Dutch Xander van Mazijk sets the tone in Men’s Singles at World Championships

26 November, 2017

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European athletes dominated the first of two squads in men’s singles at the 2017 World Bowling Championships as they took the first five places in the preliminaries Sunday morning at the 60-lane South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.

Pictured above from left: Israel Hernandez, Xander van Mazijk, Tobias Börding and Thomas Larsen.

Xander van Mazijk (left) of The Netherlands set the tone by leading the 106-player field with 1373 pinfall and an average of 228.83 for six games.

The 25-year-old right-hander was consistent during his qualifying block on the Beijing 39 lane conditioning pattern with games of 246, 220, 214, 242, 224 and 227.

Israel Hernandez (right) of Puerto Rico used high games of 254 in game three and 258 in his last game to secure second place with 1361 and an average of 226.83.

The 27-year-old right-handed player is hoping that cut will be a little bit lower than at the last World Bowling Championships for men and women (2013, at Sunset Station in Las Vegas) where it took 1365 to make top 4 for the medal round.

As in the women’s singles preliminaries yesterday, there was a tie for third place. Tobias Börding of Germany and Thomas Larsen of Denmark were deadlocked at 1319 pins, an average of 219.83.

Börding (left), a 25-year-old right-hander, who finished second in the 2014 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup falling to PBA star Chris Barnes in the title match, had high games of 256 and 258 and a 221 closing game to make up a six-pin deficit and tie Larsen for third place.

Larsen (right), 28, a two-time PBA champion, had five games between 214 and 247 and a low game of 191. If Börding and Larsen remain in third place, a one-ball roll-off will be contested to break the tie.

Just nine pins off the pace for the top 4 and the first athlete out was Pontus Andersson of Sweden, who was the last player to surpass the 1300-mark in fifth place with 1309.

Team USA’s AJ Johnson was sixth with 1295, including a 276, the highest game of the squad. World Games gold medalist Francois Lavoie of Canada was seventh with 1289.

Speaking of Barnes, the multiple World Champion who won two gold medals at the 2013 combined World Championships (doubles and all-events) rebounded from a disastrous start (148) averaging 222 for the last five games to move up to 12th place with 1257.

The top 4 have to sit and wait for the results of the second squad later this afternoon after which the field will be trimmed to the top 4 for the medal round, which will be held together with the women on Monday morning, Nov. 27.

The World Bowling Championships for men and women will be held from Nov. 25 through Dec. 4 at South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

The Championships will award medals in six disciplines in each division – singles, doubles, trios, team, all-events and masters.

Bowlingdigital will provide onsite coverage of the combined World Championships including reports, photos and results after each round commencing with women’s singles preliminaries on Saturday, Nov. 25, all the way through to masters match play on Monday, Dec. 4, completed in the late afternoon.

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2017 World Bowling Championships – Men Singles preliminaries after Squad 1/2

Top 4 athletes will advance the the medal round on Monday, Nov. 27.

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Xander van Mazijk	Netherlands	246	220	214	680	242	224	227	693	1373	228.83
2.	Israel Hernandez	Puerto Rico	232	223	254	709	221	173	258	652	1361	226.83
3.	Tobias Börding	Germany	184	197	256	637	203	258	221	682	1319	219.83
(tie)	Thomas Larsen	Denmark	221	191	231	643	214	247	215	676	1319	219.83
5.	Pontus Andersson	Sweden	235	214	188	637	234	212	226	672	1309	218.17
6.	AJ Johnson	United States	192	220	276	688	179	228	200	607	1295	215.83
7.	Francois Lavoie	Canada	228	211	264	703	190	182	214	586	1289	214.83
8.	Timmy Tan	Malaysia	232	159	209	600	243	224	219	686	1286	214.33
9.	Martin Larsen	Sweden	222	233	173	628	184	233	227	644	1272	212.00
10.	Xu Zhe-Jia	Chinese Taipei	225	181	205	611	228	204	223	655	1266	211.00
11.	Erwin Pascual	Spain	232	188	202	622	185	231	222	638	1260	210.00
12.	Chris Barnes	United States	148	202	191	541	244	225	247	716	1257	209.50
13.	Maxim Okorokov	Russia	191	246	187	624	200	237	182	619	1243	207.17
14.	Wicky Yeung	Hong Kong	223	226	166	615	217	170	236	623	1238	206.33
15.	Jaroslav Lorenc	Czech Republic	210	186	246	642	177	186	232	595	1237	206.17
16.	Merwin Tan	Philippines	170	225	209	604	214	179	235	628	1232	205.33
17.	Kevin Cu	Philippines	199	192	247	638	178	197	216	591	1229	204.83
18.	Fabian Eligio Lopez Rodriguez	Mexico	170	216	268	654	177	167	226	570	1224	204.00
(tie)	Toscano Luconi	Costa Rica	238	199	193	630	188	212	194	594	1224	204.00
20.	Shogo Wada	Japan	182	203	244	629	173	214	206	593	1222	203.67
21.	Carsten Warming Hansen	Denmark	199	213	225	637	203	206	174	583	1220	203.33
22.	Rafiq Ismail	Malaysia	237	207	191	635	201	158	220	579	1214	202.33
(tie)	Choi Bokeum	Korea	174	234	193	601	192	228	193	613	1214	202.33
24.	Jesper Agerbo	Denmark	205	233	209	647	179	198	187	564	1211	201.83
25.	Annop Arromsaranon	Thailand	209	192	221	622	183	225	175	583	1205	200.83
26.	Alexandr Vasekin	Russia	183	173	170	526	210	188	275	673	1199	199.83
(tie)	Basil Ng	Singapore	178	216	225	619	211	195	174	580	1199	199.83
28.	Alexey Parshukov	Russia	223	171	158	552	221	203	222	646	1198	199.67
29.	Peter Moore	Wales	167	161	189	517	239	203	238	680	1197	199.50
(tie)	Juhani Tonteri	Finland	177	265	223	665	172	174	186	532	1197	199.50
31.	Nicola Pongolini	Italy	209	201	158	568	156	227	245	628	1196	199.33
32.	David Villalobos	Costa Rica	222	154	184	560	196	221	214	631	1191	198.50
(tie)	Oscar Rodriguez	Colombia	194	179	234	607	164	214	206	584	1191	198.50
(tie)	Javier Moreno	Spain	170	237	190	597	178	236	180	594	1191	198.50
35.	Fredrik Tjernes	Norway	231	239	152	622	147	225	196	568	1190	198.33
36.	Tony Wong	Hong Kong	201	163	179	543	248	181	214	643	1186	197.67
37.	Takuya Miyazawa	Japan	194	184	174	552	190	224	216	630	1182	197.00
38.	Yousef Akbar Mohammed Ali H	Saudi Arabia	166	172	216	554	216	170	238	624	1178	196.33
39.	Jakob Butturff	United States	164	181	207	552	229	184	211	624	1176	196.00
40.	Mohammad Najem	Kuwait	164	171	176	511	202	244	217	663	1174	195.67
41.	Jesper Svensson	Sweden	183	192	184	559	207	215	192	614	1173	195.50
42.	Samir Daou	Curacao	242	194	201	637	167	174	190	531	1168	194.67
(tie)	John O’Donnell Jr.	Brazil	203	189	184	576	204	211	177	592	1168	194.67
44.	Shota Kouki	Japan	171	217	202	590	208	200	167	575	1165	194.17
45.	Adam Cairns	England	210	185	181	576	224	160	202	586	1162	193.67
46.	Jarrod Langford	Australia	179	156	235	570	226	183	179	588	1158	193.00
47.	Marshall Kent	United States	160	182	184	526	246	202	181	629	1155	192.50
(tie)	Ziyad Tarik T Alkhalewi	Saudi Arabia	234	189	199	622	178	189	166	533	1155	192.50
49.	Jon Ingi Ragnarsson	Iceland	230	161	193	584	175	175	215	565	1149	191.50
(tie)	Ashley Warren	Australia	201	172	174	547	189	200	213	602	1149	191.50
51.	Yannick Roos	Aruba	175	197	224	596	172	184	194	550	1146	191.00
(tie)	Sebastian Charry	Colombia	169	159	221	549	236	197	164	597	1146	191.00
53.	Arnar David Jonsson	Iceland	206	197	176	579	192	190	184	566	1145	190.83
54.	Ray Han Cheah	Singapore	191	211	202	604	179	145	216	540	1144	190.67
(tie)	Ferico Tatil	Spain	197	153	199	549	259	167	169	595	1144	190.67
56.	Dan MacLelland	Canada	204	164	215	583	150	202	208	560	1143	190.50
57.	Jo-Mar Jumapao	Philippines	174	201	199	574	181	164	221	566	1140	190.00
58.	Frank Drevenstedt	Germany	165	195	211	571	195	182	191	568	1139	189.83
59.	Markus Jansson	Sweden	189	222	182	593	180	181	184	545	1138	189.67
60.	Jari Ratia	Finland	215	169	171	555	193	197	190	580	1135	189.17
61.	Aseel Alroomi	Kuwait	161	212	156	529	195	235	173	603	1132	188.67
62.	Chen Chien-Ju	Chinese Taipei	191	168	185	544	202	191	188	581	1125	187.50
(tie)	Adam Hayes	Australia	180	204	180	564	178	213	170	561	1125	187.50
64.	Manuel Gonzalez	Dominican Republic	160	191	200	551	182	190	201	573	1124	187.33
65.	Rogerio Bachi	Brazil	204	161	203	568	180	224	148	552	1120	186.67
66.	Ali Saleh	Kuwait	166	182	188	536	171	190	222	583	1119	186.50
(tie)	Gunnar Thor Asgeirsson	Iceland	180	161	174	515	170	236	198	604	1119	186.50
68.	Eric Tseng	Hong Kong	186	183	167	536	220	159	202	581	1117	186.17
69.	Kang Heewon	Korea	213	203	167	583	183	163	187	533	1116	186.00
70.	Timo Schröder	Germany	157	189	216	562	153	197	202	552	1114	185.67
(tie)	Shusaku Asato	Japan	152	165	202	519	168	226	201	595	1114	185.67
(tie)	Yorick van Deutekom	Netherlands	210	146	176	532	186	209	187	582	1114	185.67
73.	Antonino Fiorentino	Italy	179	220	170	569	177	141	224	542	1111	185.17
74.	Ammar Yassir H Tarrad	Saudi Arabia	167	165	174	506	195	202	207	604	1110	185.00
75.	Lau Kwun Ho	Hong Kong	198	163	161	522	225	173	185	583	1105	184.17
76.	Andro Simounet	Puerto Rico	167	227	140	534	210	191	167	568	1102	183.67
77.	Andreas Gripp	Germany	150	179	203	532	187	185	196	568	1100	183.33
78.	Andres Rodriguez	Venezuela	178	180	180	538	179	179	202	560	1098	183.00
79.	Surasak Manuwong	Thailand	157	157	200	514	193	188	200	581	1095	182.50
(tie)	Frankie Colon	Puerto Rico	183	183	178	544	196	170	185	551	1095	182.50
(tie)	Chris Oates	England	169	165	173	507	190	225	173	588	1095	182.50
82.	Javier Diaz	Puerto Rico	185	224	181	590	203	162	139	504	1094	182.33
83.	Oswald Dykhoff	Aruba	176	157	204	537	220	144	192	556	1093	182.17
84.	Luiz Afonso	Brazil	189	166	253	608	172	166	143	481	1089	181.50
85.	Gareth Roberts	Wales	180	160	179	519	189	188	190	567	1086	181.00
86.	Inigo Garcia	Spain	171	148	189	508	169	168	239	576	1084	180.67
87.	Lachlan Merchant	Australia	167	148	163	478	193	233	171	597	1075	179.17
88.	Napatra Buspanikonkul	Thailand	213	144	169	526	159	212	174	545	1071	178.50
89.	Massimiliano Fridegotto	Venezuela	178	173	186	537	146	188	197	531	1068	178.00
90.	Jens Mathiesen	Norway	164	154	168	486	200	224	152	576	1062	177.00
91.	Gustaf Smari Bjornsson	Iceland	167	174	173	514	159	218	169	546	1060	176.67
92.	Dan Ostergaard-Poulsen	Denmark	194	173	168	535	188	171	164	523	1058	176.33
93.	Jaanus Jaanimagi	Estonia	159	213	167	539	155	201	162	518	1057	176.17
(tie)	Jan Macek	Czech Republic	181	201	166	548	203	159	147	509	1057	176.17
95.	Jason Odor	Aruba	190	167	200	557	171	169	150	490	1047	174.50
96.	Jaare Pentus	Estonia	178	140	160	478	160	183	214	557	1035	172.50
97.	Jaanek Talisainen	Estonia	193	188	134	515	180	170	162	512	1027	171.17
98.	Abdullah Abdulaziz Y Aldolijan	Saudi Arabia	142	177	167	486	186	156	194	536	1022	170.33
(tie)	Adulrahman Suwayed	Kuwait	190	219	125	534	179	157	152	488	1022	170.33
100.	Allen Rodriguez	Dominican Republic	144	163	186	493	179	118	204	501	994	165.67
101.	Paulo Feijo	Brazil	143	206	139	488	165	179	157	501	989	164.83
102.	Roland Rodrigues	Curacao	128	184	131	443	182	170	191	543	986	164.33
103.	Daniel Alejandro Martinez Sanmiguel	Mexico	181	145	151	477	170	133	204	507	984	164.00
104.	Anton Sharov	Russia	181	164	160	505	115	191	171	477	982	163.67
105.	John Paule Macatula	Philippines	161	161	130	452	176	169	142	487	939	156.50
106.	Kunakorn Ponganekkul	Thailand	126	182	148	456	147	146	162	455	911	151.83