For the past seven years, Kegel has formed a well working partnership with the European Tenpin Bowling Federation (ETBF) by providing lane maintenance equipment, expertise, and technical staff for their Championships and major events on the European Bowling Tour (EBT). The current agreement between Kegel and the ETBF terminates at the end of 2011, but the ETBF has already officially announced the pair will enter into their fourth consecutive agreement keeping Kegel as the Official Lane Maintenance Partner for the ETBF through 2014.
PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss (right) of the United States and English international Hayley White (left) emerged as the men's and women's champions of the Columbia 300 Irish Open Tenpin Bowling Championships, which were held at Leisureplex Stillorgan in Dublin, Ireland from Jan. 19-22, 2012. Voss, a 25-time PBA champion and the PBA Player of the Year 1988, pocketed 3.500 Euro while White, who led the women's division in all rounds, received 1.200 Euro. The tournament drew 153 players from 15 countries. 
Swedish national team member Karl Wahlgren (pictured) struck on eight of ten shots to become the last "VBS Super Star" of the Swedish Super Six Tour. The SSST ceased operations in December after more than 12 years and 72 tournaments. The shoot-out was the final event of the 2011 Tour. Total seven players - the top six in the 2011 SST ranking plus the best
female player - qualified for the event. 
Finnish two-handed star Osku Palermaa (pictured left) won the final stop of the Swedish Super Six Tour 2011 defeating the No. 1 seed James Gruffman, 246-204, in the title match of the Malmö International on Sunday, Dec. 11 at Baltiska bowling center in Malmö. The win was a special one for Palermaa as the Swedish Super Six Tour will cease operations after more than twelve years. The first tournament took place in Norrtälje in August 1999 and the final stop in Malmö was the 72nd tournament.
Paul Stott Jr. (pictured) of Ireland remained undefeated in the single-elimination match play finals of the IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open 2011 en route to win the title and the 2.500 Euro top prize. In the title match Stott, seeded second defeated top seeded Steve Miller , two-games-to-none, at IDM Club in Bucharest, Romania. Miller pocketed 1.500 Euro for second place while Charis Panayiotou Cyprus, and Brian Voss, United States, received 1.000 Euro each for third and fourth place. 
Steve Miller of England (l.) finished the qualifying of the IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open 2011 atop the leaderboard en route to lead a group of 24 men into the finals on Sunday, Nov. 27 at IDM Club in Bucharest, Romania. Miller posted 1418 in the penultimate qualifying squad 21 to beat out Spiros Vlachos (r.), Greece, for the top spot by four pins.
PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss (pictured), United States, is on course to defend his title in the IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open as he moved into third place in qualifying at IDM Club in Bucharest, Romania. The 25-time PBA champion had games of 234, 234, 247, 229, 236 and 201 in Squad 18 on Friday for 1381 six-game total and an average of 230.17. Spiros Vlachos of Greece held on to the lead with 1414 (235.67), the sole 1400-plus series of the 93 players from 12 countries.
Marius Balan led the ninth qualifying squad of the IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open Wednesday at IDM Club in Bucharest, Romania, en route to move into fourth place in the overall qualifying standings with 1289 total. Viorel Simut (l.) continued to lead the field of 41 players from Romania, Bulgaria and Greece (1345) with Marius Piticariu (r.) in second place with 1332. Qualifying continues Thursday with Squads 11-14. 
The IDM Bucharest International Bowling Open 2011 got underway Monday with the first three qualifying squads at IDM Club in Bucharest, Romania. Marius Piticariu (l.) led day one qualifying with 1332 six-game total and an average of 222. Squad 1 leader Marius Briciu, who toppled 1300 pins was second with Squad 3 leader Romeo Gagenoiu (r.) in third with 1286. Qualifying continues Tuesday with Squads 4-6. 
Tomas Leandersson came from behind to claim his third victory within the last twelve months on the Swedish Super Six Tour in the Nyköping International Tournament Sunday Oct. 30.
In the title match at Nyköping SuperBowl, Leandersson defeated his Team Pergamon teammate, Kim Bolleby, 242-224. The Swedish Super Six Tour will cease operations after twelve years with the sixth and last stop in Malmö (Dec. 3-11). 
The team from the United States has won the 12th Weber Cup Sunday evening at the Metrodome in Barnsley. The head-to-head competition went down to the penultimate game of the 33 match series after Europe had mounted a stunning comeback when looking dead and buried.
It was Chris Barnes who sealed the winning point for a 17-15 victor
Fresh off finishing first in the women's ranking in the Columbia 300 Vienna Open, Clara Juliana Guerrero (l.) of Colombia swept her opponents in best-of-three games matches to claim the title in the 7th European Women Masters 2011 "President Samaranch Trophy" Sunday at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain. In the title match, the two-time World Champion (2009, Las Vegas) topped current European Bowling Tour women's ranking leader Joline Persson-Planefors, Sweden, 201-170 and 220-204, to earn the 3.500 Euro top prize.
Trailing Alexander Medveditskov (r.), Russia, by 88 pins heading into the last game, Stuart Williams (l.), England, posted 289, the highest game in the tournament so far, to overtake Medveditskov en route to win the fourth qualifying squad in the 9th Columbia 300 Vienna Open. Williams became the first player who cracked the 1300-bar with 1307 to lead a field of 146 players from 17 countries. Qualifying continues Wednesday with Squad 5 and 6 scheduled for 4 and 8 p.m. CET. 
The Dutch Bowling Federation (NBF) has informed us that Charley Blom died on Thursday September 8, 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 63. Charley has left his mark in the sport of tenpin bowling not only in the Netherlands but all over the world. He was known as a bowler, technical delegate, personal coach, pro shop owner, senior tournament organizer, and last but not least the man behind the woman, long-time Dutch national team member Farida Pascoal-Blom. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Sept. 16.