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An incredible entry from 29 nations and
currently a total of 290-plus competitors
are making the 3rd San Marino Open one of
the elite tournaments of the year.
It's impressive Rosen Bowling Center and
extraordinary organization has even
attracted players from as far as Malaysia
and Hong Kong. Look at the standings and you
can see how well they have enjoyed these 18
lanes and the fantastic attractions of this
tiny ancient republic.
Paul Moor of England (pictured) is the current leader.
STANDINGS AFTER SQUAD 8, THURSDAY JULY 19,
13:00
England's Paul Moor (pictured,
left) hit 1,484 to take current control of
this 3rd San Marino Open, dashing aside the
hopes of the Malaysian's to dominate to top
octet.
Paul,
currently second in the European
Tour rankings to Osku Palermaa of Finland,
has finished in the top eight of
the past two San Marino Open's and
would very much like to take home
the champion's trophy on Sunday night.
"This is one of the best European Tour
events," he commented. "It is a good setting
and a very nice bowling center."
Paul and Osku will be vying later to capture
enough ranking points to either become the
new leader or remain at the top, depending
on the current position.
A very welcome visitor to Europe, competing
on the European Tour for the first time, is
George Lambert from Canada. Having been here
for such a short time he has not had a
chance to take in the wonderful local
scenery as yet. "There's definitely nothing
like San Marino in Canada," he joked. "I'm
having a fabulous time here and went to
Venice yesterday. I never realized that it
is an island and nobody else seems to know
that either.
"The lanes here a playable, seemingly very
similar to home, and the center is very nice
and so well kept."
Unfortunately, George's score this afternoon
was a lowly 1,276 over the six-game
qualifier, but he aims to come back to
better that.
STANDINGS AFTER SQUAD 11, FRIDAY
09:00
 Osku Palermaa's
(pictured, right) outstanding posting
of 1,526 on last night's late squad looked
pretty impregnable but Friday morning saw a
challenge from young Sharon Koh, 17, on Team
Malaysia (pictured) , coming on strong with 1,498.
"I went up to the top of the 700-meter high
mountain to visit the impressive castle last
night," she told us. "Up there I felt on top
of the world and I'm sure that inspired me
to bowl well here this morning. I was
chasing team-mate Siti Safiyah and managed
to overtake her in the sixth game to top the
squad and finish in second place overall."
Sharon is on her second visit to Europe,
following on from last year where she won
the Masters' gold in the World Youth
Championships in Berlin.
"The European Tour is very good and San
Marino is so beautiful," she added. "I would
love to come back very soon, but at the
moment my objective is to win a place in the
Malaysian ladies' team for the Women's World
Championships in Mexico. There are seven of
us here and only six places to go. I don't
want to be the one who has to drop out."
STANDINGS AFTER SQUAD 12, FRIDAY
13:00
 Now
the French come into the picture as Serge
Frouvelle, 47, a business man from Toulouse,
hit 1,473 in this squad to surge up into the
leading pack. Bowling in his second San
Marino Open he is hoping to improve on his
25th place finish here last year. "Like the
Malta Open, this really is a tournament I
recommend to my friends," he said. "I like
to take several short holidays through the
year and San Marino is one of the top
choices. The scenery is beautiful, the
bowling center owners are so friendly and,
of course, there's the sun."
Serge had a high game of 278 in his six-game
block, which helped well to his average of
245.5 and now fifth place overall.
Another player on the crest of a wave is
recent Malta Open ladies' champion Ghislaine
van der Tol from Utrecht in the Netherlands.
She is now eighth in the overall qualifying
standings.
STANDINGS AFTER SQUAD 13, FRIDAY 17:00
 Belgium's
Jean Marc Lebon, 41, (pictured) now residing
near Lille in France, ruled out 'unlucky 13'
for the 17:00 squad and topped the scores
with 1,410, which will not put him amongst
the leaders but should see him safely into
the top 48 come tomorrow night. A well-known
pro shop expert, currently with two stores,
Jean Marc tries to compete on as many
European Tour stops as he can. "We do not
have many scratch tournaments in Belgium and
France," he told us, "so I compete to see my
real value against these top bowlers."
Jean Marc played six out of 13 Tour stops
and his best finish so far is third,
achieved in the recent Belgian tournament.
This is his third time in the San Marino
Open. Previously he made the cut but was
knocked out by one of the German Goebel
twins.
STANDINGS AFTER SQUAD 14, FRIDAY 21:00
Honors to Turkey on this late night squad as
Ebru Ozogluuntur from Istanbul topped the
scores before disappearing into the
moonlight. Ebru hit 1,380, a 230 average
which, unfortunately, might not make the cut
when the dust of qualifying battle subsides
on Saturday night.
Ebru is a long-time Turkish national team member
and was a bronze medalist when the
Mediterannean Challenge Cup was hosted here
by the Rose 'n Bowl in San Marino in 2006.
STANDINGS AFTER SQUAD 15, SATURDAY 09:00
The unusual situation of just four pins separating
the top five players on this squad and each
from a different nation. Young Nikolay
Ovchinnikov from Riga, Latvia tops the
scores with 1,363, which is currently right
on the cut.
Next comes Qatari Abdulla Harroon with 1,360 and
then the trio on 1,359 are Mark Buffa,
Canada; Leonidas Maragkos, Greece; and
Jesper Agerbo, Denmark.
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P |
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PLAYER |
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NAT |
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HND |
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TOT |
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AVR |
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1 |
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Osku Palermaa |
|
M |
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FIN |
|
257 |
|
245 |
|
259 |
|
244 |
|
256 |
|
265 |
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0 |
|
1,526 |
|
254.33 |
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2 |
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Sharon Koh |
|
F |
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MAS |
|
205 |
|
215 |
|
259 |
|
259 |
|
246 |
|
266 |
|
48 |
|
1,498 |
|
249.67 |
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3 |
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Paul Moor |
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M |
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ENG |
|
226 |
|
237 |
|
265 |
|
279 |
|
289 |
|
188 |
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0 |
|
1,484 |
|
247.33 |
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4 |
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Siti Safiyah Amirah |
|
F |
|
MAS |
|
226 |
|
207 |
|
279 |
|
299 |
|
202 |
|
213 |
|
48 |
|
1,474 |
|
245.67 |
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5 |
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Serge Frouvelle |
|
M |
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FRA |
|
237 |
|
209 |
|
278 |
|
258 |
|
233 |
|
258 |
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0 |
|
1,473 |
|
245.50 |
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6 |
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Alex Liew |
|
M |
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MAS |
|
258 |
|
289 |
|
196 |
|
247 |
|
235 |
|
248 |
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0 |
|
1,473 |
|
245.50 |
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7 |
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Adrian Ang |
|
M |
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MAS |
|
222 |
|
235 |
|
223 |
|
269 |
|
234 |
|
247 |
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0 |
|
1,430 |
|
238.33 |
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8 |
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Ghislaine van der
Tol |
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F |
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NED |
|
277 |
|
217 |
|
216 |
|
216 |
|
246 |
|
207 |
|
48 |
|
1,427 |
|
237.83 |
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9 |
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Daniel Lim |
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M |
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MAS |
|
257 |
|
191 |
|
258 |
|
248 |
|
243 |
|
226 |
|
0 |
|
1,423 |
|
237.17 |
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10 |
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Martin Larsen |
|
M |
|
SWE |
|
233 |
|
202 |
|
257 |
|
299 |
|
191 |
|
240 |
|
0 |
|
1,422 |
|
237.00 |
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11 |
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Nunzio Romano |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
245 |
|
238 |
|
213 |
|
288 |
|
225 |
|
212 |
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0 |
|
1,421 |
|
236.83 |
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12 |
|
Abdulla Harroon |
|
M |
|
QAT |
|
226 |
|
184 |
|
194 |
|
259 |
|
279 |
|
276 |
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0 |
|
1,418 |
|
236.33 |
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13 |
|
Ahmed Mohannadi |
|
M |
|
QAT |
|
256 |
|
181 |
|
289 |
|
257 |
|
225 |
|
210 |
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0 |
|
1,418 |
|
236.33 |
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14 |
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Zandra Aziela |
|
F |
|
MAS |
|
247 |
|
257 |
|
210 |
|
197 |
|
269 |
|
189 |
|
48 |
|
1,417 |
|
236.17 |
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15 |
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James Gruffman |
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M |
|
SWE |
|
225 |
|
235 |
|
234 |
|
235 |
|
241 |
|
245 |
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0 |
|
1,415 |
|
235.83 |
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16 |
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George Lambert |
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M |
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CAN |
|
208 |
|
256 |
|
223 |
|
266 |
|
225 |
|
237 |
|
0 |
|
1,415 |
|
235.83 |
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17 |
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Peter Ljung |
|
M |
|
SWE |
|
210 |
|
237 |
|
223 |
|
238 |
|
268 |
|
236 |
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0 |
|
1,412 |
|
235.33 |
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18 |
|
Stuart Williams |
|
M |
|
ENG |
|
235 |
|
224 |
|
192 |
|
258 |
|
255 |
|
246 |
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0 |
|
1,410 |
|
235.00 |
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19 |
|
Jean Marc Lebon |
|
M |
|
BEL |
|
228 |
|
230 |
|
237 |
|
268 |
|
227 |
|
220 |
|
0 |
|
1,410 |
|
235.00 |
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20 |
|
Choy Poh Lai |
|
F |
|
MAS |
|
199 |
|
267 |
|
248 |
|
217 |
|
227 |
|
200 |
|
48 |
|
1,406 |
|
234.33 |
|
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21 |
|
Veronica Lantto |
|
F |
|
SWE |
|
246 |
|
201 |
|
205 |
|
201 |
|
236 |
|
268 |
|
48 |
|
1,405 |
|
234.17 |
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22 |
|
Christian Karlsson |
|
M |
|
SWE |
|
198 |
|
207 |
|
197 |
|
289 |
|
227 |
|
278 |
|
0 |
|
1,396 |
|
232.67 |
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23 |
|
Aaron Kong |
|
M |
|
MAS |
|
237 |
|
256 |
|
214 |
|
207 |
|
246 |
|
230 |
|
0 |
|
1,390 |
|
231.67 |
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24 |
|
Frode Aaneby |
|
M |
|
NOR |
|
214 |
|
246 |
|
212 |
|
221 |
|
268 |
|
227 |
|
0 |
|
1,388 |
|
231.33 |
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25 |
|
Shalin Zulkifli |
|
F |
|
MAS |
|
168 |
|
256 |
|
197 |
|
249 |
|
221 |
|
246 |
|
48 |
|
1,385 |
|
230.83 |
|
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26 |
|
Maurizio Celli |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
206 |
|
279 |
|
238 |
|
258 |
|
186 |
|
217 |
|
0 |
|
1,384 |
|
230.67 |
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27 |
|
Ebru Özoğluuntur |
|
F |
|
TUR |
|
252 |
|
256 |
|
204 |
|
206 |
|
188 |
|
226 |
|
48 |
|
1,380 |
|
230.00 |
|
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28 |
|
Zulmazran Zulkifli |
|
M |
|
MAS |
|
205 |
|
257 |
|
212 |
|
245 |
|
215 |
|
245 |
|
0 |
|
1,379 |
|
229.83 |
|
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29 |
|
Esther Cheah |
|
F |
|
MAS |
|
204 |
|
210 |
|
222 |
|
238 |
|
224 |
|
233 |
|
48 |
|
1,379 |
|
229.83 |
|
|
|
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30 |
|
Melisa Belinder |
|
F |
|
USA |
|
235 |
|
214 |
|
192 |
|
289 |
|
194 |
|
204 |
|
48 |
|
1,376 |
|
229.33 |
|
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31 |
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Jouni Helminen |
|
M |
|
FIN |
|
189 |
|
220 |
|
248 |
|
243 |
|
237 |
|
238 |
|
0 |
|
1,375 |
|
229.17 |
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32 |
|
Robert Andersson |
|
M |
|
SWE |
|
199 |
|
214 |
|
188 |
|
268 |
|
245 |
|
258 |
|
0 |
|
1,372 |
|
228.67 |
|
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|
33 |
|
Pier Fanizza |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
226 |
|
248 |
|
235 |
|
256 |
|
236 |
|
171 |
|
0 |
|
1,372 |
|
228.67 |
|
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34 |
|
Giovanni Battagli |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
245 |
|
190 |
|
255 |
|
214 |
|
250 |
|
215 |
|
0 |
|
1,369 |
|
228.17 |
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35 |
|
Andrea Domeniconi |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
257 |
|
225 |
|
231 |
|
202 |
|
237 |
|
215 |
|
0 |
|
1,367 |
|
227.83 |
|
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36 |
|
Leonidas Maragkos |
|
M |
|
GRE |
|
213 |
|
234 |
|
244 |
|
238 |
|
236 |
|
201 |
|
0 |
|
1,366 |
|
227.67 |
|
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|
37 |
|
Dante Didon
Francesco |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
269 |
|
216 |
|
234 |
|
218 |
|
245 |
|
183 |
|
0 |
|
1,365 |
|
227.50 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
Nikolay Ovchinikovs |
|
M |
|
LAT |
|
238 |
|
208 |
|
198 |
|
208 |
|
266 |
|
245 |
|
0 |
|
1,363 |
|
227.17 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
Juho Makela |
|
M |
|
FIN |
|
235 |
|
226 |
|
204 |
|
255 |
|
207 |
|
235 |
|
0 |
|
1,362 |
|
227.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
Enrico Maddaloni |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
188 |
|
258 |
|
248 |
|
206 |
|
248 |
|
213 |
|
0 |
|
1,361 |
|
226.83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
|
Glenn Morten
Pedersen |
|
M |
|
NOR |
|
222 |
|
237 |
|
174 |
|
192 |
|
297 |
|
238 |
|
0 |
|
1,360 |
|
226.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
|
Mark Buffa |
|
M |
|
CAN |
|
204 |
|
197 |
|
224 |
|
246 |
|
267 |
|
221 |
|
0 |
|
1,359 |
|
226.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43 |
|
Jesper Agerbo |
|
M |
|
DEN |
|
156 |
|
236 |
|
259 |
|
265 |
|
236 |
|
207 |
|
0 |
|
1,359 |
|
226.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
Tina Hulsh |
|
F |
|
GER |
|
232 |
|
255 |
|
201 |
|
217 |
|
193 |
|
212 |
|
48 |
|
1,358 |
|
226.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
|
Marco Zordan |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
190 |
|
192 |
|
217 |
|
269 |
|
230 |
|
255 |
|
0 |
|
1,353 |
|
225.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46 |
|
Marco Padovani |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
223 |
|
205 |
|
204 |
|
247 |
|
252 |
|
221 |
|
0 |
|
1,352 |
|
225.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
|
Wendy Chai |
|
F |
|
MAS |
|
187 |
|
181 |
|
224 |
|
199 |
|
246 |
|
266 |
|
48 |
|
1,351 |
|
225.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
Antonio di
Francesco |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
204 |
|
236 |
|
248 |
|
227 |
|
178 |
|
258 |
|
0 |
|
1,351 |
|
225.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
Vanessa Fung |
|
F |
|
HKG |
|
178 |
|
228 |
|
221 |
|
222 |
|
205 |
|
247 |
|
48 |
|
1,349 |
|
224.83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
Nick Froggatt |
|
M |
|
ENG |
|
202 |
|
193 |
|
249 |
|
172 |
|
252 |
|
280 |
|
0 |
|
1,348 |
|
224.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
|
Amedeo Spada |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
193 |
|
235 |
|
277 |
|
224 |
|
220 |
|
199 |
|
0 |
|
1,348 |
|
224.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
|
Kai Virtanen |
|
M |
|
FIN |
|
200 |
|
204 |
|
208 |
|
234 |
|
237 |
|
264 |
|
0 |
|
1,347 |
|
224.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
|
Marco Reviglio |
|
M |
|
ITA |
|
212 |
|
247 |
|
213 |
|
229 |
|
213 |
|
232 |
|
0 |
|
1,346 |
|
224.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
Stefan Filor |
|
M |
|
GER |
|
190 |
|
225 |
|
224 |
|
227 |
|
223 |
|
256 |
|
0 |
|
1,345 |
|
224.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
|
Khaled Al Dossari |
|
M |
|
QAT |
|
237 |
|
231 |
|
223 |
|
190 |
|
207 |
|
256 |
|
0 |
|
1,344 |
|
224.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
|
Wu Siu Hong |
|
M |
|
HKG |
|
226 |
|
200 |
|
| |