SESSION 5 - Sunday
18:00
 Guy
Caminsky of Johannesburg, South Africa (pictured,
left) is having to give
 up
his various stints in the commentary box (never
short of words) to deal
with a more serious situation, that of facing
World Tenpin Masters' runner-up for the past
three years, Paul Moor (right), an almost local
lad from the environs of Hull.
Caminsky won his way through
to the semis by ousting World Tenpin Masters
rookie James Tidd in a close fought quarterfinal
match and Paul Moor got to put his frog in the
race by outpointing fellow Englishman Dominic
Barrett in his quarterfinal match.
Just one more hurdle for the
left-handed Englishman to make it four finals in
a row, and this one he will be determined to
win, no matter who the opponent might be.
All was going well for Paul
Moor until he suffered the 3-7-9 split in the
sixth frame of the first game. That cost him any
chance of winning the first game and although he
won the second by a handsome margin, the total
pinfall from the South African was far too high
to challenge.
"It was a strange feeling,"
said an amazed guy Caminsky. "I was nowhere near
as nervous as I was in previous matches. I don't
know what it was, I didn't know what to expect.
I was in the commentary box for Paul's previous
match and I knew he was going to come out with
all guns blazing and I knew I didn't want to be
behind after the first game. It's the best I
have bowled in the Masters in seven years. I
played the lane well, my moves were good and I
only had to move a little left as the lane
changed. I didn't have to change bowling balls
at all. The lane opened up just before the end.
I've been working hard on my game back home but
it is difficult without a coach. The guys at
these tournaments help me a lot by giving me
stuff to work on. It's good to see some positive
results after working so long."
Semi-Final 1:
| Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
G |
Total |
| Guy Caminsky |
RSA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
X |
XX6 |
|
|
| |
|
30 |
60 |
90 |
120 |
150 |
179 |
199 |
219 |
249 |
275 |
275 |
|
| |
|
X |
X |
9/ |
7/ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
7/ |
X9- |
|
|
| |
|
29 |
49 |
66 |
86 |
116 |
146 |
173 |
193 |
213 |
232 |
232 |
507 |
| Paul Moor |
ENG |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
X |
7s2 |
7/ |
X |
X |
X9/ |
|
|
| |
|
30 |
59 |
79 |
99 |
118 |
127 |
147 |
177 |
206 |
226 |
226 |
|
| |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
81 |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
XX8 |
|
|
| |
|
30 |
60 |
88 |
107 |
116 |
136 |
166 |
196 |
226 |
254 |
254 |
480 |
 This
time Chris Barnes will have to fight for a place
in the final by taking
out yet another of the two-handed brigade, lithe
Osku Palermaa from Espoo, Finland. Defending
champion Jason Belmonte, acknowledged as the
leading exponent of that art, went out to James
Tidd of England in the first round, so it is now
up to Palermaa to defend the honor of those with
that unique delivery.
Barnes' performance in his match against Kirsten
Penny was nothing less than awesome and he must
be brimming with confidence. But with bowling at
this extremely high level just one mistake can
bring downfall and his 5-7-10 split on Saturday
evening is still very strong in his memory.
"That one was a lot more of a struggle as Osku's
high revving ball changes the lane so fast,"
explained Barnes. ". I was bowling to the right
of his lane but we were still crossing paths
about 25 feet down the lane. The answer is to
trip the 4-pins. I had to play deeper than him
because of what he does to the lane. Against Guy
I'll go back to the original strategy but the
lanes will probably change again very quickly,
but not as quickly as when Osku is playing." Semi-Final 2:
| Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
G |
Total |
| Osku Palermaa |
FIN |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
9/ |
9/ |
X |
X |
X9/ |
|
|
| |
|
30 |
60 |
89 |
109 |
128 |
147 |
167 |
197 |
226 |
246 |
246 |
|
| |
|
X |
6s- |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
8/ |
X |
XX7 |
|
|
| |
|
16 |
22 |
42 |
72 |
101 |
121 |
139 |
159 |
189 |
216 |
216 |
462 |
| Chris Barnes |
USA |
X |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
9/ |
X |
X |
X9/ |
|
|
| |
|
20 |
40 |
70 |
99 |
119 |
138 |
158 |
188 |
217 |
237 |
237 |
|
| |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X6s2 |
|
|
| |
|
30 |
60 |
90 |
120 |
150 |
180 |
210 |
240 |
266 |
284 |
284 |
521 |
With both bowlers on multiple striking form
this could be a fantastic and memorable finale
to one of the most enjoyable World Tenpin Master
events of the ten.
 "A fairy-tale finish for
Guy or a second title for Chris," says Matchroom
commentator Simon Golding. Whoever wins will
pocket $30,000. "Before I went into the final
I said to myself I don't want to go down in
history as the one to bowl a low final," said a
highly excited champion, Guy Caminsky. "As a kid you dream
about something like this but to be honest when
I stood on the approach for that second strike I
needed in the tenth frame I thought that if I bowled
too quick I could leave a ringing 10-pin and I
was over the moon when all the pins fell.
"This means the world to me, I just can't tell
how much. Coming from Africa and always having
to travel a long way, we don't play a lot of
tournaments or get the credit we deserve, so it
is going to be huge for bowling back home.
Hopefully, more guys will travel overseas. "I
will treasure this moment for the rest of my
days."
Photo: Lawrence Lustig
FINAL:
| Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
G |
Total |
| Guy Caminsky |
RSA |
9/ |
X |
8/ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
XXX |
|
|
| |
|
20 |
40 |
60 |
90 |
120 |
150 |
179 |
199 |
219 |
249 |
249 |
|
| |
|
X |
X |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
XX8 |
|
|
| |
|
29 |
49 |
69 |
99 |
129 |
159 |
189 |
219 |
249 |
277 |
277 |
526 |
| Chris Barnes |
USA |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
X9/ |
|
|
| |
|
20 |
50 |
80 |
109 |
129 |
149 |
179 |
209 |
238 |
258 |
258 |
|
| |
|
X |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
X |
X |
XXX |
|
|
| |
|
20 |
40 |
70 |
100 |
129 |
149 |
169 |
199 |
229 |
259 |
259 |
517 |
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