Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (June 4-14, 2009)
In a title match between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, Dominic Barrett (right) from England defeated All Events champion Petter Hansen (left), Norway, two-games-to-one to end the 2009 Men's European Championships with victory in the Masters competition. Barrett, a two-time World Youth champion, lost the first game in best-of-three format, 174-153 but rebounded with two straight wins, 204-187 and 269-185, to wrap up the title. Hansen earned silver and Finns Petteri Salonen and Joonas Jähi shared the bronze.
Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (June 4-14, 2009)
Finland became first country to win multiple gold medals in the 2009 Men's European Championships in Aalborg, Denmark, when Joonas Jähi, Kimmo Lehtonen, Jussi Turtiainen, Petteri Salonen, Osku Palermaa defeated defending champion Sweden in the title match, 993-953. Dennis Eklund, Mathias Årup, Robert Andersson, Erik Andersin and Martin Larsen, the No. 3 seed, had to settle for the silver medal. England and Germany shared the bronze medal.
Finland's Osku Palermaa, Petteri Salonen, Joonas Jähi, Kimmo Lehtonen and Jussi Turtiainen finished the second 3-game block on long oil with a huge 1173 game (234.60 average) to claim the No. 1 seed for the Team finals in the 2009 Men's European Championships. The Finns will meet No. 4 Germany in the semifinals, while second-seeded England takes on defending champion Sweden, seeded third. Norwegian Petter Hansen (pictured right) captured the gold medal in All Events averaging 219.21 for 24 games.
Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (June 4-14, 2009)
Matt Chamberlain, Mike Quarry, John Wells, Dominic Barrett and Stuart Williams from England rolled games of 1034, 1124 and the field-best 1205 en route to lead the Team event at the Men's European Championships in Denmark after the first block on short oil with 3364 pinfall total and an average of 224.27. Defending champion Sweden sits in second place after 3 of 6 games with 3238. Trailing Sweden by 81 pins to sit in third place was Finland with 3157. The team from the host country Denmark was fourth with 3086.
Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (June 4-14, 2009)
Third-seeded Mathias Årup, Erik Andersinand Dennis Eklund (l-r), Sweden, captured the gold medal in the Trios event at the 2009 Men's European Championships in Aalborg, Denmark. In the title match, the Swedes topped tournament leader Norway with Petter Hansen, Mads Sandbækken and Tore Torgersen, 624-563. England's Stuart Williams, Matt Chamberlain and Dominic Barrett and Martin Larsen, Robert Andersson and Martin Paulsson, Sweden, shared the bronze medal.
England and both Swedish trios to complete the shootout
Mads Sandbækken, Petter Hansen and Tore Torgersen (l-r) from Norway rearned the No. 1 seed for the Trios finals in the Men's European Championships. Starting the day in fifth place, the Norwegians posted the second-highest 1937 on long oil to leap four spots with 3812 total and a team average of 211.78. They will meet short oil leader Martin Larsen, Robert Andersson and Martin Paulsson, Sweden, in the semifinals. No.2 Stuart Williams, Matt Chamberlain and Dominic Barrett, England, lwill bowl the second Swedish trio, Erik Andersin, Mathias Årup and Dennis Eklund, in the other semifinal.
Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (June 4-14, 2009)
The two Swedish teams lead the Trios event in the 2009 Men's European Championships after the first block of three games on the short oil pattern. Martin Larsen/Robert Andersson and Martin Paulsson (r-l) had games of 707, 658 and 618 to overtake their compatriots Mathias Årup, Erik Andersin and Dennis Eklund, who led the first squad with1981, by two pins with 1983 (220.33). England with Stuart Williams, Matt Chamberlain and Dominic Barrett were third with 1944 and The Netherlands with Remco Verboon, Michael Kok and Johnny Spil, fourth with 1880
Win the first title of the championships for Finland
2005 and 2007 All Events champions, Petteri Salonen and Osku Palermaa (l-r), Finland teamed to win the gold medal in Doubles in the opening event of the 2009 Men's European Championships in Aalborg, Denmark. In the title match, the top seeded Finns defeated 2006 Doubles World Champions Martin Larsen and Robert Andersson, Sweden, 429-416, to claim the title. The Swedes had to settle for silver for the second consecutive MEC. England and Norway shared the bronze medal.
Finland, England, Sweden and Norway to bowl for the first gold medal
Osku Palermaa and Petteri Salonen (r-l) from Finland moved up two spots after 86 doubles from 31 countries have completed their 12-game preliminaries to earn the No. 1 seed for the Doubles finals at the 2009 Men's European Championships. The Finns posted the second-highest 2675 series and averaged 222.92 in the second 6-game block on long oil for 5264 12-game total, an average of 219.33. Salonen leads in All Events after 12 games in doubles with 2684 and an average of 223.67. Palermaa/Salonen will meet No. 4 Petter Hansen and Svein Roger Olsen, Norway,in the semifinals, while No. 2 Stuart Williams and Dominic Barrett, England, take on No. 3 Martin Larsen and Robert Andersson, Sweden.
The 2009 Men's European Championships started on Saturday with the Doubles event. The 86 doubles from 31 countries were split into four squads to bowl six games on short oil and six games on long oil. Norwegians Petter Hansen and Svein Roger Olsen (l-r) led Squad 2 with 2640 6-game total, an average of 220.00, and remained atop the leaderboard after the competition has reached its halfway point. Hansen had the field-best 1366 pinfall total (227.67) and is tied with Petteri Salonen, Finland, for the lead in All-Events (combined results in Doubles, Trios and Team) after 6 of 24 games. Olsen contributed 1271.
Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (June 4-14, 2009)
The 2009 Men's European Championships will be held from June 4 through 14 at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark. The Championships get underway Friday with the official practice and the Opening Ceremonies scheduled for 8 p.m. The host country Denmark will be joined by 30 other countries in the quest to win medals in the Doubles, Trios, 5-Player Team, All Events and Masters. The 8-day competition starts on Saturday, June 6 with the Doubles competition followed by Trios and Team and ends with the Masters on Saturday, June 13.
Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark (June 4-14, 2009)
The European Tenpin Bowling Federation has announced that record-tying
35 ETBF member federations have registered up to six players for the 2009 Men's European Championships to be held at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark, from June 4 through 14, 2009. 30 federations will send a full team of 6 players. The total number of participating players, 194, is the second-best in
the history of the championships, 13 lower than the record 207 players
in the 2007 MEC in Vienna, Austria.
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (June 6-15, 2008)
The Masters title in the Women's European Championships remained in Sweden. In the championship match, Nina Flack (pictured) defeated Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, two-games-to-one to win the prestigious title. In the decisive game, Flack flew past her opponent, 201-149. In the semifinals Flack swept her team mate No. 1 seeded Helèn Johnsson, 2-0, while Jensen eliminated the third Swede, Diana Alfredsson, 2-1. Jensen received the silver medal while Johnsson and Alfredsson tied for bronze. Sweden won all but one gold medal of the championships and led the medal tally with four gold and three bronze medals.
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (June 6-15, 2008)
The five-player team from Sweden (left) earned the gold medal in the five-player team finals Friday in the Women's European Championships in Odense, Denmark. Nina Flack, Veronica Lantto, Diana Alfredsson, Therese Forsell and All Events champion Helén Johnsson flew past Germany in the semi-finals, 1215-1089, and then defeated Finland's Mari Santonen, Laura Tuomisalo, Heidi Mannonen, Minna Mäkelä and Krista Pölllänen in the championship match, 1080-1056. Finland, who defeated Denmark in the semi-final, 1068-1018, settled for silver, while Denmark und Germany tied for bronze.
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (June 6-15, 2008)
The top five players maintained their positions in Women's European Championships All Events after the first block of three games in the team event at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark. Having completed 21 out of 24 games, Helèn Johnsson (l.), leads the field with 4877 pinfall total and an average of 232.24. Johnson led the Swedish team into the top spot with 752 3-game total to become the best player of the championships on short oil with an average of 244.58 over 12 games. Isabelle Saldjian, France, is second with 4805 with Dane Mai Ginge Jensen in third at 4694 pins.
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (June 6-15, 2008)
Veronica Lantto, Therese Forsell, Nina Flack, Helèn Johnsson and Diana Alfredsson from Sweden (pictured) posted a record 3331 3-game series on short oil to take the lead in the team event in the Women's European Championships after the first of two blocks. The Swedes averaged 222.07 to overtake Denmark, which set a new record in squad 1 with 3314, by 17 pins. England is a distant third with 3175, followed by Germany with 3142 in fourth place. All 19 teams return on Friday for the second 3-game block on long oil. The top 4 teams will bowl for the medals.
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (June 6-15, 2008)
Helèn Johnsson (l.), Sweden, remained atop the leaderboard in All Events after two out of three disciplines in the Women's European Championships in Denmark. With 18 out of 24 games in the books, the gold medalist in doubles leads the field of 130 women from 25 countries with 4125 pinfall total and an average of 229.17. Isabelle Saldjian (r.), France, moved from fourth to second place with 4099. The top 24 players after 24 games will advance to the Masters finals.
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (June 6-15, 2008)
No. 4 seeded Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Kamilla Kjeldsen and Anne Gales from the host country of Denmark won the gold medal in trios at the 2nd Women's European Championships in Odense. In a low-scoring affair like the doubles finals two days ago, the Danes defeated No. 3 seed. Nadege Maitre, Marylin Planchard and Isabelle Saldjian from France, 544-503, to secure the title. The French earned the silver medal. The top seeded trios, Netherlands and Germany, were eliminated in the semi-finals and tied for the bronze medal.
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (June 6-15, 2008)
Lisanne Breeschoten, Marieke de Jong and Ghislaine van der Tol (l-r) posted the second-highest 3-game series on long oil en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the Trios finals in the Women's European Championships with 3889 total and an average of 216.06. Overnight leaders Germany (Hulsch, Schwarz, Pöppler) and Denmark (Holm, Kjeldsen, Gales) landed in second and fourth with 3874 and 3811. Nadege Maitre, Marylin Planchard and Isabelle Saldjian, France, finished with 683 and the highest series of the day (19649 to leap from sixth to third with 3848. Semi-finals: Denmark def. Netherlands, 649-609, and France def. Germany, 630-619.
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (June 6-15, 2008)
A day after a disappointing defeat in the doubles finals at the 2008 Women's European Championships Germany's Tina Hulsch and Patricia Schwarz rebounded Tuesday to take the lead in the trios event after three games on short oil condition. Hulsch and Schwarz, who won bronze in the 2006 WEC trios event, teamed up with Birgit Pöppler to roll a 2076 3-game total on games of 718, 713 and 645 to lead the 39 trios from 24 countries with a 230.67 average. All trios will return on Wednesday for the second 3-game block on long oil. The top four trios after six games will advance to the finals.
In a title match between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, Dominic Barrett (right) from England defeated All Events champion Petter Hansen (left), Norway, two-games-to-one to end the 2009 Men's European Championships with victory in the Masters competition. Barrett, a two-time World Youth champion, lost the first game in best-of-three format, 174-153 but rebounded with two straight wins, 204-187 and 269-185, to wrap up the title. Hansen earned silver and Finns Petteri Salonen and Joonas Jähi shared the bronze.
Finland became first country to win multiple gold medals in the 2009 Men's European Championships in Aalborg, Denmark, when Joonas Jähi, Kimmo Lehtonen, Jussi Turtiainen, Petteri Salonen, Osku Palermaa defeated defending champion Sweden in the title match, 993-953. Dennis Eklund, Mathias Årup, Robert Andersson, Erik Andersin and Martin Larsen, the No. 3 seed, had to settle for the silver medal. England and Germany shared the bronze medal.
Finland's Osku Palermaa, Petteri Salonen, Joonas Jähi, Kimmo Lehtonen and Jussi Turtiainen finished the second 3-game block on long oil with a huge 1173 game (234.60 average) to claim the No. 1 seed for the Team finals in the 2009 Men's European Championships. The Finns will meet No. 4 Germany in the semifinals, while second-seeded England takes on defending champion Sweden, seeded third. Norwegian Petter Hansen (pictured right) captured the gold medal in All Events averaging 219.21 for 24 games.
Third-seeded Mathias Årup, Erik Andersinand Dennis Eklund (l-r), Sweden, captured the gold medal in the Trios event at the 2009 Men's European Championships in Aalborg, Denmark. In the title match, the Swedes topped tournament leader Norway with Petter Hansen, Mads Sandbækken and Tore Torgersen, 624-563. England's Stuart Williams, Matt Chamberlain and Dominic Barrett and Martin Larsen, Robert Andersson and Martin Paulsson, Sweden, shared the bronze medal. 
Mads Sandbækken, Petter Hansen and Tore Torgersen (l-r) from Norway rearned the No. 1 seed for the Trios finals in the Men's European Championships. Starting the day in fifth place, the Norwegians posted the second-highest 1937 on long oil to leap four spots with 3812 total and a team average of 211.78. They will meet short oil leader Martin Larsen, Robert Andersson and Martin Paulsson, Sweden, in the semifinals. No.2 Stuart Williams, Matt Chamberlain and Dominic Barrett, England, lwill bowl the second Swedish trio, Erik Andersin, Mathias Årup and Dennis Eklund, in the other semifinal. 
The two Swedish teams lead the Trios event in the 2009 Men's European Championships after the first block of three games on the short oil pattern. Martin Larsen/Robert Andersson and Martin Paulsson (r-l) had games of 707, 658 and 618 to overtake their compatriots Mathias Årup, Erik Andersin and Dennis Eklund, who led the first squad with 1981, by two pins with 1983 (220.33). England with Stuart Williams, Matt Chamberlain and Dominic Barrett were third with 1944 and The Netherlands with Remco Verboon, Michael Kok and Johnny Spil, fourth with 1880
2005 and 2007 All Events champions, Petteri Salonen and Osku Palermaa (l-r), Finland teamed to win the gold medal in Doubles in the opening event of the 2009 Men's European Championships in Aalborg, Denmark. In the title match, the top seeded Finns defeated 2006 Doubles World Champions Martin Larsen and Robert Andersson, Sweden, 429-416, to claim the title. The Swedes had to settle for silver for the second consecutive MEC. England and Norway shared the bronze medal. 
The 2009 Men's European Championships started on Saturday with the Doubles event. The 86 doubles from 31 countries were split into four squads to bowl six games on short oil and six games on long oil. Norwegians Petter Hansen and Svein Roger Olsen (l-r) led Squad 2 with 2640 6-game total, an average of 220.00, and remained atop the leaderboard after the competition has reached its halfway point. Hansen had the field-best 1366 pinfall total (227.67) and is tied with Petteri Salonen, Finland, for the lead in All-Events (combined results in Doubles, Trios and Team) after 6 of 24 games. Olsen contributed 1271.
The Masters title in the Women's European Championships remained in Sweden. In the championship match, Nina Flack (pictured) defeated Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, two-games-to-one to win the prestigious title. In the decisive game, Flack flew past her opponent, 201-149. In the semifinals Flack swept her team mate No. 1 seeded Helèn Johnsson, 2-0, while Jensen eliminated the third Swede, Diana Alfredsson, 2-1. Jensen received the silver medal while Johnsson and Alfredsson tied for bronze. Sweden won all but one gold medal of the championships and led the medal tally with four gold and three bronze medals.
The five-player team from Sweden (left) earned the gold medal in the five-player team finals Friday in the Women's European Championships in Odense, Denmark. Nina Flack, Veronica Lantto, Diana Alfredsson, Therese Forsell and All Events champion Helén Johnsson flew past Germany in the semi-finals, 1215-1089, and then defeated Finland's Mari Santonen, Laura Tuomisalo, Heidi Mannonen, Minna Mäkelä and Krista Pölllänen in the championship match, 1080-1056. Finland, who defeated Denmark in the semi-final, 1068-1018, settled for silver, while Denmark und Germany tied for bronze.
The top five players maintained their positions in Women's European Championships All Events after the first block of three games in the team event at Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark. Having completed 21 out of 24 games, Helèn Johnsson (l.), leads the field with 4877 pinfall total and an average of 232.24. Johnson led the Swedish team into the top spot with 752 3-game total to become the best player of the championships on short oil with an average of 244.58 over 12 games. Isabelle Saldjian, France, is second with 4805 with Dane Mai Ginge Jensen in third at 4694 pins. 
Veronica Lantto, Therese Forsell, Nina Flack, Helèn Johnsson and Diana Alfredsson from Sweden (pictured) posted a record 3331 3-game series on short oil to take the lead in the team event in the Women's European Championships after the first of two blocks. The Swedes averaged 222.07 to overtake Denmark, which set a new record in squad 1 with 3314, by 17 pins. England is a distant third with 3175, followed by Germany with 3142 in fourth place. All 19 teams return on Friday for the second 3-game block on long oil. The top 4 teams will bowl for the medals. 
Helèn Johnsson (l.), Sweden, remained atop the leaderboard in All Events after two out of three disciplines in the Women's European Championships in Denmark. With 18 out of 24 games in the books, the gold medalist in doubles leads the field of 130 women from 25 countries with 4125 pinfall total and an average of 229.17. Isabelle Saldjian (r.), France, moved from fourth to second place with 4099. The top 24 players after 24 games will advance to the Masters finals. 
No. 4 seeded Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Kamilla Kjeldsen and Anne Gales from the host country of Denmark won the gold medal in trios at the 2nd Women's European Championships in Odense. In a low-scoring affair like the doubles finals two days ago, the Danes defeated No. 3 seed. Nadege Maitre, Marylin Planchard and Isabelle Saldjian from France, 544-503, to secure the title. The French earned the silver medal. The top seeded trios, Netherlands and Germany, were eliminated in the semi-finals and tied for the bronze medal. 
Lisanne Breeschoten, Marieke de Jong and Ghislaine van der Tol (l-r) posted the second-highest 3-game series on long oil en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the Trios finals in the Women's European Championships with 3889 total and an average of 216.06. Overnight leaders Germany (Hulsch, Schwarz, Pöppler) and Denmark (Holm, Kjeldsen, Gales) landed in second and fourth with 3874 and 3811. Nadege Maitre, Marylin Planchard and Isabelle Saldjian, France, finished with 683 and the highest series of the day (19649 to leap from sixth to third with 3848. Semi-finals: Denmark def. Netherlands, 649-609, and France def. Germany, 630-619. 
A day after a disappointing defeat in the doubles finals at the 2008 Women's European Championships Germany's Tina Hulsch and Patricia Schwarz rebounded Tuesday to take the lead in the trios event after three games on short oil condition. Hulsch and Schwarz, who won bronze in the 2006 WEC trios event, teamed up with Birgit Pöppler to roll a 2076 3-game total on games of 718, 713 and 645 to lead the 39 trios from 24 countries with a 230.67 average. All trios will return on Wednesday for the second 3-game block on long oil. The top four trios after six games will advance to the finals. 