Purdue, Putney lead Final Round Two at AMF Australian Masters

    10/22/11

    Australia

    Top 12 men and women meet top four qualifiers in Final Round Three

    2009BWCAnnMareePutney2.jpg2011AUSMMikaKoivuniemi.jpgChristian Purdue and Ann Maree Putney (pictured left), News South Wales, led Final Round Two of the AMF Australian Masters Friday at AMF Bowling Rooty Hill RSL in Sydney, NSW, Australia.

    Purdue knocked down 1368 pins, an average of 228 for six games and Putney had 1333 (222.17) to lead the top 12 men and the top 12 women into Final Round Three where they will join the top four qualifiers.

    Six Australian men and six internationals survived the third cut. Finns Osku Palermaa and Mika Koivuniemi (right), the reigning PBA Player of the Year and World Bowling Tour point leader, were in second and this place with 1354 and 1352.

    Defending champion Sam Cooley, NSW, was fourth with 1340. Also advancing from the international field were Michael Tsang, Hong Kong (5th; 1315), Robert Smith , United State (7th; 1292), Dan MacLelland, Canada (8th; 1260) and Sean Rash, United States (9th; 1256).

    2011AUSMGeorgeFrilingos.jpg2011AUSMCarolGianotti.jpgAustralian national team members George Frilingos (left), QLD, and Jason Walsh hit the cutoff number with 1239, an average of 206.50. The top 12 men meet qualifying leaders Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong; Mike Fagan, United States; Jason Belmonte, NSW and Tommy Jones, United States in the next round.

    On the women's side, two-time world champion Putney led Lexi Nicoll (13329, NSW, by just one pin after closing out her set with 236, 276 and 235. Sandra Andersson, Sweden, was third with 1264 with Michaela Oehler, Singapore in fourth place at 1262.

    Jacinta Gilliland took the 12th and last place to advance with 1155 or an average of 192.50.

    The top 12 women will join qualifying leaders Carol Gianotti (right), WA; Shannon Pluhowsky, United States; Rebecca Whiting, VIC; and Megan Kelly, United States in the third round of the finals.

    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 was 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 advanced to the finals. The defending champion and the State representatives could not be eliminated from qualifying.

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

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

    These 16 bowlers will 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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    Men's Division - Final Round Two


    The top 12 advance to the next round. Bowlers ranked 13th to 24th finish 17th to 28th, earn $300.

     


    Wen's Division - Final Round Two


    The top 12 advance to the next round. Bowlers ranked 13th to 24th finish 17th to 28th, earn $300.

     


    Men's Division - Final Round One


    The top 12 advance to the next round. Bowlers ranked 13th to 24th finish 29th to 40th, earn $200.

     


    Women's Division - Final Round One


    The top 12 advance to the next round. Bowlers ranked 13th to 24th finish 29th to 40th, earn $200.

     


    Men's Division - Standings after Qualifying


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

     


    Women's Division - Standings after Qualifying


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

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