Mikael Roos, Kevin Karlsson set the tone in Squads 5 & 6 at Norwegian Open

    10/07/13

    2013 European Bowling Tour #16

    Swedes move into fourth and seventh place in the qualifying standings; Arnar David Jonsson (ICE) leads the 97-player field with 1493; cut for 42nd place is currently 1175 (195.83 average)

    2013EBT16MikaelRoos.jpg2013EBT16KevinKarlsson.jpgSwedes Mikael Roos and Kevin Karlsson set the tone in Sunday's Squads 5 in the and 6 at Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway, en route to move into fourth and seventh place in the qualifying of the Norwegian Open 2013 by Brunswick.

    Karlsson (right), the son of legendary Mats Karlsson, a four-time PBA champion and former Norwegian national team head coach, rolled games of 204, 235 , 206, 268, 237 and 225 to lead Squad 5 with 1375 and an average of 229.17.

    Roos (left), who was second with 1334, improved by 70 pins in Squad 6 to jump into fourth place with 1404 and an average of 234. Roos had games of 225, 259, 238, 218, 245 and 219.

    2013EBT6ArnarDavidJonsson.jpg2013EBT16LarsChristianNygard.jpgArnar David Jonsson (left) of Iceland continued to lead the field of 97 players, 77 men and 20 women, with 1493 (248.83). Bjørn Einar Rudshagen remained in second place with 1446 and Lars-Christian Nygård (right), Norway, held on to third place 1413.

    Grethe Barbro Bergersen, Norway, is the best woman in the field in 24th place with 1224 including 48 pins women's handicap. Brian Kjær, Norway, holds the 42nd and last place to advance to the finals with 1175 and an average of 195.83.

    As of today, 191 players, 42 women and 149 men, have registered for the event. Qualifying continues Monday, Oct. 7 with Squad 7 scheduled for 6 p.m. CEST.

    2013NorwegianOpenLogo.jpg The Norwegian Open 2013 by Brunswick is the 16th stop of the 2013 European Bowling Tour and the fifth out of seven EBT "Satellite" events this season. The tournament will be held from Oct. 4-13, 2013 at 26-lane Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo, Norway.

    As a result of a sponsorship agreement with Brunswick, the NO 2013 has increased the total prize fund to 224.000 NOK (currently 27.625 Euro). The winner will receive 35.000 NOK (4.315 Euro) and the runner-up gets 20.000 NOK (2.465 Euro).

    BowlingdigitalBanner.gif Bowlingdigital will cover the Norwegian Open 2013 by Brunswick live from Veitvet Bowling Center in Oslo with stories and results after each round commencing Thursday, October 10, all the way through to the finals. The finals will be on Sunday, October 13, completed in the late afternoon.

    The qualifying of the Norwegian Open runs from Friday, Oct. 4 through Saturday, Oct. 12 with the final Squad 18 scheduled for 5 p.m. local time (CEST). Women receive 8 pins handicap each game, a standard on the European Bowling Tour

    In a change for 2013 the last qualifying squad on Saturday evening was replaced by two semifinal rounds and the top 60 instead of the top 40 players will cash.

    A total of 60 players will advance to the finals on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 & 13:
    • the top 42 players from the overall qualifying standings
    • two players from a separate leaderboard of Squad 1-7, who are not among the top 42
    • the next four women
    • the next four juniors (must not be born before Sept. 1, 1995)
    • the next four seniors (must be 50 years of age at the first day of the tournament)
    • and two players each from the Turbo 1 and 2 list (highest score in qualifying game 5 and 6, respectively; separate fee necessary).

    The top 8 qualifiers are qualified for Round 4, places 9-16 go to Round 3, places 17-24 start in Round 2 and places 25-28 begin in Round 1. The other 32 finalists advance to Saturday's Semifinal Round 1 which begins at 9 p.m. CEST.

    The top 24 players after three game scratch advance to the Semifinal Round 2, which gets underway at 10:30 p.m. Those bowl another three games with the pinfall carried over. The top 12 qualify for Final Round 1 starting on Sunday morning at 9 a.m.

    The remaining forty players will determine the champion in five three-game rounds. The field will be trimmed from 40 to 32, 24, 16, and then eight who bowl a final three-game block with the pinfall from Round 4 carried forward.

    The player with the highest six-game total will earn the EBT title, 50 ranking points and the 35.000 NOK top prize.

    2013EBTLogo_small.jpg The 2013 European Bowling Tour consists of 19 stops in 13 countries including two Platinum, six Gold, four Silver and seven Satellite tournaments.

    The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event receive ranking points. The winner of a Platinum tournament receives 250 ranking points, the winner of a Gold tournament gets 150, the winner of a Silver tournament earns 100, and the winner of a Satellite tournament such as the Norwegian Open 2013 by Brunswick gets 50 ranking points.

    The top 12 men and the top 12 women at the end of the 2013 season qualify for the seventh EBT Masters to be held March 3, 2014 at Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands immediately following the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2014.

     


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    2013 Norwegian Open - Qualifying Standings after Squad 6/18

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