The women from Denmark (pictured left with coach Christer Backe) secured two gold medals on the penultimate day of competition in the 3rd Women's European Championships Friday at Zelta Boulinga Center in Riga, Latvia.

Britt Brondsted, Kamilla Kjeldsen, Mai Ginge Jensen, Anja Ginge Jensen, Rikke Holm Rasmussen and Sascha Wedel won the title in the five-player Team event while Rasmussen finished atop the leaderboard in All Events.

The Danish women posted the field-best 3330 3-game series on long oil to earn the No. 2 seed for the playoffs with 6642 pinfall total or an average of 221.40 over six games.

The Netherlands (right) with Lisanne Breeschoten, Ghislane van der Tol, Bianca Wiekeraad, Priscilla Maaswinkel, Nicole Sanders and Wendy Kok, who led after the first block on short oil earned the top seed with 6693 (223.10) behind the second-best series on Friday (3257).

In the semifinals, the Dutch women eliminated No. 4 England (left with coach Chris Buck) with Nicki Ainge, Laura Ivory, Lisa John, Jemma Smith, Hayley White and Faye Elkington, 1100-1014, to advance to the championship match. England leaped one place during the second block to beat out Germany for the 4th place by 53 pins, 6363-6310.

In the other semifinal match, the Danes topped 3rd seeded Sweden (right) with Sandra Andersson, Nina Flack, Helen Johnsson, Rebecka Larsen, Joline Persson Planefors and Victoria Johansson, 1056-1024.

The Dutch, who had a high series of 1208 and a low series of 1046 in the preliminaries, and the Danes, who had a high series of 1158 and a low series of 1042, both rolled their lowest game in the title match. The Danes however, managed to crack the 1000-bar while the Dutch had five games between 154 and 189, to wrap up the title with a 1009-884 victory.

Netherlands had to settle for the silver medal while Sweden and England shared the bronze medal. L-R Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and England. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Rikke Holm Rasmussen posted the second-highest 1403 series (233.33 average) in the Team event to earn the gold medal in All Events (combined results of Doubles, Trios and Team) with 5466 pinfall total and an average of 227.75 over 24 games. Her team mate, Mai Ginge Jensen, used a 1406 series to grab the silver medal with 5448 (227.00). Bronze went to Krista Pöllänen, Finland, with 5441 (226.71).

The top 24 of the All Events standings advanced to the best-of-three games Masters finals, which will conclude the Women's European Championships on Saturday. Hannele Impola, Finland, took the 24th and final spot to advance with 5011 total or an average of 208.79.

 

3rd Women's European Championships 2010 - Team Finals

Championship Round:
1. Denmark (Britt Brondsted/Kamilla Kjeldsen/Mai Ginge Jensen/Anja Ginge Jensen/Rikke Holm Rasmussen/Sascha Wedel)
2. Netherlands (Wendy Kok/Lisanne Breeschoten/Ghislane van der Tol/Bianca Wiekeraad/Priscilla Maaswinkel/Nicole Sanders)
3. Sweden (Sandra Andersson/Nina Flack/Victoria Johansson/Helen Johnsson/Rebecka Larsen/Joline Persson Planefors)
(tie) England (Nicki Ainge/Faye Elkington/Laura Ivory/Lisa John/Jemma Smith/Hayley White)

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: #1 Netherlands (Lisanne Breeschoten 236/Ghislane van der Tol 212/Bianca Wiekeraad 232/Priscilla Maaswinkel 214/Nicole Sanders 206) def.
#4 England (Nicki Ainge 231/Laura Ivory 174/Lisa John 203/Jemma Smith 207/Hayley White 199), 1100-1014
Semifinal Match 2: #2 Denmark (Britt Brondsted 191/Kamilla Kjeldsen 235/Mai Ginge Jensen 208/Anja Ginge Jensen 187/Rikke Holm Rasmussen 235) def.
#3 Sweden (Sandra Andersson 255/Nina Flack 226/Helen Johnsson 178/Rebecka Larsen 181/Joline Persson Planefors 184), 1056-1024
Championship: Denmark (Britt Brondsted 182/Kamilla Kjeldsen 195/Mai Ginge Jensen 210/Anja Ginge Jensen 239/Rikke Holm Rasmussen 183) def.
Netherlands (Lisanne Breeschoten 189/Ghislane van der Tol 180/Bianca Wiekeraad 154/Priscilla Maaswinkel 173/Nicole Sanders 188), 1009-884.

 

Team - Standings after preliminaries

6 games, first block of three games on short oil, the second block on long oil. The top 4 advance to the playoffs.

Pos	Country/Players	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	Netherlands	1182	1046	1208	3436	1071	1092	1094	3257	6693	223.10
	Wendy Kok	268	287	234	789					789	263.00
	Lisanne Breeschoten	205	193	299	697	215	246	195	656	1353	225.50
	Ghislane van der Tol	257	193	208	658	173	227	222	622	1280	213.33
	Bianca Wiekeraad	257	176	223	656	234	201	255	690	1346	224.33
	Priscilla Maaswinkel	195	197	244	636	237	191	189	617	1253	208.83
	Nicole Sanders					212	227	233	672	672	224.00
2.	Denmark	1093	1096	1123	3312	1042	1130	1158	3330	6642	221.40
	Britt Brøndsted	181	193	216	590	200	212	234	646	1236	206.00
	Kamilla Kjeldsen	268	243	206	717	193	212	245	650	1367	227.83
	Mai Ginge Jensen	243	178	278	699	222	247	238	707	1406	234.33
	Anja Ginge Jensen	163	226	216	605	188	201	236	625	1230	205.00
	Rikke Holm Rasmussen	238	256	207	701	239	258	205	702	1403	233.83
	Sascha Wedel
3.	Sweden	1179	1098	1133	3410	1007	1039	1022	3068	6478	215.93
	Sandra Andersson	259	227	215	701	190	268	196	654	1355	225.83
	Nina Flack	202	238	236	676	202	177	194	573	1249	208.17
	Victoria Johansson
	Helen Johnsson	236	213	213	662	185	222	234	641	1303	217.17
	Rebecka Larsen	243	244	224	711	206	204	186	596	1307	217.83
	Joline Persson Planefors	239	176	245	660	224	168	212	604	1264	210.67
4.	England	1143	1102	1043	3288	1001	1000	1074	3075	6363	212.10
	Nicki Ainge	267	194	268	729	194	194	211	599	1328	221.33
	Faye Elkington	213	204	163	580					580	193.33
	Laura Ivory					203	246	276	725	725	241.67
	Lisa John	235	208	210	653	212	235	203	650	1303	217.17
	Jemma Smith	232	259	189	680	205	155	226	586	1266	211.00
	Hayley White	196	237	213	646	187	170	158	515	1161	193.50
5.	Germany	996	1121	1180	3297	968	955	1090	3013	6310	210.33
	Tina Hulsch	224	192	243	659	227	187	232	646	1305	217.50
	Juliane Rieger
	Lisa Kabowski	195	233	192	620	171	191	221	583	1203	200.50
	Birgit Pöppler	173	205	233	611	179	169	198	546	1157	192.83
	Vanessa Timter	215	267	244	726	199	224	226	649	1375	229.17
	Tanya Cuva	189	224	268	681	192	184	213	589	1270	211.67
6.	Finland	1118	989	971	3078	1027	1073	1112	3212	6290	209.67
	Hannele Impola	210	180	223	613	213	223	224	660	1273	212.17
	Mari Kalliokoski	225	203	154	582	191	191	222	604	1186	197.67
	Piritta Kantola	226	227	174	627	222	199	226	647	1274	212.33
	Mari Nurmilo	247	176	196	619	200	218	183	601	1220	203.33
	Krista Pöllänen	210	203	224	637	201	242	257	700	1337	222.83
	Marjo Pöntinen
7.	France	1004	980	954	2938	947	1033	1104	3084	6022	200.73
	Isabelle Sacco	203	197	201	601	180	195	244	619	1220	203.33
	Marie Gauton					211	202	225	638	638	212.67
	Marilyin Planchard	184	188	219	591	175	234	198	607	1198	199.67
	Amandine Jacques	201	168	126	495					495	165.00
	Isabelle Derynck	184	224	202	610	191	176	235	602	1212	202.00
	Valerie Murat	232	203	206	641	190	226	202	618	1259	209.83
8.	Italy	989	984	1070	3043	1056	863	956	2875	5918	197.27
	Helga Biagia Di Benedetto	181	181	258	620	180	169	203	552	1172	195.33
	Giada Di Martino	235	222	223	680	244	165	167	576	1256	209.33
	Hildegard Kuhn
	Annalisa Balzano	169	174	195	538	203	166	204	573	1111	185.17
	Alessandra Morra	205	203	203	611	247	194	177	618	1229	204.83
	Fabiana Baraldi	199	204	191	594	182	169	205	556	1150	191.67
9.	Latvia	1020	1023	880	2923	1003	958	1007	2968	5891	196.37
	Marija Tkačenko	214	202	200	616	201	165	184	550	1166	194.33
	Diana Zavjalova	206	256	164	626	207	198	235	640	1266	211.00
	Olga Gorbaceva	177	180	159	516	201	165	188	554	1070	178.33
	Tatjana Kozemjakina	231	236	201	668	194	211	185	590	1258	209.67
	Elizabete Varava	192	149	156	497	200	219	215	634	1131	188.50
10.	Russia	889	974	958	2821	999	854	1020	2873	5694	189.80
	Svetlana Doroshenko	168	175	161	504					504	168.00
	Alena Korobkova	193	234	172	599	190	185	171	546	1145	190.83
	Polina Kosiakova	171	172	223	566	233	180	185	598	1164	194.00
	Anna Orlova					164	145	244	553	553	184.33
	Evgeniya Smirnova	172	194	199	565	215	166	203	584	1149	191.50
	Evgenia Tsarkova	185	199	203	587	197	178	217	592	1179	196.50
11.	Czech Republic	1008	957	917	2882	941	806	880	2627	5509	183.63
	Jana Lebrova	201	202	171	574	161	144	178	483	1057	176.17
	Katerina Bestova	193	214	187	594	220	171	191	582	1176	196.00
	Vera Masatova	203	178	198	579	172	153	180	505	1084	180.67
	Blanka Hanusikova					157	178	183	518	518	172.67
	Dana Hanusova	175	198	170	543	231	160	148	539	1082	180.33
	Michaela Volsickova	236	165	191	592					592	197.33
12.	Ukraine	888	948	863	2699	910	943	949	2802	5501	183.37
	Yana Smolentseva	211	162	214	587	179	141	171	491	1078	179.67
	Darya Kovalova	183	229	158	570	156	193	204	553	1123	187.17
	Liliia Kononenko	169	170	173	512	215	194	172	581	1093	182.17
	Nataliya Shcherbinina	160	193	160	513	184	182	214	580	1093	182.17
	Nataliya Malysheva	165	194	158	517	176	233	188	597	1114	185.67
	Iryna Shevelova
13.	Austria	904	885	952	2741	881	923	894	2698	5439	181.30
	Jacqueline Broinger	205	175	213	593	176	157	178	511	1104	184.00
	Ivonne Gross	190	230	206	626	178	217	204	599	1225	204.17
	Julia Haginger	144	131	147	422	189	191	173	553	975	162.50
	Bettina Klima	186	161	194	541	118	156	136	410	951	158.50
	Patricia Klug	179	188	192	559	220	202	203	625	1184	197.33
14.	Slovenia	871	841	898	2610	809	874	833	2516	5126	170.87
	Mojca Dolinsek	171	221	216	608	198	231	168	597	1205	200.83
	Anja Hurwood	164	152	184	500	150	146	174	470	970	161.67
	Andreja Posega	155	130	171	456	141	152	160	453	909	151.50
	Eva Pozar	151	179	147	477	154	164	156	474	951	158.50
	Mihela Krizman
	Anja Musar Kalan	230	159	180	569	166	181	175	522	1091	181.83
15.	Catalonia	816	824	844	2484	841	828	952	2621	5105	170.17
	Cristina Sanz	178	162	143	483	189	153	210	552	1035	172.50
	Sandra Torrents	178	173	178	529	136	183	191	510	1039	173.17
	Rosa Mas	136	170	171	477	180	145	171	496	973	162.17
	Mar Tena	155	150	190	495	157	178	181	516	1011	168.50
	Pilar Perales					179	169	199	547	547	182.33
	Roser Romero	169	169	162	500					500	166.67
16.	Estonia	813	847	821	2481	872	764	834	2470	4951	165.03
	Riina Lohmus	170	160	176	506	158	149	181	488	994	165.67
	Taimi Dreier	122	189	190	501	157	119	151	427	928	154.67
	Triin Lekko	168	150	166	484					484	161.33
	Terje Roosi					168	190	140	498	498	166.00
	Annely Ritson	159	203	134	496	210	150	188	548	1044	174.00
	Eha Neito	194	145	155	494	179	156	174	509	1003	167.17

Team High Game/High Series:
1 Game: 1208 - Wendy Kok/Lisanne Breeschoten/Ghislane van der Tol/Bianca Wiekeraad/Priscilla Maaswinkel, Netherlands
3 Games: 3436 - Wendy Kok/Lisanne Breeschoten/Ghislane van der Tol/Bianca Wiekeraad/Priscilla Maaswinkel, Netherlands
6 Games: 6636 - Wendy Kok/Lisanne Breeschoten/Ghislane van der Tol/Bianca Wiekeraad/Priscilla Maaswinkel/Nicole Sanders, Netherlands

Individual High Game/High Series:
1 Game: 299 - Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands
3 Games: 789 - Wendy Kok, Netherlands
6 Games: 1406 - Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark

 

All Events - Final Standings

The top 24 players advance to the Masters finals.

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Doubles	Trios	Team	Total	Ave.
1.	Rikke Holm Rasmussen	Denmark	24	2717	1346	1403	5466	227.75
2.	Mai Ginge Jensen	Denmark	24	2682	1360	1406	5448	227.00
3.	Krista Pöllänen	Finland	24	2749	1355	1337	5441	226.71
4.	Helen Johnsson	Sweden	24	2796	1257	1303	5356	223.17
5.	Hayley White	England	24	2783	1356	1161	5300	220.83
6.	Piritta Kantola	Finland	24	2619	1394	1274	5287	220.29
7.	Sandra Andersson	Sweden	24	2739	1191	1355	5285	220.21
8.	Lisanne Breeschoten	Netherlands	24	2544	1350	1353	5247	218.63
9.	Kamilla Kjeldsen	Denmark	24	2553	1323	1367	5243	218.46
10.	Priscilla Maaswinkel	Netherlands	24	2612	1336	1253	5201	216.71
11.	Nina Flack	Sweden	24	2597	1333	1249	5179	215.79
12.	Britt Brøndsted	Denmark	24	2650	1270	1236	5156	214.83
13.	Lisa John	England	24	2538	1272	1303	5113	213.04
14.	Vanessa Timter	Germany	24	2496	1238	1375	5109	212.88
15.	Joline Persson Planefors	Sweden	24	2607	1231	1264	5102	212.58
16.	Ghislane van der Tol	Netherlands	24	2545	1268	1280	5093	212.21
17.	Nicki Ainge	England	24	2489	1265	1328	5082	211.75
18.	Liat Vizenfeld	Israel	24	2574	1291	1208	5073	211.38
19.	Diana Zavjalova	Latvia	24	2550	1252	1266	5068	211.17
20.	Tina Hulsch	Germany	24	2545	1204	1305	5054	210.58
21.	Mari Nurmilo	Finland	24	2513	1298	1220	5031	209.63
22.	Wendy Kok	Netherlands	24	2532	1121	1375	5028	209.50
23.	Jemma Smith	England	24	2432	1323	1266	5021	209.21
24.	Hannele Impola	Finland	24	2564	1174	1273	5011	208.79
25.	Anja Ginge Jensen	Denmark	24	2500	1274	1230	5004	208.50
26.	Birgit Pöppler	Germany	24	2564	1272	1157	4993	208.04
27.	Nicole Sanders	Netherlands	24	2409	1225	1349	4983	207.63
28.	Sascha Wedel	Denmark	24	2605	1132	1244	4981	207.54
29.	Rebecka Larsen	Sweden	24	2434	1233	1307	4974	207.25
30.	Lisa Kabowski	Germany	24	2420	1303	1203	4926	205.25
31.	Bianca Wiekeraad	Netherlands	24	2362	1203	1346	4911	204.63
32.	Katrien Goossens	Belgium	24	2460	1228	1222	4910	204.58
33.	Tanya Cuva	Germany	24	2422	1216	1270	4908	204.50
34.	Patcharin Torgersen	Norway	24	2582	1157	1168	4907	204.46
35.	Faye Elkington	England	24	2498	1241	1166	4905	204.38
36.	Isabelle Sacco	France	24	2510	1172	1220	4902	204.25
37.	Laura Ivory	England	24	2385	1201	1313	4899	204.13
38.	Helga Biagia Di Benedetto	Italy	24	2471	1228	1172	4871	202.96
39.	Heidi Thorstensen	Norway	24	2407	1258	1197	4862	202.58
40.	Sarit Mizrahi	Israel	24	2543	1218	1098	4859	202.46
41.	Polina Kosiakova	Russia	24	2378	1311	1164	4853	202.21
42.	Juliane Rieger	Germany	24	2418	1179	1252	4849	202.04
43.	Evgeniya Smirnova	Russia	24	2469	1219	1149	4837	201.54
44.	Tatjana Kozemjakina	Latvia	24	2489	1088	1258	4835	201.46
45.	Darya Kovalova	Ukraine	24	2522	1188	1123	4833	201.38
46.	Mari Kalliokoski	Finland	24	2415	1222	1186	4823	200.96
47.	Victoria Johansson	Sweden	24	2401	1256	1159	4816	200.67
48.	Daria Pajak	Poland	24	2548	1128	1133	4809	200.38
49.	Valerie Murat	France	24	2406	1129	1259	4794	199.75
50.	Isabelle Derynck	France	24	2398	1163	1212	4773	198.88
51.	Carolin Witvrouwen	Belgium	24	2516	1098	1158	4772	198.83
52.	Evgenia Tsarkova	Russia	24	2403	1186	1179	4768	198.67
53.	Alena Korobkova	Russia	24	2422	1191	1145	4758	198.25
54.	Marilyin Planchard	France	24	2359	1192	1198	4749	197.88
55.	Melissa Vallons	Belgium	24	2464	1223	1041	4728	197.00
56.	Fabiana Baraldi	Italy	24	2392	1161	1150	4703	195.96
57.	Patricia Klug	Austria	24	2316	1197	1184	4697	195.71
58.	Giada Di Martino	Italy	24	2209	1224	1256	4689	195.38
59.	Katerina Bestova	Czech Republic	24	2238	1255	1176	4669	194.54
60.	Ivonne Gross	Austria	24	2353	1088	1225	4666	194.42
61.	Marija Tkačenko	Latvia	24	2430	1059	1166	4655	193.96
62.	Tali Itzhak	Israel	24	2358	1169	1112	4639	193.29
63.	Natalia Martin	Poland	24	2302	1123	1205	4630	192.92
64.	Marie Gauton	France	24	2287	1111	1229	4627	192.79
65.	Elizabete Varava	Latvia	24	2400	1094	1131	4625	192.71
66.	Line Berg Almestrand	Norway	24	2292	1188	1145	4625	192.71
67.	Nataliya Shcherbinina	Ukraine	24	2392	1096	1093	4581	190.88
68.	Mojca Dolinsek	Slovenia	24	2192	1149	1205	4546	189.42
69.	Liliia Kononenko	Ukraine	24	2408	1041	1093	4542	189.25
70.	Anna Orlova	Russia	24	2202	1097	1229	4528	188.67
71.	Olga Gorbaceva	Latvia	24	2417	1036	1070	4523	188.46
72.	Annalisa Balzano	Italy	24	2289	1112	1111	4512	188.00
73.	Svetlana Doroshenko	Russia	24	2246	1223	1037	4506	187.75
74.	Marjo Pöntinen	Finland	24	2318	1033	1127	4478	186.58
75.	Nataliya Malysheva	Ukraine	24	2251	1112	1114	4477	186.54
76.	Sandra Torrents	Catalonia	24	2257	1178	1039	4474	186.42
77.	Monica Lislien	Norway	24	2270	1149	1046	4465	186.04
78.	Alessandra Morra	Italy	24	2049	1186	1229	4464	186.00
79.	Jana Lebrova	Czech Republic	24	2283	1103	1057	4443	185.13
80.	Jacqueline Broinger	Austria	24	2185	1136	1104	4425	184.38
81.	Vera Masatova	Czech Republic	24	2180	1116	1084	4380	182.50
82.	Aksana Sinitsa	Belarus	24	2079	1153	1141	4373	182.21
83.	Cristina Sanz	Catalonia	24	2302	1025	1035	4362	181.75
84.	Yana Smolentseva	Ukraine	24	2168	1113	1078	4359	181.63
85.	Daiva Perminiene	Lithuania	24	2279	1066	1004	4349	181.21
86.	Dana Hanusova	Czech Republic	24	2200	1062	1082	4344	181.00
87.	Michaela Volsickova	Czech Republic	24	2154	1069	1110	4333	180.54
88.	Amandine Jacques	France	24	2179	1141	1013	4333	180.54
89.	Leta Anuziene	Lithuania	24	2077	1184	1025	4286	178.58
90.	Daiva Seleniene	Lithuania	24	2193	1003	1081	4277	178.21
91.	Roser Romero	Catalonia	24	2089	1083	1091	4263	177.63
92.	Iryna Shevelova	Ukraine	24	2182	1010	1066	4258	177.42
93.	Mar Tena	Catalonia	24	2207	1009	1011	4227	176.13
94.	Pilar Perales	Catalonia	24	2057	1048	1083	4188	174.50
95.	Riina Lohmus	Estonia	24	2061	1119	994	4174	173.92
96.	Rosa Mas	Catalonia	24	2124	1045	973	4142	172.58
97.	Blanka Hanusikova	Czech Republic	24	2082	1029	1007	4118	171.58
98.	Triin Lekko	Estonia	24	2064	975	1055	4094	170.58
99.	Annely Ritson	Estonia	24	2002	1036	1044	4082	170.08
100.	Hildegard Kuhn	Italy	24	1916	1169	987	4072	169.67
101.	Eha Neito	Estonia	24	2068	1000	1003	4071	169.63
102.	Taimi Dreier	Estonia	24	2065	1076	928	4069	169.54
103.	Terje Roosi	Estonia	24	2014	1028	1003	4045	168.54
104.	Anja Hurwood	Slovenia	24	2079	994	970	4043	168.46
105.	Eva Pozar	Slovenia	24	2048	1025	951	4024	167.67
106.	Julia Haginger	Austria	24	1951	1066	975	3992	166.33
107.	Anja Musar Kalan	Slovenia	24	1923	968	1091	3982	165.92
108.	Bettina Klima	Austria	24	1945	1006	951	3902	162.58
109.	Andreja Posega	Slovenia	24	2042	950	909	3901	162.54
110.	Mihela Krizman	Slovenia	24	1909	871	967	3747	156.13
111.	Valentina Bajenova	Moldova	24	1837	888	946	3671	152.96
112.	Jelena Juberte	Latvia	12	2389	0	0	2389	199.08