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List Of Ten-pin Bowlers
Since the advent of Ten-pin bowling, there have been many bowlers who have achieved fame for their excellence in the sport. These bowlers have led to changes in game mechanics, new high scores, and increased interest in the game. The vast majority of these bowlers are professionals who have competed in national and international tournaments. Living Active * Jason Belmonte * Oscar Marin * François Lavoie *Clara Guerrero *Rocio Restrepo * Mai Ginge Jensen *Aumi Guerra * Verity Crawley *Dominic Barrett *Zara Glover * Nikki Harvey * Paul Moor *Kirsten Penny * Stuart Williams * Mika Koivuniemi * Osku Palermaa * Jens Nickel *Achim Grabowski * Beatrix Pesek * Shaik Abdul Hameed * Shabbir Dhankot * Sabeena Saleem * Yūki Akiyoshi * Nachimi Itakura * Aino Kinjo * Hiromi Matsunaga *Ritsuko Nakayama *Aki Nawa * Miki Nishimura * Mika Sakai *Hiroko Shimizu * Akiko Tanigawa * Adrian Ang * Shalin Zulkifli * Muhammad Rafiq Ismail *Miriam Zetter (born 1989) *Tore T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, bowling could also refer to target bowling, such as lawn bowls. In pin bowling, the goal is to knock over pins on a long playing surface known as a ''lane''. Lanes have a wood or synthetic surface onto which protective lubricating oil is applied in different specified oil patterns that affect ball motion. A strike is achieved when all the pins are knocked down on the first roll, and a spare is achieved if all the pins are knocked over on a second roll. Common types of pin bowling include ten-pin, candlepin, duckpin, nine-pin, and five-pin. The historical game skittles is the forerunner of modern pin bowling. In target bowling, the aim is usually to get the ball as close to a mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osku Palermaa
Osku Palermaa (born 18 November 1983 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish Ten-pin bowler now living in Partille, Sweden. He is a competitor on the European Bowling Tour, World Bowling Tour, and PBA Tour. Today Palermaa has 18 professional bowling titles to his name. He has won 13 EBT titles, and 5 PBA Tour titles. He was the EBT ranking champion for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009, he also won the rankings 2011. Palermaa was also joint runner up in the 2005 EBT rankings, and runner up in the 2006 EBT rankings. Osku made his television debut at the 2004 U.S Open, making him the first two-handed bowler to compete in a televised PBA Tour event. He won his first U.S. PBA Tour title at the 2010 Geico Shark Championship, which was part of the PBA World Series of Bowling in Las Vegas, Nevada. Palermaa has since won four more PBA Tour titles, including the 2011 PBA World Championship which made him the first two-handed bowler to win a major. Palermaa has to date bowled 78 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miki Nishimura
is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association The (JPBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in Japan. The organization was founded by , and was established on January 27, 1967. The JPBA sanctions tournaments and other functions related to professiona ..., license no. 408. At the end of the 2012 JPBA season, Nishimura was ranked second place in total points (only behind Hiromi Matsunaga.) Nishimura is best known for her extremely high back swing and rolling the ball in-between the X and Y axis. Her recent accomplishments include appearing in the 2012 International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC, bowling in an Baker-style exhibition match with a team of women from Japan, against a team of PBA Tour professionals, including Chris Barnes and Mike Fagan. The Japan women lost to the PBA Tour professionals 278-174. Biography Nishimura's father is Kunihiko Nis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki Nawa
is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association The (JPBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in Japan. The organization was founded by , and was established on January 27, 1967. The JPBA sanctions tournaments and other functions related to professiona ..., license no. 365. Although Nawa bowls right-handed, she writes and uses chopsticks left-handed. Nawa-pro was plagued with a right elbow injury between 2010 and 2012. She is managed by SUNNY SIDE UP. Major accomplishments * 2003 - Japan National Championships (4th place) * 2004 - Ladies vs. Rookies (winner) * 2005 - Eagle Classic (8th place) * 2006 - Japan National Championships (3rd place) * 2006 - Miyazaki Open Pro-Am (6th place) * 2006 - BIGBOX Higashi Yamato Cup (5th place) * 2006 - All Japan Mixed Doubles (7th place) * 2006 - 38th All Japan Championship (3rd place) * 2010 - ROUND1 Cup Ladies (10th place) * 2012 - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritsuko Nakayama
is a former professional bowler. She was born in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. She later moved to Kagoshima which is her parents' hometown. Nakayama became a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association in 1969, representing Tokyo Tower Bowling Center. During her professional bowling career, Nakayama accumulated 33 wins. She attained the number-one rank among JPBA female bowlers in 1969 (avg. 197.6) and 1970 (avg. 199.2), and was ranked among the top-three from 1969 to 1973. On August 21, 1970, Nakayama rolled a perfect 300 game on Japanese national television, becoming the first woman ever to perform the feat in ''any'' television market. (It took nearly 27 years before Michelle Feldman rolled the first American television 300-game in 1997.) She rolled the game during a tournament match, aired on the bowling show ''Ladies Challenge Bowl'' (October 1969 to March 1975,) at Fuchū Star Lanes. By the end of 1970, she earned the Japan Professional Sports Award for outstanding ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Matsunaga
is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 384. Major accomplishments * 2006 - Pro Bowling Women vs Rookies (2nd place) * 2007 - G Japan Championship (4th place) * 2007 - G ROUND1 Cup Ladies (3rd place) * 2008 - DHC Cup Girls Bowling International (4th place) * 2009 - Salad Bowl Cup (2nd place) * 2009 - JFE Cup Chiba Women's Open (winner) * 2009 - 29th Kobe Bowling Pro-Am Festival (winner) * 2009 - 41st All Japan Women's Pro Bowling Championships (winner) * 2009 - Gunma Open Women (2nd place) * 2009 - 33rd ABS Japan Open (3rd place) * 2009 - BIGBOX Higashi Yamato Cup (2nd place) * 2010 - 42nd HANDA CUP (winner) * 2010 - 5th MK Charity Cup (2nd place) * 2010 - ROUND1 Cup Ladies 2010 (winner) * 2010 - Gunma Open (winner) * 2011 - 43rd All Japan Women's Pro Bowling Championships (winner) * 2011 - 33rd Kansai Women's Open (winner) * 2011 - Miyazaki Open Pro-Am (2nd place) * 2011 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aino Kinjo
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Nachimi Itakura
is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 372. Biography As a 13-year-old, Itakura was into swimming. She was good enough to participate in the Junior Olympics. After retiring from swimming, she took up bowling upon the recommendation of her mother. She was coached by Yoshikazu Nishida. While in school, she captured three high school tournaments, including the 1993 17th All-Japan High School Championship. After graduating from high school, Itakura planned on working in the bowling business, starting off as an office lady at a bowling center. In 1997, at the age of 22 years, she gave up her job when she was selected as a member of the Japan national team. Between 1999 and 2000, Itakura competed in various professional and amateur tournaments. She competed in the NHK Cup Japan All-Star Championships. And, she became the first and only Japanese to win the AMF World Cup (2001). Itakura became a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūki Akiyoshi
is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Ladies Bowling Organization of Japan. Major accomplishments * 2008 - All-Japan University Individual Championships (3rd place) DHC * DHC Ladies Bowling Tour 2007/08 - 2nd leg (5th place) * DHC Cup Girls Team Challenge (5th place) * DHC Ladies Bowling Tour 2007/08 - 3rd leg (4th place) References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Akiyoshi, Yuki 1985 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabeena Saleem
Sabeena Saleem Athika (born 1968) is an Indian bowler from Tamil Nadu. She has won four national championships. She has also participated in five AMF World Cups. In 2006, along with her 20-year-old daughter Sana, Sabeena captured the National Bowling Doubles Championship. Early life Sabeena Saleem was born in India to a Muslim family. She studied in the M.W.A School(Conran Smith Road, Chennai) then in Adarsh Vidyalaya in Chennai. She married a businessman, Anwar Saleem, when she was 18 years old, thus leaving her academic and sports career. From her school days, Sabeena was an athlete and sports enthusiast. Sabeena represented her school in throwball, cricket and basketball. She won a lot of trophies in her teenage days. After that, she took up a course to become a fashion designer. It was not until 1998, when she was 30 years old, that she took to the sport of bowling professionally. It is important to note that being from a traditional and conservative Muslim family, it wasn't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabbir Dhankot
Shabbir Dhankot is an Indian ten-pin bowling player. In 2015 under 23rd Asian Championship An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports) ;Aquatics * Asia ..., Shabbir won first-ever medal for India in any Asian Championship by winning a Silver. He had earlier won bronze in 2011 Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship in Team event. References Indian ten-pin bowling players Bowlers at the 2010 Asian Games Bowlers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India {{Tenpin-bowling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaik Abdul Hameed
Shaik Abdul Hameed is an Indian ten-pin bowling player. In 2014, he won Thailand Tour Title of Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) in Thailand and became first Indian to win the title of ABF. Shaik won India's first-ever medal in the sport during the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship 2002 in which he won gold medals in Singles and Masters and a silver medal in All Events. In 2015, Shaik moved to Delhi High Court The High Court of Delhi ( IAST: ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966'', with four judges, Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S ... seeking direction to the government to nominate him for that year's Arjun Award. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul Hameed, Shaik Indian ten-pin bowling players Bowlers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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