Jason Belmonte continues to lead in Men's World Cup with 250-plus average after three blocks
12/04/11

Jason Belmonte (pictured left) rolled one of eight 1200-plus series (a 240 average) on the third day of qualifying in the 47th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Saturday at Northcliff Bowling Center in Johannesburg, South Africa and continued to lead the 81-player men's division with 3755 total and an average of 250.33 for 15 games.
The Aussie, who made six of eight TV shows in the PBA World Series of Bowling last month, chalked up 1220 (244 avg.), his lowest set of the tournament so far after 1278 and 1257 in the first two blocks. The 2008-2009 PBA Rookie of the Year, maintained a 54-pin lead over fellow PBA champion Tommy Jones (right), United States.

The 13-time PBA champion and PBA Player of the Year 2005-06 rolled the highest third block of 1246 (249.20) including games of 244, 231, 268, 265 and 238 to hold second place with 3701 (246.73).
Long-time Finnish national team member Kimmo Lehtonen (left) was 134 pins behind Jones in third place with 3567 after an 1172 set including a 290 game.
Mykhaylo Kalika (right), Ukraine, used a 1204 series to tie Francois Louw (1174), South Africa, for fourth place at 3544. Patrick Bohm, Sweden, leaped one spot to sixth place with 1142 and 3462 total.
Mats Maggi, Belgium, had two 278 games in his 1225 series to jump from 13th to seventh place with 3445. Steve Thornton (1188), England, was mere one pin behind in eighth place with 3444.

Lucas Legnani (left) of Argentina started his third block with a bang by rolling the third 300 game of the tournament (Belmonte and Jones had the others). Legnani added 237, 232, 256 and 190 for 1215 (243 avg.) to move from 14th to 10th place with 3433 total.
Maxim Kobelkov (right) mad the biggest move thanks to the second highest 1243 series including a 298 final game. The Russian rocketed from 57th to 28th place with 3184 total.
The top 14 players averaged over 220 for 15 games, the top 30 averaged over 210 and the top 45 averaged over 200. With the final five-game qualifying block to go on Sunday, Surasak Manuwong (below right), Thailand, holds the 24th and last place to advance with 3237 or an average of 215.80.
All 81 men will bowl another five qualifying games 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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The Aussie, who made six of eight TV shows in the PBA World Series of Bowling last month, chalked up 1220 (244 avg.), his lowest set of the tournament so far after 1278 and 1257 in the first two blocks. The 2008-2009 PBA Rookie of the Year, maintained a 54-pin lead over fellow PBA champion Tommy Jones (right), United States.


Long-time Finnish national team member Kimmo Lehtonen (left) was 134 pins behind Jones in third place with 3567 after an 1172 set including a 290 game.
Mykhaylo Kalika (right), Ukraine, used a 1204 series to tie Francois Louw (1174), South Africa, for fourth place at 3544. Patrick Bohm, Sweden, leaped one spot to sixth place with 1142 and 3462 total.
Mats Maggi, Belgium, had two 278 games in his 1225 series to jump from 13th to seventh place with 3445. Steve Thornton (1188), England, was mere one pin behind in eighth place with 3444.


Maxim Kobelkov (right) mad the biggest move thanks to the second highest 1243 series including a 298 final game. The Russian rocketed from 57th to 28th place with 3184 total.
The top 14 players averaged over 220 for 15 games, the top 30 averaged over 210 and the top 45 averaged over 200. With the final five-game qualifying block to go on Sunday, Surasak Manuwong (below right), Thailand, holds the 24th and last place to advance with 3237 or an average of 215.80.


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Photos: Beat Grauwiler.
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Men's Division - Standings after Block 3/4
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Pos | Player | Country | B/F | G11 | G12 | G13 | G14 | G15 | Block 3 | Avg. | Total | Avg. |
1. | Jason Belmonte | Australia | 2535 | 225 | 259 | 255 | 235 | 246 | 1220 | 244.00 | 3755 | 250.33 |
2. | Tommy Jones | United States | 2455 | 244 | 231 | 268 | 265 | 238 | 1246 | 249.20 | 3701 | 246.73 |
3. | Kimmo Lehtonen | Finland | 2395 | 290 | 171 | 265 | 202 | 244 | 1172 | 234.40 | 3567 | 237.80 |
4. | Mykhaylo Kalika | Ukraine | 2340 | 206 | 235 | 225 | 268 | 270 | 1204 | 240.80 | 3544 | 236.27 |
(tie) | Francois Louw | South Africa | 2370 | 280 | 211 | 288 | 202 | 193 | 1174 | 234.80 | 3544 | 236.27 |
6. | Patrick Bohm | Sweden | 2320 | 234 | 245 | 247 | 223 | 193 | 1142 | 228.40 | 3462 | 230.80 |
7. | Mats Maggi | Belgium | 2220 | 216 | 278 | 217 | 278 | 236 | 1225 | 245.00 | 3445 | 229.67 |
8. | Steve Thornton | England | 2256 | 247 | 214 | 226 | 256 | 245 | 1188 | 237.60 | 3444 | 229.60 |
9. | Wu Siu Hong | Hong Kong | 2306 | 238 | 226 | 201 | 269 | 200 | 1134 | 226.80 | 3440 | 229.33 |
10. | Lucas Legnani | Argentina | 2218 | 300 | 237 | 232 | 256 | 190 | 1215 | 243.00 | 3433 | 228.87 |
11. | Francisco Rodriguez | Spain | 2202 | 230 | 244 | 205 | 279 | 253 | 1211 | 242.20 | 3413 | 227.53 |
12. | Eddy Fuentes | Venezuela | 2242 | 185 | 278 | 280 | 224 | 201 | 1168 | 233.60 | 3410 | 227.33 |
13. | Biboy Rivera | Philippines | 2359 | 204 | 193 | 197 | 192 | 230 | 1016 | 203.20 | 3375 | 225.00 |
14. | Shaker Ali Hassan | UAE | 2251 | 191 | 203 | 202 | 243 | 213 | 1052 | 210.40 | 3303 | 220.20 |
15. | Timo Schröder | Germany | 2239 | 248 | 183 | 169 | 243 | 211 | 1054 | 210.80 | 3293 | 219.53 |
16. | Mansour Al-Awamy | Qatar | 2145 | 223 | 256 | 234 | 212 | 205 | 1130 | 226.00 | 3275 | 218.33 |
(tie) | Manuel Fernandez | Dominican Republic | 2179 | 231 | 221 | 215 | 238 | 191 | 1096 | 219.20 | 3275 | 218.33 |
18. | Michael Schmidt | Canada | 2118 | 247 | 224 | 226 | 235 | 224 | 1156 | 231.20 | 3274 | 218.27 |
19. | Ben Fishler | Israel | 2192 | 258 | 210 | 213 | 181 | 216 | 1078 | 215.60 | 3270 | 218.00 |
20. | Mads Sandbækken | Norway | 2206 | 200 | 205 | 184 | 258 | 210 | 1057 | 211.40 | 3263 | 217.53 |
21. | Maurizio Celli | Italy | 2211 | 190 | 226 | 225 | 216 | 182 | 1039 | 207.80 | 3250 | 216.67 |
22. | Miroslav Cifra | Czech Republic | 2110 | 247 | 232 | 198 | 224 | 234 | 1135 | 227.00 | 3245 | 216.33 |
23. | Daichi Teshima | Japan | 2097 | 243 | 237 | 224 | 185 | 253 | 1142 | 228.40 | 3239 | 215.93 |
24. | Surasak Manuwong | Thailand | 2117 | 213 | 279 | 247 | 189 | 192 | 1120 | 224.00 | 3237 | 215.80 |
25. | Arni Geir Omarsson | Iceland | 2166 | 243 | 187 | 223 | 191 | 217 | 1061 | 212.20 | 3227 | 215.13 |
26. | Adrian Ang | Malaysia | 2188 | 233 | 208 | 227 | 168 | 199 | 1035 | 207.00 | 3223 | 214.87 |
27. | Andreas Christoforou | Cyprus | 2173 | 227 | 208 | 190 | 199 | 206 | 1030 | 206.00 | 3203 | 213.53 |
28. | Maxim Kobelkov | Russia | 1941 | 246 | 265 | 193 | 241 | 298 | 1243 | 248.60 | 3184 | 212.27 |
29. | Moises Perez | Catalonia | 2059 | 221 | 254 | 257 | 202 | 190 | 1124 | 224.80 | 3183 | 212.20 |
30. | Thomas Gross | Austria | 2094 | 216 | 227 | 237 | 234 | 168 | 1082 | 216.40 | 3176 | 211.73 |
31. | Arturs Levikins | Latvia | 2047 | 211 | 247 | 202 | 224 | 212 | 1096 | 219.20 | 3143 | 209.53 |
32. | Gerardo Heshiki | Peru | 2042 | 179 | 279 | 225 | 236 | 169 | 1088 | 217.60 | 3130 | 208.67 |
33. | Kert Truus | Estonia | 2049 | 199 | 227 | 232 | 177 | 236 | 1071 | 214.20 | 3120 | 208.00 |
34. | Craig Nevatt | New Zealand | 2161 | 181 | 180 | 204 | 209 | 178 | 952 | 190.40 | 3113 | 207.53 |
35. | Alexander Tan | Singapore | 2012 | 262 | 235 | 186 | 201 | 215 | 1099 | 219.80 | 3111 | 207.40 |
36. | Ayad Al-Amiri | Kuwait | 2118 | 210 | 169 | 184 | 182 | 246 | 991 | 198.20 | 3109 | 207.27 |
(tie) | Tomas Cibinskas | Lithuania | 2033 | 199 | 216 | 214 | 213 | 234 | 1076 | 215.20 | 3109 | 207.27 |
38. | Alan Bride | Ireland | 2109 | 198 | 165 | 204 | 214 | 218 | 999 | 199.80 | 3108 | 207.20 |
39. | Mathieu Bergès | Switzerland | 1979 | 236 | 192 | 266 | 234 | 195 | 1123 | 224.60 | 3102 | 206.80 |
40. | Paulo Lopes | Portugal | 2092 | 237 | 233 | 180 | 179 | 179 | 1008 | 201.60 | 3100 | 206.67 |
41. | Seyed Hamidreza | Iran | 2027 | 211 | 213 | 190 | 211 | 212 | 1037 | 207.40 | 3064 | 204.27 |
42. | Alexandr Panchenko | Kazakhstan | 2010 | 216 | 227 | 204 | 193 | 205 | 1045 | 209.00 | 3055 | 203.67 |
43. | Paul Traynor | Scotland | 2035 | 211 | 197 | 231 | 137 | 216 | 992 | 198.40 | 3027 | 201.80 |
44. | Nikolay Babyuk | Moldova | 2036 | 164 | 203 | 211 | 178 | 224 | 980 | 196.00 | 3016 | 201.07 |
45. | Omar Torres | Mexico | 2013 | 182 | 203 | 255 | 157 | 203 | 1000 | 200.00 | 3013 | 200.87 |
46. | Phil Hulst | Netherlands | 1954 | 232 | 212 | 205 | 200 | 188 | 1037 | 207.40 | 2991 | 199.40 |
47. | Justin Caruana Scicluna | Malta | 1986 | 166 | 233 | 237 | 163 | 191 | 990 | 198.00 | 2976 | 198.40 |
48. | Shabbir Dhankot | India | 1959 | 203 | 244 | 149 | 189 | 222 | 1007 | 201.40 | 2966 | 197.73 |
49. | Boyan Donov | Bulgaria | 2040 | 205 | 227 | 137 | 194 | 158 | 921 | 184.20 | 2961 | 197.40 |
50. | Gediz Ege | Turkey | 1979 | 159 | 202 | 243 | 227 | 140 | 971 | 194.20 | 2950 | 196.67 |
51. | Joseph Allalouf | Greece | 1961 | 235 | 204 | 214 | 202 | 124 | 979 | 195.80 | 2940 | 196.00 |
52. | Maher Aneed | Iraq | 1992 | 216 | 186 | 190 | 175 | 174 | 941 | 188.20 | 2933 | 195.53 |
53. | Marius Piticariu | Romania | 1992 | 199 | 198 | 202 | 114 | 216 | 929 | 185.80 | 2921 | 194.73 |
(tie) | Pavel Sobolev | Belarus | 1870 | 223 | 217 | 201 | 223 | 187 | 1051 | 210.20 | 2921 | 194.73 |
55. | Emil Polanisz | Poland | 1994 | 148 | 191 | 191 | 178 | 218 | 926 | 185.20 | 2920 | 194.67 |
56. | Tamas Szabo | Hungary | 1962 | 172 | 186 | 180 | 217 | 201 | 956 | 191.20 | 2918 | 194.53 |
57. | Paul Green | Wales | 1863 | 169 | 256 | 242 | 186 | 185 | 1038 | 207.60 | 2901 | 193.40 |
58. | Bekzod Tukhtaniyazov | Uzbekistan | 1955 | 180 | 167 | 139 | 199 | 226 | 911 | 182.20 | 2866 | 191.07 |
59. | Caio Pizzoli | Brazil | 1839 | 179 | 211 | 193 | 208 | 212 | 1003 | 200.60 | 2842 | 189.47 |
60. | Marin Tranier | New Caledonia | 1832 | 219 | 198 | 199 | 189 | 186 | 991 | 198.20 | 2823 | 188.20 |
61. | Miyesenge Tuvshinsanaa | Mongolia | 1785 | 233 | 221 | 167 | 164 | 244 | 1029 | 205.80 | 2814 | 187.60 |
62. | Derek Tomlin | Guernsey | 1885 | 202 | 170 | 191 | 177 | 180 | 920 | 184.00 | 2805 | 187.00 |
63. | Steeve Thia | Mauritius | 1860 | 180 | 222 | 192 | 179 | 170 | 943 | 188.60 | 2803 | 186.87 |
64. | Vinicio Rivas | Costa Rica | 1959 | 200 | 147 | 157 | 181 | 157 | 842 | 168.40 | 2801 | 186.73 |
65. | Dušan Lajovic | Slovenia | 1846 | 195 | 155 | 189 | 190 | 216 | 945 | 189.00 | 2791 | 186.07 |
(tie) | Yasser Elsherbeny | Egypt | 1815 | 204 | 163 | 246 | 180 | 183 | 976 | 195.20 | 2791 | 186.07 |
67. | Yvan Dubois | France | 1826 | 202 | 176 | 154 | 205 | 224 | 961 | 192.20 | 2787 | 185.80 |
68. | Paul Wright | Jersey | 1838 | 162 | 191 | 212 | 181 | 199 | 945 | 189.00 | 2783 | 185.53 |
69. | Jan Petras | Slovakia | 1847 | 167 | 149 | 267 | 158 | 161 | 902 | 180.40 | 2749 | 183.27 |
70. | Maurice Talane | French Guiana | 1842 | 171 | 165 | 167 | 213 | 180 | 896 | 179.20 | 2738 | 182.53 |
71. | Michael Wood | Gibraltar | 1775 | 186 | 171 | 210 | 180 | 205 | 952 | 190.40 | 2727 | 181.80 |
72. | Charles Richards | Virgin Islands | 1806 | 187 | 243 | 136 | 190 | 160 | 916 | 183.20 | 2722 | 181.47 |
73. | Sameer Qadies | Jordan | 1746 | 201 | 183 | 151 | 182 | 245 | 962 | 192.40 | 2708 | 180.53 |
74. | Tony O'Hare | Northern Ireland | 1823 | 174 | 148 | 233 | 137 | 181 | 873 | 174.60 | 2696 | 179.73 |
75. | Marcio Jesus | Azores | 1820 | 152 | 172 | 167 | 165 | 174 | 830 | 166.00 | 2650 | 176.67 |
76. | Sasa Petkovic | Croatia | 1712 | 162 | 155 | 186 | 224 | 203 | 930 | 186.00 | 2642 | 176.13 |
77. | AurelienTrombini | Reunion | 1820 | 155 | 121 | 168 | 190 | 157 | 791 | 158.20 | 2611 | 174.07 |
78. | Guy Baria | Monaco | 1732 | 148 | 155 | 190 | 171 | 122 | 786 | 157.20 | 2518 | 167.87 |
79. | TewodrosDaniel | Ethiopia | 1649 | 179 | 153 | 137 | 149 | 198 | 816 | 163.20 | 2465 | 164.33 |
80. | Khaled Meziou | Tunisia | 1457 | 168 | 152 | 169 | 168 | 169 | 826 | 165.20 | 2283 | 152.20 |
81. | Jean Edouard Nelson | Haiti | 956 | 64 | 108 | 76 | 112 | 102 | 462 | 92.40 | 1418 | 94.53 |
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