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– DECEMBER 2012
Idle Bowling Thoughts
By Chuck Pezzano
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and Singapore‟s Shayna Ng (8,444).
Ng swept Penny, 2-0, in the semifinals. In the title match, Guerra took a 269-224 victory in
Game 1 but Ng came back in Game 2 to win 267-259 and force a deciding game. Ng won
the title with a 247-169 victory.
Kent and McEwan won their respective divisions at the USBC Team USA Trials last Janu-
ary to earn the opportunity to compete in the World Cup, one of the most prestigious singles
titles in the world. The World Cup is the largest international bowling tournament in the
world, in terms of the number of countries competing. This year‟s event started with 81 men
and 68 women from more than 80 countries.
48
th QubicaAMF World Cup
At Wroclaw, Poland
Saturday‟s stepladder finals
Men‟s division
Semifinal: Syafiq Ridhwan Abdul Malek, Malaysia, def. Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2-1
(234-236, 224-201, 258-213).
Final: Malek def. Marshall Kent, United States, 2-0 (236-225, 237-221).
Women‟s division
Semifinal: Shayna Ng, Singapore def. Kirsten Penny, 2-0 (246-215, 231-191).
Final: Ng def. Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, 2-1 (224-269, 267-259, 247-169).
It‟s USA, Colombia and Malaysia for the men: Dominican Republic, England and Singa-
pore for the women - 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, Wroclaw, Poland
When it came to the position round of the round robin, Marshall Kent of the USA and
Andres Gomez of Colombia were already assured of their place in the stepladder finals of
the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in the Sky Bowling Centre, Wroclaw, Poland. But it
was a tight race to see who would make it in 3rd place.
Before this final match, Hareb Al Mansoori of the UAE was 48 pins up on Syafiq Ridwhan
Abdul Malek of Malaysia which meant Syafiq needed to win by 19 pins to go through. He
shot 209 to Hareb‟s 161, hence he will be playing in this afternoon‟s TV finals.
The top three for the women were set before the position round and it was just a question
of the order they would finish in. Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, bidding to become
the first bowler to win the World Cup three years in a row, is in pole position, with Kirsten
Penny of England in 2nd and Shayna Ng of Singapore in 3rd.
Again, the women scored higher than the men. Top man‟s score for the 8 games of the
round robin was 1788, by Syafiq. Six of the women beat that, with five of them shooting over
1800.
Overall average for the men in the round robin was 220.18, for the women it was
224.47.
The round robin results have also assured the USA of the trophy for top country.
Final scores are:
Women
Name
Country
Pinfall
Total with bonus
Aumi Guerra
Dominican Republic 8277 (1835 today) 8457
Kirsten Penny
England
8295 (1832)
8445
Shayna Ng
Singapore
8324 (1833)
8444
Danielle McEwan
USA
8068 (1829)
8158
Jane Sin
Malaysia
7929 (1830)
8109
Janine Gabel
Germany
7950 (1798)
8100
Krista Pollanen
Finland
7895 (1733)
7985
Rebecka Larsen
Sweden
7911 (1639)
7911
Men
Marshall Kent
USA
8189 (1648)
8339
Andres Gomez
Colombia
8111 (1730)
8261
Syafiq Ridwhan, Abdul Malek Malaysia
7989 (1788)
8169
Hareb Al Mansoori
UAE
8019 (1616)
8139
Takashi Taniai
Japan
7824 (1628)
7914
Pascal Winternheimer
Germany
7812 (1642)
7902
Matt Chamberlain
England
7760 (1631)
7880
Mykhaylo Kalika
Ukraine
7708 (1464)
7768
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Kent Takes Second At World Cup
If you‟re still looking for a Christmas gift or any occasion gift for that bowler on your list the king
is still a bowling ball.
A bowling ball used to be a lifetime object with a similar guarantee. It was often passed on to
relatives, friends and other bowlers. Seldom was it tossed away and still rates high in the things
stored away in closets, garages, attics and basements.
Bowling balls don‟t last as long as they used to but they still last close to forever. The composi-
tions are softer and wear easier but everything is relative. Pros change bowling balls as much as
they change socks and might use a ball for a few games or a few months and in very rare cases, a
few years. But a pro bowls as many games in a week as the average bower tosses in a year.
Long before it became common for bowlers to have more than a handy bowling ball or two, hall
of famer Bob Strampe was way ahead of the norm.
“
If pro bowlers could carry them, they would have a different ball for every lane,” said Strampe.
Today‟s pros and high averagers, most of them experts on bowling balls and grips, their own,
and every ball arising from the experience and imagination of those who devote their lives to come
up with the perfect bowling ball, will search forever.
Most bowlers have more modest goals, a ball that‟s comfortable and helps them improve their
game a bit.
All approved bowling balls are fine, but they are all different, within United States Bowling Con-
gress specifications. The outer surfaces vary in hardness, as does the composition, inner weight
blocks, balance, total weight and color.
You don‟t have to know the plus and minus factors of every ball, but in buying a ball you should
seek the advice of someone who knows or can determine what is best for you.
It is not rocket science; it is bowling science.
The weight of a ball is all important and it is no backward step to go to a lighter ball, and many
of the top pros do not use the maximum weight of 16 pounds. Color of the ball is the bowler‟s
choice and these days there are as many colors for bowling balls as there are for Christmas tree
balls or Easter eggs.
Make arrangements for a bowling ball gift with a certificate or a blank ball that can be changed
later when the bowler has a chance to spend some time with the seller.
With all the many scientific and technical advances in bowling balls, Teata Semiz, all time great,
makes no excuses for his feeling for each new bowling ball.
“
Many times I didn‟t change much at all, but a new ball give you a new outlook and a new men-
tal lift that can‟t be matched,” said Semiz.
Isn‟t that what gifs are all about?