Singaporean advances into Step 3 Finals
The Singapore could not get into his high scoring pace and but still managed a decent 203 in the third as the lead changed hands to another Finn, Osku Palermaa at the halfway point trailed by compatriot, Helminen.
Things got significantly better as Ong fired a sizzling 279 to take him up to second behind new leader, Fagan. The American led for another game despite only knocking down 180 while Ong also downed 193 to slip out of the top 3.
Ong and three Swedes, Mattias Wetterberg, Karl Wahlgren and Peter Ljung made up the top 10 who would advance into Step 3 finals joined by the six seeded players from the qualifying standings.
The 16 would bowl 6 games from scratch tomorrow. The top 8 would advance into Step 4 finals for another 6 games with pins carried forward. The top 4 finishers will proceed to the Step 5 matchplay finals where the top seed will meet the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 will meet the No. 3 seed for a two-game total pinfalls matches.
Detailed scores: Step 2 Finals | Overall Qualifying | Photo Album.