125? BEG YOUR PARDON!
After watching very high 200-plus games for
most of this week, it came as something of a
shock when number two seed Pasi Uotila of
Finland struggled to humble 125 in his opening
quarterfinal game against fellow countryman
Jouni Helminen. The ex-PBA member Helminen
struggled as well, but did make 204 to win the
first game, contested on the short oil pattern.
A further 227 from the lithe Finn saw Uotila's
improved 188 fall way short of the target, so
the best of three match was decided at the early
stage.
"Uotila is a good friend and my room-mate, so I
had to ignore who was my opponent and just play
my own game," said Helminen. ("Duck when the
dummy comes flying across the room," joked
Stuart Williams.) Helminen added, "I think
Uotila bowled badly because he tried to hook the
ball from the gutter, and that line was just not
playing today. Today these lanes were tough, but
I preferred the long oil as it has been playing
better all week."
The star attraction match between local hero
John Janawicz, an employee here at Kegel,
against Malaysia's Daniel Lim did not go
according to plan to please the kind folk of
Polk County, this part of Florida. 'JJ' lost the
first game to Lim, 158-180, but came back with a
200 to win by 27 pins. The decider saw the lanes
really open up for a strikefest but a ringing
9-pin in the ninth frame cost the American any
chance of a win. Lim threw the first nine
strikes but left the 4-6-7 with the first ball
of the tenth frame to finish with a 265.
"I eventually changed bowling balls and my
line," said Lim. "One of my biggest faults is
that I rush the line but coach Chris Batson
checked that for me. We're very close and he
calms me down when I get too excited. He can
take my mind away and get me back on course."
The second session of the quarterfinals saw
Stuart Williams of England dispose of
Venezuala's Arturo Hernandez promptly, winning
the first game, 172-156, on the long oil pattern
and 215-212 when the pair moved to the short.
"Maybe the match win wasn't as easy as it
looked," remarked Williams. "I chose to start on
the long pattern as Hernandez had led the field
on the short earlier in the week. I would have
preferred to start on the short but decided to
play my tactic. I din't have to change anything
as the lanes pretty much the same as they have
all week."
The Finland v Sweden, left versus right, match
really saw some fireworks in the opener, going
Ohman's way, 286-252. Lehtonen maintained his
scoring pace as the players progressed to short
oil, winning 258-218. The fireworks didn't
return for the third game, back on the long
pattern and the pair played nip and tuck. A
9-pin tap in the tenth robbed Ohman of any
chance of victory, so it was advantage Lehtonen,
206-184.
The lineup for the semifinals is Lehton against
Lim and Williams takes on Helminen. The
excitement is tense.
MEN'S QUARTER FINALS - Best of three
games:
Match 1, Friday April 29 at 15:00
Lanes 5 - 8:
| |
Name |
Nat. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
 |
Pasi Uotila |
FIN |
125 |
188 |
|
0 |
vs |
Jouni Helminen |
FIN |
204 |
227 |
|
2 |
 |
Lanes 9 - 12, 15:00:
| |
Name |
Nat. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
 |
John Janawicz |
USA |
158 |
200 |
234 |
1 |
vs |
Daniel Lim |
MAS |
180 |
173 |
265 |
2 |
 |
Lanes 5 - 8, 17:00:
| |
Name |
Nat. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
 |
Kimmo Lehtonen |
FIN |
252 |
258 |
206 |
2 |
vs |
Anders Ohman |
SWE |
286 |
218 |
184 |
1 |
 |
Lanes 9 - 12, 17:00
| |
Name |
Nat. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
 |
Stuart Williams |
ENG |
172 |
215 |
|
2 |
vs |
Arturo Hernandez |
VEN |
156 |
212 |
|
0 |
 |
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