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Record turnout for Easter Extravaganza |
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Monday, 03 August 2009 01:56 |
29/03/02: Thirteen competitors resisted the temptation of staying home on Good Friday and watching the hit movie 'Beethoven', instead opting to travel down to Chadstone AMF for an excellent night of ten pin bowling. Never before had the Goodfun Games seen such an impressive turn out, with 3 lanes being needed to house the enthusiastic bunch.
From the start, it was promising to be an exciting round, with big named players Elliot, John and Dave battling it out for early supremacy. Dave perservered in game 1 finishing with an excellent score of 176, ahead of Elliot on 166 and John on 149. Ellen (119), Alissa (118) and Sarah (117) were the best of the girls.
Game 2 saw a brilliant display of talent, with 7 players scoring over 130, Dave again leading the way with 188, his highest score of the games thus far. Mike bounced back with a solid 168 followed by Sarah racking up 163. John, Jamie and Elliot were not far behind. The ladder leaders again showed their stuff in game 3, this time Mike and Sarah heating up the most, finishing tied on 162. Dave (149) and Elliot(146) were locked in a battle of their own, whilst Eddie and Kerrie also fared well. John's third game blues continued as he finished off the night in disappointing fashion, his 101 killing any hopes of regaining top spot on the ladder |
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The games within the games |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 03 August 2009 01:56 |
29/03/02: As well as the overall challenge of winning the games, Good Friday's match included several just as important head to head competitions. Dave, Elliot and John were all battling it out to control the top of the leaderboard, and most of the night saw these 3 players focusing on each others scores, rather than everyone else's. Dave's huge 513 aggregate for the night sees his average move up to 156.0, however under the 20% rule he still hasn't played enough games to qualify for the finals, leaving Elliot on top.
With the finals shaping up to be a top 6 affair, Mike, Eddie and Sarah look like competing for the final places in the post season. This was typified by the intense competition between the trio throughout the Easter match. In fact, Sarah and Mike were so closely matched in all 3 games that I'm kinda scared!!!
Game 1: 117-115, Game 2: 163-168, Game 3: 162-162.
Could this be a match made in heaven? |
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Games hot up in controversial meet |
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Monday, 03 August 2009 01:54 |
22/03/02: The Goodfun Games took an ugly turn last night, as heckling broke out on lane 12 at Chadstone Bowl. The culprit of the insults was Games newcomer Steve "Urkel" Adai, the victim, tournament leader Elliot Dean.
The night started poorly for all 6 players, however late surges by Ross and Elliot in game 1 saw them finish with solid scores, the big fella finishing on 153, the chicken on 120. Game 2 saw Elliot's good form continue, as he held off an exciting Tony 'No Longer With Ling" Pang, 160 to 149, with Mike third on 125.
But in the third game the problems started. Sitting on 75 after 5 frames, Elliot was the victim of intense vocal abuse from the rookie Steve, who is clearly yet to respect the Goodfun Games policy on good sportsmanship. The wannabe rap artist constantly mocked the 6'8 ladder leader as he was about to bowl, at one stage coming onto the lane and shouting in his ear from centimeters away. This unsuprisingly rattled Elliot who went the next four frames without success, finishing 2nd on 130. Mike went on to win the game on 145, while Steve (who bowled the majority of the first game using a handle on his ball) simply sat back and laughed. |
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'Hard' weekend causes leader to flop |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 03 August 2009 01:52 |
Fatigue can be put down as the number 1 factor for Elliot's sub-par effort at Box Hill on Sunday evening, which nearly cost him top spot on the Goodfun Games ladder. Deciding to play in round 11 despite a very tiring 'Belated Valentine's Celebration' the previous night at an inner east lodge, Elliot's lack of focus was evident from the start.
In game 1 he bowled his worst score of the competition, failing to reach 100 for the first time in probably a decade. Michelle launched her comeback opening with a 133, but failed to impress from there onwards. Mike ran away with game 2 with a nice 149, while Elliot came in second, still struggling with a 127.
Game 3 looked like being even worse for the big fella, placed on 77 after 7 frames. It was only a last minute resurgence which saw him salvage the game, 2 spares and 2 strikes giving him 142.
Elliot just holds on to the top spot on the table, 2.6 points ahead of John. Mike moves into third spot with 3 solid games, while Sarah's consistent run puts her just ahead of Ross. |
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