Shayna Ng climbs the ladder to win women’s World Cup

02 December, 2012

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Shayna Ng of Singapore, seeded third, defeated top seeded Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, two-games-to-one, to capture the women’s title at 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Saturday, Dec. 1, at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland.

Ng (pictured left), who led the 69-player field in qualifying and the Round of 24, slipped to third place in round robin match play despite having the highest average of 231.22 for 36 games.

In the opening match of the three-player stepladder finals, Ng met Kirsten Penny of England (right), who was in second place in all six rounds of the competition and finished match play just one pin ahead of the Singaporean with 230.42 average but a 5-3 won-loss record compared to Ng’s 4-4 (30 pins bonus per win).

In best-of-three games format, Ng swept Penny, 2-0, winning the first two games 246-215 and 231-191, to set up a title match with two-time defending champion Guerra, who was targeting to become the first women to win three title and the first player ever in the 48-year World Cup history to win three time in a row.

Guerra (left) took a 1-0 lead after the first game, 269-224, and was one win away from the three-peat. She followed the 269 with a 257 in game two, but Ng beat her by eight pins with 267 to level the match.

The Singaporean carried the momentum into the decider and defeated Guerra, 247-169, to wrap up the title. It was the second gold medal for Singapore in the World Cup after Jasmine Yeong-Nathan’s victory in the 44th edition in Hermosillo, Mexico, in the year 2008.

For more photos, go to Bowlingdigital’s Photo Album (© Bowlingdigital/Beat Grauwiler).

The 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup was held from Nov. 26 to Dec 1 at 24-lane Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. It marked the first time since its inception in 1965 in Dublin, Ireland that the BWC visits Poland.

151 players, 82 men and 69 women, representing 84 countries participated in the 48th edition of the event. The men were split into three squads (A, B and C) while the women’s division featured two squads (A and B).

All players bowled four five-game blocks of qualifying over four days beginning Monday, Nov. 26. After 20 games, the field was cut to the top 24 for eight additional games on Friday, Nov. 30.

The top eight men and the top 8 women after 28 games advanced to eight games round robin match play Saturday morning, Dec. 1, where the field was paired down to the top three for the stepladder finals.

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48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup is underway in Poland

48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup – Women’s Stepladder Finals

Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland (Dec. 1, 2012)

Championship Round:
1. Shayna Ng, Singapore, 1215 (5 games)
2. Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, 697 (3 games)
3. Kirsten Penny, England, 406 (2 games)

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match: #3 Ng def. #2 Penny, 2-0
(246-215, 231-191)
Championship: Ng def. #1 Guerra, 2-1
(224-269, 267-259, 247-169)

Women’s Round of 8

The top 3 advance to the stepladder finals.

Pos	Player	Country	B/F	G29	G30	G31	G32	G33	G34	G35	G36	Pins	Bonus	Total
1.	Aumi Guerra	Dominican Republic	6442	214	215	200	238	238	255	241	234	1835	180	8457
2.	Kirsten Penny	England	6463	278	247	205	215	247	192	211	237	1832	150	8445
3.	Shayna Ng	Singapore	6491	193	199	232	213	228	246	246	276	1833	120	8444
4.	Danielle McEwan	United States	6239	258	236	220	187	235	216	242	235	1829	90	8158
5.	Sin Li Jane	Malaysia	6099	255	216	237	216	242	226	247	191	1830	180	8109
6.	Janine Gabel	Germany	6152	222	235	279	238	162	239	222	201	1798	150	8100
7.	Krista Pöllänen	Finland	6162	264	207	221	180	226	204	232	199	1733	90	7985
8.	Rebecka Larsen	Sweden	6272	194	232	201	177	226	202	236	171	1639	0	7911

48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup – Women’s Final Standings

1. Shayna Ng, Singapore
2. Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic
3. Kirsten Penny, England
4. Danielle McEwan, United States
5. Sin Li Jane, Malaysia
6. Janine Gabel, Germany
7. Krista Pöllänen, Finland
8. Rebecka Larsen, Sweden
9. Heidi Thorstensen, Norway
10. Daniëlle van der Meer, Netherlands
11. Alena Korobkova, Russia
12. Patricia de Faria, Venezuela
13. Lilia Robles, Mexico
14. Krizziah Lyn Tabora, Philippines
15. Ann-Maree Putney, Australia
16. Milki Ng, Hong Kong
17. Melonie Lister, New Zealand
18. Katrien Goossens, Belgium
19. Helga Di Benedetto, Italy
20. Viviana Delgado, Costa Rica
21. Edith Quintanilla, El Salvador
22. Blanka Hanusikova, Czech Republic
23. Tali Itzhak, Israel
24. Wendy Bartaire, France
25. Martha Karatzoula, Greece
26. Myria Kastori, Cyprus
27. Angie Hartley, South Africa
28. Olena Mishchenko, Ukraine
29. Felicia Wong, Canada
30. Holly Fleming, Scotland
31. Adile Michajlow, Turkey
32. Menatallah Sultan, Egypt
33. Yuka Ooshima, Japan
34. Aimee Kellegher, Ireland
35. Julia Lam, Macau
36. Baiba Baltmane, Latvia
37. Cristina Mas Lazaro, Spain
38. Lara Jesus, Azores
39. Nasheeha King, Mauritius
40. Ana Vieira, Portugal
(tie) Marina Stefanova, Bulgaria
42. Janet Shaikh, Pakistan
(tie) Constanza Bahamondez, Chile
44. Joelle Company, Switzerland
45. Alena Baluchova, Slovakia
46. Lynne Walker, Wales
47. Aksana Sinitsa, Belarus
48. Yelena Grishinenko, Kazakhstan
49. Samy-Anna Saba, New Caledonia
50. Terje Roosi, Estonia
51. Violeta Musteikiene, Lithuania
52. Gudny Gunnarsdottir, Iceland
53. Noelia Ratrero Medina, Catalonia
54. Ivana Krajacic, Croatia
55. Caroline Horan, Northern Ireland
56. Svetlana Klimoyts, Uzbekistan
57. Anja Musar Kalan, Slovenia
58. Joanna Merklejn, Poland
59. Manal Al-Hijjawi, Jordan
60. Marina Suartz, Brazil
61. Ulziikhorol Khalzan, Mongolia
62. Nora Szabo, Hungary
63. Lucrecia Lopez, Argentina
64. Viola Zharko, Azerbaijan
65. Sara Ataei Kajouei, Iran
66. Alina Orlanda, Romania
67. Rita Defranco, Ethiopia
68. Virginie Merlo, Reunion
69. Hela Meziou, Tunisia