World Tenpin Masters

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2005 World Tenpin Masters logo

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.

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]

2007 Tournament

The 2007 World Tenpin Masters was held at the Barnsley Metrodome from April 20 to April 22 and featured 16 of the top male and female bowlers from around the world, including three previous winners.

Reigning champion Chris Barnes (USA), returned to defend his title, while Tore Torgersen (Norway), who has won the competition three times, and 2005 champion Jens Nickel (Germany) were also invited.

Elsewhere, Remy Ong (Singapore), rated at number one in the men's Asian rankings and twice World Tenpin Masters Runner-up Paul Moor, from England, who scored a perfect 300 game at the Weber Cup in October, and is the European Bowling Tour champion, also took part.

Two bowlers selected for the first time, who enjoyed fantastic seasons in 2006 were Finland's Osku Palermaa and American Diandra Asbaty. Palermaa and Asbaty are the current holders of the World Bowlers Writers Bowler Of The Year male and female title respectively.

England's Darren Cundy, also played for the first time, by securing the only qualifying place by winning the Premier Tenpin Bowling Club Masters earlier in the year.

The prize fund for the World Tenpin Masters 2007 was $70,000, the highest it has ever been in its ten-year history. The winner received $30,000, the runner-up $10,000, beaten semi-finalists $5,000, losing quarter-finalists $2,000 and each first round loser received $1,500.

Prize Fund

• Winner US$30,000 (GB £15,076)
• Runner–Up US$10,000 (GB £5,025)
• Losing Semi-Finalists US$5,000 (GB £2,512)
• Losing Quarter Finalists US$2,000 (GB £1,005)
• First Round Losers US$1,500 (GB £754)
• TOTAL US$70,000 (GB £35,173)

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

External links

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