European Bowling Tour


The European Bowling Tour is one of three tenpin bowling tours that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association.
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, 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. 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 bowling a further set of games, before a final cut to either single elimination matchplay or stepladder finals.

2017

2018

2019

2020

Previous Ranking Winners

Ranking winners of the European Bowling Tour, since 2000
YearMenLadies
2000Gery VerbruggenKamilla Kjeldsen
2001Gery VerbruggenBettina Lund
2002Gery VerbruggenBettina Lund
2003Gery VerbruggenKamilla Kjeldsen
2004Paul MoorBritt Brøndsted
2005Paul MoorBritt Brøndsted
2006Paul MoorBritt Brøndsted
2007Osku PalermaaKirsten Penny
2008Osku PalermaaNina Flack
2009Osku PalermaaNicki Ainge
2010Dominic BarrettNina Flack
2011Osku PalermaaJoline Persson-Planefors
2012Dominic BarrettBirgit Pöppler
2013Dominic BarrettJoline Persson-Planefors
2014Thomas LarsenKamilla Kjeldsen
2015Jesper SvenssonJenny Wegner
2016Richard TeeceLaura Beuthner
2017Carsten W. HansenJenny Wegner
2018Anthony SimonsenJenny Wegner
2019Arnar Davið JónssonAnna Andersson

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 years 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 determine the EBT Masters champions.

Previous results