Finn Osku Palermaa Conquers Three Lefties

DUBAI - No. 4 seed, Osku Palermaa conquered three lefties; Naif Oqab of UAE, Remy Ong of Singapore and Shaker Al-Hassan of UAE to bag the Open Masters title of the 1st Dubai International Open Bowling Tournament on Friday.

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Published: Sun 28 Feb 2010, 12:27 AM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:32 AM

Osku Plaermaa, who reached the stepladder finals after finishing fourth in the Round 4 finals earlier, struck out from frame nine to beat No. 3 seed and the first left-handed Shaker Al-Hassan of UAE, 198-183 to advance to the next match.

A closely fought second match against No. 2 seed and a second lefty, Remy Ong of Singapore saw the Finn finished with 201 and all Ong needed was to spare his bonus frame but encountered a split to go down to the Finn with 190.

In the third match against a third lefty and top seed, Naif Oqab of UAE, a single pin miss in the sixth frame appeared to end Palermaa’s fine run but Naif too missed pin 7 in the seventh frame.

Another open frame in Naif’s seventh frame allowed the Finn to take the match, 203-176 forcing the match to a sudden-death decider. Palermaa was in total control in the decider, winning the match 217-193 to win the title and take home the top prize of 60,000 AED (approx. USD16,500).


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