BELMONTE SURGES TO LEAD IN VIERNHEIM OPEN

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NEWSFLASH: Saturday, 16 September 2006

BELMONTE SURGES TO LEAD IN VIERNHEIM OPEN

Following two record-breaking results at the recent Men's World Championships in Korea, Jason Belmonte is now bowling in Viernheim, Germany.

The 2nd Gutperle Viernheim Open is a ‘major’ and the 15th stop of the prestigious European Bowling Tour.

Belmonte surged to the lead in the field of 369 players in last night’s qualifying squad with a 1463 six-game total and an average of 243.8.

Star of the former PWBA, Liz Johnson from the United States, is in second place with 1440, the top-ranked of 14 women currently featured in the top 58qualifiers.

Qualifying continues this morning, followed by the one-game "Desperado squad’ at 12.30 local time. Top 58 qualifiers, plus the top 6 "Desperados" will advance to the semi-final and bowl eight games from scratch to determine the cut to the top 40 finalists this evening.

Story Lynne Clay

 

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Players seeded 9-40 after the semi-finals took on the lanes at Bowling Center Viernheim for the first round of single-elimination match play in best-of-three games format Sunday morning at 8 and 10am.

Round 1 First Half: Five of the eight matches on early Sunday morning went in quick 2-0. Winners were Rainer Puisis, Germany, Britt Bröndsted, Denmark, Kai Virtanen, Finland, Or Aviram, Israel and Zara Glover, England. Jason Belmonte from Australia flew past Peter Ljung, Sweden in the decisive third game, 257-258. Former U.S. National Amateur champion Mike Mullin used a four-bagger to beat Jouni Helminen, Finland, in the decider 229-203. Nina Flack Sweden posted games of 234, 244 and 225 (including 8 pins handicap each game) to beat Peter Knopp, Germany, 2-1. Knopp tied the match with a 276 in game two.

Round 1 Second Half: PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss made quick work of Amedeo Spada from Italy. Mika Luoto, Finland, ended the winning streak of defending champion Michael Fagan, 2-0. Uwe Tscharke, Germany and Isabelle Saldjian, France also swept their opponents. Dirk Dreyer stunned American Tim Mack, 2-1. PBA champion Lonnie Waliczek won a tough match against Habib Dogan, Turkey, in the decider, 255-235. Dane Jimmy Mortensen came back from being down 1-0 against Mauricio Celli, and men's World Doubles champion Martin Larsen, Sweden defeated women's World Doubles champion Martina Beckel, Germany, 2-1.

With total prize fund of 100.000 Euro or more than US$125,000 the Viernheim Open is the "richest event" on the European Bowling Tour for the second consecutive year. The winner will walk away with the huge 25.000 Euro first-place check (approx. $31,700).

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