World Tenpin Masters

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The World Tenpin Masters is an annual Ten-pin bowling tournament. It consists of a single lane surrounded by banked seating on both sides to give the event the kind of high-pressure atmosphere that makes the Masters the world’s leading televised bowling tournament.

The event is televised by Matchroom Sport Television and will be subsequently broadcast as 15 x 1 hour programmes both at home on Sky Sports and around the world.

Contents 1 History 2 2008 Tournament 2.1 Tournament Format 2.2 Prize Fund 3 Past Tournaments 4 External links

[edit] History

It is second to and starts where the Weber Cup left off. It features 16 of the world’s best bowlers, representing twelve different countries, going head-to-head in a straight knockout format. Each match is played over two games with the bowler with the highest aggregate (highest total pinfall) over the two games determining the winner and proceeding. It stands next to the Weber Cup and AMF World Cup as one of the world’s largest annual international sports Ten-pin bowling championships in terms of number of participating nations.

All tournament officials supplied by the British Tenpin Bowling Association. [1] [2]

[edit] 2008 Tournament

The 2008 World Tenpin Masters was held at the Barnsley Metrodome from April 18 to April 20 and featured 16 of the top male and female bowlers from around the world.

[edit] Tournament Format

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

18 April, 7pm

Jason Belmonte

406

19 April, 9pm

James Tidd

469

James Tidd

428

18 April, 8pm

Guy Caminsky

449

Ghislaine van der Tol

370

20 April, 6pm

Guy Caminsky

444

Guy Caminsky

507

18 April, 9pm

Paul Moor

480

Paul Moor

453

20 April, 1pm

Alex Liew

401

Paul Moor

516

19 April, 2pm

Dominic Barrett

473

Dominic Barrett

492

20 April, 8pm

Biboy Rivera

458

Guy Caminsky

526

19 April, 3pm

Chris Barnes

517

Michael Schmidt

461

20 April, 2pm

Osku Palermaa

516

Osku Palermaa

467

19 April, 4pm

Stuart Williams

445

Stuart Williams

398

20 April, 7pm

Diandra Asbaty

393

Osku Palermaa

462

19 April, 7pm

Chris Barnes

521

Kirsten Penny

504

20 April, 3pm

Ryan Lalisang

480

Kirsten Penny

546

19 April, 8pm

Chris Barnes

569

Or Aviram

405

Chris Barnes

449

[edit] Prize Fund

• Winner US$30,000
• Runner–Up US$10,000
• Losing Semi-Finalists US$5,000
• Losing Quarter Finalists US$2,000
• First Round Losers US$1,500
• TOTAL US$70,000

[edit] Past Tournaments

Previous Finals

Year	Location	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1998	Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster	Tore Torgersen	Tomas Leandersson	432 - 395
1999	Milton Keynes Shopping Centre	Paeng Nepomuceno	Steve Thornton	422 - 402
2000	Milton Keynes Shopping Centre	Tim Mack	Tore Torgersen	438 - 436
2001	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham	Shalin Zulkifli	Tore Torgersen	455 - 450
2002	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham	Tore Torgersen	Tim Mack	465 - 449
2003	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham	Nikki Harvey	Andrew Frawley	431 - 402
2004	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham	Tore Torgersen	Tomas Leandersson	436 - 415
2005	Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster	Jens Nickel	Paul Moor	485 - 389
2006	Barnsley Metrodome	Chris Barnes	Paul Moor	458 - 437
2007	Barnsley Metrodome	Jason Belmonte	Paul Moor	566 - 524
2008	Barnsley Metrodome	Guy Caminsky	Chris Barnes	526 - 517

[edit] External links

• Players chosen for the 2008 World Tenpin Masters
• Pictures from the 2007 World Tenpin Masters
• Official website of the World Tenpin Masters
• Pictures from the 2006 World Tenpin Masters
• Information on the 2006 World Tenpin Masters
• Bowlinglinks all over the World, sorted by categories

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