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– SEPTEMBER 2013
SINGAPORE'S NG LEADS
AFTER TWO ROUNDS AT
2013 USBC QUEENS
HENDERSON, Nev. -
Singapore's Shayna Ng
quickly is making a name for herself on the interna-
tional bowling scene, and after two consistent days at
Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center, her
name is atop the standings at the 2013 United States
Bowling Congress Queens presented by Storm.
The 23-year-old right-hander shot 289 in her final
qualifying game Monday to set the pace for the 67
players who advanced to the cashers round, which
will begin Tuesday at noon EDT live on BOWL.com's
BowlTV.
Ng started the day in second place with 1,206 and
added 1,149 to finish qualifying with a 10-game total
of 2,355, a 235.5 average. Lindsay Boomershine of
Brigham City, Utah, is second with 2,298 and Team
USA member Shannon O'Keefe of Arlington, Texas,
is third with 2,284. It took a score of 2,021 to reach
the cashers round.
"The Queens is a pretty prestigious event, so doing
well means a lot, but it's still so early in the tourna-
ment," Ng said. "Even though I'm the leader now,
there are many more rounds to go, and anything can
happen. I am going to take baby steps from here and
focus on one round at a time."
Ng has been in the Las Vegas area for nearly three
weeks, and her stellar performance at the USBC
Queens is coming after a disappointing run for her
and her teammates at the recent 2013 World Tenpin
Bowling Association World Championships.
The group will be well-represented on the lanes
Tuesday, however, as seven of the eight Queens
entrants from Singapore advanced to the third round.
Geraldine Ng is ninth, followed by Wichita State star
Jazreel Tan (13th), Daphne Tan (36th), Cherie Tan
(T40th), Bernice Lim (42nd) and 2008 QubicaAMF
World Cup champion Jasmine Yeong-Nathan (58th).
"Coming right from a tournament that was as chal-
lenging as the World Championships helped us, and
we're really just trying to prove ourselves at the
Queens," said Ng, whose breakout year includes a
win at the 2012 World Cup and a victory over two-
time Queens winner Kelly Kulick at the 2013 Interna-
tional Bowling Championships supported by DHC, a
World Bowling Tour major. "The Queens pattern
seems to be a little more forgiving, and I've been able
to match up well thanks to the right equipment and a
good range of balls in my arsenal."
All 67 cashers will bowl an additional five games
Tuesday morning, and the top 63 competitors after 15
games will join defending champion Diandra Asbaty
of Chicago for double-elimination match-play, which
will begin Tuesday at 5 p.m. EDT. Asbaty finished the
day tied for 37th place with 2,093. Should she not
qualify for match play, she automatically will earn the
64th seed.
Match play will continue Wednesday, and the final
five players will advance to the televised stepladder
finals, which will be taped Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. EDT and
air on ESPN2 on Sept. 8 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. The
winner will take home the $20,000 top prize, and a
perfect game in the championship match will earn the
player an additional $10,000 from Storm Bowling
Products.
The Queens is open to any female USBC member,
and with this year's event coming just after the WTBA
World Championships, the field included 202 players
representing 15 countries.
Competitors at this year's Queens also have another
opportunity to cash in through the USBC Shoot-Out, a
special event following Queens qualifying with a
$4,000 prize fund.
Four players will advance to the Shoot-Out based on
qualifying scores with the high player from each of the
following categories earning spots: international play-
ers, collegiate/youth players, players who have not
competed in the Queens in the past four years and all
others. Tournament rules will dictate the category in
which each player competes.
2013 USBC QUEENS
Strike Zone Bowling Center at Sunset Station
Henderson, Nev.
MONDAY'S RESULTS
Qualifying - Second Round (10 games)
1, Shayna Ng, Singapore, 2,355
2, Lindsay Boomershine, Brigham City, Utah, 2,298
3, Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 2,284
4, Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y., 2,270
5, Jennifer Higgins, Westerville, Ohio, 2,269
6, Amy Stolz, Larkspur, Colo., 2,257
7, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,247
8, Maria Rodriguez, Colombia, 2,225
9, Geraldine Ng, Singapore, 2,207
10, Kim Yioulos, Rochester, N.Y., 2,203
11, Mariana Ayala, Puerto Rico, 2,198
12, Josie Earnest, Nashville, Tenn., 2,188
13, Jazreel Tan, Singapore, 2,181
14, Katie Thornton, Babson Park, Fla., 2,176
15, Lynda Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,173
16, Char Hammel, Las Vegas, 2,167
17, Jovan Blankenfeld, San Antonio, 2,159
18, Leanne Hulsenberg, North Ogden, Utah, 2,157
19, Laura Daniel, Corona, Calif., 2,151
20, Bryanna Caldwell, Tucson, Ariz., 2,147
21, Carol Gianotti, Australia, 2,144
22, Karen Marcano, Venezuela, 2,143
23, Catherine Rawsthorne,
Federal Way, Wash
., 2,141
24, Patricia Luoto, Germany, 2,133
25, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 2,131
26, Stefanie Nation, Grand Prairie, Texas, 2,127
27, Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 2,126
28, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 2,124
29, Sandra Andersson, Sweden, 2,123
30, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 2,120
31, Paola Gomez, Colombia, 2,112
31, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,112
33, Shauna Shannon, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,111
34, Katie Sopp, Circle Pines, Minn., 2,105
35, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 2,101
36, Daphne Tan, Singapore, 2,099
37, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 2,093
37, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 2,093
37, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 2,093
40, Cherie Tan, Singapore, 2,092
40, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 2,092
42, Bernice Lim, Singapore, 2,087
43, Kim Kearney, Grand Prairie, Texas, 2,085
43, Kayla Bandy, Pikeville, Ky., 2,085
45, Jackie Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 2,084
45, Rocio Restrepo, Colombia, 2,084
47, Debbie Ayers, La Mesa, Calif., 2,083
47, Joyce Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill., 2,083
49, Bianca Flanagan, Australia, 2078
50, Lisa Beeksma, Pensacola, Fla., 2,076
51, Jenny Brown, Lake Wales, Fla., 2,074
52, Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2,072
53, Cassandra Leuthold, Black Hawk, S.D., 2,070
54, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 2,065
55, Lesia Herider, Castle Rock, Colo., 2,049
55, Ghislaine Vandertol, Netherlands, 2,049
55, Deanna Carrillo, Montebello, Calif., 2,049
58, Jasmine Yeong-Nathan, Singapore, 2,035
59, Emily Fagan, Hurst, Texas, 2,033
59, Jordeen Koizumi, Tempe, Ariz., 2,033
59, Sabrina Duncan-Rose, Bellaire, Texas, 2,033
62, Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, 2,030
63, Christina Kinney, Las Vegas, 2,028
64, Joely Carillo, Clifton, N.J., 2,027
65, Katherine Lanehart, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,024
66, Jessica Abel, Wichita, Kan., 2,022
*67, Heather D'Errico, Rochester, N.Y., 2,021
* Heather D'Errico def. Ashly Galante (246-218) for
67th place
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