The DHC Cup Girls Bowling International is an annual

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event for professional and amateur female bowlers, held in

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, and is sanctioned by the

Japan Bowling Congress (JBC) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of ten-pin bowling in Japan. The JBC sanctions tournaments and other functions related to amateur bowling for both men and women. The current president of the JBC is Tsutomu Takebe. The JBC was est ...

(JBC). Offering an award purse of JPY¥12.0 million (approx. US$128,000), it is currently the third-biggest tournament for females in the world in terms of money, just behind the

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and the

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.3rd DHC Cup features top women bowlers from all over the world
/ref> The DHC Cup Girls Bowling International made its debut in 2007. Bowlers from all over the world are invited to compete, although the majority of bowlers competing are from the JBC, 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 ...

(JPBA), and DHC's own team of bowlers from the

DHC Ladies Bowling Tour (DHC LBT) was a Japan-based bowling tour for women bowlers. The Tour hosted a series of four to five tournaments each year throughout Japan. The tournaments were open to both professionals and amateurs. The Tour's corporate sponsor was DHC Corpo ...

. Other competitors from outside Japan come from other professional and amateur organizations - including the United States-based

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(PBA). Several of the foreign competitors from outside Japan are hosted by DHC Corporation, by covering their airfare and accommodations.

2007 tournament

The 2007 tournament's first prize was JPY¥500,000 (approx. US$4,185). The tournament was held April 14 to April 15 at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Bowling Center in

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. Thirty-five* women made up the 1st annual event's field. After six games of qualifying, the top eight bowlers made up the television final. The winner was

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of the Japan Bowling Congress (JBC). Championship Round: #

, JBC, 1138 (5 games), JPY¥500,000 #

Shalin Zulkifli Shalin Zulkifli (born 28 March 1978 in Islington, London, England) is a Malaysian professional ten pin bowler. She has played and won various national and international tournaments, and has at various points in her career ranked No. 1 of the ...

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, 199 (1 game) # Urara Himeji, JPBA, 225 (1 game) #

Putty Armein Putty Insavilla Armein (born 24 October 1981 in Palembang, South Sumatra) is an Indonesian ten-pin bowler. She finished in 8th position of the combined rankings at the 2006 AMF World Cup. During the final round she finished in 8th positio ...

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, 185 (1 game) # Cherie Tan Shi Hua,

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, 197 (1 game) #

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, JBC, 201 (1 game) # Rie Totsuka, JBC, 167 (1 game) #

Esther Cheah Esther Cheah Mei Lan (born 31 March 1986) is a Malaysian female medal winning tenpin bowler who has represented Malaysia in several international competitive events including Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games. She is currently considered one o ...

, Malaysia, 211 (1 game) Playoff Results: ;Shootout Match: #7 Miyagi (223) def. #8 Cheah (211), # 5 Nakano (201) and #6 Totsuka (167) ;First Match: #7 Miyagi def. #4 Tan Shi Hua, 205-197 ;Second Match: #7 Miyagi def. #3 Armein, 228-185 ;Third Match: #7 Miyagi def. #2 Himeji, 237-225 ;Title Match: #7 Miyagi def. #1 Zulkifli, 245-199 *''Note'': The field was originally 36 bowlers.

Choi Jin-a Choi may refer to: * Choi (Korean surname), a Korean surname * Choi, Macau Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surname Cui (崔) and Xu (徐) * Choi, Cantonese romanisation of Cai (surname) (蔡), a Chinese surname * CHOI-FM, a radio station ...

injured her left leg two days before the competition started.

2008 tournament

The 2008 tournament's purse was JPY¥12.0 million (approx. US$128,000), with the winner taking back home JPY¥3.0 million (approx. US$12,800). The tournament was held March 7 to March 9 at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Bowling Center in

. Seventy-one women made up the 2nd annual event's field. After 18 games of qualifying, the top eight bowlers made up the television final. The winner was Nao Ōishi of the Japan Bowling Congress (JBC).Ohishi claims the title in DHC Cup Girls Bowling International Championship
/ref> Championship Round: # Nao Ōishi, JBC, 208 (1 game), JPY¥3,000,000 # Tannya Roumimper,

, 674 (3 games), JPY¥800,000 #

Kelly Kulick Kelly Kulick (born March 16, 1977) is an American professional bowler and sportscaster. She has won ten professional women's bowling titles (six of them majors), one PBA Tour title (a major) and a professional mixed doubles title. Kulick is the ...

, PBA, 204 (1 game), JPY¥1,500,000 #

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 ...

, JPBA, 681 (3 games), JPY¥400,000 #

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, JPBA, 194 (1 game), JPY¥600,000 #

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, 224 (1 game), JPY¥500,000 #

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, JPBA, 234 (1 game), JPY¥400,000 #

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, JPBA, 235 (1 game), JPY¥400,000 Playoff Results: ;Shootout Match: #7 Matsunaga (248) def. #8 Shimizu (235), # 5 Choi (224) and #6 Nakatani (234) ;First Match: #7 Matsunaga def. #4 Takasaka, 215-194 ;Second Match: #3 Roumimper def. #7 Matsunaga, 279-218 ;Third Match: #3 Roumimper def. #2 Kulick, 207-204 ;Title Match: #1 Ōishi def. #3 Roumimper, 208-188 *''Note'': Roumimper rolled a 300-game during the first 3-game block (2nd game.)

2009 tournament

The 2009 tournament's purse was JPY¥12.0 million (approx. US$128,000), with the winner taking back home JPY¥3.0 million (approx. US$12,800). The tournament was held March 6 to March 8 at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Bowling Center in

. Ninety women made up the 3rd annual event's field. After 18 games of qualifying, the top eight bowlers made up the television final. The winner was

Jeon Eun-hee Jeon may refer to: * Jeon (Korean surname) * Jeon (food), a Korean pancake * Jeon or chŏn, a subunit of various currencies of the Korean peninsula, including: ** North Korean won ** South Korean won (1945–1953) ** The former Korean won ** The for ...

of Korea. Championship Round: #

, Korea, 1126 (5 games), JPY¥3,000,000 #

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, 179 (1 game), JPY¥1,500,000 #

, JPBA, 211 (1 game), JPY¥800,000 # Hisano Igarashi, JPBA, 226 (1 game), JPY¥600,000 # Liz Johnson, PBA, 208 (1 game), JPY¥500,000 # Missy Bellinder, PBA, 232 (1 game), JPY¥400,000 # Sharon Koh,

, 167 (1 game), JPY¥400,000 #

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, JPBA, 201 (1 game), JPY¥400,000 Playoff Results: ;Shootout Match: #8 Jeon (239) def. #5 Bellinder (232), # 7 Yoshida (201) and #6 Koh (167) ;First Match: #5 Jeon def. #4 Johnson, 216-208 ;Second Match: #5 Jeon def. #3 Igarashi, 237-226 ;Third Match: #5 Jeon def. #2 Nakatani, 255-211 ;Title Match: #5 Jeon def. #1 Tan, 9-7 in the second rolloff after a 179-179 and 9-9 tie.

References

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External links

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