It was Osku Palermaa's day in Columbia 300 Vienna Open; Finns win 26.550 Euro
10/24/05
Both players started the match with an open frame. Osku opened again in the second frame, while David spared in frames 2-5. Osku, who delivers the ball with both hands, struck on his next three shots to take a ten pin lead after frame 5 (93-83).
David (pictured) got his first strike on the right lane (lane 29) in the sixth frame and spared 6-10 in frame 7 on the left lane (28). The finals are staged in a kind of arena style. The players sit on red leather chairs while some spectators are seated on the left and right side of the lanes and behind the players.
Osku started with strike, spare, double-strike and spare. The player with the powerful two-handed style (pictured left) looked very confident. Petri (on the right) had a spare in the first two frames, opened in the third, got his first strike in the fourth frame and added another spare in the fifth to trail Osku by 23 pins (66-89). Both players struck in frames six and seven, they spared in the 8th frame and struck again in the 9th.
Leading by 25 pins, Osku had to finish first, Like in the two matches before, he fired the ball into the pocket to shut out his opponent with a strike in the 10th frame to win his second EBT title this season and the 8.000 Euro top prize (approx. $9,560).
" I was confident all week and I had a good day today," said the winner afterwards. "I locked a spot in the top eight already before this tournament, but I don't think I can win the rankings. Paul Moor is way ahead but of course I will try, the champion will earn five grand."
Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Final Standings Singles
Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Final Standings Doubles
Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Prize Money Leaders
European Bowling Tour #18
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria
The Finnish bowlers dominated the Columbia 300 Vienna Open at Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, from the qualifying through to the stepladder finals. Osku Palermaa, the No. 3 seed with the powerful two-handed style, defeated Team USA's David Haynes in the opening match, then topped Lasse Lintilä to meet Petri Mannonen in the championship match. Like in the two matches before, Palermaa shut out his opponent with a strike in the 10th frame to win his second EBT title this season and the 8.000 Euro top prize (approx. $9,560).
Columbia 300 Vienna Open
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria
October 19-23, 2005
Championship Round:
1. Osku Palermaa, Finland, 650 (3 games), 8.000 Euro
2. Petri Mannonen, Finland, 181 (1 game), 4.500 Euro
3. Lasse Lintilä, Finland, 192 (1 game), 3.500 Euro
4. David Haynes, United States, 213 (1 game), 2.500 Euro
L-R Mannonen, Lintilä, and Haynes in the back with champion Osku Palermaa in the front. Pictures courtesy of Robert May. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Playoff Results
First Match: #11 Osku Palermaa def. #23 David Haynes, 221-213
Both players started the match with an open frame. Osku opened again in the second frame, while David spared in frames 2-5. Osku, who delivers the ball with both hands, struck on his next three shots to take a ten pin lead after frame 5 (93-83). David (pictured) got his first strike on the right lane (lane 29) in the sixth frame and spared 6-10 in frame 7 on the left lane (28). The finals are staged in a kind of arena style. The players sit on red leather chairs while some spectators are seated on the left and right side of the lanes and behind the players.
David had three strikes in frames 8 and 9 but Osku was even better and connected for another turkey in frames 7-9. A strike in the 10th frame sealed David's fate. The American struck out but lost the match, 221-213.
"I changed the ball one frame too late", said Haynes, who started with the Storm Vertigo and changed to the Tropical Storm in the eighth frame. "The pair hooked a little more than the lanes we played before and the Tropical Storm went straighter then the Vertigo". Haynes finished fourth, worth 2500 Euro.
"I changed the ball one frame too late", said Haynes, who started with the Storm Vertigo and changed to the Tropical Storm in the eighth frame. "The pair hooked a little more than the lanes we played before and the Tropical Storm went straighter then the Vertigo". Haynes finished fourth, worth 2500 Euro.
Second Match: Palermaa def. #2 Lasse Lintilä, 221-192
Osku had a fast start with two strikes before he spared a five-pin constellation in frame 3 followed by a strike and a spare. Lasse alternated spares and strikes in the first five frames to trail Osku by 5 pins after four frames.
Both players opened in the sixth frame. Lasse rebounded with a double to take a slim lead in the seventh frame as Osku had spare and a strike in frames 7 and 8. Lasse had the chance to shut out Osku but left a 9-pin in frame 9 to open the door for Osku.
Finishing first Osku threw four solid strikes to shut out the High Roller champion with another 221 to 192.
Both players opened in the sixth frame. Lasse rebounded with a double to take a slim lead in the seventh frame as Osku had spare and a strike in frames 7 and 8. Lasse had the chance to shut out Osku but left a 9-pin in frame 9 to open the door for Osku.
Finishing first Osku threw four solid strikes to shut out the High Roller champion with another 221 to 192.
Championship Match: Palermaa def. #1 Petri Mannonen, 228-181.
Osku started with strike, spare, double-strike and spare. The player with the powerful two-handed style (pictured left) looked very confident. Petri (on the right) had a spare in the first two frames, opened in the third, got his first strike in the fourth frame and added another spare in the fifth to trail Osku by 23 pins (66-89). Both players struck in frames six and seven, they spared in the 8th frame and struck again in the 9th. Leading by 25 pins, Osku had to finish first, Like in the two matches before, he fired the ball into the pocket to shut out his opponent with a strike in the 10th frame to win his second EBT title this season and the 8.000 Euro top prize (approx. $9,560).
" I was confident all week and I had a good day today," said the winner afterwards. "I locked a spot in the top eight already before this tournament, but I don't think I can win the rankings. Paul Moor is way ahead but of course I will try, the champion will earn five grand."
Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Final Standings Singles
Top 68 with position, country and prize money
1. Osku Palermaa, FIN, 8.000 Euro
2. Petri Mannonen, FIN, 4.500 Euro
3. Lasse Lintilä, FIN, 3.500 Euro
4. David Haynes, USA, 2.500 Euro
5. Jussi Lindgren, FIN, 1.250 Euro
6. Anders Öhman, SWE, 1.250 Euro
7. Phil Scammell, ENG, 1.250 Euro
8. Stuart Williams, ENG, 1.250 Euro
9. Ari Halme, FIN, 800 Euro
10. Thomas Gross, AUT, 800 Euro
11. Mika Luoto, FIN, 800 Euro
12. Erwin Pascual, ESP, 800 Euro
13. Andrew Cain, USA, 800 Euro
14. Tanya Petty, GER, 800 Euro
15. Mai Ginge Jensen, DEN, 800 Euro
16. Jouni Helminen, FIN, 800 Euro
17. Timo Alho, FIN, 600 Euro
18. Reija Lunden, FIN, 600 Euro
19. Martin Larsen, SWE, 600 Euro
20. Steve Thornton, ENG, 600 Euro
21. Peter Ljung, SWE, 600 Euro
22. Peter Knopp, GER, 600 Euro
23. Kamila Kjeldsen, DEN, 600 Euro
24. Michael Krämer, GER, 600 Euro
25. Nick Froggatt, ENG, 400 Euro
26. John Stathatos, GRE, 400 Euro
27. Robert Andersson, SWE, 400 Euro
28. Tomas Leanderson, SWE, 400 Euro
29. Michael Holzapfel, GER, 400 Euro
30. Paul Moor, ENG, 400 Euro
31. Maurizio Celli, ITA, 400 Euro
32. Jari Ratia, FIN, 400 Euro
33. Jesper Agerbo, DEN, 250 Euro
34. Tobias Karlsson, SWE, 250 Euro
35. Or Aviram, ISR, 250 Euro
36. Mikael Kanold, SWE, 250 Euro
37. Piritta Kantola, FIN, 250 Euro
38. Jesper Nielsen, DEN, 250 Euro
39. Dirk Völkel, GER, 250 Euro
40. Timo Schröder, GER, 250 Euro
41. Thomas Block, GER, 160 Euro
42. Mariusz Musialik, POL, 160 Euro
43. Nikita Koshelev, RUS, 160 Euro
44. Tobias Gäbler, GER, 160 Euro
45. Thomas Dennechaud, GER, 160 Euro
46. Dennis Eklund, SWE, 160 Euro
47. Georg Spacal, AUT, 160 Euro
48. Chris Van Damme, BEL, 160 Euro
49. Nina Flack, SWE, 160 Euro
50. Federico Rossi, ITA, 160 Euro
51. Ivonne Gross, AUT, 160 Euro
52. Jo Harris, ENG, 160 Euro
53. Gery Baker, ENG, 160 Euro
54. Oliver Rauth, GER, 160 Euro
55. Pär Svensson, SWE, 160 Euro
56. Petteri Salonen, FIN, 160 Euro
57. Pasi Uotila, FIN, 160 Euro
58. Leo Grundschober, AUT, 160 Euro
59. Thomas Tybl, AUT, 160 Euro
60. Zara Glover, ENG, 160 Euro
61. Sonja Uhlich, GER, 160 Euro
62. Bo Winther Pedersen, DEN, 160 Euro
63. Gery Fuchs, AUT, 160 Euro
64. Norbert Suchanek, AUT, 160 Euro
65. Tatiana Smirnova, RUS, 160 Euro
66. Amedeo Spada, ITA, 160 Euro
67. Michael Wouters, GER, 160 Euro
68. Raphael Rulz, AUT, 160 Euro
Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Final Standings Doubles
Top 20 with position, country and prize money
1. Kai Virtanen, FIN/Petri Mannonen, FIN, 1.600 Euro
2. Martin Larsen, SWE/Thomas Gross, AUT, 1.200 Euro
3. Kai Virtanen, FIN/Lasse Lintilä, FIN, 1.000 Euro
4. Federico Rossi, ITA/Thomas Gross, AUT, 750 Euro
5. Kai Virtanen, FIN/Ari Halme, FIN, 600 Euro
6. Zara Glover, ENG/Nick Froggatt, ENG, 500 Euro
7. Osku Palermaa, FIN/Pasi Uotila, FIN, 450 Euro
8. Piritta Kantola, FIN/Reija Lunden, FIN, 400 Euro
9. Timo Alho, FIN/Matti Virta, FIN, 380 Euro
10. David Haynes, USA/Andrew Cain, USA, 350 Euro
11. Mai Ginge Jensen, DEN/Bo Winther Pedersen, DEN, 300 Euro
12. Georg Spacal, AUT/Gery Fuchs, AUT, 300 Euro
13. Jouni Kempainen, SWE/Tobias Karlsson, SWE, 300 Euro
14. Thomas Gross, AUT/Thomas Tybl, AUT, 300 Euro
15. Robert Andersson, SWE/Martin Larsen, SWE, 300 Euro
16. Tanya Petty, GER/Tobias Gäbler, GER, 300 Euro
17. Lasse Lintilä, FIN/Osku Palermaa, FIN, 300 Euro
18. Tomas Leandersson, SWE/Claes Gauffin, SWE, 300 Euro
19. Michael Kanold, SWE/Anders Öhman, SWE, 300 Euro
20. Stuart Williams, ENG/Dennis Eklund, SWE, 300 Euro
Columbia 300 Vienna Open - Prize Money Leaders
Players with combined prize money (Singles and Doubles)
1. Osku Palermaa, FIN, 8.375 Euro
2. Petri Mannonen, FIN, 5.300 Euro
3. Lasse Lintilä, FIN, 4.150 Euro
4. David Haynes, USA, 2.675 Euro
5. Thomas Gross, AUT, 1.925 Euro
6. Kai Virtanen, FIN, 1.600 Euro
7. Anders Öhman, SWE, 1.400 Euro
(tie) Stuart Williams, ENG, 1.400 Euro
9. Martin Larsen, SWE, 1.350 Euro
10. Jussi Lindgren, FIN, 1.250 Euro
(tie) Phil Scammell, ENG, 1.250 Euro
12. Ari Halme, FIN, 1.100 Euro
13. Andrew Cain, USA, 975 Euro
14. Mai Ginge Jensen, DEN, 950 Euro
(tie) Tanya Petty, GER, 950 Euro
16. Erwin Pascual, ESP, 800 Euro
(tie) Jouni Helminen, FIN, 800 Euro
(tie) Mika Luoto, FIN, 800 Euro
(tie) Reija Lunden, FIN, 800 Euro
20. Timo Alho, FIN, 790 Euro
21. Nick Froggatt, ENG, 650 Euro
22. Kamila Kjeldsen, DEN, 600 Euro
(tie) Michael Krämer, GER, 600 Euro
(tie) Peter Knopp, GER, 600 Euro
(tie) Peter Ljung, SWE, 600 Euro
(tie) Steve Thornton, ENG, 600 Euro
27. Robert Andersson, SWE, 550 Euro
(tie) Tomas Leanderson, SWE, 550 Euro
29. Federico Rossi, ITA, 535 Euro
30. Piritta Kantola, FIN, 450 Euro
31. Zara Glover, ENG, 410 Euro
32. Jari Ratia, FIN, 400 Euro
(tie) John Stathatos, GRE, 400 Euro
(tie) Maurizio Celli, ITA, 400 Euro
(tie) Michael Holzapfel, GER, 400 Euro
(tie) Michael Kanold, SWE, 400 Euro
(tie) Paul Moor, ENG, 400 Euro
(tie) Tobias Karlsson, SWE, 400 Euro
39. Pasi Uotila, FIN, 385 Euro
40. Bo Winther Pedersen, DEN, 310 Euro
(tie) Dennis Eklund, SWE, 310 Euro
(tie) Georg Spacal, AUT, 310 Euro
(tie) Gery Fuchs, AUT, 310 Euro
(tie) Thomas Tybl, AUT, 310 Euro
(tie) Tobias Gäbler, GER, 310 Euro
46. Dirk Völkel, GER, 250 Euro
(tie) Jesper Agerbo, DEN, 250 Euro
(tie) Jesper Nielsen, DEN, 250 Euro
(tie) Or Aviram, ISR, 250 Euro
(tie) Timo Schröder, GER, 250 Euro
51. Matti Virta, FIN, 190 Euro
52. Amedeo Spada, ITA, 160 Euro
(tie) Chris Van Damme, BEL, 160 Euro
(tie) Gery Baker, ENG, 160 Euro
(tie) Ivonne Gross, AUT, 160 Euro
(tie) Jo Harris, ENG, 160 Euro
(tie) Leo Grundschober, AUT, 160 Euro
(tie) Mariusz Musialik, POL, 160 Euro
(tie) Michael Wouters, GER, 160 Euro
(tie) Nikita Koshelev, RUS, 160 Euro
(tie) Nina Flack, SWE, 160 Euro
(tie) Norbert Suchanek, AUT, 160 Euro
(tie) Oliver Rauth, GER, 160 Euro
(tie) Pär Svensson, SWE, 160 Euro
(tie) Petteri Salonen, FIN, 160 Euro
(tie) Raphael Rulz, AUT, 160 Euro
(tie) Sonja Uhlich, GER, 160 Euro
(tie) Tatiana Smirnova, RUS, 160 Euro
(tie) Thomas Block, GER, 160 Euro
(tie) Thomas Dennechaud, GER, 160 Euro
71. Claes Gauffin, SWE, 150 Euro
(tie) Jouni Kempainen, SWE, 150 Euro