Prather, Troup advance; Coté and Richard poised to do same at 2022 IBF World Cup
November 14, 2022
RESULTS AND INFORMATION
Queensland, Australia – Kyle Troup and Kris Prather both had solid second-round performances Monday night, and that allowed both to punch their tickets into the Men’s Singles Round of 32 at the International Bowling Federation World Cup at Suncity Tenpin Bowl on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Prather was the first to advance as he bowled the earlier of the two men’s squads of the evening.
The powerful right-hander from Romeoville, Illinois, was just as solid Monday night as he was during Saturday’s 5-2 performance.
Despite beginning Monday’s block with a 235-226 loss to United Arab Emirates competitor Mahmood Alattar, Prather was pretty much on point all night long.
After shaking off the Game 1 loss, Prather went on to win three of his next four matches.
The first was a 258-179 victory over Marek Talpa of the Czech Republic, who just two games later would go on to shoot the first 300 game of the tournament.
After a bye in Game 3, Prather won a hard-fought match over New Zealand’s Blake Brooks (218-214) during Game 4.
Some bad luck on his side combined with some early good fortune on the other caused Prather to come up on the short end of a 240-203 battle with Germany’s Paul Purps in Game 5, but Prather quickly recovered to take down Canada’s Paul Jung (226-200) during Game 6.
That victory set the stage for a position-round tilt against Australian Sam Cooley with first place in the group on the line.
Prather fought hard from start to finish, but Cooley established an early lead that the American was never quite able to erase.
The position-round loss dropped Prather to third place in the Group B standings, but that was still more than high enough to move him through to the Round of 32.
Prather finished the opening round with a final record of 9-5 and a group-best 217.5 average.
Despite posting a slightly lower winning percentage than he did during Saturday’s opening round, Prather felt very good about the way he bowled Monday.
“I didn’t win as many matches, but my round felt much more even across the board today,” Prather said. “I had better control of the pocket, more consistent ball speed and a more consistent release. Everything felt very, very solid, so I’m looking forward to getting into the next-round matches in a few days.”
Thirty-one bowlers will be joining Prather in that next round, and Troup will be one of them.
Troup advanced into the Round of 32 by virtue of his 8-6 record and fifth-place finish in Group A.
The charismatic right-handed followed up Saturday’s 4-3 block with another 4-3 effort during the final squad Monday night.
Troup shot 247 in Game 1, which was more than enough to win seeing as how it was during his bye.
Nevertheless, he used that game to get lined up, which helped him when facing his first actual opponent of the night, New Zealand’s Ben Pettit, whom Troup defeated 224-220.
Things slowed down a bit thereafter as Troup was defeated by Singapore’s Jaris Goh (214-190) and Germany’s Tobias Börding (215-201) in Game 3 and Game 4, respectively.
Troup stopped the bleeding temporarily, weathering an early strike barrage to collect a 228-208 come-from-behind victory over Jan Macek of the Czech Republic in Game 5.
Unfortunately, the momentum wouldn’t last as he was then beaten by Sweden’s Martin Larsen (221-154) in Game 6.
That put Troup into a must win position-round matchup against Kenneth Chua of the Philippines. The winner of that match would advance to the Round of 32 while the loser would have his Singles run come to an end.
Despite all that was riding on the match, Troup stayed cool under pressure, calmly rattling off strikes in six of the first seven frames to establish an early lead.
Chua did his best to keep pace, but opens in frames three through five put him too far back, allowing Troup to breeze into the Round of 32 thanks to a 235-161 victory.
“In a sense, that last game sort of felt like the PBA Tour where it all comes down to that one match that matters; you make it to win, or you go home,” Troup said. “I really have to thank Coach (Bryan) O’Keefe for keeping me patient during the block and thank Stefanie Johnson for reminding me that I’m the best player out there right before the last game. It feels damn good to make the cut.”
Given Troup’s status as a PBA Tour star, some people may have considered it a foregone conclusion that he’d make the cut; however, O’Keefe has been around bowling long enough to know that you can never make those assumptions.
“The one thing you learn from bowling is that you can never take anything for granted, especially at this level,” O’Keefe said. “Kyle was near the top in average all day, yet he was fighting and clawing to make the cut; nevertheless, he advanced, which is all we were looking to do at this point. Now, it’s a new tournament, so we’re going to start over.”
That plan will work for Team USA’s men as their Singles qualifying is finished. That isn’t the case for the women, however, as they will have a third five-game block of matches on Wednesday to determine who makes the cut to the Women’s Singles Top 16.
One bowler who seems on track to reach that round is Bryanna Coté.
Coté came to the 2022 IBF World Cup excited to bowl in her first world-level event for Team USA.
Through two rounds of competition, Coté hasn’t looked like a world-level competitor; she’s looked like a world beater.
Coté followed up Saturday’s 5-0 match-play performance with a 4-1 outing during Round 2 on Monday, running her overall record to 9-1, establishing a 229.1 average for the tournament and maintaining her position as leader of Group B with just one round remaining before the Women’s Singles field is cut to the top 16.
Coté opened Monday’s second round with a 224-194 loss to Sweden’s Jenny Wegner. That was noteworthy as it gave Coté her first loss of the tournament and her first game under 200 – her low game Saturday was 207.
Unphased, Coté rebounded in a big way, starting Game 2 with 10 consecutive strikes before a ringing 10 pin ended her quest for a perfect game.
Nevertheless, the strong start allowed Coté to cruise to a 289-193 victory over 2022 United States Bowling Congress Queens champion Birgit Noreiks of Germany, putting Coté back into the win column.
She wouldn’t leave it again.
Coté dispatched Malaysia’s Esther Chea (225-222) in Game 3, Australia’s Bec Whiting (222-183) in Game 4 and Rachelle Leon of the Philippines (225-194) in Game 5 to finish the day 4-1 and keep considerable momentum on her side heading into Wednesday’s final five-game block.
“I’m matching up really well considering what the lane condition is, and I feel confident in my ability to execute,” Coté said. “As long as I can keep a good grasp of what the picture is and continue to make shots, I think I’ll do great. I have a lot of confidence heading into the next round.”
Jordan Richard also has good reason to feel confident after Monday’s second round of Singles.
Richard followed up Saturday’s 3-2 effort with a 4-1 round of her own on Monday, winning her first four matches before being saddled with her lone defeat, a 213-193 Game 5 loss to Lara Posadas of the Philippines.
Despite losing that final match, Richard was strong throughout Round 2.
She began the day with a 201-193 victory over Cajsa Wegner of Sweden. After that, she topped New Zealand’s Christina Rota by a final score of 212-167.
Germany’s Sabrina Laub was the next victim; she fell to Richard by a final tally of 220-194. Finally, there was Australia’s Chloe Clague, whom Richard soundly defeated, 242-158.
The strong second-round effort leaves Richard in a tie for second place in Group A. Through two rounds and 10 games, Richard is averaging 211.9, and she has only failed to shoot below 200 twice.
If she can maintain that steady pace during Wednesday’s final block, she stands a good chance at making the cut into the final 16.
“I think that the last four games of my first block kind of set the tone for the block I had today,” Richard said. “Instead of trying to fight it by throwing a stronger ball, we just stayed in my cleaner ball for all five games today. That gave me a lot of confidence, and I think that I’m in a good spot to advance.”
Advancement will be on the line for A.J. Johnson and Jakob Butturff during Tuesday’s final seven matches in the opening round of Men’s Singles. Like Prather and Troup, Johnson and Buttuff will have to finish in the top eight in their respective groups in order to move on to the next round.
Danielle McEwan and Stefanie Johnson have a few more games remaining. The duo will bowl their second round on Tuesday and then a final five-game set on Wednesday to see if they can make into the Women’s Singles Top 16.
Queensland, Australia – Kyle Troup and Kris Prather both had solid second-round performances Monday night, and that allowed both to punch their tickets into the Men’s Singles Round of 32 at the International Bowling Federation World Cup at Suncity Tenpin Bowl on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Prather was the first to advance as he bowled the earlier of the two men’s squads of the evening.
The powerful right-hander from Romeoville, Illinois, was just as solid Monday night as he was during Saturday’s 5-2 performance.
Despite beginning Monday’s block with a 235-226 loss to United Arab Emirates competitor Mahmood Alattar, Prather was pretty much on point all night long.
After shaking off the Game 1 loss, Prather went on to win three of his next four matches.
The first was a 258-179 victory over Marek Talpa of the Czech Republic, who just two games later would go on to shoot the first 300 game of the tournament.
After a bye in Game 3, Prather won a hard-fought match over New Zealand’s Blake Brooks (218-214) during Game 4.
Some bad luck on his side combined with some early good fortune on the other caused Prather to come up on the short end of a 240-203 battle with Germany’s Paul Purps in Game 5, but Prather quickly recovered to take down Canada’s Paul Jung (226-200) during Game 6.
That victory set the stage for a position-round tilt against Australian Sam Cooley with first place in the group on the line.
Prather fought hard from start to finish, but Cooley established an early lead that the American was never quite able to erase.
The position-round loss dropped Prather to third place in the Group B standings, but that was still more than high enough to move him through to the Round of 32.
Prather finished the opening round with a final record of 9-5 and a group-best 217.5 average.
Despite posting a slightly lower winning percentage than he did during Saturday’s opening round, Prather felt very good about the way he bowled Monday.
“I didn’t win as many matches, but my round felt much more even across the board today,” Prather said. “I had better control of the pocket, more consistent ball speed and a more consistent release. Everything felt very, very solid, so I’m looking forward to getting into the next-round matches in a few days.”
Thirty-one bowlers will be joining Prather in that next round, and Troup will be one of them.
Troup advanced into the Round of 32 by virtue of his 8-6 record and fifth-place finish in Group A.
The charismatic right-handed followed up Saturday’s 4-3 block with another 4-3 effort during the final squad Monday night.
Troup shot 247 in Game 1, which was more than enough to win seeing as how it was during his bye.
Nevertheless, he used that game to get lined up, which helped him when facing his first actual opponent of the night, New Zealand’s Ben Pettit, whom Troup defeated 224-220.
Things slowed down a bit thereafter as Troup was defeated by Singapore’s Jaris Goh (214-190) and Germany’s Tobias Börding (215-201) in Game 3 and Game 4, respectively.
Troup stopped the bleeding temporarily, weathering an early strike barrage to collect a 228-208 come-from-behind victory over Jan Macek of the Czech Republic in Game 5.
Unfortunately, the momentum wouldn’t last as he was then beaten by Sweden’s Martin Larsen (221-154) in Game 6.
That put Troup into a must win position-round matchup against Kenneth Chua of the Philippines. The winner of that match would advance to the Round of 32 while the loser would have his Singles run come to an end.
Despite all that was riding on the match, Troup stayed cool under pressure, calmly rattling off strikes in six of the first seven frames to establish an early lead.
Chua did his best to keep pace, but opens in frames three through five put him too far back, allowing Troup to breeze into the Round of 32 thanks to a 235-161 victory.
“In a sense, that last game sort of felt like the PBA Tour where it all comes down to that one match that matters; you make it to win, or you go home,” Troup said. “I really have to thank Coach (Bryan) O’Keefe for keeping me patient during the block and thank Stefanie Johnson for reminding me that I’m the best player out there right before the last game. It feels damn good to make the cut.”
Given Troup’s status as a PBA Tour star, some people may have considered it a foregone conclusion that he’d make the cut; however, O’Keefe has been around bowling long enough to know that you can never make those assumptions.
“The one thing you learn from bowling is that you can never take anything for granted, especially at this level,” O’Keefe said. “Kyle was near the top in average all day, yet he was fighting and clawing to make the cut; nevertheless, he advanced, which is all we were looking to do at this point. Now, it’s a new tournament, so we’re going to start over.”
That plan will work for Team USA’s men as their Singles qualifying is finished. That isn’t the case for the women, however, as they will have a third five-game block of matches on Wednesday to determine who makes the cut to the Women’s Singles Top 16.
One bowler who seems on track to reach that round is Bryanna Coté.
Coté came to the 2022 IBF World Cup excited to bowl in her first world-level event for Team USA.
Through two rounds of competition, Coté hasn’t looked like a world-level competitor; she’s looked like a world beater.
Coté followed up Saturday’s 5-0 match-play performance with a 4-1 outing during Round 2 on Monday, running her overall record to 9-1, establishing a 229.1 average for the tournament and maintaining her position as leader of Group B with just one round remaining before the Women’s Singles field is cut to the top 16.
Coté opened Monday’s second round with a 224-194 loss to Sweden’s Jenny Wegner. That was noteworthy as it gave Coté her first loss of the tournament and her first game under 200 – her low game Saturday was 207.
Unphased, Coté rebounded in a big way, starting Game 2 with 10 consecutive strikes before a ringing 10 pin ended her quest for a perfect game.
Nevertheless, the strong start allowed Coté to cruise to a 289-193 victory over 2022 United States Bowling Congress Queens champion Birgit Noreiks of Germany, putting Coté back into the win column.
She wouldn’t leave it again.
Coté dispatched Malaysia’s Esther Chea (225-222) in Game 3, Australia’s Bec Whiting (222-183) in Game 4 and Rachelle Leon of the Philippines (225-194) in Game 5 to finish the day 4-1 and keep considerable momentum on her side heading into Wednesday’s final five-game block.
“I’m matching up really well considering what the lane condition is, and I feel confident in my ability to execute,” Coté said. “As long as I can keep a good grasp of what the picture is and continue to make shots, I think I’ll do great. I have a lot of confidence heading into the next round.”
Jordan Richard also has good reason to feel confident after Monday’s second round of Singles.
Richard followed up Saturday’s 3-2 effort with a 4-1 round of her own on Monday, winning her first four matches before being saddled with her lone defeat, a 213-193 Game 5 loss to Lara Posadas of the Philippines.
Despite losing that final match, Richard was strong throughout Round 2.
She began the day with a 201-193 victory over Cajsa Wegner of Sweden. After that, she topped New Zealand’s Christina Rota by a final score of 212-167.
Germany’s Sabrina Laub was the next victim; she fell to Richard by a final tally of 220-194. Finally, there was Australia’s Chloe Clague, whom Richard soundly defeated, 242-158.
The strong second-round effort leaves Richard in a tie for second place in Group A. Through two rounds and 10 games, Richard is averaging 211.9, and she has only failed to shoot below 200 twice.
If she can maintain that steady pace during Wednesday’s final block, she stands a good chance at making the cut into the final 16.
“I think that the last four games of my first block kind of set the tone for the block I had today,” Richard said. “Instead of trying to fight it by throwing a stronger ball, we just stayed in my cleaner ball for all five games today. That gave me a lot of confidence, and I think that I’m in a good spot to advance.”
Advancement will be on the line for A.J. Johnson and Jakob Butturff during Tuesday’s final seven matches in the opening round of Men’s Singles. Like Prather and Troup, Johnson and Buttuff will have to finish in the top eight in their respective groups in order to move on to the next round.
Danielle McEwan and Stefanie Johnson have a few more games remaining. The duo will bowl their second round on Tuesday and then a final five-game set on Wednesday to see if they can make into the Women’s Singles Top 16.