Jason Belmonte continues to lead men's division at 47th Bowling World Cup
2011 BWC
Tommy Jones rolls second perfect in Block 2; cut for 24th place is 2145 (214.5 average)


The 2008-2009 PBA Rookie of the Year, who led the field of 81 players from 81 countries and regions with 1278 (255.60 average), toppled 1257 in the second block (251.40) for 2535 ten-game total. Belmonte has an 80-pin cushion over fellow PBA champion Tommy Jones (right), United States.
The 13-time PBA champion and PBA Player of the Year 2005-06 rolled the field-best 1273 series to leap two spots into second place with 2455. Jones had game of 209, 279 and 238 before he fired the second 300 game of the tournament (Belmonte had the first in block 1) and finished with 247, an average of 254 for the day.


Past world champion Biboy Rivera, Philippines, maintained fifth place with 1179 and 2359 overall. Swede Patrick Bohm (right), who replaced Tomas Leanderssonon the roster was the fourth player, who cracked the 1200-bar. Bohm totaled 1202 pins including five games between 217 and 256 to move from 13rg to seventh place with 2320.


Defending champion, two-time World Cup winner Michael Schmidt, Canada, fell out of the top 24 and is tied with Ayad Al-Amiri (right), Kuwait, for 25th place with 2118, just 27 pins off the pace for the next round.
All 81 men will bowl another 10 qualifying games, block 3 on Saturday and block 4 on Sunday. The field will then be cut to the top 24 for eight additional games on Monday, Dec. 5.
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The top eight after 28 games advance to the Round of 8 on Tuesday, Dec. 6, where the field will be paired down to the top three for the stepladder finals on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Photos: Beat Grauwiler.
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Men's Division - Standings after Block 2/4
The top 24 after 20 qualifying games will advance to the next round
Pos | Player | Country | Block 1 | G6 | G7 | G8 | G9 | G10 | Block 2 | Avg. | Total |
1. | Jason Belmonte | Australia | 1278 | 267 | 278 | 269 | 213 | 230 | 1257 | 251.40 | 2535 |
2. | Tommy Jones | United States | 1182 | 209 | 279 | 238 | 300 | 247 | 1273 | 254.60 | 2455 |
3. | Kimmo Lehtonen | Finland | 1209 | 259 | 236 | 189 | 258 | 244 | 1186 | 237.20 | 2395 |
4. | Francois Louw | South Africa | 1162 | 210 | 259 | 278 | 277 | 184 | 1208 | 241.60 | 2370 |
5. | Biboy Rivera | Philippines | 1180 | 227 | 196 | 232 | 267 | 257 | 1179 | 235.80 | 2359 |
6. | Mykhaylo Kalika | Ukraine | 1155 | 224 | 270 | 219 | 239 | 233 | 1185 | 237.00 | 2340 |
7. | Patrick Bohm | Sweden | 1118 | 255 | 217 | 256 | 227 | 247 | 1202 | 240.40 | 2320 |
8. | Wu Siu Hong | Hong Kong | 1118 | 258 | 238 | 156 | 259 | 277 | 1188 | 237.60 | 2306 |
9. | Steve Thornton | England | 1079 | 228 | 214 | 237 | 232 | 266 | 1177 | 235.40 | 2256 |
10. | Shaker Al-Hassan | UAE | 1098 | 225 | 246 | 248 | 235 | 199 | 1153 | 230.60 | 2251 |
11. | Eddy Fuentes | Venezuela | 1088 | 197 | 247 | 253 | 233 | 224 | 1154 | 230.80 | 2242 |
12. | Timo Schröder | Germany | 1165 | 234 | 193 | 194 | 243 | 210 | 1074 | 214.80 | 2239 |
13. | Mats Maggi | Belgium | 1102 | 221 | 211 | 247 | 193 | 246 | 1118 | 223.60 | 2220 |
14. | Lucas Legnani | Argentina | 1058 | 269 | 242 | 211 | 206 | 232 | 1160 | 232.00 | 2218 |
15. | Maurizio Celli | Italy | 1122 | 258 | 240 | 203 | 196 | 192 | 1089 | 217.80 | 2211 |
16. | Mads Sandbækken | Norway | 1090 | 209 | 254 | 246 | 216 | 191 | 1116 | 223.20 | 2206 |
17. | Francisco Rodriguez | Spain | 1177 | 157 | 215 | 253 | 169 | 231 | 1025 | 205.00 | 2202 |
18. | Ben Fishler | Israel | 1184 | 202 | 202 | 211 | 203 | 190 | 1008 | 201.60 | 2192 |
19. | Adrian Ang | Malaysia | 1074 | 269 | 200 | 225 | 188 | 232 | 1114 | 222.80 | 2188 |
20. | Manuel Fernandez | Dominican Republic | 1109 | 225 | 244 | 203 | 186 | 212 | 1070 | 214.00 | 2179 |
21. | Andreas Christoforou | Cyprus | 1120 | 186 | 202 | 253 | 190 | 222 | 1053 | 210.60 | 2173 |
22. | Arni Geir Omarsson | Iceland | 1096 | 202 | 235 | 218 | 201 | 214 | 1070 | 214.00 | 2166 |
23. | Craig Nevatt | New Zealand | 1069 | 193 | 226 | 216 | 250 | 207 | 1092 | 218.40 | 2161 |
24. | Mansour Al-Awamy | Qatar | 1155 | 215 | 190 | 177 | 234 | 174 | 990 | 198.00 | 2145 |
25. | Ayad Al-Amiri | Kuwait | 1039 | 210 | 247 | 219 | 200 | 203 | 1079 | 215.80 | 2118 |
(tie) | Michael Schmidt | Canada | 1097 | 200 | 193 | 269 | 206 | 153 | 1021 | 204.20 | 2118 |
27. | Surasak Manuwong | Thailand | 1082 | 179 | 230 | 223 | 180 | 223 | 1035 | 207.00 | 2117 |
28. | Miroslav Cifra | Czech Republic | 1051 | 211 | 217 | 194 | 195 | 242 | 1059 | 211.80 | 2110 |
29. | Alan Bride | Ireland | 1029 | 256 | 206 | 200 | 184 | 234 | 1080 | 216.00 | 2109 |
30. | Daichi Teshima | Japan | 1066 | 224 | 232 | 226 | 171 | 178 | 1031 | 206.20 | 2097 |
31. | Thomas Gross | Austria | 1036 | 228 | 201 | 214 | 243 | 172 | 1058 | 211.60 | 2094 |
32. | Paulo Lopes | Portugal | 1003 | 224 | 201 | 211 | 208 | 245 | 1089 | 217.80 | 2092 |
33. | Moises Perez | Catalonia | 1040 | 225 | 180 | 202 | 234 | 178 | 1019 | 203.80 | 2059 |
34. | Kert Truus | Estonia | 997 | 197 | 199 | 222 | 186 | 248 | 1052 | 210.40 | 2049 |
35. | Arturs Levikins | Latvia | 1062 | 233 | 191 | 182 | 196 | 183 | 985 | 197.00 | 2047 |
36. | Gerardo Heshiki | Peru | 1104 | 215 | 160 | 200 | 193 | 170 | 938 | 187.60 | 2042 |
37. | Boyan Donov | Bulgaria | 994 | 196 | 245 | 193 | 235 | 177 | 1046 | 209.20 | 2040 |
38. | Nikolay Babyuk | Moldova | 1024 | 216 | 224 | 187 | 182 | 203 | 1012 | 202.40 | 2036 |
39. | Paul Traynor | Scotland | 1001 | 222 | 188 | 182 | 217 | 225 | 1034 | 206.80 | 2035 |
40. | Tomas Cibinskas | Lithuania | 1009 | 217 | 214 | 253 | 131 | 209 | 1024 | 204.80 | 2033 |
41. | Seyed Hamidreza | Iran | 1055 | 174 | 182 | 213 | 171 | 232 | 972 | 194.40 | 2027 |
42. | Omar Torres | Mexico | 1004 | 208 | 236 | 220 | 167 | 178 | 1009 | 201.80 | 2013 |
43. | Alexander Tan | Singapore | 1018 | 203 | 194 | 166 | 226 | 205 | 994 | 198.80 | 2012 |
44. | Alexandr Panchenko | Kazakhstan | 1083 | 198 | 169 | 167 | 220 | 173 | 927 | 185.40 | 2010 |
45. | Emil Polanisz | Poland | 957 | 174 | 224 | 215 | 199 | 225 | 1037 | 207.40 | 1994 |
46. | Marius Piticariu | Romania | 1097 | 166 | 171 | 218 | 191 | 149 | 895 | 179.00 | 1992 |
(tie) | Maher Aneed | Iraq | 1017 | 196 | 208 | 176 | 184 | 211 | 975 | 195.00 | 1992 |
48. | Justin Caruana Scicluna | Malta | 992 | 225 | 202 | 214 | 176 | 177 | 994 | 198.80 | 1986 |
49. | Gediz Ege | Turkey | 1008 | 199 | 198 | 224 | 163 | 187 | 971 | 194.20 | 1979 |
(tie) | Mathieu Bergès | Switzerland | 988 | 175 | 202 | 224 | 200 | 190 | 991 | 198.20 | 1979 |
51. | Tamas Szabo | Hungary | 945 | 181 | 201 | 189 | 232 | 214 | 1017 | 203.40 | 1962 |
52. | Joseph Allalouf | Greece | 1006 | 221 | 226 | 182 | 171 | 155 | 955 | 191.00 | 1961 |
53. | Shabbir Dhankot | India | 882 | 211 | 202 | 215 | 202 | 247 | 1077 | 215.40 | 1959 |
(tie) | Vinicio Rivas | Costa Rica | 953 | 241 | 171 | 201 | 216 | 177 | 1006 | 201.20 | 1959 |
55. | Bekzod Tukhtaniyazov | Uzbekistan | 997 | 196 | 201 | 202 | 179 | 180 | 958 | 191.60 | 1955 |
56. | Phil Hulst | Netherlands | 1049 | 173 | 132 | 244 | 162 | 194 | 905 | 181.00 | 1954 |
57. | Maxim Kobelkov | Russia | 905 | 171 | 204 | 196 | 243 | 222 | 1036 | 207.20 | 1941 |
58. | Derek Tomlin | Guernsey | 912 | 169 | 187 | 169 | 199 | 249 | 973 | 194.60 | 1885 |
59. | Pavel Sobolev | Belarus | 901 | 169 | 193 | 165 | 224 | 218 | 969 | 193.80 | 1870 |
60. | Paul Green | Wales | 949 | 169 | 221 | 192 | 136 | 196 | 914 | 182.80 | 1863 |
61. | Steeve Thia | Mauritius | 898 | 211 | 202 | 204 | 171 | 174 | 962 | 192.40 | 1860 |
62. | Jan Petras | Slovakia | 960 | 172 | 204 | 141 | 181 | 189 | 887 | 177.40 | 1847 |
63. | Dušan Lajovic | Slovenia | 919 | 223 | 171 | 221 | 177 | 135 | 927 | 185.40 | 1846 |
64. | Maurice Talane | French Guiana | 897 | 223 | 162 | 203 | 180 | 177 | 945 | 189.00 | 1842 |
65. | Caio Pizzoli | Brazil | 885 | 192 | 228 | 194 | 182 | 158 | 954 | 190.80 | 1839 |
66. | Paul Wright | Jersey | 894 | 156 | 230 | 187 | 213 | 158 | 944 | 188.80 | 1838 |
67. | Marin Tranier | New Caledonia | 942 | 151 | 196 | 222 | 177 | 144 | 890 | 178.00 | 1832 |
68. | Yvan Dubois | France | 958 | 172 | 187 | 175 | 173 | 161 | 868 | 173.60 | 1826 |
69. | Tony O'Hare | Northern Ireland | 902 | 194 | 234 | 181 | 133 | 179 | 921 | 184.20 | 1823 |
70. | AurelienTrombini | Reunion | 968 | 166 | 187 | 175 | 170 | 154 | 852 | 170.40 | 1820 |
(tie) | Marcio Jesus | Azores | 928 | 162 | 180 | 217 | 150 | 183 | 892 | 178.40 | 1820 |
72. | Yasser Elsherbeny | Egypt | 921 | 159 | 167 | 191 | 205 | 172 | 894 | 178.80 | 1815 |
73. | Charles Richards | Virgin Islands | 916 | 198 | 181 | 160 | 186 | 165 | 890 | 178.00 | 1806 |
74. | Miyesenge Tuvshinsanaa | Mongolia | 891 | 178 | 159 | 185 | 219 | 153 | 894 | 178.80 | 1785 |
75. | Michael Wood | Gibraltar | 922 | 181 | 168 | 179 | 180 | 145 | 853 | 170.60 | 1775 |
76. | Sameer Qadies | Jordan | 904 | 150 | 190 | 165 | 171 | 166 | 842 | 168.40 | 1746 |
77. | Guy Baria | Monaco | 898 | 182 | 168 | 167 | 162 | 155 | 834 | 166.80 | 1732 |
78. | Sasa Petkovic | Croatia | 841 | 199 | 190 | 161 | 134 | 187 | 871 | 174.20 | 1712 |
79. | TewodrosDaniel | Ethiopia | 812 | 170 | 150 | 182 | 167 | 168 | 837 | 167.40 | 1649 |
80. | Khaled Meziou | Tunisia | 758 | 114 | 145 | 140 | 157 | 143 | 699 | 139.80 | 1457 |
81. | Jean Edouard Nelson | Haiti | 422 | 98 | 111 | 96 | 105 | 124 | 534 | 106.80 | 956 |
300 Games (2) - Jason Belmonte, Tommy Jones.
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