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31, Li Jane Sin, Malaysia, 2,495,
$1,200. 32, Stephanie Martins, Brazil,
2,492, $1,200. 33, April Ellis, Wichita,
Kan., 2,487. 34, Sharon Koh, Malaysia,
2,486. 35, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller,
Texas, 2,481. 36, Sandra Gongora,
Mexico, 2,476.
37, Summer Jasmin, Beckley, W. Va.,
2,474. 38, Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady,
N.Y., 2,470. 39, Tannya Roumimper,
Indonesia, 2,462. 40, Syazwani Sahar,
Malaysia, 2,461. 41, Ashly Galante,
Palm Harbor, Fla., 2,430. 42, Kristina
Wendell, Kingston, N.Y., 2,426.
43, Holly Harris, Wichita, Kan., 2,412.
44, Brandi Calderon, Tempe, Ariz.,
2,409. 45, Kayla Johnson, Washington,
Ill., 2,408. 46, Tnia Falbo, Greensburg,
Pa., 2,406. 47, Katie Zwiefelhofer,
Racine, Wis., 2,400. 48, Brandi Branka,
Fairview Hgts, Ill., 2,393.
49, Jamie Martin, Omaha, Neb., 2,391.
50, (tie) Samantha Schaden, Baltimore,
Md., and Ashley Purkey, Godfrey, Ill.,
2,390. 52, Kaidee Sutphin, Mount Dora,
Fla., 2,388. 53, Mariana Ayala, Euless,
Texas, 2,386. 54, (tie) Kim Adler, Ojo
Caliente, N.M., and
Anneli Blomqvist, Sweden, 2,384. 56,
Allie Ijams, Wichita, Kan., 2,383. 57,
Megan Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,381. 58,
Kristina Rosberg, Ord, Neb., 2,380. 59,
Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 2,364.
60, Jes Lesagonicz, Atlanta, Ga., 2,360.
61, Nora Lyana Norkamal, Malaysia,
2,355. 62, Kerry Smith, New Holland,
Pa., 2,331. 63, Ashley Rucker, Bartles-
ville, Okla., 2,323. 64, Andrea Behr,
Kettering, Ohio, 2,322. 65, Elise Bolton,
Merritt Island, Fla., 2,306. 66, Natalie
Goodman, O'Fallon, Ill., 2,303.
67, Esther Cheah, Malaysia, 2,293. 68,
Natalie Cortese, Hoffman Estates, Ill.,
2,288. 69, Anggie Ramirez-Perea, Aus-
tin, Texas, 2,277. 70, Crystal Resop,
Schofield, Wis., 2,271. 71, Linda Wal-
baum, Brighton, Colo., 2,266. 72,
Rachael Gittings, Glen Allen, Va., 2,264.
73, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif.,
2,258. 74, Samantha Kelly, Waukesha,
Wis., 2,250. 75, Debbie Ayers, La Mesa,
Calif., 2,241. 76, Kimi Davidson, Irving,
Texas, 2,226. 77, Rochelle Han-
sen, La Vista, Neb., 2,206. 78, (tie)
Kerrie Watson, Canada, and
Brittany Himmelreich, Cressona, Pa.,
2,175. 80, Tish Johnson, Colorado
Springs, Colo., 2,171. 81, Julie Oc-
zepek, Saginaw, Mich., 2,149. 82, Ste-
vie Mours, Franklin, Wis., 2,042. 83,
Megan McGinley,
Team Malaysia Continues
Global Presence of PWBA
By Emil Williams
It's no secret there's a great collection of
global bowling talent on the Professional
Women's Bowling Association, and the
success international players have had in
2016 supports that sentiment.
The finals of the PWBA Wichita Open
will showcase another international stand-
out when Syaidatul Hamidi of Malaysia
(No. 4 seed) attempts to win her first
PWBA title, and first title of any kind on
American soil.
The show will air on CBS Sports Net-
work on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Eastern, and
the opening match will feature Hamidi
against No. 3 seed, Shannon Pluhowsky
of Dayton, Ohio. No. 2 seed Maria Jose
Rodriguez of Austin, Texas, and No. 1
seed Danielle McEwan of Stony Point,
New York, round out the top four.
Hamidi is a five-time member of the Ma-
laysian national team and is one of eight
Malaysian players who made the trip to
the United States to compete against the
best players on the PWBA Tour. Hamidi,
along with her teammates, made their
Tour debut at the United States Bowling
Congress Queens in Las Vegas in May.
Hamidi performed admirably against a
strong field of 256 bowlers, finishing tied
for 25th.
The 24-year-old right-hander already
has a defining moment on Tour - a 300
game in the PWBA Wichita Open Group
A stepladder final versus Diana Zavjalova
of Latvia to earn the fourth seed for the
finals. The 300 nearly was a 299 game,
but a stubborn 9 pin fell late to give
Hamidi the lone perfect game of the
event.
Afifah, as her friends call her, has rolled
two previous 300 games in competition,
including one during last year's Masters
qualifying at the Malaysian Open, an
event she eventually won.
"I didn't expect that at all," said Hamidi,
who first represented her country in inter-
national competition at the age of 10. "I
did very well in Wichita, and that was
amazing to me. I never expected to make
the TV show. I came just wanting to fo-
cus, give my best and make the top 32."
Hamidi was able to shine at Northrock
Lanes, but she didn't do it alone. All of her
Malaysian teammates were watching and
cheering her on during the group steplad-
der final, just as the team did when Li
Jane Sin appeared on the live televised
finals of the USBC Queens, where she
finished fifth.
In fact, Sin reached the Group B step-
ladder final in Wichita, which set up the
possibility of the two teammates facing
each other on TV, but Sin lost her final
match to Pluhowsky, 276-228.
Individually, Hamidi's bowling childhood
was no different than most. She picked up
the sport from her father and found her-
self doing homework daily at the bowling
center while watching him compete.
Eventually, she began training with Sin,
and now they are teammates attempting
to win professionally in a different coun-
try
. (Continued on page 12)
