Claims his 14th career PBA title, the third in Japan, and takes home six million Yen
In a title match between two PBA Player of the Year, Tommy Jones (l.) defeated Sean Rash, 209-204, to defend his title in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC en route to win the six million Yen top prize. It was the 14th career PBA title, the fourth in Japan, and another big payday for Jones, who earned the PBA Player of the Year Award for 2005-06 after leading the Tour with $301,700, the third-highest single season earnings of all-time.
Shayna Ng of Singapore defeated Kelly Kulick of the United States, 248-201, in the final showdown of the arena-style Eliminator finals at Inazawa Futsal Stadium in Inazawa City, Japan, to win the women's title and six million Yen of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC. It was the second consecutive victory in the IBC for a Singaporean women after Ng's team mate on the national team, Cherie Tan, has won the 2012 event.
The best three local bowlers and the best three international bowlers outside the top five in the International Bowling Championships 2013 qualified for a Trios shoot-out in Baker format Saturday morning at Inazawa Futsal Stadium. The Japanese women beat the international team for the second year in the row, 204-170. The international men took revenge defeating the Japanese, 245-193. The winners split 200,000 Yen, while the second-place team received 100,000 Yen.
American, Singaporean lead top 5 men and top 5 women into the TV Eliminator Finals Saturday at noon and 3 p.m. JST at Inazawa Futsal Stadium
Defending men's champion Tommy Jones (USA) and Shayna Ng (SIN) led the Round of 24 semifinals of the International Bowling Championships 2013 to lead the top five players into Saturday's TV Eliminator Finals. Joining Jones in the men's finals are Rafiq Ismail (MAS), Chris Barnes (USA), Hiroki Suzuki (JPN) and Sean Rash (USA). Ng meets Liz Johnson (USA), Zandra Aziela (MAS), Kelly Kulick (USA) and Miki Nishimura (JPN), who was seeded fifth as no local women finished in the top 5.
Guam's Jay Leon Guerrero defeats Fumihiro Yoshida, Japan, in roloff for 24th place in the men's division; Friday's semifinals will trim the field to the top 5 men and women, who advance to the TV Eliminator Finals Saturday at Inazawa Futsal Stadium
Shigeo Saito (l.) of Japan and Shayna Ng (r.) of Singapore finished Round One of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC atop the men's and women's leaderboard en route to lead the top 24 women and the top 24 men into the semifinals Friday afternoon at Inazawa Grandbowl in Inazawa City, Japan. Guam's Jay Leon Guerrero defeated Fumihiro Yoshida of Japan in roll-off for 24th place in the men's division, 225-209.
Malaysia's Zandra Aziela (722) and Japan's Shigeo Saito (755) led the second block; Minoru Sendan misses the sixth 300 game by one pin; with the three games to go, the men's and women's cut for 24th place is 1335 (222.50) and 1327 (221.17), respectively
Ryan Ciminelli (l.), United States, and Shayna Ng (r.), Singapore, continued to lead Round One at the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC. Ng added a 716 series to her 792 first-block set to hold on to the lead in the women's division with 1508 total and an average of 251.33 for six games. Ciminelli has 1479 (246.50) and maintained a 13-pin buffer over defending champion Tommy Jones.
USA's Liz Johnson and Ciminelli roll the fourth and fifth 300 game of the International Bowling Championships worth 50.000 Yen or 625 Dollar
Shayna Ng (l.t) of Singapore and USA's Ryan Ciminelli (r.) took the early lead in the International Bowling Championships 2013 after the first block of Round One Thursday at 116-lane Inazawa Grandbowl in Inazawa City, Japan. Ng rolled games of 267, 246 and 279 to lead the 95 women with 792 (264 average), while Ciminelli had 226, 300 and 269 to take the pole in the 136-player men's division with 795 (265 average).
Korean, Singaporean lead the top 36 men and the top 24 women into the main event Jan. 17-19 at Inazawa Grandbowl in Inazawa City, Japan; World Bowling Tour "major" offers total prize fund of 30 million Yen (approx. USD375,000)
Song Young-Seok (l.) of Korea and Singapore's Amanda Ng (r.) won the international qualifying of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC en route to lead the top 36 men and the top 24 women into the main event which starts Thursday afternoon at Inazawa Grandbowl in Japan. The IBC is the fourth event on the 2013 World Bowling Tour and offers total prize fund of 30 million Yen.
With six of eight qualifying squads completed, the cut for 36th place in the men's division is now 590 (196.67 average); cut for 24th place in the women's division is 682 (227.33)
Singapore's Amanda Ng (l.) and Yang Tae-Seon (r.) of Korea and continued to lead the men's and women's international qualifying at the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC. With six out of eight qualifying squads completed, Yang held on to the lead in the men's division with 792 three-game total (264 avg.). Ng remained unchallenged atop the women's division with 817 (272.33), the highest series of all 74 qualifiers.
KPBA professional uses third 300 game of the tournament for 792 series; Ng rolls 817 in Squad 4 to become the first player who cracked the 800-bar
Korea's Yang Tae-Seon (l.) and Amanda Ng (r.) of Singapore took over the lead as the international qualifying of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC has reached the halfway point. Yang, 51, a member of the Korea Professional Bowlers Association, used a 300 game to help grab the lead in the men's division with 792 (264 average). Ng leads the women's division with 817 total and an
average of 272.33.
Malaysians sets the pace in the women's and men's division after two of eight squads with 790 and 775 three-game series
Shalin Zulkifli (l.) of Malaysia started the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC with a bang rolling the first 300 game of the tournament in the first game of the first squad to finish the first day of the women's qualifying atop the leaderboard with 790 (263.33). On the men's side Alex Liew (r.), Malaysia, fired the second perfecto of the day to overtake the lead in the men's qualifying with 775 total (258.33).
Live Coverage: Qualifying for international bowlers runs Jan. 15 & 16 at 116-lane Inazawa Grandbowl; 36 men and 24 women will advance to the main event Jan. 17-19; The men's and women's champion will walk away with JPY6,000,000
The International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC gets underway Tuesday afternoon at Inazawa Grandbowl in Inazawa City, Japan with the first two of eight qualifying squads for international bowlers. The 116-laner is the world's biggest bowling center on one floor. The tournament runs from Jan. 15 to 19 and offers total prize fund of 30 million Yen making the tournament one of the richest bowling events in the world.
World Bowling Tour major offers total prize fund of 30.000.000 Yen PLUS 10.000.000 JPY for EVERY 300 game bowled in the TV final eliminator rounds; Main Event Schedule changes as of Jan. 11; Japanese government raises income tax rate for foreigners from 20% to 20.42%; Bowlingdigital covers the event live at 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan
JPBA super stars Shota Kawazoe (l.) and Hiromi Matsunaga (r.) lead a strong field of local contenders in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC, which will be held from Jan. 15-19 at 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 138 men and 120 women will bowl for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live.
Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan (Jan. 15-19, 2013)
Defending men's and women's champion Tommy Jones (l.), United States, and Singapore's Cherie Tan (r.) will spearhead a star-studded field competing in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC from Jan. 15-19 at Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 138 men and 120 women will bowl for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live.
IBC is the lone World Bowling Tour "Major" tournament outside the U.S.; offers total prize fund of 30.000.000 Yen with 6.000.000 each going to the men's and women's champion
The International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC is the fourth event on the 2013 World Bowling Tour and will be held from Jan. 15-19 at 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 137 men and 119 women will bowl in separate divisions for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen. The men's and women's champion each will receive the JPY6,000,000 top prize. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live from Inazawa Grand Bowl.
International Bowling Championships will be the lone WBT "Major" outside the U.S.; Championships offer total prize fund of approx. $375,000 with $75,000 each going to the men's and women's champion
The organizers of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC have announced that the tournament will become a "Major" on the 2013 World Bowling Tour organized by the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA). The International Bowling Championships 2013 will be the lone WBT "Major" outside the United States. 137 men and 119 women will bowl in separate divisions for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. with JPY6,000,000 (USD75,000) each going to the men's and women's champion.
Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan (Jan. 15-19, 2013)
The International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC received the formal approval of WTBA and ABF and will be back on the schedule of the 2013 World Bowling Tour. With total prize fund of 30.6 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000, the tournament easily fulfils WTBA's requirement for a "WBT Major". The eight qualifying squads for international bowlers and the main event will be held from Jan. 15-19 at Inazawa Grand Bowl, the biggest bowling center in the world on one floor.
In a title match between two PBA Player of the Year, Tommy Jones (l.) defeated Sean Rash, 209-204, to defend his title in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC en route to win the six million Yen top prize. It was the 14th career PBA title, the fourth in Japan, and another big payday for Jones, who earned the PBA Player of the Year Award for 2005-06 after leading the Tour with $301,700, the third-highest single season earnings of all-time.
Shayna Ng of Singapore defeated Kelly Kulick of the United States, 248-201, in the final showdown of the arena-style Eliminator finals at Inazawa Futsal Stadium in Inazawa City, Japan, to win the women's title and six million Yen of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC. It was the second consecutive victory in the IBC for a Singaporean women after Ng's team mate on the national team, Cherie Tan, has won the 2012 event.
The best three local bowlers and the best three international bowlers outside the top five in the International Bowling Championships 2013 qualified for a Trios shoot-out in Baker format Saturday morning at Inazawa Futsal Stadium. The Japanese women beat the international team for the second year in the row, 204-170. The international men took revenge defeating the Japanese, 245-193. The winners split 200,000 Yen, while the second-place team received 100,000 Yen.
Defending men's champion Tommy Jones (USA) and Shayna Ng (SIN) led the Round of 24 semifinals of the International Bowling Championships 2013 to lead the top five players into Saturday's TV Eliminator Finals. Joining Jones in the men's finals are Rafiq Ismail (MAS), Chris Barnes (USA), Hiroki Suzuki (JPN) and Sean Rash (USA). Ng meets Liz Johnson (USA), Zandra Aziela (MAS), Kelly Kulick (USA) and Miki Nishimura (JPN), who was seeded fifth as no local women finished in the top 5.
Shigeo Saito (l.) of Japan and Shayna Ng (r.) of Singapore finished Round One of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC atop the men's and women's leaderboard en route to lead the top 24 women and the top 24 men into the semifinals Friday afternoon at Inazawa Grandbowl in Inazawa City, Japan. Guam's Jay Leon Guerrero defeated Fumihiro Yoshida of Japan in roll-off for 24th place in the men's division, 225-209.
Song Young-Seok (l.) of Korea and Singapore's Amanda Ng (r.) won the international qualifying of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC en route to lead the top 36 men and the top 24 women into the main event which starts Thursday afternoon at Inazawa Grandbowl in Japan. The IBC is the fourth event on the 2013 World Bowling Tour and offers total prize fund of 30 million Yen.
Shalin Zulkifli (l.) of Malaysia started the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC with a bang rolling the first 300 game of the tournament in the first game of the first squad to finish the first day of the women's qualifying atop the leaderboard with 790 (263.33). On the men's side Alex Liew (r.), Malaysia, fired the second perfecto of the day to overtake the lead in the men's qualifying with 775 total (258.33).
The International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC gets underway Tuesday afternoon at Inazawa Grandbowl in Inazawa City, Japan with the first two of eight qualifying squads for international bowlers. The 116-laner is the world's biggest bowling center on one floor. The tournament runs from Jan. 15 to 19 and offers total prize fund of 30 million Yen making the tournament one of the richest bowling events in the world.
JPBA super stars Shota Kawazoe (l.) and Hiromi Matsunaga (r.) lead a strong field of local contenders in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC, which will be held from Jan. 15-19 at 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 138 men and 120 women will bowl for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live.
Defending men's and women's champion Tommy Jones (l.), United States, and Singapore's Cherie Tan (r.) will spearhead a star-studded field competing in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC from Jan. 15-19 at Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 138 men and 120 women will bowl for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live.
The organizers of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC have announced that the tournament will become a "Major" on the 2013 World Bowling Tour organized by the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA). The International Bowling Championships 2013 will be the lone WBT "Major" outside the United States. 137 men and 119 women will bowl in separate divisions for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. with JPY6,000,000 (USD75,000) each going to the men's and women's champion.
The International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC received the formal approval of WTBA and ABF and will be back on the schedule of the 2013 World Bowling Tour. With total prize fund of 30.6 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000, the tournament easily fulfils WTBA's requirement for a "WBT Major". The eight qualifying squads for international bowlers and the main event will be held from Jan. 15-19 at Inazawa Grand Bowl, the biggest bowling center in the world on one floor.
