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World Youth Championships 2008
07/28/06

Germany 

Dutch Girls cruise to victory in Team event at World Youth Championships

Bowlingcenter Schillerpark in Berlin, Germany (July 21-30, 2006)



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2006WYCLogo_small.jpg Thursday July 27, 2006
08:00-09:00 Lane maintenance
09:00-12:30 Girls Teams on short oil (games 1-3)
Friday July 28, 2006
08:00-09:00 Lane maintenance
09:00-12:30 Girls Teams on long oil (games 4-6)
18:00-18:30 Medal Ceremony


Dutch Girls cruise to victory in Team event at World Youth Championships


2006WYCTeamNetherlands.jpg Danielle van der Meer, Wendy Kok, Wendy van der List and Ghislane van der Tol (pictured with coach Ton Plummen) from the Netherlands cruised to victory in the Girls Team event at the 9th World Youth Championships in Germany. Picture courtesy of Kevin Hazaert.

The Dutch started the day in second place and overtook the lead after the first game (883) on the long oil pattern and never looked back. They finished with games of 834 and 711 for 4726 pinfall total and an average of 196,92.

2006WYCGirlsTeamCanada.jpg Canadians Jo-Ann Sanesac, Veronica Lalande-Lepointe, Michelle McKay and Caroline Lagrange, who led the field of 23 countries after the first day, had a higher score on short than on long oil (2349 to 2306) but secured the silver medal with 4646 pinfall and an overall average of 193,58.




2006WYCGirlsTeamMalaysia.jpg Sharon Koh, Siti Safiyah, Zandra Aziela and Esther Cheah of Malaysia posted the highest three-game team series of 2487, an average of 207,25, to storm from 11th to third place with 4579 pinfall total and an average of 190,79.

Cheah (left) also earned the gold medal in All Events with 3725 18-game total and an average of 206,94. Caroline Lagrange took the silver with 3625 and Danielle van der Meer, Netherlands earned bronze with 3623.

The Malaysians overtook Sweden in the final game (823 to 756) by five pins to capture the bronze medal. The Swedish girls, Nina Flack, Jenny Höglund, Diana Alfredsson and Therese Forsell ended up fourth with 4575, with Korea's Lee Na-Young, Oh Sun-Mi, Ka Yun-Mi and Park Mi-Ran in sixth place at 4481. Both teams average 200-plus during the day.

Team USA, who were in 19th place after the first day, posted the fifth highest set on long oil with 2393, a 199,42 average, to leap six spots en route to finish in 13th place with 4315 pinfall total.

The top 16 girls in All Events will bowl the first round of the best-of-five, single-elimination Masters later this evening - scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Pictures courtesy of Kevin Hazaert.


Girls' 4-player Teams - Final Standings after six games


First three games on short oil, second three games on long oil




Canadian girls come up big to take team lead after three games on short oil


2006WYCTeamCanada.jpg The Canadian girls, (l-r) Jo-Ann Sanesac, Caroline Lagrange, Michelle McKay and Veronica Lalande-Lepointe (standing), rolled a huge 877-score in the last game to jump from 7th to first place and to lead the four-player team event after Day 1 on short oil with 2340 3-game total and an average of 195,00. Picture courtesy of Kevin Hazaert.

Second place belonged to the Dutch team with 2298 and an average of 191,50. Danielle van der Meer, Wendy Kok, Wendy van der List and Ghislane van der Tol bowled three consistent games of 774, 776 and 748.

Close behind the Dutch were Chinese Taipei's Chen Kuan-Ting, Yang Hao-Ting, Tsai Shih-Ju and Wang Ya-Ting with 2293, an average of 191,08. All other team averaged below 190 on the short oil pattern.

2006WYCTeamPhilippines.jpg Just outside the box, looking in are fourth place Filipinas Ana Ellana, Marjorie Reyes, Holly Josef and Apple Posadas (pictured here is the complete boys and girls team) with 2254 (188,67).

The team from the host country Germany, doubles bronze medalists Tina Hulsch and Janine Gabel, and Janin Ribguth, Laressa Adkins, led the field of 23 countries after two games, fell to fifth with 2248 (187,33) behind a 651 in game #3.

Three of the favorites, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States of America had a very tough day today. Singapore with singles gold and silver medalists and doubles silver medalists Valerie Teo and Cherie Tan as well as Michelle Kwang and Jazreel Tan managed 2124 pins (177,00) to sit in 8th place before the final three games on long oil, 169 pins off the pace for the bronze medal.

Malaysia with Doubles gold medalists Zandra Aziela and Esther Cheah and Sharon Koh and Siti Safiyah landed in 11th place with 2093 (174,42). Cheah remained in the lead in All Events despite a 545-series in the team event.

2006WYCGirlsTeamUSA.jpg The 3-game block on short oil was a total disaster for Team USA. Michelle Quirk, Samantha Linder, Amanda Burgoyne and Stefanie Nation (l-r with coach Kim Terrell) found themselves in a disappointing 19th position with 1922 pinfall total and an average of 160,17. Samantha was the sole player that managed a solid 185,67 average.

It seems as if some players - boys and girls - should heed Tiger Woods' winning strategy from British Open. Click here to read Jerry Potter's article on USA TODAY and substitute hook for distance and it reads just like the 9th World Youth Championships 2006.

The girls are done for today and will return on Friday morning for the second and final three-game block on long oil to determine the champions in the team event and also in All Events (total pinfall in Singles, Doubles and Team event). The top 16 players in All Events will advance to the Masters finals on Saturday.


Standings after Day 1 (three games on short oil)