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54Th Qubicaamf Bowling World Cup Las Vegas, USA Pos MEN - QUALIFICATION ROUND 54th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Las Vegas, USA Pos. Name Country Sub. G9 G10 G11 G12 G13 G14 G15 G16 Sub. High Total Avg. Cut Games 1 Kyle Troup USA 1963 235 235 279 2198 244.22 346 9 2 Andres Gomez Colombia 1882 245 245 258 2127 236.33 275 9 3 Yannaphon Larpapharat Thailand 1882 200 200 256 2082 231.33 230 9 4 Ryan Reid Canada 1819 253 253 269 2072 230.22 220 9 5 Osku Palermaa Finland 1837 232 232 259 2069 229.89 217 9 6 Ryan Leonard Lalisang Indonesia 1827 222 222 279 2049 227.67 197 9 7 Sam Cooley Australia 1807 215 215 248 2022 224.67 170 9 8 Sam Rose England 1813 205 205 274 2018 224.22 166 9 9 Michael Mak Hong Kong 1779 217 217 270 1996 221.78 144 9 10 Dhruv Sarda India 1708 268 268 268 1976 219.56 124 9 11 Alex Liew Malaysia 1735 225 225 245 1960 217.78 108 9 12 Antonino Fiorentino Italy 1748 204 204 238 1952 216.89 100 9 13 Oliver Morig Germany 1749 194 194 247 1943 215.89 91 9 14 Jonas Dammen Norway 1710 223 223 258 1933 214.78 81 9 15 James Kelly New Zealand 1736 197 197 237 1933 214.78 81 9 16 Marcelo Suartz Brazil 1659 257 257 257 1916 212.89 64 9 17 Arnar David Jonsson Iceland 1721 186 186 244 1907 211.89 55 9 18 Clement Dubus Belgium 1715 169 169 245 1884 209.33 32 9 19 Phil Hulst Netherlands 1682 196 196 268 1878 208.67 26 9 20 Dante Godoy Guam 1658 213 213 234 1871 207.89 19 9 21 Erich Pisarski Hungary 1672 190 190 256 1862 206.89 10 9 22 Ruslan Vasilev Bulgaria 1606 255 255 255 1861 206.78 9 9 23 Rogelio Felice Jr Venezuela 1634 221 221 258 1855 206.11 3 9 24 Matheiu Merwin Philippines 1662 190 190 242 1852 205.78 0 9 25 Raul Felipe Ayala Salazar Ecuador 1641 209 209 256 1850 205.56 -2 9 26 Marcial Ovide Catalonia 1618 222 222 246 1840 204.44 -12 9 27 Barry Foley Ireland 1561 278 278 278 1839 204.33 -13 9 28 Nikita Kuznetsov Russia 1637 200 200 230 1837 204.11 -15 9 29 Julien Keller France 1622 203 203 237 1825 202.78 -27 9 30 Omer Nechustan Israel 1578 238 238 238 1816 201.78 -36 9 31 Mark Russell Jersey 1626 183 183 257 1809 201.00 -43 9 32 Darren Ong Singapore 1555 246 246 246 1801 200.11 -51 9 33 Tim Cerkvenik Muzafirovič Slovenia 1575 226 226 237 1801 200.11 -51 9 34 Dmitri Chilkine Belarus 1594 203 203 237 1797 199.67 -55 9 35 Steve Dalton Wales 1602 192 192 237 1794 199.33 -58 9 36 Ravshan Abdusamatov Uzbekistan 1598 192 192 223 1790 198.89 -62 9 37 Yuma Haraguchi Japan 1616 171 171 246 1787 198.56 -65 9 38 Willie Javier Dominican Republic 1606 179 179 224 1785 198.33 -67 9 39 Iñigo García González Spain 1599 183 183 229 1782 198.00 -70 9 40 John Pikoulis Greece 1550 229 229 235 1779 197.67 -73 9 41 Martin-David Orlanda Romania 1595 184 184 236 1779 197.67 -73 9 42 Andres Galmez Chile 1611 168 168 223 1779 197.67 -73 9 43 Donald Lee Panama 1605 172 172 233 1777 197.44 -75 9 44 Danil Yatsko Ukraine 1621 153 153 257 1774 197.11 -78 9 45 Huaxi Song China 1579 180 180 223 1759 195.44 -93 9 46 Mauro Anastasi Malta 1572 186 186 232 1758 195.33 -94 9 47 Hassan Abdullah Alshaiekh Saudi Arabia 1599 157 157 266 1756 195.11 -96 9 48 James Claxton Scotland 1519 233 233 233 1752 194.67 -100 9 49 Amr Kandil Egypt 1560 191 191 231 1751 194.56 -101 9 50 Renzo Guibu Peru 1577 172 172 277 1749 194.33 -103 9 51 Ondra Mlynar Czech Republic 1529 216 216 224 1745 193.89 -107 9 52 Kevin Horton Northern Ireland 1564 176 176 229 1740 193.33 -112 9 53 Przemysław Nowak Poland 1574 158 158 289 1732 192.44 -120 9 54 Alex Basala Slovakia 1536 194 194 244 1730 192.22 -122 9 55 Leonardo Davis Bahamas 1531 195 195 234 1726 191.78 -126 9 56 Quintin Haywood South Africa 1577 137 137 219 1714 190.44 -138 9 57 Michael Curtis Mexico 1556 157 157 249 1713 190.33 -139 9 58 David Villalobos Costa Rica 1484 201 201 213 1685 187.22 -167 9 59 Romain Oberweis Luxembourg 1517 165 165 217 1682 186.89 -170 9 60 Andreas Bōsiger Switzerland 1481 189 189 208 1670 185.56 -182 9 61 David Gervolino New Caledonia 1494 171 171 203 1665 185.00 -187 9 62 Mirsad Sejdiu Kosovo 1495 170 170 222 1665 185.00 -187 9 63 Dennis Joell Bermuda 1451 203 203 214 1654 183.78 -198 9 64 Luis Bendeck El Salvador 1474 179 179 215 1653 183.67 -199 9 65 Eduardo Padilla Nicaragua 1420 218 218 218 1638 182.00 -214 9 66 Marc Du French Guiana 1467 152 152 246 1619 179.89 -233 9 67 Andrius Gasparavicius Lithuania 1410 204 204 221 1614 179.33 -238 9 68 Ijaz Rehman Pakistan 1412 188 188 188 1600 177.78 -252 9 69 Irakli Tsuladze Georgia 1421 157 157 204 1578 175.33 -274 9 70 Erbold Bayasgalan Mongolia 1412 164 164 233 1576 175.11 -276 9 71 Ivan Kreš Croatia 1370 177 177 186 1547 171.89 -305 9 72 Khaled Meziou Tunisia 1352 187 187 192 1539 171.00 -313 9 73 Ronald Osborne Sr Virgin Islands 1349 188 188 189 1537 170.78 -315 9 74 Michael Wood Gibraltar 1355 174 174 190 1529 169.89 -323 9 75 José Salgado Portugal 1319 176 176 189 1495 166.11 -357 9 76 William Rodriguez Uruguay 1335 153 153 190 1488 165.33 -364 9 77 Dragi Gjorgjovski Macedonia FYRO 1278 180 180 235 1458 162.00 -394 9 78 Michael Kletzmayr Austria 1249 200 200 200 1449 161.00 -403 9 79 Shant Panos Tomassian Iraq 1274 157 157 200 1431 159.00 -421 9 80 Theo Robert Reunion 1242 155 155 193 1397 155.22 -455 9 81 Valter Mendes Azores 1229 166 166 203 1395 155.00 -457 9 * Roll-off Winner Game Avg. 196 Tourn. Avg. 196.77 2018-11-07 14:56:22 US/Pacific.
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