Another change in the 2009 European Bowling Tour schedule
12/29/08
Kim Thorsgaard Jensen, ETBF Vice President and Director of the European Bowling Tour, has announced that the Qatar Bowling Federation, organizer of the 16th and final stop of the 2009 European Bowling Tour has changed the name of the tournament to "9th Qatar Bowling Open" and - much more important - has also changed the tournament dates. "As a consequence of a clash with another event in the region," Thorsgaard Jensen wrote, "the organizer has decided to move the tournament one week, from 5-12 December to 12-19 December 2009."
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Kim Thorsgaard Jensen, ETBF Vice President and Director of the European Bowling Tour, has announced that the Qatar Bowling Federation, organizer of the 16th and final stop of the 2009 European Bowling Tour has changed the name of the tournament to "9th Qatar Bowling Open" and - much more important - has also changed the tournament dates. "As a consequence of a clash with another event in the region," Thorsgaard Jensen wrote, "the organizer has decided to move the tournament one week, from 5-12 December to 12-19 December 2009."2009 European Bowling Tour - Tentative Schedule as of Dec 29, 2008
| No. | Date | Tournament | Bowling Center | City, Country | Category |
| 1 | 03.01. - 11.01.2009 | Brunswick Ballmaster Open | Tali Bowling Stadium | Helsinki, Finland | Major |
| 2 | 15.02. - 22.02.2009 | Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2009 | Dolfijn Bowling | Tilburg, Netherlands | Major |
| 3 | 24.02. - 01.03.2009 | VII Catalonia Open - Trofeu Galasa | Planet Bowling | Barcelona, Spain | Major |
| 4 | 06.03. - 15.03.2009 | Brunswick Euro Challenge | Le Plaza Bowling | Saint Maximin, France | Major |
| 5 | 30.03. - 05.04.2009 | 6th Istanbul Bowling Open | Timeout Bowling Center | Istanbul, Turkey | Major |
| 6 | 14.04. - 19.04.2009 | 3rd Qubica/AMF Open 2009 | Bowling Center Gladiator | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger |
| 7 | 18.05. - 24.05.2009 | Brunswick Aalborg International 2009 | Lovvang Bowling Center | Aalborg, Denmark | Major |
| 8 | 04.07. - 12.07.2009 | 5th Storm San Marino Open | Rose'n Bowl | Serravalle, San Marino | Major |
| 9 | 14.07. - 19.07.2009 | 31 Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona | Bowling Pedralbes | Barcelona, Spain | Major |
| 10 | 05.09. - 13.09.2009 | Ankara Open | Rollhouse Bowling Center | Ankara, Turkey | Premier |
| 11 | 29.09. - 04.10.2009 | 7th Columbia 300 Vienna Open | Plus Bowling | Vienna, Austria | Major |
| 12 | 10.10. - 18.10.2009 | Lahti Open | Lahti Bowl | Lahti, Finland | Challenger |
| 13 | 20.10. - 25.10.2009 | Ebonite International Luxembourg Open | X-Treme Bowling & Billard | Foetz, Luxembourg | Challenger |
| 14 | 14.11. - 22.11.2009 | 6th Oltremare Championships | Oltremare Bowling Arena | Naples, Italy | Major |
| 15 | 02.12. - 06.12.2009 | Ebonite English Open | Lakeside Superbowl Nuneaton | Nuneaton, England | Challenger |
| 16 | 12.12. - 19.12.2009 | 9th Qatar Bowling Open | Qatar Bowling Center | Doha, Qatar | Major |