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Home nations look for success

Home nations will be there in full force and will be dreaming of becoming the 2012 champions. Representing England will be Matt Miller, Ray Teece, Mike Quarry, Matt Chamberlain, John Wells and Stuart Williams. The Scottish team includes James Coyne, Brian Gillespie, Mark McQueen, Kristian McWilliams, Gary Redpath and Martin Williamson. The Wales team includes Stuart Chamberlain, James Footner, Chris Jaap, Tony Lee, Peter Moore and Lyndon Walters.

Doubles Block 1 - English make the running

We finally got started with squad 1 on the 38 foot medium oil condition at the Plus bowling centre and after a slow start the English pair of Mike Quarry and John Wells jumped into action to post 2625 (218) with Quarry on 1222 (203) and Wells adding 1403 (233). Second place went to the Danish duo Thomas Larsen (1309) and Mik Stampe (1247) and the danes posting 2556. Third early on was Sweden 1 with 2475 as Kim Bolleby hit 1204 and Karl Wahlgren added 1271. Elsewhere the other home nation team placed further down the list as Welsh pair James Footner (1230) and Peter Moore (1098) placed 8th.

Squad 2 saw another English pair lead the way and into second place overall as Matt Miller rolled 1275 (212) and team mate Ray Teece shot 1301 (216) for a total of 2576. Second went to the fantasic Norway pairing of Mads Sandbaekken (1279) and Tore Torgersen (215) and 2494 overall. Third was Swedish twosome Robert Andersson (1249) and Martin Paulsson (1238) and a doubles score of 2487. Home nation team Scotland placed 14th as Mark McQueen rolled 1124 and Martin Williamson hit 1126 for a 2250 total.

The days play ended but not before squad 3 took to the Austrian lanes chasing the English at the top of the tree. The only team to come close were the Danish pair of Carsten Hansen (1353)and Jimmy Mortensen (1214) who managed 2567 and good enough for third place overall. Second in the squad was Germany's Achim Grabowski (1284) and Pascal Winterheimer (1192) and the pair hit 2476. Third went to Finland's Joonas Jehkinen (1297) and Petteri Salonen (1125) with 2422. As for home nation teams Scotland placed 17th with 2168, Kristian McWilliams rolling 1130 and Gary Redpath adding 1038. The Welsh pair of Chris Jaap (1021) and Tony Lee (923) rolled 1944 and were 25th and last place.

On Sunday morning the doubles block 1 was concluded as squad four took to the lanes chasing the previous three squads. The scores were not as high as the previous day as the Swedish team of Dennis Eklund (1177) and Martin Larsen (1246) hit2423 but were some way down the overall list. Second was England's Stuart Williams (1248) and Matt Chamberlain (1134) with 2382 and third went to Denmark's Jesper Agerbo (1211) and Frederik Ohrgaard (1170) on 2381. Elsewheree Welsh pair Stuart Chamberlain (1152) and  Lyndon Walters (1093) placed 12th with 2245 and Scotland's Brian Gillespie (1053) and James Coyne (955) were back in 24th with 2008.

Doubles Block 2 - Sweden Rise

Day two continued with the 44 feet long oil condition and squad 1 back on the lanes. The Danish pair took over the lead with 5070 as Thomas Larsen fired 2637 (219) and team mate Mik Stampe added 2433 (202). Moving into second place after the conclusion of 12 games was the German duo of Marco Baade (2606) and Bodo Konieczny (2440) who shot a total of 5046 and Third went to England with Mike Quarry struggling to a 2394 and John Wells continuing to shine with 2647 (220) and keeping his lead in the all events. The Welsh doubles of James Footner (2416) and Peter Moore (2139) placed 14th with 4555.

Squad 2 completed their second block of six games and the Swedish twosome of Robert Andersson (2609) and Martin Paulsson (2590) tolled 5199 and moved into the overall lead with just two squads still to play. The English pair of Matt Miller (2507) and Ray Teece (2546) shot 5053 to place third overall and third in the squad was Finland's Perttu Jussila (2438) and Osku Palermaa (2364) ending with 4792. As for the home nations, Scotland placed 11th with 4591 as Mark McQueen hit 2315 and Martin Williamson added 2276. 

Monday morning saw the doubles continue with squad 3 completing their 12 games but no move on the top three placings. Denmark's Carsten Hansen (2503) and Jimmy Mortensen (2471) placed first in the squad with 4974 and slotted into fourth place overall. Second was Germany's Achim Grabowski (2489) and Pascal Winterheimer (2470) with 4959 and third was Finland's Joonas Jehkinen (2607) and Petteri Salonen (2329) with 4936. Scotland placed 20th with 2239 as Gary Redpath hit 2070 and Kristian McWilliams added 2239. Welsh pair Chris Jaap (2127) and Tony Lee (2035) were back in 22nd with 4162.

The chase was on in the final squad to break into the top four for the finals. England's Stuart Williams and Matt Chamberlain set off like a train as they homed in on the top placings but sadly came up just short at the end as they ended with 5027 as Williams shot 2569 and Chamberlain 2458. Second in the squad was Denmark's Jesper Agerbo (2568) and Frederick Ohrgaard (2337) with 4905 and third was Germany's Timo Schroeder (2488) and David Canady (2399) with 4887. Welsh pair Stuart Chamberlain (2153) and Lyndon Walters (2153) were 18th with 4321 and Scotland's Brian Gillespie (2157) and James Coyne (1952) were back in 25th with 4109.

At the end of play after all squads and games on the two lane conditions the top four doubles teams were found and those four were  Sweden 2 (Andersson/Paulsson), Denmark 1 (Larsen/Stampe), England 2 (Miller/Teece) and Germany 1 (Baade/Konieczny).

At the top of the all events  England's John Wells topped the list after the 12 doubles gams with 2647 (220) followed by Austrian Michael Loos in second place with 2643 (220) and Denmark's Thomas Larsen in third with 2637.

Doubles finals

Sweden against Germany and England against Denmark made up the two semi finals. Sweden were the first to make it to the final as they easily beat the german pair 445-384. Sweden's Martin Paulsson rolled 224 and team mate Robert Andersson 221 as Germany's Marco Baade and Bodo Konieczny both rolled 192 games.

Denmark also made it look easy as the brushed the English duo aside 474-403 with Thomas Larsen throwing 247 and Mik Stampe 227 to Matt Miller's 222 and Ray Teece's 181.

The final though was much closer and none of the four players bowled a 200 plus game. Denmark just shaded it 392-385 with Thomas Larsen on 198 and Mik Stampe on 194 as Sweden's Martin Paulsson hit 192 and Robert Andersson adding 193 and having to settle for silver as the Danes struck Gold.

Trios - Super Sweden

Tuesday became trios day and three squads all looking to qualify for the finals. In the first squad the Swedish 1 team of Kim Bolleby (658), Dennis Eklund (622) and Martin Larsen (681) powered their way to the top with 1961. Denmark were second with 1910 and third was The Netherlands on 1871. England 2 were back in 5th with 1796 with Matt Miller on 584, Mike Quarry on 614 and Ray Teece on 598.

Two squads rolled and two leading teams for Sweden as their second team placed first with 1881 and Robert Andersson hitting 586, Martin Paulsson 638 and Karl Wahlgren 657. Second was Finland 2 with 1836 and third went to Germany 1 with 1826. Bringing up the rear was Wales 1 on 1524 in 21st and Scotland 1 in 22nd with 1514.

Not for the first time the last squad of the day was not the highest as The Netherlands lead the way on 1778 with Johnny Spil rolling 642, Michell Stinissen 591 and Ron Van Den Bogaard 545. Second was Germany 2 with 1769 and third was Estonia 2 with 1763. It was a bit of a shock to see England 1 way back in 13th on 1637 and Matt Chamberlain hitting 552, All events leader John Wells on 517 and PBA star Stu Williams on 568.  Scotland 2 placed 16th with 1625 and Wales 2 were 18th with 1606.

Come Wednesday a further thrre games awaited the three trios squads.  In squad 2 the Finnish trio of Joonas Jehkinen (1260), Perttu Jussila (1214) and Osku Palermaa (1252) took the overall lead with 3726. Germany 1 placed second on 3691 and Sweden 2 were third with 3686. Wales 1 placed 16th with 3224 and Scotland 1 were 22nd with 3036.

In squad three Switzerland took the top position with 3637 but failed to make any indentation on the overall top four. Sandro Ancarini had 1282, Philippe Huber 1188 and Ham Chieh Kwan added 1167. Second in the squad was France 2 with 3613 and third was Germany 2 with 3608. It did'nt get any better for the Engand 1 trio team as they placed 7th and Stu Williams the top player with 1193. Wales placed 14th with 3298 and Scotland were 18th with 3261.

With just squad 1 to be completed it was all still to play for and the top three in the squad all made it to the finals. Topping the squad and overall standings was Sweden 1 with 3843, Kim Bolleby hitting 1272, Dennis Eklund on 1296 and Martin Larsen on 1275. Joining them was England 2 in second place with 3796 as Matt Miller rolled 1184, Mike Quarry 1295 and Ray Teece 1317. Finally Denmark 1 came third but fourth overall with 3715 and were joined by Finland 2 who hit 3726 earlier in the day.

All change at the top of the all events list as Austria's Michael Loos was the new leader with 3950 (219) followed by Sweden's Martin Larsen in second place with 3887 (215) and Denmark's Jesper Agerboo in third place with 3875.

Trios Finals

It was no real surprise to see the finals full of teams from Scandinavia but England planned on spoiling the party for them. The English trio went up against the might of Finland and sadly could not get going. Finland were just too strong in the end posting 641 with Osku Palermaa rolling a disappointing 184 but team mate Joonas Jehkinen held them together with a fine 244 and Perttu Jussila added 213. England's Mike Quarry had 194, Matt Miller 182 and Ray Teece 207 for 583 and had to settle for a second bronze medal.

In the other semi the favourites Sweden were looking for  gold but came up against a defiant Danish trio of Jesper Agerbo (202), Mik Stampe (234) and Thomas Larsen (193) an ended with 629 and 12 pins ahead of the Swedes who threw 617 with Kim Bolleby on 200, Dennis Eklund on 205 and Martin Larsen on 212.

The final was equally close but it was the anes who edged out the Finns 611-602 as Jesper Agerbo hit 187, Mik Stampe 204 and Thomas Larsen 220. Despite a fine 231 from Osku Palermaa, a 196 from Perttu Jussila and 175 from Joonas Jehkinen the Finns had to settle for silver and the Danes left the lanes as champions and gold medalists for the second time in the tournament having claimed the doubles gold earlier in the week.

Team - Flying Finns

The team gold is the medal all the countries really want to win to say they are the best in Europe. The German team decided it was time they made their mark on the tournament in block 1 by leading after the first squad with games of 1021, 1038 and 1066 for a total of 3125 and the top player being Brunswick staffer David Canady who rolled 679. Second was the Netherlands with 3009 with Johnny SPil and Ron Van Den Bogaard both bowling 615. In third place was Greece with 2958 and two hander Stamatis Roros top with 644. As for the home nations Wales placed 11th on 2769 and James Footner the pick of the team on 651 and Scotland placed 13th with 2712 and Kristian McWilliams top man with 594.

The second squad saw quite a few fireworks and no less than three team flew past the early leaders Germany. Flying into the lead were the Finns with games of 1134,1044 and 119 for 3297, Top player was Joonas Jehkinen with 686 but Joonas Jahi was just behind on 680 and Perttu Jussila on 676. Norway placed second with 3181 as Svein Roger Olsen topped the list on 669. Third went to Sweden with 3147 and Karl Wahlgren tops with 655. England placed fourth in the squad and fifth overall with a total of 3066 with Mike Quarry the best player with 642.

Could the Finland team hold onto their lead in the second set of three games on Friday? The short answer was yes as they added another 3217 to total 6514 and a good 290 pins ahead of second place. Top players included Osku Palermaa and Petteri Salonen tied on 655. Up into second place after a solid set and final game of 1112 was England on 6224 with Matt Miller rolling a 284 and 681 series. Third was Norway on 6175 and a fine 670 from Bjorn Einar Rudshagen. Taking the fourth and final place that would advance was Sweden on 6164 and top player being Robert Andersson with 692. Elsewhere Wales ended in 21st with 5584 and Scotland in 31st with 5353.

Winning the all events was Finlands Joonas Jehkinen with 5204 (216) as long time leader Michael Loos from Austria claimed second place with 5132 (213) and third place was Denmark's Jesper Agerbo with 5126 (213).

Inside the top 24 that would go on to play the masters included Bjorn Einar Rudshagen (NOR), Robert Andersson (SWE), Martin Larsen (SWE), Thomas Larsen (DEN), Ray Teece (ENG), Marco Baade (GER), Mike Quarry (ENG), John Wells (ENG), Matt Miller (ENG), Stu Williams (ENG), Karl Wahlgren (SWE), Mads Sandbaekken (NOR) and the cut fell on Jean Marc Samain from Belgium with 4914 (204). And missing out were Osku Palermaa (FIN), Dennis Eklund (SWE), Joonas Jahi (FIN) and Or Aviram among others.

Team Finals

It would be hard to say anything other than Finland maybe deserved to win the team event having played so well in the qualifying but three other countries would not agree and planned to win themselves. In the first semi final The Swedes went up against the mighty Finns and it was a close battle all the way but sadly for Sweden they just came up a little short and Finland took the tie 1004-992. Robert Andersson was the top player for Sweden and Perttu Jussila was top for Finland.

England however made it look easier as they brushed past Norway 1068-964 as Mike Quarry hit 170, John Wells 214, Matt Miller 232, Ray Teece 232 and Stu Williams 220. Could england now add to their two bronze medals and claim Gold?

For a long time in the final it was nip and tuck for both teams but towards the end Finland broke away and claimed the gold medal and were crowned European champions with a 1102-1020 victory. Joonas Jehkinen had 177, Joonas Jahi 197, Petteri Salonen 249, Osku Palermaa 237 and Perttu Jussila 242 and for England Mike Quarry rolled 198, John Wells 192, Matt Miller 248, Ray Teece 227 and Stu Williams 155.

Masters Finals

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semi Finals

Not for the first time in the European championships we saw an all scandinavian line up. The Danes managed to avoid each other so a potential all Danish final was still on the cards. They were half way there when Jesper Agerbo beat Sweden's Kim Bolleby in two games 2-0 and It was looking good for the other Dane Thomas Larsen as he took the first game against Norway's Svein Roger Olsen, Olsen however me back at Larsen to win the second game and a close final game saw Larsen just edge out Olsen 233-225 for the 2-1 win and would meet his countryman Jesper Agerbo in the final.

Final

Results

Denmark 392 - 385 Sweden

Thomas Larson 198 - 193 Robert Andersson

Mik Stampe 194 - 192 Martin Paulsson

Doubles Qualifying

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