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The first AMF Bowling World Cup staged in the Middle East racked up a lot of
other "firsts": the first perfect game in the World Cup by a woman (Malaysia's
Shalin Zulkifli), the first World Cup to feature actor Omar Sharif in the
opening ceremonies, the first World Cup to attract contestants from more than 80
nations (83, actually) and, finally, the first World Cup in which the finals
were staged out-of-doors.
The setting for the finale could only be described as incredible. Two lanes
were built about three feet off the desert floor, positioned so that the players
faced the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx while bowling. Though a
canopy provided some relief from the sun, the breeze constantly blew sand onto
the synthetic surface. "It's the first time I've seen a brown track on a ball,"
said Israel's Len Charney.
Despite these formidable distractions, and the intense security presence
necessitated by the Luxor tourist massacre that occurred earlier that week, the
bowlers performed admirably. Germany's Christian Nokel, bedecked in baseball cap
and sunglasses, beat Gery Verbruggen of Belgium, 212-178, and then edged
Taiwanese "helicopter pilot" Yung-Nein Peng, 210-200, to win the men's title.
Korea's Lee Ji-Soon dropped Zulkifli in the women's opener, 203-190, but then
lost the crown to Su-Fen Tseng, another spinner from Taipei, 236-225.
The Minister of Education Baha El-Din awarded the winners' trophies while a
marching band in togas played triumphantly in the background.
Click here to see bowler details.
FINAL STANDINGS - MEN:
1. Christian Nokel, Germany;
2. Yung-Nein Peng, Chinese Taipei;
3. Gery Verbruggen, Belgium.
FINAL STANDINGS - WOMEN:
1. Su-Fen Tseng, Chinese Taipei;
2. Lee Ji-Soon, Korea;
3. Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia.
| STEPLADDER FINALS MEN |
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| Position |
Name |
Country |
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Name |
Country |
Results |
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| 1 |
Christian Nokel |
Germany |
defeated |
Yung-Nien Peng |
Chinese Taipei |
210 |
200 |
| 2 |
Christian Nokel |
Germany |
defeated |
Gery Verbruggen*** |
Belgium |
212 |
178 |
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| TOP 8 AFTER 48 GAMES |
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Name |
Country |
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| 1 |
Yung-Nien Peng |
Chinese Taipei |
10928 |
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| 2 |
Gery Verbruggen*** |
Belgium |
10593 |
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| 3 |
Christian Nokel |
Germany |
10517 |
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| 4 |
Kenny Ang* |
Malaysia |
10471 |
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| 5 |
Christer Petersson |
Sweden |
10469 |
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| 6 |
Yin Choi Chew |
Singapore |
10399 |
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| 7 |
Ahmed Shaheen Al-Meraikhi |
Qatar |
10336 |
High Game 300 |
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| 8 |
Vernon Peterson |
USA |
10315 |
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| TOP 24 AFTER 40 GAMES |
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Name |
Country |
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| 1 |
Yung-Nien Peng |
Chinese Taipei |
9031 |
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| 2 |
Yin Choi Chew |
Singapore |
8725 |
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| 3 |
Kenny Ang* |
Malaysia |
8680 |
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| 4 |
Christian Nokel |
Germany |
8663 |
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| 5 |
Gery Verbruggen*** |
Belgium |
8661 |
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| 6 |
Christer Petersson |
Sweden |
8635 |
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| 7 |
Vernon Peterson |
USA |
8614 |
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| 8 |
Ahmed Shaheen Al-Meraikhi |
Qatar |
8576 |
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| 9 |
Kritchawat Jampakhao* |
Thailand |
8570 |
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| 10 |
Dimitris Karetsos* |
Greece |
8558 |
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| 11 |
Mohammed Khalifa AlQubasi*******+ |
UAE |
8526 |
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| 12 |
Giuliano Bulegato** |
Italy |
8469 |
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| 13 |
Scott Sadler |
Australia |
8449 |
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| 14 |
Chiang Kwok Fai |
Hong Kong |
8238 |
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| 15 |
Nam Hyun Cho |
Korea |
8233 |
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| 16 |
Juliano de Oliveira |
Brazil |
8229 |
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| 17 |
Marco Odio******* |
Costa Rica |
8210 |
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| 17 |
Daniel Falconi** |
Mexico |
8210 |
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| 19 |
Alan Tone |
Canada |
8189 |
Sportsman of the Tournament |
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| 20 |
Takashi Ishibashi |
Japan |
8180 |
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| 21 |
Jorge David Romero Rio |
Colombia |
8173 |
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| 22 |
Ron Oldfield* |
England |
8171 |
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| 23 |
Philip Dunne********* |
Ireland |
8149 |
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| 24 |
Robert Birnie* |
Scotland |
8091 |
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| TOP 24 AFTER 24 GAMES |
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Name |
Country |
Pinfall |
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| 1 |
Yin Choi Chew |
Singapore |
5478 |
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| 2 |
Yung-Nien Peng |
Chinese Taipei |
5420 |
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| 3 |
Kenny Ang* |
Malaysia |
5284 |
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| 4 |
Christer Petersson |
Sweden |
5195 |
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| 5 |
Kritchawat Jampakhao* |
Thailand |
5184 |
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| 6 |
Ahmed Shaheen Al-Meraikhi |
Qatar |
5172 |
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| 7 |
Christian Nokel |
Germany |
5169 |
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| 8 |
Gery Verbruggen*** |
Belgium |
5159 |
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| 9 |
Dimitris Karetsos* |
Greece |
5076 |
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| 10 |
Vernon Peterson |
USA |
5056 |
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| 11 |
Mohammed Khalifa AlQubasi*******+ |
UAE |
5025 |
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| 12 |
Nam Hyun Cho |
Korea |
4980 |
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| 13 |
Juliano de Oliveira |
Brazil |
4976 |
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| 14 |
Giuliano Bulegato** |
Italy |
4939 |
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| 15 |
Jorge David Romero Rio |
Colombia |
4910 |
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| 16 |
Scott Sadler |
Australia |
4901 |
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| 17 |
Takashi Ishibashi |
Japan |
4889 |
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| 18 |
Philip Dunne********* |
Ireland |
4876 |
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| 19 |
Robert Birnie* |
Scotland |
4873 |
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| 20 |
Chiang Kwok Fai |
Hong Kong |
4865 |
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| 21 |
Marco Odio******* |
Costa Rica |
4863 |
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| 22 |
Ron Oldfield* |
England |
4859 |
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| 23 |
Daniel Falconi** |
Mexico |
4851 |
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| 24 |
Alan Tone |
Canada |
4837 |
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| 25 |
Eric Lanuza* |
Panama |
4803 |
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| 26 |
Steven Riley* |
Bermuda |
4789 |
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| 27 |
Kari Kehkinen |
Finland |
4772 |
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| 27 |
Michael Sassen* |
Netherlands |
4772 |
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| 29 |
Fabrice Mathorel |
France |
4768 |
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| 30 |
Johnny Christiansen* |
Denmark |
4748 |
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| 31 |
Guy Caminski |
South Africa |
4743 |
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| 32 |
Thierry Chretien* |
Martinique |
4741 |
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| 33 |
Jong Lapid Enriquez |
Philippines |
4730 |
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| 34 |
Asgeir Thor* |
Iceland |
4704 |
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| 34 |
Fiorani Luciano* |
Switzerland |
4704 |
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| 36 |
Peter Hansen |
Norway |
4697 |
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| 37 |
Mohamed Najarani* |
Saudi Arabia |
4689 |
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| 38 |
Gatot A Nugroho |
Indonesia |
4667 |
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| 39 |
Mark Shea |
Wales |
4655 |
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| 40 |
Johann Riegler*** |
Austria |
4595 |
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| 41 |
Laszlo Ficsor** |
Hungary |
4590 |
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| 42 |
Paul Wright* |
Jersey |
4579 |
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| 43 |
Vijay Balani*** |
Malta |
4570 |
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| 44 |
Shimon Cohen |
Israel |
4564 |
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| 45 |
Lluis Montfort* |
Spain |
4561 |
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| 47 |
Shant Agoup |
Iraq |
4556 |
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| 47 |
Graham Watson |
New Zealand |
4541 |
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| 48 |
Charles Mathew |
Guatemala |
4529 |
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| 49 |
Zhang Jintao* |
China |
4514 |
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| 50 |
Derek Tomlin |
Guernsey |
4511 |
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| 51 |
Gary Stoops* |
Northern Ireland |
4507 |
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| 52 |
Daniel Anacona |
Chile |
4495 |
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| 53 |
Tadeo Gomez*** |
El Salvador |
4485 |
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| 54 |
Christian Saint Bonnet |
Argentina |
4482 |
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| 54 |
Abdulhammed Mohamed Taqi |
Bahrain |
4482 |
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| 56 |
Mohamed Ibrahim |
Egypt |
4465 |
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| 57 |
Luis Hernandez |
Venezuela |
4446 |
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| 58 |
Arvinder Singh |
India |
4437 |
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| 59 |
Nedeljko Glavas* |
Yugoslavia |
4403 |
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| 60 |
Mohammed Ali |
Palestine |
4382 |
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| 61 |
Franjo Katalenic** |
Croatia |
4378 |
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| 62 |
Oleg Smirnof |
Russia |
4375 |
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| 63 |
David Hill |
Isle of Man |
4361 |
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| 64 |
Aliksan Isler |
Turkey |
4347 |
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| 65 |
Ibrahim Haji Ahmad |
Brunei |
4272 |
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| 66 |
Nafez Akhras |
Jordan |
4261 |
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| 67 |
Roman Zarna |
Poland |
4254 |
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| 68 |
Alexandre Hung |
Mauritius |
4253 |
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| 69 |
Belay Habtom* |
Ethiopia |
4244 |
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| 70 |
Romain Oberweis |
Luxembourg |
4192 |
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| 71 |
Philippe Champeil |
New Caledonia |
4189 |
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| 72 |
Beni Villa** |
Paraguay |
4152 |
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| 73 |
Antreas Constantinou |
Cyprus |
4146 |
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| 74 |
Marin Tranier** |
Vanuatu |
4140 |
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| 75 |
Haroldas Nevidauskas* |
Lithuania |
4092 |
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| 76 |
Wael Hussein Amer |
Yemen |
4045 |
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| 77 |
Serge Crema |
Reunion |
4039 |
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| 78 |
Vito Marques |
Portugal |
3983 |
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| 79 |
Patrick Leroy* |
Morocco |
3968 |
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| 80 |
Guido Piksar |
Estonia |
3944 |
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| 81 |
Shamir Shalalah |
Lebanon |
3591 |
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| STEPLADDER FINALS WOMEN |
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| Position |
Name |
Country |
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Name |
Country |
Results |
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| 1 |
Su-Fen Tseng* |
Chinese Taipei |
defeated |
Ji Soon Lee |
Korea |
225 |
236 |
| 2 |
Ji Soon Lee |
Korea |
defeated |
Shalin Zulkifli* |
Malaysia |
203 |
190 |
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| TOP 8 AFTER 48 GAMES |
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Name |
Country |
Pinfall |
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| 1 |
Su-Fen Tseng* |
Chinese Taipei |
10572 |
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| 2 |
Shalin Zulkifli* |
Malaysia |
10313 |
High Game 300 |
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| 3 |
Ji Soon Lee |
Korea |
10266 |
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| 4 |
Lucy Giovinco**+ |
USA |
10211 |
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| 5 |
Ann-Maree Putney |
Australia |
10054 |
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| 6 |
Ingunn Oien* |
Norway |
9927 |
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| 7 |
Nicola Harvey |
England |
9852 |
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| 8 |
Mary Mulcahy |
Ireland |
9605 |
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| TOP 24 AFTER 40 GAMES |
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Name |
Country |
Pinfall |
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| 1 |
Su-Fen Tseng* |
Chinese Taipei |
8471 |
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| 2 |
Ji Soon Lee |
Korea |
8444 |
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| 3 |
Lucy Giovinco**+ |
USA |
8354 |
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| 4 |
Ingunn Oien* |
Norway |
8318 |
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| 5 |
Shalin Zulkifli* |
Malaysia |
8312 |
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| 6 |
Ann-Maree Putney |
Australia |
8245 |
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| 7 |
Mary Mulcahy |
Ireland |
8117 |
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| 8 |
Nicola Harvey |
England |
8089 |
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| 9 |
Hong Keow Tay* |
Singapore |
8057 |
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| 10 |
Lily Go |
Indonesia |
8016 |
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| 11 |
Catharina Jeppsson |
Sweden |
7982 |
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| 12 |
Reiko Yagyu |
Japan |
7961 |
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| 13 |
Reija Lunden |
Finland |
7922 |
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| 14 |
Bigi Manico* |
Switzerland |
7920 |
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| 15 |
Lisa Paluzzi* |
South Africa |
7861 |
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| 16 |
Adriana Leal Gonzalez** |
Colombia |
7820 |
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| 17 |
Susan Vanderaa |
Canada |
7807 |
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| 18 |
Melissa Anastasi |
Malta |
7745 |
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| 19 |
Maryse Yvinec* |
France |
7716 |
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| 20 |
Liang Liying |
China |
7699 |
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| 21 |
Melody Yeung**** |
Hong Kong |
7684 |
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| 22 |
Lisbeth Andersen |
Denmark |
7673 |
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| 23 |
Rosemary Piper |
Panama |
7667 |
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| 24 |
Sandra Torrents* |
Spain |
7660 |
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| TOP 24 AFTER 24 GAMES |
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Name |
Country |
Pinfall |
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| 1 |
Ji Soon Lee |
Korea |
5089 |
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| 2 |
Shalin Zulkifli* |
Malaysia |
5019 |
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| 3 |
Su-Fen Tseng* |
Chinese Taipei |
4973 |
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| 4 |
Ingunn Oien* |
Norway |
4963 |
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| 5 |
Lucy Giovinco**+ |
USA |
4942 |
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| 6 |
Nicola Harvey |
England |
4884 |
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| 7 |
Lily Go |
Indonesia |
4866 |
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| 8 |
Reija Lunden |
Finland |
4865 |
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| 9 |
Reiko Yagyu |
Japan |
4861 |
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| 10 |
Hong Keow Tay* |
Singapore |
4860 |
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| 11 |
Susan Vanderaa |
Canada |
4860 |
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| 12 |
Catharina Jeppsson |
Sweden |
4856 |
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| 13 |
Ann-Maree Putney |
Australia |
4843 |
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| 14 |
Mary Mulcahy |
Ireland |
4746 |
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| 15 |
Bigi Manico* |
Switzerland |
4740 |
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| 16 |
Adriana Leal Gonzalez** |
Colombia |
4730 |
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| 17 |
Maryse Yvinec* |
France |
4666 |
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| 18 |
Sandra Torrents* |
Spain |
4649 |
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| 19 |
Lisbeth Andersen |
Denmark |
4640 |
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| 20 |
Melissa Anastasi |
Malta |
4634 |
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| 21 |
Rosemary Piper |
Panama |
4631 |
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| 22 |
Liang Liying |
China |
4628 |
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| 23 |
Melody Yeung**** |
Hong Kong |
4620 |
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| 24 |
Lisa Paluzzi* |
South Africa |
4609 |
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| 25 |
Simona Andina* |
Italy |
4585 |
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| 26 |
Irene Kohlhofer |
Austria |
4573 |
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| 27 |
Kinga Tomajaga |
Hungary |
4505 |
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| 28 |
Andrea Mirschel |
Germany |
4497 |
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| 29 |
Maria-Laura Lanzavecchia* |
Argentina |
4480 |
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| 30 |
Bec Watanabe |
Philippines |
4475 |
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| 31 |
Donna Finley |
Mexico |
4443 |
Sportswoman of the Tournament
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|
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| 32 |
Patricia Vezzu* |
Belgium |
4440 |
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| 33 |
Roseli Costa |
Brazil |
4439 |
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|
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| 34 |
Jessica Atan Chan** |
Costa Rica |
4423 |
|
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| 35 |
Farida Pascoal-Blom*** |
Netherlands |
4422 |
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| 36 |
Carol Pirie |
Scotland |
4391 |
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| 37 |
Viki Kiritsi* |
Greece |
4388 |
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| 38 |
Avgi Nicolaou |
Cyprus |
4370 |
|
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| 39 |
Punnee Petpanya |
Thailand |
4368 |
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| 40 |
June Dill* |
Bermuda |
4359 |
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| 41 |
Dianne Collier |
New Zealand |
4354 |
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| 42 |
Edna Maduro** |
Aruba |
4238 |
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| 43 |
Mali Mizrahi |
Israel |
4207 |
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| 44 |
Didem Kaplangi |
Turkey |
4145 |
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| 45 |
Tatiana Smirnova |
Russia |
4132 |
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| 46 |
Caroline Hermon Rees** |
Jersey |
4119 |
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| 47 |
Nadia Hemdan |
Jordan |
4085 |
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| 48 |
Nadia Al-Awadhi |
Bahrain |
4058 |
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| 49 |
Emma Woodhouse |
Wales |
4025 |
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| 50 |
Isobel Smith |
Northern Ireland |
3978 |
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| 51 |
Anna Margarito Pinto |
El Salvador |
3936 |
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| 52 |
Pauline Maxwell |
Isle of Man |
3924 |
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| 53 |
Brigitio Demeaux |
Reunion |
3894 |
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| 54 |
Lauren Gervolino |
New Caledonia |
3864 |
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| 55 |
Jolante Grigaitiene |
Lithuania |
3822 |
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| 56 |
Heba Atef |
Egypt |
3768 |
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| 57 |
Stella Yeung |
Mauritius |
3697 |
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| 58 |
Ewa Swiatek* |
Poland |
3670 |
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| 59 |
Vasanti Ramajah |
India |
3525 |
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| 60 |
Edite Vieira |
Portugal |
3206 |
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| 61 |
Sanaa Benmakhlouf |
Morocco |
2780 |
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Previous participant* |
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Previous champion+ |
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Country Champion Award: Chinese Taipei |
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