The 6th Men's European Championships will be held from June 3-14, 2015, at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark. 185 players from 32 countries will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team, All-Events and Masters.

Competition gets underway Friday, June 5, with the Singles preliminaries and concludes on Saturday, June 13, with the Masters finals.

For the complete information on the 2015 MEC please download the Bulletin (MS doc).

The preliminaries in Singles, Doubles, Trios and the five-player Team event feature six games with the top 4 teams advancing to the playoffs. No. 1 will bowl No. 4 and No. 3 will take on No. 2 in the semifinals. The winners will bowl for the title and the losers share the bronze medal. All matches are single-game matches.

Real action begins on June 5 with the two-day Singles preliminaries with the first champion to be crowned on June 6. The Doubles event will be held June 7 & 8, the Trios event takes place June 9 & 10 and is followed by the Team event June 11 & 12.

Medals will also be given in All-Events (combined scores in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Teams preliminaries). The top 24 players in All Events will advance to the Masters finals in best-of-three games single-elimination match play format, which will conclude the championships on Saturday, June 13.

 

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2015 MEC - Schedule of Events

Sunday, 31.05.2015
Last day of Presidium members to arrive

Monday, 01.06.2015
Last day of Congress delegates to arrive
10.00-15.00 ETBF Presidium meeting in Lovvang

Tuesday, 02.06.2015
Ball Registration
09.00-15.00 ETBF Congress at Radisson Blu Hotel
15.00-20.00 Unofficial practice

Wednesday, 03.06.2015
Last day of team arrivals
Ball Registration
10.00-20.00 Unofficial practice

Thursday, 04.06.2015
09.00-19.00 Ball Registration
09.00-10.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00-10.00 Team Managers meeting in Lovvang
10.00-11.30 Official Practice Squad 1
11.30-12.30 Lane Maintenance
12.30-14.00 Official Practice Squad 2
14.00-15.00 Lane Maintenance
15.00-16.30 Official Practice Squad 3
16.30-17.30 Lane Maintenance
17.30-19.00 Official Practice Squad 4
19.00-20.00 Break and line up
20.00-20.30 Opening Ceremony in Lovvang

Friday, 05.06.2015
08.00-09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00-12.30 Singles Squad 1
12.30-13.30 Lane Maintenance
13.30-17.00 Singles Squad 2

Saturday, 06.06.2015
08.00-09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00-12.30 Singles Squad 3
12.30-13.30 Lane Maintenance
13.30-17.00 Singles Squad 4
17.00-18.00 Break and Lane Maintenance
18.00-18.45 Singles Semi-finals
18.45-19.30 Singles Final
19.30-20.00 Medal Ceremony for Singles

Sunday, 07.06.2015
08.00-09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00-12.30 Doubles Squad 1
12.30-13.30 Special Olympics
13.30-14.30 Lane Maintenance
14.30-18.00 Doubles Squad 2

Monday, 08.06.2015
08.00-09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00-12.30 Doubles Squad 3
12.30-13.30 Lane Maintenance
13.30-17.00 Doubles Squad 4
17.00-18.00 Break and Lane Maintenance
18.00-18.45 Doubles Semi-finals
18.45-19.30 Doubles Final
19.30-20.00 Medal Ceremony for Doubles

Tuesday, 09.06.2015
08.00-09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00-11.45 Trios Squad 1
11.45-12.45 Lane Maintenance
12.45-15.30 Trios Squad 2
15.30-16.30 Lane Maintenance
16.30-19.15 Trios Squad 3

Wednesday, 10.06.2015
08.00-09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00-11.45 Trios Squad 2
11.45-12.45 Lane Maintenance
12.45-15.30 Trios Squad 3
15.30-16.30 Lane Maintenance
16.30-19.15 Trios Squad 1
19.15-20.00 Break and Lane Maintenance
20.00-21.00 Trios Semi-finals
21.00-22.00 Trios Final

Thursday, 11.06.2015
08.00-09.00 Lane maintenance
09.00-13.30 Team Squad 1
13.30-14.00 Medal Ceremony for Trios
14.00-15.00 Lane maintenance
15.00-19.30 Team Squad 2

Friday, 12.06.2015
07.00-08.00 Lane Maintenance
08.00-12.30 Team Squad A
12.30-13.30 Lane Maintenance
13.30-18.00 Team Squad B
18.00-19.00 Break and Lane Maintenance
19.00-20.30 Team Semi-finals
20.30-22.00 Team Final

Saturday, 13.06.2015
08.00-09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00-10.15 Masters Step 1 (8 matches)
10.15-11.30 Masters Step 2 (8 matches)
11.30-12.00 Medal Ceremonies for Team All-Events
12.00-13.00 Break and Lane Maintenance
13.00-14.15 Masters Step 3 (4 matches)
14.15-15.30 Masters Step 4 (2 matches)
15.30-16.45 Masters Final
16.45-17.00 Medal Ceremony for Masters
20.00 Farewell Dinner

Sunday, 14.06.2015
Departures