SQUAD 9 - THE MEXICAN WAY
 Arturo Quintero of Mexico
headed seven bowlers
who hit over 700 in the opening three games of
this squad but was the only one on target to hit
over 1,500 and join Mika Koivuniemi in the
elite circle, the top eight qualifiers.
The
25-year-old bowling journeyman from Mexico City
had a good second set and finished in second
place overall, just a few pins behind tournament
leader Koivuniemi. "Tonight I was looking
for something different and decided to change
the insert in the ring finger," he said.
"I thought I'd try that as nothing else
seemed to be working. Previously, I liked the
lane condition, was hitting the pocket with
every ball, but just wasn't carrying." Today
he slept late and rested through the afternoon
before taking to the lanes for his fifth entry.
"Tonight it all came together," he
added. "I bowled really well with a low
game of 237 and a high of 259, so I thought that
was pretty consistent." That dreaded cut
to 44th place is getting much higher, now
standing at 1,326. Could it be that our genial
bowling center proprietor Patrick Backe may lose
some of the little time he has to sleep tonight,
wondering if his 1,329 will make it after the
final two qualifying squads tomorrow?
Keith Hale, Helsingborg OVERALL
STANDINGS AFTER SQUAD 9:
| |
Name |
Club/Country |
S.
1 |
S.
2 |
S.
3 |
S.
4 |
S.
5 |
S.
6 |
Total |
| 1 |
Mika
Koivuniemi |
Finland |
222 |
227 |
276 |
300 |
268 |
223 |
1516 |
| 2 |
Arturo
Quintero |
Mexico |
237 |
258 |
256 |
255 |
238 |
258 |
1502 |
| 3 |
Gery
Verbrüggen |
Belgium |
300 |
279 |
257 |
203 |
235 |
221 |
1495 |
| 4 |
Tore
Torgersen |
Pergamon |
289 |
289 |
245 |
278 |
181 |
189 |
1471 |
| 5 |
Petri
Mannonen |
Finland |
266 |
289 |
197 |
207 |
256 |
231 |
1446 |
| 6 |
Bill
Hoffman |
USA |
249 |
247 |
300 |
258 |
209 |
183 |
1446 |
| 7 |
Robert
Spigner |
USA |
248 |
229 |
223 |
192 |
279 |
258 |
1429 |
| 8 |
Tomas
Leandersson |
Pergamon |
280 |
288 |
190 |
245 |
201 |
224 |
1428 |
| 9 |
Lasse
Lintilä |
Finland |
249 |
280 |
256 |
222 |
208 |
213 |
1428 |
| 10 |
Tim
Mack |
USA |
255 |
253 |
234 |
225 |
248 |
209 |
1424 |
| 11 |
Martin
Larsén |
Pergamon |
225 |
258 |
247 |
224 |
190 |
265 |
1409 |
| 12 |
Mark
Siders |
USA |
211 |
242 |
236 |
218 |
256 |
245 |
1408 |
| 13 |
Teemu
Raatikainen |
Finland |
205 |
264 |
276 |
203 |
269 |
191 |
1408 |
| 14 |
Jouni
Kempainen |
Brio |
236 |
225 |
221 |
255 |
244 |
223 |
1404 |
| 15 |
Pasi
Uotila |
Finland |
237 |
259 |
194 |
208 |
245 |
259 |
1402 |
| 16 |
Sean
Rash |
USA |
257 |
237 |
245 |
203 |
246 |
212 |
1400 |
| 17 |
Salem
Bosherbak |
Qatar |
219 |
194 |
246 |
234 |
236 |
268 |
1397 |
| 18 |
Helene
Jonsson |
Spader
Dam |
226 |
199 |
257 |
255 |
211 |
240 |
1388 |
| 19 |
Michael
Bai |
Denmark |
256 |
239 |
205 |
219 |
236 |
231 |
1386 |
| 20 |
Kimmo
Lehtonen |
Finland |
238 |
265 |
225 |
206 |
202 |
234 |
1370 |
| 21 |
Sami
Luoto |
Finland |
236 |
227 |
217 |
267 |
193 |
230 |
1370 |
| 22 |
Mika
Lahti |
Finland |
215 |
245 |
213 |
225 |
232 |
237 |
1367 |
| 23 |
Saeed
Al Hajri |
Qatar |
245 |
204 |
204 |
277 |
202 |
233 |
1365 |
| 24 |
Robert
Andersson |
Pergamon |
206 |
228 |
279 |
177 |
200 |
270 |
1360 |
| 25 |
Göran
Carlsson |
Stenbocken |
233 |
259 |
248 |
217 |
224 |
178 |
1359 |
| 26 |
Tony
Fransson |
Pergamon |
226 |
172 |
244 |
266 |
213 |
235 |
1356 |
| 27 |
Abdulla
Algattan |
Qatar |
224 |
257 |
254 |
205 |
200 |
216 |
1356 |
| 28 |
Anders
Öhman |
Sundbyberg |
245 |
236 |
228 |
198 |
221 |
225 |
1353 |
| 29 |
Tom
Hahl |
Finland |
260 |
215 |
221 |
245 |
233 |
179 |
1353 |
| 30 |
Osku
Palermaa |
Finland |
244 |
230 |
237 |
278 |
196 |
167 |
1352 |
| 31 |
Britt
Bröndsted |
Denmark |
216 |
235 |
196 |
243 |
234 |
226 |
1350 |
| 32 |
Jason
Willams |
USA |
226 |
220 |
207 |
247 |
225 |
222 |
1347 |
| 33 |
Andrew
Frawley |
Australia |
224 |
237 |
173 |
215 |
267 |
230 |
1346 |
| 34 |
Raymond
Jansson |
Pergamon |
169 |
238 |
252 |
225 |
214 |
246 |
1344 |
| 35 |
Kirsten
Penny |
England |
230 |
250 |
255 |
242 |
170 |
196 |
1343 |
| 36 |
Patrick
Backe |
Pergamon |
237 |
236 |
224 |
196 |
223 |
223 |
1339 |
| 37 |
Jouni
Helminen |
Finland |
242 |
216 |
254 |
237 |
179 |
211 |
1339 |
| 38 |
Sami
Konsteri |
Finland |
265 |
266 |
214 |
195 |
196 |
203 |
1339 |
| 39 |
Ahmed
Shaheen |
Qatar |
235 |
229 |
215 |
234 |
206 |
218 |
1337 |
| 40 |
Claes
Gauffin |
Bk
June |
213 |
268 |
183 |
210 |
234 |
225 |
1333 |
| 41 |
Bandar
Al Shafi |
Qatar |
191 |
186 |
187 |
265 |
259 |
244 |
1332 |
| 42 |
Mikael
Ahlqvist |
Pergamon |
215 |
197 |
253 |
270 |
185 |
211 |
1331 |
| 43 |
Roger
Gustavsson |
Brio |
243 |
196 |
240 |
215 |
245 |
190 |
1329 |
| 44 |
Jesper
Nielsen |
Danmark |
258 |
230 |
217 |
202 |
227 |
192 |
1326 |
| 45 |
Jocke
Biehl |
Bågen |
227 |
224 |
242 |
211 |
234 |
186 |
1324 |
| 46 |
Ahmed
Al Mohandy |
Qatar |
223 |
222 |
221 |
226 |
206 |
225 |
1323 |
| 47 |
Mikael
Roos |
BK
Joker |
234 |
191 |
247 |
204 |
204 |
242 |
1322 |
| 48 |
Mika
Luoto |
Finland |
212 |
208 |
232 |
200 |
223 |
245 |
1320 |
| 49 |
Steve
Letchford |
England |
256 |
256 |
244 |
171 |
165 |
228 |
1320 |
| 50 |
Dino
Castilio |
USA |
234 |
224 |
204 |
223 |
211 |
218 |
1314 |
| 51 |
Andrew
Cain |
USA |
203 |
242 |
189 |
234 |
245 |
198 |
1311 |
| 52 |
Mikael
Lindberg |
Avance |
242 |
243 |
185 |
199 |
194 |
245 |
1308 |
| 53 |
Marie
Karlsson |
SBC |
203 |
242 |
218 |
233 |
191 |
219 |
1306 |
| 54 |
Or
Aviram |
Israel |
259 |
194 |
247 |
267 |
181 |
158 |
1306 |
| 55 |
Brenda
Norman |
USA |
245 |
210 |
264 |
181 |
201 |
201 |
1302 |
| 56 |
Thomas
Nilsson |
Club
Eagles |
238 |
245 |
163 |
184 |
245 |
226 |
1301 |
| 57 |
Niklas
Linderholm |
Pergamon |
198 |
192 |
226 |
246 |
206 |
231 |
1299 |
| 58 |
Johan
Lahti |
Finland |
195 |
223 |
205 |
238 |
180 |
254 |
1295 |
| 59 |
Pär
Gustavsson |
Pergamon |
162 |
189 |
247 |
257 |
192 |
245 |
1292 |
| 60 |
Lluis
Montfort |
Spain |
217 |
258 |
162 |
259 |
193 |
203 |
1292 |
| 61 |
Per
Kristian Eide |
Norway |
181 |
235 |
216 |
203 |
237 |
219 |
1291 |
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