Ratia and Zulkifli to bowl for Men's World Ranking Masters title
05/05/08
In an all-Finnish semi-final, Jari Ratia (left) defeated top seeded Sami Konsteri, two-games-to-none, to advance to the men's title match in the 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Ratia, the No. 7 seed, will bowl fifth-seeded Zulmazran Zulkifli (right), Malaysia for the WRM title. Zulkifli came back from being down 0-1 to defeat local favorite, Ryan Lalisang, 2-1. Zulkifli won the third and deciding game, 232-181.
Konsteri and Lalisang received $3,000 each for third and fourth place, respectively. The champion will walk a way with the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while the runner-up receives $5,000.
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Best-of-three games, losers eliminated.
Indonesia
Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia (April 30 - May 6, 2008)


Ratia, the No. 7 seed, will bowl fifth-seeded Zulmazran Zulkifli (right), Malaysia for the WRM title. Zulkifli came back from being down 0-1 to defeat local favorite, Ryan Lalisang, 2-1. Zulkifli won the third and deciding game, 232-181.
Konsteri and Lalisang received $3,000 each for third and fourth place, respectively. The champion will walk a way with the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while the runner-up receives $5,000.
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Men's Semi-finals
Best-of-three games, losers eliminated.
Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Won-Loss |
#1 | Sami Konsteri | Finland | 238 | 205 | 2 | |
#8 | Hussain Al-Suwaidi | UAE | 162 | 203 | 0 | |
#2 | Lucas Legnani | Argentina | 178 | 175 | 0 | |
#7 | Jari Ratia | Finland | 196 | 211 | 2 | |
#3 | Ryan Lalisang | Indonesia | 201 | 223 | 171 | 2 |
#6 | Mubarak Al-Muraikhi | Qatar | 215 | 176 | 167 | 1 |
#4 | Jesper Agerbo | Denmark | 181 | 234 | 195 | 1 |
#5 | Zulmazran Zulkifli | Malaysia | 225 | 208 | 208 | 2 |