05/13/06
2006 WRM
Both top seeds sidelined in World Ranking Masters Quarterfinals
Cosmo Bowling in Kuwait City, Kuwait (May 9-15, 2006)
Men's and women's No. 1 seeds, Wu Siu Hong from Hong Kong and Germany's Tanya Petty, both were sidelined by the No. 8 seeded players in the first match play round of the 2006 World Ranking Masters finals. Siu Hong went out in two games against local favorite Khalid Al Dubyan, 2-0, in the best-of-three games format. Petty lost the deciding third game against Putty Armein (pictured), Indonesia 234-183. Men's Division - Quarterfinals
Single-elimination, best-of-three games
losers eliminated, earn US$1,500 each
#8 Khalid Al Dubyan, Kuwait def. #1 Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 2-0
220-191, 256-196
Pattern: Game 1 long, Game 2 short.
#2 Osku Palermaa, Finland def. #7 Robert Andersson, Sweden, 2-0
223-205, 236-220
Pattern: Game 1 short, Game 2 long.
#6 Pasi Uotila, Finland def. #3 Luis Rodriguez, Puerto Rico, 2-1
234-212, 174-186, 215-166
Pattern: Game 1 long, Game 2 short, Game 3 long.
#5 Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia def. #4 Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2-1
224-239, 238-205, 204-189
Pattern: Game 1 short, Game 2 long, Game 3 short.
Women's Division - Quarterfinals
Single-elimination, best-of-three games
losers eliminated, earn US$1,500 each
#8 Putty Armein, Indonesia def. #1 Tanya Petty, Germany, 2-1
188-151, 171-196, 234-183
Pattern: Game 1 short, Game 2 long, Game 3 short.
#2 Helen Johnsson, Sweden def. #7 Kamilla Kjeldsen, Denmark, 2-1
198-225, 247-190, 189-168
Pattern: Game 1 short, Game 2 long, Game 3 short.
#6 Sara Vargas, Colombia def. #3 Anna Mattsson-Baard, Sweden, 2-0
217-178, 256-218
Pattern: Game 1 short, Game 2 long.
#4 Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia def. #5 Britt Bröndsted, Denmark, 2-0
224-185, 194-193
Pattern: Game 1 long, Game 2 short.
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