Team USA rises to the top in Trios event after Squad 1/2

07/30/09

2009 WWC

Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev., United States (July 24-Aug. 3, 2009)

2009WWCLizJohnsonCarolynDorinBallardStefanieNation.jpgLiz Johnson/Carolyn Dorin-Ballard/Stefanie Nation (left to right) from the host country of the United States rolled a big game at the end of the first block to take the lead in the Women's World Championships Trios event after Squad 1. The Americans posted games of 634, 617 and 691 on the WTBA Stockholm pattern for 1942 total or an individual average of 215.78.

Places 2 and 3 belonged to Korea and Denmark, who showed a strong performance in the championships so far. Gang Hye Eun/Hwang Sun Ok/Kim Yeau Jin, Korea, had 1930 (214.44) to claim the second place just one pin ahead of Britt Brøndsted/Anja Ginge Jensen/Mai Ginge Jensen, who sit in third place with 1929 (214.33).

Trailing Denmark by 28 pins to sit in fourth place is Hong Kong with Chan Shuk Han/Vanessa Fung/Milki Ng, who checked in with 1901. Just outside the top 4 by three pins is Japan with Ayano Katai/Maki Nakano/Nao Ohishi at 1898 (210.89).

The teams were divided into two squads to bowl three games on the WTBA Stockholm pattern, the shorter pattern of the two that are used during this championship. The second block on the medium Athens pattern and the finals will follow on Friday.

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The top 4 trios after six games will advance to the finals on Friday, July 31, 2009 starting at 6.30pm. The No. 1 seed will bowl the No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3 in the semifinals. The winners will bowl for the title and the losers will share the bronze medal. All matches are one-game matches.

2009WWCAnjaGingeJensen2_small.jpg2009WWCKristaPollanen_small.jpgRight after the second squad of the Trios event has finished bowling today, Stefanie Nation (left), United States, Sandra Gongora (right), Mexico, Anja Ginge Jensen, Denmark, and Krista Pöllänen, Finland, will determine the Singles champion.

The No. 1 seed after the preliminaries, Nation, will bowl the No. 4 Pöllänen and No. 2 Gongora takes on No. 3 Ginge in the semifinals starting at 5.30pm. The winners will bowl for the title and the losers will share the bronze medal. All matches are one-game matches.

Immediately after the conclusion of the Singles finals the top 4 Doubles will determine the second World Champion of this championship.

2009WWCSonYunHeeHongSuYeon_small.jpg 2009HwangSunOkGangHyeEun_small.jpgTwo Korean teams, No. 1 seed Hong Su-Yeon and Son Yun-Hee (left, r-l) and No. 2 Gang Hye-Eun and Hwang Sun-Ok (right, l-r) will battle it out with No. 3 Anne Gales and Rikke Rasmussen, Denmark and No. 4 Carol Gianotti and Ann Maree Putney, Australia The semifinals start at 7pm.

The 2009 Women's World Championships consists of six disciplines. Players will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team and Masters competition before the event concludes Sunday. Medals also will be awarded for All Events.

The World Championships is being held on 60 specially constructed lanes inside Cashman Center and includes the world's largest mobile video scoreboard, an investment of nearly $6 million, spectator seating, office, vendor and pro shop space, a scale room, squad room, registration area and shipping department.

USBC plans to live stream portions of the event on bowl.com, and bowling fans around the world will be able to watch the finals and select semifinals.

 


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Trios Preliminaries - Squad 1 of 2 after 3 games


The top 4 advance to the stepladder finals.

 

 

Individuals bowling for All Events

 

 

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