# European Bowling Tour

The European Bowling Tour (EBT) is one of three tenpin bowling tours (Europe, Americas, Asia) that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA).
The tour is run by the European Tenpin Bowling Federation. In all the tournaments, men and women compete alongside each other, with women receiving a handicap per game. In these tournaments there is only one prize fund (not split for men & women), however some tournaments offer additional bonuses for the highest placed woman, which is often in addition to any of the regular prize money.

## History

During the 1990s, there had been several attempts to develop Ten-pin bowling tours in Europe but these were usually limited to one country (The Danish Masters Tour and the German Golden Bowling Ball Tour). It wasn't until 2000 that the European Bowling Tour was launched initially holding 9 tournaments in 8 countries. It has since expanded over the course of 19 years and now consists of 13 events in 2019. The Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Helsinki is the only tournament having joined the tour since the beginning in 2000.

## Tour

The format varies from tournament to tournament, but generally most tournaments on the EBT take the form of 6 games re-entry qualification, with the top 50–60 bowlers (depending on the tournament) bowling a further set of games (most commonly 4), before a final cut to either single elimination matchplay or stepladder finals.

### 2017

| Stop | Country | City | Event | Champion (Men) | Champion (Ladies) |
| 1 | Finland | Helsinki | Brunswick Ballmaster Open | Carsten W. Hansen | Daphne Tan (C) |
| 2 | Ireland | Dublin | Storm Irish Open | Tore Torgersen (C) | Keira Reay |
| 3 | Germany | Munich | Brunswick Euro Challenge | Dominic Barrett (C) | Birgit Pöppler |
| 4 | Denmark | Aalborg | Kegel Aalborg International | Mattias Wetterberg (C) | Jenny Wegner |
| 5 | Spain | Madrid | V Brunswick Madrid Challenge | François Lavoie (C) | Jo Allesbrook |
| 6 | San Marino | Serravalle | 13th Storm San Marino Open | François Lavoie (C) | Jenny Wegner |
| 7 | Germany | Munich | Track Dream Bowl Palace Open | Pontus Andersson (C) | Vanessa Timter |
| 8 | Sweden | Malmö | Storm Lucky Larsen Masters | Jason Belmonte (C) | Britt Brønsted |
| 9 | Denmark | Odense | Odense International | Lars Nielsen (C) | Sanna Pasanen |
| 10 | Netherlands | The Hague | Scheveningen Dutch Open | Richard Teece | Nicole Sanders (C) |
| 11 | Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Open by Brunswick | Raymond Jansson (C) | Jenny Karlsson |

### 2018

| Stop | Country | City | Event | Champion (Men) | Champion (Ladies) |
| 1 | Sweden | Stockholm | 38th AIK International Tournament | Jesper Svensson | Bernice Lim (C) |
| 2 | Finland | Helsinki | Brunswick Ballmaster Open | Kimmo Lehtonen | Li Jane Sin (C) |
| 3 | Ireland | Dublin | Storm Irish Open | Anthony Simonsen (C) | Nicole Sanders |
| 4 | Germany | Munich | Brunswick Euro Challenge | Anthony Simonsen | Jenny Wegner (C) |
| 5 | Netherlands | Tilburg | Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel | Gaëtan Mouveroux | Cajsa Wegner |
| 6 | Spain | Madrid | VI Brunswick Madrid Challenge | Thomas Larsen | Maria Jose Rodriguez |
| 7 | San Marino | Serravalle | 14th Storm San Marino Open | Pontus Andersson | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 8 | Germany | Munich | Track Dream Bowl Palace Open | Jesper Agerbo | Maxime de Rooij |
| 9 | Sweden | Malmö | Storm Lucky Larsen Masters | Kyle Troup | Sandra Gongora |
| 10 | Denmark | Odense | Odense International | Arnar Davið Jónsson (C) | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 11 | Italy | Rome | Rome Open | Oliver Morig (C) | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 12 | Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Open by Brunswick | Eric Sjöberg (C) | Wendy Bartaire |

### 2019

| Stop | Country | City | Event | Champion (Men) | Champion (Ladies) |
| 1 | Sweden | Stockholm | 39th AIK International Tournament | Kim Bolleby (C) | Cherie Tan |
| 2 | Finland | Helsinki | Brunswick Ballmaster Open | Joonas Jehkinen (C) | Cherie Tan |
| 3 | Ireland | Dublin | Storm Irish Open | Jamie Elliott (C) | Denise Blankenzee |
| 4 | Netherlands | Tilburg | Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel | Hadley Morgan (C) | Anna Andersson |
| 5 | Germany | Munich | 16th Brunswick Euro Challenge | Martin Larsen (C) | Maria Jose Rodriguez |
| 6 | Spain | Madrid | VII Brunswick Madrid Challenge | Adam Andersson (C) | Siti Safiyah Amirah |
| 7 | San Marino | Serravalle | 15th Storm San Marino Open | Daniel Fransson (C) | Anna Andersson |
| 8 | Germany | Munich | Track Dream Bowl Palace Open | Arnar Davið Jónsson (C) | Nicole Sanders |
| 9 | Denmark | Odense | Odense International | Stephan Unger (C) | Megan Gales Dicay |
| 10 | Greece | Thessaloniki | Dimitris Karetsos Tournament | Montsenigos Eleytherios | Cynthia Duca (C) |
| 11 | France | Wittelsheim | 3rd Brunswick Open | Mikkel Sörensen (C) | Alexandra Lopes D’Andrade |
| 12 | Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Open by Brunswick | James Blomgren (C) | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 13 | Denmark | Aalborg | Kegel Aalborg International 2019 | Arnar Davið Jónsson (C) | Birgit Pöppler |

### 2020

| Stop | Country | City | Event | Champion (Men) | Champion (Ladies) |
| 1 | Sweden | Stockholm | 40th AIK International Tournament | Christopher Sloan (C) | Joline Person Planefors |
| 2 | Finland | Helsinki | 50th Brunswick Ballmaster Open | Nathan Ruest Lajoie (C) | Birgit Pöppler |
| 3 | Ireland | Dublin | 32nd Storm Irish Open | Nicola Pongolini (C) | Carol Catchpole |
| 4 | Netherlands | Tilburg | Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel | Mathias Ankerdal (C) | Cajsa Wegner |
| 5 | Germany | Munich | 17th Brunswick Euro Challenge | | |
| 6 | Germany | Langen | BOWL for Fun Open Tournament | | |
| 7 | Spain | Madrid | VIII Brunswick Madrid Challenge | | |
| 8 | San Marino | Serravalle | 16th Storm San Marino Open | | |
| 9 | Germany | Munich | Track Dream Bowl Palace Open | | |
| 10 | Denmark | Odense | Odense International | | |
| 11 | Greece | Thessaloniki | Dimitris Karetsos Tournament | | |
| 12 | France | Wittelsheim | 4th Brunswick Open | | |
| 13 | Norway | Oslo | Norwegian Open by Brunswick | | |
| 14 | Denmark | Aalborg | Kegel Aalborg International 2020 | | |
| 15 | Sweden | | Leandersson Christmas Tournament | | |

## Previous Ranking Winners

Ranking winners of the European Bowling Tour, since 2000
| Year | Men | Ladies |
| 2000 | Gery Verbruggen | Kamilla Kjeldsen |
| 2001 | Gery Verbruggen | Bettina Lund |
| 2002 | Gery Verbruggen | Bettina Lund |
| 2003 | Gery Verbruggen | Kamilla Kjeldsen |
| 2004 | Paul Moor | Britt Brøndsted |
| 2005 | Paul Moor | Britt Brøndsted |
| 2006 | Paul Moor | Britt Brøndsted |
| 2007 | Osku Palermaa | Kirsten Penny |
| 2008 | Osku Palermaa | Nina Flack |
| 2009 | Osku Palermaa | Nicki Ainge |
| 2010 | Dominic Barrett | Nina Flack |
| 2011 | Osku Palermaa | Joline Persson-Planefors |
| 2012 | Dominic Barrett | Birgit Pöppler |
| 2013 | Dominic Barrett | Joline Persson-Planefors |
| 2014 | Thomas Larsen | Kamilla Kjeldsen |
| 2015 | Jesper Svensson | Jenny Wegner |
| 2016 | Richard Teece | Laura Beuthner |
| 2017 | Carsten W. Hansen | Jenny Wegner |
| 2018 | Anthony Simonsen | Jenny Wegner |
| 2019 | Arnar Davið Jónsson | Anna Andersson |
| 2020–2021 | William Svensson | Joline Persson-Planefors |

## EBT Masters

The EBT Masters is played at a different host centre each year, usually before/after the EBT event in the same location.
Previously, qualification for this event is the top 12 men and top 12 women from the previous year's EBT ranking. Now its top 8 and top 8 women from previous years EBT ranking.
Previously, the format was a Round Robin consisting of 11 rounds of one game matches. 20 bonus points are awarded for each match won, 10 for drawn matches. The top 3 bowlers after the round robin qualify for a 3-person stepladder to determine the winner of the masters.
In 2019, top 8 men and top 8 women after conclusion of the European Bowling Tour 2018 qualified for the 2019 EBT Masters. The format is 8 games total pinfall, top 4 advance to bowl another 4 games, pinfall carrying over. Total pinfall after 12 games determined the EBT Masters champions.
The 2022 edition was the final of the EBT 2020+2021 combined. Eight men, ranging from rank 1 to 15 and seven women competed due to prior commitments.

### Previous results

| Year | Venue | Champion (Men) | Runner-up (Men) | Champion (Ladies) | Runner-up (Ladies) |
| 2008 | Rollhouse Bowling Centre, Ankara, Turkey | Osku Palermaa | Pasi Uotila | Kamilla Kjeldsen | Britt Brøndsted |
| 2009 | Lövvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Paul Moor | Jason Belmonte | Kamilla Kjeldsen | Rikke Holm Rasmussen |
| 2010 | Lövvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Robert Andersson | Tore Torgersen | Kamilla Kjeldsen | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 2011 | Bowling Centre Gladiator, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Mika Koivuniemi | Martin Larsen | Cherie Tan | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 2012 | Dream Bowl Palace, Unterföhring, Germany | Martin Larsen | Mika Koivuniemi | Rebecka Larsen | Clara Guerrero |
| 2013 | BNC Bowling Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia | Tony Ranta | Martin Larsen | Lisanne Breeschoten | Ida Andersson |
| 2014 | Dolfijn Bowling, Tilburg, Netherlands | Pasi Uotila | Martin Larsen | Mai Ginge Jensen | Birgit Pöppler |
| 2015 | Bowling Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Paul Moor | Jesper Svensson | Laura Beuthner | Diana Zavjalova |
| 2016 | Rose'n Bowl, Serravalle, San Marino | Stuart Williams | Jesper Svensson | Sin Li Jane | Birgit Pöppler |
| 2017 | Lövvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Paul Moor | Osku Palermaa | Joline Persson-Planefors | Jenny Wegner |
| 2018 | Dolfijn Bowling, Tilburg, Netherlands | Pontus Andersson | Richard Teece | Jenny Wegner | Sanna Pasanen |
| 2019 | Bowling Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Muhammad Rafiq Ismail | Kyle Troup | Sin Li Jane | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 2020 | Lövvang Bowling Centre, Aalborg, Denmark | Kim Bolleby | Martin Larsen | Cajsa Wegner | Mai Ginge Jensen |
| 2022 | Dream Bowl Palace, Unterföhring, Germany | Jesse Kallio | Christopher Sloan | Bernice Lim | Cajsa Wegner |