Belgium's Gery Verbruggen (left) defeated Anders Öhman (right) of Sweden in two straight sets 247-234 and 221-217 to win the men's World Ranking Masters and the $8,000 first prize. Öhman, who had defeated Verbruggen in the European Championship masters finale last year here in Aalborg, walked away with $5,000.

In an all-Singaporean clash, Jennifer Tan (left) denied team mate Jesmine Ho's (r.) bid for back-to-back World Ranking Masters titles when she defeated the defending champion two-games-to-none (205-172, 223-200). 21-year-old Tan earned the prestigious title and the first place check worth $8,000. Ho had to settle for second place worth $5,000.

Singapore's Remy Ong (l.) refused to fall and captured the top seed position for tomorrow's single elimination final. Ong felled 5127 pins, an average of 213,63 over 24 games. Team USA anchor man Tony Manna Jr. (r.) put together the tournament-best 1828 series, worth a $1,000 bonus, to take the No. 2 seed with pinfall total of 5126. 

First round leader Clara Juliana Guerrero of Colombia scored the field-best 1727, eight-game series in the third round of the World Ranking Masters to win her second "High Block Award" worth $1,000. In the 24th and final game of the day, the 20-year-old right-hander overtook Tanya Petty, Germany to regain the lead with pinfall total of 5038, an average of 209,92. 

Singapore's Remy Ong used high games of 258 and 268 to earn the "High Block Award" and to help grab the top spot in the World Ranking Masters men's division after two rounds. The 23-year-old, who already won two major tournaments in Asia this year, is holding a 78-pin lead over Saeed Al-Hajri from Qatar, 3408. Third place belongs to Daniel Falconi, Mexico, 3394.

Germany's Tanya Petty (left) posted the highest 8-game block in the second round (worth $1,000) to boost herself from ninth to first in the World Ranking Masters. Petty averaged 224,25 this morning and has an overall average of 212,81 for 16 games. Her nearest rival is Tseng Su Fen, the spinner from Chinese Taipei, whose 1671 brought her to a grand total of 3348 pins and a 209,25 average. 

Chester King (pictured) from the Philippines took the lead in the men's World Ranking Masters in Aalborg after the first eight-game block. The 26-year-old right-hander has a 78-pin cushion over lefty Peter Ahlen, Sweden. Another southpaw, Remy Ong, from Singapore, is third. King received a 1,000 Dollar bonus for leading the squad.

20-year-old Clara Juliana Guerrero of Colombia put together an impressive 8-games series in her first block in the World Ranking Masters in Aalborg. Guerrero threw high games of 245, 248 and 256 to grab the top spot with a 1717-pinfall, an average of 214,63. Guerrero received a 1,000 Dollar bonus from tournament manager Kim Thorsgaard Jensen for the feat.

The second annual World Ranking Masters will take place at Lovvang Bowling Center in Aalborg, Denmark, May 26 through 30, 2002. The top eight men and the top eight women qualifiers from the three WTBA zones will face each other to determine the 2002 WTBA World Ranking Masters champion. Check here for our live tournament coverage commencing Monday, May 27 through to the finals on Wednesday, May 29, 2002.