Osku Palermaa, Daria Kovalova take Singles gold at World Games

05 August, 2013

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Finland’s Osku Palermaa and the Daria Kovalova of Ukraine claimed the 2013 World Games Singles gold medals before a packed house at the Cali Bowling Coliseum on Sunday.

Palermaa defeated Norway’s Mads Sandbækken, 537-441, in the two-game title match, while Kovalova narrowly beat Team USA’s Kelly Kulick, 428-425. Sandbækken and Kulick earned silver medals.

Top seeded Kulick (right) had a chance to take home the gold in the final frame. Needing just a mark, Kulick stepped up and left the 3-6-7-10 split, which she narrowly missed to hand Kovalova the victory.

“I had hold all day long and I honestly thought it was a good enough shot,” said Kulick, who made sports history by winning the 2010 PBA Tournament of Champions to become the first woman to win a PBA Tour event.

“I’m disappointed but by the same token Daria bowled well all week long, so congratulations to her on a hard-earned gold medal.”

Kovalova had games of 218 and 210 in the title match, while Kulick shot 238 and 187.

The Ukrainian, seeded third, advanced to the gold-medal match by defeating second-seeded Venezuela’s Karen Marcano (left), 257-225, in the one-game semifinal. Kovalova, who will be a sophomore at Wichita State next season, was shocked by the win.

“Kelly is my favorite bowler and it was an honor just to play against her,” Kovalova said. “I really thought she was going to win, so I can’t believe she gave me a chance.”

In the men’s gold-medal match, second seeded Palermaa, a three-time PBA champion, got ahead early and never looked back. He fired games of 259 and 278 to easily beat Sandbækken’s (right) 217 and 224.

“This isn’t the Olympics, but it’s the closest thing we’ve got to it, so it’s a nice win,” Palermaa said. “It’s nice to know after a long trip last week at the U.S. Open and this week at the World Games that it was worth something.”

Palermaa defeated South Korea’s Hwang Dongjun (left), seeded third, in the semifinal, 267-182, to reach the gold-medal match.

Sunday’s competition began with ten games of round-robin match play to determine the stepladder finalists.

The World Games awards medals in two events – Singles and Mixed Doubles. The World Games bowling competition features 24 countries from around the globe.

Photos courtesy of USBC/Lucas Wiseman.

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IX World Games – Men’s Singles Stepladder Finals

Bowling Coliseum in Cali, Colombia (bowling competition Aug. 1-4, 2013)

Championship Round:
1. Osku Palermaa, Finland
2. Mads Sandbækken, Norway
3. Hwang Dongjun, Korea

Playoff Results:
Semifinal (one game, total pins):
No. 2 Palermaa def. No. 3 Hwang, 267-182
Championship (Two games, total pins):
Palermaa (259, 278) def. No. 1 Sandbækken (217, 224), 537-441.

IX World Games – Men’s Singles Stepladder Finals

Bowling Coliseum in Cali, Colombia (bowling competition Aug. 1-4, 2013)

Championship Round:
1. Daria Kovalova, Ukraine
2. Kelly Kulick, United States
3. Karen Marcano, Venezuela

Playoff Results:
Semifinal (one game, total pins):
No. 3 Kovalova def. No. 2 Marcano, 257-225
Championship (Two games, total pins):
Kovalova (218, 210) def. No1 Kulick (238, 187), 428-425.

IX World Games – Men’s Singles after Round Robin Match Play

The top 3 after 10 games advance to the stepladder finals.

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	G9	G10	Bonus	Total
1.	Mads Sandbaekken	Norway	255	279	220	248	216	246	267	217	244	217	80	2489
2.	Osku Palermaa	Finland	215	247	238	288	220	236	253	227	223	194	40	2381
3.	Hwang Dongjun	Korea	213	204	221	247	235	260	237	234	192	263	60	2366
4.	Alejandro Cruz	Mexico	248	247	245	258	247	195	214	216	258	179	40	2347
5.	Michael Fagan	United States	197	236	239	223	221	212	225	216	278	215	60	2322
6.	Dan MacLelland	Canada	214	178	248	238	239	189	279	200	237	240	50	2312
7.	Amleto Monacelli	Venezuela	210	202	252	227	224	211	195	225	258	237	40	2281
8.	Pascal Winternheimer	Germany	267	186	258	207	195	162	258	212	238	242	50	2275
9.	Cheng Hsing-Chao	Chinese Taipei	248	269	238	172	245	225	204	221	218	179	40	2259
10.	Santiago Mejia	Colombia	218	259	227	253	182	227	201	196	188	226	40	2217

IX World Games – Women’s Singles after Round Robin Match Play

The top 3 after 10 games advance to the stepladder finals.

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	G9	G10	Bonus	Total
1.	Kelly Kulick	United States	229	229	218	203	226	258	248	203	214	216	70	2314
2.	Karen Marcano	Venezuela	228	258	247	263	205	225	200	195	203	208	50	2282
3.	Daria Kovalova	Ukraine	218	168	276	209	246	217	221	237	173	234	50	2249
4.	Sanna Pasanen	Finland	215	230	246	171	269	213	194	172	236	181	40	2167
5.	Geraldine Ng	Singapore	196	200	204	182	192	300	234	216	182	188	40	2134
6.	Clara Guerrero	Colombia	213	203	174	237	205	206	225	146	214	254	40	2117
7.	Sandra Gongora	Mexico	216	209	199	182	236	233	238	200	170	147	75	2105
8.	Esther Cheah	Malaysia	156	179	218	255	206	200	219	199	203	206	40	2081
9.	Lynne Gauthier	Canada	253	217	202	153	194	204	233	160	198	215	50	2079
10.	Aumi Guerra	Dominican Republic	226	215	197	214	203	221	162	196	170	186	45	2035