European Bowling Tour
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, and in 2011 the tour consists of 22 tournaments.
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.
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[edit] 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 12 years and now consists of 22 events in 2012.
[edit] Today
In 2011, Osku Palermaa (Finland), and Joline Persson-Planefors (Sweden) were the EBT ranking champions. This was Palermaa's 4th EBT Ranking title and Persson-Planefors's 1st.
The 16 highest ranked men and the 16 highest ranked women in the EBT 2011 have qualified for the 5th Annual EBT Masters, to be held in the Dream Bowl Palace Bowling Centre in Munich, Germany.
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.
[edit] The 2012 Tour
The EBT 2012 will consist of 22 tournaments, of which 2 have been granted Platinum status, 5 Gold status, 8 Silver status and 7 Satellite status. The 22 tournaments will be held in 17 Different countries.
The total prize pool for the 22 tournaments in the EBT 2012 will be €1,121,000 with an average prize fund of approximately €51,000 per tournament.
The EBT 2012 is open for all bowlers in the World and all bowlers can be awarded points, no matter their nationality.
[edit] The 2012 Tour Schedule, and Winners of each stop
[edit] Ranking points
Ranking points are awarded based on finishing position in the top 50. Separate points are awarded for men and women. Satellite events are based on 50 points for a win and 1 point for 50th place. Silver events points are multiplied by 2, Gold event are multiplied by 3 and Platinum events are multiplied by 5. A full breakdown of points is listed below.
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[edit] 2011 EBT Ranking lists
[edit] Previous Tour Winners
Winners of the European Bowling Tour, since 2000
[edit] Men
| Year | Bowler | Country |
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| 2000 | Gery Verbruggen |  Belgium |
| 2001 | Gery Verbruggen | Belgium |
| 2002 | Gery Verbruggen | Belgium |
| 2003 | Gery Verbruggen | Belgium |
| 2004 | Paul Moor |  England |
| 2005 | Paul Moor | England |
| 2006 | Paul Moor | England |
| 2007 | Osku Palermaa |  Finland |
| 2008 | Osku Palermaa | Finland |
| 2009 | Osku Palermaa | Finland |
| 2010 | Dominic Barrett | England |
| 2011 | Osku Palermaa | Finland |
[edit] Women
| Year | Bowler | Country |
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| 2000 | Kamilla Kjeldsen |  Denmark |
| 2001 | Bettina Lund | Denmark |
| 2002 | Bettina Lund | Denmark |
| 2003 | Kamilla Kjeldsen | Denmark |
| 2004 | Britt Brøndsted | Denmark |
| 2005 | Britt Brøndsted | Denmark |
| 2006 | Britt Brøndsted | Denmark |
| 2007 | Kirsten Penny | England |
| 2008 | Nina Flack |  Sweden |
| 2009 | Nicki Ainge | England |
| 2010 | Nina Flack | Sweden |
| 2011 | Joline Persson Planefors | Sweden |
[edit] EBT Masters
The EBT Masters is a single tournament, with the top 16 men and top 16 women in the final standings of the EBT 2008 qualifying.
The 5th EBT Masters will take place in the Dream Bowl Palace Bowling Centre in Munich, Germany in the days following the conclusion of the 3rd Track Dream Bowl Palace Open.
The format is 3 qualification squads of 6 games each. The top 8 bowlers after the 18 games in each division will then bowl a 7 game Round Robin (with pinfall carried over), and the winner will be crowned the 2012 EBT Masters champion.
[edit] Previous Results
| Year | Venue | Champion (Men) | Runner-up (Men) | Champion (Ladies) | Runner-up (Ladies) |
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| 2008 | Rollhouse Bowling Centre, Ankara, Turkey | Osku Palermaa |
Pasi Uotila |
Kamilla Kjeldsen |
Britt Brøndsted |
| 2009 | Lovvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Paul Moor |
 Jason Belmonte |
Kamilla Kjeldsen |
Rikke Holm Rasmussen |
| 2010 | Lovvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Robert Andersson |
 Tore Torgersen |
Kamilla Kjeldsen |
Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 2011 | Bowling Centre Gladiator, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Mika Koivuniemi |
Martin Larsen |
 Cherie Tan |
Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 2012 | Dream Bowl Palace, Munich, Germany | ||||
| 2013 | BNC Bowling Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia |
[edit] Miscellaneous
Kegel [1] is the official Lane Maintenance Partner of the ETBF.
Article 5 of the WTBA Constitution defines the European Tenpin Bowling Federation as follows: 'It shall embrace all FIQ national federations with tenpins on the Continent of Europe, North Africa, British Isles and the islands of the North Atlantic.' The European Tenpin Bowling Federation currently consists of 48 member federations. [2]
[edit] External links
- Official European Tenpin Bowling Federation website
- Bowlingdigital.com, Tenpin news website
- Talktenpin.co.uk, Tenpin news website
- Bowlinglinks all over the World, sorted by categories
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