2011 PBA Tournament of Champions - Koivuniemi vs. Daugherty (part 1)

[zickozacko2121]

HAHA Mika`s mission domination is mine now :)

[rawkthecasbah]

daugherty's kind of bowling is incredibly streaky... i've bowled with a number of guys like this in my leagues, and granted none of them have been on tv on the tour, but, when it's on, they carry everything and can roll 250's, 260's or 270's, but, when they aren't, well... you see what it can result in...

[bigbluesfan1986]

It was a Nomad Pearl!!!!

[incidentslip]

I love American announcers in any sport wrangling with a foreign name...especially French and Fin...it's pronounced Koy-vu-neemie, not nee-emie...Guys you rock, but get the pronunciation right...respectful to the players.

[RCROX5000]

There's a guy on the varsity team with me at my high school who bowls like this. He has a 175 avg.

[EdwardBaker94]

i guess it was not his day

[acooldude0]

You don't get that far without knowing what you're doing. Everyone has bad games.

[rta7xsoadffdp]

it sucks that this is all that he is rememberd for it doesent seem like any one will take him seriously agian we have all thrown horrible games and he came from nowhere he had to be nervous he really does seem to know what he is doing to get THIS far poor guy

[TiberiousNeruda]

FOUR splits in 6 frames? Good lord.... poor dude. Now I see why he only rolled 100.

[300ClayMan]

he runs out all of his terrible shots, lmfao.

[nickellicker]

@XxStrongDrums1996xX Thank you for your reply. A 120 with 9 strikes is possible; improbable, but it can happen. Here's how, and each number is the frame...

Two strikes in 1 & 2, then two gutterballs in 3...Score: 20 30 30

Two strikes in 4 & 5, two more gutterballs in 6...Score: 50 60 60

Two strikes in 7 & 8, two more gutterballs in 9...Score: 80 90 90

Three strikes in the ninth, and you have a 120 with nine strikes...

This trivia question could win you some bets...

[jwm239]

...whoa...72 games for Tom Daugherty...it takes me two months to roll that many games. He was so composed and gracious during that match.

[BowlerBeast]

Feel sorry for Tom. He bowled great all week but the tv just got to him. Glad he found a bit of fun he will be back soon.

[paparoach189]

does anyone know what kind of ball Mika is bowling with?

[fugueoflife]

@paparoach189 I "think" it was called the Ebonite Mission Domination before being called the Mission 250K but I'm not sure.

[pyk420biatch]

@fugueoflife Yeah you are right, same ball just diffrent name.

[JoeMc1112]

@fugueoflife it was the domination until storm got mad at ebonite for taking the ball name domination

[nickellicker]

A question to bowling fans: You can roll 9 strikes in a game, and end up with a score of 120. It can happen. After this query sinks in, I'll post the answer in a few days, and we'll see if you can figure out how this is possible...

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@nickellicker It isn't possible to bowl a 120 with 9 strikes in a single game.

[brianpaul271]

Considering what this TD had to go through to get there, he's got game in him. I wonder what weight his balls are? Anyone know?

[jwm239]

@brianpaul271 hint..."3-6-9"

[SuperTeremus]

No seriously, it was just his first time on TV. When you make the TV finals and average 220 for 72 games, then you can insult him.

Until then, shut your ignorant face.

[MaxLimt90]

omg am a 2 fingered bowler and i am better than that o,o

[fugueoflife]

@MaxLimt90 No you're not. You didn't average over 220 for 72 games to make tv.

[scdraven310]

@MaxLimt90 $5 says you've never bowled on anything other then a house shot and probably have no clue about different oil patterns.

[BadAssDrummer001]

Holy Crap I worked as a lane Mechanic for Royal Lanes when I was 17 I didnt know he had a proshop there used to be Dave Titer. Im glad to see someone new took that over

[shado3mane]

@ 76dced Tracking over the thumb is caused by having a very high track area on your ball and when the core starts to turn it could flare over the thumb. Is your thumb close to the side of the ball when you release? If it is try a different hand position that allows you to put your thumb closer to the back of the ball as opposed to the side of it. You'll still have a high track, but it should print the ball from flaring over the thumb. If that doesn't work or is too uncomfortable, talk to your l

[thatNESfan]

5:05- (loud cheering)

5:08-(dead silence)

LOL

[76dced]

Anyone else used to be two fingered and started using thumb and have a track over the thumbhole? I have a video on here... you can see I still get the ball to turn and keep power but it gets on my nerves lol

[blessthefall14100]

i bet he was tired from all the games he bowled b4 that

[MorningEvil]

I'm pretty sure it was Einstein who gave the quote about insanity, but it doesn't really matter.

[damon2828]

I bowl better and im 12

[blessthefall14100]

@damon2828 im 13 i average 180 with a 258 high game

[damon2828]

@blessthefall14100 I average 160 with a 201 high game

[blessthefall14100]

@damon2828 lol when ur 13 ull be better than me :P

[bigyodatheman]

One bad game, didnt even throw it that bad. Great bowler.

[mordanai]

Best thing I ever watched. Another talentless idiot palm bowler, no wonder he has so many followers.

[fugueoflife]

@mordanai You're a condescending prick who is now blocked :-)

[Turtle3000GT]

@mordanai Thats why he's won 4 regionals, what a tard

[MigabyteIndeedzors]

@mordanai you do know he had to bowl 72 games to get here and win them lol

[DrivillianGenocide]

@mordanai Well he's bowling on one of bowlings biggest stages for 250K while your not. He can't be a bad bowler if he's doing that.

[history4675]

@mordanai Screw you he had a bad day it happens to the best of us.

[masteircheef]

@mordanai well palm bowling CAN be a very good style of bowling... buuuuuut its not the most controlled... in fact i cant control it at all... use the thumb tom. (yoda voice)

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@mordanai Let's see your hundreds of thousands of dollars faggot.

[BlazeX43]

@mordanai I agree

[AnimeDJs]

@supermonkeyballboy I'm not a hundred percent sure on this, but this is probably the only match on tv that contained no spares from either bowler as well.

[Mr2010kerry]

Thanks for the uploads! I enjoyed the matches.

[aello465]

This was hard to watch.

[wildcatproduction]

In my own opinion, getting a 100 game is just as bad as a 299, it would suck to get all strikes and 9

[planb56]

you all act like he is some random dude, his ball reaction was money throughout practice, and when your nervous because its you're first time on TV, let alone a major, your brain doesnt process things as well as they do when you are normally bowling. he wasnt throwing bad shots just his ball was jumping too hard off the breakpoint. Remember he had to get through match-play to get to top seed, the guy is good

[supermonkeyballboy]

Hurray for this game getting two new records:

1) Lowest game on TV (used to be 126, not 100)

2) Largest difference between two players (199 pins)

[fugueoflife]

@supermonkeyballboy It was actually 129. Which was pretty hard to watch. lol. A portion of that game by Jaros is actually posted online by "mikedamian2"

[DTownsJokr]

@supermonkeyballboy

3) Most money made for lowest game

[mindfreakfan67]

@supermonkeyballboy Actually the old record used to be 129 set by Steve Jaros

[Nelvin78]

Tom, you earned every bit of this 100 game. You threw the same ball, on the same line, on both lanes, even seeing that it was getting you in trouble. How did you get to be a pro, and not know that you need to make adjustments? Ben Franklin said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result. You didnt do a thing to try to turn this game around.

[agratias716]

@Nelvin78

I agree I was like what the heck is he doing he needs to go with a less reactive ball or move but he didn't

[agratias716]

I'm not sure how these no thumb players and two handed players get so good I tried them both and it just felt weird lol I really wanted Duke to make this telecast.

[IRNjuggle28]

@agratias716 After watching this game, just how good do you think they are? :)

Kidding, I agree.

[skylinelover08]

@agratias716 im a no thumb player and i agree with you it is very weird and i cant break the habit for nothing. but it just feels right for me.. i use to b a straight bowler then some guy told me how to ball with no thumb and thats pretty much what i stuck to. but i bowl very well.

[agratias716]

@skylinelover08

Its not as accurate but some people can make it work, its all really about being able to put the same amount of revs, and hitting your mark everytime, ive seen more crazy stuff check out matthew jones bowling on here you'll see what I mean.

[TopKirby8305]

Egh, poor Tom just couldn't find a good shot out there. ;-;

Mika made it look so effortless and easy. He just completely dominated from start to finish. XD