Alvin Kvarnstöm secured his second consecutive PBA Sweden title by winning the Viper Malmö Open. The victory marks back-to-back titles on the 2026 PBA Sweden Tour.
Kvarnstöm also claimed title at the season opener PBA Sweden Wolf Nässjö in October.
In the stepladder finals, No. 2 seed Kvarnstöm defeated No. 1 seed Noel
Haglund Torgersen in the championship match 242-215.
Kvarnstöm
opened the final with seven consecutive strikes, taking an early lead. He
maintained that advantage through the rest of the match to secure the title.
Before reaching the final, Kvarnstöm had to survive a tight semifinal against No. 4 seed Albin Lindberg. Their match ended in a 236-236 tie, forcing a four-shot rolloff. Kvarnstöm advanced after X X X 9 - X X X 8 to earn his place in the championship match.
The stepladder began with Lindberg facing No. 3 seed Joachim Karlsson. Lindberg delivered a near-perfect performance, defeating Karlsson 299-248. It marked Karlsson’s second fourth-place finish of the season. In October, he also finished fourth at the PBA Sweden Wolf Nässjö.
The Viper Malmö Open is part of the 2026 PBA Sweden Tour, a series of regional
events leading up to the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters. The tour currently
includes four scheduled stops, with a possible fifth event to be added.
The top three players in the season points standings will earn eligibility for
the TBA. The overall points leader will qualify for the 2026 PBA Regional
Players Invitational. One regular and one senior player will receive
invitations.
Each tournament winner on the PBA Sweden Tour also earns an international
invitation to the 2027 PBA World Series of Bowling. In addition, winners
secure a guaranteed place in the finals of the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters.
The winner of the SLLM will earn a PBA National title and qualify for the 2027
PBA Tournament of Champions.
The next stop on the 2026 PBA Sweden Tour will be the PBA Sweden Shark Stockholm, scheduled for April 2-4 in Sweden’s capital.
