Jesper Svensson (bowler)
| Jesper Svensson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 15, 1995 |
| Occupation | Ten-pin bowler |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Spouse(s) | single |
Jesper Svensson (born February 15, 1995) is a Swedish professional ten-pin bowler. He is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), having joined in 2014, and also competes on the European Bowling Tour (EBT). He has won five PBA Tour titles overall, including a major title at the 2016 PBA Tournament of Champions, and owns six EBT titles. He is known for using the two-handed shovel style delivery with a dominant left hand. Svensson is a member of the Storm and Turbo Grips pro staffs.[1]
Amateur accomplishments
Before turning pro, Svensson was the 2014 World Youth Masters champion, and won numerous other medals in World Youth competition.[1]
PBA career
2015 season
Svensson won his first career PBA Tour title at the 2015 PBA-WBT Kingdom of Bahrain Open on March 7. He followed that up with a win at the PBA Chameleon Championship on December 18. Svensson was honored as the 2015 PBA Rookie of the Year.
2016 season
Having qualified for his very first PBA Tournament of Champions, Svensson won the event held in Shawnee, Oklahoma on February 7, 2016. In doing so at age 20, he became the youngest-ever winner in this PBA major tournament, which dates back to 1962.[2] Marshall Holman had previously held this distinction when he won the 1976 Tournament of Champions at age 21. Svensson has won two more PBA titles in 2016, at the Brunswick Euro Challenge (Munich) and the World Bowling Tour Thailand event (Bangkok), giving him five PBA titles overall.
PBA accomplishments and records
- 2015 PBA Rookie of the Year
- Youngest-ever winner in the PBA Tournament of Champions (20 years, 357 days)
- First and only player to have five PBA Tour titles by age 21[3]
References
- 1 2 "PBA Profile, Jesper Svensson". PBA.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Jesper Svensson Becomes Youngest Tournament of Champions Winner". bowling.about.com. February 28, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Vint, Bill (August 23, 2016). "PBA Fall Swing Returns to Detroit's Historic Thunderbowl Lanes September 4-11". PBA.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016.