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Paul Moor, in Beverley

Beverley

Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...

, Hull

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, is one of the world's leading Ten-pin Bowlers. He is left-handed and is a full-time bowler.

Early years

Moor first started bowling a the age of 10 when he joined the Saturday morning Junior League at the AMF Bowling Centre in Hull

Kingston upon Hull

. His parents were league bowlers at the centre which was the main influence for him taking up the sport. He enjoyed plenty of success in his latter years as a junior, winning many national titles. He also teamed up with fellow Hull

Kingston upon Hull

Bowler, Robert Batty and won a multitude of Doubles Titles including victories at the BTBA Junior Nationals at both Senior and Graduate level. He represented the Junior England Team in 1997 at the "European Youth Team Cup" in Annecy

Annecy

Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

where he won a silver medal despite the team having the highest team average in the Championship.

After finishing his time in junior bowling Moor started to bowl more regularly on the Adult circuit in England and won his first English ranking event in 1999 at the AMF World Cup

AMF World Cup

The AMF World Cup, now a joint partnership between Qubica and AMF , is an annual Ten-pin bowling championship, and one of the largest in terms of number of participating nations...

Qualifier, held in Nottingham

Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

. Moor went on to represent England, making his first appearance at the AMF World Cup

AMF World Cup

The AMF World Cup, now a joint partnership between Qubica and AMF , is an annual Ten-pin bowling championship, and one of the largest in terms of number of participating nations...

in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

but his lack of international experience did not help and he failed to qualify for the top 24.

Today

Moor is one of the top UK bowlers on the European bowling scene along with Stuart Williams

Stuart Williams (Ten-pin Bowling)

Stuart Williams, from England, is one of the world's leading Ten-pin bowlers. He is one of the most active tour players in the sport. Williams, along with the store owner father Dave, runs a Ten-pin Bowling Pro-Shop at Chester Megabowl, called MCS Bowling ....

, Dominic Barrett

Dominic Barrett

Dominic Barrett is one of England's leading Ten-pin bowlers. He finished sixth at the 2006 AMF World Cup in both the finals and the combined rankings.-External links:* * -2008:...

, Kirsten Penny

Kirsten Penny

Kirsten Penny is a professional English female ten-pin bowler. She has won numerous international events and regularly plays for Team England. She is known for having a 'graceful' technique...

and Zara Glover

Zara Glover

Zara Giles , is one of England's and the worlds leading Ten-pin bowlers. She is a world champion bowler and a bowling tutor for Brunswick Bowling Academies across Europe. She currently lives in Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire...

.

Moor is currently ranked No.7 in Europe

Europe

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(2010 EBT rankings), is a 3-time winner, of the European Bowling Tour

European Bowling Tour

The European Bowling Tour is one of three tenpin bowling tours that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association ....

. (EBT) http://www.etbf.dk/ebt/statistics/winnersmen.htm and is a Commonwealth Championships double gold medallist.

Moor has 27 Perfect Games

300-point game

A perfect game is the highest score possible in a game of bowling, achieved by rolling a strike during every frame. In bowling games that use 10 pins, such as Ten-pin bowling, Candlepin bowling, and Duckpin bowling, the highest possible score is 300, achieved by bowling 12 strikes in a row in a...

, a High 3 Games series of 857 and a high 6 Game Series of 1588.

World

QubicaAMF World Cup

AMF World Cup

The AMF World Cup, now a joint partnership between Qubica and AMF , is an annual Ten-pin bowling championship, and one of the largest in terms of number of participating nations...

: 4 appearances (1999, 2001, 2004, 2007). Best finish:- 5th (2007)

World Ranking Masters

World Ranking Masters

The World Ranking Masters is Ten-pin bowling's international ranking system, as with professional Tennis. It is governed by the World Tenpin Bowling Association ....

: 4 appearances (2005-2007, 2009). Best finish:- 3rd (2007)

World Tenpin Masters

World Tenpin Masters

The World Tenpin Masters is an annual Ten-pin bowling tournament. It consists of a single lane surrounded by banked seating on both sides to give the event the kind of high-pressure atmosphere that makes the Masters the world’s leading televised bowling tournament.The event is televised by...

: 4 appearances (2005-2008). Runner-up 3 times (2005-2007) Semi-Finalist (2008)

Weber Cup

Weber Cup

The Weber Cup, named after bowling legend Dick Weber, is the Ten-pin bowling equivalent of Golf's Ryder Cup. It consists of two teams, Team Europe and Team USA competing over three days in a series of singles, doubles and team matches....

: 5 appearances for Team Europe

Europe

(2005-2009)

World Bowling Writer’s Bowler Of The Year: 2005

Commonwealth

2008 Commonwealth Championships:-

Men's Doubles:- Silver
Team:- Gold
Men's Master's:- Gold

European

Moor has 11 EBT

European Bowling Tour

The European Bowling Tour is one of three tenpin bowling tours that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association ....

titles to his name, since 2004. This puts Moor 2nd in the EBT

European Bowling Tour

The European Bowling Tour is one of three tenpin bowling tours that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association ....

all time men's title winners list, behind Belgium's Gery Verbruggen who has 13.
Moor is one of only two bowlers who have won 3 EBT

European Bowling Tour

The European Bowling Tour is one of three tenpin bowling tours that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association ....

titles in 1 season, and has done so twice, in 2005 and 2006, the other bowler being Gery Verbruggen who won 3 EBT

European Bowling Tour

The European Bowling Tour is one of three tenpin bowling tours that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association ....

titles in 2003 (the Brunswick Open in Athens

Athens

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, the Malta

Malta

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Open and the Danish Masters in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

).

EBT
European Bowling Tour
The European Bowling Tour is one of three tenpin bowling tours that form part of the ranking system of the World Tenpin Bowling Association ....

titles:-

2004 Malta Open Championships

2004 26 Trofeo Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona

2005 Irish Open Championships

2005 Championship Golden Bowl - Trofeo Brunswick

2005 Norwegian Open

2006 3rd Istanbul Bowling Open

2006 28 Trofeo Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona

2006 3rd Oltremare Ebonite Championships

2007 Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament

2007 Ebonite International Luxembourg Open

2009 5th Storm San Marino Open

Other Titles:-

2002 British Open

2003 London International

2004 Championship Golden Bowl, Italy

2008 Malta Open Championships

2008 4th Cockatoos Pafos Open, Cyprus

2009 Irish Open Championships

2009 Welsh Open Championships

2009 2nd EBT Masters

2010 London International

2010 2nd Galactica Open, Cyprus

Domestic

Moor has 29 English National Titles to his name, spanning over 12 years.

Moor has been voted "English Bowler of the Year" 5 times. (2002-2006)

Weber Cup

Moor has played for Team Europe

Europe

in the annual Weber Cup

Weber Cup

tournament on 5 occasions (2005-2009)

Moor’s record from 31 matches played (singles and doubles) is won 19, lost 12, with a winning percentage of 61%. Moor has finished on the winning side three times (2005, 2009 and 2010).

Miscellaneous

Moor is nicknamed 'Rodge' due to his surname being close to James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...

'007' Actor, Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...

and has also taken on the additional nickname of 'The Persuader' when bowling on Sky Sports at the World Tenpin Masters and Weber Cup tournaments.
Moor was the first bowler to roll a Perfect Game
300-point game
A perfect game is the highest score possible in a game of bowling, achieved by rolling a strike during every frame. In bowling games that use 10 pins, such as Ten-pin bowling, Candlepin bowling, and Duckpin bowling, the highest possible score is 300, achieved by bowling 12 strikes in a row in a...

on Live TV in the UK, achieving the historic feat in the first game of the 2006 Weber Cup
Weber Cup
The Weber Cup, named after bowling legend Dick Weber, is the Ten-pin bowling equivalent of Golf's Ryder Cup. It consists of two teams, Team Europe and Team USA competing over three days in a series of singles, doubles and team matches....

tournament, against Jason Couch
Jason Couch
Jason Couch is one of the top bowlers on the Professional Bowlers Association tour. A left-handed cranker, he currently resides in Clermont, Florida.-PBA career:...

.
Moor has been the unfortunate runner-up in three consecutive World Tenpin Masters
World Tenpin Masters
The World Tenpin Masters is an annual Ten-pin bowling tournament. It consists of a single lane surrounded by banked seating on both sides to give the event the kind of high-pressure atmosphere that makes the Masters the world’s leading televised bowling tournament.The event is televised by...

tournaments (2005, 2006 and 2007).
Moor's brother, Ian Moor
Ian Moor
Ian Moor is an English singer, and the Stars in Their Eyes Champion of Champions.He was brought up in West Hull, living first in Anlaby, and then later in Willerby...

, won the hit TV talent show "Stars in Their Eyes
Stars In Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...

." http://www.chrishigh.com/chris-de-burgh_ian_moor.htm

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