2008 Hermosillo, Mexico

Jasmine Yeong-Nathan from Singapore consolidated her lead in the women’s section of the 44th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Hermosillo today November 11th shooting 1394 over her six games to give her a running total of 4210, an average of 233.89.

In second place after 1366 today is defending champion, Australia’s Ann Maree Putney on a total of 4013, with Krista Pollanen of Finland in 3rd on 3982.

Cookie Lee of Hong Kong became the third woman to shoot a 300 game in this tournament to haul herself up into 22nd place overall. Cookie, who played in the Bowling World Cup in South Africa in 1993 when she placed 38th, is a pro shop operator in her native country. She said afterwards: “I have had four perfect games before this one, but never at an event as important as this. Even so, I was not nervous in the 10th frame at all.”

The women now have just one set of six games to play before the cut to the top 24. At the moment the cut is 3589, a 199.3 average, with Michelle Ayala of Puerto Rico. Just off the pace is Nina Burmistrova of the Ukraine who has 24 pins to make up to catch up.