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Staff member
New South Wales Michael Little this afternoon won the 2005 Australian Open.
Little was in 11th place after 2 days of qualifying and in 5th place after the field had cut to the top 30 for a further 6 games. But it was in Matchplay that Little shone, finishing with a field best 7-1-2 (W-D-L) Matchplay Record and a 214.4 overall average in beating home Jason Belmonte by 63 pins. Belmonte overtook qualifying leader Jason Walsh (3rd) in the final positional round to finish in 2nd place.
Top 10 After Matchplay
Pos Ave Grand Total +/-
1 Michael Little 214.4 7012 612
2 Jason Belmonte 214.0 6949 549
3 Jason Walsh 213.6 6936 536
4 Chris Mesagno 214.5 6934 534
5 George Frilingos 213.3 6926 526
6 Paul Trotter 210.4 6854 454
7 Ronald Voukolos 208.3 6785 385
8 Brenton Davy 209.5 6764 364
9 Brandon Qualischefski 206.7 6694 294
10 Chris Thomas 204.8 6655 255
Photos from the presentation will be updated in the coming days. Full scores, photos and videos throughout the event can be found here.
Little was in 11th place after 2 days of qualifying and in 5th place after the field had cut to the top 30 for a further 6 games. But it was in Matchplay that Little shone, finishing with a field best 7-1-2 (W-D-L) Matchplay Record and a 214.4 overall average in beating home Jason Belmonte by 63 pins. Belmonte overtook qualifying leader Jason Walsh (3rd) in the final positional round to finish in 2nd place.
Top 10 After Matchplay
Pos Ave Grand Total +/-
1 Michael Little 214.4 7012 612
2 Jason Belmonte 214.0 6949 549
3 Jason Walsh 213.6 6936 536
4 Chris Mesagno 214.5 6934 534
5 George Frilingos 213.3 6926 526
6 Paul Trotter 210.4 6854 454
7 Ronald Voukolos 208.3 6785 385
8 Brenton Davy 209.5 6764 364
9 Brandon Qualischefski 206.7 6694 294
10 Chris Thomas 204.8 6655 255
Photos from the presentation will be updated in the coming days. Full scores, photos and videos throughout the event can be found here.
