Marcus Tidbeck of Sweden averaged over 250 for the first six games in match play to claim his first career European Bowling Tour title in the Odense International Sunday afternoon at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark.
Starting the final seven games of round robin match play in sixth place, Tidbeck posted games of 234, 257, 246, 278, 257 and 237 (1509; 251.50 average) to hold a comfortable 80-pin lead over his nearest competitor, Finn Perttu Jussila, heading into the last game.
L-R James Gruffman, Sweden (3rd), winner Marcus Tidbeck, Sweden and Perttu Jussila, Finland (2nd).
Smart USA take an early lead
In a match between two PBA champions from Europe, three-time titlist Osku Palermaa of Finland defeated one-time titlist Dominic Barrett of England to win the 34th Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona and the 12.000 Euro top prize Sunday at Bowling Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain.
Stavros Parasakis (pictured left) of Greece made history when he defeated Stuart Williams of England, 466-456, to capture the title and the 10.000 top prize in the 8th Storm San Marino Open Sunday evening at Rose'n Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino.
The Brunswick Italia Challenge is the tenth stop of the 2012 European Bowling Tour and the fifth out of eight EBT "Silver" tournaments this season. The tournament will be held from June 23rd to July 1st at the Bowling Red & Black Bowling Centre, Asti, Italy and offers a prize fund of €47,150 with €9,000 going to the winner, €4,500 to the runner up, €2,500 to third and €2,000 to forth place.