Serge Frouvelle and Sue Abela finished on top of qualifying at BowlingGP Legends 2026 in Grand-Quevilly, France. With the final squads and Desperado complete, 42 men and 14 women have earned places in Sunday's finals. Frouvelle and Gery Verbruggen take the two men's places directly into the semifinals. Abela and Vanessa Vissenberg earn the same advantage in the women's division, with both titles to be decided on Sunday. Qualifying positions are based on each bowler's two best six-game series. The totals include bonuses. Frouvelle Finishes Above 3,000 France's Serge Frouvelle led the men's field with 3,021, combining series of 1,497 and 1,524. He finished 50 pins ahead of Belgium's Gery Verbruggen, who secured second place with 2,971. England's Steve Thornton took third with 2,914. His 12 games produced 2,878 scratch (239.83 average). France's Didier Thomas finished fourth on 2,887, followed by Sweden's Crister Danielsson with 2,881. Johan Åberg was sixth with 2,876, while overnight leader Wim van der Veen finished seventh on 2,862. Defending champion Peter Knopp qualified in 13th with 2,750 and will begin Sunday in the quarterfinals. The race for the last place through the main standings came down to one pin. Germany's Oliver Fischer finished 30th with 2,648, just ahead of Christophe Hournon on 2,647. Abela Edges Vissenberg by Ten Pins Malta's Sue Abela climbed to the top of the women's standings with 2,608, finishing ten pins ahead of Belgium's Vanessa Vissenberg on 2,598. France's Valérie Murat took third with 2,560, five pins ahead of compatriot Marilyn Planchard. Germany's Martina Beckel completed the top five with 2,502. Jan Hodge finished sixth on 2,482, Cathy Roux seventh with 2,471 and Angie Brown eighth with 2,455. Brown claimed the last place through the main standings by two pins over Marie-Noëlle Morand. Defending champion Véronique Perniaux finished tenth overall with 2,452 but qualified through the Early Birds classification. Both winners from last year's BowlingGP senior tournament therefore remain in contention. last year's BowlingGP senior tournament Desperado Decides the Last Places England's Alan Meades and Belgium's Renaud Honhon took the final two men's places in the one-game Desperado, scoring 247 and 234 respectively. Germany's Manuela Hollenbach claimed the women's place with 219. Other bowlers advanced through the Early Birds, Scratch and Turbo classifications. These additional routes completed the field alongside the top 30 men and top eight women from the overall standings. What Happens on Sunday? The men begin at 09:00 with the 1/8 finals. Eight bowlers advance to join qualifiers ranked third to 18th in the quarterfinals. From there, ten progress to meet Frouvelle and Verbruggen in the semifinals. The women's quarterfinals begin at 12:00. Twelve bowlers compete for four places alongside Abela and Vissenberg in the semifinals. These rounds use scratch round-robin match play in six-player pools, with three points for a win, one for a tie and none for a loss. Qualification totals do not carry over. The top four in each division then reach the Final4. All four play one game, with the lowest scorer eliminated. The remaining three play again, leaving two bowlers to contest the title over one final game. Each men's and women's champion will receive €2,000. Sunday, October 4: Finals Schedule All times are local to Grand-Quevilly, France. TimeRound09:00–10:15Men's eighth finals10:30–11:45Men's quarterfinals12:00–13:15Women's and local men's quarterfinals13:15300 Strike Shootout and ceremony14:30–15:45Men's, women's and local men's semifinals16:00–17:00Final4 in all categories17:00Awards ceremony after the finals TimeRound Time Round 09:00–10:15Men's eighth finals10:30–11:45Men's quarterfinals12:00–13:15Women's and local men's quarterfinals13:15300 Strike Shootout and ceremony14:30–15:45Men's, women's and local men's semifinals16:00–17:00Final4 in all categories17:00Awards ceremony after the finals 09:00–10:15Men's eighth finals 09:00–10:15 Men's eighth finals 10:30–11:45Men's quarterfinals 10:30–11:45 Men's quarterfinals 12:00–13:15Women's and local men's quarterfinals 12:00–13:15 Women's and local men's quarterfinals 13:15300 Strike Shootout and ceremony 13:15 300 Strike Shootout and ceremony 14:30–15:45Men's, women's and local men's semifinals 14:30–15:45 Men's, women's and local men's semifinals 16:00–17:00Final4 in all categories 16:00–17:00 Final4 in all categories 17:00Awards ceremony after the finals 17:00 Awards ceremony after the finals Follow the official results and all qualifying classifications throughout finals day. 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Colombia won team gold on home lanes on the final day of the VI Pan AmericanWomen's Championship in Bogota, and Maggie Thoma of the United States won theall-events title in her first international tournament. The championship, organised by PANAM Bowling, brings together national teamsof women bowlers from across North, Central and South America and theCaribbean. This year, 12 nations competed at the Bowling Industry centre inBogota from September 29 to October 3. Medals were awarded in five events: singles, doubles, trios, the five-playerteam event and all-events, which combines every game a player bowls acrossthe week, 24 in total. Pan American Women's Championship 2026 Champions Gold medal winners in Bogota: Singles Breanna Clemmer United States 1,341 223.5 avg Doubles Annalise O'Bryant, Katelyn Abigania United States 2,615 217.9 avg Trios Annalise O'Bryant, Maggie Thoma, Katelyn Abigania United States 4,015 223.1 avg Team Colombia Botero, Duque, Franco, Giraldo, Plazas, Rodriguez 6,328 210.9 avg All-Events Maggie Thoma United States 5,371 223.8 avg Team: Colombia win on home lanes The team event closed the championship on Friday. The United States ledafter three games, 3,152 to Colombia's 3,077. The hosts then bowled 1,128 ingame four, the best team game of the event, and never gave the lead back. Colombia finished with 6,328, a 210.9 average, and won by 175 pins. JulianaFranco (1,319), Sara Duque (1,312) and Maria Jose Rodriguez (1,309) led theway. Duque shot 267 in the decisive fourth game, and Rodriguez closed with257. The United States took silver with 6,153, and Thoma bowled the high game ofthe event, a 277. Canada won bronze with 5,793, led by Jade Cote (1,255) andMarissa Naylor (1,254). It was Canada's first medal of the week. Team Event Final Standings Top 5 of 10 teams after six games: 1 Colombia Botero, Duque, Franco, Giraldo, Plazas, Rodriguez 6,328 210.9 avg 2 United States Abigania, Bond, Clemmer, O'Bryant, Teuber, Thoma 6,153 205.1 avg 3 Canada Cote, Griffith, Johnston, Naylor, Wong, Yen-Lachapelle 5,793 193.1 avg 4 Venezuela de Faria, Figuera, G. Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, A. Marcano, K. Marcano 5,544 184.8 avg 5 Guatemala Barrios, Bolaños, Leon, Morales, Salazar 5,421 180.7 avg All-events: Thoma finishes on top Thoma won all-events with 5,371, a 223.8 average over 24 games, and finished219 pins clear of her teammate Katelyn Abigania (5,152). She bowled over1,270 in every event and leaves Bogota with five medals. "I don't think anything will ever compare to what I did this week," ThomatoldUSBC. USBC Rodriguez took bronze with 5,116, her fourth medal of the week after doublessilver, trios bronze and team gold. Colombia had three players in the topeight, with Franco fifth and Laura Plazas eighth. Canada's Cote and Naylortied for sixth on 4,938. Abigania won four medals in her adult Team USA debut: gold in doubles andtrios, and silver in team and all-events. In June, she won the girls' singlestitle at theIBF World Youth Championships. IBF World Youth Championships "This was my Adult Team USA Debut and it was a week full of learning, grit,and dedication," she wrote on Facebook after the championship. "I had anamazing time with these amazing ladies and to say we're bonded for life isan understatement." All-Events Final Standings Top 8 after 24 games: 1 Maggie Thoma United States 5,371 223.8 avg 2 Katelyn Abigania United States 5,152 214.7 avg 3 Maria Jose Rodriguez Colombia 5,116 213.2 avg 4 Annalise O'Bryant United States 5,091 212.1 avg 5 Juliana Franco Colombia 5,031 209.6 avg 6 Jade Cote Canada 4,938 205.8 avg 7 Marissa Naylor Canada 4,938 205.8 avg 8 Laura Plazas Colombia 4,936 205.7 avg How the week unfolded Breanna Clemmer opened the championship with singles gold on Tuesday, herfirst international singles title. Thoma took silver, and Colombia's JulianaBotero gave the hosts their first medal with bronze. Doubles went down to the last game on Wednesday. Annalise O'Bryant andAbigania were tied with Colombia's Rodriguez and Franco after five games andwon by seven pins. The United States finished first and second in trios on Thursday, withO'Bryant, Thoma and Abigania winning gold. Colombia's Rodriguez, Franco andBotero took bronze. Full results are published on ScoreBowl. ScoreBowl Medal Table Medals by Nation All five events: 1 United States 4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze 9 medals 2 Colombia 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze 5 medals 3 Canada 1 bronze 1 medal Your Weekly Bowling Digest The latest bowling news, tips, and gear reviews—all wrapped up in a quick 3-minute read delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Now

Nicole Sanders and Jord van Weeren won both titles for theNetherlands at the European Championship of Champions in Ankara on Saturday,two days after winning mixed doubles gold together. two days after winning mixed doubles gold together Sanders beat Greece's Alexandra Giannadaki 2-0 in the women's final. Meanwhile VanWeeren came back from a game down to beat Norway's Mathias Danielsen Otting2-1 in the men's final. Sanders: from 17th to champion Sanders was 17th after the first block of qualifying on Wednesday. She movedinto the top eight with the best women's set in mixed doubles, finishedqualifying third, and held that position through Saturday's eight-game FinalStep 1 with 6,203. Giannadaki led the field into the semifinals. She added 1,693 in Final Step1, the best women's block of the round, and finished 32 games with 6,546,219 pins ahead of Ireland's Hannah Masterson. Sweden's Hanna Engberg took the last semifinal spot with 6,123. She moved upfrom eighth with 1,535 and finished 11 pins ahead of Finland's Ani Juntunen. Giannadaki beat Engberg 2-0 (201-179, 222-208) in the first semifinal.Sanders beat Masterson 2-0 (203-199, 226-212) in the second, after edgingthe first game by four pins. In the final, Sanders opened with 204 to Giannadaki's 176 and closed out thetitle with 223 to 192. Giannadaki took silver. Masterson and Engberg each received bronze as thelosing semifinalists. ECC 2026 Finals Women's Finals Best-of-three matches: Semifinal 1 Alexandra Giannadaki Greece Greece def. Hanna Engberg (Sweden) 2-0 201-179, 222-208 Semifinal 2 Nicole Sanders Netherlands Netherlands def. Hannah Masterson (Ireland) 2-0 203-199, 226-212 Final Nicole Sanders Netherlands Netherlands def. Alexandra Giannadaki (Greece) 2-0 204-176, 223-192 Final Step 1 Standings After 32 Games Top 4 advanced to the semifinals: 1 Alexandra Giannadaki Greece 6,546 204.6 avg 2 Hannah Masterson Ireland 6,327 197.7 avg 3 Nicole Sanders Netherlands 6,203 193.8 avg 4 Hanna Engberg Sweden 6,123 191.3 avg 5 Ani Juntunen Finland 6,112 191.0 avg 6 Nadine Meier Germany 6,097 190.5 avg 7 Verity Crawley England 6,092 190.4 avg 8 Emma Palermaa Finland 5,995 187.3 avg Van Weeren comes back in the final Raymond Teece, who took the qualifying lead with a 300 game on Friday, stayedon top through Final Step 1 with 7,057, 33 pins ahead of Lukas Jelinek.Otting was third with 6,942. who took the qualifying lead with a 300 game on Friday Van Weeren took the fourth spot with 6,826, 32 pins ahead of Ireland'sChristopher Sloan. Slovakia's Simon Hrusovsky bowled the best block of theround, 1,729, but finished sixth. The top two qualifiers both lost in the semifinals. Teece won the first game against vanWeeren 237-227, but the Dutchman took the next two, 233-217 and 222-160.Jelinek, last year's champion, opened with 256 against Otting, who answered with 235 and 259 towin 2-1. The final followed the same pattern. Otting won the first game 236-205.Van Weeren took the second 194-166 and won the deciding game 217-177. Otting took silver, and Teece and Jelinek each received bronze. ECC 2026 Finals Men's Finals Best-of-three matches: Semifinal 1 Jord van Weeren Netherlands Netherlands def. Raymond Teece (England) 2-1 227-237, 233-217, 222-160 Semifinal 2 Mathias Danielsen Otting Norway Norway def. Lukas Jelinek (Czech Republic) 2-1 243-256, 235-212, 259-227 Final Jord van Weeren Netherlands Netherlands def. Mathias Danielsen Otting (Norway) 2-1 205-236, 194-166, 217-177 Final Step 1 Standings After 32 Games Top 4 advanced to the semifinals: 1 Raymond Teece England 7,057 220.5 avg 2 Lukas Jelinek Czech Republic 7,024 219.5 avg 3 Mathias Danielsen Otting Norway 6,942 216.9 avg 4 Jord van Weeren Netherlands 6,826 213.3 avg 5 Christopher Sloan Ireland 6,794 212.3 avg 6 Simon Hrusovsky Slovakia 6,757 211.2 avg 7 Aleks Szczepaniak Poland 6,703 209.5 avg 8 Robin Ilhammar Sweden 6,668 208.4 avg A Dutch week in Ankara The Netherlands leave Ankara with three titles: mixed doubles gold forSanders and van Weeren, and both singles championships. Full results are available on theECC 2026 standings page. ECC 2026 standings page Your Weekly Bowling Digest The latest bowling news, tips, and gear reviews—all wrapped up in a quick 3-minute read delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Now

Seven squads are complete, the BowlingGP Party is over, and attention turns back to the lanes in Grand-Quevilly. Wim van der Veen and Vanessa Vissenberg lead BowlingGP Legends 2026 heading into Saturday's final day of qualifying. Three regular squads and the one-game Desperado remain before the field is settled for Sunday's finals. The standings below reflect the results after Squad 7, with qualifying totals based on each player's two best six-game series, including age bonuses. Van der Veen Leads the Men The Netherlands' Wim van der Veen holds first place with 2,862, giving him a 51-pin lead over Sweden's Johan Åberg on 2,811. Van der Veen's total includes 2,742 scratch, a 228.50 average across his two counting series. Crister Danielsson is just two pins behind Åberg in third with 2,809. The Swede also has the highest six-game series of the tournament so far: 1,552 including his age bonus. France's Serge Frouvelle sits fourth on 2,787 after a 1,497 series in Friday's final squad. Fellow Frenchman Guy Virlogeux completes the top five with 2,785. At the other end of the main qualifying places, Alain Missiou holds 30th with 2,550. Didier Thomas is next on 2,535, just 15 pins behind. Vissenberg Holds a Clear Women's Lead Belgium's Vanessa Vissenberg leads the women's standings with 2,598, putting her 138 pins ahead of France's Valérie Murat on 2,460. Vissenberg has bowled 2,514 scratch across her two counting series, averaging 209.50. Behind her, the places are much closer. Germany's Martina Beckel is third with 2,456, followed by France's Marie-Noëlle Morand on 2,453 and Belgium's Véronique Perniaux on 2,452. Perniaux is the defending champion, having won the women's title alongside Peter Knopp in last year's tournament. last year's tournament England's Angie Brown currently holds eighth place with 2,407. Malta's Sue Abela is only three pins behind on 2,404, while the Netherlands' Debbie Zwart is tenth with 2,398. Saturday's Last Chances Saturday's regular squads start at 09:00, 13:00 and 17:00 local time. The Desperado provides one final chance to qualify, with the top two men and top woman advancing. Overall, 42 men and 14 women will reach Sunday's finals through the main standings and the Early Birds, Scratch, Turbo and Desperado routes. The top two in each overall division will advance directly to the semifinals, giving the leaders another reason to protect their positions. Read our BowlingGP Legends 2026 preview for more background, and follow the official live results as the final qualifying day unfolds. BowlingLife will continue covering the tournament through Sunday's finals. our BowlingGP Legends 2026 preview official live results Your Weekly Bowling Digest The latest bowling news, tips, and gear reviews—all wrapped up in a quick 3-minute read delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Now {"@context": "https://schema.org","@graph": [{"@type": "NewsArticle","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/bowlinggp-legends-2026-results-seven-squads/#article","headline": "Van der Veen and Vissenberg Lead BowlingGP Legends 2026 After Seven Squads","description": "Wim van der Veen and Vanessa Vissenberg lead BowlingGP Legends 2026 as bowlers return for the final qualifying day and the race for Sunday's finals.","datePublished": "2026-10-03T09:33:47+03:00","dateModified": "2026-10-03T09:33:47+03:00","author": {"@type": "Organization","name": "BowlingLife","url": "https://bowlinglife.eu"},"publisher": {"@type": "Organization","name": "BowlingLife","logo": {"@type": "ImageObject","url": "https://bowlinglife.eu/logo.png"}},"mainEntityOfPage": {"@type": "WebPage","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/bowlinggp-legends-2026-results-seven-squads"},"about": [{"@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/bowlinggp-legends-2026-results-seven-squads/#event"}]},{"@type": "SportsEvent","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/bowlinggp-legends-2026-results-seven-squads/#event","name": "BowlingGP Legends 2026","sport": "Bowling","startDate": "2026-09-30","endDate": "2026-10-04","location": {"@type": "Place","name": "Bowling Plaza Grand-Quevilly","address": {"@type": "PostalAddress","addressLocality": "Le Grand-Quevilly","addressCountry": "FR"}}}]}

Team USA won gold in both doubles and trios at the Pan American Women'sChampionship in Bogota, Colombia, and Maggie Thoma now leads the all-eventsstandings with one event left. The VI Pan American Women's Adult Championship is being held at the BowlingIndustry center from September 29 to October 3, with bowlers from 12 nations.Breanna Clemmer of the United States won the opening singles event on Tuesday. A Win by Seven Pins Annalise O'Bryant and Katelyn Abigania won doubles gold on Wednesday with2,615 9217.9 average0. O'Bryant bowled 1,336, including 253 and 255, andAbigania added 1,279. The race for gold went to the last game. The Americans and Colombia's MariaJose Rodriguez and Juliana Franco were tied at 2,173 after five games. The USpair shot 442 in the final game to Colombia's 435 and won by seven pins. Rodriguez and Franco took silver with 2,608, Colombia's second medal of theweek after Juliana Botero's bronze in singles. Elizabeth Teuber and Maggie Thoma won bronze for the US with 2,544. Thoma bowled 1,402, the best six-game set in doubles. Canada's Jade Cote had the high game of the event, a 279, and finished fourthwith Mei Yen-Lachapelle on 2,394, one pin ahead of Venezuela's Karen and AliciaMarcano. Twenty-nine pairs bowled in the event. Doubles Final Standings Top 5 of 29 pairs after six games: 1 United States Annalise O'Bryant, Katelyn Abigania 2,615 217.9 avg 2 Colombia Maria Jose Rodriguez, Juliana Franco 2,608 217.3 avg 3 United States Elizabeth Teuber, Maggie Thoma 2,544 212.0 avg 4 Canada Jade Cote, Mei Yen-Lachapelle 2,394 199.5 avg 5 Venezuela Karen Marcano, Alicia Marcano 2,393 199.4 avg Trios: USA Take Gold and Silver The United States went one and two in trios on Thursday. O'Bryant, Thoma andAbigania won gold with 4,015, a 223.1 average, and all three bowled over1,300. Thoma led the team with 1,390. The second US trio of Clemmer, Julia Bond and Teuber took silver with 3,780,235 pins behind. Bond bowled 1,387, and Clemmer closed with 265, the high gameof the event. Colombia's Rodriguez, Franco and Juliana Botero won bronze with 3,607. Thesecond Colombian trio of Sara Duque, Laura Plazas and Sara Giraldo finishedfourth, 26 pins short of the podium. Trios Final Standings Top 6 of 19 teams after six games: 1 United States Annalise O'Bryant, Maggie Thoma, Katelyn Abigania 4,015 223.1 avg 2 United States Breanna Clemmer, Julia Bond, Elizabeth Teuber 3,780 210.0 avg 3 Colombia Maria Jose Rodriguez, Juliana Franco, Juliana Botero 3,607 200.4 avg 4 Colombia Sara Duque, Laura Plazas, Sara Giraldo 3,581 198.9 avg 5 Venezuela Patricia de Faria, Karen Marcano, Alicia Marcano 3,529 196.1 avg 6 Canada Jade Cote, Marissa Naylor, Tiffany Griffith 3,513 195.2 avg Thoma Leads All-Events Thoma has medals in all three events in her first internationaltournament for Team USA: silver in singles, bronze in doubles and gold intrios. After 18 games, she leads the all-events standings with 4,092, averaging 227.3. Abigania is second with 3,840. What's next The championship ends on Friday with the team event, followed by the finalall-events standings. Results are published onScoreBowl. ScoreBowl

Raymond Teece of England finished qualifying at the European Championship ofChampions with a 300 game and took the men's lead by six pins. AlexandraGiannadaki of Greece leads the women after the final block of 24 qualifyinggames at Rollhouse Bilkent in Ankara. The top 12 men and women now move on to Saturday's finals day. Men: Teece closes with 300 Teece started Friday in fifth place and bowled the best block of thechampionship. He opened with 246 and 225, shot 290 in game 20 and finishedwith 1,918, a 239.8 average. Going into the last game, he was 85 pins behind Lukas Jelinek. Teece struckout for a perfect game while Jelinek bowled 209, and the Englishman finishedon top with 5,361 (223.4) to Jelinek's 5,355 (223.1). Mathias Danielsen Otting of Norway is third with 5,261, and Jord van Weerenof the Netherlands, the mixed doubles champion with Nicole Sanders, is fourthwith 5,158. the mixed doubles champion with Nicole Sanders Italy's Andrea Mangiacotti (1,797) and Slovakia's Simon Hrusovsky (1,765) hadthe next best blocks of the day and moved up to eighth and ninth. Hrusovsky,13th after day one, bowled 279 in game 21. Denmark's Tobias Kastfelt Vryde took the last spot with 4,829 after a 1,488block. Switzerland's Marc Jörg climbed from 19th to 13th but missed the cutby 63 pins, with Estonia's Kert Isakar 70 pins short in 14th. Tournament Standings Final Qualifying Top 12 after 24 games, advancing to Saturday: 1 Raymond Teece England 5,361 223.4 avg 2 Lukas Jelinek Czech Republic 5,355 223.1 avg 3 Mathias Danielsen Otting Norway 5,261 219.2 avg 4 Jord van Weeren Netherlands 5,158 214.9 avg 5 Aleks Szczepaniak Poland 5,110 212.9 avg 6 Christopher Sloan Ireland 5,087 212.0 avg 7 Robin Ilhammar Sweden 5,075 211.5 avg 8 Andrea Mangiacotti Italy 5,069 211.2 avg 9 Simon Hrusovsky Slovakia 5,028 209.5 avg 10 Jaroslav Lorenc Czech Republic 4,857 202.4 avg 11 Markus Lahti Finland 4,838 201.6 avg 12 Tobias Kastfelt Vryde Denmark 4,829 201.2 avg Women: Giannadaki takes over Giannadaki was third after Thursday and bowled 1,722 on Friday, a 215.3average and the best women's block of the day. Her 255 in game 20was her high game of the day. She finished qualifying with 4,853 (202.2), 118 pins ahead of HannahMasterson. The Irish bowler led after the first two days but averaged 185.0in the final block and finished second with 4,735. Sanders added 1,632 and moved up to third with 4,693. England's VerityCrawley (4,636) and Finland's Ani Juntunen (4,634) are fourth and fifth,separated by two pins. The cut came down to a few pins. Hungary's Luminita Bucin held 12th placewith 4,329. Iceland's Marika Katarina E. Lönnoth finished 13th, four pinsshort, and Austria's Ivonne Gross was 14th, seven pins back. Slovakia's Kristina Sramkova, 13th after day two, bowled 1,512 and moved upto ninth. Poland's Joanna Merklejn had the women's high game of the day, a266. Tournament Standings Final Qualifying Top 12 after 24 games, advancing to Saturday: 1 Alexandra Giannadaki Greece 4,853 202.2 avg 2 Hannah Masterson Ireland 4,735 197.3 avg 3 Nicole Sanders Netherlands 4,693 195.5 avg 4 Verity Crawley England 4,636 193.2 avg 5 Ani Juntunen Finland 4,634 193.1 avg 6 Kaisa-Ly Lee Estonia 4,612 192.2 avg 7 Nadine Meier Germany 4,592 191.3 avg 8 Hanna Engberg Sweden 4,588 191.2 avg 9 Kristina Sramkova Slovakia 4,472 186.3 avg 10 Emma Palermaa Finland 4,457 185.7 avg 11 Cynthia Frendo Duca Malta 4,440 185.0 avg 12 Luminita Bucin Hungary 4,329 180.4 avg Saturday: finals and medals On Saturday, the top 12 men and women bowl an eight-game round, games 25 to32. The top players then meet in best-of-three semifinals and finals. The singles medals and the mixed doubles medals will be presented onSaturday. Results are updated on theECC 2026 standings page, and the games are streamed onBowlStream. ECC 2026 standings page BowlStream

The Netherlands won mixed doubles gold at the European Championship ofChampions on Thursday. Nicole Sanders and Jord van Weeren finished 141pins clear of the field at Rollhouse Bilkent in Ankara. The day's eight games also count toward the singles standings, whichHannah Masterson and Lukas Jelinek still lead after 16 of 24 qualifyinggames. Hannah Masterson and Lukas Jelinek still lead Mixed doubles: Netherlands take gold Sanders and van Weeren totalled 3,446, a 215.4 average per game. Van Weerenbowled 1,808, while Sanders added 1,638, the best eight-gameset of any woman on the day. The Dutch pair shot over 420 in seven of theireight games. Estonia's Kaisa-Ly Lee and Kert Isakar took silver with 3,305. England's Verity Crawley and Raymond Teece won bronze with 3,227, holding offSweden by 13 pins. Robin Ilhammar (3,214 total) bowled the high game of the day, a 280, but that wasn't enough for Sweden to earn a medal. Raymond Teece The race behind them was even tighter. Ireland (3,189) finished fifth, onepin ahead of Finland (3,188). Ireland also had the best team game of the day,a 476 in game 15. Mixed Doubles Final Standings Top 8 after eight games: 1 Netherlands Nicole Sanders, Jord van Weeren 3,446 215.4 avg 2 Estonia Kaisa-Ly Lee, Kert Isakar 3,305 206.6 avg 3 England Verity Crawley, Raymond Teece 3,227 201.7 avg 4 Sweden Hanna Engberg, Robin Ilhammar 3,214 200.9 avg 5 Ireland Hannah Masterson, Christopher Sloan 3,189 199.3 avg 6 Finland Ani Juntunen, Markus Lahti 3,188 199.3 avg 7 Germany Nadine Meier, Sandro Brandt 3,156 197.3 avg 8 Norway Mia Linnea Lillegiare, Mathias Danielsen Otting 3,149 196.8 avg The mixed doubles medals will bepresented on Saturday, together with the other medal ceremonies. Women: Masterson's lead shrinks Masterson remains on top with 3,255 (203.4), but her lead is down from 173pins to 64. She bowled 1,471 in the doubles, while Crawley added 1,580 tostay second with 3,191. Alexandra Giannadaki of Greece is still third with 3,131. Finland closes the top 5 with the defending ECC champ Emma Palermaa in fourth (3,114) and Ani Juntunen in   fifth (3,105). Nicole Sanders made the biggest move, climbing from 17th to seventh. Estonia's Leerose from 11th to sixth, and Hungary's Luminita Bucin moved from 19th totenth after a 258, the women's high game of the day. The cut for Saturday is tight. Malta's Cynthia Frendo Duca holds 12th with2,966, one pin behind Iceland's Marika Katarina E. Lönnoth. Kristina Sramkovaof Slovakia is 13th, six pins short, and host bowler Gülhanım Birinci droppedfrom fourth to 14th, 21 pins back. Tournament Standings Combined Standings Top 12 after 16 of 24 qualifying games: 1 Hannah Masterson Ireland 3,255 203.4 avg 2 Verity Crawley England 3,191 199.4 avg 3 Alexandra Giannadaki Greece 3,131 195.7 avg 4 Emma Palermaa Finland 3,114 194.6 avg 5 Ani Juntunen Finland 3,105 194.1 avg 6 Kaisa-Ly Lee Estonia 3,078 192.4 avg 7 Nicole Sanders Netherlands 3,061 191.3 avg 8 Hanna Engberg Sweden 3,060 191.3 avg 9 Nadine Meier Germany 2,988 186.8 avg 10 Luminita Bucin Hungary 2,981 186.3 avg 11 Marika Katarina E. Lönnoth Iceland 2,967 185.4 avg 12 Cynthia Frendo Duca Malta 2,966 185.4 avg Men: Norway moves up to second Lukas Jelinek, just like after day 1, still leads with 3,607, averaging 225.4. Today he added 1,796 in the doubles andis 60 pins ahead of the second place. Norway's Mathias Danielsen Otting bowled the best men's series of the day, 1,824(228.0), and moved from sixth to second with 3,547. Van Weeren jumped fromseventh to third with 3,492, ahead of Ireland's Christopher Sloan (3,476).Teece slipped from second to fifth with 3,443. Finland's Markus Lahti holds 12th place with 3,245. Isakar moved from 24thto 13th and is 21 pins short. Spain's Jesus Daniel Briceno, 12th after dayone, is now 15th, and Latvia's Rihards Kovalenko fell from tenth to 20th. Tournament Standings Combined Standings Top 12 after 16 of 24 qualifying games: 1 Lukas Jelinek Czech Republic 3,607 225.4 avg 2 Mathias Danielsen Otting Norway 3,547 221.7 avg 3 Jord van Weeren Netherlands 3,492 218.3 avg 4 Christopher Sloan Ireland 3,476 217.3 avg 5 Raymond Teece England 3,443 215.2 avg 6 Aleks Szczepaniak Poland 3,428 214.3 avg 7 Robin Ilhammar Sweden 3,396 212.3 avg 8 Tobias Kastfelt Vryde Denmark 3,341 208.8 avg 9 Andrea Mangiacotti Italy 3,272 204.5 avg 10 Simon Hrusovsky Slovakia 3,263 203.9 avg 11 Jaroslav Lorenc Czech Republic 3,250 203.1 avg 12 Markus Lahti Finland 3,245 202.8 avg What's next Block 2, games 17 to 24, is bowled on Friday and completes qualifying. The top 12 men and women then move on to Saturday's eight-game round,followed by best-of-three semifinals and finals. Medals for singles and mixeddoubles are presented on Saturday. Results are updated on theECC 2026 standings page, and the games are streamed onBowlStream. 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Hannah Masterson of Ireland and Lukas Jelinek of the Czech Republic lead theEuropean Championship of Champions after the first day of qualifying atRollhouse Bilkent in Ankara. At the ECC, the reigning national men’s and women’s champions compete,with the defending ECC champions also automatically qualified. Jelinekcaptured ECC title last year as well. Both divisions bowled their first block of eight games on Wednesday, the womenin the morning and the men in the afternoon. The field has 31 women and 34men. Women: Masterson pulls clear Masterson opened with 258 and never dropped below 193. She finished the blockwith 1,784, a 223.0 average, and leads by 173 pins. England's Verity Crawley is second with 1,611 (201.4) after a strong finish of242, 199 and 237. Masterson and Crawley are the only two women averaging over200. Alexandra Giannadaki of Greece is third with 1,559. Host nation bowlerGülhanım Birinci is fourth with 1,549, helped by a 255 in game five, andFinland's Emma Palermaa is fifth with 1,545. Germany's Nadine Meier had two of the best games of the morning, 252 and 254,and sits sixth with 1,528. Kristina Sramkova of Slovakia holds 12th place, the last spot for Saturday,with 1,488. Norway's Mia Linnea Lillegiare is 13th, 23 pins behind. Tournament Standings Qualification Leaderboard Top 12 standings after qualification: 1 Hannah Masterson Ireland 1,784 223.0 avg 2 Verity Crawley England 1,611 201.4 avg 3 Alexandra Giannadaki Greece 1,559 194.9 avg 4 Gülhanım Birinci Turkey 1,549 193.6 avg 5 Emma Palermaa Finland 1,545 193.1 avg 6 Nadine Meier Germany 1,528 191.0 avg 7 Ivonne Gross Austria 1,518 189.8 avg 8 Hanna Engberg Sweden 1,517 189.6 avg 9 Ani Juntunen Finland 1,501 187.6 avg 10 Cynthia Frendo Duca Malta 1,497 187.1 avg 11 Kaisa-Ly Lee Estonia 1,490 186.3 avg 12 Kristina Sramkova Slovakia 1,488 186.0 avg Men: Jelinek edges Teece The men's race is much closer. Jelinek averaged 226.4 for 1,811, with a 268 ingame five and a 253 to close. His lowest game was 193. England's Raymond Teece is 15 pins back with 1,796 after finishing with 269.That puts both English players in second place after day one. Christopher Sloan of Ireland is third with 1,758. He bowled the high game ofthe day, a 279 in game two. Behind them, three players are separated by four pins: Aleks Szczepaniak ofPoland (1,727), Robin Ilhammar of Sweden (1,725) and Mathias Danielsen Ottingof Norway (1,723). Scoring was high in the afternoon, with 15 men averaging 200 or more. Spain'sJesus Daniel Briceno holds 12th place with 1,637 (204.6). Simon Hrusovsky ofSlovakia is five pins behind him and Turkey's Tuna Böncü seven. Tournament Standings Qualification Leaderboard Top 12 standings after qualification: 1 Lukas Jelinek Czech Republic 1,811 226.4 avg 2 Raymond Teece England 1,796 224.5 avg 3 Christopher Sloan Ireland 1,758 219.8 avg 4 Aleks Szczepaniak Poland 1,727 215.9 avg 5 Robin Ilhammar Sweden 1,725 215.6 avg 6 Mathias Danielsen Otting Norway 1,723 215.4 avg 7 Jord van Weeren Netherlands 1,684 210.5 avg 8 Andrea Mangiacotti Italy 1,678 209.8 avg 9 Markus Lahti Finland 1,661 207.6 avg 10 Rihards Kovalenko Latvia 1,652 206.5 avg 11 Tobias Kastfelt Vryde Denmark 1,643 205.4 avg 12 Jesus Daniel Briceno Spain 1,637 204.6 avg What's next Thursday is mixed doubles, games 9 to 16, which also count toward the singlesstandings. Block 2, games 17 to 24, follows on Friday. After 24 games, the top 12 men and women move on to Saturday's eight-gameround, followed by best-of-three semifinals and finals. Results are updated on theECC 2026 standings page, and the games are streamed onBowlStream. ECC 2026 standings page BowlStream

The VI Pan American Women's Adult Championship is underway in Bogota, Colombia, and the first gold went to Breanna Clemmer of the United States. Twelve nations are competing at the Bowling Industry center from September 29 to October 3: Aruba, the Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, the United States and Venezuela. The singles podium The opening event had 61 players from 11 countries, each bowling six games on a 45-foot pattern. Clemmer led the field with 1,341, a 223.5 average. It was her first international singles gold, despite more than 30 international medals in her career. "To be able to start the week with singles gold is an awesome feeling," Clemmer told USBC after the opening day. USBC Her teammate Maggie Thoma took silver with 1,300 (216.7) in her first international event for Team USA. Colombia's Juliana Botero gave the home crowd a medal, taking bronze with 1,271 (211.8). American Elizabeth Teuber finished fourth with 1,269, just two pins short of the podium. Colombia on home lanes The hosts have brought a strong six. Alongside Botero, Colombia fields María José Rodríguez, Juliana Franco, Sara Duque, Sara Giraldo and Laura Plazas. Rodríguez and Franco arrived in form, with titles earlier this year at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo and the South American Games in Santa Fe. Rodríguez finished fifth in singles with 1,264, only seven pins behind Botero. Laura Plazas (12th) and Sara Duque (14th) also made the top 15. Across the field The United States placed five bowlers in the top eight. Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic broke up that run in seventh with 1,236. Venezuela had the strongest group outside the top two nations. Karen Marcano (1,228), Gilant Gonzalez (1,210) and Joan Gonzalez (1,203) finished ninth, tenth and eleventh. The best finisher from each nation: United States: Breanna Clemmer, 1st, 1,341Colombia: Juliana Botero, 3rd, 1,271Dominican Republic: Aumi Guerra, 7th, 1,236Venezuela: Karen Marcano, 9th, 1,228Canada: Marissa Naylor, 15th, 1,181Peru: María J. Belleza, 16th, 1,180El Salvador: Jeamy Escobar, 17th, 1,175Aruba: Joalisha Oduber, 20th, 1,142Brazil: Roberta Rodrigues, 27th, 1,120Guatemala: Ana P. Morales, 29th, 1,116Bahamas: Camile Burnside, 46th, 1,008 United States: Breanna Clemmer, 1st, 1,341 United States: Colombia: Juliana Botero, 3rd, 1,271 Colombia: Dominican Republic: Aumi Guerra, 7th, 1,236 Dominican Republic: Venezuela: Karen Marcano, 9th, 1,228 Venezuela: Canada: Marissa Naylor, 15th, 1,181 Canada: Peru: María J. Belleza, 16th, 1,180 Peru: El Salvador: Jeamy Escobar, 17th, 1,175 El Salvador: Aruba: Joalisha Oduber, 20th, 1,142 Aruba: Brazil: Roberta Rodrigues, 27th, 1,120 Brazil: Guatemala: Ana P. Morales, 29th, 1,116 Guatemala: Bahamas: Camile Burnside, 46th, 1,008 Bahamas: The high game of the day came late. Canada's Tiffany Griffith closed with 267, just ahead of Clemmer's 264 in her final game. Thoma opened with 262. What comes next Doubles follow on Wednesday and trios on Thursday. The team event on Friday closes the competition, with all-events standings counted across the week. Results are published live on ScoreBowl. ScoreBowl Your Weekly Bowling Digest The latest bowling news, tips, and gear reviews—all wrapped up in a quick3-minute read delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Now

Senior bowling returns to Normandy on Wednesday as BowlingGP Legends 2026 opens at Bowling Plaza Grand-Quevilly, near Rouen. Running from September 30 to October 4, the International Senior Bowling Tour event brings together bowlers aged 50 and over for five days of competition and a €32,500 prize fund. More than 160 players from 16 countries have registered. Ten qualifying squads will run through Saturday before Sunday's finals decide the men's and women's champions, with €2,000 awaiting each winner. A Bigger Prize Fund Last year's tournament, held under the BowlingGP France Senior name, attracted 155 bowlers and offered €29,000 in prizes. Germany's Peter Knopp and Belgium's Véronique Perniaux claimed the titles. Germany's Peter Knopp and Belgium's Véronique Perniaux claimed the titles This year's prize fund is €3,500 higher, while the international entry list has already passed last year's player total. How BowlingGP Legends Qualifying Works Each entry consists of six games, but the overall qualifying standings use a player's two highest six-game series combined. That makes it a 12-game qualifying total, rather than a competition decided by one strong block. An age bonus adds one pin per game for each year over 50: a 51-year-old receives one pin per game, a 52-year-old two, and so on. A total of 42 men and 14 women qualify for Sunday. Finishing near the top brings a shorter route through the finals: the leading two in each division advance directly to the semifinals. Men ranked third to 18th and women ranked third to eighth enter at the quarterfinal stage, while men placed 19th to 30th begin in the eighth finals. Further places are available through the Early Birds, Scratch and Turbo classifications. Saturday's one-game Desperado offers a final opportunity, with two men and one woman advancing. Entry to that shoot-out costs €25. Three-Game Title Decider The finals on October 4 use round-robin match-play pools before the last four bowlers in each division reach the Final4. The men's eighth finals begin at 09:00, followed by the quarterfinal stages. The semifinals are scheduled for 14:30. From 16:00, the Final4 changes the format. Four bowlers play one game, with the lowest scorer eliminated. The remaining three play again, leaving two bowlers to contest the title over one final game. Each game starts from scratch. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 17:00. All times are local to France. Equal Top Prizes for Men and Women The men's and women's Final4 offer identical payouts: €2,000 for first place, €1,500 for second, €1,250 for third and €1,000 for fourth. Other payouts include €500 for the remaining semifinalists, €300 for quarterfinal finishers and €250 for men's eighth-final finishers. The overall prize fund also includes local-player categories, Turbo Challenge prizes and a guaranteed €625 pot for the 300-game competition. More Than the Competition Daily lunches at the centre and an evening guinguette party are also part of the week. That social side featured in BowlingLife's earlier look at the BowlingGP tournament experience, alongside its events for both senior and youth bowlers. BowlingLife's earlier look at the BowlingGP tournament experience How to Follow BowlingGP Legends 2026 Visit the official tournament page for event information and the organizer's rules, while the official BowlingGP WhatsApp channel provides another way to follow organizer updates. official tournament page official BowlingGP WhatsApp channel BowlingLife will follow the tournament throughout the week with daily updates, from the opening qualifying squads to Sunday's title matches. 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Europe’s national bowling champions are heading to Ankara, Turkey, for the European Championship of Champions 2026.Competition takes place at Rollhouse Bilkent from Wednesday, 30 September, to Saturday, 3 October, with men’s, women’s and mixed doubles titles on the programme. Official practice and the opening ceremony are scheduled for Tuesday, before the first eight-game qualifying blocks begin on Wednesday. The participating federations can be found on the official participants page. official participants page “May this championship be filled with remarkable performances, fair play, and unforgettable moments,” said Dr. E. Özgür Bayazıtlı, President of the Turkish Bocce Bowling Dart Federation, in his welcome message. How the competition works Each bowler plays 24 qualifying games across three days. Thursday’s eight games also decide the mixed doubles competition, with the two teammates’ scores added together. Those individual scores count towards the men’s and women’s qualifying standings as well. The top 12 men and top 12 women return on Saturday for another eight games. The programme then moves to the semifinals and finals, both played as best-of-three matches, to decide the individual champions. Where to follow ECC 2026 Follow the action through BowlStream’s livestream coverage and live scoring on Lanetalk. BowlStream’s livestream coverage live scoring on Lanetalk Due to temporary servel issues, ECC organizers have also launched an official support website with schedules and useful links while the main site experiences temporary server issues. official support website ECC 2026 schedule All times below are local to Ankara (UTC+3). This is one hour ahead of Central European Summer Time. The full official schedule is available here. full official schedule is available here Tuesday, 29 September13:00–14:30 — Official practice, squad 115:30–17:00 — Official practice, squad 218:00–18:30 — Opening ceremony Tuesday, 29 September Wednesday, 30 September09:00–13:00 — Women’s qualifying, games 1–814:00–18:00 — Men’s qualifying, games 1–8 Wednesday, 30 September Thursday, 1 October09:00–13:00 — Mixed doubles, group A, games 9–1614:00–18:00 — Mixed doubles, group B, games 9–1618:15–18:45 — Mixed doubles medal ceremony Thursday, 1 October Friday, 2 October09:00–13:00 — Men’s qualifying, games 17–2414:00–18:00 — Women’s qualifying, games 17–24 Friday, 2 October Saturday, 3 October10:00–13:00 — Men’s and women’s top 12, eight games14:00–15:15 — Men’s and women’s semifinals, best of three15:15–16:30 — Men’s and women’s finals, best of three16:40–17:00 — Medal ceremony Saturday, 3 October Your Weekly Bowling Digest The latest bowling news, tips, and gear reviews—all wrapped up in a quick 3-minute read delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Now {"@context": "https://schema.org","@graph": [{"@type": "NewsArticle","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/european-championship-of-champions-2026-ankara/#article","mainEntityOfPage": {"@type": "WebPage","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/european-championship-of-champions-2026-ankara"},"headline": "European Championship of Champions 2026 Begins This Week in Ankara","description": "Follow the European Championship of Champions 2026 in Ankara with the competition format, livestream and live scoring links, plus a simple daily schedule.","datePublished": "2026-09-28T13:39:04+03:00","dateModified": "2026-09-28T13:39:04+03:00","author": {"@type": "Organization","name": "BowlingLife","url": "https://bowlinglife.eu"},"publisher": {"@type": "Organization","name": "BowlingLife","logo": {"@type": "ImageObject","url": "https://bowlinglife.eu/logo.png"}},"about": [{"@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/european-championship-of-champions-2026-ankara/#event"}]},{"@type": "SportsEvent","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/european-championship-of-champions-2026-ankara/#event","name": "European Championship of Champions 2026","sport": "Bowling","startDate": "2026-09-28","endDate": "2026-10-04","eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled","location": {"@type": "Place","name": "Rollhouse Bilkent","address": {"@type": "PostalAddress","addressLocality": "Ankara","addressCountry": "TR"}},"url": "https://ecc2026.ebfchampionships.sport/"}]}

Sweden’s Emil Holmberg won the Estonian Open 2026 at Elamus Bowling in Tallinn on Sunday, defeating William Svensson 218–205 in the championship match. Holmberg won all three stepladder matches to secure the title and the €5,000 first prize. The tournament offered a total prize fund of €33,000, with Svensson collecting €3,000 as runner-up. Holmberg began his stepladder run with a narrow 238–231 victory over Finland's Roni Leskinen. He then defeated Markus Lahti 259–233 to reach the title match. Lahti finished third and earned €2,000, while Leskinen took fourth and €1,400. Earlier, Holmberg had finished 15th in qualifying with 1,370 over six games, securing direct entry to the second final round. Tomas Käyhkö led qualifying with 1,419. Holmberg later beat Luukas Luostarinen 2–0 in the last 16 before coming from a game down to defeat Karo Hilokoski 2–1 in the quarter-finals. The full Estonian Open 2026 results are available on the official tournament website. full Estonian Open 2026 results Your Weekly Bowling Digest The latest bowling news, tips, and gear reviews—all wrapped up in a quick 3-minute read delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Now {"@context": "https://schema.org","@graph": [{"@type": "NewsArticle","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/emil-holmberg-wins-estonian-open-2026/#article","mainEntityOfPage": {"@type": "WebPage","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/emil-holmberg-wins-estonian-open-2026"},"headline": "Emil Holmberg Sweeps Stepladder to Win Estonian Open 2026","description": "Emil Holmberg won the Estonian Open 2026, beating William Svensson 218–205 after three stepladder victories in Tallinn.","datePublished": "2026-09-21T13:42:32+03:00","dateModified": "2026-09-21T13:42:32+03:00","inLanguage": "en","author": {"@type": "Organization","name": "BowlingLife","url": "https://bowlinglife.eu"},"publisher": {"@type": "Organization","name": "BowlingLife","logo": {"@type": "ImageObject","url": "https://bowlinglife.eu/logo.png"}},"about": [{"@type": "Person","name": "Emil Holmberg"},{"@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/emil-holmberg-wins-estonian-open-2026/#event"}]},{"@type": "SportsEvent","@id": "https://bowlinglife.eu/emil-holmberg-wins-estonian-open-2026/#event","name": "Estonian Open 2026","sport": "Bowling","url": "https://elamusbowling.ee/estonianopen2026/en/","startDate": "2026-09-10","endDate": "2026-09-20","location": {"@type": "Place","name": "Elamus Bowling","address": {"@type": "PostalAddress","streetAddress": "Akadeemia tee 30","addressLocality": "Tallinn","addressCountry": "EE"}},"organizer": {"@type": "Organization","name": "Elamus Bowling"},"competitor": [{"@type": "Person","name": "Emil Holmberg"},{"@type": "Person","name": "William Svensson"}]}]}