Walter Ray Williams Jr. had to travel 8,000 miles to finally break a winless drought, which had stretched more than four years with his victory in the Oronamin C Japan Cup at Tokyo Port Bowl. Williams, Stockton, Calif., upset leading qualifier John Mazza, 211-189, for the $18,500 first prize and frustrated Mazza with a second consecutive runner-up finish. The lead see-sawed throughout the championship match and was deadlocked after six frames. Williams added a triple starting in his eighth frame, and Mazza could only answer with a ninth-frame strike to fall short. In the opening game of the five-match championship round, David Ozio, Vidor, Texas, topped Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M., 226-215, and then Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, 208-182. Ozio's momentum continued against PBA President Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis., 236-200, and it looked as though Ozio could become the Tour's first four-time winner of the year. In the semifinal game, 1986 PBA Player of the Year Williams closed with six strikes to defeat Ozio, 237-223, who was looking for his fourth title of 1991. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 448 (2 games) | $18,500 | | 2 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | 189 (1 game) | 12,600 | | 3 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 897 (4 games) | 8,800 | | 4 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | 200 (1 game) | 7,450 | | 5 | | Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas | 182 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 6 | | Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M. | 215 (1 game) | 5,250 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Ozio defeated Duke, 226-215; Ozio defeated Lawrence, 208-182; Ozio defeated McDowell, 236-200; Williams defeated Ozio, 237-223; and in the championship game, Williams defeated Mazza, 211-189.
32-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | | 7140 | | 223.1 | | 19-13-0 | | 570 | | 7710 | | | | 2 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | | 7107 | | 222.1 | | 19-13-0 | | 570 | | 7677 | | | | 3 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | | 7117 | | 222.4 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7627 | | | | 4 | | Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas | | 6994 | | 218.6 | | 20-12-0 | | 600 | | 7594 | | | | 5 | | Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 7023 | | 219.5 | | 18-14-0 | | 540 | | 7563 | | | | | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 6993 | | 218.5 | | 19-13-0 | | 570 | | 7563 | | | | 7 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | | 7003 | | 218.8 | | 18-13-1 | | 555 | | 7558 | | $4,000 | | 8 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 6956 | | 217.4 | | 20-12-0 | | 600 | | 7556 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Junichi Yajima, Tokyo | | 6953 | | 217.3 | | 19-13-0 | | 570 | | 7523 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Masaaki Saijoh, Tokyo | | 6861 | | 214.4 | | 21-11-0 | | 630 | | 7491 | | 2,700 | | 11 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 6944 | | 217.0 | | 18-14-0 | | 540 | | 7484 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Akio Harada, Saitama | | 6948 | | 217.1 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7458 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Hirosi Ohashi, Kyoto | | 6881 | | 215.0 | | 18-14-0 | | 540 | | 7421 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Yoshiki Ohsawa, Shizuoka | | 6873 | | 214.8 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7383 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 6915 | | 216.1 | | 14-17-1 | | 435 | | 7350 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | | 6954 | | 217.3 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 7344 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Yoshima Kitaoka, Kanagawa | | 6775 | | 211.7 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7285 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Yoshitaka Hokura, Tokyo | | 6883 | | 215.1 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 7273 | | 1,780 | | 19 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 6885 | | 215.1 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 7245 | | 1,760 | | 20 | | Tsuguo Tsukahara, Kanagawa | | 6788 | | 212.1 | | 15-17-0 | | 450 | | 7238 | | 1,740 | | 21 | | Mark Thayer, Lafayette, Ind. | | 6753 | | 211.0 | | 16-16-0 | | 480 | | 7233 | | 1,720 | | 22 | | Akio Ishihara, Chiba | | 6708 | | 209.6 | | 16-16-0 | | 480 | | 7188 | | 1,700 | | 23 | | Yukio Yamazaki, Tokyo | | 6727 | | 210.2 | | 15-17-0 | | 450 | | 7177 | | 1,680 | | 24 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan. | | 6651 | | 207.8 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7161 | | 1,660 | | 25 | | Kei Gamoh, Tokyo | | 6736 | | 210.5 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 7126 | | 1,640 | | 26 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | | 6669 | | 208.4 | | 14-18-0 | | 420 | | 7089 | | 1,620 | | 27 | | Masanori Saitoh, Tokyo | | 6631 | | 207.2 | | 15-17-0 | | 450 | | 7081 | | 1,600 | | 28 | | Yasuyuki Sadamatsu, Tokyo | | 6630 | | 207.1 | | 14-18-0 | | 420 | | 7050 | | 1,580 | | 29 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | | 6628 | | 207.1 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 7018 | | 1,560 | | 30 | | Yasujiro Imai, Tokyo | | 6608 | | 206.5 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 6998 | | 1,540 | | 31 | | Hideo Sasaki, Saitama | | 6553 | | 204.8 | | 10-22-0 | | 300 | | 6853 | | 1,520 | | 32 | | Nobuki Takahashi, Tokyo | | 6459 | | 201.8 | | 10-22-0 | | 300 | | 6759 | | 1,500 | |
OTHER CASHERS-Additional player bonus winnings: Walter Ray Williams Jr.-$400 plus-$350 for 300 game, John Mazza-$300, Marc McDowell-$300, Robert Lawrence-$200, David Ozio-$300. PRO-AM CASHERS-Norm Duke, Mark Williams and Marc McDowell ($100 each).
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