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SESSION 3 - Saturday April 19, 19:00

Ryan Lalisang will become the first Indonesian to compete at the PartyPoker.com World Tenpin Masters as he faces Kirsten Penny (England) for a place in the quarterfinals. Penny, though, has been having a great year and could well prevail in another battle of the sexes.

She was Europe's top ranked bowler in 2007 and opened this year with an incredible win at the Qatar Open, pocketing one of the largest ever prizes for a woman, a cool $50,000.

Lalisang was just one point behind Jason Belmonte in the Asian rankings, no mean feat considering the amount to titles the Australian collected through his wonderful year.

"I tried my best, but in the first game I was really nervous," explained Lalisang. "I tried changing bowling balls and the line I was using and things came much better in the second game. I got things going, but Kirsten never gave me a chance.

"This arena setting is fantastic and the supporters are wonderful. I have really enjoyed being here and just hope that I receive an invitation to return next year and after."

"I'm really happy," remarked Penny. "I haven't had the best record in this event so I am pleased to get through to the quarterfinals. It's maybe psychological, but things seem to get easier once you get through the first round.

"I was surprisingly calm, I suppose because I was quite comfortable with what I was doing. I knew I wasn't going to make any mistakes and give my opponent any chances."

Match 7:

Name	Nat	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	G	Total
Ryan Lalisang	IND	X	9/	X	X	9/	9/	7/	8/	X	8/X
		20	40	69	89	108	125	143	163	183	203	203
		X	9/	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	XX7
		20	40	70	100	130	160	190	220	250	277	277	480
Kirsten Penny	ENG	9/	X	X	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X9/
		20	50	80	110	139	159	179	209	238	258	258
		X	X	X	X	X	9/	X	X	9/	8/X
		30	60	90	119	139	159	188	208	226	246	246	514

The final

first round match features 2006 Champion, Chris Barnes of the USA as he takes on Israeli dark horse Or Aviram. Barnes is the consummate pro and there won’t be many tipping him to fall at the first or indeed not be on the winner’s rostrum come Sunday night.
Aviram comes to us direct from the Istabul Open in Turkey where, sadly, he missed the cut by just one pin.
He is a very determined character, part of the most famous bowling family in his part of the word, with mother Sara, sister Mor and himself having represented their country in the World Cup and all coached by his father, Gadi.
A missed 10-pin in the second frame and a 5-7-10 split in the sixth put Barnes in the underdog position in the first game.
Aviram missed his 10-pin in the ninth frame to let Barnes have a chance of making back the deficit. The American struck out in the tenth frame to bring the scores to a tie on 201 for the opener.
Then a missed 10-pin by the Israeli in the ninth frame after an open in the seventh spelt surrender to the all overbearing American.
"That was a crazy one," laughed Barnes at the end of of the match. "They say you have to give a little of everything. If you do it long enough everything will happen once. I haven't left a 5-7-10 since the days of urethane balls and short oil lanes. It was all part of the strategy (laughs). You do what's necessary to win, Or Aviram was striking too much. I just had to sacrifice my ego."
Aviram was apologetic. "I felt pretty foolish, especially missing two 10-pins and just taking six with the first ball in the first game. It was an honor to play against Chris Barnes and I'd like a match with him when I'm on top of my game. I just hope to be back next year."

Match 8:

Name	Nat	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	G	Total
Chris Barnes	USA	X	9-	X	X	9/	7s1	X	X	9/	XXX
		19	28	57	77	94	102	131	151	171	201	201
		X	X	X	X	9/	X	X	X	9/	X9/
		30	60	89	109	129	159	188	208	228	248	248	449
Or Aviram	ISR	X	X	X	9/	X	X	63	X	9-	X9/
		30	59	79	99	125	144	153	172	181	201	201
		X	9/	X	9/	9/	X	9-	X	X	X8s1
		20	40	60	79	99	118	127	157	185	204	204	405

The shock of this year's Tenpin Masters came with James Tidd (left) ousting defending champion Jason Belmonte in the opening match. (Report: Session 1).
South African Guy Caminsky (right) fared a little better in the Istanbul Open than Or Aviram and continued on the crest of the wave with a good win over Ghislaine van der Tol of the Netherlands in the second match on the roster last evening
Left versus right as the English southpaw takes on the South African and an advantage to the home player as Caminsky leaves the 7-10 in the first frame
Tidd can rue leaving four pins in the seventh frame, leaving the door open for Caminsky. Then a 3-9-7 split in the second frame made things look worse, but Caminsky missed a 10-pin to bring things back level for the game. Things looked good for Tidd until he left the 3-7 split in the ninth. A double by Caminsky at the end settled the issue and, for the first time, he advances to the semi-final.
"Man, it was too close to call, I'm still shaking," exclaimed a very relieved Guy Caminsky. "It's wonderful, I'm so excited. It couldn't have been closer, it ebbed and flowed. I started off not so great. I thought my bad shots had cost me and that Tidd had the match, but he let me in. I struck in the ninth and tenth and it was brilliant. I really felt the pressure intensifying after each frame, my heartbeat went crazy and I was throwing the ball too quick. Tidd gave me a chance and I took it. It really was a brilliant match, I enjoyed it. I'm really excited at making the semi-finals for the first time, so I'm going to go out there tomorrow and enjoy it."
Heartfelt condolences to James Tidd, a rank outsider at the beginning of the tournament and now a favorite of the crowded bleachers. "It was all brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Caminsky is a great player. Obviously I made a few mistakes and he punished me," he said. "So I'm very pleased with the progress I made and hopefully next year I can improve on it. I wasn't too downhearted when I left the 3-7 split in the ninth frame of the last game, Obviously I knew that I had lost, but I was happy to be out there, happy to be in front of the crowd and finish on a high."
For sure, this was The Match of the Day.

Quarterfinal 1:

Name	Nat	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	G	Total
James Tidd	ENG	X	X	8/	9/	X	X	6s2	X	X	XXX
		28	48	67	87	113	131	139	169	199	229	229
		9/	7s2	X	X	8/	X	X	X	8s1	X9-
		17	26	54	74	94	124	152	171	180	199	199	428
Guy Caminsky	RSA	8s-	X	X	X	9/	9/	X	X	X	XXX
		8	38	67	87	106	126	156	186	216	246	246
		X	8/	9-	X	X	9/	9/	9/	X	X8/
		20	39	48	77	97	116	135	155	183	203	203	449

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