Ginge, Luoto move to the top of the EBT Women's Ranking in Paris
03/16/09
Mai Ginge Jensen (pictured left) from Denmark and Patricia Luoto (right), Germany overtook the lead in the European Bowling Tour women's ranking after the fourth tour stop in France. Two-time defending ranking champion Osku Palermaa, Finland, regained the lead in the men's ranking.
Ginge finished in third place in the Brunswick Euro Challenge yesterday and was the best of 75 women in the 314 player field while Luoto finished sixth. Both have 170 ranking points. Previous leader Nicole Sanders, Netherlands, slipped to third with 158 points after failing to advance to the finals.
Palermaa (left) garnered 12 ranking points in Paris after finishing 44th overall and 29th in the men's rankings, respectively, good enough to overtake previous leader Dominic Barrett, England, by two points, 212-210. Barrett did not compete in Paris. Dane Jesper Agerbo leaped from 9th into third place with 148.
The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2009 EBT season will qualify for the EBT Masters to be held in Vienna, Austria, from May 3-4, 2010.
The EBT Tour takes a two-week break before heading to Turkey for the EBT "Major" 6th Istanbul Bowling Open at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul from March 30 - April 5, 2009.
2009 Men's Ranking - Top 10 after Paris
1. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 212
2. Dominic Barrett, England, 210
3. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 148
4. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 132
5. Mathias Årup, Sweden, 124
6. Mads Sandbækken, Norway, 114
7. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 112
8. Lucas Legnani, Argentina, 106
(tie) Petteri Salonen, Finland, 106
10. Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, 104
2009 Women's Ranking - Top 10 after Paris
1. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 170
(tie) Patricia Luoto, Germany, 170
3. Nicole Sanders, Netherlands, 158
4. Krista Pöllänen, Finland, 140
5. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, 138
6. Nina Flack, Sweden, 134
7. Piritta Kantola, Finland, 128
8. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 126
(tie) Kamilla Kjeldsen, Denmark, 126
10. Kirsten Penny, England, 122
2009 EBT Men's Ranking
2009 EBT Women's Ranking
Players with country, ranking point total and number of top 50 finishes
Players with country, ranking point total and number of top 50 finishes
2009 European Bowling Tour Rankings
Palermaa regains lead in Men's Rankings
Mai Ginge Jensen (pictured left) from Denmark and Patricia Luoto (right), Germany overtook the lead in the European Bowling Tour women's ranking after the fourth tour stop in France. Two-time defending ranking champion Osku Palermaa, Finland, regained the lead in the men's ranking. Ginge finished in third place in the Brunswick Euro Challenge yesterday and was the best of 75 women in the 314 player field while Luoto finished sixth. Both have 170 ranking points. Previous leader Nicole Sanders, Netherlands, slipped to third with 158 points after failing to advance to the finals.
Palermaa (left) garnered 12 ranking points in Paris after finishing 44th overall and 29th in the men's rankings, respectively, good enough to overtake previous leader Dominic Barrett, England, by two points, 212-210. Barrett did not compete in Paris. Dane Jesper Agerbo leaped from 9th into third place with 148. The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2009 EBT season will qualify for the EBT Masters to be held in Vienna, Austria, from May 3-4, 2010.
The EBT Tour takes a two-week break before heading to Turkey for the EBT "Major" 6th Istanbul Bowling Open at Timeout Bowling Center in Istanbul from March 30 - April 5, 2009.
2009 Men's Ranking - Top 10 after Paris
1. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 212
2. Dominic Barrett, England, 210
3. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 148
4. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 132
5. Mathias Årup, Sweden, 124
6. Mads Sandbækken, Norway, 114
7. Tore Torgersen, Norway, 112
8. Lucas Legnani, Argentina, 106
(tie) Petteri Salonen, Finland, 106
10. Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, 104
2009 Women's Ranking - Top 10 after Paris
1. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 170
(tie) Patricia Luoto, Germany, 170
3. Nicole Sanders, Netherlands, 158
4. Krista Pöllänen, Finland, 140
5. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark, 138
6. Nina Flack, Sweden, 134
7. Piritta Kantola, Finland, 128
8. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 126
(tie) Kamilla Kjeldsen, Denmark, 126
10. Kirsten Penny, England, 122
2009 European Bowling Tour Rankings by Bowlingdigital
2009 EBT Men's Ranking
2009 EBT Women's Ranking
2009 EBT Rankings - Men's Division after Paris
Players with country, ranking point total and number of top 50 finishes
| Pos | Player | Country | Points | Top 50 |
| 1. | Osku Palermaa | Finland | 212 | 4 |
| 2. | Dominic Barrett | England | 210 | 3 |
| 3. | Jesper Agerbo | Denmark | 148 | 4 |
| 4. | Dennis Eklund | Sweden | 132 | 3 |
| 5. | Mathias Årup | Sweden | 124 | 4 |
| 6. | Mads Sandbækken | Norway | 114 | 3 |
| 7. | Tore Torgersen | Norway | 112 | 4 |
| 8. | Lucas Legnani | Argentina | 106 | 2 |
| (tie) | Petteri Salonen | Finland | 106 | 2 |
| 10. | Tobias Karlsson | Sweden | 104 | 2 |
| 11. | Mike Fagan | United States | 100 | 1 |
| (tie) | Pasi Uotila | Finland | 100 | 1 |
| 13. | Thomas Larsen | Denmark | 94 | 4 |
| (tie) | Kimmo Lehtonen | Finland | 94 | 2 |
| 15. | Martin Larsen | Sweden | 90 | 3 |
| (tie) | Robert Andersson | Sweden | 90 | 3 |
| 17. | Brian Voss | United States | 80 | 1 |
| (tie) | Peter Smits | Netherlands | 80 | 1 |
| 19. | Erik Andersin | Sweden | 70 | 3 |
| (tie) | Paul Moor | England | 70 | 3 |
| (tie) | Jouni Helminen | Finland | 70 | 2 |
| (tie) | Peter Ljung | Sweden | 70 | 2 |
| (tie) | Alain Nicolas | France | 70 | 1 |
| 24. | Stuart Williams | England | 64 | 4 |
| 25. | Jason Belmonte | Australia | 58 | 2 |
| (tie) | Jimmy Mortensen | Denmark | 58 | 2 |
| 27. | Jari Ratia | Finland | 54 | 2 |
| 28. | Or Aviram | Israel | 52 | 2 |
| 29. | Yoan Alix | France | 48 | 3 |
| (tie) | Panu Nurmilo | Finland | 48 | 2 |
| (tie) | Federico Rossi | Italy | 48 | 1 |
| (tie) | Oliver Blase | Germany | 48 | 1 |
| 33. | Marcial Ovide | Catalonia | 46 | 1 |
| (tie) | Olli Hossi | Finland | 46 | 1 |
| 35. | Darren Cundy | England | 44 | 1 |
| (tie) | Hernan Ramirez | Venezuela | 44 | 1 |
| 37. | Matt Giles | England | 42 | 1 |
| 38. | Jussi Turtiainen | Finland | 40 | 1 |
| 39. | Jimmy Ravez | Belgium | 34 | 2 |
| 40. | Gery Verbruggen | Belgium | 30 | 3 |
| (tie) | Kari Hurri | Finland | 30 | 1 |
| (tie) | Timo Alho | Finland | 30 | 1 |
| 43. | Matthew O'Grady | United States | 28 | 1 |
| (tie) | Roel Mol | Netherlands | 28 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sami Konsteri | Finland | 28 | 1 |
| 46. | Bill O'Neill | United States | 26 | 1 |
| (tie) | Chris Vandamme | Belgium | 26 | 1 |
| (tie) | Guy Caminsky | South Africa | 26 | 1 |
| (tie) | Tero Suokas | Finland | 26 | 1 |
| 50. | Jason Walsh | Australia | 24 | 2 |
| (tie) | Maarten Pittens | Netherlands | 24 | 1 |
| 52. | Anders Vorborg | Denmark | 22 | 2 |
| (tie) | Dennis Vrabac | Sweden | 22 | 1 |
| (tie) | Kim Brøndsted | Denmark | 22 | 1 |
| (tie) | Olivier Leroy | Belgium | 22 | 1 |
| (tie) | Philippe André | France | 22 | 1 |
| (tie) | Vesa Villman | Finland | 22 | 1 |
| 58. | François Sacco | France | 20 | 2 |
| (tie) | Martin Paulsson | Sweden | 20 | 2 |
| (tie) | Mikael Kanold | Sweden | 20 | 2 |
| 61. | Amedeo Spada | Italy | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Barry Foley | Ireland | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Bo Winther Pedersen | Denmark | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jean-Marc Lebon | Belgium | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Juho Mäkelä | Finland | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Michael Mayer | Austria | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Paul Hutchinson | Denmark | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Petri Keituri | Finland | 16 | 1 |
| 69. | Alexander Medveditskov | Russia | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Brad Angelo | United States | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Christian Chemery | France | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Frederik Øhrgaard | Denmark | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Kalle Huusko | Finland | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Lluis Montfort Rife | Catalonia | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Martin Klitte | Denmark | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Michael Di Giorno | Netherlands | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Paul Stott | Ireland | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sami Salin | Finland | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Teemu Karjalainen | Finland | 12 | 1 |
| 80. | Nick Plummen | Netherlands | 10 | 2 |
| 81. | Thomas Gross | Austria | 8 | 2 |
| (tie) | Henry Sébastien | France | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jarmo Ahokas | Finland | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jarno Blomberg | Finland | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jesse Kallio | Finland | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Klaus Bernhardt | Germany | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Marco Baade | Germany | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Mats Maggi | Belgium | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Moises Pérez Ibáñez | Catalonia | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Olav Olsen | Norway | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Paco Rodríguez Suances | Spain | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Perttu Jussila | Finland | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Pierre Luc Sanchez | France | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Ron van den Bogaard | Netherlands | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Vallo Lees | Estonia | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Xavier Milet | Belgium | 8 | 1 |
| 97. | Artur Colomer Soler | Catalonia | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Daniel French | England | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Joonas Jehkinen | Finland | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jussi Lindgren | Finland | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Lasse Lintilä | Finland | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Laurent Tessier | France | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Markku Petäjämaa | Finland | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Michell Stinissen | Netherlands | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Nicolas Forestier | France | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Robert Kendall | England | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Samuli Tiainen | Finland | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Stefan Klockgether | Germany | 6 | 1 |
| 109. | Adam Scott | England | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Carlos Dominguez Martinez | Catalonia | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Christian Kweens | Netherlands | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | David Canady | Germany | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Eric Kok | Netherlands | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Gery Hacquin | Belgium | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Heikki Tiainen | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Johnni Adsbøl | Denmark | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Juhani Tonteri | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Koen Pellegroms | Belgium | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Markus Heinonen | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Martin Olsen | Norway | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Michael Bai Ernst | Denmark | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Michael Haest | Belgium | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Michael Kok | Netherlands | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Mika Oksanen | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Mikko Hirvonen | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Olli Pakonen | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Rasmus Ussing | Denmark | 4 | 1 |
| 128. | Achim Grabowski | Germany | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Anthony Fabre | France | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Claus Sørensen | Denmark | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Geoffrey Cirkel | Netherlands | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Keenan Glover | Catalonia | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Kristoffer Hagelberg | Sweden | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Marco Boccato | Italy | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Mario Otte | Netherlands | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Mika Heino | Finland | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Morten Levandovski | Denmark | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Olli Tiainen | Finland | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Pere Ignasi Marti Perales | Catalonia | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Peter Hellstrom | Sweden | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Raymond Teece | England | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Riku-Petteri Kivela | Finland | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sean Rash | United States | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Serge Frouvelle | France | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Ville Holmström | Finland | 2 | 1 |
2009 EBT Rankings - Women's Division after Paris
Players with country, ranking point total and number of top 50 finishes
| Pos | Player | Country | Points | Top 50 |
| 1. | Mai Ginge Jensen | Denmark | 170 | 2 |
| (tie) | Patricia Luoto | Germany | 170 | 3 |
| 3. | Nicole Sanders | Netherlands | 158 | 3 |
| 4. | Krista Pöllänen | Finland | 140 | 2 |
| 5. | Rikke Holm Rasmussen | Denmark | 138 | 4 |
| 6. | Nina Flack | Sweden | 134 | 3 |
| 7. | Piritta Kantola | Finland | 128 | 2 |
| 8. | Diana Zavjalova | Latvia | 126 | 3 |
| (tie) | Kamilla Kjeldsen | Denmark | 126 | 2 |
| 10. | Kirsten Penny | England | 122 | 2 |
| 11. | Isabelle Sacco | France | 114 | 3 |
| 12. | Nicki Ainge | England | 110 | 2 |
| 13. | Ghislaine van der Tol | Netherlands | 104 | 2 |
| 14. | Zara Glover | England | 92 | 2 |
| 15. | Mari Santonen | Finland | 90 | 2 |
| 16. | Heidi Manninen | Finland | 86 | 2 |
| 17. | Wendy Kok | Netherlands | 80 | 3 |
| (tie) | Reija Lunden | Finland | 80 | 2 |
| 19. | Janine Gabel | Germany | 76 | 2 |
| 20. | Anja Ginge Jensen | Denmark | 72 | 2 |
| (tie) | Lisanne Breeschoten | Netherlands | 72 | 2 |
| 22. | Joanne Allsebrook | England | 70 | 1 |
| 23. | Katja Kyllönen | Finland | 66 | 2 |
| (tie) | Nina Manninen | Finland | 66 | 2 |
| 25. | Sanna Helldén | Sweden | 62 | 3 |
| 26. | Britt Brøndsted | Denmark | 56 | 2 |
| 27. | Tanya Petty | Germany | 50 | 1 |
| 28. | Anne Lorraine Gales | Denmark | 48 | 1 |
| 29. | Diandra Asbaty | United States | 46 | 1 |
| 30. | Heidi Thorstensen | Norway | 42 | 2 |
| (tie) | Priscilla Maaswinkel | Netherlands | 42 | 2 |
| (tie) | Veronica Lantto | Sweden | 42 | 2 |
| 33. | Cheska Tomas | Netherlands | 40 | 2 |
| (tie) | Rebecka Larsen | Sweden | 40 | 2 |
| 35. | Cathrine Bjercke | Norway | 36 | 2 |
| (tie) | Lotte Houbo | Denmark | 36 | 2 |
| (tie) | Marie Gauton | France | 36 | 2 |
| (tie) | Sofie Lomholdt | Denmark | 36 | 2 |
| 39. | Marjo Pöntinen | Finland | 34 | 2 |
| 40. | Jenni Mäkelä | Finland | 32 | 2 |
| 41. | Elise Bretteville | France | 30 | 2 |
| (tie) | Carmen Haandrikman | Netherlands | 30 | 1 |
| (tie) | Patricia Klug | Austria | 30 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sari Ohrimovitsch-Tyynelä | Finland | 30 | 1 |
| 45. | Sascha Wedel | Denmark | 28 | 2 |
| (tie) | Sophie van der Meer | Netherlands | 28 | 2 |
| 47. | Camilla Lindqvist | Sweden | 26 | 1 |
| (tie) | Danielle van der Meer | Netherlands | 26 | 1 |
| 49. | Célia Choukroun | France | 24 | 2 |
| (tie) | Petra Korkiamäki | Finland | 24 | 2 |
| (tie) | Valerie Murat-Mourgues | France | 24 | 2 |
| (tie) | Renate Jakobsen | Norway | 24 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sandra Torrents Pelaez | Catalonia | 24 | 1 |
| 54. | Daniëlle Pelle | Netherlands | 22 | 1 |
| (tie) | Darya Kovalova | Russia | 22 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jacqueline Broinger | Austria | 22 | 1 |
| (tie) | Malin Glendert | Sweden | 22 | 1 |
| 58. | Sonja Mäkelä | Finland | 20 | 2 |
| 59. | Marilyn Planchard | France | 18 | 2 |
| 60. | Bianca Wiekeraad | Netherlands | 16 | 2 |
| (tie) | Katrien Goossens | Belgium | 16 | 2 |
| (tie) | Christine van Boom | Belgium | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Hannele Impola | Finland | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Ivonne Gross | Austria | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Margarita Roa | Colombia | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Marieke de Jong | Netherlands | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Marja Hongisto | Finland | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Tina Hulsch | Germany | 16 | 1 |
| (tie) | Victoria Johansson | Sweden | 16 | 1 |
| 70. | Francisca Núñez Hernandez | Catalonia | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Janin Ribguth | Germany | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Laetitia Cardi | France | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Olga Tabachkova | Russia | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Roser Romero Burgos | Catalonia | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sanna Ohrimovitsch | Finland | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Suvi Leskinen | Finland | 12 | 1 |
| (tie) | Wendy van der List | Netherlands | 12 | 1 |
| 78. | Cristina Sanz | Catalonia | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Ilona de Kuijer | Netherlands | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Irina Tikhonova | Russia | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Isabelle Derynck | France | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jessica Kauhanen | Finland | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Julia Ruseeva | Russia | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Marie Anne Baudisson | France | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Mercè Burgués Flamarich | Catalonia | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Monica Boldó | Catalonia | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Pepita Jacques | France | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Pilar Perales | Catalonia | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sandra Andersson | Sweden | 8 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sanna Pasanen | Finland | 8 | 1 |
| 91. | Vibeke Lie Mortensen | Norway | 6 | 2 |
| (tie) | Amandine Jacques | France | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Farida Pascoal-Blom | Netherlands | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Glòria Sala Mestres | Catalonia | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jenni Blomberg | Finland | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jessica Eder | Austria | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Kelly Plummen | Netherlands | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Laura Aaltonen | Finland | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Marija Tkacenko | Latvia | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Natalja Pribileva | Latvia | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Nathalie Di Martino | France | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Roosa Lunden | Finland | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Solene Goron | France | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sonja Uhlich | Germany | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sophie Herbin | France | 6 | 1 |
| (tie) | Yolanda van Regenmortel | Belgium | 6 | 1 |
| 107. | Aurélie Gauton | France | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Bernadette Schijf | Netherlands | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Bettina Lund | Denmark | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Catherine Rajaud | France | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Eva Renvall | Sweden | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jenni Keränen | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Jenni Styrman | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Liliane Vintens | Belgium | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Marijke Janssens | Belgium | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Merja Huopalainen | Finland | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Natalya Shipareva | Russia | 4 | 1 |
| (tie) | Vladka Kolaric | Slovenia | 4 | 1 |
| 119. | Adina Kindzule | Latvia | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Bigi Manico | Switzerland | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Eliisa Hiltunen | Finland | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Kati Lepistö | Finland | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Kristina Kryl | Russia | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Mikaela Sigfrids | Finland | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Sarit Mizrahi | Israel | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Stephanie Dubourg | France | 2 | 1 |
| (tie) | Vera Masatova | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 |