Bulgarian excessive curler Boris Angelov has taken down the €10,200 Thriller Bounty at EPT Paris, banking €217,100. The 75-entry excessive curler drew a stacked worldwide discipline, however Angelov navigated the minefield of thriller envelopes and elite competitors to emerge as the newest large winner within the French capital.
Out of the 75 complete entries, solely eight gamers reached the official closing desk and a slice of the common prize pool. Angelov finally transformed his run into €97,100 from the primary payout plus €120,000 in collected bounties for his closing €217,100 rating.
The finale developed right into a Bulgarian one-two as seasoned professional Dimitar Danchev joined his countryman on the enterprise finish of the match. Danchev, a former PCA champion and long-time common on the excessive curler circuit, needed to accept the runner-up spot however nonetheless locked up €62,700 in prize cash and €87,500 in thriller envelopes for a wholesome €150,200 payday.
Uruguay’s Marcelo Bonanata accomplished the rostrum in third place, incomes €44,800 from the common prize pool.
The ultimate desk was filled with acquainted names from the European circuit.
Sweden’s Sven Andersson put collectively one other deep run and walked away with €34,450 plus €10,000 in bounties for €44,450 complete, whereas fellow Swede Alexander Ivarsson collected €21,050 plus €22,500 in thriller payouts, good for €43,550.
Excessive curler fixture Alex Kulev additionally reached the ultimate eight and took away €16,850, plus €22,500 in bounties, cashing €39,350 in complete.
Austrian professional Klemens Roiter bowed out in fifth place, however he made the many of the Thriller Bounty format, banking €26,500 from the primary prize pool and an extra €57,500 in bounties for a mixed €84,000. That determine successfully made him the third-biggest total winner within the occasion regardless of formally ending fifth.
With Angelov’s victory, the €10,200 Thriller Bounty has as soon as once more confirmed itself as one of the crucial thrilling facet occasions on the EPT schedule. With the EPT Principal Occasion properly underway, it seems just like the 2026 Paris fixture is greater than making up for its absence in 2025.
