34 countries to participate in the 2011 Men's European Championships in Germany
06/13/11
The 2011 Men's European Championships will be held June 11-19 at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring in the outskirts of Munich, Germany. This marks the third time in only ten months that Europe's biggest bowling center (52 lanes), which opened its doors in Dec. 2009, will host a major international championships behind the Men's World Championships in Aug. 2010 and the European Youth Championships in April.
34 countries have submitted the entry forms for a total of 199 players, who will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All-Events and Masters. All countries but Moldova will send a full team of 6 players.
Those 34 countries are Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales and the host country Germany.
Bulletin No. 1 (PDF file)
Bulletin No. 2 (PDF file)
The 2011 MEC will be contested on a 36 feet short and on a 46 feet long oil conditioning pattern. Details were announced at the Team Managers' Meeting on June 12.
Short Pattern (PDF file)
Long Pattern (PDF file)
Preliminaries in Doubles will feature 12 games, in Trios and Team six games with the top 4 teams advancing to the finals. 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.
The last Men's European Championships was contested in the year The last Men's European Championships was contested in the year 2009 in Aalborg, Denmark. Finland led the medal tally with two gold and three bronze medals and was followed by Sweden, Norway, England and Germany.
The defending champions are:
The 2011 MEC starts with the ETBF Presidium meeting and the ETBF Congress June 9 and 10. Competition gets underway on June 13 and 14 with the Doubles event and is followed by Trios on June 15. The Doubles and Trios finals will be contested after the first block of the team event on Thursday afternoon June 16.
The second block of the team event, which also decides the medals in All Events (24 games - combined results of Doubles, Trios and Team) and the Team finals will follow June 17. The top 24 players from All Events will advance to the Masters finals in best-of-three games single-elimination match play which will conclude the championships on Saturday June 18.
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Thursday June 9, 2011
11.00 - 15.00 ETBF Presidium meeting
Friday June 10, 2011
09.00 - 15.00 ETBF Congress
Saturday June 11, 2011
Last day of team arrivals
Ball Registration
Unofficial Practice
Sunday June 12, 2011
09.00 - 19.00 Ball Registration
09.00 - 10.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 10.00 Team Managers Meeting
10.30 - 12.00 Official Practice Squad 1
12.00 - 13.00 Lane Maintenance
13.00 - 14.30 Official Practice Squad 2
14.30 - 15.30 Lane Maintenance
15.30 - 17.00 Official Practice Squad 3
17.00 - 18.00 Break and Line-up
18.00 - 19.00 Opening Ceremonies
Monday June 13, 2011
08.00 - 09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 12.30 Doubles Squad 1, short oil
12.30 - 13.30 Lane Maintenance
13.30 - 17.00 Doubles Squad 2, short oil
17.00 - 18.00 Lane Maintenance
18.00 - 21.30 Doubles Squad 3, short oil
Tuesday June 14, 2011
08.00 - 09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 12.30 Doubles Squad 1, long oil
12.30 - 13.30 Lane Maintenance
13.30 - 17.00 Doubles Squad 2, long oil
17.00 - 18.00 Lane Maintenance
18.00 - 21.30 Doubles Squad 3, long oil
Wednesday June 15, 2011
07.00 - 08.00 Lane Maintenance
08.00 - 10.45 Trios Squad 1, short oil
10.45 - 11.45 Lane Maintenance
11.45 - 14.30 Trios Squad 2, short oil
14.30 - 15.30 Lane Maintenance
15.30 - 18.15 Trios Squad 1, long oil
18.15 - 19.15 Lane Maintenance
19.15 - 22.00 Trios Squad 2, long oil
Thursday June 16, 2011
08.00 - 09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 13.30 Team, short oil
13.30 - 14.30 Lane Maintenance
14.30 - 15.15 Doubles, Semi Finals
15.15 - 16.00 Doubles, Finals
16.00 - 17.00 Lane Maintenance
17.00 - 18.00 Trio, Semi Finals
18.00 - 19.00 Trio, Finals
19.00 - 19.30 Medal Ceremony Doubles and Trios
Friday June 17, 2011
08.00 - 09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 13.30 Team, long oil
13.30 - 14.00 Medal Ceremony All Events
14.00 - 15.00 Special Olympics demonstration
14.00 - 15.00 Lane Maintenance
15.00 - 16.30 Team, Semi Finals
16.30 - 18.00 Team, Final
18.00 - 18.30 Medal Ceremony Team
Saturday June 18, 2011
07.00 - 08.00 Lane Maintenance
08.00 - 19.30 Masters Round of 24
09.30 - 11.00 Masters Round of 16
11.00 - 12.00 Lane Maintenance
12.00 - 13.30 Masters Quarterfinals
13.30 - 15.00 Masters Semifinals
15.00 - 16.30 Masters Championship
16.30 - 17.00 Medal Ceremony Masters and Closing
20.00 Farewell Banquet
2011 MEC
Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring, Germany (June 11-19, 2011)
The 2011 Men's European Championships will be held June 11-19 at Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring in the outskirts of Munich, Germany. This marks the third time in only ten months that Europe's biggest bowling center (52 lanes), which opened its doors in Dec. 2009, will host a major international championships behind the Men's World Championships in Aug. 2010 and the European Youth Championships in April. 34 countries have submitted the entry forms for a total of 199 players, who will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Doubles, Trios, Team, All-Events and Masters. All countries but Moldova will send a full team of 6 players.
Those 34 countries are Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales and the host country Germany.
Bulletin No. 1 (PDF file)
Bulletin No. 2 (PDF file)
The 2011 MEC will be contested on a 36 feet short and on a 46 feet long oil conditioning pattern. Details were announced at the Team Managers' Meeting on June 12.
Short Pattern (PDF file)
Long Pattern (PDF file)
Preliminaries in Doubles will feature 12 games, in Trios and Team six games with the top 4 teams advancing to the finals. 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.
The last Men's European Championships was contested in the year The last Men's European Championships was contested in the year 2009 in Aalborg, Denmark. Finland led the medal tally with two gold and three bronze medals and was followed by Sweden, Norway, England and Germany.
The defending champions are:- Doubles: Finland (Osku Palermaa, Petteri Salonen)
- Trios: Sweden (Dennis Eklund, Mathias Ã…rup, Erik Andersin)
- Team: Finland (Osku Palermaa, Petteri Salonen, Joonas Jähi, Kimmo Lehtonen, Jussi Turtiainen)
- All Events: Petter Hansen, Norway (pictured left)
- Masters: Dominic Barrett, England (right)
The 2011 MEC starts with the ETBF Presidium meeting and the ETBF Congress June 9 and 10. Competition gets underway on June 13 and 14 with the Doubles event and is followed by Trios on June 15. The Doubles and Trios finals will be contested after the first block of the team event on Thursday afternoon June 16.
The second block of the team event, which also decides the medals in All Events (24 games - combined results of Doubles, Trios and Team) and the Team finals will follow June 17. The top 24 players from All Events will advance to the Masters finals in best-of-three games single-elimination match play which will conclude the championships on Saturday June 18.
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2011 Men's European Championships - Schedule of Events
Thursday June 9, 2011
11.00 - 15.00 ETBF Presidium meeting
Friday June 10, 2011
09.00 - 15.00 ETBF Congress
Saturday June 11, 2011
Last day of team arrivals
Ball Registration
Unofficial Practice
Sunday June 12, 2011
09.00 - 19.00 Ball Registration
09.00 - 10.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 10.00 Team Managers Meeting
10.30 - 12.00 Official Practice Squad 1
12.00 - 13.00 Lane Maintenance
13.00 - 14.30 Official Practice Squad 2
14.30 - 15.30 Lane Maintenance
15.30 - 17.00 Official Practice Squad 3
17.00 - 18.00 Break and Line-up
18.00 - 19.00 Opening Ceremonies
Monday June 13, 2011
08.00 - 09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 12.30 Doubles Squad 1, short oil
12.30 - 13.30 Lane Maintenance
13.30 - 17.00 Doubles Squad 2, short oil
17.00 - 18.00 Lane Maintenance
18.00 - 21.30 Doubles Squad 3, short oil
Tuesday June 14, 2011
08.00 - 09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 12.30 Doubles Squad 1, long oil
12.30 - 13.30 Lane Maintenance
13.30 - 17.00 Doubles Squad 2, long oil
17.00 - 18.00 Lane Maintenance
18.00 - 21.30 Doubles Squad 3, long oil
Wednesday June 15, 2011
07.00 - 08.00 Lane Maintenance
08.00 - 10.45 Trios Squad 1, short oil
10.45 - 11.45 Lane Maintenance
11.45 - 14.30 Trios Squad 2, short oil
14.30 - 15.30 Lane Maintenance
15.30 - 18.15 Trios Squad 1, long oil
18.15 - 19.15 Lane Maintenance
19.15 - 22.00 Trios Squad 2, long oil
Thursday June 16, 2011
08.00 - 09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 13.30 Team, short oil
13.30 - 14.30 Lane Maintenance
14.30 - 15.15 Doubles, Semi Finals
15.15 - 16.00 Doubles, Finals
16.00 - 17.00 Lane Maintenance
17.00 - 18.00 Trio, Semi Finals
18.00 - 19.00 Trio, Finals
19.00 - 19.30 Medal Ceremony Doubles and Trios
Friday June 17, 2011
08.00 - 09.00 Lane Maintenance
09.00 - 13.30 Team, long oil
13.30 - 14.00 Medal Ceremony All Events
14.00 - 15.00 Special Olympics demonstration
14.00 - 15.00 Lane Maintenance
15.00 - 16.30 Team, Semi Finals
16.30 - 18.00 Team, Final
18.00 - 18.30 Medal Ceremony Team
Saturday June 18, 2011
07.00 - 08.00 Lane Maintenance
08.00 - 19.30 Masters Round of 24
09.30 - 11.00 Masters Round of 16
11.00 - 12.00 Lane Maintenance
12.00 - 13.30 Masters Quarterfinals
13.30 - 15.00 Masters Semifinals
15.00 - 16.30 Masters Championship
16.30 - 17.00 Medal Ceremony Masters and Closing
20.00 Farewell Banquet
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