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singapore's tan wins pwba lubbock sports open
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saturday, 7.18.2015 |
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jazreel tan captured the pwba lubbock sports open in lubbock, texas (photo courtesy usbc) |
lubbock, texas - jazreel tan entered the 2015 professional women's bowling
association lubbock sports open hoping to prove that she and her team singapore
teammates could compete on the big stage of the pwba, and she did that with a
dominating performance this week at south plains lanes.
the 25-year-old right-hander led the event through 12 games of qualifying and 16
games of round-robin match play over two long days, and she topped team usa member
stefanie johnson of grand prairie, texas, 257-246, to claim the title and $10,000
top prize.
tan lived nearly every bowler's dream by stepping up in the final frame with a
chance to lock up the win, and she did so, first rolling a 10 pin and then
delivering a powerful second strike to seal the victory.
"things were moving quickly, so i wasn't totally sure of the score, but i knew i
needed to get maximum score because stefanie was striking and bowling well," said
tan, a four-time first-team all-american at wichita state from 2009-2013. "every
frame was a big frame, and i'm glad that 10 pin fell."
a 6-7 split in the seventh frame, which came after four consecutive strikes, proved
to be the undoing for johnson, who downed team usa member danielle mcewan of stony
point, new york (233-159) and 2011 united states bowling congress queens champion
missy parkin of laguna hills, california (213-158) on the way to the championship
match.
johnson earned $5,000 for the runner-up effort, parkin finished third for the second
consecutive week and pocketed $3,500 and mcewan earned $3,000 for her fourth-place
finish.
"bowling in college in the united states and sharing success with fellow wichita
state players, such as tannya roumimper, was a big step forward for international
bowlers, but this being on a professional level is another big step," tan said.
"hopefully, this will open the door for more bowlers from asia to be able to come
here to compete against the best. it's a long and expensive trip for most, but i
hope this helps others see the opportunities."
this week, four of the five bowlers from singapore were among the 16 players who
made match play, and the fifth finished 17th. from here, the quintet will head to
wichita, kansas, for next week's pwba wichita open, before heading home.
the lubbock sports open featured a near-capacity field of 74 competitors, with 16
advancing to match play and 32 taking home prize checks. all rounds were broadcast
live on xtra frame.
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final standings
1, jazreel tan, singapore 257 (one game), $10,000
2, stefanie johnson, grand prairie, texas, 703 (three games), $5,000
3, missy parkin, laguna hills, calif., 158 (one game), $3,500
4, danielle mcewan, stony point, n.y., 159 (one game) $3,000
stepladder results
match one - johnson def. mcewan, 233-159
match two - johnson def. parkin, 213-158
match two - johnson def. parkin, 213-158
championship - tan def. johnson, 257-246
match play
(16 games, 30 bonus pins for a win, 15 bonus pins for a tie, top four advance)
1, jazreel tan, singapore, 11-5-0, 6,384.
2, missy parkin, laguna hills, calif., 10-6-0, 6,279.
3, danielle mcewan, stony point, n.y., 9-7-0, 6,229.
4, stefanie johnson, grand prairie, texas, 10-5-1, 6,212.
5, kristina wendell, kingston, n.y., 8-7-1, 6,070, $2,000.
6, kayla bandy, salisbury, md., 9-7-0, 6,061, $1,850.
7, daphne tan, singapore, 10-6-0, 6,059, $1,800.
8, alexis ijams, wichita, kan., 7-7-2, 6,022, $1,750.
9, clara guerrero, pflugerville, texas, 10-6-0, 5,967, $1,700.
10, josie earnest, nashville, tenn., 6-10-0, 5,946, $1,650.
11, katherine sutphin, mount dora, fla., 8-7-1, 5,920, $1,550.
12, shayna ng, singapore, 4-10-2, 5,902, $1,500.
13, diana zavjalova, beavercreek, ohio, 6-9-1, 5,896, $1,450.
14, cherie tan, singapore, 6-8-2, 5,820, $1,400.
15, lindsay boomershine, perry, utah, 6-10-0, 5,774, $1,350.
16, t'nia falbo, greensburg, pa., 3-13-0, 5,646, $1,300.
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