Final block needed to make cut
Their good start put the duo in 17th and 22nd positions overall, well inside the Top 32 cut. But Lim had a lack-luster outing in the second block managing only 1172 despite ending in third in the squad with a 12-game total of 2450.
Jason also faired poorly with 1141 for ninth position on 2408. Mark Wong bowled a better second block to take up eighth with 2410 while Basil Low finished 11th after two blocks with 2376 and Eugene Low 15th with 2276.
“I knew I had to work very hard in the third block if I was to have any chance of making the cut,” said the 17-year-old Justin Lim, who shot a perfect game at the same bowling centre during the Asian Youth CHampionship in January this year.
“I had a good start with two high games which really inspired me. I struggled in the third but luckily uncle Francis urged me on and guided me all the way. I’m glad to make the cut and now I must work even harder.”
Top female, Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia took third spot with 3972, thanks to a 5 pin handicap per game she received. Three-time European Tour champion, Osku Palermaa of Finland and England’s Darren Cundy rounded up the top 5.
The top 28 plus top 4 local advanced into the Top 32 finals in which they will bowl 8 games with pins carried forward. The top 15 plus one local will make the cut for the Top 16 round-robin matchplay finals over two blocks Tuesday and Wednesday.
The top 5 will proceed to the stepladder grand finals to determine who will win the top prize of US$25,000. The top 4 women finishers will also contest their stepladder finals for the women’s title.
Detailed scores: Block 3 Squad B | Block 3 Combined | Photo Album.