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Approval status
Approved by	The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification	WTBA Tournament
Open for	Players from all WTBA member federations
EBT status	EBT 2010-05 / Gold

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer	Valcke Bowling
Tournament name	Brunswick Euro Challenge
Centre	Le Plaza Bowling St. Maxim
City	Saint-Maximin
Federation	France
First day	5 March 2010
Last day	14 March 2010

 

Tournament delimitations
Category	Open
Event	Singles Mixed
Women handicap	8 pins per game
Entry fees	Presented at the end of the list

 

Tournament contact information
Contact the centre	No
Contact person	Martina Jakobi
Address	Martina Jakobi Ginnheimer Str. 6 65760 Eschborn Germany
Phone	+ 49 619 647 2713
Mobile	+ 49 172 667 3750
Fax	+ 49 619 6472 7713
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Centre address
Address	Le Plaza Bowling St. Maxim Z.A.C. Du Bois Des Fenêtres 60740 Saint-Maximin France
Phone	+33 344 259 119
Fax	+33 344 252 885
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Website	www.valckebowling.com

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes	28
Approaches	Brunswick Pro Lane (Synthetic)
Surfaces	Brunswick Pro Lane (Synthetic)
Pin decks	Brunswick Synthetic Anti Skid
Pin setters	Brunswick GS-X
Pins	Brunswick Score King
Score system	Brunswick Vector Plus

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machine	Brunswick Authority22
Oil	Brunswick
Cleaner	Brunswick
Pattern prepared by	Brunswick
Dressing done by	Brunswick

 

Prize money expressed in €
Positions	Singles Mixed	Women Extra	B Bowlers
Position 1	13.000	1.300	850
Position 2	7.500	1.100	650
Position 3	4.750	840	450
Position 4	3.500	630	350
Position 5	2.000	430	300
Position 6	1.900		250
Position 7	1.800
Position 8	1.700
Position 9	1.600
Position 10	1.500
Position 11-16	1.000
Position 17-32	950
Position 33-64	700
Total	82.850	4.300	2.850
Grand total tournament prize fund: € 90.000
Payout for women and B-Bowlers will be done according to their positions in the qualification standing, not including desperado results

 

Tournament format

Qualification 6 games (entries and re-entries) Desperado squad 1 game 64 players will qualify for the final steps 16 players will qualify directly for the final step 2, which is players positioned 1-16 in the qualification standing 48 players will qualify for the final step 1, which is: - Players positioned 17-52 in the qualification standing - Players positioned 1-6 in a separate standing for the squads conducted 7-9 March - Players positioned 1-6 in the desperado standing In cases of players from the separate 7-9 March standing is positioned in the interval 1-52 in the qualification standing, the next positioned player in the 7-9 March standing will qualify Final step 1 48 players will play 6 games starting from scratch. Top 16 will qualify for the final step 2 The players not continuing to the final step 2 will be ranked 33-64 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1 Seeding for the final step 2-5 Players positioned 1-16 in the qualification standing will be seeded 1-16 Players qualified from the final step 1 will be seeded 17-32 according to their positions in the standing of the final step 1 Matches in the final step 2-4 All matches will be combined as the highest seeded player vs. the lowest seeded player, the second highest seeded player vs. the second lowest seeded player etc. Final step 2 There will be 16 matches, best of 3 games The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 3 The losers of the matches will be ranked 17-32 according to their seeding Final step 3 There will be 8 matches, best of 3 games The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 4 The losers of the matches will be ranked 9-16 according to their seeding Final step 4 There will be 4 matches, best of 3 games The winners of the matches will qualify for the final step 5 The losers of the matches will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding Final step 5 There will be 3 stepladder matches Stepladder match 1 The player seeded 4 and the player seeded 3 will play a one game match The looser of the match will be ranked 4 in the final tournament standing Stepladder match 2 The winner of match 1 and the player seeded 2 will play a one game match The looser of the match will be ranked 3 in the final tournament standing Stepladder match 3 The winner of match 2 and the player seeded 1 will play a one game match The looser of the match will be ranked 2 The winner of the match will be ranked 1

 

Tournament tie rules

Qualification and the final step 1 In case of a tie in the qualification or in the final step 1, the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest last game. If a tie still exists, the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest second last game, then the player with the highest third last game etc. Desperado In case of tie in the desperado squad, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest position after the qualification. Final Step 2-5 In case of a tie in any game in any match in the final step 2-5 a one ball roll off on a full set of pins will be played, repeated until the tie is broken.

 

Lane assignments and lane movements
Lane draws	Done by the organizer
Players per pair in squads	Four
Frequency of movement	After each game
Movement method	Left lane players moves left and right lane players moves right
Number of lanes to move	Four

 

Booking policies
Booking restriction before	A maximum of three squads can be booked before the tournament starts and maximum two of the bookings can be for squads on Friday and Saturday
Booking restriction during	Maximum three non played entries Squads will close for all entries 30 minutes prior starting time for the official lane draw
Total number of bookings	Unlimited
Booking cancellations	Possible
Booking administration	Squad lists with priority numbers 1-NN
Order of bookings	First-come-first-served
Booking added	The booking is given a priority number, which is one higher than the highest priority number in the previous list
Booking removed	All priority numbers, which are higher than the priority number of the cancelled booking, is reduced by one

 

Qualification squads and fees in €
Squad	Day	Date	Time	Spots	E fee	Re fee
Squad 01	Friday	05.03.2010	20.30	56	110	-
Squad 02	Saturday	06.03.2010	13.00	56	110	90
Squad 03			17.00	56	130	100
Squad 03B	Sunday	07.03.2010	09.00	56	130	100
Squad 04			13.00	56	130	100
Squad 05			17.00	56	130	100
Squad 06	Monday	08.03.2010	20.30	56	110	90
Squad 07	Tuesday	09.03.2010	20.30	56	110	90
Squad 08	Wednesday	10.03.2010	17.00	56	130	100
Squad 09			21.00	56	130	100
Squad 10	Thursday	11.03.2010	08.00	56	130	100
Squad 11			12.00	56	130	100
Squad 12			16.00	56	170	135
Squad 13			20.00	56	170	135
Squad 14	Friday	12.03.2010	00.00	56	130	100
Squad 15			08.00	56	170	135
Squad 16			12.00	56	170	135
Squad 17			16.00	56	170	135
Squad 18			20.00	56	170	135
Squad 19	Saturday	13.03.2010	00.00	56	170	135
Squad 20			08.00	56	170	135
Squad 21			12.00	56	170	135
Squad 22			16.00	56	170	135
Squad 23			20.00	56	170	135
Desperado			23.30	56	50	-

 

Schedule for the final steps

Sunday 14 March 2010 09.00: Final step 1 12.00: Lane maintenance 13.00: Final step 2 15.30: Final step 3 16.45: Final step 4 18.00: Lane maintenance and TV setting 19.00: Final step (3 stepladder matches) 20.00: Award ceremony

 

Result and media services
Results in the centre	Yes
Results at the website	Yes
Squad standings	Yes
Qualification standing	Yes
All final stages	Yes
All game scores presented	Yes
Press room available	Yes
Connection by cable	Yes
Wireless connection	Yes
Players internet	Yes
TV channel	No
Broadcasted stages	No

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

Please check www.brunswickeurochallenge.com for details

 

Other information

The tournament is supported by Brunswick, USA

 

BEC on Eurosport

 

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We have entered into an agreement with Europe's leading sports entertainment group, Eurosport, to broadcast the final of the Brunswick Euro Challenge (BEC) 2010 tournament LIVE on the network's Eurosport 2 television channel! The live coverage will be the first of its kind for a European bowling tournament and marks a milestone for the bowling sport in Europe. Live television coverage of the final on Eurosport 2 is scheduled for Sunday, March 14, 2010, at 17:30-18:30 hrs (5:30-6:30 p.m.) CET.

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Reports

 

1) Friday 5th

The 1300 barrier was broken by Sweden's Ulf Bolleby in the very first squad with 1355 ahead of The Netherlands' Mark Jacobs some way behind on 1296 and French woman Valérie Murat-Mourguesin third on 1274. Elsewhere Frenchman Jérôme Etienne placed fourth on 1255 and Dutchman Ron Van Den Bogaard fifth with 1254.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Bolleby, Ulf	SWE	M	A	258	227	199	188	236	247	0	1355	R
2.	Jacobs, Mark	NED	M	A	172	257	207	214	221	225	0	1296	R
3.	Murat-Mourgues, Valérie	FRA	F	A	235	164	197	226	173	231	48	1274	R
4.	Etienne, Jérôme	FRA	M	A	212	184	214	188	232	225	0	1255	R
5.	Van Den Bogaard, Ron	NED	M	A	209	210	212	235	180	208	0	1254	R

2) Saturday 6th

One day and one squad later and now the 1400 barrier was broken as Frenchman Mohamade Sarmadi fired 1402 to move into the overall lead. Dutchman Mark Jacobs improved on his earlier 1296 to post 1372 which was good enough for second overall as German Norman Neumann placed third with 1369. Pierre-Yves Gonze finished fourth on 1340 and Dutchwoman Wendy Kok fifth with 1336.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Sarmadi, Mohamade	FRA	M	A	223	225	226	236	234	258	0	1402	L
2.	Jacobs, Mark	NED	M	A	239	215	219	216	236	247	0	1372	R	(R)
3.	Neumann, Norman	GER	M	A	233	222	222	236	177	279	0	1369	R
4.	Gonze, Pierre-Yves	BEL	M	A	226	164	222	236	238	254	0	1340	R
5.	Kok, Wendy	NED	F	A	244	236	245	169	201	193	48	1336	R

The second squad of Saturday could not match the first for high scoring but came close as Vincent Wuylens from Belgium shot 1352 to win the squad with Emmanuel Michaud from France in second place on 1344 and four time EBT champion Gery Veruggen from Belgium in third place with 1342. Fourth was Alain Nicolas from France with 1324 and fifth place was claimed by French lady Sophie Herbin with 1311.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Wuylens, Vincent	BEL	M	A	234	192	232	245	235	214	0	1352	R
2.	Michaud, Emmanuel	FRA	M	A	245	268	235	203	184	209	0	1344	R
3.	Verbruggen, Gery	BEL	M	A	208	238	245	224	191	236	0	1342	L
4.	Nicolas, Alain	FRA	M	A	193	225	209	236	229	232	0	1324	R
5.	Herbin, Sophie	FRA	F	A	204	211	190	203	200	255	48	1311	R

3) Sunday 7th

Only three days into the 2010 event and the fireworks really started as the 1500 barrier was broken by Nico Joris from Belgium with a massive 1518 including a 288 in game two. Quite a distance back German Jürgen Neumann placed second with 1335 and another German Pascal Winterheimer was third with 1317. Gery Verbruggen from Belgium placed fourth with 1302 and Jelle Kemps also from Belgium fifth with 1297.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Joris, Nico	BEL	M	A	248	288	211	248	268	255	0	1518	R
2.	Neumann, Jürgen	GER	M	A	206	227	236	255	212	199	0	1335	R	(R)
3.	Winternheimer, Pascal	GER	M	A	199	185	258	257	225	193	0	1317	R	(R)
4.	Verbruggen, Gery	BEL	M	A	257	172	224	213	199	237	0	1302	L	(R)
5.	Kemps, Jelle	BEL	M	A	183	245	224	226	223	196	0	1297	R	(R)

Following the fireworks of such a high scoring squad, scores in the next squad were some way down but still pretty good as Frenchwoman Marie Gauton placed first with 1397 ahead of countryman Vincent Cayez on 1389 and another Frenchman in third in the form of Francois Sacco with 1346. Dutchman Scott Warmsley placed fourth with 1340 and Michael Coussens fifth with 1338.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Gauton, Marie	FRA	F	A	258	255	214	211	201	210	48	1397	R
2.	Cayez, Vincent	FRA	M	A	195	236	277	238	221	222	0	1389	L	(R)
3.	Sacco, Francois	FRA	M	A	226	207	229	248	201	235	0	1346	R	(R)
4.	Walmsley, Scott	NED	M	A	214	228	242	269	210	177	0	1340	R	(R)
5.	Coussens, Michael	BEL	M	A	221	216	213	235	236	217	0	1338	R

So far only one person had broken the 1400 barrier, with the notable exception of Nico Joris's 1518, so it was good to see the 1400 barrier broken again as leftie Gery Verbruggen from Belgium posted 1430 to win the last squad of Sunday. Second was countryman Jean Marc Lebon with 1376 and third Dutchman Sander Broers on 1363. Fourth was Mats Maggi from Belgium on 1344 and fifth was Xavier Lotthe from France with 1329.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Verbruggen, Gery	BEL	M	A	226	258	238	218	246	244	0	1430	L	(R)
2.	Lebon, Jean Marc	BEL	M	A	277	236	246	213	210	194	0	1376	R	(R)
3.	Broers, Sander	NED	M	A	289	234	227	200	198	215	0	1363	R	(R)
4.	Maggi, Mats	BEL	M	A	178	246	280	200	193	247	0	1344	R
5.	Lotthe, Xavier	FRA	M	A	189	182	223	252	257	226	0	1329	L	(R)

4) Monday 8th

Well it looks like it is going to be a high scoring event this year, We have already had a 1500 and on Monday we came close again as Frenchman Yoan Alix fired 1495 and moved into second place overall. Second in the Monday squad was Dutchman Phil Hulst with 1284 and third the Ukraine's Darya Kovalova with 144 including ladies bonus. Fourth was Franck Maloisel from France on 1231 and fifth another Frenchman Bernard Vandermeersch with 1192.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Alix, Yoan	FRA	M	A	221	268	236	255	259	256	0	1495	R	(R)
2.	Hulst, Phil	NED	M	A	198	269	238	183	204	192	0	1284	R	(R)
3.	Kovalova, Darya	UKR	F	A	214	220	163	190	190	219	48	1244	R	(R)
4.	Maloisel, Franck	FRA	M	A	155	210	218	244	212	192	0	1231	R	(R)
5.	Vandermeersch, Bernard	FRA	M	A	214	241	216	175	169	177	0	1192	L

4) Tuesday 9th

The squad list reads like a who's who of world bowling as the Malaysians and Americans join the fray. In a high scoring squad Adrian Ang from Malaysia placed first with 1470 ahead of PBA legend and Brunswick's Parker Bohn III on 1451 and Malaysia's Zulmazran Zulkifli in third with 1411. Canada's Mark Buffa placed fourth with 1401 and American Carolyn Dorin-Ballard finished fifth with 1398.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Ang, Adrian	MAS	M	A	233	269	279	240	195	254	0	1470	R
2.	Bohn III, Parker	USA	M	A	258	252	213	214	256	258	0	1451	R
3.	Zulkifli, Zulmazran	MAS	M	A	206	278	209	204	245	269	0	1411	R
4.	Buffa, Mark	CAN	M	A	226	238	219	247	247	224	0	1401	R
5.	Dorin-Ballard, Carolyn	USA	F	A	239	245	202	180	278	206	48	1398	R

5) Wednesday 10th

On Tuesday the Malaysians had announced their arrival in some style and on Wednesday it was the turn of the Americans as they took a 1-2-3-4 in the first squad of the day. Carolyn Dori-Ballard improved on Tuesday's squad with a fine 1459 including ladies bonus with three PBA players just behind her. Second was Hammer's Bill O'Neill on 1437 followed by Brunswick's Parker Bohn III on 1407 and Columbia 300's Mike Fagan in fourth with 1336. Jason Yeong-Nathan placed fifth and elsewhere the USA's former Weber Cup player Bill Hoffman placed sixth on 1310 and two more Americans P.J Haggerty finishing 12th on 1256 and Emily Maier 16th on 1236.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Dorin-Ballard, Carolyn	USA	F	A	212	248	232	214	226	279	48	1459	R	(R)
2.	O'Neill, Bill	USA	M	A	234	225	224	248	248	258	0	1437	R
3.	Bohn III, Parker	USA	M	A	216	213	223	236	278	241	0	1407	R	(R)
4.	Fagan, Mike	USA	M	A	202	223	265	209	202	235	0	1336	R
5.	Nathan, Jason Yeong	SIN	M	A	255	205	215	207	215	236	0	1333	R

In the second squad of Wednesday the Malaysians took over again as Adrian Ang improved an earlier score by just seven pins but headed the squad at the end on 1479 with team mates Aaron Kong (1457) and Zulmazran Zulkifli (1437) just behind him. In fourth place was Isabelle Sacco from France on 1391 and in fifth Xavier Lotthe also from France with 1385. England's Stuart Williams had his first squad outing but was a little out of sorts back in 15th with 1313 and 2009 World Ranking champion Siti Safiyah from Malaysian in 16th with 1304.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Ang, Adrian	MAS	M	A	248	232	236	235	259	269	0	1479	R	(R)
2.	Kong, Aaron	MAS	M	A	223	258	238	269	232	237	0	1457	R	(R)
3.	Zulkifli, Zulmazran	MAS	M	A	279	211	183	290	198	276	0	1437	R	(R)
4.	Sacco, Isabelle	FRA	F	A	244	247	199	201	194	258	48	1391	R	(R)
5.	Lotthe, Xavier	FRA	M	A	235	221	244	212	236	237	0	1385	L	(R)

6) Thursday 11th

There seems to be only one word to describe the scoring this year and that word is 'Sick'. On Thursday in a squad of just eleven a little known American blasted into the overall lead with a massive 1572 including a 299 in game one and a 297 in game five. The American in question was leftie Anthony Pepe. Nearly 200 pins behind Pepe in second was fellow American Alex Cavagaro with 1379 and England's Robert Kendall finished third on 1291. The Ukraine's Olexandr Kondratyev was fourth on 1256 and Malta's Rankin Luke Camilleri fifth on 1197.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Pepe, Anthony	USA	M	A	299	258	217	245	297	256	0	1572	L
2.	Cavagnaro, Alex	USA	M	A	234	237	247	193	203	265	0	1379	R
3.	Kendall, Robert	ENG	M	A	226	199	267	212	214	173	0	1291	R
4.	Kondratyev, Olexandr	UKR	M	A	241	221	225	196	196	177	0	1256	R	(R)
5.	Camilleri, Rankin Luke	MLT	M	A	221	267	166	181	198	164	0	1197	R

With all the high scoring you might expect a few 300 games so in the second squad of Thursday we got two. The first was rolled by Kimmo Lehtonen in the first game with Kimmo going on to post 1486 but he did not win the squad. That honour went to PBA star Mike Fagan who blasted the tournament's second 300 in game six, ending with 1555 to place second overall. Germany's Oliver Rauth was third with 1432 and England's PBA star Stuart Williams in fourth on 1424 as Germany's Marco Baade placed fifth with 1421.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Fagan, Mike	USA	M	A	221	260	281	236	257	300	0	1555	R	(R)
2.	Lehtonen, Kimmo	FIN	M	A	300	266	202	227	224	267	0	1486	L	(R)
3.	Rauth, Oliver	GER	M	A	254	206	222	246	257	247	0	1432	L
4.	Williams, Stuart	ENG	M	A	246	247	277	227	216	211	0	1424	R	(R)
5.	Baade, Marco	GER	M	A	214	289	221	232	258	207	0	1421	R

The ladies stepped up a gear in the third squad of Thursday as Finland's Krista Pöllänen headed the squad with 1477 including ladies bonus followed by Storm and England's Kirsten Penny in second place on 1432. American P.J Haggerty placed third on 1423 and Malaysia's Wendy Chai was fourth on 1420. Paul Hutchinson from Denmark started well with a 290 game but tailed away to finish fifth with 1408.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Pöllänen, Krista	FIN	F	A	193	220	246	268	269	233	48	1477	R
2.	Penny, Kirsten	ENG	F	A	256	239	210	211	244	224	48	1432	R
3.	Haggerty, Pj	USA	M	A	225	212	257	276	258	195	0	1423	R	(R)
4.	Chai, Wendy	MAS	F	A	180	269	240	223	222	238	48	1420	R	(R)
5.	Hutchinson, Paul	DEN	M	A	290	224	237	198	234	225	0	1408	R

The last squad of Thursday saw Sweden's Robert Andersson head the squad with a decent 1444 followed by fellow Swede Martin Larsen in second place on 1440. Canada's Caroline Lagrange placed third with 1412 with PBA legend Norm Duke just behind her with 1386. Denmark's Kamilla Kjeldsen was fifth with 1373. Elsewhere Dominic Barrett was 16th with 1316 and Osku Palermaa 19th with 1308.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Andersson, Robert	SWE	M	A	236	246	268	218	248	228	0	1444	R
2.	Larsen, Martin	SWE	M	A	234	286	268	223	226	203	0	1440	R
3.	Lagrange, Caroline	CAN	F	A	244	214	191	270	208	237	48	1412	R	(R)
4.	Duke, Norm	USA	M	A	204	235	204	248	238	257	0	1386	R
5.	Kjeldsen, Kamilla	DEN	F	A	247	231	213	195	213	226	48	1373	R

7) Friday 12th

It looks like being a very busy Friday as the first squad started at midnight on Thursday with England's Adam Michaels leading the bunch with 1380. Frenchman Serge Frouvelle was second on 1265, just in front of the Teece brothers from England. Raymond Teece was third on 1256 and brother Richard in fourth with 1252. Czech Petr Kabrhel placed fifth with 1249.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Michaels, Adam	ENG	M	A	221	192	233	224	245	265	0	1380	L	(R)
2.	Frouvelle, Serge	FRA	M	A	214	188	245	210	184	224	0	1265	R	(R)
3.	Teece, Raymond	ENG	M	A	196	212	225	235	173	215	0	1256	R
4.	Teece, Richard	ENG	M	A	226	243	205	171	217	190	0	1252	R	(R)
5.	Kabrhel, Petr	CZE	M	A	213	202	241	223	178	192	0	1249	R	(R)

Malaysian Adrian Ang added another ten pins to an earlier squad score as he hit 1480 to lead the second squad of Friday. Brunswick's PBA star Mika Koivuniemi placed second on 1459 with German Steffen Wendlandt in third on 1450. Zulmazran Zulkifli from Malaysia was fourth with 1445 followed by Catalonia Open winner Thomas Larsen in fifth with 1413.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Ang, Adrian	MAS	M	A	258	244	268	245	255	210	0	1480	R	(R)
2.	Koivuniemi, Mika	FIN	M	A	223	279	234	249	247	227	0	1459	R	(R)
3.	Wendlandt, Steffen	GER	M	A	247	245	246	226	221	265	0	1450	R	(R)
4.	Zulkifli, Zulmazran	MAS	M	A	225	230	237	248	267	238	0	1445	R	(R)
5.	Larsen, Thomas	DEN	M	A	197	279	220	216	255	246	0	1413	R	(R)

A 1-2-3 for scandinavia saw EBT champion Osku Palermaa from Finland join the growing list of 1500ers with 1532, in second came countryman Tony Ranta on 1472 with Weber cup star Tore Torgersen from Norway in third with 1455. Germany's Patricia Luoto was fourth with 1401 and Brunswick staffer John Wells from England placed fifth with 1398. Another two 300 games as Switzerland's Mathieu Berges and Russia's Evgeniya Smirnova rolled perfectos, Smirnova being the first female this year to do so.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Palermaa, Osku	FIN	M	A	277	247	266	249	245	248	0	1532	R	(R)
2.	Ranta, Tony	FIN	M	A	245	225	246	289	253	214	0	1472	R	(R)
3.	Torgersen, Tore	NOR	M	A	202	245	255	270	268	215	0	1455	R	(R)
4.	Luoto, Patricia	GER	F	A	193	244	240	235	215	226	48	1401	R
5.	Wells, John	ENG	M	A	265	215	211	264	211	232	0	1398	R	(R)

In the fourth squad of Friday it was another squadruple win for the scandinavians as Sweden's Dennis Vrabac placed first with 1424 followed by countryman Patrick Bohm on 1394. Finland's Mika Luoto placed third with 1387 just ahead of former European Weber Cup captain Tomas Leandersson who shot 1385 and placed fouth with Frenchman Serge Frouvelle in fifth with 1377.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Vrabac, Dennis	SWE	M	A	246	246	231	236	256	209	0	1424	R
2.	Bohm, Patrick	SWE	M	A	194	248	245	209	248	250	0	1394	R
3.	Luoto, Mika	FIN	M	A	241	237	190	223	266	230	0	1387	L	(R)
4.	Leandersson, Tomas	SWE	M	A	257	223	240	206	204	255	0	1385	R	(R)
5.	Frouvelle, Serge	FRA	M	A	232	238	233	201	259	214	0	1377	R	(R)

There was a Storm coming in the last but one squad of Friday as PBA Legend Norm Duke blasted a 300 game and posted 1515 to challenge the leaders. Finland's Jari Ratia placed second with 1490 followed by Sweden's Mathias Arup in third place with 1461. Former Weber cup star Jens Nickel from Germany was fourth with 1419 just ahead of Sweden's Mikael Kanold in fifth with 1407.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Duke, Norm	USA	M	A	234	279	259	300	236	207	0	1515	R	(R)
2.	Ratia, Jari	FIN	M	A	257	248	279	219	208	279	0	1490	R	(R)
3.	Arup, Mathias	SWE	M	A	218	225	254	258	269	237	0	1461	R	(R)
4.	Nickel, Jens	GER	M	A	213	239	207	299	226	235	0	1419	R
5.	Kanold, Mikael	SWE	M	A	212	237	247	279	207	225	0	1407	R	(R)

8) Saturday 13th

The midnight and final squad of Friday saw another PBA legend on top as Brian Voss rolled 1401 to head the list as threetime EBT champion Paul Moor from England placed second with 1380. Spain's Melvin Ocando placed third with 1358 just in front of Venezuela's Ildemaro Ruiz on 1333 and Russia's Oleg Sazonov placed fifth with 1326.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Voss, Brian	USA	M	A	213	216	279	258	200	235	0	1401	R	(R)
2.	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	A	227	215	204	256	234	244	0	1380	L	(R)
3.	Ocando, Melvin	ESP	M	A	213	179	288	258	234	186	0	1358	R	(R)
4.	Ruiz, Ildemaro	VEN	M	A	233	236	212	221	227	204	0	1333	R	(R)
5.	Sazonov, Oleg	RUS	M	A	226	266	185	238	177	234	0	1326	R	(R)

Three squads in a row all won by PBA stars as Parker Bohn III rolls 300 in game six and wins the squad with 1477. Latvian starlet Diana Zavjalova placed second with 1416 and American Carolyn Dorin-Ballard third also on 1416. Fourth was held by Sweden's Tobias Karlsson as Osku's younger brother Toni Palermaa placed fifth with 1402. There was another 300 in the squad as Denmark's Fredrik Öhrgaard added to the list in game three.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Bohn III, Parker	USA	M	A	179	288	224	207	279	300	0	1477	R	(R)
2.	Zavjalova, Diana	LAT	F	A	174	255	237	234	220	248	48	1416	R	(R)
3.	Dorin-Ballard, Carolyn	USA	F	A	235	215	210	280	215	213	48	1416	R	(R)
4.	Karlsson, Tobias	SWE	M	A	255	228	226	266	217	213	0	1405	R	(R)
5.	Palermaa, Toni	FIN	M	A	193	246	256	225	247	235	0	1402	R	(R)

Denmark's Mai Ginge Jensen shot a 279 along the way to a 1480 with ladies bonus to win the 12 noon squad on Saturday as England's Rob Thurlby placed second with 1462. Finland's PBA star Mika Koivuniemi placed third with 1458 and Stuart Williams of England and Thomas Gross of Austria tied for fourth place with 1456.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Ginge Jensen, Mai	DEN	F	A	224	193	279	237	255	244	48	1480	R	(R)
2.	Thurlby, Rob	ENG	M	A	276	209	256	257	232	232	0	1462	R	(R)
3.	Koivuniemi, Mika	FIN	M	A	233	233	248	253	279	212	0	1458	R	(R)
4.	Williams, Stuart	ENG	M	A	236	279	242	203	248	248	0	1456	R	(R)
5.	Gross, Thomas	AUT	M	A	270	269	248	186	246	237	0	1456	R	(R)

English Lefthander Adam Michaels won his second squad of this years event with an improved 1459 including a 278 and 274 in his last three games. Venezuelan Ildemaro Ruiz also improved to place second in the squad with 1455 as Denmark's Mik Stampe came third with 1445. Russian female Evgeniya Smirnova placed fourth on 1439 including ladies bonus and Sweden's Dennis Eklund was fifth 1430 as we reach the final stages of qualifying.

NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Michaels, Adam	ENG	M	A	234	225	245	278	203	274	0	1459	L	(R)
2.	Ruiz, Ildemaro	VEN	M	A	225	256	248	268	193	265	0	1455	R	(R)
3.	Stampe, Mik	DEN	M	A	276	299	188	233	245	204	0	1445	R	(R)
4.	Smirnova, Evgeniya	RUS	F	A	226	183	221	279	258	224	48	1439	R	(R)
5.	Eklund, Dennis	SWE	M	A	226	268	215	219	233	269	0	1430	R	(R)

Final qualifying squad and the excitement mounted as players looked to grab a last gasp place in the finals. It would be hard work for most as they needed over 1407 to make it. Sweden's Nina Flack had no trouble at all as she breezed in with 1491 and so did England's Ray Teece in second with 1437, Denmark's Fredrick Öhrgaard in tird on 1436 and PBA star Brian Voss in fourth on 1425 but it was bad news for England's Zara Glover who shot 1402 in fifth and just missed out.

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Flack, Nina	SWE	F	A	289	258	216	223	235	222	48	1491	R	(R)
2.	Teece, Raymond	ENG	M	A	238	196	237	237	278	251	0	1437	R	(R)
3.	Öhrgaard, Fredrik	DEN	M	A	225	259	248	168	268	268	0	1436	R	(R)
4.	Voss, Brian	USA	M	A	217	205	256	245	213	289	0	1425	R	(R)
5.	Giles, Zara	ENG	F	A	254	201	190	238	246	225	48	1402	R	(R)

9) Saturday 13th - Desperado

	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	HCP	SCORE	HAND
1.	Nathan, Jason Yeong	SIN	M	A	277	0	277	R	(R)
2.	Foley, Barry	IRL	M	A	277	0	277	R	(R)
3.	Muth, Jens	GER	M	A	276	0	276	R	(R)
4.	Jähi, Joonas	FIN	M	A	269	0	269	R	(R)
5.	Voelkel, Dirk	GER	M	A	259	0	259	R	(R)
6.	Buffa, Mark	CAN	M	A	259	0	259	R	(R)

10) Sunday 14th - Final step 1

The scores seem to be getting even higher as Denmark's Fredrik Öhrgaard blasts 245,255,269,276,238 and 277 for 1560 and leads the group of talented players in this final step 1.Former EBT champion Gery Verbruggen from Belgium placed second with 1502 and Malaysia's Zulmazran Zulkifli third with 1480. Elsewhere the PBA's Bill O'Neill rolled a 300 in game one and the cut for the top 16 landed on 1391 and Jean Marc Lebon from Belgium. Players inside the cut included Ildemaro Ruiz (VEN), Thomas Larsen and Mik Stampe (DEN), Bill O'Neill, P.J Haggerty and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (USA) Jens Muth (GER), Martin Larsen, Malin Glendert and Dennis Eklund (SWE) and Joonas Jähi (FIN) as players going out of the event included Mika Koivuniemi (FIN), Mark Buffa (CAN), Barry Foley (IRE) Adam Michaels, Ray Teece, Kirsten Penny and Stuart Williams (ENG) and Brian Voss (USA).

SEED #	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
17	Öhrgaard, Fredrik	DEN	M	A	245	255	269	276	238	277	0	1560	R
18	Verbruggen, Gery	BEL	M	A	290	237	266	226	256	227	0	1502	L
19	Zulkifli, Zulmazran	MAS	M	A	268	235	278	213	238	248	0	1480	R
20	Ruiz, Ildemaro	VEN	M	A	299	258	279	206	235	196	0	1473	R
21	Larsen, Thomas	DEN	M	A	226	290	237	255	208	256	0	1472	R

11) Sunday 14th - Final step 2

As we hit the matchplay rounds players first past the winning post included Finland's Osku Palermaa who defeated Denmark's Mik Stampe 2-0 and Germany's Steffen Wendlandt who beat Belgium's Nico Joris 2-0. The USA's Norm Duke made short work of it defeating Sweden's Malin Glendert 2-0 and Finland's Joonas Jähi took out Frenchman Yoan Alix 2-0. Sweden's Nina Flack rolled a pair of 265's to defeat countryman Martin Larsen 2-0 and Finland's Kimmo Lehtonen sent the USA's Carolyn Dorin-Ballard home winning 2-0.

Denmark's Mai Ginge Jensen beat American P.J Haggerty 2-0 as American Parker Bohn III defeated Dane Thomas Larsen 2-0. Venezuelan Ildemaro Ruiz took out Finland's Krista Pöllänen 2-0 and England's Rob Thurlby sent home Belgium's Gery Verbuggen 2-0 as Fredrik Öhrgaard defeated Sweden's Mathias Arup 2-0.

It's the end of the road for qualifying leader Anthony Pepe as the American is defeated by Belgium's Jean Marc Lebon 2-1 and Amercan Mike Fagan lives to fight another round after beating Sweden's Dennis Eklund 2-1 in a close battle. Malaysia's Adrian Ang came back from a game down to beat American Bill O'Neill 2-1 and fellow Malaysian ZUlmazran Zulkifli beat Finalnd's Toni Ranta 2-1.

12) Sunday 14th - Final step 3

Finland's Osku Palermaa breezed past Germany's Steffen Wendlandt 2-0 and American Norm Duke easily beat Finland's Joonas Jähi 2-0 but it was the end of the road for Sweden's Nina Flack beaten by Venezuela's Ildemaro Ruiz 2-0 England's Rob Thurlby marches on after defeating Denmark's Mai Ginge Jensen 2-0.

Malaysia's Zulmazran Zulkifli came from a game down to beat Finland's Jari Ratia 2-1 and Adrian Ang of Malaysia kept his country smiling as he defeated American Parker Bohn III 2-1. Mike Fagan sent Belgium's Jean Marc Lebon home with a 2-1 win to round out the final step three.

13) Sunday 14th - Final step 4

Norm Duke has played some awesome bowlers in his time but he will remember the name Rob Thurlby, The Englishman should really play more in Europe he is just soooo good. The Duke never had a look in as Rob defeated him 2-0 easily including a 279 second game.

Out goes Finland's Osku Palermaa too defeated by Malaysia's Zulmazran Zulkifli 2-0, Zulmazran was just too strong for the twohanded wonderboy and won with games of 256,226 to Osku's 211,193.

In the other two matches Venezuelan Ildemaro Ruiz gave American Mike Fagan a match, Ildemaro lost the first game  246-278 but fought back to level the match with a 231-218 win and both players strung out the strikes as they fought to the end with the Venezuelan Ruiz shocking the crowd by ending with eight strikes for a 267-243 win.

In the final match Malaysia Adrian Ang came back from a game down to just edge out Finland's Kimmo Lehtonen in a tense battle 2-1 winning the finalgame by just three pins.

14) Sunday 14th - Stepladder Finals

Stepladder Match 1

Malaysian Zulmazran Zulkifli went up against Venezuelan Ildemaro Ruiz in the first stepladder match and both players started with a turkey, Ruiz was the first to falter shooting a nine spare in frame four as Zulkifli continued to strike. Ruiz then opened in frame five as Zulkifli spared. In frame six it looked like things might change as Ruiz struck and Zulkifli spared then Ruiz added another for a double to pull some pins back on the Malaysian who also struck in the seventh frame but another open in frame eight for the Venezuelan gave Zulmazran a bigger lead as he struck again. The Malaysian then opened in the ninth frame and the gap could have been closed to just eight pins if Ruiz could hit strikes in the ninth and tenth. The Venezuelan star struck in the ninth to give himself some hope but could only manage a six spare and strike to round out for a 201 game leaving the Malaysian needing just two pins for the win. Zulkifli ended with three strikes for 230 and a convincing win on paper.

Match 1
SEED #	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	SCORE	HAND
19	Zulkifli, Zulmazran	MAS	M	A	230	1	R
20	Ruiz, Ildemaro	VEN	M	A	202	0	R

Stepladder Match 2

The semifinal was to be between Malaysian Zulmazran Zulkifli and Englishman Rob Thurlby, Both players opened with a strike in frame one but a spare by the Malaysian in frame two gave Thurlby a chance to take an early lead which he took by striking again. Frame three and a six spare for the Englishman but Zulkifli could only spare also and Thurlby took a seven pin lead. A strike in the fourth frame for Zulkifli was cancelled out by one from the englishman as both looked to string as many strikes together as they could. Frame five and Thurlby added the pressure by striking again for a double leaving the Malaysian needing to double also which he couldnt do leaving a single pin and sparing. Zulmazran then added a strike in the six frame but so did Rob and stretched his lead with a turkey. By now the tall Englishman was flying and added another strike for a fourbagger and it was looking bad for the Malaysian who opened with a six split and took only two pins. Frame eight and it could be all but over if the Englishman could strike but first up was the Zulkifli who again could only manage a spare as Thurlby left and eight count and spared and at this point had a 49 pin lead. Frame nine and the Englishman was back on strike and it was all but over for the Malaysian who could only spare again. Kulkifli then struck out in the tenth frame for 194 but it was too little too late as Thurlby ended with a nine spare nine and 233 game.

Match 1
SEED #	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	SCORE	HAND
15	Thurlby, Rob	ENG	M	A	233	1	R
19	Zulkifli, Zulmazran	MAS	M	A	194	0	R

Stepladder Title Match

So could Rob Thurlby beat another Malaysian to win the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge that was the question as he went up against Adrian Ang. Ang Opened with a spare and strike as Thurlby doubled. Frame three and the Englishman added another for a turkey with Ang also striking for a double. The Malaysian then struck again for a turkey as he looked to pull pins back on Thurlby who smashed in a fourbagger to keep his distance and hold a slight lead. Frame five and Thurbly leaves a six count and spared giving the Malaysian a chance which Ang took as he added another strike for a fourbagger. Onto frame six and Ang is at it again blasting in another strike for five in a row and heaping the pressure on the Englishman.Thurlby cool as ever steps up and strikes. Frame seven and Thurlby needed to keep striking which he did and added a double as Malaysian Ang finally felt the pressure and could only spare. Frame eight saw Ang back on strike as Thurlby also struck to close the gap and give himself a chance to regain the lead. Frame nine and Thurlby shoots another for a fourbagger and seven pin lead withthe Malaysian also striking for a double. Brunswick could not have dreamed of a better final as both players really went for it and in the tenth and final frame Ang could only spare and strike for 248 and Thurlby rounded out with nine spare and eight count and a 253. Rob Thurlby wins the 2010 Brunswick Euro Challenge.

Match 1
SEED #	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	SCORE	HAND
11	Ang, Adrian	MAS	M	A	248	0	R
15	Thurlby, Rob	ENG	M	A	253	1	R

Results

SEED #	NAME	NAT	GEN	CAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	HCP	SCORE	HAND
17	Öhrgaard, Fredrik	DEN	M	A	245	255	269	276	238	277	0	1560	R
18	Verbruggen, Gery	BEL	M	A	290	237	266	226	256	227	0	1502	L
19	Zulkifli, Zulmazran	MAS	M	A	268	235	278	213	238	248	0	1480	R
20	Ruiz, Ildemaro	VEN	M	A	299	258	279	206	235	196	0	1473	R
21	Larsen, Thomas	DEN	M	A	226	290	237	255	208	256	0	1472	R
22	O'Neill, Bill	USA	M	A	300	244	279	227	219	203	0	1472	R
23	Haggerty, Pj	USA	M	A	245	229	276	242	206	237	0	1435	R
24	Muth, Jens	GER	M	A	278	290	149	245	273	190	0	1425	R
25	Dorin-Ballard, Carolyn	USA	F	A	195	279	208	244	198	245	48	1417	R
26	Larsen, Martin	SWE	M	A	220	246	245	237	269	195	0	1412	R
27	Jähi, Joonas	FIN	M	A	190	198	246	251	258	267	0	1410	R
28	Glendert, Malin	SWE	F	A	226	234	202	279	225	190	48	1404	R
29	Wendlandt, Steffen	GER	M	A	235	219	190	279	231	245	0	1399	R
30	Stampe, Mik	DEN	M	A	247	264	233	203	247	202	0	1396	R
31	Eklund, Dennis	SWE	M	A	237	245	194	205	245	267	0	1393	R
32	Lebon, Jean Marc	BEL	M	A	231	213	255	279	203	210	0	1391	R
	Koivuniemi, Mika	FIN	M	A	235	244	238	225	214	226	0	1382	R
	Buffa, Mark	CAN	M	A	257	201	182	258	226	257	0	1381	R
	Foley, Barry	IRL	M	A	247	200	176	233	258	256	0	1370	R
	Andersson, Robert	SWE	M	A	223	225	269	210	221	215	0	1363	R
	Gross, Thomas	AUT	M	A	213	202	247	258	210	227	0	1357	R
	Baade, Marco	GER	M	A	246	244	222	233	204	207	0	1356	R
	Michaels, Adam	ENG	M	A	209	240	220	256	214	213	0	1352	L
	Zavjalova, Diana	LAT	F	A	200	246	186	237	240	194	48	1351	R
	Nickel, Jens	GER	M	A	202	204	246	245	227	218	0	1342	R
	Kong, Aaron	MAS	M	A	213	228	255	214	217	215	0	1342	R
	Voss, Brian	USA	M	A	234	249	207	194	216	239	0	1339	R
	Cayez, Vincent	FRA	M	A	230	216	267	257	194	169	0	1333	L
	Smirnova, Evgeniya	RUS	F	A	174	256	270	209	200	172	48	1329	R
	Hutchinson, Paul	DEN	M	A	183	230	245	194	214	255	0	1321	R
	Sarmadi, Mohamade	FRA	M	A	230	176	244	245	163	255	0	1313	L
	Chai, Wendy	MAS	F	A	223	258	213	190	208	172	48	1312	R
	Teece, Raymond	ENG	M	A	247	203	191	256	237	178	0	1312	R
	Penny, Kirsten	ENG	F	A	210	237	204	181	223	202	48	1305	R
	Williams, Stuart	ENG	M	A	205	217	222	231	229	201	0	1305	R
	Torgersen, Tore	NOR	M	A	187	219	237	213	190	258	0	1304	R
	Kanold, Mikael	SWE	M	A	249	225	206	212	194	204	0	1290	R
	Vrabac, Dennis	SWE	M	A	199	258	209	249	214	161	0	1290	R
	Rauth, Oliver	GER	M	A	204	208	211	216	234	216	0	1289	L
	Canady, David	GER	M	A	173	232	228	201	211	238	0	1283	R
	Lagrange, Caroline	CAN	F	A	195	169	215	184	243	214	48	1268	R
	Neumann, Norman	GER	M	A	188	256	205	261	141	204	0	1255	R
	Voelkel, Dirk	GER	M	A	175	216	220	236	225	175	0	1247	R
	Rolland, Patrick	FRA	M	A	193	234	217	233	191	178	0	1246	L
	Nathan, Jason Yeong	SIN	M	A	180	213	224	213	193	211	0	1234	R
	Jacobs, Mark	NED	M	A	192	231	157	203	178	243	0	1204	R
	Gauton, Marie	FRA	F	A	175	178	174	163	205	161	48	1104	R
	Haandrikman, Carmen	NED	F	A	184	176	150	159	144	200	48	1061	R

Qualifying