England s Jan Hodge, Ron Oldfield sweep the titles at Flanders Senior Open Jan Hodge and Ron Oldfield walked away the winners in the Flanders Senior Open as they swept the titles for England at Euro Bowling in Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium, Sunday. It marked the first International Seniors Bowling Tour title for Hodge, while Oldfield improved his own record for overall ISBT titles to 16. The eleventh and penultimate stop on the 2018 ISBT tour was a return to the popular venue of Euro Bowling in Deurne, Belgium, which attracted an entry of 67 men and 17 women. The format for the tournament was a single six-game qualifying block, with unlimited re-entries. For those not able to qualify through the main leader board, there were additional opportunities through Turbo games, Scratch scores and a Desperado squad. Age bonus started at age 51 (1 pin per game), then increased a pin for every additional year of age with no limit. As with all ISBT events, there was a separate division for ladies. Qualifying squads ran from Thursday to Saturday, including two squads on the opening day. John Bosch from Netherlands led the first day with a total of 1456 including age bonus, ahead of Paul Cosgrove from England. Liliane Vintens led the ladies section with 1319, ahead of Farida Pascoal-Blom from the Netherlands. The second day saw a huge score of 1515 from Belgium s Gery Verbruggen, a 250 scratch average. Behind him were good scores from two UK bowlers, Ron Oldfield with 1471, and one pin behind Alan Keddie of Scotland. Vintens was again top lady but did not improve her previous block score. There were four squads on the final day of qualification. In the first, Uwe Tscharke led with 1412, ahead of fellow German Martina Beckel, whose 1369 block put her firmly at the top of the ladies leaderboard. In the second squad,
Oldfield led with a slightly higher block of 1482, while Jan Hodge from England booked her finals place with a solid 1322 block. Helmut Ulber from Germany easily took the third squad with 1513. The final squad saw local bowler Herman Pellegroms from Belgium take top honours with 1378, while defending women s champion Angie Brown from England found a 1232 block to take the final ladies qualification place. At the end of qualification, Verbruggen was top qualifier with 1515, ahead of Ulber, Oldfield and Keddie. These four would miss the first final round. The cut for the finals in 20th place was Serge Van Mechelen from Belgium with 1377 Joining the top twenty would be three Scratch, three Turbo, and two Desperado qualifiers. In the women s rankings, Beckel was clearly top with 1369, ahead of Hodge, Vintens, Pascoal-Blom and Brown. These five would go forward to the finals, joined by one Scratch, one Turbo, and one Desperado qualifier. Pictured left are the eight finalists. 10 men and 2 ladies took part in the Desperado competition. Robert Vallons and Paul Lamon, both from Belgium, gained the last qualification places, along with Anna Yang from the Netherlands. Early on Sunday morning, 24 men played a four game block, the top 12 would progress to the later rounds. Roger Pieters led with 1001, ahead of fellow Belgian player André Geelen. Dutch John Bosch was the twelfth and final qualifier, he had tied with Frank Lindsay from England, but progressed through having the highest scratch total. The sixteen bowlers (right) were now split into four groups of four. Each group played a two game block, with the lowest player eliminated after each block until only one player remained in each block. After some close matches, the four finalists were Roger Pieters, Herman Pellegroms, Ron Oldfield and Hermann Wimmer from Germany. The final would be decided in a stepladder format. In the first match, Oldfield had a close win over Pieters, then easily defeated Pellegroms. In the final match, Wimmer couldn t find strikes, leaving Oldfield to coast to an easy win 240-195, for his 16th ISBT title. In the ladies section, the format was two groups of four, with the lowest player being eliminated after each two game block. The four players to make the stepladder final were Jan Hodge, Martina Beckel, Liliane Vintens, and Farida Pascoal-Blom. Vintens had an easy win in the first match against Pascoal-Blom, then lost a close second match to Beckel. The final match against Hodge started with both players failing to make spares in the first frame. Neither player could strike freely, but Hodge did enough to take a great win over Beckel 192-179 for her first ISBT title. The 12th and final stop on the 2018 International Seniors Bowling Tour is the Zeeland Senior Open, which will be held from December 69 at Bowling Goes in the Netherlands. Full details are available at the ISBT website.
Story and Results courtesy of Tony Brown. Flanders Senior Open Men s Stepladder Finals Euro Bowling in Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium (Nov. 8-11, 2018) Championship Round: 1. Ron Oldfield, England 2. Hermann Wimmer, Germany 3. Herman Pellegroms, Belgium 4. Roger Pieters, Belgium Playoff Results: First Match: Oldfield (27) def. Pieters (19), 255-245 Semi-final Match: Oldfield def. Pellegroms (13), 220-182 Championship: Oldfield def. Wimmer (25), 240-195 Age bonus in parenthesis.
Flanders Senior Open Women s Stepladder Finals Euro Bowling in Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium (Nov. 8-11, 2018) Championship Round: 1. Jan Hodge, England 2. Martina Beckel, Germany 3. Liliane Vintens, Belgium 4. Farida Pascoal-Blom, Netherlands Playoff Results: First Match: Vintens (11) def. Pascoal-Blom (23), 213-170 Semi-final Match: Beckel (9) def. Vintens, 215-203 Championship: Hodge (13) def. Beckel, 192-189 Age bonus in parenthesis. Flanders Senior Open Men s Eliminator Round 3 Group leaders advance to the stepladder finals. Pos Player Country Age Bonus G1 G2 Pins Ave. Total 1. Hermann Wimmer Germany 25 169 197 366 183.00 416 2. Gery Verbruggen Belgium 2 168 201 369 184.50 373 1. Herman Pellegroms Belgium 13 225 225 450 225.00 476 2. Alan Jenkins England 27 192 184 376 188.00 430 1. Ronald Oldfield England 27 206 162 368 184.00 422 2. Serge Van Mechelen Belgium 0 225 193 418 209.00 418 1. Roger Pieters Belgium 19 237 192 429 214.50 467
2. Arthur Dähn Germany 17 158 162 320 160.00 354 Flanders Senior Open Men s Eliminator Round 2 Top 2 in each group advance. Pos Player Country Age Bonus G1 G2 Pins Ave. Total 1. Gery Verbruggen Belgium 2 226 247 473 236.50 477 2. Hermann Wimmer Germany 25 204 213 417 208.50 467 3. John Bosch Netherlands 14 199 210 409 204.50 437 1. Herman Pellegroms Belgium 13 258 259 517 258.50 543 2. Alan Jenkins England 27 184 226 410 205.00 464 3. Harald Punessen Germany 5 183 192 375 187.50 385 1. Ronald Oldfield England 27 226 208 434 217.00 488 2. Serge Van Mechelen Belgium 0 213 243 456 228.00 456 3. André Geelen Belgium 22 213 192 405 202.50 449 1. Roger Pieters Belgium 19 215 216 431 215.50 469 2. Arthur Dähn Germany 17 207 211 418 209.00 452 3. Alan Keddie Scotland 7 204 219 423 211.50 437 Flanders Senior Open Women s Eliminator Round 2 Top 2 in each group advance to stepladder finals. Pos Player Country Age Bonus G1 G2 Pins Ave. Total 1. Martina Beckel Germany 9 195 235 430 215.00 448 2. Farida Pascoal-Blom Netherlands 23 186 179 365 182.50 411 3. Angie Brown England 10 193 176 369 184.50 389 1. Jan Hodge England 13 212 204 416 208.00 442 2. Liliane Vintens Belgium 11 171 206 377 188.50 399 3. Bianca Völkl-Brandt Germany 3 199 169 368 184.00 374
Flanders Senior Open Men s Eliminator Round 1 Top 3 in each group advance. Pos Player Country Age Bonus G1 G2 Pins Ave. Total 1. Hermann Wimmer Germany 25 256 265 521 260.50 571 2. Gery Verbruggen Belgium 2 267 279 546 273.00 550 3. John Bosch Netherlands 14 222 228 450 225.00 478 4. Uwe Tscharke Germany 6 232 226 458 229.00 470 1. Harald Punessen Germany 5 299 224 523 261.50 533 2. Alan Jenkins England 27 246 227 473 236.50 527 3. Herman Pellegroms Belgium 13 186 202 388 194.00 414 4. Helmut Ulber Germany 19 183 183 366 183.00 404 1. Ronald Oldfield England 27 196 248 444 222.00 498 2. André Geelen Belgium 22 192 218 410 205.00 454 3. Serge Van Mechelen Belgium 0 227 214 441 220.50 441 4. Mo Singleton England 24 183 182 365 182.50 413 1. Roger Pieters Belgium 19 216 195 411 205.50 449 2. Alan Keddie Scotland 7 205 228 433 216.50 447 3. Arthur Dähn Germany 17 192 217 409 204.50 443 4. Giorgio Desimio Belgium 18 202 198 400 200.00 436 Flanders Senior Open Women s Eliminator Round 1 Top 3 in each group advance.
Pos Player Country Age Bonus G1 G2 Pins Ave. Total 1. Angie Brown England 10 205 216 421 210.50 441 2. Martina Beckel Germany 9 224 191 415 207.50 433 3. Farida Pascoal-Blom Netherlands 23 180 190 370 185.00 416 4. Anna Yang Netherlands 9 218 165 383 191.50 401 1. Jan Hodge England 13 211 204 415 207.50 441 2. Bianca Völkl-Brandt Germany 3 198 216 414 207.00 420 3. Liliane Vintens Belgium 11 181 208 389 194.50 411 4. Daniele Guigon France 11 180 171 351 175.50 373 Flanders Senior Open Men s Round 1 Top 12 advance to Eliminator Round 1 Pos Player Country Age Bonus G1 G2 G3 G4 Pins Avg. Total 1. Roger Pieters Belgium 19 237 255 208 225 925 1001 231.25 2. André Geelen Belgium 22 224 222 244 212 902 990 225.50 3. Alan Jenkins England 27 193 247 211 191 842 950 210.50 4. Uwe Tscharke Germany 6 246 246 245 184 921 945 230.25 5. Hermann Wimmer Germany 25 205 191 217 226 839 939 209.75 6. Harald Punessen Germany 5 216 233 224 226 899 919 224.75 7. Mo Singleton England 24 159 241 223 198 821 917 205.25 8. Arthur Dähn Germany 17 205 207 210 226 848 916 212.00 9. Giorgio Desimio Belgium 18 174 210 208 247 839 911 209.75 10. Serge Van Mechelen Belgium 0 256 180 269 194 899 899 224.75 11. Herman Pellegroms Belgium 13 239 195 223 190 847 899 211.75 12. John Bosch Netherlands 14 214 209 193 225 841 897 210.25 13. Frank Lindsay England 18 208 190 205 222 825 897 206.25 14. Owe Herrmann Norway 18 203 159 181 270 813 885 203.25 15. Marc Franceus Belgium 3 234 203 203 221 861 873 215.25 16. Mike Halliwell England 11 245 173 183 213 814 858 203.50 17. Jeff Taylor England 10 202 173 213 229 817 857 204.25 18. Robert Vallons Belgium 12 191 213 180 206 790 838 197.50 19. Henry Van Steenis Netherlands 11 190 202 203 197 792 836 198.00 20. Frank Stander England 38 159 138 160 193 650 802 162.50 21. Mick Ince England 18 180 162 173 212 727 799 181.75 22. Paul Lamon Belgium 14 165 197 174 203 739 795 184.75 23. Valentin Fatu Romania 6 221 193 168 173 755 779 188.75 24. Paul Cosgrove England 1 227 196 159 157 739 743 184.75 Flanders Senior Open Men s Qualifying Top 20 plus top 3 from Scratch (21-23), top 3 from Turbo (24-26) and top 2 from Desperado Squad (27&28) advance to the first round. Top 4 qualifiers earn one bye. Pos Player Country Age Bonus G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 Pins Ave. Total
1. Gery Verbruggen Belgium 2 257 279 255 206 249 257 1503 1515 250.50 2. Helmut Ulber Germany 19 216 216 257 217 214 279 1399 1513 233.17 3. Ronald Oldfield England 27 215 205 215 244 216 225 1320 1482 220.00 4. Alan Keddie Scotland 7 214 245 227 278 259 205 1428 1470 238.00 5. Mike Halliwell England 11 226 214 254 257 224 224 1399 1465 233.17 6. John Bosch Netherlands 14 243 178 222 226 244 259 1372 1456 228.67 7. Owe Herrmann Norway 18 224 194 235 204 248 237 1342 1450 223.67 8. Marc Franceus Belgium 3 223 219 258 244 258 224 1426 1444 237.67 9. Arthur Dähn Germany 17 228 263 186 233 183 245 1338 1440 223.00 10. Alan Jenkins England 27 192 216 207 259 187 200 1261 1423 210.17 11. Frank Stander England 38 217 161 202 202 247 166 1195 1423 199.17 12. Frank Lindsay England 18 205 202 223 226 212 246 1314 1422 219.00 13. Mo Singleton England 24 172 236 188 240 247 193 1276 1420 212.67 14. Paul Cosgrove England 1 200 213 279 237 248 236 1413 1419 235.50 15. Roger Pieters Belgium 19 202 214 244 221 224 196 1301 1415 216.83 16. Hermann Wimmer Germany 25 233 187 203 204 233 205 1265 1415 210.83 17. Uwe Tscharke Germany 6 180 257 233 244 257 205 1376 1412 229.33 18. Herman Pellegroms Belgium 13 193 184 258 259 214 216 1324 1402 220.67 19. André Geelen Belgium 22 216 235 194 235 194 178 1252 1384 208.67 20. Serge Van Mechelen Belgium 0 224 234 226 235 248 210 1377 1377 229.50 21. Henry Van Steenis Netherlands 11 245 182 206 197 220 259 1309 1375 218.17 22. Harald Punessen Germany 5 212 239 223 212 228 224 1338 1368 223.00 23. Valentin Fatu Romania 6 244 235 242 246 210 152 1329 1365 221.50 24. Giorgio Desimio Belgium 18 196 193 263 187 224 200 1263 1371 210.50 25. Jeff Taylor England 10 223 153 244 234 218 199 1271 1331 211.83 26. Mick Ince England 18 137 256 190 215 214 180 1192 1300 198.67 27. Robert Vallons Belgium 12 174 238 180 213 207 229 1241 1313 206.83 28. Paul Lamon Belgium 14 182 166 188 175 170 190 1071 1155 178.50 29. Bruno Schmitt France 12 214 194 191 244 237 199 1279 1351 213.17 30. Les Grant England 24 191 152 234 171 203 250 1201 1345 200.17 31. Auke Broekhuizen Netherlands 7 236 201 216 202 206 236 1297 1339 216.17 32. Steve Coates England 7 207 206 224 223 234 201 1295 1337 215.83 33. Chris Ellis England 9 187 235 191 177 257 213 1260 1314 210.00 34. Alfred Metz Germany 10 213 227 192 195 222 204 1253 1313 208.83 35. Marin Jean France 6 214 226 211 199 205 218 1273 1309 212.17 36. Erwin Groen Netherlands 7 219 226 212 196 186 227 1266 1308 211.00 37. Swa Apers Belgium 31 210 169 169 194 194 168 1104 1290 184.00 38. Gunnar Trouillard Belgium 9 196 203 225 220 187 198 1229 1283 204.83 39. Dominique Brosens Belgium 9 159 247 196 183 225 215 1225 1279 204.17 40. Keith Hodge England 20 236 200 139 180 207 195 1157 1277 192.83 41. Rene Gooyers Netherlands 14 169 245 209 180 215 171 1189 1273 198.17 42. Douglas Sinclair England 23 214 187 154 180 178 221 1134 1272 189.00 43. Ron Van Den Bogaard Netherlands 6 226 149 217 210 235 192 1229 1265 204.83 44. Freddy Schijf Netherlands 7 171 238 194 212 208 193 1216 1258 202.67 45. Peter Knopp Germany 8 165 245 205 216 200 178 1209 1257 201.50 46. Yves Delafonteyne Belgium 4 192 214 199 199 202 225 1231 1255 205.17 47. Pierre Prou France 19 195 172 146 214 220 190 1137 1251 189.50
48. Steve Wright England 18 235 184 172 184 200 167 1142 1250 190.33 49. Greg Jerome England 12 224 236 188 192 156 175 1171 1243 195.17 50. Jürgen Louia-Kretz Germany 2 236 194 194 257 203 138 1222 1234 203.67 51. Guy Latry Belgium 24 171 193 183 192 164 184 1087 1231 181.17 52. Jurgen Laermans Belgium 3 185 231 182 203 218 191 1210 1228 201.67 53. Ben Van Denzel Netherlands 10 215 176 228 148 197 203 1167 1227 194.50 54. Norbert Rondelez Belgium 10 190 200 197 202 161 209 1159 1219 193.17 55. Louis Hendriks Netherlands 3 182 183 201 215 214 204 1199 1217 199.83 56. Paul Newton England 21 190 179 185 175 172 178 1079 1205 179.83 57. Jochen Diekhoff Germany 19 139 189 188 196 213 157 1082 1196 180.33 58. Dave Goodwin England 18 210 179 200 168 158 165 1080 1188 180.00 59. Ivan Burian Czech Republic 6 173 214 195 180 184 204 1150 1186 191.67 60. Gino Di Giorno Netherlands 14 180 179 181 191 166 187 1084 1168 180.67 61. Hans Bakker Netherlands 19 196 195 168 158 164 170 1051 1165 175.17 62. Ad Van Der Jagt Netherlands 22 180 180 211 163 142 146 1022 1154 170.33 63. Michel Ligier France 13 175 157 187 197 153 205 1074 1152 179.00 64. Danny Maes Belgium 11 165 166 192 148 176 210 1057 1123 176.17 65. Marc Van Wuytswin Belgium 10 173 203 178 191 191 126 1062 1122 177.00 66. Wilbert Anthonisee Netherlands 2 161 140 184 198 169 174 1026 1038 171.00 67. Jens Muth Germany 7 213 238 169 191 0 0 811 853 135.17 Flanders Senior Open Women s Qualifying Top 5 plus one player each from Scratch (6th), Turbo (7th) and Desperado Squad (8th) advance to the first round. Top 4 qualifiers earn one bye. Pos Player Country Age Bonus G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 Pins Ave. Total 1. Martina Beckel Germany 9 257 184 181 252 225 216 1315 1369 219.17 2. Jan Hodge England 13 166 230 208 245 170 225 1244 1322 207.33
3. Liliane Vintens Belgium 11 215 213 219 226 216 164 1253 1319 208.83 4. Farida Pascoal-Blom Netherlands 23 154 190 214 178 233 170 1139 1277 189.83 5. Angie Brown England 10 177 182 214 201 199 199 1172 1232 195.33 6. Bianca Völkl-Brandt Germany 3 197 192 168 245 202 178 1182 1200 197.00 7. Daniele Guigon France 11 243 183 183 163 184 193 1149 1215 191.50 8. Anna Yang Netherlands 9 203 172 181 165 164 198 1083 1137 180.50 9. Marja Van Dijk-Uittenbogaard Netherlands 7 185 202 211 237 155 182 1172 1214 195.33 10. Claribel Muis Netherlands 10 228 148 192 212 149 194 1123 1183 187.17 11. Inge Hazeleger Netherlands 4 158 192 179 182 219 213 1143 1167 190.50 12. Marian Verhoef Netherlands 13 172 199 182 181 181 124 1039 1117 173.17 13. Sabine Magam Belgium 9 185 138 169 188 164 179 1023 1077 170.50 14. Uschi Diekhoff Germany 17 153 171 155 137 137 210 963 1065 160.50 15. Ruth Stander England 34 135 153 119 139 153 143 842 1046 140.33 16. Wilma Di Giorno Netherlands 7 152 203 140 112 158 154 919 961 153.17 17. Henny Van Der Jagt Netherlands 23 148 137 171 134 124 106 820 958 136.67