onefrombills
07-31-2009, 04:45 PM
LAS VEGAS - Chinese Taipei entered the second day of trios competition at the 2009 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Women's Championships in sixth place overall but did everything possible to put itself in position to take home a medal.
Led by Tsai Hsin-Yi, who rolled a 702 series at Cashman Center on Friday morning, Chinese Taipei posted games of 617, 678 and 595 to take the overall trios lead with a 3,798 total for six games. Now, the group must wait for the final trios squad to determine its fate. Tang Ya-Chun added 616, and Yang Hao-Ting contributed 572 on the way to the top spot.
Denmark (Britt Brondsted, Anja Ginge Jensen and Mai Ginge Jensen) is second with 3,785, and first-day leader Colombia (Paola Gomez, Rocio Restrepo and Clara Guerrero) is third after six games with 3,752. Indonesia (Putty Armein, Sharon Limansantoso and Tannya Rouminper) is fourth with 3,747.
"We are very excited," said Chinese Taipei coach Chen Tong-Hui. "We had a token strategy that worked, and we bowled well, so we're happy."
The Chinese Taipei bowlers have a playful agreement with their coach, that for each double they roll, they are allowed to draw an 'x' on him. For each open frame, he is allowed to draw on them. After their three games on the tournament's medium pattern (WTBA Athens, 40 feet) Friday, Chen was covered with pen marks, while his players were all smiles.
After representatives from 45 countries complete their six qualifying games in trios, the top four teams will advance to the semifinals, which will be broadcast live on bowl.com at 8 p.m. EDT.
This year's tournament marks the first time professionals are allowed to compete at the World Women's Championships, and competitors will compete in singles, doubles, trios, team and Masters competition before the event concludes Sunday. Medals also will be awarded for all-events.
Through 15 games, Guerrero is the all-events leader with 3,312. Rasmussen is second with 3,306, and Sweden's Helen Johnsson is third with 3,273. Nation is fourth with 3,262.
After 24 games, the top 16 players in the all-events standings will advance to Masters competition, which is scheduled for Sunday morning.
USBC plans to live stream portions of the event on bowl.com, and bowling fans around the world will be able to watch the finals and select semifinals.
Led by Tsai Hsin-Yi, who rolled a 702 series at Cashman Center on Friday morning, Chinese Taipei posted games of 617, 678 and 595 to take the overall trios lead with a 3,798 total for six games. Now, the group must wait for the final trios squad to determine its fate. Tang Ya-Chun added 616, and Yang Hao-Ting contributed 572 on the way to the top spot.
Denmark (Britt Brondsted, Anja Ginge Jensen and Mai Ginge Jensen) is second with 3,785, and first-day leader Colombia (Paola Gomez, Rocio Restrepo and Clara Guerrero) is third after six games with 3,752. Indonesia (Putty Armein, Sharon Limansantoso and Tannya Rouminper) is fourth with 3,747.
"We are very excited," said Chinese Taipei coach Chen Tong-Hui. "We had a token strategy that worked, and we bowled well, so we're happy."
The Chinese Taipei bowlers have a playful agreement with their coach, that for each double they roll, they are allowed to draw an 'x' on him. For each open frame, he is allowed to draw on them. After their three games on the tournament's medium pattern (WTBA Athens, 40 feet) Friday, Chen was covered with pen marks, while his players were all smiles.
After representatives from 45 countries complete their six qualifying games in trios, the top four teams will advance to the semifinals, which will be broadcast live on bowl.com at 8 p.m. EDT.
This year's tournament marks the first time professionals are allowed to compete at the World Women's Championships, and competitors will compete in singles, doubles, trios, team and Masters competition before the event concludes Sunday. Medals also will be awarded for all-events.
Through 15 games, Guerrero is the all-events leader with 3,312. Rasmussen is second with 3,306, and Sweden's Helen Johnsson is third with 3,273. Nation is fourth with 3,262.
After 24 games, the top 16 players in the all-events standings will advance to Masters competition, which is scheduled for Sunday morning.
USBC plans to live stream portions of the event on bowl.com, and bowling fans around the world will be able to watch the finals and select semifinals.