And then there were four... that's the number of players still alive in the chase for the Women's World Ranking Masters crown. Top seeded
Karen Marcano, Venezuela, came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat No. 8 Putty Armein, Indonesia, two-games-one. She will meet No. 7
Diana Zavjalova in the semi-finals. The underdog from Latvia eliminated No. 2 Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2-1. No. 4
Krista Pöllänen, Finland, flew past the other Marcano, Alicia, 2-0, to set up a match with
Wendy Chai. The Malaysian ousted the second Indonesian, No. 3 Tannya Roumimper in two games.
Sarit Mizrahiand Or Aviram (pictured) will play for Israel in the 2010 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Toulon France, after winning the Israel BWC Qualifier which was held at 20-lane Petach-Tikva bowling center. In the women's final, Mizrahi went the distance against Rony Aharonovitz to win very tight match, two-games-to-one. Aviram swept Lior Koren, 2-0, to win the men's title. The 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
will be held from Oct. 15-24, 2010 in Toulon, France. Bowlingdigital
will cover the BWC live at Bowling de Provence.
Siti Safiyah Amirah (l.), Malaysia, defeated Tina Hulsch (r.), Germany, two-games-to-none in the women's championship match Saturday afternoon at Oltremare Bowling Arena in Naples, Italy, en route to win the 9th World Ranking Masters and the $10,000 first prize. Amirah won the first game with 215.199 and sealed the victory with a 175-166 low-scoring encounter in game #2. Hulsch received $5,000 for second place. Qualifying leader Wendy Kok and Ghislaine van der Tol, both Netherlands, finished in 3rd and 4th place, worth $3,000 apiece.
Lucas Legnani (pictured) from Argentina finished the third 8-game block on dual lane condition with a 290 game to help grab the top seed for the men's single-elimination best-of-three games finals and his second 1.000 U.S. Dollar bonus. Legnani led the field of 24 bowlers from 17 countries with 5430 24-game total and an average of 226.25. Joining Legnani in the finals are six Europeans including three Englishmen and Basel Al-Anzi, Kuwait, representing the Asian Bowling Federation.
Wendy Kok (pictured left), Netherlands, was the most versatile player among the 23 women from 15 countries as she finished the qualifying of the 9th World Ranking Masters atop the leaderboard with 4935 pinfall total and an average of 206.62. The daughter of former Dutch standout Eric Kok led the top 8 players - five players from Europe, two from America and one from Asia representing five countries - into the single-elimination best-of-three games finals. As the qualifying leader, Kok received a 1.000 U.S. Dollar bonus.
Jari Ratia (l.), Finland, the No. 7 seed, defeated fifth-seeded Zulmazran Zulkifli (r.), Malaysia in the men's final of the 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, two-games-to-one. 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. 
Wendy Chai (l.), Malaysia, defeated No. 1 seed Karen Marcano (r.), Venezuela, two-games-to-one to win the Women's 8th World Ranking Masters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Marcano won 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. The champion pocketed the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while Marcano received $5,000. 
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. She will meet Wendy Chai (r.), Malaysia, who targets to improve on a second-place finish in 2005. Chai eliminated Krista Pöllänen, Finland, two-games-to-none. 
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. Konsteri has already pocketed $3,000 bonus, $1,000 each for the daily leader on short and on dual oil condition and another $1,000 for the victory in qualifying. This is equivalent to the prize money for third and fourth place finishers.
Mubarak Al-Muraikhi 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. All players will return on Sunday for the third and final 8-game block on dual lane condition. 
Krista Pöllänen (l.) 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. Tannya Roumimper, (r.) Indonesia, continued to lead the field of 24 players with 3231. 