Graham
Staff member
Australia's own Jason Belmonte blitzed the field and in the process almost became the fourth person to shoot a perfect game at the Singapore Open yesterday.
Belmonte shot a 1043 series (230, 289, 245, 279) to top all qualifiers on Day 6 of the tournament.
Roared on by a supportive crowd, Belmonte, who uses the unorthodox double handed delivery, managed to surpass the previous tournament best of 1032 set by Purvis Granger earlier in the day.
"The crowd really got me going," said Belmonte, whose previous visit to Singapore was in a junior tournament where he finished 16th back in 2000. "You can score really well if you have the right ball. Some of the bowlers are bowling well but they might not have the right ball. Purvis, Dino, Andrew Frawley and Singapore's Remy Ong are looking very good, so it's not going to be easy to win."
Australia has two other hopes - George Frilingos & Andrew Frawley - but we are unsure at this stage of their positions.
Story and results available from http://www.abf-online.org
Belmonte shot a 1043 series (230, 289, 245, 279) to top all qualifiers on Day 6 of the tournament.
Roared on by a supportive crowd, Belmonte, who uses the unorthodox double handed delivery, managed to surpass the previous tournament best of 1032 set by Purvis Granger earlier in the day.
"The crowd really got me going," said Belmonte, whose previous visit to Singapore was in a junior tournament where he finished 16th back in 2000. "You can score really well if you have the right ball. Some of the bowlers are bowling well but they might not have the right ball. Purvis, Dino, Andrew Frawley and Singapore's Remy Ong are looking very good, so it's not going to be easy to win."
Australia has two other hopes - George Frilingos & Andrew Frawley - but we are unsure at this stage of their positions.
Story and results available from http://www.abf-online.org
