SAFRA MOUNT FABER BOWLING CENTER, SINGAPORE
                                                                         DECEMBER 5 - 12

MEN'S FINALS:

It would be difficult, indeed, to point out the absolute highlight from the four matches of the quarter finals in Singapore today. Some would probably say the eighth perfect game of the 2004 AMF Bowling World Cup by Kai Virtanen and going on to topple top seed Jason Belmonte of Australia. Or how about the 237-236 second game win by Israel's Yahav Rabin, picking up the momentum to run seven strikes after an open frame start in the third game, taking out Filipino Chester King?

Jack Guay of Canada, the man who rolled the World Cup's first perfecto in Hermisillo, Mexico and repeated the feat the following year in Sao Paulo, Brazil, came close again with a 279 to force a third game against home favorite Remy Ong. The Singaporean came through, 223-218, to maybe give his home country its first BWC title. Who knows? Ong will face Hansen of Norway in the semi finals.

Hansen won his place on the Sunday sheet by cruising to victory over Belgium's Yves van Eyken, 279 - 203 and 257 - 240.

Virtainen hopes to beat the strong and powerful ball of Rabin in the second semi final and maybe, just maybe, we could see a Finland vs Norway final. But Israel and Singapore will do their very best to thwart that.

Quarter Finals - Match 1:
Played Saturday, December 11.

	Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won	vs		Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won
	4	Chester King Philippines	257	236	235	1			5	Yahav Rabin Israel	179	237	257	2

Match 2:

	Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won	vs		Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won
	3	Jack Guay Canada	193	279	218	1			6	Remy Ong Singapore	206	204	223	2

Match 3:

	Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won	vs		Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won
	2	Petter Hansen Norway	279	257		2			7	Yves van Eyken Belgium	203	240		0

Match 4:

	Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won	vs		Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won
	1	Jason Belmonte Australia	247	219		0			8	Kai Virtanen Finland	300	228		2

SEMI FINAL 1:
Played Sunday, December 12.

It was the Scandinavians who won through to contest the men's final of this AMF Bowling World Cup in Singapore, and they brought an ending that will remain memorable in the annals of bowling history.
After one game each in the best of three finale, Petter Hansen of Norway was working on a 279, attainable should he strike out, and shut out, opponent Kai Virtanen of Finland, who had finished with 258.
Hansen is not known for a speedy delivery at the best of times and he certainly took his time with the first ball of his tenth frame. That delay probably cost him the title, for he left the 2-8-10 split to lose the match and the title.

	Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won	vs		Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won
	8	Kai Virtanen Finland	200	214	238	2			5	Yahav Rabin Israel	215	194	220	1

SEMI FINAL 2:

	Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won	vs		Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won
	6	Remy Ong Singapore	279	214	210	1			2	Petter Hansen Norway	259	248	257	2

MEN'S FINAL:

	Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won	vs		Sd.	Name	1	2	3	Won
	2	Petter Hansen Norway	208	233	242	1			8	Kai Virtanen Finland	258	216	258	2

2004 AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP CHAMPION:
Kai Virtanen, Finland.

National Team Champions: Canada (Jack Guay & Kerrie Ryan-Ciach).

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