Australia's Andrew Frawley (pictured left) took home the men's singles title Tuesday at the 2015 World Seniors Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 51-year-old right-hander got off to an early advantage in the championship match against top seed Todd Sim (right) of Canada and never looked back, claiming the gold medal with a 224-183 victory at Sam's Town Bowling Center.

Frawley started the match with four consecutive strikes as Sim stayed clean but was unable to double. Frawley nearly opened the window after leaving a 3-6-7-10 split in the sixth frame, but he converted it to keep Sim at bay.

"I had a pretty good ball reaction in practice, so I was feeling relatively confident," Frawley said.

"I was really trying to burn up a spot to roll it into, and it really started to roll early. I had to make a move and was a little late. So, I made the move, and Tom got a little unlucky with a few taps, so I relaxed after that."

A 4-7-10 split in the ninth from Sim ended any hope of a comeback as Frawley brought Australia its first gold medal at the World Seniors Championships.

Sim, who paced the 117 players from 33 countries in qualifying with championship record 1,415 six-game total (235.83 average), earned the silver medal for his performance.

Frawley advanced to the semifinals as the No. 3 seed after posting a 1,339 total (223.17) in qualifying. He defeated second-seeded Alan Keddie (left) of Scotland, 215-211, to earn his spot in the championship match.

Sim advanced to the final by besting fellow Canadian John Chapman (right), 243-206, in the other semifinal. Chapman was the lone A Squad bowler, who advanced to the playoffs. Keddie and Chapman both earned bronze medals.

Ron Mohr of the United States, who won the silver medal in Singles along with two gold medals in Doubles and All-Events at the inaugural World Seniors Championships two years ago, just missed advancing to the semifinals, finishing qualifying in fifth with 1,297.

The 2nd World Seniors Championships features more than 200 male and female participants age 50 and older from 33 countries vying for medals in Singles, Doubles, Team, All-Events and Masters competition.

Competition continues Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Eastern with women's singles. All rounds of the 2015 event will be broadcast live on BOWL.com's BowlTV.

Story and photos courtesy of Aaron Smith, USBC Communications.

 

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2015 World Seniors Championships - Men's Singles Finals

Championship Round:
1. Andrew Frawley, Australia, 439 (2 games)
2. Todd Sim, Canada, 426 (2 games)
3. Alan Keddie, Scotland, 211 (1 game)
(tie) John Chapman, Canada, 206 (1 game)

L-R Sim, Keddie, Frawley and Chapman.

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: No. 1 Sim def. No. 4 Chapman, 243-206
Semifinal Match 2: No. 3 Frawley def. No. 2 Keddie, 215-211
Championship Match: Frawley def. Sim, 224-183.

 

2015 WSrC Men's Singles - Standings after Qualifying (Squad A & B)

Top four advance to the playoffs.

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Todd Sim	Canada	233	192	222	647	234	268	266	768	1415	235.83
2.	Alan Keddie	Scotland	204	223	235	662	222	258	203	683	1345	224.17
3.	Andrew Frawley	Australia	193	207	223	623	268	235	213	716	1339	223.17
4.	John Chapman	Canada	213	222	227	662	249	204	210	663	1325	220.83
5.	Ron Mohr	United States	232	235	193	660	204	224	209	637	1297	216.17
6.	Ray Vervynck	Canada	186	162	248	596	217	244	234	695	1291	215.17
7.	Lennie Boresch	United States	222	193	178	593	185	258	234	677	1270	211.67
8.	Shaun Cummings	Australia	225	200	175	600	264	227	176	667	1267	211.17
9.	Lol Ellis	England	233	205	221	659	188	242	170	600	1259	209.83
10.	Ron van den Bogaard	Netherlands	177	237	196	610	190	244	213	647	1257	209.50
11.	Chen Xiangyang	China	224	193	201	618	194	225	214	633	1251	208.50
(tie)	Gordon Humphries	England	180	230	156	566	237	256	192	685	1251	208.50
13.	Christer Petersson	Sweden	238	237	166	641	149	203	248	600	1241	206.83
14.	Marcio Vieira	Brazil	189	206	239	634	221	158	223	602	1236	206.00
15.	Per E Fjordheim	Norway	199	217	236	652	167	203	213	583	1235	205.83
16.	Jan Nordberg	Sweden	194	169	169	532	223	237	236	696	1228	204.67
17.	Vladimir Potorochin	Russia	176	203	220	599	228	201	196	625	1224	204.00
18.	Rafael Gomez	Mexico	196	232	193	621	200	181	214	595	1216	202.67
19.	Gregorio Nicolas	New Zealand	162	199	235	596	194	212	211	617	1213	202.17
20.	Mika Oksanen	Finland	264	206	178	648	192	175	196	563	1211	201.83
21.	Yves Strobbe	France	206	155	206	567	203	225	200	628	1195	199.17
22.	Peter Eriksson	Sweden	173	199	180	552	191	236	215	642	1194	199.00
23.	Ingar Gabrielsen	Norway	205	182	213	600	169	239	185	593	1193	198.83
24.	Warren Stewart	Australia	202	165	191	558	225	223	186	634	1192	198.67
25.	Eugenio Carvalho	Brazil	192	172	193	557	203	182	244	629	1186	197.67
26.	Manuel Garcia	Mexico	182	161	190	533	201	194	257	652	1185	197.50
27.	Julio Soto	Colombia	182	187	205	574	180	222	208	610	1184	197.33
28.	Edgardo Ruiz	Puerto Rico	165	208	216	589	180	234	174	588	1177	196.17
29.	Patrick Mochon	France	182	178	201	561	224	216	174	614	1175	195.83
30.	Tadashi Ogata	Japan	182	172	185	539	247	184	204	635	1174	195.67
31.	Barry Walker	England	157	174	211	542	247	173	209	629	1171	195.17
32.	Jorge Guarnieri	Argentina	188	212	192	592	208	155	214	577	1169	194.83
33.	Tony Santa	Puerto Rico	172	187	167	526	212	184	246	642	1168	194.67
34.	Frank-Peter Frey	Germany	206	206	196	608	185	183	189	557	1165	194.17
35.	Genaro Claps	Chile	232	173	141	546	197	204	217	618	1164	194.00
36.	Ramon Genao	Dominican Republic	173	172	202	547	204	231	176	611	1158	193.00
37.	Jesus Gutierrez	Mexico	222	189	160	571	210	173	202	585	1156	192.67
38.	Alejandro Sanchez	Mexico	221	167	184	572	199	183	198	580	1152	192.00
39.	Oleg Kozyrev	Russia	223	197	171	591	206	185	168	559	1150	191.67
40.	Arto Lehtovirta	Finland	223	201	174	598	216	152	183	551	1149	191.50
41.	Runar Almestrand	Norway	212	154	179	545	245	174	171	590	1135	189.17
42.	Jaime Almendro	Puerto Rico	177	204	202	583	200	165	186	551	1134	189.00
43.	Arturo Hernandez	Venezuela	0	197	226	423	216	227	267	710	1133	226.60
(tie)	Jamil Sales	Brazil	165	180	180	525	220	194	194	608	1133	188.83
45.	Hilton Nuñez	Dominican Republic	165	191	216	572	197	161	201	559	1131	188.50
46.	Roger Tucker	New Zealand	201	190	179	570	215	185	159	559	1129	188.17
47.	Johan Ã…berg	Sweden	179	184	173	536	235	180	175	590	1126	187.67
48.	Frantisek Brokes	Czech Republic	206	151	224	581	179	191	174	544	1125	187.50
(tie)	Jari Aaltonen	Finland	217	170	189	576	169	209	171	549	1125	187.50
50.	Rolando Sebelen	Dominican Republic	179	168	180	527	183	187	227	597	1124	187.33
(tie)	Toshihiro Kaji	Japan	193	170	203	566	170	187	201	558	1124	187.33
52.	Iurii Grynyk	Ukraine	190	195	164	549	206	165	202	573	1122	187.00
53.	Nicolas Ruiz	Colombia	154	216	179	549	178	208	182	568	1117	186.17
54.	Reuven Ovadia	Israel	193	210	173	576	214	160	163	537	1113	185.50
55.	Holger Ohlrogge	Germany	157	190	135	482	214	225	191	630	1112	185.33
56.	Arnt Kjesbu	Norway	181	253	162	596	149	183	181	513	1109	184.83
(tie)	Terry Mustchin	New Zealand	188	168	214	570	200	158	181	539	1109	184.83
58.	Sergey Vasilchenko	Russia	184	176	175	535	160	196	217	573	1108	184.67
59.	Johnny Petraglia	United States	189	176	163	528	172	222	184	578	1106	184.33
60.	Domingo Castro	Dominican Republic	215	180	210	605	160	134	204	498	1103	183.83
61.	Huang E	China	168	180	170	518	214	200	169	583	1101	183.50
62.	Fred Phillips	Canada	174	201	163	538	203	202	156	561	1099	183.17
63.	Jiri Stulik	Czech Republic	187	214	151	552	152	190	204	546	1098	183.00
(tie)	Xia Yufang	China	201	163	160	524	212	170	192	574	1098	183.00
(tie)	Hamish McGrigor	New Zealand	206	146	179	531	166	221	180	567	1098	183.00
66.	Osvaldo Fabrizzi	Argentina	179	191	167	537	169	183	207	559	1096	182.67
(tie)	Etsuo Murakami	Japan	182	164	167	513	186	226	171	583	1096	182.67
68.	Klaus-Uwe Lischka	Germany	205	136	192	533	196	178	181	555	1088	181.33
69.	Ken Nakamura	Japan	192	149	160	501	215	199	172	586	1087	181.17
70.	Arie Fisher	Israel	191	194	197	582	159	176	167	502	1084	180.67
(tie)	Robert Chinner	Australia	154	193	161	508	227	200	149	576	1084	180.67
72.	Aleksej Asajewicz	Ukraine	167	159	188	514	183	184	201	568	1082	180.33
73.	Nestor Barrantes	Colombia	165	169	213	547	173	186	175	534	1081	180.17
74.	Kari Murtomäki	Finland	164	133	162	459	265	165	191	621	1080	180.00
(tie)	Ion Ioancea	Romania	170	206	128	504	153	235	188	576	1080	180.00
76.	John Lambourne	Wales	181	167	155	503	183	194	199	576	1079	179.83
77.	Eliezer Shienman	Israel	186	158	183	527	181	175	192	548	1075	179.17
78.	Bob Learn Jr.	United States	117	198	216	531	190	189	164	543	1074	179.00
79.	Noel Murphy	Scotland	163	191	171	525	180	187	181	548	1073	178.83
80.	Denis Espinoza	Venezuela	175	145	188	508	167	232	165	564	1072	178.67
81.	William Rodriguez	Uruguay	179	142	162	483	160	231	195	586	1069	178.17
82.	Keith Hodge	England	208	141	201	550	170	158	190	518	1068	178.00
(tie)	Iurii Sizov	Russia	170	175	189	534	201	159	174	534	1068	178.00
84.	Oscar Somoza	Venezuela	145	215	157	517	174	199	171	544	1061	176.83
85.	Jose Gomez	Colombia	158	192	174	524	164	190	179	533	1057	176.17
86.	Marcel Tarase	Romania	180	197	157	534	167	157	197	521	1055	175.83
87.	Tom Jansen	Netherlands	148	182	186	516	200	158	179	537	1053	175.50
88.	Fedir Mitsyk	Ukraine	183	165	166	514	181	215	142	538	1052	175.33
89.	Graham Dalton	Wales	178	212	168	558	181	175	133	489	1047	174.50
90.	Tony Henriquez	Puerto Rico	168	129	210	507	151	201	185	537	1044	174.00
91.	Valencio Jackson	Virgin Islands	193	158	233	584	155	178	125	458	1042	173.67
92.	Ulises Rojas	Chile	203	191	159	553	150	157	181	488	1041	173.50
(tie)	Jan de Bruijn	Netherlands	201	147	155	503	171	195	172	538	1041	173.50
94.	Corneliu Antimirescu	Romania	194	168	183	545	161	161	173	495	1040	173.33
95.	Orlando Iuzzulino	Argentina	172	149	177	498	169	202	167	538	1036	172.67
96.	Ivan Burian	Czech Republic	216	169	155	540	187	154	151	492	1032	172.00
97.	Marco Zapata	Bolivia	185	193	158	536	156	177	161	494	1030	171.67
98.	Luiz Afonso Braga	Brazil	231	171	154	556	152	164	157	473	1029	171.50
99.	Sergii Diachuk	Ukraine	152	124	180	456	203	179	184	566	1022	170.33
(tie)	Roberto Tosto Valenzuela	Argentina	199	181	192	572	168	136	146	450	1022	170.33
101.	Denis Arbulo	Uruguay	163	192	145	500	179	180	158	517	1017	169.50
102.	Florian Mihailescu	Romania	197	159	147	503	192	151	169	512	1015	169.17
103.	Henry van Steenis	Netherlands	164	143	179	486	172	205	150	527	1013	168.83
104.	Miroslav Krestan	Czech Republic	165	172	141	478	177	202	154	533	1011	168.50
105.	Uwe Tscharke	Germany	144	207	171	522	175	163	139	477	999	166.50
106.	Tony Barber	Wales	159	181	153	493	184	146	174	504	997	166.17
107.	Kevin Kiture	Virgin Islands	165	182	145	492	169	166	158	493	985	164.17
108.	Marcos Cordova	Bolivia	172	151	180	503	150	142	181	473	976	162.67
(tie)	Carlos Diaz	Chile	172	180	146	498	164	165	149	478	976	162.67
110.	Hugo Moorehead	Virgin Islands	158	173	136	467	171	168	165	504	971	161.83
111.	Dave Goodwin	Wales	159	148	157	464	134	187	180	501	965	160.83
112.	Itzhak Levi	Israel	165	132	168	465	162	148	176	486	951	158.50
113.	Gonzalo Martin	Paraguay	165	130	176	471	168	172	136	476	947	157.83
114.	Carlos Meza	Venezuela	0	192	178	370	201	177	192	570	940	188.00
115.	Vincent Ebbesen	Virgin Islands	150	142	137	429	189	162	149	500	929	154.83
116.	Robert Hrobar	Austria	155	132	131	418	168	170	158	496	914	152.33
117.	Roberto Desalvo	Uruguay	147	128	130	405	94	0	0	94	499	124.75