09/12/06
Editorial
Bowling should learn from other Sports
At the 2006 Men's World Championship in Busan, Korea, 247 players from 44 countries targeted for just six gold, silver and bronze medals. Over the years the World Championships in other sports have progressed from the original few events and medals mostly in one discipline to many events with lots of medals in different disciplines in the current World Championships. Bowling should learn from other sports.
09/11/06
2006 MWC
Men's World Championship - Medals and Records
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 - Sept. 9, 2006)
The inaugural
Men's World Championship is over. The event, which was held at the Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea, from August 27 through September 9 draw
247 players from 44 countries. 38 countries have sent a full team (six players), while Bulgaria (4), Thailand (4), Gibraltar (2), Indonesia (2) and Slovakia (2) could only compete in all disciplines. Israel (5) competed in all disciplines but had only one trio and two doubles.
09/08/06
2006 MWC
Perfect ending at Men's World Championships, Rivera shoots 300 to win Masters title
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 - Sept. 9, 2006)
Biboy Rivera of the Philippines fired the first 300-game in a Masters final at a World Championship to win the title match against
Achim Grabowski, Germany, in the decisive fifth game,
300-212. This was the third perfecto of the championships and the 13th of a man in the history of the World Championships.
Jason Belmonte, Australia and Team USA's
Rhino Page both receive bronze.
09/07/06
2006 MWC
Ong rules Asiad Bowling Center, wins gold in Singles and All Events
Ong, Page and Nam-Yi take the same medals in Singles and All Events
3-time Asian Games champion
Remy Ong from Singapore fired a 1524 six-game series, an average of 254,00, in the fourth and final squad today to win the gold medals in Singles and All Events in the Men's World Championship in Busan, Korea. Team USA's
Rhino Page earned the silver medals in both events, while both bronze medals went to
Jo Nam-Yi from Korea,
09/06/06
2006 MWC
Rhino Page has sights set on medal in All Events after record performance in Singles at Men's World Championship
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 - Sept. 9, 2006)
2005 U.S. National Amateur Champion
Rhino Page has his sights set on winning a medal in All Events in the 2006 Men's World Championship after his record-performance in Singles on Wednesday. Seven players of the top ten and another two players of the top 16 after three events (Doubles, Trios and Team) will take to the lanes at the Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea, Thursday on the challenging short-oil pattern.
09/04/06
2006 MWC
Team USA cruises to victory in the Team event at the 2006 World Championships in Korea
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 - Sept. 9, 2006)
Team USA with
Scott Pohl, Ronnie Sparks, David Haynes, Rhino Page, Bill Hoffman and
Dan Patterson (left) cruised to the gold medal in the five-player team event at the Men's World Championships in Busan, Korea. Squad 1 leader
Malaysia earned the silver medal, while
Finland topped defending champion Sweden for bronze by 14 pins.
09/03/06
2006 MWC
Gold and Silver for Korea in Trios event at the Men's World Championship
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Sep. 2-3, 2006)
In one of the most exciting competitions in the history of the World Championships, the host country of
Korea claimed both the gold and silver medals in the Trios event.
Kim Tae-Won, Choi Jong-In and Joung Seoung-Joo, who posted a 4073 six-game total (226,28 average) in the afternoon squad, had secured the gold medal well before the final ball was rolled.
09/01/06
2006 MWC
Larsen/Andersson start Men's World Championship with victory in Doubles
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 through Sep. 9, 2006)
Martin Larsen and
Robert Andersson combined for a 2831 six-game series to start the 2006 Men's World Championship in Busan, Korea, with victory in Doubles. Trailing the Swedes by mere 23 pins to finish second were England's Mike Quarry and Daniel Stride. Jarrod Lean and Jason Belmonte, Australia, beat out their team mates Jason Walsh and Brandon Qualischefski for bronze by 17 pins.
08/30/06
2006 MWC
2006 Men's World Championship declared Open in colorful Opening Ceremony
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 - Sept. 9, 2006)
The inaugural
Men's World Championship was declared open this afternoon in Busan, Korea. The colorful opening ceremony was held at the Asiad Bowling Center (pictured left), a 36-laner located in the Busan Sports Complex. The competition will start on Thursday morning, August 31, at 9 am with the Doubles event.
08/30/06
Korea
Live Coverage from the 2006 Men's World Championship
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 through Sep. 9, 2006)
The inaugural
World Tenpin Bowling Championships for Men will be held from August 27 through September 9, 2006 at the Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea. Bowlingdigital will keep you up-to-date with live tournament coverage, with updates after each round, behind-the-scenes stories, lots of pictures, interviews and much, much more.
Pictured is our current residence, the Busan Lotte Hotel.
08/29/06
Malaysia
Lean, mean Daniel ready for the challenges
Republished courtesy of the Malaysia Star (Aug 29, 2006)
After eight months of physical training at Bukit Jalil gymnasium, national bowler
Daniel Lim is trim and fit for the challenges in the men's World Championships. And the 30-year-old is all fired up to a medal drought in his third appearance in the championships, which begin on Thursday in Busan with the doubles event.
08/26/06
2006 MWC
Bowlers Lambert, Lewis goes mining for gold in South Korea By Denis LeBlanc
Republished courtesy of HamiltonScores.com (August 24, 2006)
Tenpin bowlers
George Lambert IV (left) of Hamilton and Burlington's
Lionel Lewis (right) give added experience to Team Canada when the Men's World Championships begin August 30 in Busan, South Korea. Canada is one of 45 countries entered in the tournament which concludes September 8.
08/24/06
2006 MWC
Canada will be one of 45 countries at Men's World Championship
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 - Sept. 9, 2006)
Canada will be one of 45 countries expected to compete at the Men's World Championships to be held in Busan, South Korea, August 30-September 8, 2006. The championship to be held at the Asiad Bowling Centre, will be the first time the men's event has been held separate from the women.
08/22/06
United States
Team USA's sights set on team gold heading into 2006 Men's World Championships
Asiad Bowling Center in Busan, Korea (Aug. 27 - Sept. 9, 2006)
In recent years, gold medals have been a rare find for the Team USA men at the
World Tenpin Bowling Association World Championships. In fact, it's been a quarter of a century since Team USA has won gold in the five-player team event. Team USA head coach Jeri Edwards is optimistic the team can find success in South Korea, especially with a good mix of veterans and newcomers.
08/17/06
Malaysia
Faith in old hand Ben By Lim Teik Huat
Republished courtesy of the Malaysia Star (Aug 17, 2006)
Despite the lack of success in Open tournaments,
Ben Heng's (left) good qualities as an inspirational team leader won him a place in the side for the men's World Championships Aug 30-Sept 9. The other bowlers on whom national chief coach Holloway Cheah has put faith on are
Alex Liew,
Daniel Lim,
Azidi Ameran,
Zulmazran Zulkifli and
Aaron Kong. Meanwhile, Holloway announced that
Shalin Zulkifli would make a comeback to national team training on Monday.
