2006 South Pacific Classic – AMF Super Six Round 5
Sunday 17th September 2006 – The 28-lane centre at AMF Moorabbin played host to the prestigious 2006 South Pacific Classic where 22 women and 70 men battled it out to represent Australia at the 2006 AMF World Cup in Venezuela.
This event forming part of the Tenpin Bowling Australia National Rankings Tour also attracted double ranking points with entries from around Australia, The Philippines and Hong Kong.
Men’s Stage 1 Qualifying – fresh from his bronze medal performance at the Men’s World Championship, Jarrod Lean of New South Wales, took an early lead with scores of 229 and 299 in only the first block. However, Australian national youth team member Michael Zentveld was the standout performer on the first day averaging 227. Queenslanders filled the first 3 spots with youngster Hamish Rogers, +172 and Carl Bottomley, +143, giving Zentveld something to thing about.
Into day two and Zentveld, +374, continued his stand at the top of the leader board, Queensland’s Brandon Qualischefski, +345, impressed with his last 5 games of 248, 220, 279, 231 & 268 to move into second, while former multiple AMF World Cup winner Paeng Nepomuceno, The Philippines, showed that he still has what it takes to move into third at +299.
Men’s Stage 2 Qualifying – the top 28 men from stage 1 returned on Saturday evening in a 6 game shoot out to make the top 14. Zentveld, +511, momentarily let his guard down but recovered well with a 232 & 287 finish to secure the first Eliminator Final bye. Nepomuceno, +410, continued to dominate the left hand side of the lanes to secure the second bye, while Victorian Mac Stewart, +368, improved to third followed closely by Qualischefski, +359, Jarrod Lead, +346, sandgropper Michael Muir, +342, Andrew Frawley, +325, and Jason Walsh, +300.
Top 14 Qualifiers
Pos, Bowler Name, +/-
1, ZENTVELD Michael, +511
2, NEPOMUCENO Paeng, +410
3, STEWART Mac, +368
4, QUALISCHEFSKI Brandon, +359
5, LEAN Jarrod, +346
6, MUIR Michael, +342
7, FRAWLEY Andrew, +325
8, WALSH Jason, +300
9, RILEY Matt, +293
10, FRILINGOS George, +284
11, BOTTOMLEY Carl, +249
12, WENBAN Terry, +132
13, LITTLE Michael, +121
14, GEORGE Hayden, +108
Women’s Qualifying – Victorian Narelle Baker set the day one pace in the Women’s division with games of 209, 232, 255 & 279 for her first 2 blocks, finishing the day with an outstanding 225 average. Maxine Nable, +158, Rebecca Simpson, +86, and Cassie Staudinger, +80, filled the next 3 spots leading into day 2.
Narelle Baker struggled to find the same form that had placed her at the top of the leader board after the first day. Maxine Nable, +277, moved in on the lead with consistent scoring and by game 14 had secured the top spot. Narelle Baker, +266, hung on to second to receive the bye into the Eliminator Final. Standout on day two was former back-to-back AMF World Cup winner Jeanette Baker, +196, averaging 230 for the day and slipping into third position ahead of Ann-Maree Putney, +195, Rebecca Simpson, +163, Kate Wilton, +104, and defending champion Clair Johnston, +69.
Top 14 Qualifiers
Pos, Bowler Name, +/-
1, NABLE Maxine, +277
2, BAKER Narelle, +266
3, BAKER Jeanette, +196
4, PUTNEY Ann-Maree, +195
5, SIMPSON Rebecca, +163
6, WILTON Kate, +104
7, JOHNSTON Clair, +69
8, STAUDINGER Cassie, +9
9, FLANAGAN Jayde, -4
10, GIANOTTI Carol, -45
11, BARTLEM Leesa, -74
12, SHELLEY Natalie, -99
13, LANGLANDS Cheryl, -115
14, ADDAMO Nicole, -169
Men’s Eliminator Finals
The first round of the best of 5 single elimination format gave the top 2 seeds from qualifying a bye. Going through to round 2 were Jason Walsh 3 v Hayden George 0, George Frilingos 3.5 v Brandon Qualischefski 0.5, Carl Bottomley 3 v Jarrod Lean 1, Andrew Frawley 3 v Michael Little 1. Mac Stewart bowled the second highest average in this round only to be eliminated by Matt Riley 3 v 2. Terry Wenban 2.5 v Michael Muir 2.5 with Wenban going through to the next round based on total pinfall over the 5 games.
The second round saw Jason Walsh 3 defeat Michael Zentveld 2, Wenban 3 elminate Frilingos 1, Andrew Frawley 3 defeated Paeng Nepomuceno while Bottomley recorded an 1165 series in his defeat of Matt Riley 3 v 2.
In the semi final and Jason Walsh, 3, easily accounted for the tiring Terry Wenban, 1, while Frawley battled out a 5-gamer before being eliminated 2 to 3 by Carl Bottomley.
The final was a strike fest with Bottomley and Walsh going frame by frame to the tenth frame before Walsh edged out Bottomley 3-0 bowling scores of 217-204, 237-235 & 224-214 for a very entertaining and thrilling final match.
Women’s Eliminator Finals
Cassie Staudinger 3 was never troubled by Nicole Addamo 0, while Kate Wilton and Ann-Maree Putney also accounted for their opposition in three games. Rebecca Simpson and Clair Johnston needed four while Jeanette Baker eliminated Jayde Flanagan in 5 games.
Round two saw Cassie Staudinger defeat top seed, Maxine Nable, in 5 games with Clair Johnston eliminating Narelle Baker by the same margin. Rebecca Simpson was stretched to 4 games before defeating Jeanette Baker while Kate Wilton got through to the next round in 3 games.
Both semi final matches went to 3 games with Cassie Staudinger and Rebecca Simpson booking their spots in the grand final.
Staudinger took the first game and an early lead but Simpson promptly replied winning the next 3 games and the title of the South Pacific Classic 2006 Champion.
