Just two weeks after their victory in the 5th Schiedam Senior Open, Ron Oldfield (right), England and Liliane Vintens (left), Belgium, won back-to-back International Seniors Bowling Tour titles by winning the men's and women's division in the Belgian Senior Open at Bowlmaster in Brussels, Belgium.

Oldfield battled it out with local favorite, lefty André Geelen, in the men's 7-game round robin match play including age bonus, bonus for games over 200 and over 250 and 20 pins bonus per win.

When the dust had settled, Oldfield defeated Geelen by mere four pins, 3910 to 3906. to claim his fourth ISBT title out of six events. Oldfield's compatriot, Lol Ellis was 105 pins behind Geelen in third place.

L-R Geelen, winner Oldfield and Ellis with ISBT Tour Manager Charley Blom (front)

On the women's side, Vintens pulled away with back-to-back 220s and never looked back. She finished with 2846 total pinfall including all bonuses, 67 pins ahead of Flanders Senior Open winner Angie Brown, England, in second place with 2779 and Marianne Pelz, Germany, in third at 2678.

L-R Brown, winner Vintens and Pelz with ISBT Tour Manager Charley Blom (front)

50 to 55 year-old players did not receive any age bonus, a 56-year-old got 1 pin handicap per game, a 57 year-old got 2 pins, and so on. Maximum handicap was 20 pins per game.

The top 40 men advanced to the quarterfinals to bowl 4 games with the previous pinfall total being carried forward. The top 16 advanced to the semifinals. The top 16 men and the top 16 female qualifiers bowled four games previous pinfall total being carried forward to cut to the top 8 men and the top 8 women for round robin. 50 per cent of the pinfall total was carried forward. The total pinfall after seven match play games including all bonuses decided the winner.

The inaugural International Seniors Bowling Tour season continues with the French Senior Open from Sept. 1-5, 2010 at Planet Bowling in Lomme, France.

 

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Men's Division - Round Robin (Final Standings after 7 games)

Pos	Player	Country	B/F	7-game total	200-game Bonus	MP Bonus	Age Bonus	Total
1.	Ron Oldfield	England	1996	1671	65	80	98	3910
2.	André Geelen	Belgium	2002	1706	55	80	63	3906
3.	Lol Ellis	England	1933	1698	55	80	35	3801
4.	Chris Vandamme	Belgium	1939	1638	45	80		3702
5.	Alan Jenkins	England	1860	1569	45	100	98	3672
6.	Dieter Pletsch	Germany	1846	1587	35	60	7	3535
7.	Dominique De Nolf	Belgium	1877	1583	35	20		3515
8.	Jack Smith	England	1878	1462	25	60	14	3439

 

Women's Division - Round Robin (Final Standings after 7 games)

Pos	Player	Country	B/F	7-game total	200-game Bonus	MP Bonus	Age Bonus	Total
1.	Liliane Vintens	Belgium	1264	1457	25	100		2846
2.	Angie Brown	England	1278	1401	20	80		2779
3.	Marianne Pelz	Germany	1205	1350	15	80	28	2678
4.	Beverley Tolman	England	1161	1414	15	60		2650
5.	Gisela Insinger	Germany	1191	1280	15	80	84	2650
6.	Farida Pascoal	Netherlands	1217	1279	15	50	70	2631
7.	Erna Buysse	Belgium	1239	1189	5	50	112	2595
8.	Karen Barfoot	England	1167	1281	10	60	49	2567

 

Men's Division - Semifinals (Top 8 advance)

Pos	Player	Country	B/F	G1	G2	G3	G4	Pins	Avg.	Hc	Total
1.	André Geelen	Belgium	2999	270	260	202	238	970	242.50	36	4005
2.	Ron Oldfield	England	2997	245	223	219	254	941	235.25	56	3994
3.	Chris Vandamme	Belgium	2908	265	228	233	247	973	243.25		3881
4.	Lol Ellis	England	2942	234	248	200	222	904	226.00	20	3866
5.	Dominique De Nolf	Belgium	2782	288	216	258	213	975	243.75		3757
6.	Jack Smith	England	2854	206	175	245	268	894	223.50	8	3756
7.	Alan Jenkins	England	2738	220	205	246	258	929	232.25	56	3723
8.	Dieter Pletsch	Germany	2673	247	245	278	246	1016	254.00	4	3693
9.	Gerard Lettree	Belgium	2689	216	213	279	180	888	222.00	32	3609
10.	Barry Horne	Germany	2716	230	224	205	192	851	212.75	28	3595
11.	Alan Bennett	England	2731	195	233	204	193	825	206.25	32	3588
12.	Jacky Perignon	Belgium	2749	259	163	184	227	833	208.25	4	3586
13.	Phil Punter	England	2702	258	201	222	194	875	218.75		3577
14.	Brian Wilkins	England	2686	223	182	185	256	846	211.50	32	3564
15.	Mo Singleton	England	2686	194	195	182	256	827	206.75	44	3557
16.	Christian Stefan	Austria	2699	181	162	198	184	725	181.25	24	3448

 

Women's Division - Semifinals (Top 8 advance)

Pos	Player	Country	B/F	G1	G2	G3	G4	Pins	Avg.	Hc	Total
1.	Angie Brown	England	1625	223	195	279	235	932	233.00		2557
2.	Liliane Vintens	Belgium	1721	192	204	244	169	809	202.25		2530
3.	Erna Buysse	Belgium	1662	168	228	154	203	753	188.25	64	2479
4.	Farida Pascoal	Netherlands	1682	194	168	200	151	713	178.25	40	2435
5.	Marianne Pelz	Germany	1591	205	234	169	197	805	201.25	16	2412
6.	Gisela Insinger	Germany	1635	162	179	201	158	700	175.00	48	2383
7.	Karen Barfoot	England	1534	203	187	203	180	773	193.25	28	2335
8.	Beverley Tolman	England	1547	202	195	214	166	777	194.25		2324
9.	Uschi Diekhoff	Germany	1538	247	170	213	137	767	191.75	16	2321
10.	Sjan Boom-Hout	Netherlands	1509	193	194	161	195	743	185.75	16	2268
11.	Reneé Waroquiers	Belgium	1478	181	191	168	173	713	178.25	76	2267
12.	Raymonde Verschaeren	Belgium	1512	172	182	178	149	681	170.25	44	2237
13.	Brigitte Fievet	France	1445	231	173	165	191	760	190.00		2205
14.	Jacqui Cooper	England	1474	169	157	143	156	625	156.25	80	2179
15.	Bep van Os	Netherlands	1449	139	180	177	157	653	163.25	52	2154
16.	Angela Mezzapezza	Belgium	1450	183	184	146	158	671	167.75		2121

 

Men's Division - Quarterfinals (Top 16 advance)

Pos	Player	Country	B/F	G1	G2	G3	G4	Pins	Avg.	Hc	Total
1.	André Geelen	Belgium	2004	216	257	268	218	959	239.75	36	2999
2.	Ron Oldfield	England	1984	230	248	266	213	957	239.25	56	2997
3.	Lol Ellis	England	1992	202	225	226	277	930	232.50	20	2942
4.	Chris Vandamme	Belgium	1929	259	164	256	300	979	244.75		2908
5.	Jack Smith	England	1922	238	227	234	225	924	231.00	8	2854
6.	Dominique De Nolf	Belgium	1887	183	237	220	255	895	223.75		2782
7.	Jacky Perignon	Belgium	1871	138	247	221	268	874	218.50	4	2749
8.	Alan Jenkins	England	1881	204	196	217	184	801	200.25	56	2738
9.	Alan Bennett	England	1792	212	204	266	225	907	226.75	32	2731
10.	Barry Horne	Germany	1763	258	224	221	222	925	231.25	28	2716
11.	Phil Punter	England	1814	258	238	202	190	888	222.00		2702
12.	Christian Stefan	Austria	1778	222	208	200	267	897	224.25	24	2699
13.	Gerard Lettree	Belgium	1856	180	236	173	212	801	200.25	32	2689
14.	Brian Wilkins	England	1853	186	191	200	224	801	200.25	32	2686
15.	Mo Singleton	England	1758	233	257	182	212	884	221.00	44	2686
16.	Dieter Pletsch	Germany	1826	172	248	212	211	843	210.75	4	2673
17.	Yves van Damme	Belgium	1791	236	180	199	259	874	218.50		2665
18.	Arlene Engels	Belgium	1744	218	233	214	173	838	209.50	64	2646
19.	Pierre Ravez	Belgium	1786	159	228	247	225	859	214.75		2645
20.	Mick Ince	England	1810	200	210	180	223	813	203.25	20	2643
21.	Manfred Meier	Germany	1867	187	204	178	189	758	189.50	12	2637
22.	John de Vries	Netherlands	1777	164	192	244	243	843	210.75	16	2636
23.	Bill Goldwasser	Belgium	1834	183	181	165	194	723	180.75	68	2625
24.	Goto Shigefumi	France	1816	180	216	223	183	802	200.50		2618
25.	Alfred Metz	Germany	1730	200	236	215	233	884	221.00		2614
26.	Georges Berwise	England	1779	159	216	214	204	793	198.25	32	2604
27.	Keith Hodge	England	1807	202	141	178	225	746	186.50	28	2581
28.	1Andre Ollevier	Belgium	1727	205	234	210	191	840	210.00	8	2575
29.	Ben Penninkhof	Netherlands	1714	247	204	153	214	818	204.50	32	2564
30.	Les Grant	England	1747	177	190	196	204	767	191.75	44	2558
31.	Guy Latry	Belgium	1714	159	226	203	192	780	195.00	44	2538
32.	Benoit Thiran	Belgium	1720	159	215	210	181	765	191.25	52	2537
33.	Luciano d Rilla	Belgium	1698	234	205	134	233	806	201.50	24	2528
34.	Bernd Ehnert	Germany	1704	182	214	225	178	799	199.75	12	2515
35.	Marcel Baert	Belgium	1714	180	175	188	182	725	181.25	72	2511
36.	Colin Crouch	England	1697	203	197	197	192	789	197.25	16	2502
37.	Steve Wright	England	1681	215	184	191	209	799	199.75	20	2500
38.	Ronny Lammens	Belgium	1733	203	186	175	167	731	182.75	32	2496
39.	Michel Perniaux	Belgium	1691	204	190	179	188	761	190.25	32	2484