5th Men's European Championships starts tomorrow with official practice
08/16/12
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 will bowl for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All-Events and Masters.
The Championships gets underway Friday, Aug. 17, with the meeting of the team managers in which the lane conditioning pattern will be unfolded, followed by the official practice. The 34 teams were assigned to three squads in alphabetical order. Each squad has two hours of practice (instead of 1.5 hours as announced earlier).
Squad 1 (10.00 - 12.00)
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, and France.
Squad 2 (13.00 - 15.00)
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Romania.
Squad 3 (16.00 - 18.00)
Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Wales.
Kegel LaneMapâ„¢ Guide Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria - Aug. 15, 2012 (PDF file, 1.5 MB)
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.
Men's European Championships Past Champions
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
The Championships gets underway Friday, Aug. 17, with the meeting of the team managers in which the lane conditioning pattern will be unfolded, followed by the official practice. The 34 teams were assigned to three squads in alphabetical order. Each squad has two hours of practice (instead of 1.5 hours as announced earlier).
Squad 1 (10.00 - 12.00)
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, and France.
Squad 2 (13.00 - 15.00)
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Romania.
Squad 3 (16.00 - 18.00)
Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Wales.
Kegel LaneMapâ„¢ Guide Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria - Aug. 15, 2012 (PDF file, 1.5 MB)
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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