Germany shoots 1219 to claim the No. 1 seed for the Team finals

    09/10/11

    2011 WWC

    Singapore, Colombia and USA also advance; defending champion Korea misses the cut in fifth; Dane Mai Ginge Jensen wins gold in All Events followed by Caroline Lagrange (CAN) and Shannon Pluhowsky (USA)

    2011WWCGermany.jpg2011WWCSingapore.jpgThe five-player Team preliminaries at the Women's World Championships in Hong Kong ended in the most exciting showdown ever in the history of the sport of tenpin bowling. The top five teams rolled big games and the decision went down to the very last frame.

    Germany (pictured left) started the event yesterday with a record 1262 game finished with another 1219 game to leap two spots and to claim the No. 1 seed for the finals later on Saturday with record 6750 six-game total or an average of 225.00.

    Patricia Luoto led the team with 1488 and was followed by Birgit Pöppler (1445), Vanessa Timter (1304), Nadine Geißler (1293), Juliane Rieger (648) and Janine Ribguth (572).

    2011WWCUnitedStates.jpg2011WWCColombia.jpgSingapore (above right) with Daphne Tan, Geraldine Ng, (Cherie Tan), New Hui Fen, Shayna Ng and Jazreel Tan rolled a big 1184 series to jump from fifth to second place to earn the No. 2 seed with 6675.

    Playing on lanes 13 and 14, the United States (left) featuring Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Shannon Pluhowsky, Stefanie Nation, (Shannon O'Keefe), Liz Johnson and Kelly Kulick topped Korea, 1138 to 1092, to surpass the defending champion by 21 pins with 6660 to 6639.

    Finishing last, Colombia's (right) Rocio Restrepo and Clara Juliana Guerrero struck out in the tenth frame for 1100 and 6662 to help their team mates (Laura Fonnegra), Paola Gomez, Anggie Ramirez and Maria RodrĂ­guez to overtake the Americans by two pins and to claim the No. 3 seed.

    Team USA finished fourth to take the last spot for the finals and Korea finished in an incredibly disappointing fifth place and was eliminated.

    Australia had 1112 in the last game to maintain sixth place with 6542, while Denmark finished with 1053 and 6470 in seventh place.

    2011WWCMaiGingeJensen2.jpg2011WWCTriosCarolineLagrange300.jpgMai Ginge Jensen (left) of Denmark closed out her series with 224 to secure the gold medal in All Events with 5744 and an average of 239.33 for 24 games (combined results in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team).

    Caroline Lagrange (right) of Canada, who narrowed the gap to Jensen to 26 pins before the last game, knocked down 193 pins to earn the silver medal with 5687 (236.96). The bronze medal went to two-time world champion (Doubles and Trios) Shannon Pluhowsky (below right), United States, who finished third among 171 players from 33 countries with 5607 (233.63).

    The top 16 in All Events advanced to Masters match play, which will conclude the championships on Sunday, Sept. 11.

    2011WWCShannonPluhowsky.jpgMasters - Round of 16 Match-ups:
    #1 Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark vs. #16 Hong Su-Yeon, Korea
    #2 Caroline Lagrange, Canada vs. #15 Birgit Pöeppler, Germany
    #3 Shannon Pluhowsky, United States vs. #14 Patricia Luoto, Germany
    #4 Liz Johnson, United States vs. #13 Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia
    #5 Kelly Kulick, United States vs. #12 Jeon Eun-Hee, Korea
    #6 Kim Moon-Jeong, Korea vs. #11 Daphne Tan, Singapore
    #7 Shayna Ng, Singapore vs. #10 Jazreel Tan, Singapore
    #8 Son Yun-Hee, Korea vs. #9 Nadine GeiĂźler, Germany

    The 171 players from 33 countries - 27 teams and 35 players, who compete in All Events (Peng Rui, China, has withdrawn) - bowled six games preliminaries over two days - the first three-game block on long oil and the second three-game block on medium oil.. The top 4 teams advanced to the finals.

    The Team semifinals and finals start on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. immediately following the award ceremonies for All Events.

    2011WWCKorea.jpg2009 Team gold medalist Korea (left) started the second block of three games in the five-player Team event at the Women's World Championships with an 1110 game to leap from third to first place with 4482.

    Colombia was just one pin behind in second place with 4481 behind an 1116 game. Overnight leader Denmark slipped to third with 4452 after a 1033 game. Singapore fell to fourth with 1065 and 4442 total.

    Germany slipped out of the top 4 to fifth place with 3368 behind a 1061 game. Australia jumped into sixth place with a huge 1145 game and 4426 overall. The United States fell to seventh place with 4409 behind a 1071 game.

    Mai Ginge Jensen of Denmark held onto the lead in All Events after shooting a 260 game with 5312 18-game total and an average of 241,45. Caroline Lagrange, Canada, however, narrowed the gap to 65 pins thanks to a 279 game to sit in second place with 5247 (238.50). The two will battle it out for the gold medal as third-place Shannon Pluhowsky, United States, is already 120 pins behind Lagrange with 5127 (233,05) and only two games to go.

    Colombia rolled 1081 in game five in the five-player Team event at the Women's World Championships to surpass Korea en route to take the lead with 5562 pinfall total. Korea fell to second place with 5547 behind a 1065 game.

    2011WWCAustralia.jpg2011WWCDenmark.jpgGermany leaped into third place with 5531 thanks to am 1102 effort. Team USA  is in the top 4 for the first time behind an 1113 game with 5522 total.

    Singapore slipped to fifth place with 5491 after a 1049 game with Australia (left) in sixth at 5430 including a 1004 in game five and Denmark (right) fell to seventh place with 5417 due to a 965 game.

    In the battle for the gold medal in All Events, leader Mai Ginge Jensen (208) of Denmark lost another 39 pins against Caroline Lagrange (247), Canada, and holds a slim 26-pin cushion heading into the sixth and last game (24th overall) .

    In the most exciting showdown ever in the history of the Women's World Championships, the decision who made it to the finals in the five-player ream event went down to the very last frame.

    Germany had already secured the No. 1 seed with a huge 1219 game. Singapore rolled 1184 to earn the No. 2 seed. The United States topped Korea, 1138 to 1092, to beat out the defending champion by 21 pins.

    Finishing last, Colombia's Rocio Restrepo and Clara Juliana Guerrero struck out in the tenth frame to overtake the Americans by two pins and to claim the No. 3 seed. Team USA took the No. 4 seed and Korea was eliminated.

    Mai Ginge Jensen of Denmark closed out her series with 224 to secure the gold medal in All Events with 5744 and an average of 239.33 for 24 games (combined results in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team).

    Caroline Lagrange of Canada, who narrowed the gap to Jensen to 26 pins before the last game, knocked down 193 pins to earn the silver medal with 5687 (236.96). The bronze medal went to two-time world champion (Doubles and Trios) Shannon Pluhowsky, United States, who finished third among 171 players from 33 countries with 5607 (233.63).

    2011WWCLogo.jpg The fourth Women's World Championships takes place at bowling center Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China, from Sept. 1 through 11, 2011.

    171 of the best women bowlers in the world featuring 33 countries compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Team event, All Events and Masters in the nine-day event.

    The WTBA patterns "Seoul" and "Paris" will be used in Hong Kong. The 39-feet Seoul pattern is the second-shortest of the four "medium" WTBA certified lane patterns. With a length of 47 feet, Paris is the longest of all 12 certified patterns.

    Singles was played on "Paris" and Doubles will be contested on "Seoul", while Trios and Team will feature both oil patterns (3 games on each pattern). Masters match play will be staged on dual lane condition (one lane dressed with the Seoul pattern and the other lane dressed with the Paris pattern).

    The top four players and teams after six games in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team, respectively, will advance to the semifinals. The No. 1 meet No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3. The winners will determine the World Champion, while the losers will share the bronze medal. All matches are single-game matches.

    2011WWCLiveStreaming.jpg BowlingdigitalBanner.gif Bowlingdigital will cover the 2011 Women's World Championships live from Hong Kong with stories and results after each squad and each round of the finals.

    Bowling fans around the world will be able to watch all qualifying rounds, semifinals and finals live on BOWL.com and the coverage will be available on demand as well. Pictured left are commentators Jason Overstreet (l.) and Lucas Wiseman (r.) at work.

    The live streaming coverage is a partnership between USBC, WTBA, the Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress and Bowlingdigital.com. The live streaming schedule is identical with the     tournament schedule.

     



     


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    2011 Women's World Championships - Team Results


    The top 4 advance to the finals

     


    2011 Women's World Championships - All Events (Final Standings)


    The top 16 advance to the Masters finals. The tie for 16th place was broken by the higher last game (279 to 190 in Hong's favor)

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