Best Masters win puts Caminsky in final

GUY Caminsky hailed his 507-480 semi-final win over Paul Moor as the best of his Masters career.

Caminksy, who had never advanced past the quarter-finals of this event before this year, will be playing in the final of the 2008 PartyCasino.com World Tenpin Masters.

"The monkey was off my back after winning the quarter-final and I had no expectations coming into the match," said the South African.

"I never thought of the final and I really did not expect to get past Paul.

"Before I said I would need to shoot 500 and I did so but I was twice as relaxed as in previous matches.

"I did the commentary on Paul's last match and I knew he would come out well. But I was delighted with my opening game and that set me up so I just had to hang on.

"That was the best I've bowled in seven years of coming here. For the last six years I couldn't get past the quarter-final and you start to question your own ability and why I was being invited back."

Caminsky started well with seven strikes and had a 51-pin advantage at the end of the first game against Moor, the last English player left in the competition.

Four strikes from Moor at the start of the second game reduced the deficit to 28 but an open frame in the fifth, only his third of the tournament, came at the worst possible time.

His next effort was a spare and that effectively ended his hopes of reaching the final for the fourth successive year.

With victory already confirmed, Caminsky played to the crowd and bowled one ball wearing a supporter's moose hat and bowled another using both hands, imitating the style of friend Jason Belmonte.

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