Tabora crashes out, ends 14th

WROCLAW, Poland – Bowler Krizziah Tabora’s bid for World Cup honors ended Friday when she failed to make it to the quarterfinals of the 48th Qubica/AMF BWC international finals at the SkyBowling Centre here.

Tabora, winner of the Philippine championship, was 14th among 69 with a 28-game total of 5911 pinfalls for a 211.64 average.

 “I gave it my best shot, but the field was simply tough,” said Tabora after the eight-game series among 24 survivors.

But it was a decent finish for the national bowler, who gamely battled through the 20-game eliminations to advance to the top 24.

The other Filipino participant in the prestigious individual kegfest –Busan Asian Games gold medalist RJ Bautista – failed to survive the 20-game eliminations, finishing in a 31st-place tie with Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed H. Alnajrani.

Singapore’s Shayna Ng continued to dominate the women’s competition by scoring 6491 pins in 28 games for a fiery 231.82 average.

But two other bowlers - England’s Kirsten Penny and two-time champion Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic - stayed close behind with 6463 and 6442 pins, respectively.

The other five campaigners who stayed in the running for this year’s title were Sweden’s Rebecka Larsen with 6272, American Danielle McEwan (6239), Finland’s Krista Pollanen (6162), Germany’s Janine Gabel (6152) and Malaysia’s Jane Sin (6099).

American Marshall Kent led the march to the top eight with 6541 in 28 games, followed by UAE’s Hareb Al Mansoori (6403), Colombia’s Andres Gomez (6381), Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Kalika (6244), Malaysia’s Shafiq Ridhwan Abdul Malek (6201), Japan’s Takashi Taniai (6196), Germany’s Pascal Winternheimer (6170) and England’s Matt Chamberlain (6129).

The remaining bowlers will play an eight-game round robin series with bonus points to determine the top three who will figure in the semifinal and final matches.