EBF | European Bowling Federation

The MOTIV AIK International 2025, the first tournament of the 2025 European Tour was held from the 26th of December 2024 until the 6th of January 2025 in Bowl-O-Rama bowling centre in Stockholm, Sweden. Total of 919 entries and re-entries were bowled during the duration of the tournament by 327 players, where of 60 were women. After three final steps it came down to three players. In the semi final, Pontus Andersson from Sweden, who qualified to the semi finals by one pin managed to beat Tomas Käyhkö from Finland with the score of 254 to Käyhkö‘s 207. In the final, Pontus again proved to be the winner by beating Leo Norgen, also from Sweden with the score of 237 to Norgren‘s 207. Norgren had a chance to win going into the 10th frame but unfortunately left a split to lose the game. This was the 4th EBT title for Pontus – congratulations Pontus! The winner of the women‘s ranking was Josefine Linderoth from Sweden, who finished in 8th place. The complete ranking after the 1st tournament of this year‘s tour can be seen here: Women | Men [...]

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FM Mattsson Christmas Tournament

The FM Mattsson Christmas Tournament the last tournament of the 2024 European Tour was held from the 14th of December until the 22nd of December 2024 in Mora Parken Bowling in Mora, Sweden. Total of 367 entries and re-entries were bowled during the duration of the tournament by 135 players, where of 15 were women. After three final steps it came down to a four man elimination format. The four players, all from Sweden were Robin Ilhammar, William Svensson, Filip Wilhelmsson and Emanuel Jonsson. After the first game, Wilhelmsson was eliminated with the lowest score of 172. After the next game, Jonssson was eliminated with the lowest score of 184. Then in the final game it was Svensson that proved to be the winner with the score of 212 to Ilhammar‘s score of 209. This was William Svensson‘s first win on the European Tour! Congratulations William! The winner of the women‘s ranking was Anna Andersson from Sweden, who finished in 7th place. There was one change in the top 8 which was determined after this tournament, Tobias Hogdin from Sweden snuck into the top 8 and leapfrogged Teemu Putkisto from Finland who misses out on the top 8 EBT Masters next year. The complete ranking after the 14th and last tournament of this year’s tour can be seen here: Women | Men [...]

FM Mattsson Christmas Tournament

Mega-Xtreme Sofia Open 2024

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Mega-Xtreme Sofia Open 2024

The Mega-Xtreme Sofia Open 2024 was for the first time included in the european tour. It was held in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, from the duration of 28th of September until the 6th of October 2024 in Joy Station bowling centre. Total of 544 entries and re-entries were bowled during the duration of the tournament by 138 players, where of 12 were women. After four final steps it came down to a four man elimination format. The four players were Matyas Mnacko, Ondrej Trojek and Lukas Jelinek all from the Czech Republic and Luukas Väänänen from Finland. After the first game, Mnacko was eliminated with the lowest score of 178. After the second game it was Trojek that was eliminated with the lowest score of 177. Then it came down to the exciting final game between Jelinek and Väänänen, both players started with the front 8 strikes but then Jelinek made the first mistake only managing a 7 spare in the 9th frame, however he managed to strike out in the 10th frame to finish with 277. That put Väänänen in the lead going into the final frame where he only needed a 9 spare and 9 to win his first title. He managed to get 9 spare but then threw a bad shot and only managed to get 7 meaning that Lukas Jelinek from the Czech Republic was the winner! This was his second title on the European Tour after his win in the French Open last year. The winner of the women‘s ranking was Sarah Gamal from Egypt, who finished in 9th place. The complete ranking after the 13th tournament of this year’s tour can be seen here: Women | Men [...]

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Passing of Lia Fevet

Dear friends, It is my sad duty to inform you that ESBC President Lia Fievet from The Netherlands has passed away yesterday. Lia was a good friend to many bowlers all around Europe and the World. She served the ESBC Organization as Secretary from 2007 till 2017 and as President since 2017. Our thoughts and feelings are with her husband Frans. We will always honour Lias memory. On behalf of the ESBC Presidium. Florian Fister Secretary European Senior Bowlers Committee [...]

Passing of Lia Fevet

Norwegian Open 2024 by Storm

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Norwegian Open 2024 by Storm

The Norwegian Open 2024 by Storm was once again held in Hønefoss, Norway from the 6th of September until the 15th of September 2024 in Hønefoss Bowlingsenter. Total of 462 entries and re-entries were bowled during the duration of the tournament by 188 players, where of 40 were women. After five final steps it came down to a five player stepladder finals. In the first game Teodor Samuelsson from Sweden played against Noel Haglund from Sweden, Samuelsson was the winner with the score of 255 to Haglund‘s 194. In the second game Samuelsson played against Viktor Brentebråten Mortensen from Norway, this time Mortensen was the winner with the score of 255 to Samuelsson‘s 191. In the third game Mortensen played against Niko Oksanen from Finland, again the higher seed was the winner with the game coming down to the last frame, Oksanen scored 223 to Mortensen‘s 219. In the final game it was between Niko Oksanen and Mathias Danielsen Otting from Norway and again we had the game decided in the 10th and last frame with Niko Oksanen needing a spare to win. He spared and then struck to finish with a 225 to Otting‘s 214. This was Oksanen‘s first ever win on the European Tour! Congratulations Niko! Nora Johansson, Sweden was the winner of the women‘s ranking finishing in 11th place in the tournament. The complete ranking after the 12th tournament of this year’s tour can be seen here: Women | Men [...]

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International Hammer Challenge 2024

The International Hammer Challenge 2024 was again held in Helsinki, Finland from the 30th of August until the 8th of September 2024 in the magnificent Tali Bowling Centre. Total of 690 entries and re-entries were bowled during the duration of the tournament of the tournament by 302 players, where of 79 were women. After five final steps it came down to two players and once again during this year’s European Tour it was clear that a new winner would be announced. In the final it was Rami Mukkula from Finland against his fellow countryman, Jouni Helminen. In the end Mukkula was the winner with the score of 249 to Helminen’s 213. Congratulations Rami with your first title! The winner of the women’s ranking was Sanna Oksanen, Finland, who finished in 5th place. The complete ranking after the 9th tournament of this year’s tour can be seen here: Women | Men [...]

International Hammer Challenge 2024