SESSION 1 - Friday
April 18, 19:00
Match 1:
 Defending
champion Jason Belmonte (Australia) (pictured,left) who famously
took last year’s championship match with a
dazzling 300 game followed by a 266 to defeat
England’s perennial Masters runner-up Paul Moor,
faces PTBC qualifier James Tidd (pictured,
right) in the
show-opener.
Tidd though is
brimming with confidence at his first Masters
opportunity: “That’s a nice first round draw! I
could not ask for better really because I might
as well start with the champion,” he said.
A 4-6 split in the ninth frame of the first game
cost the Australian 21 pins. He hit a 6-7 in the
fourth of the second game then Tidd followed
with a 7-10 in his fifth frame.
The match was clinched in the ninth frame of the
second game when Tidd just needed a nine-spare
to close out Belmonte. He achieved that and the
rest is history, David kills Goliath and the
rookie reigns supreme and now awaits the outcome
of the next match as he will play the winner of
that round.
"My last ball was a bit dodgy," explained Tidd.
I wasn't really aware that I had such a big lead
and was fighting for every pin. I honestly
thought that I needed that spare, so it was a
big relief when I saw the final score. when
you're up there you don't look at the scores so
much.
"I was composed throughout the match and nowhere
near as nervous as I thought I would be. To
advance to the quarterfinal is a dream come
true."
| Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
G |
Total |
| |
|
X |
X |
9/ |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
8s1 |
X9/ |
|
|
| |
|
29 |
49 |
68 |
88 |
118 |
148 |
176 |
195 |
204 |
224 |
224 |
|
| |
|
X |
X |
X |
8s1 |
X |
X |
9/ |
9/ |
X |
6W3 |
|
|
| Jason Belmonte |
AUS |
30 |
58 |
77 |
86 |
115 |
135 |
154 |
174 |
193 |
202 |
202 |
426 |
| |
|
X |
X |
9/ |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
8/9 |
|
|
| |
|
29 |
49 |
68 |
88 |
118 |
148 |
178 |
206 |
226 |
245 |
245 |
|
| |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
8s1 |
9/ |
X |
X |
9/ |
X9- |
|
|
| James Tidd |
ENG |
30 |
60 |
88 |
107 |
116 |
136 |
165 |
185 |
205 |
224 |
224 |
469 |
Match 2:
Another
debutant, Holland’s Ghislaine van der Tol
(pictured, left) takes
on Masters veteran Guy Caminsk y in the second
match of the Friday evening session and the
South
 African will be looking to improve on last
year’s showing when he was bounced out in the
first round by Osku Palermaa.
"Yes, I'm nervous at this chance of playing the
Masters, but it is a huge privilege to be here,"
said Ghislaine. "I've never bowled in anything
like this situation before, so I hope to do
well. One of my strengths is that I can focus on
my game and not worry too much about what my
opponent is doing."
Well the Dutch champion from Utrecht ran into
trouble right from the start as the sticky
approach cost her several good deliveries. Guy
Caminsky had troubles, too. "The approach was
not consistent, the middle was sticky and the
left and right were very slippery, so changing
soles and heels on the bowling shoes was not a
lot of use," he explained.
"Of course, I'm delighted to make it to the next
round. The lane condition was perfect. But
unless I raise my game I am not going to stand
much of a chance against James Tidd."
| Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
G |
Total |
| |
|
X |
6W1 |
F7 |
X |
9/ |
X |
9- |
X |
X |
9/X |
|
|
| |
|
17 |
24 |
31 |
51 |
71 |
90 |
99 |
128 |
148 |
168 |
168 |
|
| |
|
X |
72 |
8s1 |
X |
X |
9/ |
7s2 |
X |
X |
XXX |
|
|
| Ghislaine van der Tol |
NED |
19 |
28 |
37 |
66 |
86 |
103 |
112 |
142 |
172 |
202 |
202 |
370 |
| |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
-/ |
X |
9/ |
X9/ |
|
|
| |
|
30 |
60 |
90 |
120 |
140 |
160 |
180 |
200 |
220 |
240 |
240 |
|
| |
|
X |
9- |
X |
9- |
9/ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9/9 |
|
|
| Guy Caminsky |
RSA |
19 |
28 |
47 |
56 |
76 |
106 |
136 |
165 |
185 |
204 |
204 |
444 |
Match 3:
 If one man is
due a Masters title it is England’s 'Mr
Consistent' Paul Moor, a beaten finalist in ’05,
‘06 and ’07. ‘Rodge’ has a tricky opener against
classy Malaysian Alex Liew (pictured, right) but home support
should see him through.
"A solid game of tenpin bowling," is how
talented TV commentator Simon Golding described
this encounter. However, Moor's strong finish
gave him more than an edge going into the second
game.
Moor's ambition to beat that habit of being
runner-up for three years in a row brought a
better game than he has been experiencing so far
this year. currently, he is not in the top eight
of the European rankings after leading that
prestigious group for the past three years.
"I'm really happy to beat Alex Liew as he has a
really solid game. I was getting the carry with
the corner pins and he wasn't, and that was the
key to the game," said Moor. "I had a few
wayward shots in the first game but got away
with it. We were both playing the same part of
the lane. I like playing against fellow
left-handers as I can usually bowl inside their
line with a straighter shot. Now I'm taking it
one match at a time with the ambition to be in
the final on Sunday."
| Name |
Nat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
G |
Total |
| Game 1 |
|
X |
X |
9/ |
X |
9/ |
X |
9/ |
9/ |
X |
XXX |
|
|
| |
|
29 |
49 |
69 |
89 |
109 |
129 |
148 |
168 |
198 |
228 |
228 |
|
| Game 2 |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9/ |
X |
8/ |
X |
6s2 |
|
|
| Paul Moor |
ENG |
30 |
60 |
90 |
119 |
139 |
159 |
179 |
199 |
217 |
225 |
225 |
453 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Game 1 |
|
X |
9/ |
X |
8/ |
9/ |
X |
9/ |
9/ |
X |
6/X |
|
|
| |
|
20 |
40 |
60 |
79 |
99 |
119 |
138 |
158 |
178 |
198 |
198 |
|
| Game 2 |
|
X |
8/ |
7s2 |
9/ |
9/ |
X |
X |
9/ |
X |
X9/ |
|
|
| Alex Liew |
MAS |
20 |
37 |
46 |
65 |
85 |
114 |
134 |
154 |
183 |
203 |
203 |
401 |
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