SESSION 4 - Quarter-Finals

13:00

	Name	Nat	1	2	Total		Nameal Shaikh	Nat	1	2	Total
	Jason Belmonte	Australia	244	256	500	vs	Bader Al Al Shaikh	Saudi Arabia	207	221	428

      There should have been a big notice on the front door of the Barnsley Metrodome this afternoon, announcing something along the line of 'Ladies & Gentlemen, this afternoon Jason Belmonte of Australia will be holding a masterclass on the skills of Tenpin Bowling'.
Bader Al Al Shaikh from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would certainly be a willing pupil at any scheduled seminar at which the popular kegler from 'down under' will hold, especially on coping with ever-changing lane conditions. All went well for the slim Saudi Arabian in the first game, that is until a big split in the seventh frame. But his big failure was to leave one pin standing from the 3-6-10 in the tenth frame.
Now very much the underdog, Al Shaikh had an impossible task to catch 'Belmo' and the Aussie with the unique two-handed delivery marches on to the semi-finals later this evening, meeting defending champion Chris Barnes of the United States.

14:00
 

	Name	Nation	1	2	Total		Name	Nation	1	2	Total
	Alex Liew	Malaysia	224	169	393	vs	Paul Moor	England	265	242	507

The encounter of the lefty kind. Both left-handers and both bowling along the same line, so the lane changes would be variable and vital. Paul figured them out much quicker than Alex and the Malaysian really had to go fishing in the second game. Unfortunately, he didn't get any bites and Paul's errors left just single pins.
Alex, the birthday boy, is really disappointed at not reaching at least the semi-finals, where he lost to Chris Barnes last year.
This prestigious event now looks very much having a repeat of last year's final of Paul versus Chris Barnes. In that showpiece, Paul was leading going into the final frames and lost because of a big split in the eighth frame. He'll be very careful not to do that this time, if that attractive match comes about.
 

15:00
 

	Name	Nat	1	2	Total		Name	Nat	1	2	Total
	Remy Ong	Singapore	225	235	460	vs	Dominic Barrett	England	225	220	445

A very intriguing match-up with top Asian Remy Ong and local player Dominic Barrett.. Remy put out three-time world Tenpin Masters' champion Tore Torgersen and this talented lefty now has another notch in his belt as he makes his way into the semi-finals to face the feared Paul Moor.
A 225 tie saw neither with an advantage going into the second game, but an opeing four-bagger from the Singaporean put real pressure on the Englishman. Huge changes in the lane condition made matters even worse and after being 45 pins down in the third frame he switched bowling balls. That change brought him back into contention with four straight strikes but a stubborn 10-pin in the tenth frame robbed him of a chance to catch Remy.
It will be a case of 'standing room only' at the Metrodome in Barnsley tonight as the support for this event is unequalled.

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