Belmonte, Mottlee overtake qualifying lead in AMF Australian Masters

    10/18/11

    Australia

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

    201011PBA12JasonBelmonte.jpgJason Belmonte (pictured left) of New South Wales and Queenslander Rochelle Mottlee overtook the lead in the men's and women's qualifying of the AMF Australian Masters at the end of Monday, Oct. 17 at AMF Bowling Rooty Hill RSL in Sydney, NSW, Australia.

    The 28-year-old two-hander, who was the 2008-2009 PBA Rookie of the Year after winning his first PBA title in that season, added his two highest three-game series of 766 and 765 to lead the 119-player men's division with 1531 six-game total and an average of 255.17.

    Chris Castle, VIC, leaped one spot into second place with 1489 after improving his second-best set from 681 to 715. Sunday's leader and defending champion Sam Cooley, NSW, slipped to third place with 1488.

    Craig Rem, NSW, who rolled the tournament's first 300 game on Sunday, was further three pins behind in fourth place with 1485 including an 803 series, Christian Purdue, NSW, bowled the second 300 on Monday to jump into fifth place with 1466 (748, 718).

    201011PBA06SeanRash.jpg2011ABFT05MichaelMak.jpgWith about half of the internationals having arrived in Sydney now with the remainder arriving on Tuesday, four-time PBA champion Sean Rash (left) was the best foreigner in the men's division in ninth place. The 19-year-old Alaskan, who lives in Montgomery, Ill., combined high blocks of 715 and 680 for 1395 total.

    Jason Waters, New Zealand, was 13th with 1378 and was followed by Michael Mak (right), Hong Kong and Philippine legend Paeng Nepomuceno in 18th and 19th place with 1351 and 1350, respectively.

    Another Hong Kong national team member, Eric Tseng, was 25th with 1324. Shaun Cummings, NSW, currently holds the 34th and last place to qualify for the finals with 1299 or an average of 216.50. Rounding out the top 40, who will advance to finals, are six State representatives who cannot be eliminated from qualifying.

    2010MWCPaulTrotter.jpgJust outside box looking in was 2009 AMF Masters champion and last year'>s runner-up Paul Trotter (left), VIC, in 41st place with 1298.

    Rochelle Mottlee added a 644 set on Monday to her high set of 667 to move to the top of the 51-player leader board in the women's division with 1311 six-game total and an average of 218.50.

    2011WWCAnnMareePutneyCarolGianotti.jpgPrevious leader Bec Voukolos, NT, slipped to second place with 1304. Emma Walsh, NSW, leaped two places to third with 1291, while Nat Shelley, NT, fell from second to fourth place with 1273.

    Michaela Oehler, Singapore, was the top international player in seventh place with 1237. Two-time Australian Masters winner Ann Maree Putney (pictured right with Carol Gianotti, right), NSW (1994/2008), was tied for eighth place with 1213.

    Julieanne Mollett and Sarah Young of New Zealand were 17th and 21st with 1161 and 1134, respectively. Sean Rash's wife Sara Rash was 27th with 1109.

    Samantha Edwards, NSW, currently holds the 34th and last place to advance (places 35 to 40 are reserved for State reps) with 1076 or an average of 179.33.

    Qualifying continues until Friday, Oct. 21st, with the last qualifying squad starting at 11.30 a.m. local time (CET -9; EST -15).

    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 Qualifying 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.

     


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