SESSION 4 - Sunday 1:00pm

Quarterfinal Match 2:
It seems such a shame that the opening match in this second of the quarterfinals will feature two English players, left-handed Paul Moor (pictured, left) and rightie Dominic Barrett (right), but with four English bowlers already reaching this stage a clash like this is inevitable.

Both seem confident of the ability to beat the other so no love will be lost as the 20 frames are played and the consensus of opinion seems to lean towards Paul Moor emerging the victor. But who knows? The proof will be in the bowling.

"That was the best I have bowled this year," said a very pleased Paul Moor. "The pressure out there today was tough. Dom was the man on form and this was really not a match I wanted to play as I've been struggling a bit. I'm pretty confident when I get out there on the lane. I really wanted to prove myself in this match."

Name	Nat	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	G	Total
Paul Moor	ENG	X	X	X	X	X	9/	X	X	9/	XX9
		30	60	90	119	139	159	188	208	228	257	257
		X	X	X	X	9/	X	9/	X	X	XXX
		30	60	89	109	129	149	169	199	229	259	259	516
Dominic Barrett	ENG	X	X	9/	7/	X	X	9/	X	9/	XXX
		29	49	66	86	115	135	155	175	195	225	225
		X	9/	X	X	X	X	9/	9/	X	XXX
		20	40	70	100	129	149	168	188	218	248	248	473

Quarterfinal Match 3:
Good friends Osku Palermaa of Finland (pictured, left) and stocky Englishman Stuart Willams (right) do battle in the second match this afternoon. Palermaa has that devastating two-handed delivery that gives so much rotation and power to his bowling ball and Williams' seemingly nonchalant approach will certainly give the crowd of spectators something to talk about.

Williams was lucky to get through his first-round encounter against American Diandra Asbaty, a bit of a squeaker to say the least.

It couldn't have been much closer after the three pin difference of the first game result but Palermaa put on the pressure over the last ten frames to clinch the match.
"With this format you have to do your best," commented Palermaa after the match. "I just did what I needed to do in the second game, I got the front eight (strikes) and the match was over. It was disappointing to leave the 10-pin in the ninth frame, and I thought' not again'.Although we're good friends, I don't think Stuart will hold this against me. Hopefully, I will have another four games but my aim now is to win the semi-final against either Kirsten Penny or Chris Barnes."

Stuart Williams didn't seem too downhearted. "I did my best but my ball wasn't hooking at the back end as much as it has over the past couple of days."

Name	Nat	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	G	Total
Osku Palermaa	FIN	X	X	X	9/	9/	X	9/	X	X	7/9
		30	59	79	98	118	138	158	185	205	224	224
		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9-	6s-
		30	60	90	120	150	180	209	228	237	243	243	467
Stuart Williams	ENG	X	9/	9/	X	X	9/	X	X	X	9/X
		20	39	59	88	108	128	158	187	207	227	227
		8s/	X	X	X	9/	X	9/	X	9/	9/X
		20	50	79	99	119	139	159	179	198	218	218	445

 Quarterfinal Match 4:
Another encounter involving an English player comes in the third match of the day with Europe's top ranked female player Kirsten Penny taking on the 2006 World Tenpin Masters champion Chris Barnes of Texas, USA.  Penny disposed of WTM rookie Ryan Lalisang of Indonesia in her opening match whilst Barnes emerged the victor of the encounter with another tournament rookie with Israeli Or Aviram.

Both contenders agree that things get a little easier after the first round but nobody will predict a walkover for the past champion. Penny has a consistent and powerful delivery and will certainly be looking for a win and a place in the semi-finals.

At the end of what must have been one of the most exciting matches ever seen on the World Tenpin Masters lane, it was a mightily pleased and relieved Chris Barnes who won his place into the semi-final.
"I don't know about the twenty strikes in a row, I'm still sore at leaving the 5-7-10 split yesterday," he joked. "No, I'll remember the twenty-bagger, and it was a much better performance than last night. I've got rid of my mistakes and got to focus on things that work and give me better results. I like to control the pocket and my ball reaction today was really good. The lanes were a little tighter today, which worked out. The pattern used on this lane really has no similarity with anything used on the PBA Tour, the Americans use a lot more shape of the oil.
"I think Kirsten has the best ball reaction of anyone in this group this year, the closest is Palermaa. After my 290 I thought I had better get another 40 pin lead, otherwise I could get into trouble as she was almost striking at will. As it turned out they came in real handy. It was a lot of fun and I guess with a little more age and maturity you get to enjoy it a little bit more. It's more fun when you're striking a lot and especially when you're ahead by 20 or 30 pins. But she bowled unbelievably.
"It is a unique situation here in Barnsley as the crowd are always great and respectful to the players. I wasn't the crowd favorite in that match but they were really respectful and I like the way they are so animated. I get the biggest kick out of that. Counting the Weber Cup, this is the fifth time I have bowled here and really with many of the same people in the crowd. Every time it is fantastic and obviously in the Weber Cup they are much more slanted towards the European team  but they are always appreciative of good performances."
All credit to Kirsten Penny for an incredible performance. "I don't get the chance to play Chris Barnes very often," she said, "so today I was determined to make the most of it and enjoy the match. I did, but I didn't get the result I was hoping for. I was disappointed I didn't get that last strike for a perfect game. There is no shame in losing to Chris and the match was over when I got up to bowl my tenth frame, so then it was all just for the 300. I thought I threw a good last ball but I don't know what happened and I was quite surprised when it hit light and left the 2-8, so I'm pretty disappointed. My 546 was a hell of a score, but it wasn't enough, unfortunately, but I didn't embarrass myself.
"In the practice session earlier, Chris was not bowling well. I thought he was putting it on a bit, so I said to Stuart Williams that he's going to come out an d shoot a massive score. I didn't realize how massive that was going to be!"

It was a match well worthy of the memory bank to be stored for years to come.

Name	Nat	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	G	Total
Kirsten Penny	ENG	8/	X	X	X	X	X	9/	X	X	9/X
		20	50	80	110	139	159	179	208	228	248	248
		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX8
		30	60	90	120	150	180	210	240	270	298	298	546
Chris Barnes	USA	9/	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	XXX
		20	50	80	110	140	170	200	230	260	290	290
		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9/X
		30	60	90	120	150	180	210	239	259	279	279	569

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