Swedish duo Hellstrom, Paulsson move to the top of the men’s leaderboard
Birgit Poppler of Germany averaged 229 for eight games and held on to the lead after the second round of qualifying in the women’s World Singles Championships at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha yesterday.
The 2012 European Bowling Tour women’s point ranking leader led the 53-player field from 33 countries after the first four-game block on the 40 foot Athens lane conditioning pattern with 938 and added 894 in the second block, the second-best series yesterday.
With 1832 pinfall total, Poppler widened her lead to 74 pins out averaging her nearest competitor, New Hui Fen (left) of Singapore by more than nine pins.
The 2016 PWBA Rookie of the Year almost matched Poppler’s score with 893 to jump from 9th to second place with 1758 (219.75).
Sin Li Jane of Malaysia closed her 871 set with 237 and 266 to move from sixth to third place with 1750 (218.75).
Multiple Pan American Bowling Confederation champion Rocio Restrepo of Colombia played in her own league yesterday out averaging Poppler by more than 15 pins. Restrepo fired games of 223, 277, 243 and 212 for 955, an average of 238.75, and 1746 total.
Restrepo jumped from 24th and received a $200 bonus for the daily high series awarded by the Qatar Bowling Federation.
Rounding out the top 5 was 2016 World Cup champion Jenny Wegner of Sweden, who leaped sixth spots with 1718 thanks to an 863 series yesterday.
Wegner is followed by Kristie Lopez of Puerto Rico, who slipped two spots to sixth place with 1715. Three-time EBT women’s point ranking leader Britt Brondsted of Denmark leaped one place to 8th with 1699, while Lara Posadas, Philippines, fell one spot to 8th place with 1696.
Two-time World Champion and World Cup champion, Clara Juliana Guerrero (left) of Colombia and Laura Beuthner (right) of Germany, who were third and second after the first round, fell to 9th and 10th place with 1692 and 1683.
With just four more qualifying games to go, 10th place Beuthner is 175 pins above the cut line. Sandra Gongora of Mexico holds the 32nd and last place to advance with 1508 or an average of 188.50.
HELLSTROM, PAULSSON TAKE LEAD IN MEN’S SECTION
Peter Hellstrom and Martin Paulsson of Sweden averaged over 240 in the second qualifying round of men’s World Singles Championships to move to the top of the 81-player leaderboard.
Starting the day in 11th place behind an 895 first-round series Sunday, Hellstrom rolled games of 223, 255, 279 and 234 in squad 2 yesterday morning for the field-best 991 series, an average of 247.75, to take the lead with 1886 total and an overall average of 235.75 for eight games.
Hellstrøm also received the daily high series award of $300, paid by the Qatar Bowling Federation.
Paulsson, who won gold in doubles with Mathias Arup at the 2010 Men’s World Championships in Munich, Germany, was just 13 pins behind his teammate in squad 2 yesterday morning with 978, including games of 235, 277, 188 and 278 to jump from 19th to second place with 1838 (229.75).
(BowlingDigital.com)
As the leader of first block, Germany’s Birgit Poppler (right) received a bonus from Qatar Bowling Federation on Monday.
