04/02/08
Live Coverage in August
Men's World Championship 2008
SF Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi, Thailand (August 20-31, 2008)
The Thai Tenpin Bowling Association (TTBA) will host the second
Men's World Championship from August 21-31, 2008 at
SF Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan. The 42-laner with AMF equipment is located on the 8th Floor of a shopping center in
Nonthaburi, approx. 30 minutes away from down town Bangkok. The 5-star Chaophya Park Hotel & Resorts in Bangkok was chosen as the official hotel. Players will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in six disciplines: Singles, Doubles, Trios, 5-player Team, All Events and Masters.
03/16/08
Israel
Israeli Men's Team for World Championship 2008 includes Arabic player
The
Israeli Bowling Federation has named the six players to represent Israel in the Men's World Championship at SF Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi, Thailand from August 20-31, 2008. "The interesting matter is that for the first time we have the pleasure to have an Arabic player in the Israeli National Team," said IBF president Arie Fisher. All Players had to bowl 40 games (5 x 8) on short and long oil lane condition.
03/09/08
World News
Australia withdraws as host of the 2009 Women’s World Championship
Tenpin Bowling Australia Ltd. (TBA) has informed the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) last week that the organization has to withdraw as host of the Women's World Championships and the WTBA Congress 2009. According to Gillian Thompson-Rogers, CEO TBA, "Given the significant financial contribution required to host such an event we must at this stage regretfully decline the opportunity”.
09/09/07
2007 WWC
Asbaty ends 2nd Women's World Championships by winning her second Masters title
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
10-time Team USA member
Diandra Asbaty (left) won her second World Championship Masters title after 2003 when she defeated
Jazreel Tan from Singapore, three-games-to-two to end the Women's World Championships at Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico. Tan had to settle for the silver medal. T
ennelle Milligan, United States and
Kim Yeau Jin, Korea, who were eliminated in the semi-finals, shared the bronze medal.
09/08/07
2007 WWC
Asbaty targets second Masters title at Women's World Championships
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
2003 Masters champion
Diandra Asbaty, United States, ousted All Events champion and No. 1 seed, Choi Jin A, Korea, three-games-to-one, Friday in the Quarterfinal at Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico. Asbaty bowled four games over 200 and was only defeated in game #3, when the Korean fired a 279 game. She will meet her teammate
Tennelle Milligan in the first semi-final, while #7
Jazreel Tan, Singapore and #11
Kim Yeau Jin, Korea, will decide the other finalist.
09/07/07
2007 WWC
Tennelle Milligan is the first player to advance to the Masters Quarterfinals
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
Team USA's
Tennelle Milligan was the sole player in the first round of the Masters finals at the Women's World Championships in Mexico, who swept her opponent to advance to the quarterfinals at Bol Obispado in Monterrey. The All Events silver medalist, seeded second, defeated Trios champion Malin Glendert, Sweden, three-game-to-none in the single-elimination best-of-five match play format.
09/07/07
2007 WWC
Choi Jin A sets championship record to claim the gold medal in All Events at Women's World Championships
Top 16 women in All Events advance to Masters finals
Choi Jin A (l.) from Korea, broke the championship record for 24 games with 5,316 pins, a 221.50 average, en route to secure the gold medal in All Events at the Women's World Championships in Mexico.
Tennelle Milligan (r.), United States, took the silver medal with 5,282 (220.08).
Ann-Maree Putney, Australia, who earned the silver medal in Singles, moved up five spots to take the bronze medal with 5,256 (219.00).
09/07/07
2007 WWC
O'Keefe rolls to singles gold at Women's World Championships
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
As the final squad of singles came to a close Thursday at the 2007 World Tenpin Bowling Association Women's World Championships, Team USA's
Shannon O'Keefe (pictured) of Rochester, N.Y., sat nervously waiting in the stands to hear if she would hold on to win the gold medal. When the dust settled after the final squad, it turned out O'Keefe didn't have much to worry about after all. The three medalists all competed on the third singles squad. Joining O'Keefe on the medal stand is
Ann-Maree Putney of Australia, who took silver with 1,336, and Malaysia's
Wendy Chai, who earned bronze with 1,302.
09/07/07
2007 WWC
Same pants to world glory By Rajes Paul
Republished courtesy of The Star Online, Malaysia (Sep. 7, 2007)
The national women bowlers did not change their new bowling pants for three days but it was worth it when they emerged as the world's best team on Wednesday in Monterrey, Mexico. Said anchor
Shalin Zulkifli, who spearheaded the team to beat the United States by seven pins for the team gold at the women's World Championships: "We wore the same pants – only the pants – for three days. We were doing well since the trios' second block and did not want to change the feng shui. Call that superstitious or what!"
09/07/07
2007 WWC
Malaysia tops Team USA by seven pins to win team gold at Women's World Championships
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
Trailing the leaders by nearly 230 pins heading into the final Round of team event, Team USA made a furious comeback Wednesday and settled for the silver medal at the 2007 WTBA Women's World Championships. The United States nearly snagged the gold, but Malaysia's Shalin Zulkifli converted the 4 pin in the final frame to lock up a narrow seven-pin victory and earn the gold medal.
Malaysia finished the six-game event with 6,323, an average of 210.7 per game, while
Team USA ended with 6,316.
England took bronze with 6,197.
09/06/07
WWC
Rasmussen sets the pace in Singles event at Women's World Championships
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
With one of four squads having completed their six-game block on the long oil pattern,
Rikke Holm Rasmussen sets the pace in the Singles event at the Women's World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico, The Dane had games of 212, 225, 170, 199, 221 and 258 for 1,285 pinfall total and an average of 214.17.
Hong Su Yeon from Korea is second with 1,271 (211.83 abd
Pan Yu-Fen, Chinese Taipei, is third with 1,269 (211.50).
09/05/07
2007 WWC
England takes lead in Team event after the first block
Scores trend higher on short pattern at Women's World Championships
England found success on the short pattern Tuesday, shooting 3,310 for three games to take the lead heading into Wednesday's final team block. The series included a record-breaking game of 1,261 in the second game, which included a perfect game by
Kirsten Penny. Trailing England by 52 pins to sit in second place are the women from
Indonesia with 3,252.
Malaysia sits in third place 34 pins behind the Indonesians with 3,218 . The Team event concludes on Wednesday with the second block on long oil.
09/04/07
2007 WWC
Sweden takes Gold in trios at Women's World Championships
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
Sweden's
Helen Johnsson,
Malin Glendert and
Nina Flack (l-r) overcame a 43-pin deficit in the final game to win the gold medal in the Women's World Championships in Mexico. The Swedes, who finished the event with 3,970, shot 686 in the finale while Team USA's Shannon O'Keefe, Tennelle Milligan and Lynda Barnes, who led the field after the first block, could only muster 601 and had to settle for silver with 3,928. Korea with claimed the bronze with 3,898.
09/03/07
2007 WWC
Danes set the pace after Squad 2 has completed the Trios event at the Women's World Championships
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
Britt Brondsted,
Kamilla Kjeldsen and
Mai Ginge Jensen (l-r) from Denmark rolled games of 726, 632 and 610 on the short-oil pattern to set the pace in the Trios event at the Women's World Championships in Mexico. The Danes, who had a 1918 3-game total on long oil yesterday, added 1968 on the short pattern to lead the field with 2 squads to go with 3886 pinfall total and an average of 215.89.
09/03/07
2007 WWC
Team USA leads Trios event at halftime in Women's World Championships
Bol Obispado in Monterrey, Mexico (Aug. 30 - Sept. 9, 2007)
After a strong showing Sunday, Team USA is in position to make a run at its first gold medal in the trios event in 20 years at the 2007 Women's World Championships. The Team USA threesome of
Lynda Barnes,
Tennelle Milligan and
Shannon O'Keefe (l-r) took the lead with 1,950 after three games on the long-oil pattern at AMF Bol Obispado. The final three games will be contested Monday on the short-oil pattern to determine the medalists.
