2011 Johannesburg, South Africa

Lucas Legnani of Argentina became the third person to shoot a perfect game in the 47th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup yesterday.  It helped move him up into 10th place overall as the men seek to make the top 24 while also putting themselves in as good a position as possible to make the top eight.

Australian Jason Belmonte remains in top spot on 3755 – a 250 average - just 54 pins ahead of the USA’s Tommy Jones. Kimmo Lehtonen of Finland is in third on 3567 and local player Francois Louw in 4th on 3544. Francois had the crowd on its feet when he had the first ten strikes but he finished that game with a 288.

Quietly sticking in there is Mykhaylo Kalika of the Ukraine. His coach, Ron Hatfield, who is from the USA, said: “I’m very pleased with the way he is playing. He is shooting consistently high scores and we are definitely looking for a place in the top eight and hopefully in the finals.” In his two previous appearances in the Bowling World Cup, Mykhaylo finished 11th and 16th.

In total 45 men are averaging over 200. The cut for the top 24 is currently on a 215.8 average, Surasak Manuwong of Thailand, with Arni Geir Omarsson of Iceland hoping to make up the 10 pins he is off the pace.

The men’s final block of five games is being played this morning, Sunday 4th December.

The tournament is taking place at the Let’s Go Bowling South Africa centre in Northcliff, Johannesburg. The finals will take place on Wednesday 7th December.