350 Euro each for accomplishing the feat.
Dominic Barrett (l.) of England continued to lead the Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger as the European Bowling Tour "gold" tournament has surpassed the halfway point. The nine-time EBT titlist leads a 138-player field from 21 countries with 1375 six-game total and an average of 229.17. Stuart Williams (r.) of England led Squad 8 with 1329 and an average of 221.50 en route to move into third place in the overall standings.
Nine-time European Bowling Tour titlist Dominic Barrett (l.) of England posted a 1375 series Wednesday afternoon to take over the qualifying lead in the Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger. Barrett averaged 229.17 in Squad 6 at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, with games 223, 236, 245, 196, 268 and 207. The leaders of Squads 1-7 receive a 250 Euro bonus. Previous leader Hansi Glasl (r.), Germany, slipped to second place with 1349.
England's Angie Brown and Ron Oldfield (pictured, l-r) swept the women's and men's titles in the 2014 Flanders Senior Open which concluded Sunday, July 20, in Antwerp, Belgium. It was Brown's 10th title and Oldfield's 8th, both records on the International Seniors Bowling Tour. Brown, who won the women's title at the 1st Senior Open at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, earlier this month, become the first player, men and women, to win multiple titles on the 2014 Tour.