The European Youth Championships 2018 was the 31st of its kind and the 3rd EYC conducted in Lovvang Bowling Centre in Aalborg. The two previous EYC’s in Aalborg was conducted in 1978 and 2012.
66 girls and 90 boys took part in the championships in Aalborg, representing 28 different member federations in Europe.
The five titles in the Girls Division were distributed as follows:
Sweden won the Singles Event by Hanna Engberg
England won the Doubles Event by Isabel Allen and Sophie Thompson
England won the Team Event by Isabel Allen, Sophie Thompson, Elyse Giddens and Lucy Williams
Austria won the All Event by Jaqueline Witura
Denmark won the Masters Event by Mika Guldbäk
The five titles in the Boys Division were distributed as follows:
Sweden won the Singles Event by William Svensson
Finland won the Doubles event by Pyry Puharinen and Jesse Ahokas
Sweden won the Team Event by Lukas Sevelin, Oskar Wirefeldt, Adam Hultgren and William Svensson
Norway won the All Event by Georg Skryten
Sweden won the Masters Event by Oskar Wirefeldt
The matches of the Masters event was, in all 5 steps, played as best of three games matches.
The outcome of the last three matches in the Girls Division became as follows:
Girls Masters, Semi Final 1
Mika Guldbäk, Denmark vs. Bianca Broomer, The Netherlands
Match: 2-1 / Scores: 181-224-211 vs. 201-173-164
Girls Masters, Semi Final 2
Jaqueline Witura, Austria vs. Sara Xuereb, Malta
Match: 2-1 / Scores: 148-189-268 vs. 203-174-193
Girls Masters, Final
Mika Guldbäk, Denmark vs. Jaqueline Witura, Austria
Match: 2-0 / Scores: 212-231 vs. 206-199
Boys Masters, Semi Final 1
Lassi Aalto, Finland vs. William Svensson, Sweden
Match: 2-1 / Scores: 218-258-205 vs. 268-192-254
Boys Masters, Semi Final 2
Oskar Wirefeldt, Sweden vs. Maxime Dubois, France
Match: 2-1 / Scores: 182-225-254 vs. 236-212-213
Boys Masters, Final
Oskar Wirefeldt, Sweden vs. Lassi Aalto, Finland
Match: 2-1 / Scores: 191-218-225 vs. 195-168-212
Sweden became the best federation with 4 Gold medals, 2 Silver medals and 4 Bronze medals, while England became the second best federation with 2 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal.
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