Osku Palermaa

Place & date of birth:  Espoo, Finland.
Family:  Engaged to Veronica Lantto. Mother Sointu, father Timo, younger brother Toni 22 and sisters Pia-Maria 15 and Satu 13.
Ambition:  To be best of the best.
Year first bowled:  Too many (from 1985).
Career achievements:  World Cup Win 2006, U.S. Open telecast 2004 (5th place), World Men's Championships Masters bronze 2008.
Achievements in last 12 months: World Men's Champs Masters bronze, teams bronze and all events fourth, European Tour win in 2007 and lead the tour in 2008, Brunswick Aalborg International winner, World Tenpin Masters semi-final.
Favourite bowler:  Chris Barnes, Norm Duke, Mika Koivuniemi.
Highest game (and how many times if 300): 300, 30 times.
Highest 3 game series:  826.
League average past 12 months: 225 in Sweden and 220 in Finland.
Balls used:  Storm Staffer. 
L / R Handed:  Multiple.
Hobbies:  All kinds of sports, Like to play games.
Sponsors:  Storm, Turbo, Etonic, Kamppi Bowling alley in Finland.
Favourite bowling location:  Barnsley, the atmosphere there is exactly what bowling deserves and should be. Great show every time.
Nickname:  Ode.
Like about tenpin:  That you never can be perfect. And if you sometime make the error of thinking you have it, bowling will just show you that you don't.
Dislike about Tenpin:  That you never can be perfect.
Occupation: Bowler

Describe yourself: Unyielding perfectionist and a freak of nature, who hates to lose.

Weber Cup record (singles and doubles only)
Matches played: 7, Won: 2, Lost 5, Winning percentage: 29%

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