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Bowling News USA - April 21, 2009 Barrett beats Belmonte to win World Tenpin Masters

England’s Dominic Barrett became the 2009 PartyPoker.com World Tenpin Masters champion after beating 2007 winner Jason Belmonte in a canter at the Metrodome in Barnsley.

Barrett, 23, was the only player with a 100% win record in the group stages and he continued where he left in the final as his opponent failed to get to grips with the conditions.

It was a magnificent win for the 23 year-old Barrett who was earlier named World Bowling Writers’ World Bowler of the Year in a presentation in the arena.

Barrett wins a check for $20,000 plus the kudos of winning one of bowling’s most prestigious international events.

"It's unbelievable," said Barrett, who becomes only the second English bowler to win the prestigious event after Nikki Harvey did likewise in 2003.

"I won the Australian Open last week but to come here and win this is the best thing in the world and it's the biggest title of my career - something I will always treasure and always remember.

"Everything about the Tenpin Masters makes it so special - the arena, how it's put together on one lane and all the opponents are absolutely world class.

"The atmosphere here is so unique and as a player if you could pick one tournament to win then it would definitely be this one.

"You see the names that have won it so to see my name up alongside them is fantastic.

With a good size crowd packing the venue, Barrett did what he did in all his previous games which was to get his head down and bowl strikes. A single 9 spare in the seventh frame was the Essex man’s only blemish as he posted a great opening game of 279.

This put him in an almost unassailable position as Belmonte struggled with the lane. He blew out with open frames in the fifth and the ninth as his first game total was 195, a staggering 84 pin deficit.

It seemed mission impossible for Belmonte and to turn it around he needed to post a massive score and hope that the reliable Barrett collapsed.

He gave it a good go as he took the early lead but he could never break away sufficiently to mount a challenge. A 9 spare in the fifth derailed Belmonte’s slender hope and with no chance of victory, he entertained the crowd with some trick shots.

In the end Belmonte took the second game 229-224 but it barely made any inroads into Barrett’s lead and he emerged a winner by 79 pins.

"I made some good decisions in the final and scored 279 in my first game and fortunately Jason Belmonte didn't do that well at the beginning. That made the second game easier but I couldn't be too complacent so I had to work hard to keep my emotions under control.

"That was really tough to do but I guess that's what champions are made of, knowing how to control your body, your heart rate and keep your mind on the task. I tried to stay in the present and it worked pretty well.

"I felt really comfortable from the start of the tournament and made some good decisions. I was riding the wave and everything just fell into place.

"To come undefeated through the group phase was great and it's not often you go 6-0 and then win the tournament but that's what happened.

"I'm really pleased with how I handled the situation and it was a really pleasing performance."

 

Courtesy of bowlingdigital.com

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