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  • The World GamesAbout Competitions at the highest level in a multitude of diverse, popular and spectacular sports make up the mainstay of The World Games. Sports practiced on land, in the air, in and on the water, they all concur in the pursuit of 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'. At quadrennial intervals, in the years following the Games of the Olympiad, the world’s best athletes in these sports unite in their common search for excellence during The World Games. As the pinnacle in the competition calendar and as a highly visible stage for top athletes to perform on, The World Games generate worldwide exposure for the participating sports and athletes alike. Above all, The World Games provide the unique setting for thousands of athletes from different sports and countries to join in a celebration of unity and friendship across all boundaries. The World Games are the MAIN EVENT for all these athletes – one marked by sporting exploits as well as by camaraderie.
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    Fax:886-7-272-2025     International: Ting-shan, Chu
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  • The World Games Past Results 2009 WORLD GAMES
    At Happy Bowling Center, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
    Wednesday's results    MENCHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Semifinal: #2 Manuel Otalora def. #3 Adrian Ang, 184-181
    Championship: Otalora (190, 255) def. #1 Wu Siu Hong (188, 179), 445-367     MATCH PLAY
    PosPlayerCountryG1G2G3G4G5G6G7G8G9G10BonusTotal
    1.Wu Siu HongHong Kong202186222191253237221249207211802259
    2.Manuel OtaloraColombia188209181278222241204219246202502240
    3.Adrian AngMalaysia196242164197233246183215243245702234
    4.Chris BarnesUnited States211206234227210235215179257187602221
    5.Kong Byoung-HeeKorea184213226210193245267188190238452199
    6.Osku Palermaa Finland190182226188202212227227227235452161
    7.Thomas Gross Austria183187194209183238233203267213502160
    8.Remy Ong Singapore190192201189200189223224244237502139
    9.Alejandro CruzMexico223209199236211166186212202208202072
    10.Tore TorgersenNorway240221172214173149225176185171301956
    WOMENCHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Semifinal: #3 Krista Pöllänen def. #2 Liza Del Rosario, 215-210
    Championship: Pöllänen (172, 235) def. #1 Zara Glover (214, 164), 407-378.     MATCH PLAY
    PosPlayerCountryG1G2G3G4G5G6G7G8G9G10BonusTotal
    1.Zara GloverEngland258219256224213201135201213249502219
    2.Liza Del RosarioPhilippines190169183199257245204248198217602170
    3.Krista Pöllänen Finland204245200201213198226200183223452138
    4.Jennifer Tan Singapore172202214219191212196224204235602129
    5.Zatil ImanMalaysia216173195178189198258203195241702116
    6.Gye Min-YoungKorea216265184159233224215164191203502104
    7.Wang Yu-LingChinese Taipei202189237206191218155191196217402042
    8.Patricia Luoto Germany169150199212230237177200165235452019
    9.Anggie RamirezColombia185230180183185194206180145236501974
    10.Sofia RodriguezGuatemala157203211208167157183161150160301787
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  • Chris Barnes Top Stories Barnes finishes fourth in singles at World Games
    7/22/2009     By Lucas Wiseman
    USBC Communications     KAOHSIUNG, Chinese Taipei - Team USA's Chris Barnes finished fourth in singles Wednesday at the World Games, narrowly missing an opportunity to bring home a medal. A costly 4-7-10 split in the final frame of the last game kept Barnes on the outside of the top-three stepladder finals by 13 pins. He finished the 10-game round-robin match play with 2,221, including 60 bonus pins for a 6-4 match-play record. Colombia's Manuel Otalora went on to win the men's title by defeating top seed Wu Siu Hong of Hong Kong, 445-367, in the two-game championship. Otalora advanced from the semifinal with a 184-181 one-game win over Malaysia's Adrian Ang, who defeated Barnes 245-187 in the final game of match play. "I'm really disappointed because there are so many of the guys on Team USA who could have come here and won this event," Barnes said. "I was really honored to be selected to compete here and to not finish the deal makes me feel like I've let my team down." Heading into the position round game against Ang, there was a brief break to tabulate scores. Barnes said during that break he lost some of the momentum from the 257 he had in Game 9. "During that little break I sort of lost my feel for what I was doing," Barnes said. "I threw it a lot better after the sixth frame to get back into the hunt, but it just wasn't enough. The last shot where I split, the ball was just about one board left of target and needed some help. It just wasn't my best effort." On the women's side, Finland's Krista Pollanen, the No. 3 seed, defeated top seed Zara Glover of England, 407-378, to win the gold medal Liza Del Rosario of the Philippines lost to Pollanen in the semifinal, 215-210, and earned the bronze. Bowling is one of more than 30 sports not currently included in the Olympics that are being showcased in the World Games until July 26. Bowling, along with archery, billiards and bocce, is classified as a precision sport. Read More