2014 Wroclaw, Poland
November 1-9
11/12/2014
Clara Juliana and Chris Barnes are our champions - 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
This is such a historic tournament and so many great players have won it in the past and I really wanted to make myself part of that group
Clara, now 32, first bowled in the World Cup as a young 17-year-old in 2000 in Lisbon where she came 2nd. “It’s taken me a long time to come back to win it!” she said after her three game victory against Li Jane Sin of Malaysia. “This is such a historic tournament and so many great players have won it in the past and I really wanted to make myself part of that group.” Clara did not have the best preparation as she did not arrive in Wroclaw until 1pm on the first day of the event and she was bowling at 5.30. She missed the practice sessions and struggled a bit to start with. But she steadily improved until today she hit a new 8-game record and her 747 over the three games in the final (239, 243, 265) is also a new World Cup record.
In the semi-final Li Jane had beaten Brittni Hamilton of the USA by 2 games to 1: 181-235; 236-234; and 213-204. Li Jane’s set in the final was 702 (234, 257, 211).
The men’s games were no less exciting. In the semi-final Chris beat Mykhaylo Kalika of the Ukraine by two games to one but the excitement was his 300 game, the second time we have seen a perfect game in the finals. He moved on to play the young man from Germany, Tobias Börding who had led the tournament all week. Tobias did not bowl badly at all but lost game one by 248 to 269. It was nip and tuck all the way in the second game but Chris ran out the winner by 231 to 216. Asked afterwards about competing in an event where all he wins is a trophy and the prestige, Chris said: “I’ve come to appreciate how many great international players have won this title and winning was definitely on my bucket list. I had come 2nd in the qualifiers five times, but then this year I actually won my way here. ”I am really pleased to win but I do feel for Tobias. He dominated us all week and I’ve been the guy who led by a lot but lost in one game so I do know how he feels. But he has a great future in bowling ahead of him”
The Bent Petersen trophy for top nation goes again to the USA with Brittni finishing 3rd and Chris winning.
Ends
Action photos of all the players are available on request.
Information on the world’s largest annual international sports event can now be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.qubicaamf.com<http://www.qubicaamf.com/>. The new website contains facts, photos and statistics from each of the previous 49 World Cups, as well as bulletins and news for the current year. It will be updated as news becomes available. It will also be the official site for the daily results during the tournament. And you can also keep up to date with all the news, views and happenings in the months leading up to this year’s world cup in Poland on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/QubicaAMFWorldCup?ref=hl> and https://twitter.com/BowlingWorldCup
In the semi-final Li Jane had beaten Brittni Hamilton of the USA by 2 games to 1: 181-235; 236-234; and 213-204. Li Jane’s set in the final was 702 (234, 257, 211).
The men’s games were no less exciting. In the semi-final Chris beat Mykhaylo Kalika of the Ukraine by two games to one but the excitement was his 300 game, the second time we have seen a perfect game in the finals. He moved on to play the young man from Germany, Tobias Börding who had led the tournament all week. Tobias did not bowl badly at all but lost game one by 248 to 269. It was nip and tuck all the way in the second game but Chris ran out the winner by 231 to 216. Asked afterwards about competing in an event where all he wins is a trophy and the prestige, Chris said: “I’ve come to appreciate how many great international players have won this title and winning was definitely on my bucket list. I had come 2nd in the qualifiers five times, but then this year I actually won my way here. ”I am really pleased to win but I do feel for Tobias. He dominated us all week and I’ve been the guy who led by a lot but lost in one game so I do know how he feels. But he has a great future in bowling ahead of him”
The Bent Petersen trophy for top nation goes again to the USA with Brittni finishing 3rd and Chris winning.
Ends
Action photos of all the players are available on request.
Information on the world’s largest annual international sports event can now be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.qubicaamf.com<http://www.qubicaamf.com/>. The new website contains facts, photos and statistics from each of the previous 49 World Cups, as well as bulletins and news for the current year. It will be updated as news becomes available. It will also be the official site for the daily results during the tournament. And you can also keep up to date with all the news, views and happenings in the months leading up to this year’s world cup in Poland on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/QubicaAMFWorldCup?ref=hl> and https://twitter.com/BowlingWorldCup