Well I can quite honestly say that wasn't the best bowling experience I've ever had.
The second block of qualifying was much better. I was more relaxed, threw the ball a lot better and made more good shots. I had 1205 for the 6 games which I was a lot happier with but unfortunately it wasn't going to be enough to recover from day 1.
Back to the practice lanes for me and to shake off the bad memories of a 997 6 game block!!
Both guys had great 2nd blocks too taking them into the finals. Matt got himself a bye by qualifying in the top 8 and Stu just missed out in 9th.
Stu had a good run beating Michael Holzapfel from Germany & Mak Cheuk Yin from Hong Kong before losing in the round of 8 to Tommy Jones of USA.
Matt played Khaled Al Dossari from Qatar but unfortunately didn't win so went out of the tournament in the round of 16.
All the results are still available on the website: http://www.cbf.com.cy
Despite my nightmare on the lanes and not being able to sleep properly I did have a very enjoyable trip. I'm lucky that I am able to get along with the guys, the hotel was in the middle of nowhere so really not much to do at all, I would have gone crazy if I weren't able to have fun & some banter with the guys!
It's now Sunday and I 'think' I've finally caught up on my sleep! I'm working Monday - Thursday this week then I'm flying to Vienna Friday morning for an EBT (European Bowling Tour) event!
It's a slightly different format to other EBT's because your scores are teamed with the bowler on your lane to create a doubles team, which means more competition and more chance of prize money! I'm due to play with Mike Quarry a friend from England, Sandra from Sweden & Lisanne from Holland!
I'm also rooming with Lisanne, we haven't seen each other since our trip to Reno so I'm looking forward to fun times with her!!
I'm logging off to watch X Factor now so I'll love ya & leave ya!!
Until next week, Much Love, J x
Sunday 30 September 2012
Friday 21 September 2012
A new pin in the map....
Well hello Cyprus. This week I get to visit a place I've never been before - Limassol, Cyprus. I'm here representing Team England at the 1st World Singles Championships. The 2 men with me are Matt Miller & Stu Williams.
The trip itself has been about of a drama so far. It was a last minute trip due to the original 2 players Lisa John & Hayley White not being able to make it. I wasn't bowling so much last year so I didn't technically qualify for the England squad of 12 players, but I guess due to my recent form & being able to make the trip I was able to represent.
Bowling in England isn't so great at the moment and the British Tenpin Bowling Association isn't in a good place financially meaning the players have to make a contribution to travel to tournaments such as this which makes it difficult for people to afford to travel. Anyways, that is another subject which we all hope will be resolved over the next 12-18 months.
So the trip.... I flew out on wednesday, My flight was delayed due to the aircraft not being parked correctly overnight. It took the airport staff 90 minutes to rectify the problem and park the plane in the correct place!! I eventually got to Limassol about 2hours later than scheduled which meant I missed the official practice session for the tournament. I arrived in time to make the opening ceremony which was held outside the bowling centre and included the athlete parade and the speeches by various officials & representatives from the bowling world & Cyprus federations.
My first squad was 10am on Thursday do I didn't hang around much Wednesday night as I needed to get some rest and catch I on sleep from travelling day. My first 6 games were not great for me at all. I don't like to make excuses and I will openly admit I was not at my best. It took me a long time to relax and settle into the environment, I didn't string good shots together and I missed a fair amount of spares. I finished on a total of 997 for 6 games so I have left myself a lot of work to do in the next 6 games in order to make the top 24 & qualify for the final rounds. I play again on Saturday at 1:30 Cyprus time so 11:30 UK time.
Stu played this morning and had a 6 game total of 1321 which puts him in a very good position to qualify for the top 24.
Matt has just finished his squad on 1405 so he is also in a very strong position to make the finals :-)
TalkTenpin.net have sent The Stream Team here and they are providing live streaming and commentary of as much of the centre as possible. The link for the live streaming is - https://new.livestream.com/WTBA/Singles2012
All the scores can also be found at www.cbs.com/cy/wsc2012
Keep your fingers crossed for us :-)
Much Love, Jo x
The trip itself has been about of a drama so far. It was a last minute trip due to the original 2 players Lisa John & Hayley White not being able to make it. I wasn't bowling so much last year so I didn't technically qualify for the England squad of 12 players, but I guess due to my recent form & being able to make the trip I was able to represent.
Bowling in England isn't so great at the moment and the British Tenpin Bowling Association isn't in a good place financially meaning the players have to make a contribution to travel to tournaments such as this which makes it difficult for people to afford to travel. Anyways, that is another subject which we all hope will be resolved over the next 12-18 months.
So the trip.... I flew out on wednesday, My flight was delayed due to the aircraft not being parked correctly overnight. It took the airport staff 90 minutes to rectify the problem and park the plane in the correct place!! I eventually got to Limassol about 2hours later than scheduled which meant I missed the official practice session for the tournament. I arrived in time to make the opening ceremony which was held outside the bowling centre and included the athlete parade and the speeches by various officials & representatives from the bowling world & Cyprus federations.
My first squad was 10am on Thursday do I didn't hang around much Wednesday night as I needed to get some rest and catch I on sleep from travelling day. My first 6 games were not great for me at all. I don't like to make excuses and I will openly admit I was not at my best. It took me a long time to relax and settle into the environment, I didn't string good shots together and I missed a fair amount of spares. I finished on a total of 997 for 6 games so I have left myself a lot of work to do in the next 6 games in order to make the top 24 & qualify for the final rounds. I play again on Saturday at 1:30 Cyprus time so 11:30 UK time.
Stu played this morning and had a 6 game total of 1321 which puts him in a very good position to qualify for the top 24.
Matt has just finished his squad on 1405 so he is also in a very strong position to make the finals :-)
TalkTenpin.net have sent The Stream Team here and they are providing live streaming and commentary of as much of the centre as possible. The link for the live streaming is - https://new.livestream.com/WTBA/Singles2012
All the scores can also be found at www.cbs.com/cy/wsc2012
Keep your fingers crossed for us :-)
Much Love, Jo x
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