Belmo and Frawls doing well again!

The frawls is on fire, Belmo has dropped off a little but Frawls is the talk of the tourny at the moment, good to see the old man still has got it hahaha
 
Top Qualifier: Chris Barnes

Andrew Frawley: 4th

Jason Belmote: 12th

Great bowling guys!

Show the world what Aussies are made of!
 
Frawls has Qualified 4th for the next round of 9 games and belmo moved up 1 spot to 12th. Keep it up guys doing Australia Proud.
 
Great to see our Aussies mixing it with the top PBA talent!

Here's a roundup that I'm circulating to national and international media this evening ....

cheers,
lc


AUSSIES UNDAUNTED BY TOP PBA TALENT


Indianapolis, USA : Undaunted by the top names on the PBA Tour, Aussie bowlers Andrew Frawley and Jason Belmonte are in great form at the 2008 Denny’s PBA World Championship currently underway at Woodland Bowl. This year’s event marks the first time in PBA World Championship history the field has been open to amateurs and the change in format has attracted bowlers from five continents.

Frawley shot lines of 185, 188, 243, 246, 242, 221, 279, 300 and 228 firing a perfect game for the second consecutive day to finish in fourth place after Round 2. Malaysian Zulmazran Zulkifli finished the day fifth and Jason Belmonte is in 12th place going into the next round. The three are the only non-PBA members in the top 12 and will be aiming to stay in the top eight during the final nine games of qualifying to earn one of the eight byes through the first two rounds of matchplay.

“After a shaky start, Andrew was only 19 over with seven games to go,” reported Jason Belmonte today after the second round. “He finished 399 over and told me that it was the best seven games he had ever bowled…I told him it was the best seven games I had ever seen,” quipped Belmonte.

One of the PBA’s top performers, Chris Barnes from Texas is currently in the lead on 4061, averaging 223.11 over his nine games heading into the final day of qualifying, with fellow PBA stars Danny Wiseman and Mika Koivuniemi just ahead of Frawley’s outstanding 3999 pinfall on 4037 and 4021 respectively. Averaging 215.00, Belmonte is comfortably positioned 12th in the field, mid-way between some of bowling’s most experienced and well-known players, Pete Weber and Walter Ray Williams Jnr.

“The Pro's are great….everyone I spoke with was more than happy to say hello and have a chat. “These guys are bowling on a tour that requires more than just skill. “It’s the biggest mental grind I have ever seen. “Not many people really understand how hard it is bowling on the hardest tour in the world, “ said Belmonte.

The cut to the top 57 bowlers after Round 2 of qualifying will return for an additional nine games Thursday, after which the field will be cut to the top 40 for matchplay. The final four bowlers will advance to the live ESPN-televised finals on Sunday, 24 February at 12:30 p.m. local time and full scores and further details can be seen on the official PBA website – www.pba.com.

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For further details, please contact Lynne Clay on +61 419 444 280 or by email lynneclay@bigpond.com
 
Congrats Frawls and Belmo. That's absolutely awesome bowling! Great to see you both still going strong.

Congrats once again on the 2nd 300 Frawls! What can I say other than...WOW!!! :)

Keep up the great bowling...Hope to see 2 Aussies on the show very soon!

Hooroo

Rowey :p
 
Thought i would show the scores after the casher's round.




Pos ▲ Name Hometown Games Block Pinfall Total Pinfall +/- 200 Average
1 Chris Barnes Double Oak, Texas 27 2036 6097 +697 225.81
2 Danny Wiseman Baltimore 27 2057 6094 +694 225.70
3 Mika Koivuniemi Hartland, Mich. 27 2017 6038 +638 223.63
4 Steve Harman Indianapolis 27 1972 5920 +520 219.26
5 Dino Castillo Carrollton, Texas 27 1974 5917 +517 219.15
6 Todd Book Cantonment, Fla 27 2028 5886 +486 218.00
7 Sean Rash Wichita, Kan 27 2009 5872 +472 217.48
8 Zulmazran Zulkifli* Team Malays 27 1914 5866 +466 217.26
9 Bill O'Neill Levittown, Pa. 27 2025 5865 +465 217.22
10 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Ocala, Fl 27 2001 5863 +463 217.15
11 Pete Weber St. Ann, Mo. 27 1923 5855 +455 216.85
12 Andrew Frawley* Sydney, Aust 27 1831 5830 +430 215.93
13 Michael Machuga Erie, Pa. 27 2002 5827 +427 215.81
14 Norm Duke Clermont, Fla. 27 1958 5817 +417 215.44
15 Brian LeClair Athens, N.Y. 27 1949 5808 +408 215.11
16 Del Ballard Jr. N. Richland Hills, 27 1913 5796 +396 214.67
17 Troy Wollenbecker Miami 27 1992 5795 +395 214.63
18 Brad Angelo Lockport, N.Y. 27 2041 5781 +381 214.11
19 Chad Kloss Greenfield, Wis. 27 2017 5772 +372 213.78
20 Wes Malott Argyle, Texas 27 1891 5754 +354 213.11
21 Mitch Beasley Arlington, Texas 27 1983 5753 +353 213.07
22 Thomas Hess Urbandale, Iowa 27 1978 5744 +344 212.74
23 Rhino Page Topeka, Kan 27 1897 5741 +341 212.63
24 Tom Daugherty Tampa, Fla. 27 1782 5729 +329 212.19
25 Eugene McCune Munster, Ind. 27 1871 5716 +316 211.70
26 Michael Fagan Patchogue, N.Y. 27 1860 5713 +313 211.59
27 Brian Kretzer Dayton, Ohio 27 1983 5711 +311 211.52
28 Chris Warren Grants Pass, Ore 27 1953 5708 +308 211.41
29 David O'Sullivan Orlando, Fla 27 1945 5707 +307 211.37
30 Jason Belmonte, NSW, Australia 27 1831 5701 +301 211.15
31 Steve Rogers Bourbonnais, Ill. 27 1776 5681 +281 210.41
32 Ryan Shafer Horseheads, N.Y. 27 1909 5678 +278 210.30
33 Ryan Abel Bel Aire, Kan. 27 1905 5671 +271 210.04
34 Tim Mack* Indianapolis, Ind. 27 1861 5669 +269 209.96
35 Doug Kent Newark, N.Y. 27 1924 5658 +258 209.56
36 Tommy Jones Simpsonville, S.C. 27 1852 5653 +253 209.37
37 Ronnie Russell Indianapolis 27 1871 5647 +247 209.15
38 Chris Loschetter Avon, Ohio 27 1902 5640 +240 208.89
39 Mark Scroggins Amarillo, Texas 27 1851 5639 +239 208.85
40 Joe Ciccone Buffalo, N.Y. 27 1893 5635 +235 208.70
41 Mike Wolfe New Albany, Ind. 27 1800 5634 +234 208.67
42 Jim Wolcott* Hendersonville, Ten 27 1836 5633 +233 208.63
43 Todd Minotti Oviedo, Fla 27 1890 5627 +227 208.41
44 Jeff Lizzi Sandusky, Ohio 27 1867 5612 +212 207.85
45 Ritchie Allen Columbia, S.C. 27 1859 5604 +204 207.56
46 George Branham III* Indianapol 27 1822 5602 +202 207.48
47 Riga Kalfas Florence, Ky. 27 1842 5599 +199 207.37
48 Tom Baker King, N.C. 27 1861 5592 +192 207.11
49 Gregory Thompson Jr Dayton, Oh 27 1821 5568 +168 206.22
50 Robert Smith Captain Cook, Haw 27 1790 5559 +159 205.89
51 Jim Crook* Indianapolis, Ind. 27 1774 5509 +109 204.04
52 Chris Monroy Holden, Mass. 27 1764 5488 +88 203.26
53 Derek Sapp Keokuk, Iowa 27 1683 5464 +64 202.37
54 Nathan Bohr Wichita, Kan. 27 1712 5448 +48 201.78
55 Mark Siders* Westerville, Ohio 27 1705 5425 +25 200.93
56 Mike Edwards Tulsa, Okla. 27 1687 5400 0 200.00
57 Patrick Allen Wesley Chapel, Fla. 25 1353 5134 +134 205.36
 
Belmo moves into the next round wins 4 - 3 against Chad Kloss.
Frawls Wins 4 - 3 aginst Ronnie Russel.

Both move into the next round.

Good work Guys keep it up
 
This is a fantastic result for Australian bowling! To have two players in the final sixteen of this tournament is just awesome.

Both have tough matches ahead of them with Jason up against Mika Koivuniemi and Andrew to face Dino Castillo. Both Mika and Dino are seasoned pro's with Mika being a former PBA player of the year.

But our guys have shown they are in with a real chance! Good luck guys cant wait to see the out come.
 
This is a fantastic result for Australian bowling! To have two players in the final sixteen of this tournament is just awesome.
Both have tough matches ahead of them with Jason up against Mika Koivuniemi and Andrew to face Dino Castillo. Both Mika and Dino are seasoned pro's with Mika being a former PBA player of the year.
But our guys have shown they are in with a real chance! Good luck guys cant wait to see the out come.

You're getting a little ahead of yourself... before facing Koivuniemi, Jason has to beat Norm Duke, and Andrew has Chris Warren before Castillo.
 
I agree with the above but it is fantastic, it is quite exciting no matter where they finish from here on. Every match will be a tough one but they are really doing themselves proud, and Australia proud.

All the best to both of them ...
 
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