World and Asian Games champion Remy Ong (pictured left) from Singapore held on to the lead in the men's European Bowling Tour Masters after 18 games of qualifying (six-game blocks on short, long and dual lane condition).

The Southpaw had the fifth-best 1304 series (217.33) Tuesday morning on dual oil to win the qualifying with 4203 pinfall total and an average of 233.50.

PBA champion and Rookie of the Year, Jason Belmonte (right), the two-hander from Australia, led the third block with 1443 (240.50) to jump into second place with 4138 (229.89). Fellow two-hander and defending EBT Masters champ, Osku Palermaa, Finland, was second with 1427 to make the cut in fourth place with 4059.

Joining those three in the final round are three Swedes, Peter Ljung (3rd, 4064), Robert Andersson (5th, 4026) and Aalborg Int'l champion Martin Larsen (3915) as well as Paul Moor, England (6th, 4000) and Norwegian Mads Sandbækken (7th, 3948).

The top 8 players will determine the champion this afternoon in an 8-game round robin match play round on dual lane condition.

 

Men's Qualifying - Standings after Round 3

Pos	Player	Country	short oil	Ave.	long oil	Ave.	short/long oil	Ave.	Total	Ave.
1.	Remy Ong	Singapore	1428	238.00	1471	245.17	1304	217.33	4203	233.50
2.	Jason Belmonte	Australia	1418	236.33	1277	212.83	1443	240.50	4138	229.89
3.	Peter Ljung	Sweden	1449	241.50	1342	223.67	1273	212.17	4064	225.78
4.	Osku Palermaa	Finland	1291	215.17	1341	223.50	1427	237.83	4059	225.50
5.	Robert Andersson	Sweden	1234	205.67	1443	240.50	1349	224.83	4026	223.67
6.	Paul Moor	England	1396	232.67	1404	234.00	1200	200.00	4000	222.22
7.	Mads Sandbækken	Norway	1396	232.67	1302	217.00	1250	208.33	3948	219.33
8.	Martin Larsen	Sweden	1314	219.00	1353	225.50	1248	208.00	3915	217.50
9.	Martin Paulsson	Sweden	1429	238.17	1249	208.17	1203	200.50	3881	215.61
10.	Yoan Alix	France	1283	213.83	1315	219.17	1198	199.67	3796	210.89
11.	Dominic Barrett	England	1236	206.00	1208	201.33	1271	211.83	3715	206.39
12.	Mikael Kanold	Sweden	1253	208.83	1104	184.00	1320	220.00	3677	204.28
13.	Dennis Eklund	Sweden	1297	216.17	1204	200.67	1172	195.33	3673	204.06
14.	Thomas Gross	Austria	1237	206.17	1183	197.17	1251	208.50	3671	203.94
15.	Jouni Helminen	Finland	1267	211.17	1169	194.83	1225	204.17	3661	203.39
16.	Tore Torgersen	Norway	529	88.17	0	0	0	0	529	WD

 

Men's Qualifying Round 3 - Short/Long Oil

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	Block3	Ave.
1.	Jason Belmonte	Australia	211	246	279	259	246	202	1443	240.50
2.	Osku Palermaa	Finland	219	238	249	258	246	217	1427	237.83
3.	Robert Andersson	Sweden	274	199	210	230	237	199	1349	224.83
4.	Mikael Kanold	Sweden	212	235	202	217	195	259	1320	220.00
5.	Remy Ong	Singapore	184	213	224	211	234	238	1304	217.33
6.	Peter Ljung	Sweden	197	212	199	185	232	248	1273	212.17
7.	Dominic Barrett	England	202	201	269	202	234	163	1271	211.83
8.	Thomas Gross	Austria	204	180	212	217	214	224	1251	208.50
9.	Mads Sandbækken	Norway	209	182	211	221	193	234	1250	208.33
10.	Martin Larsen	Sweden	194	175	230	225	176	248	1248	208.00
11.	Jouni Helminen	Finland	224	192	161	248	199	201	1225	204.17
12.	Martin Paulsson	Sweden	214	211	216	203	188	171	1203	200.50
13.	Paul Moor	England	199	198	215	202	182	204	1200	200.00
14.	Yoan Alix	France	193	210	227	182	181	205	1198	199.67
15.	Dennis Eklund	Sweden	180	191	192	168	235	206	1172	195.33