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QubicaAMF BOWLING WORLD CUP
ST. PETERSBURG
RUSSIA

November 3 - 11, 2007

Past champions (L to R) Peter Ljung, Sweden; Mohammed Al-Qubaisi, United Arab Emirates and Michael Schmidt, Canada have ambitions of taking home this prestigious BWC trophy once again.
But has Jason Belmonte got a cunning plan to thwart those wishes?
(Photo: Mort Luby)
Now just Michael Schmidt remains in the race but he's up against some stiff opposition with three others from the American zone, three Europeans and the leader a lone representative of the Asian zone.
Norwegian Glenn-Morten Pedersen must rue missing the cut by four pins and who would have thought that talented lefthander Remy Ong would not make it through to the last eight?
Unheralded Austrian from Vienna Thomas Gross made great strides this afternoon to earn eighth place.
This octet advances to the round robin on Friday.

Luby log: Frontrunner Jason Belmonte of Australia continued his incredible pace through the end of qualifying,

posting a 32 game total of 7644 with a record final eight-game series of 2,038. American Bill Hoffman retained the runner-up spot with 7392. Andres Gomez of Colombia was third with 7111.
Others advancing to the match play include Finland's
Petteri Salonen, Brazil's Marcello Suartz, Canada's Michael Schmidt, England's Paul Moor and Austria's Thomas Gross. Schmidt, who won at Slovenia in 2005, is the only surviving former champion.
Belmonte, who opened Thursday action with a 279 en route to a 2038 eight game series, will meet Hoffman in the first round of match play Friday.
Asked how he felt about facing his long-time foe in the opener, Belmonte seemed serene. "I don't play differently in match play," he said. "I just ignore the other guy and knock down all the pins I can."
Nick Cayzer of the Isle of Man said the three-mile walk from the Park Inn to the host center was his
favorite part of the tournament. "I had snowball fights with my friends and the Petersburgers!" - Mort Luby
Photo: Jason chooses his shirt for the semifinals - Mort Luby

Men's Quarter Finals (Top 24)

Pos	Name	Country	High	Total	AVG	Cut	G
1	Jason Belmonte	Australia	289	7644	238.88	714	32
2	Bill Hoffman	USA	270	7392	231.00	462	32
3	Andres Gomez	Colombia	279	7111	222.22	181	32
4	Petteri Salonen	Finland	279	7094	221.69	164	32
5	Marcelo Suartz	Brazil	279	7059	220.59	129	32
6	Michael Schmidt	Canada	257	7053	220.41	123	32
7	Paul Moor	England	288	6963	217.59	33	32
8	Thomas Gross	Austria	279	6930	216.56	0	32
9	Glenn-Morten Pedersen	Norway	279	6926	216.44	-4	32
10	Remy Ong	Singapore	287	6909	215.91	-21	32
11	Ildemaro Ruiz	Venezuela	300	6898	215.56	-32	32
12	Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi	UAE	277	6879	214.97	-51	32
13	Daniel Lim	Malaysia	268	6866	214.56	-64	32
14	Mikael Andersen	Denmark	258	6792	212.25	-138	32
15	Ryan Lalisang	Indonesia	267	6771	211.59	-159	32
16	Luis Rodriguez	Puerto Rico	278	6699	209.34	-231	32
17	Daniel Falconi	Mexico	268	6692	209.13	-238	32
18	Yahav Rabin	Israel	268	6691	209.09	-239	32
19	Peter Ljung	Sweden	251	6656	208.00	-274	32
20	Nikolajs Ovcinnikovs	Latvia	257	6646	207.69	-284	32
21	Guy Caminsky	South Africa	266	6635	207.34	-295	32
22	Mark McQueen	Scotland	280	6617	206.78	-313	32
23	Alexey Parshukov	Russia	278	6568	205.25	-362	32
24	Paulo Lopes	Portugal	279	6553	204.78	-377	32

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