European Bowling Tour
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Bowling |
| Location | Europe |
| Established | 2000 |
Number of tournaments | 13 (2019) |
| Website | European Bowling Tour |
| Current champion | |
| 2019 EBT Ranking Winners: Arnar Davið Jónsson and Anna Andersson 2019 EBT Masters: Rafiq Ismail and Li Sin Jane | |
The European Bowling Tour (EBT) is one of three tenpin bowling tours (Europe, Americas, Asia) that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA).
The tour is run by the European Tenpin Bowling Federation. In all the tournaments, men and women compete alongside each other, with women receiving a handicap per game. In these tournaments there is only one prize fund (not split for men & women), however some tournaments offer additional bonuses for the highest placed woman, which is often in addition to any of the regular prize money.
History[]
During the 1990s, there had been several attempts to develop Ten-pin bowling tours in Europe but these were usually limited to one country (The Danish Masters Tour and the German Golden Bowling Ball Tour). It wasn't until 2000 that the European Bowling Tour was launched initially holding 9 tournaments in 8 countries. It has since expanded over the course of 19 years and now consists of 13 events in 2019. The Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Helsinki is the only tournament having joined the tour since the beginning in 2000.
Tour[]
The format varies from tournament to tournament, but generally most tournaments on the EBT take the form of 6 games re-entry qualification, with the top 50–60 bowlers (depending on the tournament) bowling a further set of games (most commonly 4), before a final cut to either single elimination matchplay or stepladder finals.
2017[]
| Stop | Country | City | Event | Champion (Men) | Champion (Ladies) |
| 1 | Finland | Helsinki | Brunswick Ballmaster Open | (C) | |
| 2 | Ireland | Dublin | Storm Irish Open | Tore Torgersen (C) | |
| 3 | Germany | Munich | Brunswick Euro Challenge | Dominic Barrett (C) | |
| 4 | Denmark | Aalborg | Kegel Aalborg International | (C) | |
| 5 | Spain | Madrid | V Brunswick Madrid Challenge | François Lavoie (C) | |
| 6 | San Marino | Serravalle | 13th Storm San Marino Open | François Lavoie (C) | |
| 7 | Germany | Munich | Track Dream Bowl Palace Open | (C) | |
| 8 | Sweden | Malmö | Storm Lucky Larsen Masters | Jason Belmonte (C) | |
| 9 | Denmark | Odense | Odense International | Lars Nielsen (C) | |
| 10 | Netherlands | The Hague | Scheveningen Dutch Open | Richard Teece | (C) |
| 11 | Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Open by Brunswick | (C) | Jenny Karlsson |
2018[]
| Stop | Country | City | Event | Champion (Men) | Champion (Ladies) |
| 1 | Sweden | Stockholm | 38th AIK International Tournament | Jesper Svensson | (C) |
| 2 | Finland | Helsinki | Brunswick Ballmaster Open | (C) | |
| 3 | Ireland | Dublin | Storm Irish Open | Anthony Simonsen (C) | |
| 4 | Germany | Munich | Brunswick Euro Challenge | Anthony Simonsen | (C) |
| 5 | Netherlands | Tilburg | Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel | ||
| 6 | Spain | Madrid | VI Brunswick Madrid Challenge | Thomas Larsen | |
| 7 | San Marino | Serravalle | 14th Storm San Marino Open | Mai Ginge Jensen | |
| 8 | Germany | Munich | Track Dream Bowl Palace Open | ||
| 9 | Sweden | Malmö | Storm Lucky Larsen Masters | Kyle Troup | Sandra Gongora |
| 10 | Denmark | Odense | Odense International | Arnar Davið Jónsson (C) | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 11 | Italy | Rome | Rome Open | Oliver Morig (C) | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 12 | Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Open by Brunswick | Eric Sjöberg (C) | Wendy Bartaire |
2019[]
| Stop | Country | City | Event | Champion (Men) | Champion (Ladies) |
| 1 | Sweden | Stockholm | 39th AIK International Tournament | (C) | |
| 2 | Finland | Helsinki | Brunswick Ballmaster Open | (C) | |
| 3 | Ireland | Dublin | Storm Irish Open | Jamie Elliott (C) | |
| 4 | Netherlands | Tilburg | Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel | (C) | Anna Andersson |
| 5 | Germany | Munich | 16th Brunswick Euro Challenge | Martin Larsen (C) | |
| 6 | Spain | Madrid | VII Brunswick Madrid Challenge | Adam Andersson (C) | Siti Safiyah Amirah |
| 7 | San Marino | Serravalle | 15th Storm San Marino Open | (C) | Anna Andersson |
| 8 | Germany | Munich | Track Dream Bowl Palace Open | (C) | |
| 9 | Denmark | Odense | Odense International | (C) | Megan Gales Dicay |
| 10 | Greece | Thessaloniki | Dimitris Karetsos Tournament | Montsenigos Eleytherios | Cynthia Duca (C) |
| 11 | France | Wittelsheim | 3rd Brunswick Open | Mikkel Sörensen (C) | Alexandra Lopes D’Andrade |
| 12 | Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Open by Brunswick | James Blomgren (C) | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 13 | Denmark | Aalborg | Kegel Aalborg International 2019 | Arnar Davið Jónsson (C) | Birgit Pöppler |
2020[]
| Stop | Country | City | Event | Champion (Men) | Champion (Ladies) |
| 1 | Sweden | Stockholm | 40th AIK International Tournament | (C) | |
| 2 | Finland | Helsinki | 50th Brunswick Ballmaster Open | (C) | |
| 3 | Ireland | Dublin | 32nd Storm Irish Open | (C) | |
| 4 | Netherlands | Tilburg | Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel | (C) | |
| 5 | Germany | Munich | 17th Brunswick Euro Challenge | ||
| 6 | Germany | Langen | BOWL for Fun Open Tournament | ||
| 7 | Spain | Madrid | VIII Brunswick Madrid Challenge | ||
| 8 | San Marino | Serravalle | 16th Storm San Marino Open | ||
| 9 | Germany | Munich | Track Dream Bowl Palace Open | ||
| 10 | Denmark | Odense | Odense International | ||
| 11 | Greece | Thessaloniki | Dimitris Karetsos Tournament | ||
| 12 | France | Wittelsheim | 4th Brunswick Open | ||
| 13 | Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Open by Brunswick | ||
| 14 | Denmark | Aalborg | Kegel Aalborg International 2020 | ||
| 15 | Sweden | Leandersson Christmas Tournament |
Previous Ranking Winners[]
Ranking winners of the European Bowling Tour, since 2000
| Year | Men | Ladies |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Paul Moor | Britt Brøndsted |
| 2005 | Paul Moor | Britt Brøndsted |
| 2006 | Paul Moor | Britt Brøndsted |
| 2007 | Osku Palermaa | Kirsten Penny |
| 2008 | Osku Palermaa | Nina Flack |
| 2009 | Osku Palermaa | |
| 2010 | Dominic Barrett | Nina Flack |
| 2011 | Osku Palermaa | |
| 2012 | Dominic Barrett | |
| 2013 | Dominic Barrett | |
| 2014 | Thomas Larsen | |
| 2015 | Jesper Svensson | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Anthony Simonsen | |
| 2019 |
EBT Masters[]
The EBT Masters is played at a different host centre each year, usually before/after the EBT event in the same location.
Previously, qualification for this event is the top 12 men and top 12 women from the previous years EBT ranking. Now its top 8 and top 8 women from previous years EBT ranking.
Previously, the format was a Round Robin consisting of 11 rounds of one game matches. 20 bonus points are awarded for each match won, 10 for drawn matches. The top 3 bowlers after the round robin qualify for a 3-person stepladder to determine the winner of the masters.
In 2019, top 8 men and top 8 women after conclusion of the European Bowling Tour 2018 qualified for the 2019 EBT Masters. The format is 8 games total pinfall, top 4 advance to bowl another 4 games, pinfall carrying over. Total pinfall after 12 games determine the EBT Masters champions.
Previous results[]
| Year | Venue | Champion (Men) | Runner-up (Men) | Champion (Ladies) | Runner-up (Ladies) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rollhouse Bowling Centre, Ankara, Turkey | Osku Palermaa | Britt Brøndsted | ||
| 2009 | Lovvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Paul Moor | Jason Belmonte | ||
| 2010 | Lovvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Tore Torgersen | Mai Ginge Jensen | ||
| 2011 | Bowling Centre Gladiator, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Mika Koivuniemi | Mai Ginge Jensen | ||
| 2012 | Dream Bowl Palace, Munich, Germany | Mika Koivuniemi | Clara Guerrero | ||
| 2013 | BNC Bowling Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||
| 2014 | Dolfijn Bowling, Tilburg, Netherlands | Mai Ginge Jensen | |||
| 2015 | Bowling Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Paul Moor | Jesper Svensson | ||
| 2016 | Rose'n Bowl, Serravalle, San Marino | Stuart Williams | Jesper Svensson | ||
| 2017 | Lovvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Paul Moor | Osku Palermaa | ||
| 2018 | Dolfijn Bowling, Tilburg, Netherlands | ||||
| 2019 | Bowling Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Muhammad Rafiq Ismail | Kyle Troup | Mai Ginge Jensen |
External links[]
- Ten-pin bowling competitions