Grand Prix Star Search

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Sunday, 23rd November 2008 marked the Grand Prix (GP) Star Search. After winning 2nd position in the GP Sec School Bowling Competition, I was confident for this event held at U-Bowl. I started well with the first two games of 18* each which consisted of solid spares. After that I had to switch lanes. That was the rule - to switch lanes after every two games. I couldn’t adjust to the lanes and my games were lousy. Goodness I was so frustrated...!

Anyway, I tried my best to relax when I moved on to the next lane and had an encouraging score of 166 - a sign of picking up. After 4 games, I was in the 9th position but only the top 8 bowlers get to enter the quarter finals so I had to pick up. My confidence level soared after managing a 190 for the next game. Then it was due for switching lanes again. I got a 20* followed by 199, leveling me up to the 5th position. I was delighted…!

Soon the knock-out round began. Dang man… I had 4~5 splits in the first game, giving my opponent a 36-pin lead. Although I picked up in my second game, it wasn’t good enough as I only won by 10 pins. The frustrating part about my game was that all my solid pockets did not strike. I ended up 7th place - still very happy as I did well overall. One more last GP for this year - GP Monthly Circuit…! Praise and thank God for blessing me throughout all my tournaments. Ciaoz~ God bless~ =)