And then there were four... that's the number of players still alive in the chase for the Women's World Ranking Masters crown. Top seeded
Karen Marcano, Venezuela, came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat No. 8 Putty Armein, Indonesia, two-games-one. She will meet No. 7
Diana Zavjalova in the semi-finals. The underdog from Latvia eliminated No. 2 Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2-1. No. 4
Krista Pöllänen, Finland, flew past the other Marcano, Alicia, 2-0, to set up a match with
Wendy Chai. The Malaysian ousted the second Indonesian, No. 3 Tannya Roumimper in two games.
Jari Ratia (l.), Finland, the No. 7 seed, defeated fifth-seeded Zulmazran Zulkifli (r.), Malaysia in the men's final of the 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, two-games-to-one. The Finn won the first game 248-191, but the Malaysian rebounded with a 179-173 win in game two to level the match. In the third and deciding match in best-of-three games format, Ratia cruised to the title with a 212-185 win. Ratia received the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while Zulkifli was consoled with $5,000. 
Wendy Chai (l.), Malaysia, defeated No. 1 seed Karen Marcano (r.), Venezuela, two-games-to-one to win the Women's 8th World Ranking Masters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Marcano won the first game, 186-181. Chai, who was targeting to improve on a second-place finish in 2005, leveled the match with a 200-160 win in game two. In the third and deciding game, the long-time Malaysian national team member sealed the victory with 220-201. The champion pocketed the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while Marcano received $5,000. 
Top seeded Karen Marcano (l.), Venezuela, advanced to the title match of the Women's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, with a 2-1 victory over Diana Zavjalova, Latvia. Marcano had to go the distance in best-of-three games format and won the deciding third game, 199-173. She will meet Wendy Chai (r.), Malaysia, who targets to improve on a second-place finish in 2005. Chai eliminated Krista Pöllänen, Finland, two-games-to-none. 
Finn Sami Konsteri made it two out of three when he won yet another qualifying day in the Men's World Ranking Masters Sunday at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Finnish national coach, who won the qualifying on short oil on Friday, posted the highest 8-game block of the tournament with 1844 on dual lane condition (one lane with short, the other with long oil) en route secure the victory in this year's qualifying. Konsteri has already pocketed $3,000 bonus, $1,000 each for the daily leader on short and on dual oil condition and another $1,000 for the victory in qualifying. This is equivalent to the prize money for third and fourth place finishers.
Mubarak Al-Muraikhi from Qatar took the $1,000 bonus for the highest 8-game series on long oil en route to jump from sixth to first place in the qualifying of the Men's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Al-Muraikhi had 1667 on short oil and added 1732 including a 289 game, the highest of the tournament thus far, to set the pace after 16 out of 24 games with 3399, an average of 212.44. All players will return on Sunday for the third and final 8-game block on dual lane condition. 
Krista Pöllänen (l.) from Finland posted a 1597 8-game series (199.63 average) on the second qualifying day in the 8th World Ranking Masters to win the low-scoring contest on the long oil pattern. Pöllänen, who received a $1,000 bonus, leaped seven spots into third place in the overall qualifying standings with 3151 16-game total. Tannya Roumimper, (r.) Indonesia, continued to lead the field of 24 players with 3231. 
Local favorite Tannya Roumimper started the Women's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia with a 1720 8-game series en route to lead the field of 24 women after day one and to earn a $1,000 bonus. Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, is 103 pins behind in second place with 1617. Mere two pins behind is 2007 European ranking champion Kirsten Penny, England, with 1615, followed by Wendy Chai, Malaysia, with 1610. Asian ranking champion Kim Eun Jung, Korea has hurt her knee and sits in 24th and last place with 1386. 
Indonesian bowler Putty Armein (pictured left), ranked 7th in Asia, is determined to grab her first victory in the World Ranking Master tournament to be held in Jakarta from May 1 to 5. Her two compatriots, Ryan Lalisang and Tannya Roumimper, will also join the US$72,000 (Rp 662.4 million) tournament featuring 47 international bowlers who are ranked in the top eight of the American, European and Asian zones. "My aim this year is to win the championship," Putty, 27, competing in the Kuwait Open tournament, told The Jakarta Post by phone on Friday.
