04/29/05

Standings after 24 Games

John Janawicz followed in the footsteps of teammate Diandra Asbaty when he pocketed 2,000 Dollar for winning the men's World Ranking Masters qualifying as well as the third squad on long and short oil condition. The 2-time ABC Tournament champion shot the field-best 1919-series today to finish atop the 25-player field with 5577, 24-game total and an average of 232,38.

"JJ", decorated by some friends with his $2,000 bonus, will meet Malaysian champion Daniel Lim in the best-of-three-game single elimination quarterfinals on Friday. Lim averaged 217,54 over the last three days and felled 5221 pins.

Janawicz overtook previous leader Pasi Uotila from Finland by three pins in the penultimate game thanks to a 277-score. The Finn, who won the long-oil squad yesterday, rebounded with a 238 in his last game but the American countered with 237 to win by two pins!

Uotila took the No. 2 seed with 5575 and 232,29 average. His opponent in the opening match of the men's quarterfinals is his compatriot Jouni Helminen. The former professional and 3-time European champion ended the 24-game prelims in 7th place with 5313 (221,38).

The third of as many Finns in the field, Kimmo Lehtonen, was the top southpaw in third place. The organizer of the famous Ballmaster Open toppled 5454 pins, an average of 227,25. He takes on Swede Anders Öhman, who won the World Ranking Masters 2003 here at the Kegel Bowling Center in Lake Wales, FL. "Linus" was on the bubble after six games but shot the tournament high game of 299 in the seventh to book his spot in the finals. Öhman's 5325 pinfall total and 221,88 average was good enough for sixth place overall.

England's Stuart Williams ended up in fourth place with 5414 and an average of 225,58. He led the squad till game #6 before Janawicz took over the lead and never looked back. Williams meets Arturo Hernandez in the quarterfinals. The Venezuelan, who led after day 1 on the short oil pattern, checked in with 5354 total and an average of 223,08.

Manuel Otalora from Colombia and Wu Siu Hong from Hong Kong cashed $1,000 and $500 for finishing 9th and 10th, respectively. The 25 men averaged 213,3 overall for the three blocks on multiple lane condition - 210,88 on short oil, 216,19 on long oil and 212,85 on both short and long on alternate lanes. Two Americans, five Europeans and one Asian bowler will determine the 2005 men's World Ranking Masters champion.

Men's Division - Standings after the 3rd Block (short/long oil)
Players with position, country, 24-game total (block 1-2-3) and average

1. John Janawicz, United States, 5577, 232,38
2. Pasi Uotila, Finland, 5575, 232,29
3. Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 5454, 227,25
4. Stuart Williams, England, 5414, 225,58
5. Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 5354, 223,08
6. Anders Öhman, Sweden, 5325, 221,88
7. Jouni Helminen, Finland, 5313, 221,38
8. Daniel Lim, Malaysia, 5221, 217,54

Missed Cut:
9. Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 5205, 216,88, $1,000
10. Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 5199, 216,63, $500
11. Andres Gomez, Colombia, 5171, 215,46
12. Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 5157, 214,88
13. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 5148, 214,50
14. Chester King, Philippines, 5080, 211,67
15. Rolando A. Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 5071, 211,29
16. Paul Moor, England, 5051, 210,46
17. Azidi Ameran, Malaysia, 5018, 209,08
18. Victor Richards Jr., Dominican Republic, 4978, 207,42
19. Hilton Nunez, Dominican Republic, 4905, 204,38
20. Remy Ong, Singapore, 4904, 204,33
21. David Romero, Colombia, 4893, 203,88
22. Mubarak Al-Muraikhi, Qatar, 4844, 201,83
23. Abdulla Al-Qattan, Qatar, 4822, 200,92
24. Menno van den Heuvel, Netherlands, 4737, 197,38
25. Johan Hernandez, Colombia, 4566, 190,25


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John Janawicz mere 26 pins behind leader Uotila

2004 ABC Tournament Singles and All Events champion John Janawicz shot games of 278 and 223 and has a chance now to earn 2,000 Dollars at the end of the men's qualifying in the World Ranking Masters.

With two more games to go, the American trails leader Pasi Uotila by mere 26 pins to make the race for the qualifying lead and the 1,000 Dollar bonus an extra exciting affair. Janawicz (pictured with Team USA head coach Jeri Edwards) also targets the 1,000 Dollar bonus for the daily leader. His 1405, six-game total is second to Stuart Williams' 1426-score.

The Englishman is third overall, with Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, fourth, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, sixth and another Finn, Jouni Helminen, seventh. Five players battle it out for the 8th and final spot for the best-of-three-game single elimination finals. Anders Öhman, Sweden; Daniel Lim, Malaysia; Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar; Manuel Otalora, Colombia and Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong are within 77 pins.

Men's Division - Third Block (short/long oil)
Players with position, country, 22-game total and average

1. Pasi Uotila, Finland, 5089, 231,32
2. John Janawicz, United States, 5063, 230,14
3. Stuart Williams, England, 4976, 226,18
4. Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 4963, 225,59
5. Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 4938, 224,45
6. Jouni Helminen, Finland, 4853, 220,59
7. Anders Öhman, Sweden, 4807, 218,50
8. Daniel Lim, Malaysia, 4772, 216,91
9. Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 4770, 216,82
10. Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 4742, 215,55
11. Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 4730, 215,00
12. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 4713, 214,23
13. Chester King, Philippines, 4686, 213,00
14. Andres Gomez, Colombia, 4668, 212,18
15. Rolando A. Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 4667, 212,14
16. Azidi Ameran, Malaysia, 4664, 212,00
17. Paul Moor, England, 4635, 210,68
18. Remy Ong, Singapore, 4534, 206,09
19. Hilton Nunez, Dominican Republic, 4489, 204,05
20. Mubarak Al-Muraikhi, Qatar, 4466, 203,00
21. Victor Richards Jr., Dominican Republic, 4443, 201,95
22. Abdulla Al-Qattan, Qatar, 4427, 201,23
23. David Romero, Colombia, 4411, 200,50
24. Menno van den Heuvel, Netherlands, 4365, 198,41
25. Johan Hernandez, Colombia, 4192, 190,55

Pasi Uotila 100 pins ahead of the field after 20 games

Overnight leader Pasi Uotila holds onto the lead after 4 games on the third and final day of qualifying in the men's World Ranking Masters at Kegel. The Finnish international averaged 233,1 for 20 games to hold a 100-pin lead over John Janawicz, United States, who is second with 2462. The men bowl the final 8-game block on short oil (35 feet) and long oil (43 feet) on alternate lanes to cut to the top 8 for tomorrow's best-of-three-game single elimination finals.

Men's Division - Third Block (short/long oil)
Players with position, country, 20-game total and average

1. Pasi Uotila, Finland, 4662, 233,10
2. John Janawicz, United States, 4562, 228,10
3. Stuart Williams, England, 4531, 226,55
4. Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 4506, 225,30
5. Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 4491, 224,55
6. Jouni Helminen, Finland, 4427, 221,35
7. Anders Öhman, Sweden, 4384, 219,20
8. Daniel Lim, Malaysia, 4372, 218,60
9. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 4334, 216,70
10. Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 4327, 216,35
11. Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 4290, 214,50
12. Rolando A. Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 4243, 212,15
13. Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 4239, 211,95
14. Chester King, Philippines, 4226, 211,30
15. Paul Moor, England, 4214, 210,70
16. Azidi Ameran, Malaysia, 4196, 209,80
17. Andres Gomez, Colombia, 4179, 208,95
18. Remy Ong, Singapore, 4141, 207,05
19. Mubarak Al-Muraikhi, Qatar, 4060, 203,00
20. David Romero, Colombia, 4048, 202,40
21. Hilton Nunez, Dominican Republic, 4042, 202,10
22. Victor Richards Jr., Dominican Republic, 4028, 201,40
23. Abdulla Al-Qattan, Qatar, 4013, 200,65
24. Menno van den Heuvel, Netherlands, 3951, 197,55
25. Johan Hernandez, Colombia, 3788, 189,40

Men's Division - Third Block (short/long oil)
Players with position, country, 18-game total and average

1. Pasi Uotila, Finland, 4220, 234,44
2. John Janawicz, United States, 4096, 227,56
3. Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 4073, 226,28
4. Stuart Williams, England, 4033, 224,06
5. Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 4019, 223,28
6. Jouni Helminen, Finland, 3981, 221,17
7. Daniel Lim, Malaysia, 3977, 220,94
8. Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 3921, 217,83
9. Anders Öhman, Sweden, 3905, 216,94
10. Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 3887, 215,94
(tie) Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 3887, 215,94
12. Rolando A. Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 3854, 214,11
13. Azidi Ameran, Malaysia, 3851, 213,94
14. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium, 3830, 212,78
15. Chester King, Philippines, 3790, 210,56
16. Remy Ong, Singapore, 3768, 209,33
17. Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3765, 209,17
18. Paul Moor, England, 3751, 208,39
19. Victor Richards Jr., Dominican Republic, 3690, 205,00
20. Mubarak Al-Muraikhi, Qatar, 3664, 203,56
21. Hilton Nunez, Dominican Republic, 3617, 200,94
22. Abdulla Al-Qattan, Qatar, 3607, 200,39
23. David Romero, Colombia, 3591, 199,50
24. Menno van den Heuvel, Netherlands, 3569, 198,28
25. Johan Hernandez, Colombia, 3436, 190,89