Jari Ratia (left), Finland, the No. 7 seed, defeated fifth-seeded
Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia in the men's final of the 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, two-games-to-one.
Photo Yap Kok Wee. The Finn won the first game 248-191, but the Malaysian rebounded with a 179-173 win in game two to level the match. In the third and deciding match in best-of-three games format, Ratia cruised to the title with a 212-185 win.
Ratia received the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while Zulkifli was consoled with $5,000.
05/05/08
2008 WRM
Wendy Chai wins Women's World Ranking Masters
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
Wendy Chai (left), Malaysia, defeated No. 1 seed
Karen Marcano (right), Venezuela, two-games-to-one to win the Women's 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta.
Photos Yap Kok Wee. Marcano, who could decide the starting pattern - short or long oil - used the advantage to win the first game, 186-181.
Chai, who was targeting to improve on a second-place finish in 2005, leveled the match with a 200-160 win in game two.
In the third and deciding game, the long-time Malaysian national team member sealed the victory with 220-201. T
he champion pocketed the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while Marcano received $5,000.
05/05/08
Indonesia
Ratia and Zulkifli to bowl for Men's World Ranking Masters title
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
In an all-Finnish semi-final,
Jari Ratia (left) defeated top seeded Sami Konsteri, two-games-to-none, to advance to the men's title match in the 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia.
05/05/08
Indonesia
Marcano, Chai to bowl for Women's World Ranking Masters crown
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
Top seeded
Karen Marcano (l.), Venezuela, advanced to the title match of the Women's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, with a 2-1 victory over Diana Zavjalova, Latvia. Marcano had to go the distance in best-of-three games format and won the deciding third game, 199-173.
05/04/08
Indonesia
Finns set up semi-final match; local favorite Lalisang still in the race for World Ranking Masters title
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
Tournament leader
Sami Konsteri knew if he would beat Hussain Al-Suwaidi in the quarterfinal (what he did, two-games-to-none) and No. 7
Jari Ratia would win his match against No. 2 Lucas Legnani, Argentina (what he did too, 2-0), the two Finns will meet in the semi-final of the 8th World Ranking Masters.
05/04/08
Indonesia
No. 1 seed Marcano advances to semi-finals, both Indonesians eliminated
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
And then there were four... that's the number of players still alive in the chase for the Women's World Ranking Masters crown.
05/04/08
Indonesia
Konsteri wins his second qualifying round and leads top 8 into Men's World Ranking Masters finals
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
Finn
Sami Konsteri made it two out of three when he won yet another qualifying day in the Men's World Ranking Masters Sunday at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Finnish national coach, who won the qualifying on short oil on Friday, posted the highest 8-game block of the tournament with 1844 on dual lane condition (one lane with short, the other with long oil) en route secure the victory in this year's qualifying.
05/04/08
Indonesia
Karen Marcano wins qualifying in Women's World Ranking Masters to earn No. 1 seed for Single-Elimination finals
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
Karen Marcano, Venezuela, dominated the women's division in the World Ranking Masters on day three qualifying on dual lane condition (one lane with short, the other with long oil) en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the best-of-three games single-elimination finals.
05/03/08
Indonesia
Arab bowlers take control of the leaderboard in Men's World Ranking Masters
Al-Muraikhi rolls highest series on long oil to overtake pole position
Mubarak Al-Muraikhi (left) from Qatar took the $1,000 bonus for the highest 8-game series on long oil en route to jump from sixth to first place in the qualifying of the Men's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Al-Muraikhi had 1667 on short oil and added 1732 including a 289 game, the highest of the tournament thus far, to set the pace after 16 out of 24 games with 3399, an average of 212.44.
05/03/08
Indonesia
Roumimper holds on to the lead in World Ranking Masters after Day Two qualifying
Pöllänen leads low-scoring contest on long oil pattern
Krista Pöllänen, left, from Finland posted a 1597 8-game series (199.63 average) on the second qualifying day in the 8th World Ranking Masters to win the low-scoring contest on the long oil pattern. Pöllänen, who received a $1,000 bonus, leaped seven spots into third place in the overall qualifying standings with 3151 16-game total.
05/02/08
Indonesia
Finnish national coach Konsteri sets the pace in Men's World Ranking Masters
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
Finnish national team coach
Sami Konsteri, Finland, took the lead in the Men's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia after day one qualifying on short oil with a 1708 8-game pinfall and a 213.50 average.
Picture courtesy of Yap Kok Wee. The Finn, ranked 22nd in the 2007 European ranking season, tied Hussain Al-Suwaidi for the men's high game (256) and had a pair of 235s to earn a $1,000 bonus for the daily winner.
05/02/08
Indonesia
Indonesian uses home advantage to take the first round lead in Women's World Ranking Masters
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
Local favorite
Tannya Roumimper started the Women's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia with a 1720 8-game series en route to lead the field of 24 women after day one and to earn a $1,000 bonus.
04/27/08
Indonesia
Putty looking for Master championship
Republished courtesy of The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Indonesia (April 27, 2008)
Indonesian bowler
Putty Armein, ranked 7th in Asia, is determined to grab her first victory in the World Ranking Master tournament to be held in Jakarta from May 1 to 5.
12/26/07
Indonesia
8th World Ranking Masters
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)
The
2008 World Ranking Masters featuring the top eight men and top eight women from the
American,
Asian and
European 2007 Rankings will be held from April 30 through May 6, 2008 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
05/10/07
United States
World Ranking Masters finals air on Monday, May 28 at 3 p.m. EST
The women's and men's championship matches of the World Ranking Masters will be televised on Sun Sports, a Florida-based cable sports channel in the Southeastern U.S in a 90-minute telecast on
Monday, May 28 at 3 p.m. EST and re-broadcasted Sunday, June 3 at 3 p.m., and Thursday, June 7 at 9 a.m. PBA champions Randy Pedersen and Del Warren are among the commentators for the telecast.
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