ESBC

936 senior bowlers from 21 countries competed in the 2010 European Senior Bowling Championships in Vienna, Austria for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles and Trios. The top 6 players in each age group in the All Events standings (18 games) advanced to the Masters finals Friday at Plus Bowling. Pictured left are the medalists in Men Group B. On the right are the top 3 in Women Group A.

12 out of 21 participating countries - Finland, France, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Israel, Italy, Germany, Irland, and Switzerland - shared the medals in Singles, Doubles and Trios at the 2010 European Senior Bowling Championships in Vienna, Austria. The top six men and the top six women of the All Events standings in all three age groups advanced to the Masters finals in round robin match play format. 936 senior bowlers - 287 women and 649 men - from 21 countries compete in the six-day event.

Christine Gablek (pictured), Austria (Group A), Eija-Liisa Lähdemäki, Finland (B), and Nina Torgersen, Norway (C) captured the gold medals in Women Singles in the 2010 European Senior Bowling Championships in Vienna, Austria. It was the first gold medal in the championships for Austria and Norway and the second for Finland. The other events, Women Trios, Men Singles, Men Doubles and Men Trios will conclude on Thursday.

The Women Doubles competition of the 2010 European Senior Bowling Championships concluded Tuesday evening at Brunswick Bowling Hernals in Vienna, Austria. Israel, Belgium and Finland earned the first gold medals of the championships which will run through Friday June 25. Markku Puurunen (right), Finland, and Walter Rieger, Austria, set the highlights in the men's division thus far when they shot the first 300 games of the championships.

The 2010 European Senior Bowling Championships are underway at Plus Bowling, Brunswick Bowling Hernals, and Brunswick Bowling Prater in Vienna, Austria. 947 senior bowlers - 289 women and 659 men - from 21 countries will compete over six days for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Masters. Each division, men and women, is divided into three age groups. The top 6 players in each group after 18 games (Singles, Doubles, Trios) will advance to the Masters finals on Friday, June 25th.

Almost 1000 senior bowlers invaded Austria's capital city of Vienna for the 2010 European Senior Bowling Championships, which got underway on Saturday evening, June 19th, with the Opening Ceremonies at Eventhotel Pyramide. The ESBC will kick off on Sunday morning 9 a.m. CET at three of Vienna's biggest bowling centers, Plus Bowling, Brunswick Bowling Hernals and Brunswick Bowling Prater. Almost 300 women and more than 600 men from 22 countries will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Masters.