| LEANDERSSON
AND ISAAC WIN 2000 AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP
LISBON. PORTUGAL.
October 21. 2000 - Tomas Leandersson of Sweden and Mel Isaac of
Wales are the 2000 AMF Bowling World Champions.
MEN
Leandersson, a 34-year-old bowling center owner from Degersfors
and the No. 2 seed of the best-two-of-three-games single-elimination
finals, defeated two former Bowling World Cup champions to win his
first World Cup title. He dispatched Mohammed Al-Qubaisi of the
UAE in their semifinal match Saturday, 2 games to 1, with scores
of 242-223, 215-223 and 207-201. Leandersson then ousted top-seeded
Tore Torgersen of Norway in the championship match, 2 games to 0,
by scores of 247-226 and 209-201. Leandersson's victory today avenges
his runnerup finish in the only other Bowling World Cup he has competed
in, the 1993 edition in South Africa.
Torgersen advanced
to the championship round by defeating Belgium's Chris Van Damme
2 games to 1, with scores of 178-192, 257-225 and 228-185.
WOMEN
Isaac, a product of the United Kingdom's youth bowling program,
stunned former teammate Kirsten Penny of England in the semifinal
match round, 2 games to 0, with scores of 213-164 and 201-169. She
then upset No. 2 seeded Clara Juliana Guerrero of Colombia, 2 games
to 1, on scores of 150-203, 207-178 and 215-180. This is Isaac's
first international world championship.
Guerrero defeated
Canada's Diane Buchanan in their semifinal match, 2 games to 0,
with scores of 244-177 and 197-156.
 Results
Women:
1, Mel Isaac, Wales.
2, Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia.
3, Diane Buchanan, Canada and Kirsten Penny, England
Semifinal round
(best-two-of-three-games single elimination; winner advances to
championship round)
No. 2 seed
Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia, d. No. 5 seed Diane Buchanan,
Canada, 2-0
No. 6 seed
Mel Isaac, Wales, d. No. 8 seed Kirsten Penny, England, 2-0
Championship
match No. 6 seed Mel Isaac, Wales, d. No. 2 seed Clara Juliana Guerrero,
Colombia, 2-1
Isaac wins
2000 AMF Bowling World Cup women's championship
Men:
1, Tomas Leandersson, Sweden.
2, Tore Torgersen, Norway.
3, Mohammed Al-Qubaisi and Chris Van Damm, Belgium
Semifinal round
(best-two-of-three-games single elimination; winner advances to
championship round)
No. 2 seed
Tomas Leandersson, Sweden, d. No. 5 seed Mohammed Al-Qubaisi, UAE,
2-1
No. 1 seed
Tore Torgersen, Norway, d. No. 6 seed Chris Van Damme, Belgium,
2-1.
Championship
match
No. 2 seed Tomas Leandersson, Sweden, d. No. 1 seed Tore Torgersen,
Norway, 2-0
Leandersson
wins 2000 AMF Bowling World Cup men's championship
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