Caroline Lagrange wins women's title in 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
11/19/09
Top seeded Caroline Lagrange (left) from Canada came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat No. 3 seed Zara Giles (right), England, two-games-to-one to win the women's title in the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Melaka International Bowling Center in Melaka, Malaysia.
Lagrange dropped the first game, 189-194, but rebounded with a 210-181 win to level the match. Needing a double and four to win the decisive game, Lagrange delivered three strikes to seal the victory, 218-211.
Giles swept No. 2 seed Siti Safiyah Amirah (left), Malaysia, in the opening match, 2-0 (202-180 and 226-218.
Lagrange became the first Canadian winner since Kerrie Ryan-Ciach won the 2003 edition in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Glover improved on a third-place finish last year but had to settle for the silver medal. Amirah took the bronze medal for the host country Malaysia, which is still waiting for its first ever BWC victory.
2009 BWC
Strikes out in the 10th frame to beat Zara Glover, two-games-to-one
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Top seeded Caroline Lagrange (left) from Canada came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat No. 3 seed Zara Giles (right), England, two-games-to-one to win the women's title in the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Melaka International Bowling Center in Melaka, Malaysia. Lagrange dropped the first game, 189-194, but rebounded with a 210-181 win to level the match. Needing a double and four to win the decisive game, Lagrange delivered three strikes to seal the victory, 218-211.
Giles swept No. 2 seed Siti Safiyah Amirah (left), Malaysia, in the opening match, 2-0 (202-180 and 226-218. Lagrange became the first Canadian winner since Kerrie Ryan-Ciach won the 2003 edition in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Glover improved on a third-place finish last year but had to settle for the silver medal. Amirah took the bronze medal for the host country Malaysia, which is still waiting for its first ever BWC victory.
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45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup - Women's Stepladder Final
Melaka International Bowling Center in Melaka, Malaysia (Nov. 13-20, 2009)
Championship Round:
1. Caroline Lagrange, Canada
2. Zara Giles, England
3. Siti Safiyah Amirah, Malaysia
Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match: #3 Giles def. #2 Amirah, 2-0 (202-180, 226-219)
Championship: #1 Lagrange def. Giles, 2-1 (189-194, 210-181, 218-211)
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Women's Division Final Standings
1. Caroline Lagrange, Canada
2. Zara Giles, England
3. Siti Safiyah Amirah, Malaysia
4. Baek Seung-ja, Korea
5. Helén Johnsson, Sweden
6. Liza del Rosario, Philippines
7. Tennelle Milligan, United States
8. Diana Zavjalova, Latvia
9. Evgenia Tsarkova, Russia
10. Tina Hulsch, Germany
11. Isabelle Sacco, France
12. Patcharin Torgersen, Norway
13. Wendy Kok, Netherlands
14. Laura Rhoney, Scotland
15. Ann-Maree Putney, Australia
16. Katrien Goossens, Belgium
17. Pia Burkal, Denmark
18. Joey Yip, Hong Kong
19. Sayuri Yamada, Mexico
20. Bernice Lim, Singapore
21. Prathima Hegde, India
22. Putty Insavilla Armein, Indonesia
23. Uliana Grosu, Moldova
24. Reija Lunden, Finland
25. Daiva Perminiene, Lithuania
26. Beatrix Pesek, Hungary
27. Belinda Tan, New Zealand
28. Roberta Rodrigues, Brazil
29. Inara Ratnik, Estonia
30. Mojca Dolinsek, Slovenia
31. Olga Tarasova, Ukraine
(tie) Edith Quintanilla, El Salvador
33. Lourdes Lopez, Puerto Rico
34. Caitriona Mulhall, Ireland
35. Martha Karatzoula, Greece
36. Haruna Nojima, Japan
37. Greta Frost, Poland
38. Samy-Anna Saba, Egypt
39. Bigi Manico, Switzerland
40. Irina Lazaridi, Kazakhstan
41. Ivette Ching, Venezuela
42. Letizia Torregrossa, Italy
43. Inna Kunts, Belarus
44. Yuen Nga Lai, Macau
45. Danielle Le Couvey, Guernsey
46. Justina Sturrup, Bahamas
(tie) Hanadi Al Muzaiel, Kuwait
48. Ana Vieira, Portugal
49. Nhu Y Nguyen, Vietnam
50. Pilar Perales Alcacer, Catalonia
51. Nasheeha King, Mauritius
52. Svatava Stybnarova, Czech Republic
53. Donna Horton, Northern Ireland
54. Dominique Merlo, Reunion
55. Laura Lopez Marazuel, Spain
56. Janet Abril, Pakistan
57. Jessica Paluzzi, South Africa
58. Felicia Bianu, Romania
59. Lucrecia Lopez Jove, Argentina
60. Hela Meziou, Tunisia
61. Lorraine Jarvis, Jersey
62. Hind Al Hammadi, UAE
63. Bienvinida Schlosser, Austria
64. Svetlana Klimoyts, Uzbekistan
65. Petra Stankova, Slovakia
66. Rita Defranco, Ethiopia
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