Tommy Jones wins men's qualifying at 47th Bowling World Cup in South Africa
12/05/11

Tommy Jones (pictured left), United States, averaged 240.4 on the fourth and last day of qualifying in the 47th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup en route to lead the top qualifiers into the Round of 24 Monday at Northcliff Bowling Center in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The 13-time PBA champion and PBA Player of the Year 2005-06 used a 1202 five-game series to overtake the lead with 4903 total or an average of 245.15 for 20 games. Previous leader Jason Belmonte (right), Australia, slipped to second place with 4832 behind a 1077 set on Sunday. Mykhaylo Kalika, Ukraine, had a 1210 set to leap one spot to third place with 4754.

Argentinean Lucas Legnani, who joins Jones and Belmonte in the 300-club in Johannesburg, had games of 227, 235, 274, 259 and 289 for the field-best 1284 series, an average of 256.80, to move from 18th to fourth place with 4717.
Mats Maggi (left), Belgium, leaped two places to fifth with 4653 thanks to a 1208 set. Last year's runner-up, Biboy Rivera (right), Philippines, used a 1238 set to jump from 13th to sixth place with 4613.
Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, who was in the top three for the past three days, fell to seventh place with 4607 behind a 1040 set. Rounding out the top 8 was South African representative, Francois Louw, who slipped four spots due to a 1045 series and 4589 overall (229.45 average).
Past European champion Thomas Gross (right), Austria, took the 24th and last place to advance with 4272 and an average of 213.60.
13 of the 24 countries represented in the Round of 24 are members of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation (ETBF), seven are members of the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) and four belong to the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON).
All 81 men bowled 20 qualifying games, four blocks of five games on four days, before the field was cut to the top 24 who will bowl 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 top 24 advance to the next round
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Leads top 24 qualifiers into next round; cut for 24th place is 4272 (213.60 average)


The 13-time PBA champion and PBA Player of the Year 2005-06 used a 1202 five-game series to overtake the lead with 4903 total or an average of 245.15 for 20 games. Previous leader Jason Belmonte (right), Australia, slipped to second place with 4832 behind a 1077 set on Sunday. Mykhaylo Kalika, Ukraine, had a 1210 set to leap one spot to third place with 4754.


Mats Maggi (left), Belgium, leaped two places to fifth with 4653 thanks to a 1208 set. Last year's runner-up, Biboy Rivera (right), Philippines, used a 1238 set to jump from 13th to sixth place with 4613.
Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, who was in the top three for the past three days, fell to seventh place with 4607 behind a 1040 set. Rounding out the top 8 was South African representative, Francois Louw, who slipped four spots due to a 1045 series and 4589 overall (229.45 average).

13 of the 24 countries represented in the Round of 24 are members of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation (ETBF), seven are members of the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) and four belong to the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON).

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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 Qualifying (four blocks of five games)
The top 24 advance to the next round
Pos | Player | Country | B/F | G16 | G17 | G18 | G19 | G20 | Block 4 | Avg. | Total | Avg. |
1. | Tommy Jones | United States | 3701 | 227 | 256 | 237 | 246 | 236 | 1202 | 240.40 | 4903 | 245.15 |
2. | Jason Belmonte | Australia | 3755 | 231 | 248 | 216 | 212 | 170 | 1077 | 215.40 | 4832 | 241.60 |
3. | Mykhaylo Kalika | Ukraine | 3544 | 238 | 232 | 247 | 224 | 269 | 1210 | 242.00 | 4754 | 237.70 |
4. | Lucas Legnani | Argentina | 3433 | 227 | 235 | 274 | 259 | 289 | 1284 | 256.80 | 4717 | 235.85 |
5. | Mats Maggi | Belgium | 3445 | 193 | 227 | 268 | 279 | 241 | 1208 | 241.60 | 4653 | 232.65 |
6. | Biboy Rivera | Philippines | 3375 | 254 | 239 | 278 | 236 | 231 | 1238 | 247.60 | 4613 | 230.65 |
7. | Kimmo Lehtonen | Finland | 3567 | 222 | 186 | 183 | 224 | 225 | 1040 | 208.00 | 4607 | 230.35 |
8. | Francois Louw | South Africa | 3544 | 194 | 182 | 213 | 235 | 221 | 1045 | 209.00 | 4589 | 229.45 |
9. | Steve Thornton | England | 3444 | 227 | 267 | 226 | 228 | 196 | 1144 | 228.80 | 4588 | 229.40 |
10. | Wu Siu Hong | Hong Kong | 3440 | 205 | 222 | 248 | 214 | 212 | 1101 | 220.20 | 4541 | 227.05 |
11. | Eddy Fuentes | Venezuela | 3410 | 148 | 258 | 200 | 191 | 247 | 1044 | 208.80 | 4454 | 222.70 |
12. | Patrick Bohm | Sweden | 3462 | 165 | 211 | 183 | 214 | 218 | 991 | 198.20 | 4453 | 222.65 |
(tie) | Francisco Rodriguez | Spain | 3413 | 172 | 258 | 227 | 170 | 213 | 1040 | 208.00 | 4453 | 222.65 |
14. | Shaker Al-Hassan | UAE | 3303 | 236 | 246 | 218 | 227 | 194 | 1121 | 224.20 | 4424 | 221.20 |
15. | Mansour Al-Awamy | Qatar | 3275 | 258 | 180 | 223 | 213 | 268 | 1142 | 228.40 | 4417 | 220.85 |
16. | Mads Sandbækken | Norway | 3263 | 211 | 279 | 211 | 210 | 225 | 1136 | 227.20 | 4399 | 219.95 |
17. | Miroslav Cifra | Czech Republic | 3245 | 236 | 233 | 225 | 275 | 184 | 1153 | 230.60 | 4398 | 219.90 |
18. | Daichi Teshima | Japan | 3239 | 260 | 257 | 214 | 212 | 200 | 1143 | 228.60 | 4382 | 219.10 |
19. | Michael Schmidt | Canada | 3274 | 219 | 190 | 259 | 205 | 221 | 1094 | 218.80 | 4368 | 218.40 |
20. | Timo Schröder | Germany | 3293 | 173 | 211 | 257 | 218 | 193 | 1052 | 210.40 | 4345 | 217.25 |
21. | Ben Fishler | Israel | 3270 | 200 | 212 | 214 | 223 | 225 | 1074 | 214.80 | 4344 | 217.20 |
22. | Arni Geir Omarsson | Iceland | 3227 | 213 | 233 | 186 | 222 | 254 | 1108 | 221.60 | 4335 | 216.75 |
23. | Adrian Ang | Malaysia | 3223 | 189 | 239 | 225 | 188 | 212 | 1053 | 210.60 | 4276 | 213.80 |
24. | Thomas Gross | Austria | 3176 | 228 | 206 | 213 | 227 | 222 | 1096 | 219.20 | 4272 | 213.60 |
25. | Tomas Cibinskas | Lithuania | 3109 | 289 | 244 | 223 | 177 | 226 | 1159 | 231.80 | 4268 | 213.40 |
26. | Andreas Christoforou | Cyprus | 3203 | 225 | 201 | 191 | 226 | 213 | 1056 | 211.20 | 4259 | 212.95 |
27. | Maurizio Celli | Italy | 3250 | 176 | 170 | 245 | 207 | 209 | 1007 | 201.40 | 4257 | 212.85 |
28. | Moises Perez | Catalonia | 3183 | 156 | 220 | 236 | 234 | 225 | 1071 | 214.20 | 4254 | 212.70 |
29. | Mathieu Bergès | Switzerland | 3102 | 245 | 216 | 203 | 249 | 225 | 1138 | 227.60 | 4240 | 212.00 |
30. | Surasak Manuwong | Thailand | 3237 | 193 | 203 | 179 | 212 | 212 | 999 | 199.80 | 4236 | 211.80 |
31. | Alan Bride | Ireland | 3108 | 214 | 246 | 256 | 190 | 218 | 1124 | 224.80 | 4232 | 211.60 |
32. | Manuel Fernandez | Dominican Republic | 3275 | 173 | 211 | 197 | 156 | 215 | 952 | 190.40 | 4227 | 211.35 |
33. | Gerardo Heshiki | Peru | 3130 | 174 | 222 | 267 | 205 | 222 | 1090 | 218.00 | 4220 | 211.00 |
34. | Arturs Levikins | Latvia | 3143 | 248 | 180 | 187 | 204 | 238 | 1057 | 211.40 | 4200 | 210.00 |
35. | Ayad Al-Amiri | Kuwait | 3109 | 245 | 172 | 181 | 234 | 241 | 1073 | 214.60 | 4182 | 209.10 |
36. | Kert Truus | Estonia | 3120 | 247 | 207 | 188 | 182 | 232 | 1056 | 211.20 | 4176 | 208.80 |
37. | Craig Nevatt | New Zealand | 3113 | 210 | 190 | 211 | 221 | 227 | 1059 | 211.80 | 4172 | 208.60 |
38. | Maxim Kobelkov | Russia | 3184 | 210 | 154 | 170 | 214 | 237 | 985 | 197.00 | 4169 | 208.45 |
39. | Paulo Lopes | Portugal | 3100 | 202 | 225 | 201 | 201 | 215 | 1044 | 208.80 | 4144 | 207.20 |
40. | Alexander Tan | Singapore | 3111 | 200 | 207 | 246 | 196 | 173 | 1022 | 204.40 | 4133 | 206.65 |
41. | Alexandr Panchenko | Kazakhstan | 3055 | 184 | 162 | 215 | 247 | 241 | 1049 | 209.80 | 4104 | 205.20 |
(tie) | Omar Torres | Mexico | 3013 | 216 | 233 | 224 | 196 | 222 | 1091 | 218.20 | 4104 | 205.20 |
43. | Seyed Hamidreza | Iran | 3064 | 191 | 169 | 190 | 207 | 256 | 1013 | 202.60 | 4077 | 203.85 |
44. | Paul Traynor | Scotland | 3027 | 223 | 192 | 202 | 211 | 213 | 1041 | 208.20 | 4068 | 203.40 |
45. | Shabbir Dhankot | India | 2966 | 245 | 256 | 164 | 224 | 150 | 1039 | 207.80 | 4005 | 200.25 |
46. | Boyan Donov | Bulgaria | 2961 | 227 | 164 | 245 | 199 | 202 | 1037 | 207.40 | 3998 | 199.90 |
47. | Tamas Szabo | Hungary | 2918 | 166 | 212 | 253 | 228 | 213 | 1072 | 214.40 | 3990 | 199.50 |
48. | Justin Caruana Scicluna | Malta | 2976 | 197 | 202 | 224 | 188 | 200 | 1011 | 202.20 | 3987 | 199.35 |
(tie) | Maher Aneed | Iraq | 2933 | 167 | 233 | 213 | 247 | 194 | 1054 | 210.80 | 3987 | 199.35 |
50. | Emil Polanisz | Poland | 2920 | 225 | 267 | 170 | 150 | 246 | 1058 | 211.60 | 3978 | 198.90 |
51. | Nikolay Babyuk | Moldova | 3016 | 214 | 218 | 190 | 168 | 171 | 961 | 192.20 | 3977 | 198.85 |
52. | Phil Hulst | Netherlands | 2991 | 213 | 202 | 185 | 184 | 193 | 977 | 195.40 | 3968 | 198.40 |
53. | Joseph Allalouf | Greece | 2940 | 202 | 215 | 187 | 184 | 236 | 1024 | 204.80 | 3964 | 198.20 |
54. | Marius Piticariu | Romania | 2921 | 175 | 224 | 215 | 191 | 213 | 1018 | 203.60 | 3939 | 196.95 |
55. | Gediz Ege | Turkey | 2950 | 202 | 215 | 200 | 212 | 158 | 987 | 197.40 | 3937 | 196.85 |
56. | Pavel Sobolev | Belarus | 2921 | 187 | 180 | 234 | 182 | 223 | 1006 | 201.20 | 3927 | 196.35 |
57. | Paul Green | Wales | 2901 | 152 | 216 | 185 | 225 | 192 | 970 | 194.00 | 3871 | 193.55 |
58. | Caio Pizzoli | Brazil | 2842 | 155 | 242 | 201 | 220 | 207 | 1025 | 205.00 | 3867 | 193.35 |
59. | Yasser Elsherbeny | Egypt | 2791 | 200 | 223 | 189 | 201 | 213 | 1026 | 205.20 | 3817 | 190.85 |
60. | Yvan Dubois | France | 2787 | 189 | 170 | 246 | 176 | 186 | 967 | 193.40 | 3754 | 187.70 |
61. | Vinicio Rivas | Costa Rica | 2801 | 166 | 193 | 205 | 198 | 176 | 938 | 187.60 | 3739 | 186.95 |
62. | Marin Tranier | New Caledonia | 2823 | 190 | 182 | 164 | 191 | 188 | 915 | 183.00 | 3738 | 186.90 |
(tie) | Dušan Lajovic | Slovenia | 2791 | 205 | 190 | 200 | 175 | 177 | 947 | 189.40 | 3738 | 186.90 |
64. | Paul Wright | Jersey | 2783 | 151 | 183 | 211 | 221 | 180 | 946 | 189.20 | 3729 | 186.45 |
65. | Jan Petras | Slovakia | 2749 | 186 | 215 | 148 | 223 | 203 | 975 | 195.00 | 3724 | 186.20 |
66. | Marcio Jesus | Azores | 2650 | 210 | 225 | 203 | 246 | 169 | 1053 | 210.60 | 3703 | 185.15 |
67. | Derek Tomlin | Guernsey | 2805 | 178 | 156 | 178 | 216 | 160 | 888 | 177.60 | 3693 | 184.65 |
68. | Miyesenge Tuvshinsanaa | Mongolia | 2814 | 152 | 166 | 150 | 214 | 176 | 858 | 171.60 | 3672 | 183.60 |
69. | Tony O'Hare | Northern Ireland | 2696 | 224 | 159 | 208 | 207 | 177 | 975 | 195.00 | 3671 | 183.55 |
70. | Michael Wood | Gibraltar | 2727 | 136 | 181 | 200 | 199 | 209 | 925 | 185.00 | 3652 | 182.60 |
71. | Sameer Qadies | Jordan | 2708 | 180 | 213 | 177 | 185 | 188 | 943 | 188.60 | 3651 | 182.55 |
72. | Steeve Thia | Mauritius | 2803 | 160 | 190 | 172 | 161 | 154 | 837 | 167.40 | 3640 | 182.00 |
73. | Bekzod Tukhtaniyazov | Uzbekistan | 2866 | 169 | 150 | 136 | 164 | 148 | 767 | 153.40 | 3633 | 181.65 |
74. | Maurice Talane | French Guiana | 2738 | 154 | 149 | 169 | 152 | 187 | 811 | 162.20 | 3549 | 177.45 |
75. | Charles Richards | Virgin Islands | 2722 | 142 | 149 | 126 | 194 | 170 | 781 | 156.20 | 3503 | 175.15 |
76. | Sasa Petkovic | Croatia | 2642 | 175 | 168 | 207 | 125 | 168 | 843 | 168.60 | 3485 | 174.25 |
77. | AurelienTrombini | Reunion | 2611 | 168 | 134 | 162 | 176 | 174 | 814 | 162.80 | 3425 | 171.25 |
78. | TewodrosDaniel | Ethiopia | 2465 | 177 | 151 | 173 | 147 | 192 | 840 | 168.00 | 3305 | 165.25 |
79. | Khaled Meziou | Tunisia | 2283 | 160 | 141 | 152 | 162 | 170 | 785 | 157.00 | 3068 | 153.40 |
80. | Guy Baria | Monaco | 2518 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | DNF | 2652 | 165.75 |
81. | Jean Edouard Nelson | Haiti | 1418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WD | 1418 | 94.53 |
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