QubicaAMF World Cup 2013 in Krasnoyarsk, RUS, vom 15. - 24. Novermber:

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The Finals at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

After 40 games, we came down to the finals, the best of three in each match. First up were Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic and Cherie Tan of Singapore. Aumi took an early lead but had two splits late in the game and Cherie won the first game 214 to 208.Aumi never really got going in the second game, shooting 203 to Cherie’s 246. So Cherie moved on to meet Caroline Lagrange, our top seeded player. Caroline won the first game 242 to 207  but the scores were reversed in the second game, with Cherie hitting 247 to Caroline’s 212. So we were in for a deciding game and what a game! Nip and tuck all the way and it came down to the final frame, with Caroline 176 after 8 frames and Cherie 173., and each of them sparing the 9th. Caroline up first, knowing three strikes in the 10th would shut Cherie out. She got strike, 9, miss. So Cherie needed the first two: she got the first but then left a single pin. Caroline won by 215 to 213.  She said afterwards: “this is probably the best win of my life. It’s unbelievable. My mother, Louise, is here with me and she was in Melaka as well, but Mark – my husband – couldn’t make it this time.  I spoke with him immediately afterwards on Facetime, when it was about four in the morning in Canada. He’s bowling in a tournament himself later on and it was a short call so he could get back to sleep!”  Caroline is the sixth Canadian woman and the 10th Canadian overall to win the trophy.

On came the men. Sadly for the host nation, Alexei Parshukov never really got going. He appeared quite nervous and lost in two games to Or Aviram of Israel, 213 and 220 to 171 and 206. Or took an early lead but Guy came back. Then a split in the 9th let Or in and he won the first game by 279 to 245. Guy hit the first six in game two while Or struggled and by the time Or found his form again, Guy was too far ahead and won by 277 to 214. Guy simply did not hit form at all in the deciding game while Or hit the strikes and ran out the champion by 258 to 182.  Afterwards, his coach commented: “This is truly wonderful. When he came second in 2005, I wondered if he would ever get another chance and here we are. He played so well and I am so proud of him.”

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Round robin complete: South Africa and Canada go to finals as top seeds at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

The ‘Fire Ball’ bowling centre in Krasnoyarsk was jumping this morning for the round robin, especially with the Russian player, Alexei Parshukov, doing so well. A large crowd gathered behind his lanes and cheered him to the rafters. With just the position round to go, the top seed place was up for grabs, as was the third place. Alexei was leading Guy Caminsky of South Africa but only by 41 pins and with 30 bonus for winning, that was close. As it happened, Guy came through to win by 12 pins meaning that he goes into the stepladder TV show in top slot. John Szczerbinski of the USA could in theory move up into third, but it was unlikely. And indeed Or Aviram of Israel remained in third. The result also means that the USA with two fourth places will win the trophy for top country.

With the women, the situation was different. After the seven games, Cherie Tan of Singapore was such a long way ahead of Danielle McEwan to secure third place and a spot in the stepladder final, that it was highly unlikely that she would be caught. And so it proved. And the top two spots were also clear. So we will see Cherie play Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, a two-time World Cup champion, for the right to take on the top seed, Caroline Lagrange of Canada, champion in 2009. Should Caroline win she will become the fifth woman to win the trophy three times. Should Aumi win, she will become the first woman to win three times. And whatever happens, this will be the best result for South Africa and Russia in the men’s section.

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Top 8 men and women decided

Caroline Lagrange of Canada, remains on top of the leader board in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.  Caroline’s total pinfall is 7809, an impressive 120 pins ahead of Aumi Guerra of Dominican Republic.  Finland’s Roosa Lunden bowled 300 in the 32nd game and has moved into 6th position with a pinfall of 7326.    Line up for tomorrow’s Top 8 Women Round Robin is as follows:

 

Caroline Lagrange

Canada

190

199

274

226

213

258

268

225

1853

300

7809

244.03

675

Aumi Guerra

Dominican Republic

290

203

207

269

239

236

259

235

1938

290

7689

240.28

555

Danielle McEwan

USA

224

258

215

231

212

247

256

279

1922

279

7571

236.59

437

Maria Lourdes Arles

Philippines

235

215

203

211

222

256

247

240

1829

300

7392

231.00

258

Cherie Tan

Singapore

231

158

238

227

228

233

216

237

1768

287

7373

230.41

239

Roosa Lunden

Finland

266

259

211

279

203

225

199

300

1942

300

7326

228.94

192

Thashaina Seraus

Aruba

247

193

183

192

245

222

248

234

1764

279

7227

225.84

93

Luminita Farkas Bucin

Romania

210

219

226

258

192

192

224

225

1746

267

7134

222.94

0

Sweden’s Peter Hellstrom remains in the lead in the men’s division on 7787 just 45 pins ahead of Or Aviram of Israel.   Although two more 300 games were bowled in this morning’s games neither Nino Stenko of Slovenia nor Joel Tan of Singapore managed to make the top 8.    Russia’s Alexei Parshukova dropped 5 places but still managed to make the cut.

Line up for tomorrow’s Top 8 Men Round Robin is as follows:
 

1

Peter  Hellström

Sweden

255

215

247

223

249

214

245

247

1895

289

7787

243.34

175

2

Or Aviram

Israel

299

248

209

234

269

220

249

236

1964

300

7742

241.94

130

3

Mats Maggi

Belgium

279

236

232

267

227

204

193

209

1847

300

7708

240.88

96

4

Guy Caminsky

South Africa

227

224

217

256

239

248

278

234

1923

279

7675

239.84

63

5

John Szczerbinski

USA

278

279

258

216

219

247

255

242

1994

279

7661

239.41

49

6

Bodo Konieczny

Germany

227

224

277

244

205

225

248

235

1885

290

7628

238.38

16

7

Humberto Vazquez

Mexico

226

276

194

224

257

233

257

299

1966

299

7616

238.00

4

8

Alexei Parshukov

Russia

210

257

221

246

256

185

202

199

1776

279

7612

237.88

0

20131121
And now for the top 24 men

It is now really tight at the top of the men’s leader board in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Krasnoyarsk.  Peter Hellström from Sweden, our leader over the first three days, found the going harder in the final block of six games, hitting 1313, while Belgium’s Mats Maggi hit 1502 and pulled up into second place, just 31 pins behind Peter. Russia’s Alexei Parshukov had another fine set and is in third. Apart from Mats’ 1500+, 13 other players hit over 1400.   Mats also bowled the only 300 by a man today, in the very first game of the final set.  The cut for the top 24 was made at 5465, an average of 222.71, with William Ching of Venezuela going through and Sami Lampo from Finland missing out. The overall average for all the men was 214.46. The top 24 will bowl a further eight games tomorrow to determine the top eight who will go through to the round robin on Saturday morning. Performing as well as you can in a major competition is the goal of most, if not all, athletes and some of our bowlers have done exactly that.  Sergey Popov of Tajikistan smashed his personal best with a six game set of 1457. Kris Rive of Jersey who set her personal best for six games earlier this week followed it up with a new PB for one game of 218. Not to be outdone by his sister, Robbie Rive, set his own PB for 3 games with 705, and for six games with 1249, while Mongolia’s Ulziikhorol Khalzan also hit her PB for six games with 1141.

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Top 24 women decided

 The 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Krasnoyarsk has now reached the end of the qualifying blocks for the women and we know who will go through to the next round.  The final set of six games saw the second 300 game for the women from Marie Lourdes Arles of the Philippines. She said afterwards: “This is my first time playing this event and I am very excited. I did not expect to bowl 300 and I am very pleased with the way I am playing so far.”  Caroline Lagrange of Canada remains our leader, hitting 1507 today. All the top five hit over 1400 and a further 13 women shot over 1300.  The cut for the top 24 fell at 5002 (a 208.42 average) with Nataliya Shcherbinina of the Ukraine just making it through ahead of Cristina Sanz of Catalonia who shot 1301 today but it was not enough and she finishes in 25th on 4967. That is still the best result ever for a Catalonian woman.  Three other countries achieved their best ever results in the women’s section by making the top 24: Aruba (Thashaina Seraus), Romania (Luminita Farkas Bucin) and Turkey (Gulhan Aksular).  The overall average for the 64 women in the tournament was 196.96, six pins a game up on last year.  The top 24 women will bowl a further six games tomorrow, after which the cut will be made for the top eight.  At the moment 8th place is a 224 average.

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More 300s but Sweden still in the lead

The first men’s squad produced high scoring again but no perfect games. The second squad made up for that with three. First, Or Aviram had his second perfect game of the tournament . Then Mykhaylo Kalika of the Ukraine got in on the act. It was his first 300 in this event but he did also bowl the only men’s perfect game we saw last year in Wroclaw. Not to be outdone, Chris Sloan of Ireland, one of increasing number of players to use the two-handed technique, also had his second 300 of this tournament. All the time, Sweden’s Peter Hellström just carried on bowling smoothly and consistently, finishing the day with the high six-game set of 1518. But he was nearly beaten by Russia’s Alexei Parshukov, who hit 1515 and moved up into second place overall, while Guy Caminsky of South Africa also had an excellent day at the office, finishing with a 1509. Guy now lies in 5th place overall. In total 15 players shot over 1400 for the six games. The average for all 74 players in the men’s section is 214.49, compared with 199.67 at the same stage last year.  Tomorrow will see the final six games of the qualifying round, and the cut will be made for the top 24. Currently in 24th place is Dmitri Chilkine of Belarus on 4117, with Finland’s Sami Lampo in 25th on 4083.



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The 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup is witnessing very high scoring on perfect lane conditions and already we have three perfect games. First up, and therefore the winner of the trophy for high game, was Kestutis Gudauskas of Lithuania. Kestutis, who is 28 and comes from the city of Kaunas, thus claims the 42nd men’s 300 in the history of the tournament but he is not the first Lithuanian player to hit the magic number. That honour went to Andrejus Puskariovas in Singapore in 2004. Kestutis also bowled in the World Cup last year in Poland where he finished 65th.

 

Later in the day, Alex de Vries of the Netherlands hit the second perfect game and that was followed by another perfect score, this time from Derek Lee, a student from Macau. Two of the three perfect games were played on the lanes covered by our live streaming.

 

In the lead after the first of four sets of six games is Peter Hellström of Sweden on 1543, an average of 257.17. In second is William Ching of Venezuela on 1495 with Benshir Layoso of the Philippines in third on 1479. The men are playing for a place in the top 24 and after just six games the cut is on 1364, a 227 average.  The overall average for all the men is 212.64. The tournament is taking place in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia, in the ‘Fire Ball’ centre which is part of the superb Sibiryak hotel and leisure complex. The finals will be held on Saturday.


Stay up-to-date and follow all of this year’s tournament action, LIVE – ON Facebook, Twitter,  with Live Streaming on QubicaAMF’s YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/QubicaAMFWorldwide and Live On-Line Scoring at http://www.qubicaamf.com/World-Cup/Krasnoyarsk-Russian-Federation.aspx and click on the ‘On-Line Scoring’ button.

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Evgeniya Zelenkova will represent Russia in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup for the fifth time when she plays in the 49th edition of the event in Krasnoyarsk in November. Evgeniya first played in 2006 in Caracas, Venezuela, then represented her country at home when the tournament came to St Petersburg.  Her form improved a great deal and when she next played in 2009 in Melaka, Malaysia, she came 9th just missing out on the round robin round.  And she missed out again by just a few pins when she came 9th in Johannesburg in 2011. She and the home crowd will all be hoping for a higher placing this year. She will be joined in the Russian team by Alexei Parshukov who has played in the tournament twice, finishing 23rd in 2007 and 39th in 2010. Another player making a welcome return to the event will be Cherie Tan of Singapore who came 4th in  2011, just missing out on the step ladder TV finals. Joel Tan will be the Singaporean male player, competing in the tournament for the first time.

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More names – and some good news for players
More countries have announced the names of the players who will be representing them in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in November. Or Aviram will be coming again to represent Israel. Or has played four times previously with his best result being runner up in Ljubljana in 2005. Or’s sister and mother have also competed in the event. Israel’s female player will be Tali Itzhak. The USA will be represented by John Szczbernski, who also competed in 2010 in Toulon where he finished 5th, and by Danielle McEwan who played last year in Wroclaw, Poland, coming 4th and picking up the trophy for ladies high games with a 300, her first ever perfect game. 
Several other players will also making a welcome return. Elkhan Feyzullayev of Azerbaijan competed in 2010 and 2011, while Ghislaine van der Tol payed for the Netherlands in 2007, finishing 5th. Adam Shrubb will be returning, representing Gibraltar. Last year Adam came 9th, just missing the cut for the round robin, in his country’s best ever result. Both Ireland and Finland will be represented by newcomers to the event: Sarah Flannery and Christopher Sloan for Ireland and Sami Lampo and Roosa Lunden for Finland.

 

in third on 1479. The men are playing for a place in the top 24 and after just six games the cut is on 1364, a 227 average.  The overall average for all the men is 212.64. The tournament is taking place in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia, in the ‘Fire Ball’ centre which is part of the superb Sibiryak hotel and leisure complex. The finals will be held on Saturday.


Stay up-to-date and follow all of this year’s tournament action, LIVE – ON Facebook, Twitter,  with Live Streaming on QubicaAMF’s YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/QubicaAMFWorldwide and Live On-Line Scoring at http://www.qubicaamf.com/World-Cup/Krasnoyarsk-Russian-Federation.aspx and click on the ‘On-Line Scoring’ button.

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Evgeniya Zelenkova will represent Russia in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup for the fifth time when she plays in the 49th edition of the event in Krasnoyarsk in November. Evgeniya first played in 2006 in Caracas, Venezuela, then represented her country at home when the tournament came to St Petersburg.  Her form improved a great deal and when she next played in 2009 in Melaka, Malaysia, she came 9th just missing out on the round robin round.  And she missed out again by just a few pins when she came 9th in Johannesburg in 2011. She and the home crowd will all be hoping for a higher placing this year. She will be joined in the Russian team by Alexei Parshukov who has played in the tournament twice, finishing 23rd in 2007 and 39th in 2010. Another player making a welcome return to the event will be Cherie Tan of Singapore who came 4th in  2011, just missing out on the step ladder TV finals. Joel Tan will be the Singaporean male player, competing in the tournament for the first time.

20130909
More names – and some good news for players
More countries have announced the names of the players who will be representing them in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in November. Or Aviram will be coming again to represent Israel. Or has played four times previously with his best result being runner up in Ljubljana in 2005. Or’s sister and mother have also competed in the event. Israel’s female player will be Tali Itzhak. The USA will be represented by John Szczbernski, who also competed in 2010 in Toulon where he finished 5th, and by Danielle McEwan who played last year in Wroclaw, Poland, coming 4th and picking up the trophy for ladies high games with a 300, her first ever perfect game. 
Several other players will also making a welcome return. Elkhan Feyzullayev of Azerbaijan competed in 2010 and 2011, while Ghislaine van der Tol payed for the Netherlands in 2007, finishing 5th. Adam Shrubb will be returning, representing Gibraltar. Last year Adam came 9th, just missing the cut for the round robin, in his country’s best ever result. Both Ireland and Finland will be represented by newcomers to the event: Sarah Flannery and Christopher Sloan for Ireland and Sami Lampo and Roosa Lunden for Finland.