Singapore, Dominican lead after first round at 2015 World Cup
November 15, 2015
LAS VEGAS - Singapore's Jaris Goh and two-time winner Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic took the opening-round lead Sunday as competition began at the 2015 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.
Goh, a 20-year-old student, topped the men's field with an eight-game total of 1,855 (231.88 average), while Guerra fired 1,738 (217.25 average) to lead the women's division at Sam's Town Bowling Center.
The World Cup is considered one of the sport's most prestigious singles titles and features bowlers from 88 countries, making it the largest event in the sport in terms of number of countries competing.
Goh started out qualifying with 258 and 243 before tossing a 191, his lowest game of the day. He rallied with 258, 201, 278, 212 and 214 to close out the block.
South Africa's Francois Luow sits in second place with 1,846, while Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. of Venezuela is third with 1,798. Team USA's Kamron Doyle finished with 1,786 to claim the fourth position.
On the women's side, 2010 and 2011 World Cup champion Guerra had a steady day to lead the women's field. She had games of 246, 206, 215, 206, 235, 224, 184 and 222.
Defending champion Clara Guerrero of Colombia is second with 1,737, while Geraldine Ng of Singapore is third with 1,714. Sweden's Isabelle Hultin is fourth with 1,711, and Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky rounds out the top five with 1,702.
The World Cup features a long qualifying format as all players bowl three eight-game blocks over three days. The field is then cut to the top 24 men and top 24 women for eight additional games to determine the top eight for round-robin match play. After match play, the top three men and top three women advance to the stepladder finals.
BowlTV is providing live streaming of the event, culminating with the stepladder finals on Thursday at approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern. For the complete live streaming schedule, visit BOWL.com/LiveStream.
Goh, a 20-year-old student, topped the men's field with an eight-game total of 1,855 (231.88 average), while Guerra fired 1,738 (217.25 average) to lead the women's division at Sam's Town Bowling Center.
The World Cup is considered one of the sport's most prestigious singles titles and features bowlers from 88 countries, making it the largest event in the sport in terms of number of countries competing.
Goh started out qualifying with 258 and 243 before tossing a 191, his lowest game of the day. He rallied with 258, 201, 278, 212 and 214 to close out the block.
South Africa's Francois Luow sits in second place with 1,846, while Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. of Venezuela is third with 1,798. Team USA's Kamron Doyle finished with 1,786 to claim the fourth position.
On the women's side, 2010 and 2011 World Cup champion Guerra had a steady day to lead the women's field. She had games of 246, 206, 215, 206, 235, 224, 184 and 222.
Defending champion Clara Guerrero of Colombia is second with 1,737, while Geraldine Ng of Singapore is third with 1,714. Sweden's Isabelle Hultin is fourth with 1,711, and Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky rounds out the top five with 1,702.
The World Cup features a long qualifying format as all players bowl three eight-game blocks over three days. The field is then cut to the top 24 men and top 24 women for eight additional games to determine the top eight for round-robin match play. After match play, the top three men and top three women advance to the stepladder finals.
BowlTV is providing live streaming of the event, culminating with the stepladder finals on Thursday at approximately 3:30 p.m. Eastern. For the complete live streaming schedule, visit BOWL.com/LiveStream.