Tournament Notes:

The irrepressible Lenny Nicholson is once again behind the mike and broadcasting the tournament live on 'Phantom Radio'. He is a hilarious character and his broadcasts are eagerly anticipated all over the world. Throughout the World Ranking Masters Len will be broadcasting the standings and interviewing personalities. Keep it rolling on your PC. Pick it up from the home page of bowlersjournal.com.
Our photo shows Len interviewing European Tenpin Bowling Federation vice-president Kim Thorsgaard Jensen,

John Davis, founder and CEO of Kegel, is mightily pleased to once again be hosting the World Ranking Masters. This prestigious event is at the 12-lane Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales for the third time. We will be talking to John later about his decision to be the host when the Qatar Federation pulled out a couple of months ago. At the moment he is very busy making sure that everything will run as smooth as silk, but that's the norm here.

David O'Sullivan of Orlando, Florida has taken over the place of host choice for the 2007 World Ranking Masters in Lake Wales, Florida, May 2-8. Original choice Bill Hoffman of Columbus, Ohio has a foot injury that has caused him to pull out this event.
"I just can't move the big toe of my right foot," Hoffman told me Thursday morning. "I did not do anything foolish like ski or skateboard, I just woke up and it was there. I had to pull out of the WRM because with the bad toe I can't push away with my right foot. According to the medical profession it will take about ten days to heal, all by itself. It may just come and go over the years.

In his welcoming speech at the opening ceremony for the third World Rankings Masters to be staged at the Kegel Training Center, John Davis remarked: "Let's Celebrate Bowling!" and there can be no finer slogan for this wonderful event.
Tournament manager Del Ballard, a new recruit to the Kegel empire, introduced the individual 50 players and then Tournament Director Kim Thorsgaard Jensen passed on the congratulations to the main sponsors, the USBC, the individual sponsors and a warm welcome to all the competitors. But 'Let's Celebrate Bowling' will now be the excellent theme and the excitement now starts with the 50 men playing eight games on the long oil pattern.

When Team USA's David O'Sullivan got the call Wednesday morning that he was needed as a last-minute replacement at the2007 Kegel/United States Bowling Congress World Ranking Masters, he thought it was a joke.
O'Sullivan, who lives in nearby Orlando, Fla., was asked to fill in for
fellow Team USA member Bill Hoffman, who was sidelined by a toe injury.
The two worked as a team Thursday as O'Sullivan finished fifth after the
first round of qualifying with 1,898 for eight games at the Kegel
Training Center.
"When I got the call, I honestly thought it was (Team USA member) P.J.
Haggerty trying to tease me," said O'Sullivan, the reigning U.S. Amateur
champion. "I really thought it was a prank. I've been shaking since the
time I got the message because this is a huge honor."
O'Sullivan averaged 237.25 on the long-oil pattern Thursday in the World
Ranking Masters, which brings together 50 of the world's best players
(25 men and 25 women). England's Paul Moor and Singapore's Remy Ong
shared the first-round lead with 1,969, an average of 246.13.
Heading into the opening round, O'Sullivan said he and Hoffman sat down
and developed a game plan.
"Bill was a huge part of my success today," O'Sullivan said. "For
someone as talented as he is, it can be easy for him to see what's going
on when he's not bowling. He just tried to reassure me that I was doing
the right things, making the right moves and he definitely helped with a
few key ball changes."
As for the leaders, Ong entered the final game trailing Moor by 16 pins.
Moor closed with a 220 game while Ong finished with 236. Because the two
players tied after eight games, the $1,000 daily squad prize went to Ong
for having the highest final game.
"Everyone is shooting high and I just got a little luckier here or
there," said Ong, who won the gold medal in singles and all-events at
the World Championships last year. "My target is just to make the top
eight first and everything turned out well so far. Tomorrow the shot
will be totally different again and you just have to go out with an open
mind."                        Courtesy Lucas Wiseman, USBC Communications
 

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