PLUHOWSKY, LUOTO TAKE DIFFERENT ROUTES TO VICTORY IN 2002 AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP

LONDON, ENGLAND, November 5, 2002 – The new AMF Bowling World Cup champions, Shannon Pluhowsky of the USA and Mika Luoto of Finland, chose different paths to arrive at the same destination during the 38^th edition of the championship, which concluded October 26 in Riga, Latvia.

Pluhowsky, a 20-year-old University of Nebraska junior, dominated the women’s competition at host center Toss Boulinga Halle. The Phoenix resident led wire-to-wire, averaging 232.31 in qualifying with a single-game high of 299 to snare the No. 1 seed for the quarterfinals. By comparison, No. 2 seed Wendy Chai of Malaysia posted a 220.38 average for the 32-game qualifying phase. As No. 1 seed, Pluhowsky lost just one game in her best-of-three, head-to-head quarterfinal, semifinal and championship matches to become the first U.S. woman in 12 years to win the Bowling World Cup. Pluhowsky defeated Mexico’s Teresa Piccini, 2 games to 0 (183-177, 221-206), Pascale Moynot of France, 2 games to 1 (204-176, 221-253, 225-211) and Nikki Harvey of England, 2 games to 0 (224-165, 202-183). Pluhowsky is also the first U.S. player to win since Pat Healey Jr. took the men’s title in 1995. “I’m excited that I won for my country,” Pluhowsky said. “But I wasn’t really thinking about that. I just tried to take this tournament one round at a time.”

Luoto, a 33-year-old bowling center owner from Hyvinkaa, relied on being in the right place at the right time to take the men’s prize. Outscoring the Philippines’ Christian Jan Suarez by just two pins to gain the No. 8 seed in the men’s quarterfinals, Luoto dispatched all his opponents—top-seeded Paul Trotter of Australia, Talal Towereb of Saudi Arabia, and Asian Games triple gold medallist Remy Ong of Singapore—by identical 2-0 scores. Luoto is the second No. 8 seed to go all the way to the top of the podium; last year, Kim Haugen of Norway entered the quarterfinals as the eighth seed and won. “Luck was with me each round,” Luoto acknowledged after eliminating Ong in the championship match, 232-216 and 279-222. He defeated Trotter, who rolled one of the tournament’s four perfect games, by scores of 215-160 and 244-222, while Towereb fell 211-188 and 244-191. Luoto, who averaged 225.84 in qualifying, is the third Finn to capture the Bowling World Cup; the last was Tom Hahl, in 1990.            

Pluhowsky and U.S. teammate Andrew Cain, who finished tied for third in the men’s division, won Best Country honors for their combined performance and the Bent Petersen Trophy that symbolizes the achievement. Trotter’s 300, followed by games of 298 and 298, set a tournament record for high three-game series of 896. Three other bowlers—Kai Guenther of Germany, Wayne Greenall of England and Lisa Paluzzi of South Africa—also rolled perfect games during the tournament; Paluzzi’s 300 game was the first of her career. Amanda Bradley of Australia, who won the women’s 1999 Bowling World Cup crown, set the new mark for women’s high single game in the head-to-head rounds. Bradley rolled a 278 in her semifinal-round loss to Harvey. Singapore’s Ong posted a 699 three-game series while defeating Cain in the semifinals, tying the record established last year by Ahmed Shaheen of Qatar. Saudi Arabia’s Towereb turned in the best World Cup performance ever by a bowler from his country, finishing in a tie for third place with Cain. Towereb earned the No. 6 seed by averaging 227.09 in the 32-game qualifying phase. He defeated England’s Greenall 2 games to 0 (224-181, 206-204) before bowing to Luoto in the semifinals. Five countries—Cape Verde, Moldova, Romania, Czech Republic and Uzbekistan—made their Bowling World Cup debuts in Riga, and 85 countries were represented in total (83 men, 72 women). 

Enclosure:Men and women’s final standings, 38^th annual AMF Bowling World Cup  
Scoring records established in 38^th AMF Bowling World Cup
38^th AMF Bowling World Cup
October 19-26, 2002
Toss Boulinga Halle - Riga, Latvia

Tournament records set:
Men:
Three-game series: Paul Trotter, Australia, 896 (300-298-298)
Records set in arena “knockout” format:
Men:
Three-game match, individual series:  Remy Ong, Singapore, 699 (tie with Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 2001)
Women:
Single game: Amanda Bradley, Australia, 278
Perfect games (300 score) recorded in AMF Bowling World Cup history:
1994: Jack Guay, Canada
1995: Jack Guay, Canada; Patrick Healey Jr., USA
1997: Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar ; Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia
1998: Paul Boyle, England
1999: Shigeo Saito, Japan ; Jill Friis, Canada; Mohammed Al-Qubaisi, UAE; Kenny Ang, Malaysia 
2000: Tomas Leandersson, Sweden; Tore Torgersen, Norway; Diane Buchanan, Canada; 
2001: Scott Norton, USA
2002: Paul Trotter, Australia; Kai Guenther, Germany; Wayne Greenall, England; Lisa Paluzzi, South Africa

(Note: the women’s record for an individual series in a three-game match is 737, recorded by Liza del Rosario, Philippines in 2001, and not 708 by Nachimi Itakura, Japan, as previously reported)

CANADA’S BUCHANAN, SOUTH AFRICA’S CAMINSKY WIN BOWLING WORLD CUP SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS

LONDON, ENGLAND, November 1, 2002 – Canada’s Diane Buchanan and South Africa’s Guy Caminsky were voted the Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year by their peers at the 38^th AMF Bowling World Cup, which concluded October 26 in Riga, Latvia. Buchanan, a 28-year-old bilingual investigator for the Royal Bank of Montreal, finished 13^th out of a field of 72 women in her third consecutive Bowling World Cup, averaging 207.31 for 32 games. In 2000, Buchanan became the third woman in World Cup history to roll a perfect game; the milestone came in Lisbon, Portugal, where she finished tied for third place. Buchanan, who hails from Brossard, Quebec, placed 12^th last year in Pattaya, Thailand.

Caminsky, a 25-year-old bowling center manager from Durban, finished 30^th in the 83-man field at host center Toss Boulinga Halle. He averaged 210.80 for 20 games in his fourth try at the men’s title. His best-ever finish came two years ago in Lisbon, when he tied for fifth place. Caminsky finished 31^st in Cairo, Egypt, in 1997 and 20^th last year in Thailand. In addition to bowling this year, Caminsky also served as color commentator for several segments of the videotaped series of quarterfinals, semifinals and championship-round broadcasts produced by Matchroom Productions of England (www.matchroomsports.com). Matchroom will distribute the series on a worldwide basis to select cable and satellite networks, with schedules and networks to be announced later.

Finale:
FINLAND’S MIKA LUOTO CLAIMS MEN’S BOWLING WORLD CUP TITLE 
SHANNON PLUHOWSKY CAPTURES 2002 AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP 

Semifinal results (best-of-three-games matches): 
Men
Match 1: #8 Mika Luoto, Finland, def. #6 Talal Towereb, Saudi Arabia, 2 games to 0 (211-188, 244-191) 
Match 2:  #7 Remy Ong, Singapore, def. #5 Andrew Cain, USA, 2 games to 1 (220-203, 224-268, 255-172)

Women
Match 1: #7 Nikki Harvey, England, def. #5 Amanda Bradley, Australia, 2 games to 1 (216-170, 248-278, 238-194) 
Match 2: #1 Shannon Pluhowsky, USA, def. #3 Pascale Moynot of France, 2 games to 1 (204-176, 221-253, 225-211)   

SHANNON PLUHOWSKY CAPTURES 2002 AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP  

RIGA, LATVIA, October 26– Shannon Pluhowsky became the first U.S. woman since 1990 to win the AMF Bowling World Cup when she defeated England’s Nikki Harvey, 2 games to 0, in the women’s championship round Saturday at Toss Boulinga Halle.Pluhowsky, a 20-year-old Phoenix resident who attends the University of Nebraska, advanced to the title round by defeating Pascale Moynot of France, 2 games to 1 (204-176, 221-253, 225-211). In the match against Harvey, Pluhowsky converted the 6-7-10 split and two difficult four-pin spares to roll up scores of 224 and 202 to Harvey’s 165 and 183. This is the third major international victory for Pluhowsky in 2002. Earlier in the year, she captured the Masters titles at the American Zone Youth Championships in Costa Rica and at the World Youth Championships in Thailand. “I just wanted to take this tournament one round at a time,” said Pluhowsky, who led from wire to wire. “I’m excited that I won for my country. I hope this will give other bowlers something to shoot for—and I hope that I’ll be back next year to shoot for it again, too.”  Harvey advanced to the championship match by defeating Australia’s Amanda Bradley in the other semifinal match, 2 games to 1 (216-170, 248-278, 238-194). 

Viertelfinale:
FINLAND’S LUOTO BUMPS NO. 1 SEED TROTTER FROM AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP 

RIGA, LATVIA, October 25– No. 8 seed Mika Luoto of Finland bumped Australian Paul Trotter, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, from the AMF Bowling World Cup Friday evening during the men’s quarterfinal round at Toss Boulinga Halle. Luoto, who barely escaped elimination himself Thursday night in the final game of qualifying, ended Trotter’s quest by defeating the Australian 2 games to 0 in the best-of-three, head-to-head “knockout” match. Luoto bested Trotter, who rolled one of four perfect games carded in the tournament thus far, by scores of 215-160 and 244-222. “I was lucky last night to get into the Round of 8, and I had luck again today,” Luoto said. “I think Paul made a couple of mistakes in his equipment choice and his lane positioning, and I benefited from that.” Luoto will face Talal Al-Towereb of Saudi Arabia, the first Saudi bowler to qualify for the World Cup Round of 8, in Saturday’s semifinal round. No. 6 seed Al-Towereb upset No. 3 seed Wayne Greenall of England, 2 games to 0 (224-191 and 206-204), to advance to the semifinals. Al-Towereb, a 21-year-old bank employee, had to borrow from his allotted vacation time next year to compete in Riga this week. “My manager said if I did well, I could possibly get more time off to compete and maybe even a sponsorship,” Al-Towereb said. “Even though my brain is telling me to be satisfied just to make the top 8, my heart is telling me there is something more I can do in this tournament.” Joining Luoto and Towereb in the men’s semis are the USA’s Andrew Cain and Singapore’s Remy Ong. Cain, the No. 5 seed, disabled the 1999 Bowling World Cup champion and No. 4 seed Ahmed Shaheen of Qatar, 2 games to 1 (181-189, 226-198, 275-241). Ong, a triple gold medallist in the recent Asian Games and the No. 7 seed in Riga, trounced Germany’s Kai Guenther, 2 games to 0 (221-187, 268-242). 

In the earlier women’s quarterfinals, top-seeded Shannon Pluhowsky of the USA moved one step closer to the title by defeating No. 8 seed Teresa Piccini of Mexico, 2 games to 0. She will face France’s No. 3 Pascale Moynot, who dispatched No. 6 Sara Vargas of Colombia, 2 games to 0. In other quarterfinal matches, the 1999 women’s Bowling World Cup champion, No. 5 seed Amanda Bradley, slipped past No. 4 seed Mari Kimura of Japan, 2 games to 1; and No. 7 seed Nikki Harvey of England dropped No. 2 seed Wendy Chai of Malaysia, 2 games to 1. Bradley and Harvey will meet in Friday’s first semifinal match at 9 a.m. 

NO. 1 SEED PLUHOWSKY ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS AT BOWLING WORLD CUP

RIGA, LATVIA, October 25– Top-seeded Shannon Pluhowsky of the USA moved one step closer to the AMF Bowling World Cup title by defeating No. 8 seed Teresa Piccini of Mexico, 2 games to 0, in the women’s quarterfinals at Toss Boulinga Halle. Pluhowsky clipped her ankle and sent the ball into the gutter in the second frame of the first game, but she was able to recover and squeak out a 183-177 victory in the first game. She took the match by outlasting Piccini in the second game, 221-206, stringing four strikes together in the final frames. (Note: In the head-to-head “knockout” format used from the quarterfinals through the championship round, a bowler must win two of three games against an opponent to win the match and advance to the next round.)             “I was a little unnerved after hitting my ankle. I swing the ball pretty close to it and sometimes they meet,” Pluhowsky said. “After that, I knew I had to relax, because if I tightened up, the same thing might happen again. I just had to put it out of my mind and refocus.” In the other quarterfinal matches, the 1999 women’s Bowling World Cup champion and No. 5 seed in the tournament Amanda Bradley slipped past No. 4 seed Mari Kimura of Japan, 2 games to 1; Nikki Harvey of England, the No. 7 seed, dropped No. 2 seed Wendy Chai of Malaysia, 2 games to 1; and No. 3 seed Pascale Moynot of France dispatched No. 6 seed Sara Vargas of Colombia in two straight games. 

38^th AMF Bowling World Cup, Riga Latvia, October 19-26
Quarterfinal results: Men (best-of-three-games matches; winner advances to semifinal round) 

Match 1: #5 Andrew Cain, USA, def. #4 Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 2 games to 1 (181-189, 226-198, 275-241)
Match 2: #6 Talal Al-Towereb, Saudi Arabia, def. #3 Wayne Greenall, England, 2 games to 0 (224-181, 206-204)
Match 3: #7 Remy Ong, Singapore, def. #2 Kai Guenther of Germany, 2 games to 0 (221-187, 268-242) 
Match 4: #8 Mika Luoto, Finland, def. #1 Paul Trotter, Australia, 2 games to 0 (215-160, 244-222) 

Women (best-of-three-games matches; winner advances to semifinal round)

Match 1: #5 Amanda Bradley, Australia, def. #4 Mari Kimura, Japan, 2 games to 1 (226-181, 190-211, 213-207) 

Match 2: #3 Pascale Moynot, France, def. #6 Sara Vargas, Colombia, 2 games to 0 (190-182, 194-185) 

Match 3: #7 Nikki Harvey, England, def. #2 Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 2 games to 1 (200-255, 207-179, 207-195) 

Match 4: #1 Shannon Pluhowsky, USA, def. #8 Teresa Piccini, Mexico, 2 games to 0 (183-177, 221-206)

Tag 5:
AUSTRALIA’S TROTTER RETAKES TOP SPOT AT BOWLING WORLD CUP; GUENTHER ROLLS TOURNAMENT’S FOURTH 300 GAME 

RIGA, LATVIA, October 24– Australia’s Paul Trotter, who opened his AMF Bowling World Cup campaign with a 300 game, nearly duplicated the feat in the final game of the men’s qualifying Thursday at Toss Boulinga Halle and regained the top seed position for Friday’s quarterfinals round. Trotter’s 299 closer capped a 32-game total of 7,493 pins and edged Germany’s Kai Guenther by 54 sticks, despite Guenther’s rolling the tournament’s fourth 300 game this week. Trotter averaged 234.16 to Guenther’s 232.47. “So far, this has just been a dream,” said the 30-year-old customer service representative from suburban Melbourne. “I was hoping just to finish in the middle of the field, and look at me. I was really relaxed going into the last game, and that always tends to help my swing loosen up.”  Trotter will face the No. 8 seed, Mika Luoto of Finland, in the quarterfinals Friday night. Luoto snatched the last position in the Round of 8 from the Philippines’ Christian Jan Suarez by just two pins, 7,227-7,225. Filling in between Trotter and Luoto are Guenther, England’s Wayne Greenall, 1999 men’s World Cup champion Ahmed Shaheen of Qatar, Andrew Cain of the USA, Talal Towereb of Saudi Arabia, and Asian Games triple gold medallist Remy Ong of Singapore. Towereb is the first Saudi bowler ever to make it to the Round of 8 in the 38-year history of the Bowling World Cup. 

In the women’s division, U.S. national amateur champion Shannon Pluhowsky easily cruised into the top seed position for the women’s quarterfinals. Pluhowsky also carded a 299 game Thursday to boost her 32-game qualifying total to 7,434 pins and a 232.31 average. Advancing to the Round of 8 with Pluhowsky are Malaysia’s Wendy Chai, France’s Pascale Moynot, Mari Kimura of Japan, the 1999 women’s Bowling World Cup champion Amanda Bradley of Australia, Sara Vargas of Colombia, England’s Nikki Harvey and Mexico’s Teresa Piccini. South Africa’s Lisa Paluzzi also joined the 300 Club Thursday when she became the fourth woman in World Cup history to roll a 300 game. Four perfect games have been rolled in Riga’s World Cup so far. 

PLUHOWSKY IS TOP SEED FOR ROUND OF 8 AT BOWLING WORLD CUP; SOUTH AFRICA’S LISA PALUZZI IS PERFECT WITH 300 GAME 

RIGA, LATVIA, October 24– The USA’s national amateur champion, Shannon Pluhowsky, continued to dominate the women’s competition Thursday morning during the second stage of qualifying at the AMF Bowling World Cup, underway at Toss Boulinga Halle. Pluhowsky, 20, came within a 7-pin of perfection late in the morning, firing a 299 game that highlighted a 12-game series of 2,734 pins. She enters Friday’s “Round of 8” quarterfinals as the women’s top seed, emerging from 32 games of qualifying with 7,434 pins and a 232.31 average. “I just tried to stay calm and focused today, especially during the 299 game,” Pluhowsky said. “I made a ball change today, to something that was more aggressive on the lanes. I opened with a 170 game, and that surprised me a little, because the lanes were not at all reacting the way they had all week. I thought I was making good shots, but I just wasn’t lined up properly. Once I made the adjustment, I was OK.” While Pluhowsky was solidifying her lead, South Africa’s Lisa Paluzzi became the fourth woman in World Cup history, and the third person in this year’s tournament, to roll a 300 game. It came on the same pair of lanes where Pluhowsky fired her 299 earlier in the day. Paluzzi used her first-ever perfect game to pull herself to 16^th place with a total of 6,509 pins and a 203.41 average. “My favorite bowling balls, along with my shoes and bags, were stolen two weeks ago,” Paluzzi said, “and up until last Thursday I wasn’t even sure I was going to be here in Riga. I brought some older equipment with me but I struggled with it. Finally, after the third game Wednesday, I decided to drill up a new ball. That’s the one I used for the 300 game.” Paluzzi’s father Gerald hosted the 1993 AMF Bowling World Cup in South Africa. Advancing to the Round of 8 with Pluhowsky are Malaysia’s Wendy Chai, France’s Pascale Moynot, Mari Kimura of Japan, the 1999 Bowling World Cup champion Amanda Bradley of Australia, Sara Vargas of Colombia, England’s Nikki Harvey and Mexico’s Teresa Piccini.

38^th AMF Bowling World Cup, Riga Latvia, October 19-26
Standings after 32 games: Men (top 8 advance to quarterfinals) 

1, Paul Trotter, Australia, 7493, 234.15. 2, Kai Guenther, Germany, 7439, 232.46. 3, Wayne Greenall, England, 7359, 229.96. 4, Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 7357, 229.90. 5, Andrew Cain, USA, 7341, 229.40. 6, Talal Towereb, Saudi Arabia, 7267, 227.09. 7, Remy Ong, Singapore, 7230, 225.93. 8, Mika Luoto, Finland, 7227, 225.84. 

9, Christian Jan R. Suarez, Philippines, 7225, 225.78. 10, Masahiro Hibi, Japan, 7158, 223.68. 11, Anders Ohman, Sweden, 7127, 222.71. 12, Michael Sassen, Netherlands, 7118, 222.43. 13, Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 7065, 220.78. 14, Amedeo Spada, Italy, 7054, 220.43. 15, Pedro Diaz, Venezuela, 7040, 220. 16, Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 6936, 216.75. 17, Alan Gibbons, Ireland, 6924, 216.37. 18, Or Aviram, Israel, 6871, 214.71. 19, Eduardo Figueroa, Mexico, 6835, 213.59. 20, Francisco Zelaya, El Salvador, 6781, 211.90. 21, Garsten Gjertsen, Denmark, 6721, 210.03. 22, Chao-Yu Cheng, Chinese Taipei, and Shaker Ali Al Hassan, UAE, 6720, 210. 24, Amiredin Tabatabaei, Iran, 6718, 209.93. 

Women (top 8 advance to quarterfinals) 

1, Shannon Pluhowsky, USA, 7434, 232.31. 2, Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 7052, 220.38. 3, Pascale Moynot, France, 6918, 216.19. 4, Mari Kimura, Japan, 6886, 215.19. 5, Amanda Bradley, Australia, 6873, 214.78. 6, Sara Vargas, Colombia, 6858, 214.31. 7, Nikki Harvey, England, 6824, 213.25. 8, Teresa Piccini, Mexico, 6818, 213.06. 

9, Heidi Larnia, Finland, 6708, 209.63. 10, Ivonne Altmuller, Austria, 6697, 209.28. 11, Josephine L. Canare, Philippines, 6696, 209.25. 12, Raffaella Fusco, Italy, 6682, 208.81. 13, Diane Buchanan, Canada, 6634, 207.31. 14, Melody Yeung, Hong Kong, 6559, 204.97. 15, Sue Abela, Malta, 6520, 203.75. 16, Lisa Paluzzi, South Africa, 6509, 203.41. 17, Laura Rhoney, Scotland, 6476, 202.38. 18, Happy Ari Dewanti Soediyono, Indonesia, 6458, 201.81. 19, Suphapom Chuanprasertkit, Thailand, 6455, 201.72. 20, Ross Greiner, Netherlands, 6407, 200.22. 21, Belinda Tan, New Zealand, 6383, 199.47. 22, Tracey Aubert, Jersey, 6277, 196.16. 23, Ruth Doppler, Switzerland, 6269, 195.91. 24, Aida Granillo, El Salvador, 6154, 192.31. 

Tag 3:
SHANNON PLUHOWSKY BUILDS LEAD AT 2002 AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP

38^th AMF Bowling World Cup, Riga Latvia, October 19-26
Standings after 15 games: Men

1, Kai Guenther, Germany, 3599 pins, 239.93 average. 2, Wayne Greenall, England, 3529, 235.27. 3, Paul Trotter, Australia, 3491, 232.73. 4, Christian Jan R. Suarez, Philippines, 3479, 231.93. 5, Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 3471, 231.4. 6, Remy Ong, Singapore, 3455, 230.33. 7, Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 3408, 227.2. 8, Masahiro Hibi, Japan, 3371, 224.73. 9, Andrew Cain, USA, 3369, 224.6. 10, Mika Luoto, Finland, 3342, 222.8. 11, Talal Towereb, Saudi Arabia, 3331, 222.07. 12, Alan Gibbons, Ireland, and Eduardo Figueroa, Mexico, 3320, 221.33. 14, Pedro Diaz, Venezuela, 3282, 218.8. 15, Or Aviram, Israel, 3272, 218.13. 16, Anders Ohman, Sweden, 3271, 218.07. 17, Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 3257, 217.13. 18, Ryan Leonard Lalisang, Indonesia, 3229, 215.27. 19, Chao-Yu Cheng, Chinese Taipei, 3223, 214.87. 20, Tore Torgersen, Norway, 3222, 214.8. 21, Garsten Gjertsen, Denmark, 3220, 214.67. 22, Amiredin Tabatabaei, Iran, 3218, 214.53. 23, Amedeo Spada, Italy, 3194.1, 212.94. 24, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3194, 212.93. 

25, Francisco Zelaya, El Salvador, 3192, 212.8. 26, Laurent Plantard, France, 3191, 212.73. 27, Shaker Ali Al Hassan, UAE, 3163, 210.87. 28, Lluis Montfort, Spain, 3158, 210.53. 29, Guy  Caminsky, South Africa, 3144, 209.6. 30, Magnús Magnússon, Iceland, 3134, 208.93. 31, Jose Manuel Machon, Macau, 3117, 207.8. 32, Jury Ryazansky, Latvia, and Kevin Horton, N Ireland, 3106, 207.07. 34, Andres Fallas, Costa Rica, 3090, 206. 35, Michael Sassen, Netherlands, 3083, 205.53. 36, Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 3071, 204.73. 37, Philippe Privat, Switzerland, 3061, 204.07. 38, Gary Wong, Hong Kong, 3046, 203.07. 39, Merlin Bunnage, Canada, 3032, 202.13. 40, Romain Oberweis, Luxembourg, 3030, 202. 41, Hakan Tangut, Turkey, 3026, 201.73. 42, Christian Saint-Bonnet, Argentina, 3013, 200.87. 43, Hossman Gonzalez, Guatemala, 3006, 200.4. 44, Gary Hill, Guernsey, 3002, 200.13. 45, Kairat Baibolatov, Kazakhstan, 2998, 199.87. 46, Tarek Helmy, Egypt, 2988, 199.2. 47, Adam Martin, Poland, 2983, 198.87. 48, Udo Sulp, Estonia, 2976, 198.4. 49, Laszlo Ficsor, Hungary, 2972, 198.13. 50, Jose Zambrano, Panama, 2961, 197.4. 51, Tayo Boyle, Scotland, 2959, 197.27. 52, Robbie Mach, New Zealand, 2946, 196.4. 53, Watcharapong Unetrakul, Thailand, 2945, 196.33. 54, Mikhail Pozniakov, Russia, 2937, 195.8. 55, Andriy Pashev, Ukraine, 2917, 194.47. 56, Dennis Mercieca, Malta, 2915, 194.33. 57, Jose Zambrano, Ecuador, 2892, 192.8. 58, Stephen King, Jersey, 2855, 190.33. 59, Costas Kyriakou, Cyprus, 2831, 188.73. 60, Patrick Leroy, Morocco, 2821, 188.07. 61, Dainius Zaltauskas, Lithuania, 2811, 187.4. 62, José Branco, Portugal, 2759, 183.93. 63, Stefan Schmid, Austria, 2752, 183.47. 64, Philippe Lourdin, French Guyane, 2750, 183.33. 65, Mark Shea, Wales, 2708, 180.53. 66, Domenico Di Fonzo, New Caledonia, 2682, 178.8. 67, Sanjay Shrestha, Nepal, 2677, 178.47. 68, Philip Hatton, Isle of Man, 2643, 176.2. 69, Jirí Hindrák, Czech Republic, 2642, 176.13. 70, Srinivasan Madhavan, India, 2634, 175.6. 71, Aydin Jafarov, Azerbaijan, 2618, 174.53. 72, Viktor Gavrusev, Belarus, 2613, 174.2. 73, Ashot Grigorian, Armenia, 2611, 174.07. 74, Shant Panos Tomassian, Iraq, 2597, 173.13. 75, Christian Orlanda, Romania, 2589, 172.6. 76, Paul Lennon, Gibraltar, 2486, 165.73. 77, Nikolay Filipov, Bulgaria, 2467, 164.47. 78, Mohamed Nasser, Lebanon, 2449, 163.27. 79, Valeriy Shapovalov, Uzbekistan, 2448, 163.2. 80, Christian N'Guessan, Cape Verde, 2383, 158.87. 81, Tomash Oleg Valeryevitch, Moldova, 2363, 157.53. 82, Duc Francis, Ivory Coast, 2343, 156.2. 83, Tamrat Kebede, Ethiopia, 1606, 160.6. 

Women

1, Shannon Pluhowsky, USA, 3470 pins, 231.33 average. 2, Pascale Moynot, France, 3326, 221.73. 3, Amanda Bradley, Australia, 3209, 213.93. 4, Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 3173, 211.53. 5, Teresa Piccini, Mexico, 3165, 211. 6, Ivonne Altmueller, Austria, 3161, 210.73. 7, Nikki Harvey, England, 3158, 210.53. 8, Sara Vargas, Colombia, 3135, 209. 9, Josephine L. Canare, Philippines, 3101, 206.73. 10, Heidi Larnia, Finland, 3092, 206.13. 11, Melody Yeung, Hong Kong, 3061, 204.07. 12, Aida Granillo, El Salvador, 3049, 203.27. 13, Mari Kimura, Japan, 3045, 203. 14, Happy Ari Dewanti Soediyono, Indonesia, 3016, 201.07. 15, Raffaella Fusco, Italy, 3009, 200.6. 16, Sue Abela, Malta, 3004, 200.27. 17, Michaela Goebel, Germany, 2982, 198.8. 18, Diane Buchanan, Canada, 2969, 197.93. 19, Laura Rhoney, Scotland, 2965, 197.67. 20, Suphapom Chuanprasertkit, Thailand, 2961, 197.4. 21, Tracey Aubert, Jersey, 2958, 197.2. 22, Ross Greiner, Netherlands, 2956, 197.07. 23, Mel Isaac, Wales, 2941, 196.07. 24, Wendy Bergen, Belgium, 2929, 195.27. 

25, Belinda Tan, New Zealand, 2907, 193.8. 26, Sofía Granda, Guatemala, 2891, 192.73. 27, Lisa Paluzzi, South Africa, 2890, 192.67. 28, Ruth Doppler, Switzerland, 2872, 191.47. 29,  Kjersti Dale, Norway, 2865, 191. 30, Carla Ruales, Ecuador, 2859, 190.6. 31, Anette Karlssen, Sweden, 2854, 190.27. 32, Kerena Dykes, Ireland, 2824, 188.27. 33, Solveig Guðmundsdóttir, Iceland, 2788, 185.87. 34, Inga Malinauskiene, Lithuania, 2786, 185.73. 35, Kátia Abrão, Portugal, 2777, 185.13. 36, Valerie Teo Hui Ying, Singapore, 2773, 184.87. 37, Maria de Sousa de Serfaty, Venezuela, 2761, 184.07. 38, Tatiana Smirnova, Russia, 2753, 183.53. 39, Martha Karapzoula, Greece, 2748, 183.2. 40, Joanne Johnson, Guernsey, 2740, 182.67. 41, Renata Blauma, Latvia, 2721, 181.4. 42, Sara Aviram, Israel, 2696, 179.73. 43, Lynne Black, N Ireland, 2661, 177.4. 44, Maria Toth, Hungary, 2653, 176.87. 45, Bente Gravdal, Denmark, 2645, 176.33. 46, Binu Pradhan, Nepal, 2643, 176.2. 47, Su-Ling Huang Hsiao, Chinese Taipei, 2628, 175.2. 48, Nataliya Lyashkova, Ukraine, 2619, 174.6. 49, Lucyna Pawlicka, Poland, 2612, 174.13. 50, Marjan Habib, Bahrain, and Lauren Gervolino, New Caledonia, 2611, 174.07. 52, Sara del Olmo de la Fuente, Spain, 2602, 173.47. 53, Alena Lazuta, Belarus, 2599, 173.27. 54, Ana Benko, Argentina, 2593, 172.87. 55, Rosanna Telcide , Martinique, 2575, 171.67. 56, Vera Váchová, Czech Republic, 2562, 170.8. 57, Sabeena Athica, India, 2556, 170.4. 58, Daniele Honigstein, Morocco, 2543, 169.53. 59, Pam Hooper, Isle of Man, 2534, 168.93. 60, Stella Jalalova, Azerbaijan, 2522, 168.13. 61, Annick Chassain, French Guyane, 2451, 163.4. 62, Marina Guseva   , Armenia, 2440, 162.67. 63, Marika Lutter, Estonia, 2417, 161.13. 64, Tatyana Pak, Uzbekistan, 2411, 160.73. 65, Diliana Tzvetkova, Bulgaria, 2380, 158.67. 66, Helen McGunnigle, Gibraltar, 2378, 158.53. 67, Elena Chobu, Moldova, 2349, 156.6. 68, Inna Mukhtarova, Kazakhstan, 2338, 155.87. 69, Niki Sxiza, Cyprus, 2307, 153.8. 70, Josiane Nguessan, Ivory Coast, 2237, 149.13. 71, Alina Orlanda, Romania, 2140, 142.67. 72, Anna Christina Aya Moreno, Cape Verde, 1965, 131. 

Tag 2

Altmuller is averaging 220 on the strength of her 2,200 10-game total.  Pluhowsky revealed a unique form of motivation working for her this week. “Andrew [Cain, the USA’s representative in the men’s division and a lifelong friend] and I have a friendly rivalry going this week. We haven’t made a bet or anything, but he knows he’ll never hear the end of it if I beat him on any given day!”   

Teresa Piccini of Mexico rose five places to third on the strength of a 1,076 series Monday. She has 2,177 pins and a 217.70 average. France’s Pascale Moynot dropped one spot to fourth place; she has 2,163 pins and a 216.3 average. Italy’s Raffaella Fusco is in fifth place with 2,112 pins and a 211.20 average.  Latvia’s Renata Blauma is in 37^th place with 1,842 pins and a 184.2 average. The women return to host center Toss Boulinga Halle for their third set of five games Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2 p.m. 

Paul Trotter of Australia hopes to stretch his 48-pin lead in the men’s division as they resume play Monday afternoon. Trotter fired a 300 game out of the block Sunday night, the 15^th in Bowling World Cup history, and his second career perfect game. He has a first-round, five-game total of 1291 pins and a 258.2 average.   

38^th AMF Bowling World Cup, Riga Latvia, October 19-26
Standings after 10 games: Women

1, Shannon Pluhowsky, USA, 2280, 228. 2, Ivonne Altmuller, Austria, 2200, 220. 3, Teresa Piccini, Mexico, 2177, 217.7. 4, Pascale Moynot , France, 2163, 216.3. 5, Raffaella Fusco, Italy, 2112, 211.2. 6, Josephine L. Canare, Philippines, 2095, 209.5. 7, Diane Buchanan, Canada, 2083, 208.3. 8, Aida Granillo, El Salvador, 2080, 208. 8, Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 2080, 208. 10, Nikki Harvey, England, 2077, 207.7. 11, Sara Vargas, Colombia, 2059, 205.9. 12, Tracey Aubert, Jersey, 2058, 205.8. 13, Belinda Tan, New Zealand, 2043, 204.3. 14, Ross Greiner, Netherlands, 2042, 204.2. 15, Melody Yeung, Hong Kong, 2040, 204. 16, Amanda Bradley, Australia, 2039, 203.9. 17, Lisa Paluzzi, South Africa, 2038, 203.8. 18, Happy Ari Dewanti Soediyono, Indonesia, 2037, 203.7. 19, Heidi Larnia, Finland, 2027, 202.7. 20, Suphapom Chuanprasertkit, Thailand, 1991, 199.1. 21, Mari Kimura, Japan, 1970, 197. 22, Michaela Goebel, Germany, 1941, 194.1. 23, Wendy Bergen, Belgium, 1925, 192.5. 24, Carla Ruales, Ecuador, 1919, 191.9. 

25, Ruth Doppler, Switzerland, Mel Isaac, Wales, and Sue Abela, Malta, 1916, 191.6. 28,  Kjersti Dale , Norway, 1894, 189.4. 29, Kerena Dykes, Ireland, 1890, 189. 30, Solveig Guðmundsdóttir, Iceland, 1869, 186.9. 31, Sofía Granda, Guatemala, 1868, 186.8. 32, Joanne Johnson, Guernsey, 1867, 186.7. 33, Laura Rhoney, Scotland, 1862, 186.2. 34, Maria de Sousa de Serfaty, Venezuela, 1852, 185.2. 35, Tatiana Smirnova, Russia, 1851, 185.1. 36, Anette Karlssen, Sweden, 1850, 185. 37, Renata Blauma, Latvia, 1842, 184.2. 38, Valerie Teo Hui Ying, Singapore, 1835, 183.5. 39, Sara Aviram , Israel, 1807, 180.7. 40, Inga Malinauskiene, Lithuania, 1800, 180. 41, Maria Toth, Hungary, 1797, 179.7. 42, Lauren Gervolino, New Caledonia, 1786, 178.6. 43, Su-Ling Huang Hsiao, Chinese Taipei, 1785, 178.5. 44, Martha Karapzoula, Greece, 1779, 177.9. 45, Vera Váchová, Czech Republic, 1777, 177.7. 46, Alena Lazuta, Belarus, 1775, 177.5. 47, Binu Pradhan, Nepal, 1769, 176.9. 48, Lucyna Pawlicka, Poland, and Kátia Abrão, Portugal, 1753, 175.3. 50, Lynne Black, N Ireland, 1750, 175. 51, Pam Hooper , Isle of Man, 1744, 174.4. 52, Rosanna Telcide, Martinique, 1738, 173.8. 53, Ana Benko, Argentina, 1735, 173.5. 54, Sara del Olmo de la Fuente, Spain, 1718, 171.8. 55, Marjan Habib, Bahrain, 1705, 170.5. 56, Nataliya Lyashkova, Ukraine, 1702, 170.2. 57, Sabeena Athica, India, 1690, 169. 58, Bente Gravdal, Denmark, 1682, 168.2. 59, Daniele Honigstein, Morocco, 1671, 167.1. 60, Stella Jalalova, Azerbaijan, 1664, 166.4. 61, Tatyana Pak, Uzbekistan, 1644, 164.4. 62, Marina Guseva    , Armenia, 1640, 164. 63, Marika Lutter, Estonia, 1628, 162.8. 64, Niki Sxiza, Cyprus, 1612, 161.2. 65, Helen McGunnigle, Gibraltar, 1602, 160.2. 66, Annick Chassain, French Guyane, 1600, 160. 67, Diliana Tzvetkova, Bulgaria, 1546, 154.6. 68, Inna Mukhtarova, Kazakhstan, 1543, 154.3. 69, Elena Chobu, Moldova, 1526, 152.6. 70, Josiane Nguessan, Ivory Coast, 1454, 145.4. 71, Alina Orlanda, Romania, 1416, 141.6. 72, Anna Christina Aya Moreno, Cape Verde, 1338, 133.8. 

1999 CHAMP SHAHEEN TAKES THE LEAD AT AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP; ENGLAND’S GREENALL ROLLS SECOND PERFECT GAME 

RIGA, LATVIA, October 21– Qatar’s Ahmed Shaheen, the 1999 Bowling World Cup champion, averaged 261.4 Monday to take the lead in the men’s division at the 2002 AMF Bowling World Cup, underway at Toss Boulinga Halle in Riga, Latvia.  Shaheen’s 1,307 pins for five games give him a 10-game total of 2,449 pins and a 244.50 overall average. The Qatari champion, who finished second in last year’s tournament in Thailand, holds a 25-pin lead over England’s Wayne Greenall, who rolled a perfect 300 score in his final game of the night. “Yesterday I played well but I had two not-so-good games, and I knew I needed to make them up today,” Shaheen said. “I kept telling myself, and my coach kept telling me, that I needed to relax, stay smooth, and just hit my mark; if I did those things, the pins would do the rest. “I really want to win this year, because there are many good young bowlers coming up the ranks in my country, and I am afraid that this might be the last time I can win our qualifying tournament. This is my chance, and it might be my last chance.” 

Greenall’s 300 game, the second of the 2002 tournament, pushed his 10-game total pinfall to 2,424 pins. His last-game binge pushed him into second place with a 242.4 average. The Philippines’ Christian Jan Suarez dropped one spot into third, with 2,368 total pins and a 236.8 average.  Sunday’s leader, Paul Trotter of Australia, tumbled to seventh place following Monday’s play. His 10-game total pinfall stands at 2,274 pins. 

Ethiopia’s late arrival in the tournament Monday night boosted the country total to 85. Tamrat Kebede missed Sunday’s round due to travel and visa problems. He went into Monday’s action in last place, with a score of 0. He tallied 848 pins Monday for a 169.6 average to remain in 83^rd and last place.             

38^th AMF Bowling World Cup, Riga Latvia, October 19-26

Standings after 10 games: Men

1, Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 2449, 244.9. 2, Wayne Greenall, England, 2424, 242.4. 3, Christian Jan R. Suarez, Philippines, 2368, 236.8. 4, Kai Guenther, Germany, 2345, 234.5. 5, Mika Luoto, Finland, 2324, 232.4. 6, Eduardo Figueroa, Mexico, 2281, 228.1. 7, Paul Trotter, Australia, 2274, 227.4. 8, Andrew Cain, USA, 2255, 225.5. 9, Garsten Gjertsen, Denmark, 2245, 224.5. 10, Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2234, 223.4. 11, Remy Ong, Singapore, and Anders Ohman, Sweden, 2218, 221.8. 13, Francisco Zelaya, El Salvador, and Chao-Yu Cheng, Chinese Taipei, 2203, 220.3. 15, Or Aviram , Israel, 2201, 220.1. 16, Masahiro Hibi, Japan, 2193, 219.3. 17, Amiredin Tabatabaei, Iran, 2176, 217.6. 18, Alan Gibbons, Ireland, 2175, 217.5. 19, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2168, 216.8. 20, Andres Fallas, Costa Rica, 2167, 216.7. 21, Talal Towereb, Saudi Arabia, 2150, 215. 22, Pedro Diaz, Venezuela, 2143, 214.3. 23, Jose Manuel Machon, Macau, 2142, 214.2. 24, Jury Ryazansky, Latvia, 2123, 212.3. 

25, Tore Torgersen, Norway, 2113, 211.3. 26, Laszlo Ficsor, Hungary, 2110, 211. 27, Lluis Montfort, Spain, 2107, 210.7. 28, Shaker Ali Al Hassan, UAE, 2084, 208.4. 29, Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, and Ryan Leonard Lalisang, Indonesia, 2079, 207.9. 31, Romain Oberweis, Luxembourg, 2078, 207.8. 32, Philippe Privat, Switzerland, 2075, 207.5. 33, Gary Wong, Hong Kong, 2070, 207. 34, Laurent Plantard, France, 2062, 206.2. 35, Guy  Caminsky, South Africa, 2054, 205.4. 36, Kevin Horton, N Ireland, 2053, 205.3. 37, Amedeo Spada, Italy, 2042, 204.2. 38, Michael Sassen, Netherlands, 2041, 204.1. 39, Merlin Bunnage, Canada, and Andriy Pashev, Ukraine, 2022, 202.2. 41, Kairat Baibolatov, Kazakhstan, and Tayo Boyle, Scotland, 2016, 201.6. 43, Hossman Gonzalez , Guatemala, 2010, 201. 44, Christian Saint-Bonnet , Argentina, 2002, 200.2. 45, Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 1986, 198.6. 46, Hakan Tangut, Turkey, 1983, 198.3. 47, Adam Martin, Poland, 1977, 197.7. 48, Magnús Magnússon, Iceland, 1973, 197.3. 49, Udo Sulp, Estonia, 1968, 196.8. 50, Gary Hill, Guernsey, 1966, 196.6. 51, Dennis Mercieca, Malta, 1948, 194.8. 52, Tarek Helmy, Egypt, 1947, 194.7. 53, Watcharapong Unetrakul, Thailand, 1939, 193.9. 54, Jose Zambrano, Panama, 1936, 193.6. 55, Patrick Leroy, Morocco, 1933, 193.3. 56, Stephen King, Jersey, 1928, 192.8. 57, Robbie Mach, New Zealand, 1901, 190.1. 58, José Branco, Portugal, 1890, 189. 59, Jose Zambrano, Ecuador, 1884, 188.4. 60, Costas Kyriakou, Cyprus, 1883, 188.3. 61, Mikhail Pozniakov, Russia, 1868, 186.8. 62, Philip Hatton , Isle of Man, 1850, 185. 63, Dainius Zaltauskas, Lithuania, 1837, 183.7. 64, Philippe Lourdin, French Guyane, 1833, 183.3. 65, Domenico Di Fonzo, New Caledonia, 1830, 183. 66, Stefan Schmid, Austria, 1804, 180.4. 67, Mark Shea, Wales, 1799, 179.9. 68, Shant Panos Tomassian, Iraq, 1784, 178.4. 69, Sanjay Shrestha, Nepal, 1775, 177.5. 70, Ashot Grigorian  , Armenia, 1765, 176.5. 71, Srinivasan Madhavan, India, 1753, 175.3. 72, Jirí Hindrák , Czech Republic, 1742, 174.2. 73, Christian Orlanda, Romania, 1720, 172. 74, Nikolay Filipov, Bulgaria, 1706, 170.6. 75, Aydin Jafarov, Azerbaijan, 1697, 169.7. 76, Viktor Gavrusev, Belarus, 1686, 168.6. 77, Valeriy Shapovalov, Uzbekistan, 1640, 164. 78, Paul Lennon, Gibraltar, 1637, 163.7. 79, Duc Francis, Ivory Coast, 1621, 162.1. 80, Mohamed Nasser, Lebanon, 1604, 160.4. 81, Christian Ngues, Cape Verde, 1581, 158.1. 82, Tomash Oleg Valeryevitch , Moldova, 1495, 149.5. 83, Tamrat Kebede, Ethiopia, 848, 169.6.

AMF Weltcup 2002 in Riga
Platz 2 fuer Ivonne Altmueller nach dem ersten Spieltag und Rekord mit 299

Toller Auftakt fuer Ivonne Altmueller in Riga beim AMF Weltcup 2002: nach 173 im ersten Spiel gelang ihr in weiterer Folge an diesem ersten Spieltag so ziemlich alles. Sie spielte in weiterer Folge 207, 228 und 212. Die Kroenung hob sie sich fuer das fuenfte und letzte Spiel des ersten Tages auf. 299, Pin 8 stand dem ersten offiziellen 300er ihrer Karriere und aller oesterreichischen Damen im Wege, aber auch das sollte sich einmal beheben lassen. Oesterreichischer Rekord ist es allemal, der bisherige stand bei 290.

Folge des ganzen Aufwands: Platz 2 hinter der Amerikanerin Shannon Pluhowsky, die mit 1121 Pins das Feld anfuehrt, nur 2 Pins dahinter Ivonne. Drei weitere Runden mit je 5 Spielen folgen noch, ehe der Cut auf die besten 24 gemacht wird. Hoffen wir, dass es in dieser Tonart weitergeht. Alle Ergebnisse im Detail gibt es unter www.amf.com bzw. www.bowlingnbf.nl.

USA’s SHANNON PLUHOWSKY LEADING 2002 BOWLING WORLD CUP AFTER FIVE GAMES 

RIGA, LATVIA, October 20– Shannon Pluhowsky of the USA leads the 2002 AMF Bowling World Cup in Riga after the first five games of competition in the 72-woman field.  Pluhowsky, a 20-year-old Phoenix resident who bowls for the University of Nebraska, rolled a five-game set of 1121 pins and averaged 224.20 to fashion a two-pin lead over Austria’s Ivonne Altmuller. Altmuller posted a near-perfect 299 score in her final game of the morning to capture the second position with a total of 1119 pins; she is maintaining a 223.80 average. “I’m very happy with the way I bowled,” Altmuller said. “I found a good line right away and am having a good time with it. “I had a 300 game two weeks ago in my hometown and couldn’t believe I almost did it again. There is not a big difference between 299 and 300—it is only one pin, and with a little luck, you have a perfect game.” 

Pascale Moynot of France, who has competed in several Bowling World Cups, is chasing the leaders with 1101 pins and sits in third place after five games. Wendy Chai of Malaysia is in fourth place with 1096 pins, and the 1999 women’s AMF Bowling World Cup champion, Amanda Bradley, rounds out the top five with a five-game total of 1092 pins. 

38^th AMF Bowling World Cup, Riga Latvia
Standings after five games: Women 

1, Shannon Pluhowsky, USA, 1121 pins, 224.2 average. 2, Ivonne Altmuller, Austria, 1119, 223.8. 3, Pascale Moynot, France, 1101, 220.2. 4, Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 1096, 219.2. 5, Amanda Bradley, Australia, 1092, 218.4. 6, Wendy Bergen, Belgium, 1077, 215.4. 7, Happy Ari Dewanti Soediyono, Indonesia, 1074, 214.8. 8, Teresa Piccini, Mexico, 1069, 213.8. 9, Heidi Larnia, Finland, 1067, 213.4. 10, Josephine L. Canare, Philippines, 1064, 212.8. 11, Raffaella Fusco, Italy, 1050, 210. 12, Tracey Aubert, Jersey, 1044, 208.8. 13, Melody Yeung, Hong Kong, 1037, 207.4. 14, Michaela Goebel, Germany, 1029, 205.8. 15, Aida Granillo, El Salvador, 1018, 203.6. 16,  Kjersti Dale, Norway, 1009, 201.8. 17, Martha Karapzoula, Greece, 1007, 201.4. 18, Kerena Dykes, Ireland, 999, 199.8. 19, Sofía Granda, Guatemala, and Ross Greiner, Netherlands, 995, 199. 21, Diane Buchanan, Canada, 993, 198.6. 22, Solveig Guðmundsdóttir, Iceland, 985, 197. 23, Sara Aviram, Israel, 984, 196.8. 24, Mel Isaac, Wales, 982, 196.4. 25, Belinda Tan, New Zealand, 979, 195.8. 26, Suphapom Chuanprasertkit, Thailand, 973, 194.6. 27, Sue Abela, Malta, 970, 194. 28, Lisa Paluzzi, South Africa, 969, 193.8. 29, Nikki Harvey, England, 966, 193.2. 30, Carla Ruales, Ecuador, 959, 191.8. 31, Ruth Doppler, Switzerland, 949, 189.8. 32, Renata Blauma, Latvia, 946, 189.2. 33, Sara Vargas, Colombia, and Mari Kimura, Japan, 942, 188.4. 35, Maria Toth, Hungary, 939, 187.8. 36, Tatiana Smirnova, Russia, 937, 187.4. 37, Lauren Gervolino, New Caledonia, and Bente Gravdal, Denmark, 927, 185.4. 37, Lucyna Pawlicka, Poland, 927, 185.4. 40, Joanne Johnson, Guernsey, 913, 182.6. 41, Valerie Teo Hui Ying, Singapore, 911, 182.2. 42, Rosanna Telcide  , Martinique, 910, 182. 43, Sara del Olmo de la Fuente, Spain, and Kátia Abrão, Portugal, 902, 180.4. 45, Inga Malinauskiene, Lithuania, 894, 178.8. 46, Anette Karlssen, Sweden, 885, 177. 47, Binu Pradhan, Nepal, 883, 176.6. 48, Marjan Habib, Bahrain, 881, 176.2. 49, Maria de Sousa de Serfaty, Venezuela, 876, 175.2. 50, Su-Ling Huang Hsiao, Chinese Taipei, 869, 173.8. 51, Laura Rhoney, Scotland, 864, 172.8. 52, Alena Lazuta, Belarus, 863, 172.6. 53, Vera Váchová, Czech Republic, 855, 171. 54, Tatyana Pak, Uzbekistan, 848, 169.6. 55, Lynne Black, N Ireland, 846, 169.2. 56, Pam Hooper , Isle of Man, 835, 167. 57, Sabeena Athica, India, 824, 164.8. 58, Stella Jalalova, Azerbaijan, 816, 163.2. 59, Nataliya Lyashkova, Ukraine, 801, 160.2. 60, Ana Benko, Argentina, 798, 159.6. 61, Niki Sxiza, Cyprus, 796, 159.2. 62, Inna Mukhtarova, Kazakhstan, 794, 158.8. 63, Marina Guseva, Armenia, 790, 158. 64, Daniele Honigstein, Morocco, 786, 157.2. 65, Helen McGunnigle, Gibraltar, 775, 155. 66, Annick Chassain, French Guyane, 770, 154. 67, Marika Lutter, Estonia, 736, 147.2. 68, Diliana Tzvetkova, Bulgaria, 715, 143. 69, Elena Chobu, Moldova, 714, 142.8. 70, Josiane Nguessan, Ivory Coast, 704, 140.8. 71, Alina Orlanda, Romania, 696, 139.2. 72, Anna Christina Aya Moreno, Cape Verde, 673, 134.6.