In an all-Danish affair, Lars Nielsen defeated Jesper Agerbo, 217-211, to win his first career European Bowling Tour title in the Odense International Sunday at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark.
LARS NIELSEN WINS HIS FIRST EBT TITLE IN ODENSE INTERNATIONAL.
In an all-Danish affair, Lars Nielsen defeated Jesper Agerbo, 217-211, to win his first career European Bowling Tour title in the Odense International Sunday at Odense Bowling Center in Denmark.
Nielsen, who eliminated tournament leader Thomas Larsen of Denmark on his way to the title match, received 25.000 Danish Kronor or approximately 3.360 Euro for his victory. Seven-time European champion Agerbo, who was also looking for his first EBT title, received 12.000 DKK for second place.
2017 Odense International – Match Play Finals
Odense Bowling Center in Odense, Denmark (Aug 27-Sept. 3, 2017)
Championship Round:
1. Lars Nielsen, Denmark, 25.000 DKK
2. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 12.000 DKK
3. Carsten Warming Hansen, Denmark, 6.000 DKK
4. Anders Lousdal, Denmark, 6.000 DKK
5. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 4.500 DKK
6. Francois Louw, South Africa, 4.500 DKK
7. Mikael Brændeskov, Denmark, 3.100 DKK
8. Ghanim Aboujassoum, Qatar, 3.100 DKK
Championship Match
#6 Lars Nielsen, Denmark, def. #7 Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 217-211
Semifinals
Two winners advance.
#7 Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, def. #2 Carsten Warming Hansen, Denmark, 190-174
#6 Lars Nielsen, Denmark, def. #8 Anders Lousdal, Denmark, 189-188
Round of 6
Three winners and one “lucky loser” (Lousdal) advance.
#6 Lars Nielsen, Denmark, def. #1 Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 179-165
#2 Carsten Warming Hansen, Denmark, def. #8 Anders Lousdal, Denmark, 201-200
#7 Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, def. #4 Francois Louw, South Africa, 194-177
Round of 8
Four winners and two “lucky losers” (Larsen, Louw) advance.
#6 Lars Nielsen, Denmark, def. #1 Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 244-215
#2 Carsten Warming Hansen, Denmark, def. #5 Ghanim Aboujassoum, Qatar, 229-201
#8 Anders Lousdal, Denmark, def. #3 Mikael Brændeskov, Denmark, 203-197
#7 Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, def. #4 Francois Louw, South Africa, 216-203
2017 Odense International – Places 9-32 (Cashers)
9. Dan Østergaard-Poulsen, Denmark, 2.500 DKK
10. Sanna Pasanen, Finland, 2.500 DKK
11. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 2.500 DKK
12. Jan Andersen, Denmark, 2.500 DKK
13. Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 2.500 DKK
14. Tim Stampe, Denmark, 2.500 DKK
15. Jassim Al Muraikhi, Qatar, 2.500 DKK
16. Mathias G Ankerdal, Denmark, 2.500 DKK
17. Mik Stampe, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
18. Rikke Agerbo, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
19. Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
20. Christopher Sloan, Ireland, 1.800 DKK
21. Hazeem Al Muraikhi, Qatar, 1.800 DKK
22. Mika Guldbæk, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
23. Nasser Al Sahoti, Qatar, 1.800 DKK
24. Sascha Wedel, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
25. John Guldbæk, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
26. Saoud Ahmed Abdulla, Qatar, 1.800 DKK
27. Steffen Tang-Petersen, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
28. Maxime de Rooij, Germany, 1.800 DKK
29. Jonas Dons, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
30. Bryan Sirbaugh, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
31. Stefan Schou Larsen, Denmark, 1.800 DKK
32. Magnus Sigurjon Gudmundsson, Iceland, 1.800 DKK
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Odense International (Satellite) Men’s Ranking
Players with position, country and ranking points
1. Lars Nielsen, Denmark, 50
2. Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 40
3. Carsten Warming Hansen, Denmark, 35
4. Anders Lousdal, Denmark, 30
5. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 25
6. Francois Louw, South Africa, 24
7. Mikael Brændeskov, Denmark, 23
8. Ghanim Aboujassoum, Qatar, 22
9. Dan Østergaard-Poulsen, Denmark, 21
10. Jan Andersen, Denmark, 20
2017 EBT Men’s Point Ranking – Standings after Odense (EBT #9/11)
Players with country, ranking point total and number of top 50 finishes
| Pos | Player | Country | Points | Top 50 |
| 1. | Carsten Warming Hansen | Denmark | 565 | 8 |
| 2. | Pontus Andersson | Sweden | 557 | 7 |
| 3. | Dominic Barrett | England | 505 | 4 |
| 4. | Martin Larsen | Sweden | 476 | 6 |
| 5. | Francois Louw | South Africa | 404 | 6 |
| 6. | Stuart Williams | England | 401 | 4 |
| 7. | Francois Lavoie | Canada | 384 | 3 |
| 8. | Osku Palermaa | Finland | 321 | 5 |
| 9. | Thomas Larsen | Denmark | 314 | 7 |
| 10. | Richard Teece | England | 299 | 6 |
Avots: http://www.bowlingdigital.com/2017-ebt-mens-point-ranking-after-odense-international/
Odense International (Satellite) Women’s Ranking
Players with position, country and ranking points
1. Sanna Pasanen, Finland, 50
2. Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 40
3. Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 35
4. Rikke Agerbo, Denmark, 30
5. Mika Guldbæk, Denmark, 25
6. Sascha Wedel, Denmark, 24
7. Maxime de Rooij, Germany, 23
8. Eliisa Hiltunen, Finland, 22
9. Heidi Manninen, Finland, 21
10. Heidi Guldbæk, Denmark, 20
2017 EBT Women’s Point Ranking – Standings after Odense (EBT #9/11)
Players with country, ranking point total and number of top 50 finishes
| Pos | Player | Country | Points | Top 50 |
| 1. | Jenny Wegner | Sweden | 587 | 7 |
| 2. | Cajsa Wegner | Sweden | 453 | 6 |
| 3. | Daphne Tan | Singapore | 450 | 2 |
| 4. | Ida Andersson | Sweden | 448 | 6 |
| 5. | Sanna Pasanen | Finland | 385 | 3 |
| 6. | Britt Brøndsted | Denmark | 371 | 5 |
| 7. | Maxime De Rooij | Germany | 368 | 6 |
| 8. | Joline Persson Planefors | Sweden | 304 | 4 |
| 9. | Cherie Tan | Singapore | 300 | 2 |
| (tie) | Jazreel Tan | Singapore | 300 | 2 |
Avots: http://www.bowlingdigital.com/2017-ebt-womens-point-ranking-after-odense-international/