Men's European Championships gets underway in Aalborg
06/05/09
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, Austria, Azerbaijan , Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine, 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.
Bulletin No. 1 (MS-Word document)
Defending Champions: (pictured right)
Doubles: Austria (Thomas Gross, Thomas Tybl)
Trios: Finland (Jari Ratia, Joonas Jehkinen, Kimmo Lehtonen)
Team: Sweden (Peter Ljung, Dennis Eklund, Tobias Karlsson, Robert Andersson, Martin Larsen, Magnus Andersson)
All Events: Osku Palermaa, Finland
Masters: Mads Sandbækken, Norway
Schedule at a Glance.
Thursday, 04.06.2009 - Arrival, Unofficial Practice
Friday, 05.06.2009 - Official Practice, Opening Ceremonies
Saturday, 06.06.2009 - Doubles Day 1
Sunday, 07.06.2009 - Doubles Day 2
Monday, 08.06.2009 - Doubles Day 3
Tuesday, 09.06.2009 - Trios Day 1
Wednesday, 10.06.2009 - Trios Day 2
Thursday, 11.06.2009 - Team Day 1
Friday, 12.06.2009 - Team Day 2
Saturday, 13.06.2009 - Masters, Closing Ceremony and Banquet
Sunday, 14.06.2009 - Departure
2009 MEC
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, Austria, Azerbaijan , Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine, 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.
Bulletin No. 1 (MS-Word document)
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Defending Champions: (pictured right)Doubles: Austria (Thomas Gross, Thomas Tybl)
Trios: Finland (Jari Ratia, Joonas Jehkinen, Kimmo Lehtonen)
Team: Sweden (Peter Ljung, Dennis Eklund, Tobias Karlsson, Robert Andersson, Martin Larsen, Magnus Andersson)
All Events: Osku Palermaa, Finland
Masters: Mads Sandbækken, Norway
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Schedule at a Glance.
Thursday, 04.06.2009 - Arrival, Unofficial Practice
Friday, 05.06.2009 - Official Practice, Opening Ceremonies
Saturday, 06.06.2009 - Doubles Day 1
Sunday, 07.06.2009 - Doubles Day 2
Monday, 08.06.2009 - Doubles Day 3
Tuesday, 09.06.2009 - Trios Day 1
Wednesday, 10.06.2009 - Trios Day 2
Thursday, 11.06.2009 - Team Day 1
Friday, 12.06.2009 - Team Day 2
Saturday, 13.06.2009 - Masters, Closing Ceremony and Banquet
Sunday, 14.06.2009 - Departure
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2009 Men's European Championships - Schedule of Events
| Day | Date | Start | End | Activity |
| Monday | 01.06.2009 | Arrival | ||
| Last day of Presidium members to arrive | ||||
| Tuesday | 02.06.2009 | Arrival, ETBF Presidium Meeting | ||
| Last day of congress delegates to arrive | ||||
| 09.00 | 15.00 | ETBF Presidium meeting in Lovvang | ||
| Wednesday | 03.06.2009 | Arrival, ETBF Congress | ||
| 09.00 | 15.00 | ETBF Congress at Hotel Hvide Hus | ||
| 10.00 | 21.00 | Unofficial practice | ||
| Thursday | 04.06.2009 | Arrival, Unofficial Practice | ||
| Last day of teams to arrive | ||||
| 10.00 | 21.00 | Unofficial practice | ||
| Friday | 05.06.2009 | Official Practice, Opening Ceremonies | ||
| 09.00 | 10.00 | Lane maintenance | ||
| 09.00 | 10.00 | Team Managers meeting in Lovvang | ||
| 10.00 | 11.30 | Official Practice Squad 1 | ||
| 11.30 | 12.30 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 12.30 | 14.00 | Official Practice Squad 2 | ||
| 14.00 | 15.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 15.00 | 16.30 | Official Practice Squad 3 | ||
| 16.30 | 17.30 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 17.30 | 19.00 | Official Practice Squad 4 | ||
| 19.00 | 20.00 | Break and line up | ||
| 20.00 | 20.30 | Opening Ceremony in Lovvang | ||
| Saturday | 06.06.2009 | Competition Day 1 | ||
| 08.00 | 09.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 09.00 | 12.30 | Doubles Squad 1, short oil | ||
| 12.30 | 13.30 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 13.30 | 17.00 | Doubles Squad 2, short oil | ||
| 17.00 | 18.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 18.00 | 21.30 | Doubles Squad 3, short oil | ||
| Sunday | 07.06.2009 | Competition Day 2 | ||
| 08.00 | 09.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 09.00 | 12.30 | Doubles Squad 4, short oil | ||
| 12.30 | 13.30 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 13.30 | 17.00 | Doubles Squad 1, long oil | ||
| 17.00 | 18.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 18.00 | 21.30 | Doubles Squad 2, long oil | ||
| Monday | 08.06.2009 | Competition Day 3 | ||
| 08.00 | 09.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 09.00 | 12.30 | Doubles Squad 3, long oil | ||
| 12.30 | 13.30 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 13.30 | 17.00 | Doubles Squad 4, long oil | ||
| 17.00 | 18.00 | Break and Lane Maintenance | ||
| 18.00 | 19.00 | Doubles Semi Finals | ||
| 19.00 | 20.00 | Doubles Final | ||
| 20.00 | 20.30 | Medal Ceremony, Doubles | ||
| Tuesday | 09.06.2009 | Competition Day 4 | ||
| 08.00 | 09.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 09.00 | 11.30 | Trios Squad 1, short oil | ||
| 11.30 | 12.30 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 12.30 | 15.00 | Trios Squad 2, short oil | ||
| 15.00 | 16.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 16.00 | 18.30 | Trios Squad 3, short oil | ||
| Wednesday | 10.06.2009 | Competition Day 5 | ||
| 08.00 | 09.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 09.00 | 11.30 | Trios Squad 2, long oil | ||
| 11.30 | 12.30 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 12.30 | 15.00 | Trios Squad 3, long oil | ||
| 15.00 | 16.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 16.00 | 18.30 | Trios Squad 1, long oil | ||
| 18.30 | 19.30 | Break and Lane Maintenance | ||
| 19.30 | 20.30 | Trios Semi Finals | ||
| 20.30 | 21.30 | Trios Final | ||
| 21.30 | 22.00 | Medal Ceremony, Trios | ||
| Thursday | 11.06.2009 | Competition Day 6 | ||
| 08.00 | 09.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 09.00 | 13.00 | Team Squad 1, short oil | ||
| 13.00 | 14.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 14.00 | 18.00 | Team Squad 2, short oil | ||
| Friday | 12.06.2009 | Competition Day 7 | ||
| 07.00 | 08.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 08.00 | 12.00 | Team Squad A, long oil | ||
| 12.00 | 13.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 13.00 | 17.00 | Team Squad B, long oil | ||
| 17.00 | 17.30 | Medal Ceremony, All Event | ||
| 17.30 | 19.00 | Break and Lane Maintenance | ||
| 19.00 | 20.30 | Team Semi Finals | ||
| 20.30 | 22.00 | Team Final | ||
| 22.00 | 22.30 | Medal Ceremony, Team | ||
| Saturday | 13.06.2009 | Competition Day 8 | ||
| 07.00 | 08.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 08.00 | 09.15 | Masters Step 1, 8 Matches | ||
| 09.15 | 10.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 10.00 | 11.15 | Masters Step 2, 8 Matches | ||
| 11.15 | 12.00 | Lane Maintenance | ||
| 12.00 | 13.15 | Masters Step 3, Quarter Finals | ||
| 13.15 | 13.30 | Break | ||
| 13.30 | 14.45 | Masters Step 4, Semi Finals | ||
| 14.45 | 15.00 | Break | ||
| 15.00 | 16.15 | Masters Step 5, Final | ||
| 16.30 | 17.00 | Medal Ceremony, Masters and Closing | ||
| 20.00 | Farewell Dinner at Hotel Hvide Hus | |||
| Sunday | 14.06.2009 | Departure |
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