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Italians enjoy weekend bowling

A heavy entry for the first weekend of the 2012 Brunswick Italia Challenge consisted almost entirely of Italian players, joined by just four ‘aliens’, two from Holland, one from the United States and one from Belgium. Unfortunately, their scores were overrun by the home country players. Even tournament host Riccardo Piunti joined the fray but me might lose journalist privileges if we report his total score.

The total entry has now passed the 300 mark and a final total of around 310 is on the cards. There are even entries from Pakistan and Iran, so the competition entry is only exceeded by the Ballmaster Open in Finland and the Brunswick Euro Challenge in France.
Riccardo Piunti reckons that the players in this year’s BIC, becoming part of the European Bowling Tour for the first time, will return home so impressed that they will attract a far bigger entry next year, especially as there will be the Brunswick Italia Challenge, San Marino Open and Ciutat de Barcelona following one another over three weeks,

PBA player Sean Rash from the United States, an early front-runner for several Americans on the entry list, has set the pace of 1442, the only score over 1400 to date.

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Ciminelli rules the roost

Local Italian Avellino Zampieri from Padova came to the fore in Wednesday’s 16:00 squad with a six-game total of 1304 with his highest game of 265.

But the laurels go to Ryan Ciminelli of the United States, a Brunswick staffer, who hit 1483 in the earlier 10:00 squad and set a target few will achieve. Maybe fellow American Sean Rash will b a strong contender, a few international players yet to arrive will also be on the 1500 trail, but Ciminelli is pleased to have performed so well on the international stage.

“It is such a difference to me the way that international people respect bowling and cherish seeing the Americans come over,” commented Ryan Ciminelli whilst taking a break from the lanes. “The feeling you get over here is overwhelming, it is just not the same at home where I feel we are taken for granted, so it is nice to get out here and get such a warm welcome in different cities and different countries.

Ciminelli has played six good international events. “My first one was in Thailand, so I’ve been in Asia a couple of times, over in Malaysia and the Philippines. In Europen I’ve bowlind in Helsinki, Finland, Paris, France and now Italy. I’ve done some clinics with Sean (Rash) in Switzerland and Germany as well. So I’ve seen quite a few countires in a matter of ten months.”

International bowling is vastly diiferent to that in America. “It is amazing to see the different styles. Obviously, the two-handed thing with Osku (Palermaa) and Belmo (Jason Belmonte) wasn’t heard of until those guys did so well. It is so cool to see how different people have different views of the game, both the physical and mental aspects.

“I’d like to get to as many international tournaments as possible. Fortunately the PBA and WTBA are woeking together, trying to schedule overseas events more feasible for us to get to a good number of tournaments. It’s hard to be away from family and friends but bowling is headed worl-wide and this is the place to be.”

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Italian Integration or the hands of friendship

In this neck of the woods, Asti, Italy, on a bright and sunny June morning, the organizers of the Brunswick Italia Challenge invited the groups of handicapped Italian bowlers from Asti, Turin and Milan to both meet with the American PBA players competing in

the current tournament and then roll a ‘pro-am’ type tournament with the handicapped players’ scores tied with those of the Americans. The Cypriot team, the Navigators, also joined the fun.

Wide-eyed and hopping with excitement, the home players put on an admirable show, the team of Federico and American Ryan Ciminelli topping the scores, although the Italian forced the pace, rolling a 194 in the final game to beat the pro. “I had to double in the tenth frame to beat Federico,” Ciminelli told us. “I got the first but couldn’t make it a double, so the youngster beat me. He was the star of the show and together we won the gold medal.”

Evidently, these groups have a huge following in Italy, an example for the rest of the world. Bowling is a solid part of the Special Olympics and deserves a place in the Paralympics and maybe the Olympic Games.

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Jahi the flying finn

Young Flying Finn, Joonas Jahi, well, 26, from Helsinki, a devotee of tenpin at the famous Tali Bowl in that beautiful city (in the

summertime), bowled his first squad on his initial visit to the Brunswick Italia Challenge in Asti Thursday afternoon and promptly topped the squad standings with 1361, not bad for one of the tournament rookies and that gives him sixth place in the current overall standings.

“I like the tournament although I only arrived here last night, so I haven’t seen much of Asti yet,” commented Jahi. “The pattern is not that hard but I liked it. For me, it was quite easy and I had good carry from the corner pins.”

The chase for glory was set off by Yannis Stathatos, a Greek now iving in Cyprus, who opened his account with a 280 and posted 705 over his first three games. He was unable to maintain that pace and finished second to Jahi with 1338.

There is a strong entry in the upcoming 16:00 squad with many stars of the European scene, perhaps led by Team Pergamon’s Martin Larsen from Gothenberg, Sweden.

With Italy playing Germany  in the soccer semi-final whilst the 20:00 squad takes to the Red & Black lanes this evening, there might not be a full entry. Fingers crossed.

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Denmark bring home the bacon

There are Danish bowlers – yes, and there are Danish bowlers. Jesper Agerbo and Mik Stampe come to mind but the frontrunner this year is young Thomas Larsen (22) from the island of Fyn in central Denmark and his home bowling center is in Odense, not far from his residence.

He started off the 16:00 squad this afternoon with a 250 game, his first squad and the first time he has rolled the Brunswick Italia Challenge. “I really like this center, it is very nice,” commented Larsen. “I shot a 250 on the high end of the house and struggled a little when I bowled the low end, so I hope I get the high end again when I bowl the next time. I was 200, 200 down there and came back with 250, 250 at the top. I will bowl at least one more squad, maybe two.”

Russia’s Medveditskov set the pace over the first couple of games and was then joined by Finland’s Petteri Salonen, a past member of the famous Finnish national team, but both faded over the final hurdles. Great expectations were held for another Finn, Osku Palermaa from Espoo, who recently won his first PBA title in the World Series of Bowling, but he failed to impress and joins the line to bowl again.

Because of the Italy versus Germany semi-final of Euro 2012 soccer this evening, a low entry was forecast for tonight’s final squad but a total of over thirty have registered at the time of writing.

Tomorrow (Friday) will see some full squads and probably a waiting list. Tournament organizer Riccardo Piunti is highly pleased with the way the tournament is panning out and already excited abouth the 2013 edition.

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Moor is better

We had the most unusual experience of Thursday’s final squad conflicting with the Italian soccer team playing Germany in the semi-final of Euro 2012, fighting for a place in Sunday’s final. The noise from an estimated crowd exceeding 500 in the nearby stage area of the huge Red & Black bowling center here in Asti when Italy scored their two goals was a major distraction to the 30-plus players competing for a place above the cut after Saturday’s final squad.

Anyway, this 20:00 squad had a feast of talent with PBA titlists Chris Loschetter, defending champion Ronnie Russell, Stuart Williams and Dominic Barrett, with Eruopean three-time rankings champion Paul Moor on the roster, a good firework display and strikefest was forecast.

It was damp squibs for Russell and Williams as both started with games around 140 and looking across the lanes it did not look as though anybody would be heading for a score challenging tournament leader Ryan Ciminelli’s 1483. As the games progressed, interrupted several times by the noise from the crowd watching the soccer, it came down to Barrett, Moor, Loschetter and Rob Thurlby, a player from England and past Euro Challenge champion, who would vie for squad honours.

As expected, it came down to the tenth frame of the sixth game for the result to be decided and the squad victor was Paul Moor.
“For me, the high end of the house was quite weird for me,” said Moor. ” I was one of the only lefties on the squad and the lanes seemed to be playing better for right-handers. Larsen was saying that he found the top of the house the higher scoring in the previous squad but the low was better for me. I think on this squad it was the other way round. It was just one of those days. It was quite humid in here tonight, so that could have made a big difference.Every day the lanes change a little bit and you just have to adapt.”

Well, adapt Mr Moor did and this night he finds himself in the prestigious top ten, but will he ramian there? Just time will tell as there are still six more squads to take to the Red & Black lanes.

One very nice touch prior to the commencement of tonight’s squad was the surprise presentation of a birthday cake to Stuart Williams to mark his 31st year. “That was nice,” he commented later. “Last year I had a cake for my 30th when I was bowling in Cyprus.”

Friday will see three squads, 12:00, 16:00 and 20:00. We expect those to be fully booked and maybe a waiting list for the afternoon and evening sessions.

The fight for places among the elite is getting tough. As they say, watch this space!

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Williams in pole position

Each early squad has produced a great score and that tradition was maintained Friday when a packed opening squad saw some great scoring, especially from England’s Stuart Williams, a PBA titlist, who put together an impressive 1492, just missing out on
posting a 1500 by eight pins.

“The lanes were certainly a lot better this morning for me than they were last night,” he commmented in the post-squad interview. “I was using a 16-pound bowling ball and when that hit the pocket the were no single pins left standing, although I did have a 279.
“I really like playing here at the Red & Black bowling center as tournament host Riccardo Piunti really looks after everyone and it is such a pleasure to be in such a friendly atmosphere.”

Williams came to Asti after his third successive win of the Cockatoos Paphos Open in Cyprus last week. “Coming here after a title win certainly boosted my confidence,” he added.

This afternoon’s squad produced three scores for the 1400-club, as well as Williams’ 1492, Martin Larsen of Sweden hit 1427 and PBA pro Brian Valenta, who has the unique two-handed delivery, coming through with 1423.

So Williams has demoted previous leader to second place and with the other two 1400s coming into the top ten there is quite a shuffle in the top standings.

Two more squads take to the Red & Black lanes today and three more tomorrow beofre the final cut for Sunday’s final rounds. Let’s hope that the high standard of the opening squads maintains its standard through the day.

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Moor does it again

There were four players in the hunt for squad leader honors come the final frames of game six in the 16:00 squad Friday afternoon – Paul Moor looking the most likely to be number one, but heavily chased by veteran ex-Finnish national player Teemu

Raatikainen from Helsinki, a past double winner of the prestigious British Open.

Moor won the final squad Thurday night, despite the huge interruptions from the 500-strong crowd watching the semi-final soccer match of Italy versus Germany. His 1366 six-game total then placed him in sixth postion, a slot he wanted to better by playing this second squad of Friday.

Alas, despite starting with a couple of good games he dropped back to finish with 1325, not good enough to better his top ten position but sufficient to win the squad.

There ought to be a 500 euro prize for each squad winner, we suggested. “Yes,” replied Mr Moor, “that would be very nice, especially as I won last night’s squad.

“I am quite pleased with the way I bowled but I should have changed balls quicker today. Last night I used the same ball through all six games but today the lanes were different and I had to make changes. I still want to stay in the top ten and get that bye on Sunday morning, so I will play the 13:00 squad tomorrow. I know that I have the feel of the lanes and can do a lot better.”

The line is long for a place in tonight’s final squad, the 20:00 edition, and there are quite a few names on the waiting list.

Among the newcomers for tonight’s squad is international David Canady from Germany, sporting quite an unusual beard. “We made a promise not to shave whilst Germany were still in Euro 2012, so I am relieved I can shave it off now,” he told us.

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Parapini flys the flag

The three contenders for fame and fortune from the 45-strong gathering featuring the 20:00 squad on Friday night played nip and tuck through the six games.

The trio in the limelight turned out to be Nina Flack from Sweden, who led handsomely after her first three games with 730 and then a late charge came from Italian Marco Parapini and Matthieu Berges from Switzerland.. Then another lady took center stage as Nicola Galeone from Italy surged to the fore with a 257 in her fifth game.

The sixth and final game saw Flack and Berges on lanes 1/2, Galeone on 11/12 and Parapini along on 21/22, so it was difficult to keep up with the pin by pin changes by leaders. Flack finished with 1325 after struggling at the low end of the house; Galeone thrived in the middle to post 1323; but Parapini slotted 1339 at the high end to lead the squad whilst Berges slipped to fourth, twelve pins back.

Parapini, 26, from Milan knows bowling pretty well, not only as a member of the Italian national team but as a bowling proprietor, owning a 16-lane center in Milan while his family run a nearby 20-laner, reputed to be the first bowling center in Italy, dating back to 1956.

“This is my first year back on the Italian team,” Parapini told us. “I was a member some eight years agao and then politics reared and I was out for a while. I was also a member of the junior team and won medals in the youth championships in Schiedam, Holland.”

There are a couple of empty places on tomorrow’s opening 09:00 squad and all other three squads are full with a waiting list, so we look forward to a lot of exciting action as the players tussle for places about the cut.

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Sicily rules the waves

After a close fought six-game series as the opening squad on Saturday morning it was Sicilian Andrea Palazzotti who emerged the man with the highest score, posting 1325 to slot into 27th place in the overall standings.

The 20-year-old resident of Palermo in Sicily bowled in the Brunswick Italia Challenge for the first time and is mighty pleased with his performance but maybe a little disappointed that the pins were not a trace kinder so that he could have bagged a spot in the top ten.

Frontrunner up until the final game was Austria’s Thomas Gross, the runner-up to Ronnie Russell, the American pro, in last year’s exciting finale. Gross went into game six with 1102 and after a string of good 200 games dropped to a 153 and so does not make the cut into the top 40.

Russia’s Andrey Suslov came within two pins of equalling Palazzotti’s 1325 and Gross’ fellow countryman Michael Loos took third place on the squad with 1321.

Three more squads take to the Red & Black lanes today and places are tight with waiting lists for each group.

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Barrett the Invincible

It is seldom that one sees young Dominic Barrett having to struggle to make the cut of an international bowling tournament, so it was surprising that it took the lithe Englishman four squads to make his name and fortune.

This he did in the 13:00 squad on Saturday afternoon, roundng out his six-game series with 1448, aptly helped out with a sixth game 279, a feat which pleased a huge crowd that had gathered around lanes 21-22 here at the Red & Black bowling center. That score puts him in fourth place in the overall standings and he now has the benefit of a bye in tomorrow’s stage one of the finals.
There were at least four players in contention for squad honors with Nina Flack of Sweden heading the quartet over the first three games. Then young Daniel Vezis from Latvia, bowling with England’s Paul Moor, took up the baton. An exponent of the unique two-handed delivery but bowling from the left side of the lane, Vezis faded in the home straight, as did Flack.

So the door was open for Barrett to attain supremacy and he did just that.

“I was pleased with that 279,” commented Barrett. “I did have a ‘brooklyn’ strike and a couple of bad racks, but it worked out well. There are skylights above the approaches and the heat coming through must affect the oil on the lanes as the carry-down was heavy. That made things really tight, so when Nina Flack was bowling the last couple of games it was tough for her without having the high revs of the men.

“There have been a lot of games five and six where the bowlers haven’t achieved the scores they had before. It was amazing that Stuart Williams ended with a 190 when he almost had 1500.

“I am surprised that I had to have a couple more entries than I am used to, but it all worked out well. I went through about four different bowling balls in the six games, trying to keep up with the transition.”

So, as previously stated, Barrett has made it through to the top eight and there he is joined by Vezis. The current cut to the top 40 to march onward stands at 1315 and in 38th place is last year’s semi-finalist Chris Loschetter of the United States. Just two squads now remain and places in those are at a premium.

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Sweden in the frame

When we saw Peder Grimsen at the top of the squad standings the name seemed to ring a bell. Had he won a Super Sixxx event back in his native Sweden? Maybe a medal in a European or World Championship? It called for a question to be popped.
“No,” he laughed, “you know me from competing in the Barcelona tournaments.

After the obligatory introductory questions we got on to home town – just south of Gothenberg, age – 44, and occupation – bowling center proprietor, a 16-lane house.

Grimsen ended his sixth game on lane 24 so commenced the squad on lanes 3-4. How was the transition? “OK until the power outage,” was the prompt reply. After that it became something of a struggle but he was lucky to have had fellow Swede John Mattson as a partner through the squadwho finished just 33 pins behid Grimsen’s 1356 total.

“I did have to keep changing bowling balls to keep up with the lane changes, so was relieved to be the squad champion.”
With one qualifying squad left the cut is 1319 so Grimsen and Mattson should make it through to the opening squad on Sunday morning.

There were 33 names on the waiting list for the final squad and with room for just 48 many wend their way home, tails between their legs and hope for better things next year.

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The Russell Saga

One of the biggest talking points of this year’s excellent Brunswick Italia Challenge has been the failure of last year’s finalists,

Ronnie Russell of the United States and Austria’s Thomas Gross to make the cut, which, at the final qualifying squad, stood at 1319.
Just how could that situation arise?

Well, both bowled the afternoon squads and again failed to make the grade, so it came down to the final Saturday night squad to see if the grade could be made.

When the total pins were counted after four of the six games, Russell had really found his form and was on course not only to make the cut but in line to break into the top ten. He needed just 383 over the final two games to place himself among the elite and that score was easily surpassed to bring him up to eighth place overall.

But the news was not good for the others, none of whom will be in tomorrow’s finals.

“I think the temperature had a lot to do with it,” said the happy American. “Tonight I was throwing the same ball and using the same line, but somehow my ball pushed through a little easier, so I got easier carry instead of leaving a lot of single pins.”

That carry brought him a total score of 1416, way above his previous scores and the benefit of a bye in final stage ne Sunday morning.

Saturday night came to a close with the Desperado squad and just two from that join the fray from that, advancing to the tail of stage one.

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Fight to the Swiss

Just to prove that more than great cheese and cuckoo clocks come out of Switzerland, Mathieu Berges, 26, from Lausanne, bowled out of his skin on Sunday morning to top the field of final, stage 1, of the Brunswick Italia Challenge.

A four-game series of 957, with an opening high game of 279, gave the talented youngster a 17-pin buffer over American star Chris Loschetter when the dust of battle had settled and he is mightily pleased to be among the group that will face the elite group of the top ten qualifiers as competition enters stage 2, the 14 qualifiers from stage 1 combining with those ten for a further four games. When that stage concludes the leading ten advance to a nine-game round robin.

“This morning I had great feelings,” Berges commented. “Everything I did seemed to be perfect, so I am happy with a great performance. This morning the lanes stayed the same for me except that just at the end they got a little bit drier.

“There are a lot of good players coming in the next stage so it will be a lot more difficult now,” continued the Mars bar salesman. “It is great to be playing with the American stars. I am not learning anything from their technique as I focus completely on my own game.”

It was fairly obvious who the top eight of the qualifiers for the next round would be, but it was nip-and-tuck for the lower positions. Hopes of Nina Flack continuing in the fray were dashed when the cut came at 856 and she missed that by around 20 pins, so eliminating the only woman but she still proved she was taller than Ireland's Paul Stott Jnr.

Thoughts that Danish star Thomas Larsen might make it also went down the drain. so we have nine nations from stage 1 going forward which include four Italians, pleasing the home crowd.

The focus now switches to 24 elite players aiming to make the round robin.

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Bish bash Losch

Fingernails were bitten almost down to the bone for many watching the four games of stage 2 of the 2012 Brunswick Italia Challenge final, the meeting of the top ten qualifiers playing with those fortunate enough to qualify from the four games of stage one.

Odds were in favor of leading qualifier Stuart Williams of England but he failed to continue his run of big games so is no longer taking part in the proceedings. Neither is another fancied kegler from Sweden, Martin Larsen, although his Pergamon team-mate, left-hander Peter Ljung bowled well to make the cut.

Three American pro bowlers, Chris Loschetter, Ryan Ciminelli and Sean Rash took the 1-2-3 positions when the heat of battle had dissipated and Dominic Barrett of England, three-time Bowler of the Year slotted neatly into fourth. Last night’s wunderkid, Ronnie Russell, the defending champion, took fifth spot.

So with five of the ten spots filled, who of the remaining group would be good enough to compete for the 2012 title?
‘Twas a fair tussle to get into those five spots and eventually a quintet from four countries made the grade, headed by Sweden’s leftie Peter Ljung, just ahead of another southpaw, Paul Moor. Places seven to ten went to Daniel Vezis, Erik Marrone and Petteri Salonen, England, Italy and Finland respectively.

Chris Loschetter, last year’s finalist, was certainly pleased with today’s performance. “I’ve struggled pretty badly over the past couple of days,” he told us. “I had trouble sleeping last night, so I used that time to think about my new strategy today and so far it seems to be doing what I want. Today I used a lot more loft and tried to play a bit straighter. I’m not playing down and in but around 10-11-12. I’ve been having trouble getting carry, so I decided to stay right today.

“I was using a really strong ball. It seemed the other guys were having more trouble with carry-down but because I was lofting the ball I didn’t see that quite as badly.

“I stayed with the same ball. I was lucky enough in the first squad this morning to experiment a little bit and I realized that moving left was not going to be the answer so this time I was firm with my commitment to stay with the same ball and it held up pretty well. It was the Brunswick doube X Nexus, the red one.”

Our leading group of ten will take to the lanes at 15:30, CT, for a nine-game round robin. There will not be a stepladder final this year. Pins from the four games of stage 2 will be carried forward and 20 points will be added for a win and a further ten points for games over 250.

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Fingernail tension

Fingernails were bitten almost down to the bone for many watching the four games of stage 2 of the 2012 Brunswick Italia Challenge final, the meeting of the top ten qualifiers playing with those fortunate enough to qualify from the four games of stage one.

Odds were in favor of leading qualifier Stuart Williams of England but he failed to continue his run of big games so is no longer taking part in the proceedings. Neither is another fancied kegler from Sweden, Martin Larsen, although his Pergamon team-mate, left-hander Peter Ljung bowled well to make the cut.

Three American pro bowlers, Chris Loschetter, Ryan Ciminelli and Sean Rash took the 1-2-3 positions when the heat of battle had dissipated and Dominic Barrett of England, three-time Bowler of the Year slotted neatly into fourth. Last night’s wunderkid, Ronnie Russell, the defending champion, took fifth spot.

So with five of the ten spots filled, who of the remaining group would be good enough to compete for the 2012 title?
‘Twas a fair tussle to get into those five spots and eventually a quintet from four countries made the grade, headed by Sweden’s leftie Peter Ljung, just ahead of another southpaw, Paul Moor. Places seven to ten went to Daniel Vezis, Erik Marrone and Petteri Salonen, England, Italy and Finland respectively.

Chris Loschetter, last year’s finalist, was certainly pleased with today’s performance. “I’ve struggled pretty badly over the past couple of days,” he told us. “I had trouble sleeping last night, so I used that time to think about my new strategy today and so far it seems to be doing what I want. Today I used a lot more loft and tried to play a bit straighter. I’m not playing down and in but around 10-11-12. I’ve been having trouble getting carry, so I decided to stay right today.

“I was using a really strong ball. It seemed the other guys were having more trouble with carry-down but because I was lofting the ball I didn’t see that quite as badly.

“I stayed with the same ball. I was lucky enough in the first squad this morning to experiment a little bit and I realized that moving left was not going to be the answer so this time I was firm with my commitment to stay with the same ball and it held up pretty well. It was the Brunswick doube X Nexus, the red one.”

Our leading group of ten will take to the lanes at 15:30, CT, for a nine-game round robin. There will not be a stepladder final this year. Pins from the four games of stage 2 will be carried forward and 20 points will be added for a win and a further ten points for games over 250.

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Round Robin Tussels

If excitement had been on the menu in the Red & Black bowling center on Sunday evening then all would have been dished up with a double helping – nay, maybe three plates full. The ten players in the round robin final were the cream of this second Brunswick Italia Challenge and the display they put on for a large international gathering deserved every accolade that was given. Americans Chris Loschetter, Ronnie Russell (the defending champion), Sean Rash and Ryan Cimenelli played as perhaps they had never performed before and the applause rang through the rafters for their talents.
But they never got their own way until the time came for the final hurdles.

Nine games, under intense pressure, also brought out the best of the six Europeans contesting the title and it was Dominic Barrett from England who sneaked into third place when the dust of battle settled. OK, Chris Loschetter won through, despite a strong challenge from buddy Sean Rash, but the performance of the Europeans was impressive. Young Daniel Vezis, who lives in Latvia but claims to be English, was second European, then Paul Moor (ENG), Erik Marrone (ITA), Petteri Salonen (FIN) and Peter Ljung (SWE) rounded off the field.

The closing ceremony and trophy presentation featured the three girls finishing in top places in the recent Miss Brunswick Italia Challenge beauty pageant posing with all ten finalists Such was the success of this second Italia Challenge that most competitors promise to return next year and bring along their friends, so maybe another 75-100 entries are on the cards. In just two years the Brunswick Italia Challenge has placed right up am9ng the most important events, garnering the third highest entry on the European Bowling Tour, all due to the hard work and promotion ny the Red & Black bowling center.

 

 

Results

Final Step 3

	NAME	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	MATCH BONUS	HCP	SCORE	PREV	TOT
1.	Loschetter, Chris	241	251	199	243	228	208	184	248	204	150	0	2156	999	3155
2.	Rash, Sean	176	208	285	233	234	244	246	223	194	120	0	2163	937	3100
3.	Barrett, Dominic	247	171	232	222	243	242	198	196	204	140	0	2095	931	3026
4.	Ciminelli, Ryan	218	253	235	169	191	226	238	222	268	60	0	2080	940	3020
5.	Russell, Ronnie	222	266	256	198	183	201	223	223	203	100	0	2075	920	2995
6.	Vezis, Daniel	249	215	198	184	211	202	223	269	214	100	0	2065	875	2940
7.	Moor, Paul	225	191	202	204	234	209	182	180	268	80	0	1975	884	2859
8.	Marrone, Erik	202	154	185	214	240	213	215	243	193	120	0	1979	850	2829
9.	Salonen, Petteri	217	214	171	194	167	213	223	190	223	50	0	1862	848	2710
10.	Ljung, Peter	178	190	198	197	234	175	164	215	200	60	0	1811	885	2696

Game 1
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	202	0	202
	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	225	0	225	20
2	Rash, Sean	USA	M	176	0	176
	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	217	0	217	20
3	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	218	0	218
	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	241	0	241	20
4	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	178	0	178
	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	222	0	222	20
5	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	247	0	247
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	249	0	249	20
Game 2
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	266	0	266	30
	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	214	0	214
2	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	253	0	253	30
	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	191	0	191
3	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	171	0	171	20
	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	154	0	154
4	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	251	0	251	30
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	215	0	215
5	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	190	0	190
	Rash, Sean	USA	M	208	0	208	20
Game 3
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	199	0	199
	Rash, Sean	USA	M	285	0	285	30
2	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	232	0	232	20
	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	198	0	198
3	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	202	0	202	20
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	198	0	198
4	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	185	0	185	20
	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	171	0	171
5	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	235	0	235
	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	256	0	256	30
Game 4
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	222	0	222	20
	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	204	0	204
2	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	243	0	243	20
	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	194	0	194
3	Rash, Sean	USA	M	233	0	233	20
	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	198	0	198
4	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	169	0	169
	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	197	0	197	20
5	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	214	0	214	20
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	184	0	184
Game 5
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	183	0	183
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	211	0	211	20
2	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	191	0	191
	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	240	0	240	20
3	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	234	0	234	20
	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	167	0	167
4	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	234	0	234	10
	Rash, Sean	USA	M	234	0	234	10
5	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	243	0	243	20
	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	228	0	228
Game 6
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	175	0	175
	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	208	0	208	20
2	Rash, Sean	USA	M	244	0	244	20
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	202	0	202
3	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	213	0	213	20
	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	201	0	201
4	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	242	0	242	20
	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	226	0	226
5	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	209	0	209
	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	213	0	213	20
Game 7
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	238	0	238
	Rash, Sean	USA	M	246	0	246	20
2	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	198	0	198
	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	223	0	223	20
3	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	184	0	184	20
	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	182	0	182
4	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	223	0	223	10
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	223	0	223	10
5	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	164	0	164
	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	215	0	215	20
Game 8
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	196	0	196	20
	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	190	0	190
2	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	215	0	215	20
	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	180	0	180
3	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	222	0	222
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	269	0	269	30
4	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	243	0	243	20
	Rash, Sean	USA	M	223	0	223
5	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	248	0	248	20
	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	223	0	223
Game 9
MATCH	NAME	NAT	GEN	SCORE	HCP	TOTAL	BONUS
1	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	200	0	200
	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	214	0	214	20
2	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	204	0	204	20
	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	193	0	193
3	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	204	0	204	20
	Rash, Sean	USA	M	194	0	194
4	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	268	0	268	30
	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	203	0	203
5	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	268	0	268	30
	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	223	0	223

Final Step 2

	NAME	NAT	GEN	1	2	3	4	HCP	SCORE		HAND
1.	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	258	258	227	256	0	999		R
2.	Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	200	279	255	206	0	940		L
3.	Rash, Sean	USA	M	269	224	190	254	0	937		R
4.	Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	268	209	228	226	0	931		R
5.	Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	222	205	278	215	0	920		R
6.	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	264	203	201	217	0	885		L
7.	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	193	258	186	247	0	884		L
8.	Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	211	233	199	232	0	875		L
9.	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	247	234	183	186	0	850		L
10.	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	259	205	190	194	0	848		R
11.	Zucchinelli, Enzo	ITA	M	183	205	233	212	0	833		R
12.	Loos, Michael	AUT	M	190	201	226	211	0	828		R
13.	Stott Jnr, Paul	IRL	M	216	216	222	169	0	823		R
14.	Pirozzi, Massimo	ITA	M	205	203	195	214	0	817		R
15.	Valenta, Brian	USA	M	223	207	193	191	0	814		R
16.	Williams, Stuart	ENG	M	211	160	222	213	0	806		R
17.	Olsson, Mattias	SWE	M	214	203	194	190	0	801		L
18.	Berges, Mathieu	SUI	M	224	226	171	174	0	795		R
19.	Suslov, Andrey	RUS	M	235	200	185	169	0	789		R
20.	Wetterberg, Mattias	SWE	M	209	180	177	222	0	788		R
21.	Larsen, Martin	SWE	M	186	181	177	197	0	741		R
22.	Ponti, Francesco	ITA	M	171	179	188	202	0	740		R
23.	Andersson, Kim	SWE	M	194	225	139	156	0	714		R
24.	Maddaloni, Domenico	ITA	M	195	169	134	167	0	665		R

Final Step 1

	NAME	NAT	GEN	1	2	3	4	HCP	SCORE		HAND
1.	Berges, Mathieu	SUI	M	279	198	245	235	0	957		R
2.	Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	258	245	233	204	0	940		R
3.	Olsson, Mattias	SWE	M	200	209	268	246	0	923		L
4.	Loos, Michael	AUT	M	257	179	256	226	0	918		R
5.	Moor, Paul	ENG	M	235	257	201	212	0	905		L
6.	Maddaloni, Domenico	ITA	M	207	223	211	258	0	899		R
7.	Suslov, Andrey	RUS	M	194	192	237	269	0	892		R
8.	Wetterberg, Mattias	SWE	M	226	232	211	222	0	891		R
9.	Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	232	212	179	258	0	881		R
10.	Ponti, Francesco	ITA	M	226	232	234	187	0	879		R
11.	Stott Jnr, Paul	IRL	M	226	236	162	253	0	877		R
12.	Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	204	222	212	234	0	872		L
13.	Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	197	257	163	244	0	861		L
14.	Zucchinelli, Enzo	ITA	M	191	258	213	194	0	856		R
15.	Talpa, Marek	CZE	M	269	199	148	227	0	843		R
16.	Stathatos, Yiannis	GRE	M	219	205	232	181	0	837		R
17.	Flack, Nina	SWE	F	178	221	213	192	32	836		R
18.	Ancarani, Sandro	SUI	M	190	204	214	208	0	816		R
19.	Thurlby, Rob	ENG	M	182	204	243	182	0	811		R
20.	Jähi, Joonas	FIN	M	184	227	187	210	0	808		R
21.	Celli, Maurizio	ITA	M	230	191	165	220	0	806		R
22.	Larsen, Thomas	DEN	M	242	210	163	184	0	799		R
23.	Vercellino, Mario	ITA	M	169	226	195	208	0	798		R
24.	Biolghini, Diego	ITA	M	179	191	160	267	0	797		R
25.	Raatikainen, Teemu	FIN	M	168	192	224	212	0	796		R
26.	Parapini, Marco	ITA	M	205	173	223	194	0	795		R
27.	Origlia, Eros	ITA	M	210	256	148	181	0	795		R
28.	Andersson, Andreas	SWE	M	223	150	202	219	0	794		R
29.	Cimino, Fabio	ITA	M	201	223	152	209	0	785		R
30.	D'Achille, Nico	ITA	M	172	228	194	191	0	785		R
31.	Grimsen, Peder	SWE	M	187	161	234	202	0	784		R
32.	Arup, Mathias	SWE	M	209	174	173	225	0	781		R
33.	Bódis, Giorgio	HUN	M	177	202	218	181	0	778		R
34.	Boccato, Marco	ITA	M	171	188	224	194	0	777		R
35.	Sadeharju, Arttu	FIN	M	197	178	171	227	0	773		R
36.	Grabrijan, Anže	SLO	M	160	226	167	215	0	768		L
37.	Volpert, Nati	ISR	M	202	193	170	202	0	767		R
38.	Santu, Alessandro	ITA	M	180	238	172	171	0	761		R
39.	Foley, Barry	IRL	M	197	177	205	167	0	746		R
40.	Palazzotto, Andrea	ITA	M	202	145	206	186	0	739		R
41.	Galeone, Nicola	ITA	M	202	163	193	178	0	736		R
42.	Osella, Luca	ITA	M	182	162	200	189	0	733		R
43.	Bortolon, Renato	ITA	M	166	190	194	183	0	733		R
44.	Marsero, Luciano	ITA	M	134	214	182	195	0	725		R
45.	Spagnoli, Davide	ITA	M	182	196	181	159	0	718		R
46.	Zampieri, Avellino	ITA	M	203	161	159	178	0	701		R
47.	Bellini, Sergio	ITA	M	149	181	181	161	0	672		R
48.	Mattsson, John	SWE	M	175	168	149	177	0	669		R

Final Qualifying

Qualified directly to final step 2 (Position 1 - 10)
POS		NAME	NAT	GEN	BEST PINS	LAST GAME	SQUAD #	SQUAD COUNT	HAND
1		Williams, Stuart	ENG	M	1492	198	19	2	R
2		Ciminelli, Ryan	USA	M	1483	276	13	3	L
3		Andersson, Kim	SWE	M	1453	226	13	1	R
4		Barrett, Dominic	ENG	M	1448	279	23	4	R
5		Rash, Sean	USA	M	1442	206	11	2	R
6		Larsen, Martin	SWE	M	1427	233	19	2	R
7		Valenta, Brian	USA	M	1423	258	19	3	R
8		Russell, Ronnie	USA	M	1416	268	25	5	R
9		Vezis, Daniel	ENG	M	1390	211	23	4	L
10		Pirozzi, Massimo	ITA	M	1388	268	08	2	R
Qualified to final step 1 (Position 11 - 40)
POS		NAME	NAT	GEN	BEST PINS	LAST GAME	SQUAD #	SQUAD COUNT	HAND
11		D'Achille, Nico	ITA	M	1375	228	19	4	R
12		Moor, Paul	ENG	M	1366	234	18	3	L
13		Larsen, Thomas	DEN	M	1363	255	17	2	R
14		Jähi, Joonas	FIN	M	1361	227	16	2	R
15		Bortolon, Renato	ITA	M	1356	216	04	3	R
16		Grimsen, Peder	SWE	M	1356	200	24	5	R
17		Cimino, Fabio	ITA	M	1355	248	02	4	R
18		Volpert, Nati	ISR	M	1355	202	12	4	R
19		Olsson, Mattias	SWE	M	1354	267	23	3	L
20		Raatikainen, Teemu	FIN	M	1348	234	17	2	R
21		Grabrijan, Anže	SLO	M	1343	167	17	2	L
22		Arup, Mathias	SWE	M	1339	256	17	3	R
23		Parapini, Marco	ITA	M	1339	174	21	2	R
24		Stathatos, Yiannis	GRE	M	1338	246	16	3	R
25		Talpa, Marek	CZE	M	1337	234	23	4	R
26		Sadeharju, Arttu	FIN	M	1337	234	16	2	R
27		Stott Jnr, Paul	IRL	M	1336	224	19	2	R
28		Salonen, Petteri	FIN	M	1336	203	19	2	R
29		Ljung, Peter	SWE	M	1333	237	17	2	L
30		Mattsson, John	SWE	M	1333	221	24	3	R
31		Flack, Nina	SWE	F	1333	164	23	4	R
32		Osella, Luca	ITA	M	1327	256	09	1	R
33		Bódis, Giorgio	HUN	M	1327	236	16	3	R
34		Berges, Mathieu	SUI	M	1327	221	24	2	R
35		Palazzotto, Andrea	ITA	M	1325	222	22	4	R
36		Suslov, Andrey	RUS	M	1323	236	22	4	R
37		Galeone, Nicola	ITA	M	1323	206	21	3	R
38		Loos, Michael	AUT	M	1321	212	22	3	R
39		Bellini, Sergio	ITA	M	1321	195	04	1	R
40		Ancarani, Sandro	SUI	M	1320	233	20	2	R
Twelve players from June 23rd to June 28th (Position 41 - 52) Complete results: 23.06.2012 - 24.06.2012 - 25.06.2012 - 26.06.2012 - 27.06.2012 - 28.06.2012
POS		NAME	NAT	GEN	BEST PINS	LAST GAME	SQUAD #	SQUAD COUNT	HAND
41		Loschetter, Chris	USA	M	1318	216	18	3	R
42		Wetterberg, Mattias	SWE	M	1317	211	16	2	R
43		Zampieri, Avellino	ITA	M	1304	184	14	3	R
44		Andersson, Andreas	SWE	M	1296	206	13	2	R
45		Origlia, Eros	ITA	M	1313	299	12	5	R
46		Vercellino, Mario	ITA	M	1296	193	12	3	R
47		Santu, Alessandro	ITA	M	1282	267	09	2	R
48		Ponti, Francesco	ITA	M	1260	202	09	2	R
49		Celli, Maurizio	ITA	M	1301	241	04	3	R
50		Spagnoli, Davide	ITA	M	1270	184	05	2	R
51		Zucchinelli, Enzo	ITA	M	1315	194	02	2	R
52		Marsero, Luciano	ITA	M	1294	235	02	5	R
Four players from the Turbo (Position 53 - 56) Complete results: Game 5 - Game 6
POS		NAME	NAT	GEN	TURBO SCORE		SQUAD #	SQUAD COUNT	HAND
53		Marrone, Erik	ITA	M	210		04	6	L
54		Maddaloni, Domenico	ITA	M	190		25	2	R
55		Boccato, Marco	ITA	M	215		11	5	R
56		Thurlby, Rob	ENG	M	255		24	4	R
Two players from the Desperado (Position 57 - 58) Complete results
POS		NAME	NAT	GEN	TURBO SCORE	PREV GAME	SQUAD #	SQUAD COUNT	HAND
57		Foley, Barry	IRL	M	1186	169	Desperado	2	R
58		Biolghini, Diego	ITA	M	1299	208	Desperado	3	R
Position 59 -
RANK		NAME	NAT	GEN	BEST PINS	LAST GAME	SQUAD #	SQUAD COUNT	HAND
59		Vaglia, Vittorio	ITA	M	1309	241	21	2	R
60		Glendert, Malin	SWE	F	1301	199	19	1	R
61		Lochhead, Matthew	ENG	M	1299	211	23	5	R
62		Spadavecchia, Andrea	ITA	M	1292	231	21	5	R
63		Reverdito, Roberto	ITA	M	1284	221	15	3	L
64		Gross, Thomas	AUT	M	1283	214	20	5	R
65		Petersen, Tommy	GRE	M	1282	226	25	5	R
66		Donini, Fabrizio	ITA	M	1282	195	13	2	R
67		Bellomonte, Francesco	ITA	M	1281	210	25	2	R
68		De Angelis, Marco	ITA	M	1280	246	21	2	R
69		Sermand, Julien	FRA	M	1279	191	22	3	R
70		Lajovic, Dušan	SLO	M	1275	224	20	3	R
71		Asplund, Teemu	FIN	M	1275	208	24	3	R
72		Caselli, Gianluca	ITA	M	1274	206	12	1	R
73		Kallio, Jesse	FIN	M	1273	212	17	3	L
74		Fascella, Francesco	ITA	M	1272	203	21	4	R
75		Ligato, Massimo	ITA	M	1270	235	02	4	R
76		Baravaglio, Bruno	ITA	M	1266	203	15	2	R
77		Regenass, Cedric	SUI	M	1266	168	21	2	R
78		Troiani, Marco	ITA	M	1264	220	19	3	L
79		Tomatis, Daniele	ITA	M	1261	224	15	2	R
80		Baravaglio, Luca	ITA	M	1253	205	09	3	R
81		Dell'Amico, Massimo	ITA	M	1252	228	06	2	R
82		Volpert, Yossi	ISR	M	1250	204	11	5	R
83		Rodriguez, Paco	ESP	M	1250	165	25	3	R
84		Mozzone, Alessandro	ITA	M	1247	182	09	2	R
85		Csernicsek, Manuel	AUT	M	1246	211	22	2	R
86		Kyriakou, Kostas	CYP	M	1245	210	23	3	R
87		Panchenko, Alexandr	KAZ	M	1245	205	23	7	R
88		Canady, David	GER	M	1243	211	21	3	R
89		Miceli, Daniele	ITA	M	1243	183	25	2	R
90		Facchino, Desiderio	ITA	M	1242	205	09	1	R
91		Rossi, Federico	ITA	M	1242	175	13	3	R
92		Fanizza, Pierfranco	ITA	M	1239	201	12	3	L
93		Ronconi, Giuseppe	ITA	M	1238	234	08	1	R
94		Colijn, Michael	NED	M	1232	216	16	3	L
95		Novara, Carlo	ITA	M	1232	138	12	4	R
96		Alleluia, Giuseppe	ITA	M	1231	186	25	3	R
97		Di Donfrancesco, Dante	ITA	M	1230	203	13	2	R
98		Favero, Alessandro	ITA	M	1229	244	09	1	R
99		Kubalek, Benjamin	AUT	M	1229	183	23	3	L
100		Maddaloni, Enrico	ITA	M	1227	204	21	2	L
101		Balzano, Annalisa	ITA	F	1223	202	24	2	L
102		Morra, Alessandra	ITA	F	1222	243	25	4	R
103		Bland Jr, Kenneth J	USA	M	1220	203	24	3	R
104		Endrizzi, Massimo	ITA	M	1220	185	06	4	R
105		Elena, Grazia	ITA	F	1220	169	21	2	R
106		Tosin, Marco	ITA	M	1219	196	09	3	R
107		Calabrese, Cosimo	ITA	M	1218	224	21	2	R
108		Schütz, Jenny	SUI	F	1217	211	20	2	R
109		Falciola, Carlo	ITA	M	1214	186	15	2	R
110		Palestre, Alfonso	ITA	M	1213	151	21	5	R
111		Radi, Tommaso	ITA	M	1212	218	23	3	R
112		Pinardi, Igor	ITA	M	1210	213	11	2	R
113		Basile, Filippo Antonino	ITA	M	1209	171	25	4	R
114		Ragusa, Giancarlo	BEL	M	1208	206	20	4	R
115		Rauscher, Michael	AUT	M	1208	187	19	2	R
116		Kuzovkin, Dmitriy	KAZ	M	1208	159	19	11	R
117		Ferina, Roberta	ITA	F	1206	205	15	4	R
118		Oliaro, Luigino	ITA	M	1206	186	12	3	R
119		Knijff, Dennis	NED	M	1205	210	06	3	R
120		Salvagno, Geremia	ITA	M	1201	205	04	3	R
121		Senna, Giuseppe	ITA	M	1200	242	17	5	L
122		Sturt, Jonathan	ENG	M	1200	208	25	4	R
123		Rampi, Mauro	ITA	M	1200	173	02	1	L
124		Lindahl, Sven	SWE	M	1199	189	19	4	R
125		Anker, Sam	FIN	M	1197	148	20	2	R
126		Nieminen, Kari	FIN	M	1196	198	23	3	R
127		Lanzafame, Salvatore	ITA	M	1195	179	22	4	R
128		Belotti, Antonio	ITA	M	1193	211	21	2	R
129		Delcarmine, Alessandro	ITA	M	1193	192	15	3	R
130		Genchi, Silvio	ITA	M	1192	223	15	2	R
131		Medveditskov, Alexander	RUS	M	1192	158	17	5	R
132		Panayiotou, Charis	CYP	M	1190	216	25	5	R
133		Di Benedetto, Helga	ITA	F	1190	208	21	2	R
134		Battagli, Giovanni	ITA	M	1190	203	15	2	L
135		Bettinardi, Daniele	ITA	M	1189	214	02	2	L
136		Huber, Philippe	SUI	M	1188	173	21	2	R
137		De Luca, Samuel	ITA	M	1187	170	02	2	R
138		Palermaa, Osku	FIN	M	1187	159	17	1	R
139		Stefanelli, Fabio	ITA	M	1186	198	23	2	R
140		Gonella, Fabio	ITA	M	1185	204	22	4	R
141		Fasulo, Roberta	ITA	F	1182	215	22	4	R
142		Panero, Roberto	ITA	M	1182	190	04	3	R
143		Miotti, Marco	ITA	M	1180	239	15	2	R
144		Andreello, Paola	ITA	F	1180	180	12	2	R
145		Zavalloni, Giorgio	ITA	M	1179	179	11	1	R
146		Allegro, Federico	ITA	M	1178	244	24	1	R
147		Impera, Gianfranco	ITA	M	1177	211	23	3	R
148		Borsari, Elena	ITA	F	1174	199	15	1	R
149		Nota, Stefano	ITA	M	1169	172	15	4	R
150		Cecchini, Maurizio	ITA	M	1168	196	02	1	R
151		Borgognoni, Marco	ITA	M	1168	176	25	2	R
152		Morabito, Francesco	ITA	M	1167	179	24	3	R
153		Fedeli, Andrea	ITA	M	1166	149	20	2	R
154		Boschi, Alessandro	ITA	M	1165	156	03	2	R
155		Olini, Franco	ITA	M	1163	178	05	2	R
156		Cocker, Lee	ENG	M	1163	171	23	3	R
157		Pilotti, Roberto	ITA	M	1162	233	25	3	R
158		Ur Rehman, Ijaz	PAK	M	1162	215	13	2	R
159		Reviglio, Marco	ITA	M	1160	157	15	1	L
160		De Paris, Marco	ITA	M	1159	245	05	2	R
161		Abrate, Fabio	ITA	M	1158	254	17	2	R
162		Polato, Marco	ITA	M	1158	204	05	2	R
163		Prandi, Federico	ITA	M	1158	183	02	2	R
164		Farina, Eleonora	ITA	F	1157	217	09	2	R
165		Prato, Sandro	ITA	M	1157	172	05	3	R
166		Spadavecchia, Renato	ITA	M	1155	208	12	2	R
167		Pionna, Carla	ITA	F	1155	204	23	2	R
168		O Reilly, Derek	IRL	M	1154	235	24	2	R
169		Buzzelli, Daniela	ITA	F	1152	221	20	2	R
170		Fabbietti, Sergio	ITA	M	1152	149	20	3	R
171		Mancuso, Luciano	ITA	M	1151	165	21	3	R
172		Gatti, Roberto	ITA	M	1150	156	19	1	R
173		Press, Ryan	NIR	M	1149	225	25	2	R
174		Polanisz, Emil	POL	M	1148	157	25	2	R
175		Lauro, Michela	ITA	F	1146	187	02	2	R
176		Pacella, Daniele	ITA	M	1136	170	03	2	R
177		Kemps, Jell	BEL	M	1134	191	17	2	R
178		Moschini, Oscar	ITA	M	1133	183	19	3	R
179		Ingala, Giovanni	ITA	M	1131	211	02	2	R
180		Martinelli, Massimo	ITA	M	1131	178	08	2	R
181		Nagode, Božo	SLO	M	1131	171	19	2	R
182		Magri, Stefano	ITA	M	1129	191	13	2	R
183		Marchiori, Gianni	ITA	M	1129	160	22	2	R
184		Boccato, Corrado	ITA	M	1127	192	09	2	R
185		Fragola, Nicola	ITA	M	1124	206	22	2	R
186		Agostino, Francesco	ITA	M	1123	212	15	3	R
187		Bikar, Mikulas	SVK	M	1123	194	25	3	R
188		Quintieri, Antonino Luigi	ITA	M	1122	213	22	1	R
189		Pachera, Graziano	ITA	M	1121	195	02	1	R
190		Regali, Fausta	ITA	F	1121	171	02	2	R
191		Balsano, Gianluca	ITA	M	1121	166	11	3	R
192		Stavrou, Loizos	CYP	M	1118	163	17	3	R
193		Giovannini, Gianmaria	SMR	M	1116	169	25	3	R
194		Rossi, Melania	ITA	F	1114	205	22	3	R
195		Evripidou, Loukas	CYP	M	1114	198	20	3	R
196		Guastavigna, Giorgio	ITA	M	1114	179	15	1	R
197		Ceccarel, Renzo	ITA	M	1107	169	12	1	R
198		Bonezzi, Boris	ITA	M	1105	157	02	1	R
199		Presti, Mirko	ITA	M	1103	208	14	2	R
200		Sias, Tiziano	ITA	M	1103	166	09	5	R
201		Bertossi, Nicola	ITA	M	1101	152	23	4	R
202		Haest, Michael	BEL	M	1100	258	08	1	R
203		Iskhakov, Makhmut	KAZ	M	1100	199	14	1	R
204		Medveditskov, Yuri	RUS	M	1100	165	20	3	R
205		Ecoffey, Xavier	SUI	M	1098	179	24	2	R
206		Boccato, Valentina	ITA	F	1098	171	15	3	L
207		Schuetz, Johannes	SUI	M	1097	148	20	3	R
208		Chiulli, Luca	ITA	M	1095	170	03	3	R
209		Bencardino, Alberto	ITA	M	1090	189	08	4	R
210		Tiso, Maurizio	ITA	M	1088	187	05	3	R
211		Chattha, M.hussain	PAK	M	1087	163	13	2	R
212		Corelli, Elisabetta	ITA	F	1084	201	14	2	R
213		Farina, Maurizio	ITA	M	1082	184	09	2	R
214		Coppini, Ezio	ITA	M	1080	223	21	2	R
215		Canevari, Andrea	ITA	M	1080	166	21	2	R
216		Merli, Giovanni	ITA	M	1079	178	14	2	R
217		Antonello, Roberto	ITA	M	1077	202	12	1	L
218		Fraschini, Renato	ITA	M	1076	198	02	1	R
219		Garilli, Antonio	ITA	M	1076	160	02	2	R
220		Ogliari, Daniele	ITA	M	1075	174	09	1	R
221		Stepanek, Martin	CZE	M	1073	193	22	3	R
222		Rizzo, Marzia	ITA	F	1072	200	09	1	R
223		Maggi, Angelo	ITA	M	1068	181	15	2	R
224		Sferruzzi, Roberto	ITA	M	1067	222	15	1	R
225		Romellini, Daniela	ITA	F	1067	209	18	1	R
226		Santamaria, Lara	ITA	F	1067	198	18	2	R
227		Malchiodi, Mauro	ITA	M	1065	191	14	2	R
228		Mattera, Roberto	ITA	M	1064	181	12	2	R
229		Ciccone, Generoso	ITA	M	1062	210	25	5	R
230		Tomaselli, Mauro	ITA	M	1062	202	15	2	R
231		Badiali, Gianluca	ITA	M	1059	182	24	1	R
232		Aicardi, Giorgio	ITA	M	1057	186	09	2	R
233		Giusti, Fabio	ITA	M	1056	222	11	2	R
234		Girani, Sandro	ITA	M	1056	172	09	1	R
235		Astegiano, Livio	ITA	M	1056	171	15	3	R
236		Cillo, Alessandro	ITA	M	1055	201	12	1	R
237		Frascati, Giuseppe	ITA	M	1053	170	21	1	R
238		Valentini, Stefania	ITA	F	1053	157	22	3	R
239		Grieco, Eugenio	ITA	M	1052	160	12	2	R
240		Vignola, Marcello	ITA	M	1050	155	12	1	R
241		Schillaci, Calogero	ITA	M	1049	166	15	1	R
242		Mancuso, Salvatore	ITA	M	1045	146	03	3	R
243		Ciro, Fabrizio	ITA	M	1044	158	14	1	R
244		Armefths, Mattheos	CYP	M	1043	191	17	3	R
245		Rambaudi, Sebastiano	ITA	M	1042	167	15	3	R
246		Agrati, Manuel	ITA	M	1038	133	05	1	R
247		Bissini, Danilo	ITA	M	1037	198	09	1	R
248		Togni, Riziero	ITA	M	1035	202	03	2	R
249		Zuccheddu, Maurizio	ITA	M	1035	185	12	4	R
250		Vitale, Mauro	ITA	M	1030	178	09	1	L
251		Angus, David	SCO	M	1024	172	22	2	R
252		Casarotto, Marco	ITA	M	1021	145	02	2	R
253		Votta, Ivan	ITA	M	1020	182	08	2	R
254		Sanfelici, Dante	ITA	M	1019	190	02	1	R
255		Rossetti, Massimiliano	ITA	M	1019	160	15	1	R
256		Gambetta, Giorgio	ITA	M	1012	184	15	1	R
257		Bottaro, Paolo	ITA	M	1011	170	23	1	R
258		Mori, Giulio	ITA	M	1011	160	11	3	R
259		Giuliano, Antonio	ITA	M	1009	192	06	2	R
260		Siriban, Manuel Ibalio	ITA	M	1004	143	09	1	R
261		Sascau, Laura	ITA	F	1002	139	15	2	R
262		Steffenino, Giuseppe	ITA	M	998	179	09	3	R
263		Frontini, Emanuele	ITA	M	996	164	12	1	R
264		Gasti, Giorgio	ITA	M	996	157	03	4	R
265		Atta, Muhammad	PAK	M	994	173	14	2	R
266		Viglino, Alessandro	ITA	M	989	136	15	2	R
267		Panayiotou, Giorgos	CYP	M	989	127	17	3	R
268		Pisana, Fabio	ITA	M	987	176	18	1	R
269		Ferrazzi, Attilio	ITA	M	985	168	15	1	R
270		Iatteri, Achille	ITA	M	985	150	19	2	L
271		Gonzalez Morocho, Raul	ESP	M	984	141	25	3	R
272		Nastasi, Giuseppe	ITA	M	976	169	09	1	R
273		Giuffrida, Alfio	ITA	M	974	135	05	1	R
274		Piunti, Riccardo	ITA	M	971	175	04	1	R
275		Tome', Diego	ITA	M	971	148	09	1	R
276		Spoto, Walter Dino	ITA	M	971	130	12	3	R
277		Bartalotta, Luigia	ITA	F	953	149	12	1	R
278		Cavallero, Davide	ITA	M	949	168	12	1	R
279		Panaro, Bruno	ITA	M	936	153	22	1	R
280		Ferri, Manuel	ITA	M	932	134	02	1	R
281		Pisana, Gianni	ITA	M	928	164	18	1	R
282		Chiale, Michelangelo	ITA	M	922	157	15	1	L
283		Braghini, Simone	ITA	M	854	107	15	1	R
284		Primavera, Roberto	ITA	M	553	169	05	1	R

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Brunswick Lane Specialist

Pat Mitchell talks tenpin

"It takes some experience to plan for a tournament pattern based on the pattern sheet.  There are some simple ways to look at them though."

The second edition of the Brunswick Italia Challenge will be conducted at the Red and Black bowling Centre in Asti, Italy from the 23rd of June to the 1st of July. In the months leading up to the event we at Talktenpin.net thought it would be a great idea to find out a little more aboutsome of the people involved in bringing the event to you. This time we have interviewed Pat Mitchell from Brunswick Bowling who will be dressing the lanes once again. Pat is a very experienced Lane and ball expert who once conditioned the lanes for the PBA, worked for Kegel and also ran a 72 lane bowling centre, We caught up with Pat ahead of this years event and here is what he had to say.

How and when did bowling first come into your life?

I got started when I was 4 years old. I would get to practice sometimes, after my father finished his league. I came from a bowling family and bowling centers were my second home.

You mention coming from a bowling family, Who bowled in your family and how good a bowler are you?

My mother, father, three brothers and my sister. Also, most of my aunts and uncles did as well. I had one uncle who had two 300 games in one set back in 1972. He was only the 12th person to do so at that time. I tried repeating that in 1993 when I had 300 and a 288 in the same set. I was not great but I still made some money. I have (9) 300 games and (9) 800 series.

You have many years experience in a lot of aspects of the sport and business from resurfacing lanes to your present job at Brunswick, Can you tell our viewers a little about some of the positions you have held in bowling?

I was a journeyman so to speak. I first started working, at age 14, in a 16 lane center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where I was a pinchaser and oiled the lanes. I began resurfacing lanes when I was 17 years old. During the summer months I would refinish lanes and in the winter I worked my way into a mechanics position. I resurfaced for 10 seasons, then began working with the (then) ABC conditioning lanes for the Open Championships. From there I went to work for Kegel. That is when I conditioned lanes for the PBA national tour. That eventually, took me to Brunswick, where I develop products like lane machines and aftermarket supplies (among other things).

Being a lanesman for the PBA must have been a fantastic job, Did dressing the lanes for such superstars make you nervous at first and what is the funniest story you have from this time?

Actually, it was not a problem for me. I knew most of them from my playing days and was friends with many already. Funniest story…good lord…there are too many to count. Probably the funniest was in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1997. I finished conditioning the lanes and the manager of the center asked if I could do an interview on TV. The local station was doing their sports feed from the center. I sat on the stool next to the announcer and I noticed the camera was panning out on the small monitor and then you saw it…I had a hole in the crotch my pants. The players got a huge laugh at my expense.

My research on you turned up an interesting fact that you were once a technical manager for a 72 lane bowling centre, Was it difficult managing so many lanes, were they all on one level and on a busy day how many technicians would maintain the machines?

Tremendously difficult. The center was split 24 and 48 in the shape of an “L”. At that time, we had no budget for parts and had to make or repair whatever was necessary. Usually, we had three technicians for the morning and three additional for the night. It shrank down to just three with myself working both day and night. I decided that this was not the direction I wanted to continue.

The Brunswick A22 lane machine is something you have worked extensively on in your time at Brunswick, The innovative product has changed the way lanes can be dressed, How was the concept born and will we see further advancements in the machine?

Interesting story…it started with an idea from our CEO to use injector technology that is used in our marine division. Development took some time since oil is not that easy to spread when you inject it directly to the surface. Our Direct+ conditioning system is extremely solid and we use it in our newest machine the Brunswick Envoy. We will use the machine in Italy for the Brunswick Italia Challenge.

So the Brunswick Envoy will dress the lanes the Italia Challenge this year, How does this machine differ from the A22?

The Envoy is a battery operated conditioning and cleaning machine similar to the Authority22 yet quite different. We made some changes to areas of the machine to improve maintenance. We have some neat features in the software that allow us to conserve the batteries and run more lanes on a single charge. The two machines the PBA uses can each run 80 lanes before charging the batteries.

We first met in England at a Brunswick Lane and Ball seminar hosted by Bowling Vision, I must say I found the whole day very interesting and at the time it struck me you had an ease about you which enabled you to turn potentially confusing technical issues into something anyone and even I could understand, My question would be, was it always easy for you to communicate in seminars or was it something you had to learn and develop?

Haha…I have always had the ability to “tech-down” information. I look for common things to compare with to make the information delivery easier. Though, it is not that easy at times, I try hard to find the right way to say things. Otherwise, their eyes will roll up into their heads and then you lose them.

Having done so many Brunswick Seminars all over the World, Is there one place you enjoy visiting the most and for people out there that have maybe never attended a Brunswick bowling seminar why should they go to one?

I’m having a difficult time answering that one. The location is one thing but it is really more about the people. I am fortunate to make friends easily, so to avoid having any of them mad at me, my answer is the world is my favorite location. There is so much to learn regardless of the area in bowling you participate. Brunswick has fantastic tools to work with, like ThrowBot, that allow us to test and use that information in seminars. There are many experienced people who I work with. We cover everything from lanes to the balls, pinsetters to scoring…everything bowling!

In June this year you will again be at the Brunswick Italia Challenge in Asti, Last year the condition laid down by yourself was very fair to all players and rewarded good shots, Will you be making any significant changes to the lane pattern this year?

I really liked the pattern we ran last year. It allowed for multiple angles and both left and right seemed fairly equal. I would like to lower the scoring level just a bit this year so I will flatten the pattern a little but still maintain multiple angles with a shorter overall length.

You were also kind enough to join Keith Hale and myself on our live streaming of the event, You were certainly a natural and gave the viewers a fantastic insight into the lane condition and bowling in general. Will the viewers of the 2012 event in Asti get the chance to hear you again on the streaming?

Of course, it would be my pleasure!

So Pat lets talk about bowling events in general, When you design a lane pattern for a bowling event like the Brunswick Euro challenge or Brunswick Italia challenge, what kind of things do you take into consideration?

The environment, which includes the lanes, the building history such as maintenance. Once I am familiar with the center, I look at how I want to challenge the players to create more experiences that will benefit them in the future. I can challenge them with the pattern or the type of conditioner I am selecting for the event.

Being able to read a lane pattern sheet that is published is fast becoming something bowlers need to be able to do if they want to have an edge in an event or be able to prepare their bowling equipment for, Is there an easy way to read a pattern or does it take a level of experience and knowledge?

It takes some experience to plan for a tournament pattern based on the pattern sheet. There are some simple ways to look at them though. Example being the width of the shape of the oil pattern at different distances. If the pattern is wider in the front of the lane and becomes more narrow towards the end of the pattern then players can attack it from different angles. If the width of the shape is consistent, then the pattern is defined and it limits how it can be played. Typically, everyone will attack it the same and it can produce higher scoring levels. But, you also have to look at oil levels at each distance as well as the length. The length will tell you the general area for the breakpoint. The shorter the pattern, the breakpoint will be closer to the gutter. The longer the oil pattern, the breakpoint moves closer to the head pin.

Being an ex technician/lanesman myself I have found in the past the position can get you into trouble with bowlers when they don’t play well, How do you deal with this?

I have one rule when it comes to disgruntled players or coaches. Do not talk to me immediately after you complete bowling. Otherwise it is a one-way venting session sometimes with very red faces. I prefer that we sit and talk 30 to 60 minutes after competition is completed so we can have a rational conversation.

Obviously you being at the sharp end of lane conditioning development over the years what are your thoughts on how the game has changed and Is it simply a case that because bowling balls have become so advanced the lane patterns have had to evolve at the same rate?

Ah, the debate that ruins friendships…haha. Let’s look at all the advancements in technology in our sport over the past two decades. Obviously, balls have changed and have a different sensitivity to friction. The surfaces have changed, both synthetic and wood finish systems. The oils and cleaners have changed as well, but so has lane maintenance. Prior to 1995, very few centers cleaned their lanes each day. So were fortunate to clean them once a year. I think this is the biggest change is the maintenance practices. We create a lot of friction (free hook), on the backends, when we clean daily. As soon as there is enough oil on the backend of the lane, the pin carry becomes more difficult which lowers the scoring level. The ball gets the blame when it really should not.

Is there such a thing as a perfect lane condition? and as a two part question has bowling become too easy and should conditions challenge a player more?

I think the answer would be “not yet” when it comes to the first part of the question. Criteria for the perfect condition would be such, 1) has to be fair for every player, 2) players can play anywhere on the pattern and use any ball, 3) the oil pattern never transitions so no carry down or breakdown.

The second part is a bit more challenging just to answer. There will always be a recreation side of the sport and a competition side. The conditions for the competition side should provide rational challenges that do not require players to learn special “tricks”. We live in a scoring sensitive time and most believe that the scoring level should be socially acceptable. I went against that two years ago at the Euro Challenge when the cut score was 1245 for six games. I got in a little trouble for making the pattern that tough but I also have thick skin.

Finally when you are not traveling the World and spending so many hours in a bowling centre or enviroment what do you like to do?

I enjoy being around my family. I have two great kids, who both love bowling, and my wife plays as well. I really enjoy sneaking in a round or two of golf whenever the opportunity rises. Realistically though, my world revolves around bowling. I coach high-school bowling and I am also working with a national team player from France and another from the Netherlands. I sometimes go through withdrawals if I am away from bowling too much.

Yet another great interview from Pat, Make sure you check out the second edition of the Brunswick Italia Challenge and you will be able to hear Pat on the live streaming and even get the chance to ask him questions on the chat.

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World Exclusive

Brunswick Italia Challenge creator

Riccardo Piunti talks tenpin

"I can confirm that on Friday 29th June there will be a Beauty Contest to select Miss Brunswick Italia Challenge 2012 who will crowned the winner during the Award Ceremony on Sunday July 1st."

The second edition of the Brunswick Italia Challenge will be conducted at the Red and Black bowling Centre in Asti, Italy from the 23rd of June to the 1st of July. In the months leading up to the event we at Talktenpin.net thought it would be a great idea to find out a little more about the tournament's creator Riccardo Piunti. Thirty five year old Riccardo has been involved in bowling for many years, His father Gaspare formed Siline which distributes exclusive Brunswick products to many countries and Riccardo together with his father and family run several bowling centres as well as building bowling centres. So here is your chance to learn more about a very special individual.

So Riccardo, How did you come up with the idea for the Brunswick Italia Challenge?
 
The idea for the Brunswick Italia Challenge came up around the same time we opened our bowling centre in Asti back in December 2009. As Brunswick distributor for Italy and owner of Red and Black I wanted to create an event to become as important as the Brunswick Euro Challenge in the years to come, in Italy and with the full support of the best bowling company in World, Brunswick.

The Brunswick Italia Challenge is a great opportunity for the Italian Bowlers to compete against the best bowlers in the World and for the foreign bowlers this is a great combination of bowling in an almost perfect enviroment and spending good time in the friendly and warm host bowling centre, Red and Black.

The 1st edition of the tournament was very successful with a good entry, Were you happy with how the event was received by bowlers and would you have done anything differently looking back?
 
At the very beginning I was a little concerned on how the tournament would have been received by the Italian and International bowlers. In the end I was really happy as many more Italian bowlers than expected bowled in the tournament and we also had a really good number of International bowlers. Some of them between the best in Europe and Overseas.

I can say that I put all my efforts in organizing the first edition of The Brunswick Italia Challenge and the feedback from almost all participating bowlers was really high so I would have done the exact same things. I believe my goals have been fully achieved for the first edition and I look forward to an exciting second edition of Brunswick Italia Challenge, this year an EBT stop with increased prizemoney and hopefully a wonderful organization.

Yes the 2nd edition will be on the European bowling tour, Can we expect any changes to the event?
 
Compared to the 1st edition we have made changes to the tournament format. This year we will have 25 Squads from Saturday 23rd June through Saturday 30th June for 58 finalists to play for a top prize of € 9.000. There will be 3 steps in the finals to be conducted on Sunday July 1st and the last step will involve the best 10 players playing a Round Robin with 9 rounds and bonus points added to the total pinfall for those achieving the highest scores. This year we will have both Turbo Standings and a Desperado Squad so additional opportunities for bowlers to reach the final.

Again Pat Mitchell from Brunswick will develop the tournament pattern and he will be in Asti all week and will supervise the lane dressing for the duration of the tournament. In addition to Pat, Chuck Gardner the Brunswick PBA Pro Tour Product Specialist, will be present as well as Ronnie Russell, defending Brunswick Italia Challenge champion, Chris Loschetter and Sean Rash have already confirmed their participation to this year’s edition.

I am willing to involve those guys to organize events such as Lane Play seminars on how to understand and play the tournament patterns, during the week. I can also confirm that on Friday 29th June there will be a Beauty Contest to select Miss Brunswick Italia Challenge 2012 who will crowned the winner during the Award Ceremony on Sunday July 1st.

More exciting news and events to come, as I am on the verge of creating an events agenda to be forwarded to everybody. Don’t forget the nice Restaurant and Pizzeria at the Red and Black centre where we will provide our guest bowlers with delicious meals.

You mention the beauty contest and I know from last year this was very popular with the bowlers and saw Ronnie Russell, Chris Loschetter and Bowlers Journals's Keith Hale on the selection committee, Will the three be asked to judge again this year?
 
- Yes; Ronnie Russell as defending champion will be the President of the Jury.

With the event being on the European bowling tour this year we can expect many top internationals to compete including Osku Palermaa who has entered and of course the PBA players you mentioned, My question would be why should bowlers enter the competition?
 
Because The Brunswick Italia Challenge is certaintly the most important bowling event in Italy, It is an EBT Silver event to become GOLD in 2013 and it will host the EBT Master Finals in 2015. We will be also be a World Bowling Tour stop next year so our goal is to position this tournament among the most important bowling competitions in Europe equalling the Brunswick Ball Master Open. Not to forget the host bowling centre, Red and Black which is venue offering everything a bowler should need.

Having visited Red and Black I must say I was impressed with the centre and facilities, What made you come up with the concept Red and Black?
 
With more than 25 years of experience in the bowling business and customer’s relationship we have a deep understanding on what customers are really expecting. Red and Black is not just bowling. We have created a venue where customers of every age, families, young adults can spend their time as much enjoyable as possible. With a combination of great food, redemption, casino, bowling and billiards and a stage for events Red and Black has everything to offer. A new generation FEC concept which has become a reference for all those who are willing to build a new bowling centre.

Many people may not know you and your family have been in bowling for over 25 years, How did you and your family first get involved in the sport?

I was 7 years old the first time I ever threw a bowling ball in our first bowling centre opened in my hometown San Benedetto del Tronto. Since then my family has been involved in bowling by operating our own bowling centers and by founding the company SI LINE which has been supplying exclusive Brunswick Bowling and Billiards products since 1985 in Italy. SI LINE is now also Brunswick exclusive in Slovenia, Croatia, Tunisia, Algeria and Libya. We have installed more than 200 brand new bowling centers and over 2.500 lanes as well as serving existing bowling centers with very high skilled employees, technicians in the name of Brunswick, Bowling with a Capital B.

Now I am 35 years old and I am committed to take SI LINE to the next level, by installing world class bowling centers in my territories and by promoting the sport of bowling at every level.

The heritage from my father, Gaspare Piunti, is really big and a hard act to follow and I will put all my efforts to keep SI LINE and Brunswick as the bowling market leaders.

Your distribution and installation company Siline which was built up by your father Gaspare and now run by yourself have built many bowling centres, What is the process for anyone wanting to build a bowling centre in your region?
 
Our mission is to follow up with the customer from the real beginning through all the project development process and even beyond the installation by servicing the bowling centre. Our services include:

Project development by identifying the right location, whether existing or new building, demographics for the number of lanes to be installed, layout and planning, centre concept whether a Traditional, Family Entertainment Centre, Boutique Style or Hybrid which is a concept becoming very popular in the US. We also provide market feasability and we are working with business partners for Light and Sound as well as Bar and Restaurant equipment and Furniture.
 
Back to the tournament and bowling fans are going to have a chance again this year to see the event on the live streaming by Keith Hale and myself, Are there any plans in the future to have Italian TV cover the event or be seen in Europe on satellite TV?
 
This year along with your live stream coverage, the National TV channel RAI SPORT will cover the Finals while next year being a WBT stop there should be EUROSPORT as well.

In the 2011 event your partners at Brunswick had some exclusive offers for bowlers during the duration of the event, Will there be more exclusives this year?
 
Yes. There will be two exclusive Tournament Balls to be sold during the Brunswick Italia Challenge at a very attractive price. Don’t miss out on the exclusive Brunswick Italia Challenge 2012 jerseys designed and made by GEMINI USA, the PBA Players jersey’s supplier. As mentioned before we will offer clinics for bowlers performed by Chuck Gardner and Brunswick PBA Pro staff players and Lane Play seminars. A detailed agenda of the events will be circulated soon.

It was said by many in the 2011 event that the trophy was one of the biggest they had ever seen, in fact it was almost as big as the winner Ronnie Russell, Will the trophies be that big again this year?
 
YES. We are investing again on trophies as we want bowlers to remember Brunswick Italia Challenge as a remarkable and enjoyable experience.

This question is more an ask than a question as such, There are many players around the world with Italian roots like Jason Belmonte from Australia, Amleto Monacelli from Venezuela and Ryan Ciminelli from the USA, Have the trio been invited to play and would you like to see a truly global field of players this year and in the future.
 
I was in USA a few weeks ago to watch the US Open finals and I have found that there are more great players than I expected with Italian roots. Parker Bohn III’s mother has Italian roots and many others I met during my stay in New Jersey have relatives from Italy as well. I will be at the Brunswick Euro Challenge next week and I will be in touch with Jason Belmonte and Ryan Ciminelli and surely invite them to come over to Asti.

I am expecting a good number of well known worldwide bowlers to come over to Asti already this year and as the tournament grows up in the years to come I am confident many among the strongest bowlers in the world will join Brunswick Italia Challenge.

The concept of Brunswick challenges have been a proven success, Do you have any plans to extend the concept to other countries with Brunswick's help of course or will you just concentrate on the Italian edition as it is a lot of work to produce?
 
I would really like to extend the concept in Croatia where we have recently built a 24 lanes bowling centre and I am already working with the centre proprietors to create a Brunswick Croatia Open to become effective already in 2013. However this concept has been well received in other countries covered by my colleagues such as France which will host a 1st edition of The Brunswick French Open this year.

As a keen bowler yourself do you get much chance to play and who are your favourite players to watch in Italy and the World.
 
Even though I started bowling when I was only 7 years old I have quit for several years as I discovered other challenging sports along the way such as Tennis and cycling. After the Brunswick Italia Challenge last year I decided I wanted to bowl again and I have practiced a little bit whenever time has allowed me. As a left handed bowler my favourite player has always been Parker Bohn III. My dreams turned into reality as I have brought Parker to Italy for some promotional tours in my area over the last few months. Parker still remains my favourite bowler and he is a great person too – that’s why he is an Hall of Famer !!! I also like Ryan Ciminelli who is the strongest left handed bowler I have seen so far in my life.

When you are not bowling and being involved in the capital equipment side what do you do in your spare time or to relax?
 
Family is my priority. When I am off of work I try to spend as much time as possible with my wife Fabiola and my two kids Rebecca and Carol. Whenever I can I like to bring my family out to Slovenia or Croatia to some really nice resorts where we can have some good relaxation and family time. However I used to ride a race bicycle until last year but now I only practice it once in a while. I love reading and now bowling too.

So there you have it, Thanks to Riccardo we got to learn a little more about him and the second edition of the Brunswick Italia Challenge promises to be an event you cannot afford to miss so make sure you enter today, You wont regret it.

Event Details

Approval status
Approved by	The national federation, ETBF and WTBA
Classification	WTBA Tournament
Open for	Players from all WTBA member federations
EBT status	EBT 2012-10 / Silver

 

Tournament information
Tournament organizer	A.S.D. New Star & SI LINE Srl
Tournament name	Brunswick Italia Challenge
Centre	Bowling Red & Black
City	Asti
Federation	Italy
First day	23 June 2012
Last day	1 July 2012

 

Tournament delimitations
Category	Open
Event	Singles Mixed
Women handicap	8 pins per game
Max women scratch game	300
Entry fees	Presented at the end of the list
Turboo fee	€ 15

 

Tournament contact information
Contact the centre	No
Contact person	Riccardo Piunti
Address	c/o SI LINE Srl Via del Terziario 16 63033 Centobuchi di Monteprandone (AP) Italy
Phone	+39 0735 753 557
Mobile	+39 3357 250 696
Fax	+39 0735 753 559
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Centre address
Address	Bowling Red & Black C. SO Asti 404 14100 Asti Italy
Phone	+39 0141 210 307 after 18.00
Fax	+39 0141 412 708
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Website	www.redandblack.it

 

Centre specifications
Number of lanes	24
Approaches	Pro Lane Texture
Surfaces	Pro Lane
Pin decks	Brunswick Anti s Kid
Pin setters	Brunswick GS-X
Pins	Brunswick Max
Score system	Vector plus

 

Dressing specifications
Oil machine	Brunswick Authority 22
Oil	Brunswick Connect
Cleaner	Brunswick Max 10
Pattern prepared by	Pat Mitchell and Marco Boccato
Dressing done by	Bowling Center Technician

 

Prize money specifications
Prize fund status	Fixed
Tax on prizes	No

 

Prize money expressed in €
Positions	Singles Mixed
Position 1	9.000
Position 2	4.500
Position 3	2.500
Position 4	2.000
Position 5	1.800
Position 6	1.400
Position 7	1.300
Position 8	1.100
Position 9	1.000
Position 10	900
Position 11-12	800
Position 13-15	750
Position 16-18	700
Position 19-21	650
Position 22-24	600
Position 25-32	500
Position 33-40	400
Position 41-48	300
Position 49-53	250
Position 54-58	200
Total	47.150
The first male player and the first female player bowling a 300 game (scratch score) in the tournament, will be awarded a bowling ball, offered by Si Line Brunswick, Italy

 

Tournament format

Qualification Primary entry, 6 games Re-entry, 6 games Desperado Squad 1 game Turbo Turbo standings only includes games from players having entered into the Turbo competition squad by squad A separate standing will be provided for scores in the 5th game (Turbo G5) A separate standing will be provided for scores in the 6th game (Turbo G6) 58 players will qualify for the final steps as follows: A: 2 players from the desperado standing B: 2 players from the Turbo G6 C: 2 players from the Turbo G5 D: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Saturday 23 June E: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Sunday 24 June F: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Monday 25 June G: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Tuesday 26 June H: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Wednesday 27 June I: 2 players from a separate standing in the squads conducted on Thursday 28 June J: 40 players from the general standing including results from all qualification squads A player will qualify only once and always from the categories in inverse order (J first). If a player is qualified from more than one category, the next positioned player from the category not valid for the qualified player, will qualify in his/her place. Qualification for steps Players positioned 1-10 in Category J will qualify for the final step 2 All other players will qualify for the final step 1 Final step 1 48 players will play 4 games starting from scratch The 14 highest positioned players will qualify for the final step 2 Players non continuing to the final step 2 will be ranked 25-58 according to their positions in the final step 1 Final step 2 24 players will play 4 games starting from scratch The 10 highest positioned players will qualify for the final step 3 Players not continuing to the final step 3 will be ranked 11-24 according to their positions in the final step 2 Final step 3 10 players will play a Round Robin with the pin fall from step 2 carried forward There will be 9 rounds in the Round Robin, each consisting of one game matches. After the conclusion of each match in all 9 rounds, bonus points will be added to the score total as follows: 20 points for a won match, 10 points for a tied match and 10 points for any game score higher than 250 Players will be ranked 1-10 based on a total of the pin fall from step 2, the pin fall from step 3 and bonus points added during the Round Robin

 

Tournament tie rules

Qualification and the final step 1-3 In case of a tie, the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest last game. If a tie still exists the highest ranked player will be the player with the highest second last game, then the player with the highest third last game etc. When games are compared in the final step 3, bonus points won in the matches are not taken into consideration Turbo and Desperado In case of tie in the desperado standing or any of the turbo standings, the highest positioned player will be the player with the highest position after the qualification.

 

Lane assignments and lane movements
Lane draws	Lane draws will be done by impartial Notaries Public
Players per pair in squads	2-4 depending on the squad sizes
Frequency of movement	After each game
Movement method	Left to left and right to right
Number of lanes to move	Four but two in minor squads (over one pair of lanes)

 

Booking policies
Booking restriction before	A maximum of three squads per person can be booked before the tournament starts and maximum two of these bookings can be for squads on Friday and Saturday 29 and 30 June
Booking restriction during	Maximum three non played entries
Total number of bookings	Unlimited
Booking cancellations	Possible
Registration deadline	30 minutes before scheduled squad times

 

Qualification squads and fees in €
Squad	Day	Date	Time	Spots	E fee	Re fee
Squad 01	Saturday	23.06.2012	10.00	48	100	-
Squad 02			14.00	48	100	100
Squad 03			18.00	48	100	100
Squad 04	Sunday	24.06.2012	10.00	48	100	100
Squad 05			14.00	48	100	100
Squad 06			18.00	48	100	100
Squad 07	Monday	25.06.2012	12.00	48	80	80
Squad 08			16.00	48	80	80
Squad 09			20.00	48	80	80
Squad 10	Tuesday	26.06.2012	12.00	48	80	80
Squad 11			16.00	48	80	80
Squad 12			20.00	48	80	80
Squad 13	Wednesday	27.06.2012	12.00	48	80	80
Squad 14			16.00	48	80	80
Squad 15			20.00	48	80	80
Squad 16	Thursday	28.06.2012	12.00	48	100	100
Squad 17			16.00	48	100	100
Squad 18			20.00	48	100	100
Squad 19	Friday	29.06.2012	12.00	48	100	100
Squad 20			16.00	48	100	100
Squad 21			20.00	48	100	100
Squad 22	Saturday	30.06.2012	09.00	48	100	100
Squad 23			13.00	48	120	100
Squad 24			17.00	48	120	100
Squad 25			21.00	48	120	100
Desperado			00.30	-	50	-
Special Tournament Package Fee You can get a Special Tournament Package Fee of € 240 by ordering one entry in one of the squads 1-6 and two re-entries of which one re-entry must be ordered in one of the squads 7-15 and one re-entry must be ordered in one of the squads 16-25 The above package must be paid in full upon registration and no fee for any of the three squads in the package will later be reimbursed

 

Schedule for the final steps

Sunday 1 July 2012 09.00: Final step 1 Lane maintenance 12.00: Final step 2 Lane maintenance and lunch break 16.00: Final step 3 and Mini Final for local bowlers 20.00: Award ceremony 21.00: Farewell Party for players and guests offered by Red and Black

 

Hotels provided by the organizer

Hotel Aleramo (****) Via Em. Filiberto 141003 Asti Italy Website: www.aleramo.it Double room for single use € 75 (B&B) Double room for double use € 110 (B&B) Hotel Rainero (***) Via Cavour 85 141003 Asti Italy Website: www.hotelrainero.com Single room € 52 (B&B) Double room for single use € 62 (B&B) Double room for double use € 82 (B&B) Hotel Ristorante Reale Asti (***) Wine bar / Enoteca / Restaurant Piazza Vittorio Alfieri 5 14100 Asti Italy Website: www.hotelristorantereale.it Single room € 50 (B&B) Double room for double use € 90 (B&B)

 

Other information

At all Bowlers enrolled in the tournament will be offered a Pass for a free entry to the Aquatic Park “Asti Lido” situated only 500 m from the Bowling Red & Black, valid for the duration of the tournament www.astilido2000.it Find the center at Directions: 404 Torino C.so Asti, Asti West Exit Highway Torino Piacenza Click on the link below: http://maps.google.it/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=C.SO+TORINO+404+ASTI&daddr=&hl=it&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=41.442726,12.392578&sspn=23.639465,39.506836&ie=UTF8&ll=44.906864,8.179579&spn=0.021854,0.038581&z=15