March 3, 2011 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday March 3, 2011 Bowling news P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] Office: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 Mika Koivuniemi’s Missed 10 Pin Hands Norm Duke Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open Title Stunning final frame gives PBA Hall of Famer his 34th career major, $80,000 top prize NORTH BRUNSWICK, With his victory, Duke Duke knew exactly how after leaving a solid 8 pin in N.J. (Feb. 27, 2011) – Norm earned $80,000 and moved Koivuniemi felt on his spare the eighth frame. I did what I Duke of Clermont, Fla., won into a tie for fourth place on attempt because in 2008, when needed to do” his 34th Professional Bowlers the Lumber Liquidators PBA Duke won his first U.S. Open Koivuniemi, the No. 3 Tour title and seventh career Tour’s list of all-time title- title to complete the PBA Tri- qualifier for the U.S. Open major in the 68th Lumber Liq- winners with fellow PBA Hall ple Crown and Grand Slam, stepladder finals, eliminated uidators U.S. Open at Bruns- of Famer Mark Roth. he had to convert the 2-4-5-8 Ryan Shafer of Horseheads, wick Zone-Carolier Sunday “You’d like to say to your- “bucket” in the 10th frame to N.Y., 236-222, in Sunday’s with a stunning 225-216 vic- self I just won the U.S. Open, win. first match. The key shot in tory over Mika Koivuniemi of and maybe I’ll grow into that, “I couldn’t feel my legs that match was a pocket 7-10 Hartland, Mich., when Koivu- but right this minute, I feel on the approach on that shot,” split by Shafer in the eighth niemi missed a 10 pin spare in like Mika lost the U.S. Open,” Duke said. “That’s what hap- frame, following a double that the 10th frame. Duke said. “But I’m sitting pens under pressure. That’s ended his hopes for his first U.S.Open Champion Norm Duke Duke, the tournament’s here, holding the trophy. I had why guys miss three-foot major title in a record 12 ap- guess. I was thinking about the Open, but at that moment, top qualifier, closed his game conceded the match. I knew the putts. And it’s fatigue. I’m ex- pearances in major champion- wrong things. This is the first my only thought was Mika with four consecutive strikes, last four strikes were impor- hausted. If I had to make a 10 ship television finals. time in my life I’ve lost a title had lost. I was just like a fan to force Koivuniemi to mark in tant, because you never know pin to win, it would be suspect Koivuniemi, the only like that.” watching in the living room. the 10th, but the Finnish native, what’ll happen. But missing at best. player in PBA history to reach “I sat there stunned, How could you not feel badly one of the best spare-shooters the 10 pin is like having your “It’s not like I didn’t de- the television finals in all four shocked,” Duke said. “I can’t for him? in professional bowling, un- ace pitcher on the mound and serve to win,” Duke added. PBA major championships in a remember ever winning a “Mika will be fine, he’ll characteristically missed the he throws four straight balls, “I was the top qualifier. I did single year, eliminated Tommy PBA title sitting on the bench. bounce back. He’s going to be single-pin spare attempt. and you lose.” throw four strikes in a row, Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., in I knew I had just won the U.S. continued on page 7 the semifinal match, 241-158. Jones left splits and failed to convert in the fourth, sixth and eighth frames. “Duke is one of the greatest Bowling news players ever. I knew it was go- ing to be a tough match,” Koi- vuniemi said. “I took the big- Honor Roll gest shot of my life in the 10th Name Score Date Center frame and left the 10 pin, but unfortunately I didn’t make AllAn lEE 300 2-21-11 CAl BOwl my spare. 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