Squad 16 wrapped up the day at the Brunswick Ballmaster Open qualifiers, delivering a wave of high scores and multiple perfect games at Tali Bowling Hall.
After days of steady scoring, the tournament suddenly exploded on Friday evening. Pyry Puharinen had been the only player to roll a perfect game earlier in the event, but Squad 16 alone added four more 300 games for the 300 eXtra competition on Sunday.
England’s Charlie Biss started the streak by rolling his very first perfect game, striking all twelve shots in game two to record the second 300 of the tournament.
Just one game later, history was made again as Finland’s Eliisa Hiltunen rolled a perfect game in game three. If records do not fail, she became the first woman in Brunswick Ballmaster Open 300 Extra Game history to achieve the feat.
The perfect games kept coming in game four, when Latvia’s Pēteris Cimdiņš added another 300, making it the fourth perfect game of the event.
The run was completed when defending champion Jarno Lahti delivered his own perfect game later in the squad, marking the fourth 300 of the session and the fifth overall at the Brunswick Ballmaster Open 2026.
Beyond the perfect games, Squad 16 also reshaped the top of the standings.
Sweden’s Jesper Svensson delivered the highest total of the squad, finishing
first with 1495 over six games and an average just under 250. He tied with
fellow Swede Emauel Jonsson at the top of overall standings.
Elissa Mehmet followed in second place with 1408, while Markus
Jansson secured third with 1404.
Teodor Samuelsson finished fourth
on 1401, and Jarno Lahti rounded out the top five at exactly 1400.
Eskil Lind and Dominic Barrett tied just behind them on 1395,
keeping the margins tight throughout the top ten. Arnar Jonsson, Anna
Andersson, and Wilmer Kvarnström completed the top ten.
With Squad 16 now complete, the qualification stage heads into its final day.
Two final squads are scheduled to take place tomorrow starting at 10AM local
time, followed by the Desperado round at 5:30PM. Final Step 1 is set to begin
at 7:30PM.
After the qualification rounds, 48 bowlers will advance to the finals. The top 38 players in the overall standings will qualify directly, while the remaining 10 places will be decided through additional qualification paths - early bird and desperado.
Fans can catch all the action via live streams and stay updated through regular posts on BowlingLife, the tournament's official media partner, across their website and social media platforms.
Useful links:
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