Defending champion Cooley sets the pace in AMF Australian Masters

    10/17/11

    Australia

    AMF Bowling Rooty Hill RSL in Sydney, NSW, Australia (Oct. 10-22, 2011)

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    201011PBA12JasonBelmonte2.jpgSam Cooley (pictured left) of New South Wales and Bec Voukolos, Northern Territory, set the pace in the men's and women's division of the AMF Australian Masters currently underway at AMF Bowling Rooty Hill RSL in Sydney, NSW, Australia.

    Cooley's two highest three-game series of 746 and 742 propelled the defending men's champion into the qualifying lead with 1488 total and an average of 248. Craig Rem, NSW, was mere three pins behind in second place with 1485.

    Chris Castle, VIC, was third with 1455 and was followed by Australian two-hander, PBA champion Jason Belmonte (right), NSW, who had 1410.

    The top 4 men and the top 4 women at the end of the qualifying will receive two byes for the finals.

    2010BevidaStormPaengNepomuceno.jpg2011KSAOSeanRash.jpgPaeng Nepomuceno (left), Philippines, was the leading foreign bowler in ninth place with 1350 with four-time PBA champion Sean Rash (right), United States, in 24th place with 1268.

    In the women's division, Voukolos was the sole player thus far who surpassed the 1300 mark with 1304, a 217.33 average, including high series of 662 and 642. Nat Shelley, NT, was second with 1273 with Rochelle Mottlee, QLD, and Jessica Ryan, NSW, in third and fourth place with 1260 and 1245, respectively.

    Michaela Oehler, Singapore, was the best foreign woman in 14th place with 1140.

    2011AUSMastersLogo3.jpg The AMF Australian Masters is the 8th and last stop of the 2011 World Bowling Tour. The tournament will be held from Monday Oct. 10 through Saturday Oct. 22, 2011 at AMF Bowling Rooty Hill RSL in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

    The tournament offers total prize fund of 112,400 Australian Dollar or approx. USD116,000 with $25,000 and $15,000 going to the men's and women's champion, respectively. Applicable taxes will be withheld from prize-funds paid to non-resident entrants.

    2010AUSMastersJordanRodgersAMFLyndaBarnes.jpg2010AUSMastersJordanRodgersAMFSamCooley.jpg In the 2010 AMF Australian Masters, Lynda Barnes, United States and Sam Cooley, New South Wales, claimed the women's and men's title.

    Barnes (pictured left) defeated compatriot and fellow Team USA member, Wendy Macpherson, in the women's title match in best-of-five format, three-games-to-one to win the $15,000 women's top prize.

    On the men's side, top seeded Sam Cooley (pictured right) topped defending champion Paul Trotter in an all-Australian affair in the deciding fifth game, 237-234, to win the title and the $25,000 men's top prize.

    WBTLogo.jpg The 2011 World Bowling Tour consists of 8 tour stops in seven countries - Finland, France, Kuwait, Korea, Thailand, Australia and United States (2). The top 50 men and the top 50 women in each event earn ranking points (from 50 points for the winner to 1 point for 50th place).

    Those points will be tabulated throughout the season to determine the top three men and top three women who will be invited to compete in the World Bowling Tour Finals presented by the Professional Bowlers Association.

    The WBT Finals are scheduled to take place at the PBA's World Series of Bowling in November and will feature a total prize fund of $40,000. The event will be aired nationally in the United States.

    The top three men and top three women will bowl a stepladder finals format in their respective divisions. The prize money for each division is the same, with the winner taking $10,000, second place earning $6,000 and third place winning $4,000.

    2011AUSMastersLogo_small.jpg 2011AUSMAMFRootyHill.jpgQualifying of the 2011 AMF Australian Masters will be over six games, using the two highest three-game series in singles or doubles attempts bowled during the 2011 Adult National Championships until completion of the 12.00pm squad on Friday 21st October.

    A total of 40 men and 40 women will advance to the finals. The defending champion and the State representatives cannot be eliminated from qualifying.

    The top 4 in each division will receive two byes to Round 3 while bowlers seeded positions 5 through 16 will receive one bye to Round 2. Bowlers filling qualifying positions 17 through 40 will compete in Round 1. No pinfall will carry over in any of the final rounds.

    In the event of a tie for fourth, 16th or 40th qualifying positions, a single game will be played to break the tie. Any subsequent tie will require a 10th frame playoff until the tie is broken.

    Bowlers seeded 17th to 40th will bowl 6 games scratch to cut to the top 12 bowlers who will join bowlers seeded positions 5 through 16 in Round 2. These 24 bowlers will then play 6 games scratch. The top 12 bowlers on total pinfall meet the top 4 qualifiers in Round 3.

    These 16 bowlers will then play 6 games scratch. The top 8 bowlers on total pinfall will determine the champion in single-elimination best-of-three games match play. The field will be cut to four and then two players who will bowl for the titles and the $25,000 and $15,000 top prizes, respectively. The winners will also get free entry into the 2012 event.

     

     

     

    Men's Division - Qualifying Standings as of Saturday, Oct. 16


    The top 40 will advance to the finals. The defending champion (DC) and the State representatives cannot be eliminated from qualifying.

     

     

    Women's Division - Qualifying Standings as of Saturday, Oct. 16


    The top 40 will advance to the finals. The defending champion (DC) and the State representatives cannot be eliminated from qualifying.

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