Clara Juliana Guerrero defeated Wendy Chai from Malaysia, 2-1, in the best-of-three-game finals en route win the 2005 Women's World Ranking Masters here at the Kegel Bowling Center in Lake Wales, Fla.

As in the quarter and semifinals, the 23-year-old from Armenia, Colombia, came back from being down 0-1. Chai, 27, struck on five consecutive shots in frames 6-10 to take the first game, 235-219. The reigning Asian Tournament of Champions queen held a slim lead in the mid of game #2, but tides turned when she missed to convert a baby split in the 7th frame.

Guerrero, who won the Intercollegiate Bowling Championship title with Wichita State earlier this month, took full advantage and shot a turkey to level the match. As the Colombian had chosen to start on the short oil pattern, the deciding match was back on lane 9 (they bowled European style, due to TV requirements) on short oil (35 ft.).

Guerrero started out commandingly with double-spare-double, while Chai suffered back-to-back open frames in frames 1-2 followed by 4 single pin spares. She changed balls and moved inside and got a strike on her next ball, while Guerrero got a 7-10. Three big splits in the final four frames sealed the fate for Chai despite she spared the 4-9 split. Guerrero sealed the victory with three strikes in frames 7-9 to earn her biggest career title and the $10,000 top prize.

The 2005 Women's World Ranking Masters champion will come either from Colombia or from Malaysia. Clara Juliana Guerrero, who won the IBC title with Wichita State earlier this month, came back from being down 0-1 in both the quarterfinal and the semifinal to defeat Helen Johnson and Kamilla Kjeldsen, 2-1, resp.

Wendy Chai, the reigning Asian Tournament of Champions queen, swept Reija Lunden, 2-0, in the quarterfinals then ousted defending champion Diandra Asbaty, 2-1. Both champions - men and women - will earn $10,000 each.