Chris Loschetter wins his first EBT title in 6th Storm San Marino Open

07/12/10

2010 European Bowling Tour #11

Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino (July 3-11, 2010)

2010EBT11ChrisLoschetter.jpg2010EBT11Top4.jpgPBA exempt player Chris Loschetter (pictured), United States, had three top 10 finishes in the 2009-10 PBA Tour season but is still looking for his first PBA Tour title.

On Sunday, July 11th, Loschetter won his first title on the European Bowling Tour when he defeated 3-time defending EBT ranking champion, Osku Palermaa (below left), Finland, 412-358, to win the 6th Storm San Marino Open at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino.

L-R Palermaa, Loschetter, Verbruggen and Koivuniemi.

2010EBT11OskuPalermaa.jpg2010EBT11PaulMoor.jpgThe 30-year-old right-hander finished qualifying in 18th place averaging 220 over six games and had to survive two cuts to advance to the single-elimination final Round of 16. Loschetter led both rounds with 951 (237.75 avg.) and 920 (230.00) 4-game series to earn the No. 7 seed for the finals.

No. 1 thru 6 seeds were reserved for the top six qualifiers, Gery Verbruggen (Belgium), Dennis Eklund (Sweden), Palermaa, PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Pete Weber (USA), defending San Marino Open champion Paul Moor (right, England) and PBA Player of the Year 2003-04 Mika Koivuniemi, Finland.

2010EBT11GeryVerbruggen.jpg2010EBT11MikaKoivuniemi.jpgIn all matches consisting of two games with total pins determining the winners, the highest seeded player bowled the lowest seeded player, the second-highest took on the second-lowest and so on.

Loschetter won his Round of 16 match against No. 10 Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, by a whisker, 432-431 after being down by 15 pins after the first game. He then eliminated No. 9 Johan Helldén, Sweden, 440-381, to set up a semifinal match against top seeded Verbruggen (pictured left).

Trailing the Belgian lefty, a 4-time European Bowling Tour ranking champion (2000-'03), by 5 pins after the first game (218-223), Loschetter rebounded with a comfortable 236-191 win to advance to the title match, 454-414.

2010EBT11NicoleSanders.jpg2010EBT11PriscillaMaaswinkel.jpg In the other semifinal, No. 3 Palermaa defeated No. 6 Koivuniemi  (above right) in an all-Finnish affair, 437-416.

Loschetter took a 38-pin lead after the first game (226-188) and cruised to the title with a 186-170 win in game #2, 412-358. He pocketed 10.000 Euro for the victory. Palermaa received 6.000 while Verbruggen and Koivuniemi each received 3.400 Euro for third and fourth place, respectively.

Two women reached the Round of 8, No. 12 Nicole Sanders (left) and No. 15 Priscilla Maaswinkel (right), both Netherlands. Sanders fell to Koivuniemi, 487-392, and Maaswinkel lost to Verbruggen, 448-391. As both were eliminated in the same round, Sanders earned the women's ranking title as she was the higher seeded player.

2010RSMOpenLogo_small.jpg The 6th Storm San Marino Open was held from July 3-11, 2010 at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino and offered total prize fund of 60.000 Euro with 10.000 Euro going to the winner. Women received 8 pins handicap each game. a standard for women on the European Bowling Tour

The tournament was the 11th stop of the 2010 European Bowling Tour and one of the Tour's "Gold" tournaments. Since the Ankara Open and the Austria Challenge have been cancelled, the 2010 EBT Tour consists of 19 events - 2 EBT Platinum tournament (formerly Premier), 6 EBT Gold tournaments (formerly Major), 7 EBT Silver tournaments (formerly Challenger) and 4 EBT Satellite tournaments (new category).

A total of 48 players advanced to the finals on Sunday - the top 38 players from the overall qualifying standings plus the top 3 from the squads conducted on July 3-4, the top 4 from the squads conducted on July 5-7 and the top 3 from the Desperado Squad. The top 6 qualifiers earned two byes, while qualifiers 7-12 got one.

The other 36 players bowled four games from scratch to cut to the top 18, who met qualifiers 7-12 in round two. Those 24 bowled another 4 games from scratch to cut to the top 10, who joined the top six qualifiers in single-elimination match play with the two game total pinfall determining the winner.

The highest seeded player bowled the lowest seeded, the second-highest seeded players bowled the second-lowest and so on. The field was cut to 8, 4 then 2, who bowled for the title and the 10.000 Euro top prize.

 


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6th Storm San Marino Open


Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino (July 3-11, 2010)

Championship Round:
1. Chris Loschetter, United States, 10.000 Euro
2. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 6.000 Euro
3. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 3.400 Euro
4. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 3.400 Euro

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: #7 Loschetter (218, 236) def. #1 Verbruggen (223, 191), 454-414
Semifinal Match 2: #3 Palermaa (217, 220) def. #6 Koivuniemi (183, 233), 437-416
Championship: Loschetter (188, 170) def. Palermaa (226, 186), 412-358.

 

 

Places 5-48 (Cashers)


5. Johan Helldén, Sweden, 1.800 Euro
6. Nicole Sanders, Netherlands, 1.800 Euro
7. Sergio Fabbietti, Italy, 1.800 Euro
8. Priscilla Maaswinkel, Netherlands, 1.800 Euro
9. Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 850 Euro
10. Pete Weber, United States, 850 Euro
11. Paul Moor, England, 850 Euro
12. Dirk Völkel, Germany, 850 Euro
13. Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 850 Euro
14. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 850 Euro
15. Marco Cesare Parapini, Italy, 850 Euro
16. Mathias Ã…rup, Sweden, 850 Euro
17. Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 750 Euro
18. Wendy Kok, Netherlands, 750 Euro
19. Tommaso Radi, Italy, 750 Euro
20. Dominic Barrett, England, 750 Euro
21. Alexander Fischer, Germany, 750 Euro
22. Mads Sandbækken, Norway, 750 Euro
23. David Canady, Germany, 750 Euro
24. Stuart Williams, England, 750 Euro
25. Amedeo Spada, Italy, 750 Euro
26. Dietmar Krämer, Germany, 750 Euro
27. Dennis Johansson, Sweden, 750 Euro
28. Marcus Berndt, Sweden, 750 Euro
29. Laurence Gaillard, France, 750 Euro
30. Mattias Wetterberg, Sweden, 750 Euro
31. Kristoffer Hagelberg, Sweden, 650 Euro
32. Igor Pinardi, Italy, 650 Euro
33. Mathias Sarmadi, France, 650 Euro
34. Serge Frouvelle, France, 650 Euro
35. Kim Bolleby, Sweden, 650 Euro
36. Luciano Marsero, Italy, 650 Euro
37. Claudio Cerroni, Italy, 650 Euro
38. Marco Reviglio, Italy, 650 Euro
39. Stefano Oddi, Italy, 650 Euro
40. Javier Rosado, Spain, 650 Euro
41. Federico Rossi, Italy, 650 Euro
42. Marco Boccato, Italy, 650 Euro
43. Yoan Alix, France, 650 Euro
44. Gediz Ege, Turkey, 650 Euro
45. Diego Biolghini, Italy, 650 Euro
46. Marco Padovani, Italy, 650 Euro
47. Francesco Vaccaro, Italy, 650 Euro
48. Luca Osella, Italy, 650 Euro

 


Round of 8 Results


Single-elimination match play. All matches consist of two games, with total pins determining the winners. Losers eliminated, earn 1.800 Euro

 

 

Round of 16 Results


Single-elimination match play. All matches consist of two games, with total pins determining the winners. Losers eliminated, earn 850 Euro

 

 

Final Round 2 Results


The top 10 advance to the next round.

 

 

Final Round 1 Results


The top 18 advance to the next round.

 

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