Starting this Week: 5th Men's European Championships in Vienna, Austria
08/12/12
2012 MEC
204 players from 34 countries to bowl for medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria from Aug. 16-26; the top 15 countries by points qualify for the 2013 Combined World Championships;
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The 5th Men's European Championships will be held from Aug. 16-26, 2012 at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria. 204 players from 34 countries are expected to bowl for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All-Events and Masters.
Those 34 countries are Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales and the host country Austria.
This marks the second time after 2007 that the Austrian Bowling Federation has been awarded the MEC. Other hosts were Unterföhring, Germany (2011), Aalborg, Denmark (2009) and Moscow, Russia (2005).
The MEC also serves as qualifying event for the 2013 Combined World Championships which will be held from Aug. 18-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center in Henderson, Nev. in suburban Las Vegas, United States.
Each country receives ranking points in each discipline according to a system decided by the European Tenpin Bowling Federation Congress in 2011. The top 15 countries qualify for the 2013 Combined World Championships.
According to the ETBF Constitution (Article 5.5.8,) no substitutes will be send in case of withdrawals.
Each team consists of maximum six players, who compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles (12 games), Trios (6), Teams (6), All Events (24-game total) and Masters (top 24 in All Events, single-elimination, best-of-three games).
The 2012 MEC will be contested on two oil conditioning pattern. Details will be announced by the Technical Delegate, Pini Hershkovitz of Israel, at the Team Managers' Meeting on Friday morning, Aug. 17.
For the complete information on the 2012 MEC please download
Bulletin No. 1 (MS doc)
Bulletin No. 2 (PDF file)
Preliminaries in Doubles will feature 12 games, in Trios and the five-player Team event six games with the top 4 teams advancing to the playoffs. No. 1 will bowl No. 4 and No. 3 will bowl No. 2 in the semifinals. The winners will bowl for the title while the losers share the bronze medal. All matches are single-game matches.
Real action begins on Aug. 18 with the Doubles event with the first champions crowned on Aug 20. The Trios event will be held Aug. 21-22 and is followed by the Team event Aug. 23-24. The top 24 players in All Events will advance to the Masters finals in best-of-three games single-elimination match play which will conclude the championships on Saturday, Aug. 25.
34 countries to participate in the fifth Men's European Championships in Austria
2011 MEC in Unterföhring, Germany
2009 MEC in Aalborg, Denmark
2007 MEC in Vienna, Austria
2005 MEC in Moscow, Russia
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Last day of arrival
Friday, August 17, 2012
9.00 Team Managers Meeting
10.30 Practice - Squad 1
13.00 Practice - Squad 2
15.30 Practice - Squad 3
18.00 Opening Ceremonies
Saturday, August 18, 2012
9.00 Doubles Squad 1 (oil pattern 1)
13.30 Doubles Squad 2 (oil pattern 1)
18.00 Doubles Squad 3 (oil pattern 1)
Sunday, August 19, 2012
9.00 Doubles Squad 4 (oil pattern 1)
13.30 Doubles Squad 1 (oil pattern 2)
18.00 Doubles Squad 2 (oil pattern 2)
Monday, August 20, 2012
9.00 Doubles Squad 3 (oil pattern 2)
13.30 Doubles Squad 4 (oil pattern 2)
18.00 Doubles Semifinals & Finals
19.30 Doubles Medal Ceremony
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
9.00 Trios Squad 1 (oil pattern 1)
12.45 Trios Squad 2 (oil pattern 1)
16.30 Trios Squad 3 (oil pattern 1)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
9.00 Trios Squad 2 (oil pattern 2)
12.45 Trios Squad 3 (oil pattern 2)
16.30 Trios Squad 1 (oil pattern 2)
20.00 Trios Semifinals & Finals
Thursday, August 23, 2012
9.00 Team Squad 1 (oil pattern 1)
13.30 Trios Medal Ceremony
15.00 Team Squad 2 (oil pattern 1)
Friday, August 24, 2012
8.00 Team Squad A (oil pattern 2)
13.30 Team Squad B (oil pattern 2)
19.00 Team Semifinals & Finals
Saturday, August 25, 2012
8.00 Masters Round 1 (All Events 9-24)
9.30 Masters Round 2 (All Events 1-8 and winners Round 1)
11.00 Team & All Events Medal Ceremonies
12.30 Masters Quarterfinals
14.00 Masters Semifinals
15.30 Masters Finale
17.00 Masters Medal Ceremony, Closing Ceremony
20.00 Banquet
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Departure
Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring, Germany (June 11-19, 2011)
Doubles
1. Sweden (Karl Wahlgren, Dennis Eklund)
2. Norway (Mads Sandbækken, Tore Torgersen)
3. Sweden (Robert Andersson, Martin Larsen)
(tie) Germany (Tobias Gäbler, Marco Baade)
Trios
1. Norway (Svein Ake Ek, Glenn Morten Pedersen and Björn Einar Rudshagen)
2. Belgium (Mats Maggi, Glenn Vansteenbrugge and Olivier Leroy)
3. Denmark (Thomas Larsen, Anders Lousdal and Jesper Agerbo)
(tie) Finland (Perttu Jussila, Kimmo Lehtonen and Jari Ratia)
Team
1. Denmark (Thomas Larsen, Anders Lousdal, Jimmy Mortensen, Mik Stampe, Jesper Agerbo, Frederik Øhrgaard; Coach: Christer Backe)
2. Finland (Perttu Jussila, Joonas Jähi, Jari Ratia, Petteri Salonen, Osku Palermaa, Kimmo Lehtonen; Coach: Teemu Raatikainen)
3. Sweden (Robert Andersson, Dennis Eklund, Karl Wahlgren, Martin Paulsson, Martin Larsen, Johan Helldén; Coach: Tomas Leandersson)
(tie) Norway (Björn Einar Rudshagen, Pal Selvnes, Glenn Morten Pedersen, Mads Sandbækken, Tore Torgersen, Svein Ake Ek; Coach: Mats Karlsson)
All Events
1. Mads Sandbækken, Norway
2. Bjorn Einar Rudshagen, Norway
3. Robert Andersson, Sweden
Masters
1. Martin Paulsson, Sweden
2. Mads Sandbækken. Norway
3. Osku Palermaa, Finland
(tie) Thomas Larsen, Denmark
Since 2007, the medalists in Doubles, Trios and Team are determined in playoffs among the top 4 qualifiers. Singles was not contested after 2005.
Singles
2005 Kai Virtanen, Finland
Doubles
2011 Sweden (Karl Wahlgren, Dennis Eklund)
2009 Finland (Osku Palermaa, Petteri Salonen)
2007 Austria (Thomas Tybl, Thomas Gross)
2005 Finland (Jari Ratia, Petteri Salonen)
Trios
2011 Norway (Svein Ake Ek, Glenn Morten Pedersen and Björn Einar Rudshagen)
2009 Sweden (Dennis Eklund, Mathias Ã…rup, Erik Andersin) 2007 Finland (Kimmo Lehtonen, Jari Ratia, Joonas Jehkinen)
2005 Finland (Kimmo Lehtonen, Petteri Salonen, Lasse Lintilä)
Team
2011 Denmark (Thomas Larsen, Anders Lousdal, Jimmy Mortensen, Mik Stampe, Jesper Agerbo, Frederik Øhrgaard)
2009 Finland (Osku Palermaa, Petteri Salonen, Joonas Jähi, Kimmo Lehtonen, Jussi Turtiainen)
2007 Sweden (Peter Ljung, Dennis Eklund, Tobias Karlsson, Robert Andersson, Martin Larsen, Magnus Andersson)
2005 Finland (Kimmo Lehtonen, Kai Virtanen, Petteri Salonen, Petri Mannonen, Lasse Lintilä)
All Events
2011 Mads Sandbækken, Norway
2009 Petter Hansen, Norway
2007 Osku Palermaa, Finland
2005 Petteri Salonen, Finland
Masters
2011 Martin Paulsson, Sweden
2009 Dominic Barrett, England
2007 Mads Sandbaekken, Norway
2005 Petri Mannonen, Finland
Those 34 countries are Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales and the host country Austria.
This marks the second time after 2007 that the Austrian Bowling Federation has been awarded the MEC. Other hosts were Unterföhring, Germany (2011), Aalborg, Denmark (2009) and Moscow, Russia (2005).
The MEC also serves as qualifying event for the 2013 Combined World Championships which will be held from Aug. 18-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center in Henderson, Nev. in suburban Las Vegas, United States.
Each country receives ranking points in each discipline according to a system decided by the European Tenpin Bowling Federation Congress in 2011. The top 15 countries qualify for the 2013 Combined World Championships.
According to the ETBF Constitution (Article 5.5.8,) no substitutes will be send in case of withdrawals.
Each team consists of maximum six players, who compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles (12 games), Trios (6), Teams (6), All Events (24-game total) and Masters (top 24 in All Events, single-elimination, best-of-three games).
The 2012 MEC will be contested on two oil conditioning pattern. Details will be announced by the Technical Delegate, Pini Hershkovitz of Israel, at the Team Managers' Meeting on Friday morning, Aug. 17.
For the complete information on the 2012 MEC please download
Bulletin No. 1 (MS doc)
Bulletin No. 2 (PDF file)
Preliminaries in Doubles will feature 12 games, in Trios and the five-player Team event six games with the top 4 teams advancing to the playoffs. No. 1 will bowl No. 4 and No. 3 will bowl No. 2 in the semifinals. The winners will bowl for the title while the losers share the bronze medal. All matches are single-game matches.
Real action begins on Aug. 18 with the Doubles event with the first champions crowned on Aug 20. The Trios event will be held Aug. 21-22 and is followed by the Team event Aug. 23-24. The top 24 players in All Events will advance to the Masters finals in best-of-three games single-elimination match play which will conclude the championships on Saturday, Aug. 25.
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2012 MEC - Schedule of Events
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Last day of arrival
Friday, August 17, 2012
9.00 Team Managers Meeting
10.30 Practice - Squad 1
13.00 Practice - Squad 2
15.30 Practice - Squad 3
18.00 Opening Ceremonies
Saturday, August 18, 2012
9.00 Doubles Squad 1 (oil pattern 1)
13.30 Doubles Squad 2 (oil pattern 1)
18.00 Doubles Squad 3 (oil pattern 1)
Sunday, August 19, 2012
9.00 Doubles Squad 4 (oil pattern 1)
13.30 Doubles Squad 1 (oil pattern 2)
18.00 Doubles Squad 2 (oil pattern 2)
Monday, August 20, 2012
9.00 Doubles Squad 3 (oil pattern 2)
13.30 Doubles Squad 4 (oil pattern 2)
18.00 Doubles Semifinals & Finals
19.30 Doubles Medal Ceremony
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
9.00 Trios Squad 1 (oil pattern 1)
12.45 Trios Squad 2 (oil pattern 1)
16.30 Trios Squad 3 (oil pattern 1)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
9.00 Trios Squad 2 (oil pattern 2)
12.45 Trios Squad 3 (oil pattern 2)
16.30 Trios Squad 1 (oil pattern 2)
20.00 Trios Semifinals & Finals
Thursday, August 23, 2012
9.00 Team Squad 1 (oil pattern 1)
13.30 Trios Medal Ceremony
15.00 Team Squad 2 (oil pattern 1)
Friday, August 24, 2012
8.00 Team Squad A (oil pattern 2)
13.30 Team Squad B (oil pattern 2)
19.00 Team Semifinals & Finals
Saturday, August 25, 2012
8.00 Masters Round 1 (All Events 9-24)
9.30 Masters Round 2 (All Events 1-8 and winners Round 1)
11.00 Team & All Events Medal Ceremonies
12.30 Masters Quarterfinals
14.00 Masters Semifinals
15.30 Masters Finale
17.00 Masters Medal Ceremony, Closing Ceremony
20.00 Banquet
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Departure
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4th Men's European Championships - Final Standings (medalists only)
Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring, Germany (June 11-19, 2011)
Doubles
1. Sweden (Karl Wahlgren, Dennis Eklund)
2. Norway (Mads Sandbækken, Tore Torgersen)
3. Sweden (Robert Andersson, Martin Larsen)
(tie) Germany (Tobias Gäbler, Marco Baade)
Trios
1. Norway (Svein Ake Ek, Glenn Morten Pedersen and Björn Einar Rudshagen)
2. Belgium (Mats Maggi, Glenn Vansteenbrugge and Olivier Leroy)
3. Denmark (Thomas Larsen, Anders Lousdal and Jesper Agerbo)
(tie) Finland (Perttu Jussila, Kimmo Lehtonen and Jari Ratia)
Team
1. Denmark (Thomas Larsen, Anders Lousdal, Jimmy Mortensen, Mik Stampe, Jesper Agerbo, Frederik Øhrgaard; Coach: Christer Backe)
2. Finland (Perttu Jussila, Joonas Jähi, Jari Ratia, Petteri Salonen, Osku Palermaa, Kimmo Lehtonen; Coach: Teemu Raatikainen)
3. Sweden (Robert Andersson, Dennis Eklund, Karl Wahlgren, Martin Paulsson, Martin Larsen, Johan Helldén; Coach: Tomas Leandersson)
(tie) Norway (Björn Einar Rudshagen, Pal Selvnes, Glenn Morten Pedersen, Mads Sandbækken, Tore Torgersen, Svein Ake Ek; Coach: Mats Karlsson)
All Events
1. Mads Sandbækken, Norway
2. Bjorn Einar Rudshagen, Norway
3. Robert Andersson, Sweden
Masters
1. Martin Paulsson, Sweden
2. Mads Sandbækken. Norway
3. Osku Palermaa, Finland
(tie) Thomas Larsen, Denmark
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Men's European Championships - Past Champions
Since 2007, the medalists in Doubles, Trios and Team are determined in playoffs among the top 4 qualifiers. Singles was not contested after 2005.
Singles
2005 Kai Virtanen, Finland
Doubles
2011 Sweden (Karl Wahlgren, Dennis Eklund)
2009 Finland (Osku Palermaa, Petteri Salonen)
2007 Austria (Thomas Tybl, Thomas Gross)
2005 Finland (Jari Ratia, Petteri Salonen)
Trios
2011 Norway (Svein Ake Ek, Glenn Morten Pedersen and Björn Einar Rudshagen)
2009 Sweden (Dennis Eklund, Mathias Ã…rup, Erik Andersin) 2007 Finland (Kimmo Lehtonen, Jari Ratia, Joonas Jehkinen)
2005 Finland (Kimmo Lehtonen, Petteri Salonen, Lasse Lintilä)
Team
2011 Denmark (Thomas Larsen, Anders Lousdal, Jimmy Mortensen, Mik Stampe, Jesper Agerbo, Frederik Øhrgaard)
2009 Finland (Osku Palermaa, Petteri Salonen, Joonas Jähi, Kimmo Lehtonen, Jussi Turtiainen)
2007 Sweden (Peter Ljung, Dennis Eklund, Tobias Karlsson, Robert Andersson, Martin Larsen, Magnus Andersson)
2005 Finland (Kimmo Lehtonen, Kai Virtanen, Petteri Salonen, Petri Mannonen, Lasse Lintilä)
All Events
2011 Mads Sandbækken, Norway
2009 Petter Hansen, Norway
2007 Osku Palermaa, Finland
2005 Petteri Salonen, Finland
Masters
2011 Martin Paulsson, Sweden
2009 Dominic Barrett, England
2007 Mads Sandbaekken, Norway
2005 Petri Mannonen, Finland
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