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Summary: host nation Sweden dominated with 13 medals 2009-04-12 16:19 |
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The 22nd European Youth Championship in Malmö is over. It was dominated by the Swedish team as the host nation collected 13 medals. 30 nations participated and the medals were shared among ten countries. Denmark, Sweden and Latvia were most successful among boys. The Swedish girls played very well throughout the whole tournament and took eight medals. In her first international appearance, 17-year-old Elin Adolfsson from Sweden won medals in every event. She walked away with five medals: two gold, one silver and two bronze. Among the boys, 16-year-old Latvian Arturs Levikins and Mik Stampe from Denmark each won four medals. See you next year in Saint Maximin, France! Photo: Masters champions Mattias Jansson and Carmen Handrickmann. |
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Mattias Jansson runs away with boys Masters title 2009-04-12 16:06 |
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Mattias Jansson from Sweden used games of 225 and 200 to defeat Arturs Levikins of Latvia in the Masters final. It was the first gold medal for the Swedish boys team, and with this victory Mattias copied his father Raymond who won the EYC Masters title 25 years ago. The bronze medals went to Carsten Hansen, Denmark, and Tony Ranta, Finland. |
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Carmen Handrickmann is Masters Champion 2009-04-12 14:58 |
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Carmen Handrickmann from the Netherlands was unstoppable in Masters event. In the final, the Dutch girl defeated Elin Adolfsson from Sweden 2-0. Handrickmann won her first match by 2-1, then swept the remaining four matches and averaged 229,9 over eleven games. The bronze medals went to Laura Ellis of England and Sandra Matz from Germany. |
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All set for Masters quarterfinals 2009-04-12 11:02 |
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With the boys Masters step 2 completed, the stage is now set for quarterfinals both boys and girls. Remaining in the boys division are three Swedish players, two from Finland and one player each from Denmark, Estonia and Latvia. |
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Three Swedish girls in Masters quarter finals 2009-04-11 23:18 |
| After two rounds of girls Masters, eight players remain for Sunday´s quarterfinals. There are three from Sweden, two from the Netherlands and one player each from England, Denmark and Germany. |
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Arturs Levikins put on a strike show 2009-04-11 18:56 |
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Arturs Levikins from Latvia won his first EYC gold medal as he put on a strike show in the singles semifinals and final. The Latvian defeated Mik Stampe from Denmark in an exciting championship match, 266-254. Levikins had earlier shot out Finn Perttu Jussila in the semifinal, 279-174. In the two final games he had 20 strikes out of 23. Stampe defeated Johan Helldén of Sweden in his semifinal, 203-189. |
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Joline Persson Planefors strikes gold in singles 2009-04-11 18:09 |
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Joline Persson Planefors from Sweden set up a string of seven strikes from frame 3 to 9 for a 255 game to claim the gold medal in girls singles. She defeated Chantal Jacobs from Netherlands 255-203 in the final. In the semifinals Persson Planefors had narrowly defeated team mate Elin Adolfsson 206-201 while Jacobs won against Russian Polina Kosyakova 183-164. |
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Sweden, Netherlands and Russia in single semifinals 2009-04-11 15:54 |
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Joline Persson Planefors from Sweden shot 1314 in the second and last squad of girls singles to claim the number 1 seed for the semifinals. Joining her will be Chantal Jacobs from the Netherlands, Poliana Kosyakova of Russia and Swedish team mate Elin Adolfsson. In the semifinals Persson Planefors and Adolfsson will set up an all Swedish affair and Jacobs will play Kosyakova. |
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Elin Adolfsson secures gold medal in all event 2009-04-11 15:44 |
| Elin Adolfsson from Sweden won the gold medal in girls all event with a total of 3815, an average of 211,9. The silver medal went to Israel´s Liat Vizenfeld with 3790 and bronze to Sandra Andersson, Sweden, 3737. |
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Dutch girls on top of the leaderboard 2009-04-11 12:07 |
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Dutch girls Chantal Jacobs and Carmen Haandrikmann shot 1299 and 1266 respectively and are in first and third position after the first squad of singles. Swede Elin Adolfsson sits in second place with 1279 and Diana Zavjalova of Latvia is fourth on 1263. The second squad will be under way after lunch and the semifinals and finals of both boys and girls singles will be played later today. |
| Arturs Levikins is nr. 1 seed for singles semifinals (2009-04-10 21:20) |
| Mik Stampe wins all event (2009-04-10 21:14) |
| Arturs Levikins finishes in style (2009-04-10 17:03) |
| Mik Stampe continues dominance in singles (2009-04-10 12:16) |
| Greece and Finland strike gold in team event (2009-04-09 22:38) |
| Danish boys are number 1 seed for semifinals (2009-04-09 19:08) |
| Swedish girls are top seeded for semifinals (2009-04-09 10:52) |
| Danish team takes over the lead (2009-04-08 21:19) |
| Latvian boys take early lead in team event (2009-04-08 17:13) |
| English girls set the pace in team event (2009-04-08 11:55) |
| English boys are doubles champions (2009-04-07 19:33) |
| Swedish girls strike gold in doubles (2009-04-07 18:53) |
| All teams set for doubles semifinals (2009-04-07 16:29) |
| Swedish girls take the lead in doubles event (2009-04-07 11:53) |
| Denmark is top seed for boys doubles semifinals (2009-04-06 20:09) |
| England takes over the lead in doubles (2009-04-06 15:58) |
| Danish player strikes first 300 game (2009-04-06 14:09) |
| Czech Republic on top of the leaderboard (2009-04-06 11:49) |
| The 22nd EYC was opened on Sunday (2009-04-05 21:32) |
| Schedule for the official practice (2009-03-26 12:58) |
| Transfer (2009-03-26 10:29) |
| New Bulletin (2009-03-13 09:38) |
| Lane maintenance (2009-03-06 14:01) |
| New Bulletin (2009-01-27 16:10) |
| European Youth Championship 2009 (2008-10-15 18:33) |
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