Korea takes pole in Squad 3 and overall
1st September, Monterry: Asia powerhouse, Korea ended the Doubles Squad 3 of the World Women's Championship late Saturday evening as Choi Jin A and Nam Bo Ra took pole in both the squad and overall. Asia powerhouse, Korea ended the Doubles Squad 3 of the World Women's Championship late Saturday evening as Choi Jin A and Nam Bo Ra took pole in both the squad and overall.
Squad three saw Koreans back in contention after the first two games, Choi Jin A and Nam Bo Ra setting a hot pace with 938. The Americans werre beginning to show at last as Lynda Barnes and Tennelle Milligan combined for an opening 911.
Another two world records tumble as Choi Jin A and Nam Bo Ra combined for 2804 to demote their teammates, Gye Min Young and Kim Yeau Jin into second place. The duo also upped the ante for three games with yet another record, their 1433 eclipsing the 1395 set by their teammates earlier in the day.
Moving up to third were the United States as Lynda Barnes and Tennelle Milligan bid for the bronze. Despite finishing third in this squad, Malaysia's pair of Esther Cheah and Zandra Aziela finished below their teammates in eighth overall.
Mexico had their 15 minutes of fame by hitting a record 547 for a doubles single game in the final game of the squad. Adriana Perez hit 279 and she was backed up by Sandra Gongora's 268.
Once again, the Korean pair playing together for the first time and both were gold medalists. Choi, 24, took two gold medals and Nam, 26, one in last year's Doha Asian Games in Qatar. "We both really like bowling on the short oil," commented Choi. "I think we will do well on the long pattern, too.
"We would have liked to have been able to see the sights of Monterrey, but we've been too busy practising on these lanes, but we hope our coaches let us go on a tour later next week." Singapore's Evelyn Chan and Sabrina Lim could not get into their strides and ended up 18th position in this squad. The third pair of Jasmine Yeong-Nathan and Jennifer Tan will bowl in Squad 4 on September 2.
Detailed scores: Doubles Squad 3 | Doubles Combined | Photo Album.
Photos courtesy of Keith Hale, Bowlers Journal International.