Team USA wins Trios title for second gold medal of the Women's World Championships
09/08/11
Shannon Pluhowsky, Stefanie Nation and Shannon O'Keefe (pictured left, l-r) earned the second gold medal for the United States at the Women's World Championships in Hong Kong, China when they defeated Haruka Matsuda, Kanako Ishimine and Natsuki Sasaki (right, l-r), 631-605, in the gold medal match of the Trios event Thursday at bowling center Hong Kong Bowling City.
Japan's head coach Kazuhide Shimoji was challenging his mentor as he received his USBC silver level coach certification from Team USA head coach, Rod Ross, a USBC gold coach, who is also the head coach for the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas.
Hwang Sun-Ok, Jeon Eun-Hee and Son Yun-Hee (left, l-r), who led the six-game preliminaries of 53 trios en route to earn the No. 1 seed, fell to the eventual champion in the semifinals, 75ß-663.
2011 WWC
Japan takes the silver medal; Korea and USA share the bronze medal
Shannon Pluhowsky, Stefanie Nation and Shannon O'Keefe (pictured left, l-r) earned the second gold medal for the United States at the Women's World Championships in Hong Kong, China when they defeated Haruka Matsuda, Kanako Ishimine and Natsuki Sasaki (right, l-r), 631-605, in the gold medal match of the Trios event Thursday at bowling center Hong Kong Bowling City. Japan's head coach Kazuhide Shimoji was challenging his mentor as he received his USBC silver level coach certification from Team USA head coach, Rod Ross, a USBC gold coach, who is also the head coach for the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas.
Hwang Sun-Ok, Jeon Eun-Hee and Son Yun-Hee (left, l-r), who led the six-game preliminaries of 53 trios en route to earn the No. 1 seed, fell to the eventual champion in the semifinals, 75ß-663. The Japanese women, seeded second, eliminated the second U.S. trio featuring Kelly Kulick, Liz Johnson and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (on the right, back row from left), in the other semifinal match, 668-661.
For the third time in as many events in Hong Kong, the No. 4 seed emerged victorious.
For the third time in as many events in Hong Kong, the No. 4 seed emerged victorious.
Japan earned the silver medal, while Korea and the U.S. shared the bronze. It was the second gold-bronze finish for Team USA after the Doubles event. Shannon Pluhowsky became the first two-time world champion.
Action shifts to the Team event preliminaries on Friday and Saturday. The finals start on Thursday afternoon at 2.00 pm.
The fourth Women's World Championships takes place at bowling center Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China, from Sept. 1 through 11, 2011.
171 of the best women bowlers in the world featuring 33 countries compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Team event, All Events and Masters in the nine-day event.
The WTBA patterns "Seoul" and "Paris" will be used in Hong Kong. The 39-feet Seoul pattern is the second-shortest of the four "medium" WTBA certified lane patterns. With a length of 47 feet, Paris is the longest of all 12 certified patterns.
Singles was played on "Paris" and Doubles was contested on "Seoul", while Trios and Team will feature both oil patterns (3 games on each pattern). Masters match play will be staged on dual lane condition (one lane dressed with the Seoul pattern and the other lane dressed with the Paris pattern).
The top four players and teams after six games in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team, respectively, will advance to the semifinals. The No. 1 meet No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3. The winners will determine the World Champion, while the losers will share the bronze medal. All matches are single-game matches.
Bowlingdigital will cover the 2011 Women's World Championships live from Hong Kong with stories and results after each squad and each round of the finals.
Bowling fans around the world will be able to watch all qualifying rounds, semifinals and finals live on BOWL.com and the coverage will be available on demand as well. Pictured left are commentators Jason Overstreet (l.) and Lucas Wiseman (r.) at work.
The live streaming coverage is a partnership between USBC, WTBA, the Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress and Bowlingdigital.com. The live streaming schedule is identical with the tournament schedule.
Action shifts to the Team event preliminaries on Friday and Saturday. The finals start on Thursday afternoon at 2.00 pm.
The fourth Women's World Championships takes place at bowling center Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China, from Sept. 1 through 11, 2011. 171 of the best women bowlers in the world featuring 33 countries compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Team event, All Events and Masters in the nine-day event.
The WTBA patterns "Seoul" and "Paris" will be used in Hong Kong. The 39-feet Seoul pattern is the second-shortest of the four "medium" WTBA certified lane patterns. With a length of 47 feet, Paris is the longest of all 12 certified patterns.
Singles was played on "Paris" and Doubles was contested on "Seoul", while Trios and Team will feature both oil patterns (3 games on each pattern). Masters match play will be staged on dual lane condition (one lane dressed with the Seoul pattern and the other lane dressed with the Paris pattern).
The top four players and teams after six games in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team, respectively, will advance to the semifinals. The No. 1 meet No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3. The winners will determine the World Champion, while the losers will share the bronze medal. All matches are single-game matches.
Bowlingdigital will cover the 2011 Women's World Championships live from Hong Kong with stories and results after each squad and each round of the finals.
Bowling fans around the world will be able to watch all qualifying rounds, semifinals and finals live on BOWL.com and the coverage will be available on demand as well. Pictured left are commentators Jason Overstreet (l.) and Lucas Wiseman (r.) at work.
The live streaming coverage is a partnership between USBC, WTBA, the Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress and Bowlingdigital.com. The live streaming schedule is identical with the tournament schedule.
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2ß11 Women's World Championships - Trios Finals
Championship Round:
1. United States (Stefanie Nation, Shannon Pluhowsky, Shannon O'Keefe)
2. Japan (Natsuki Sasaki, Haruka Matsuda, Kanako Ishimine)
3. Korea (Hwang Sun-Ok, Jeon Eun-Hee, Son Yun-Hee) and United States (Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Liz Johnson, Kelly Kulick)
The photo shows the medalists with coaches and officials. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1:
No. 4 United States (Stefanie Nation 213, Shannon Pluhowsky 258, Shannon O'Keefe 279) def.
No. 1 Korea (Hwang Sun-Ok 238, Jeon Eun-Hee 214, Son Yun-Hee 211), 750-663
Semifinal Match 2:
No. 2 Japan (Natsuki Sasaki 234, Haruka Matsuda 241, Kanako Ishimine 193) def.
No. 3 United States (Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 227, Liz Johnson 222, Kelly Kulick 212), 668-661
Championship:
United States (Stefanie Nation 224, Shannon Pluhowsky 181, Shannon O'Keefe 226) def.
Japan (Natsuki Sasaki 204, Haruka Matsuda 188, Kanako Ishimine 213), 631-605.
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