Former champion Srinath Pobbathi of Karnataka took the early lead in the Amoeba 27th National Tenpin Bowling Championship here on Tuesday.
At the end of the first block of 6 games of Round I, Pobbathi topped the standings with a total pinfall of 1228 for an average of 204.67.
Former national champion Shabbir Dhankot of Tamil Nadu is placed second with a total pinfall of 1196. Dhankot is followed by defending champion Dhurv Sarda of Delhi (1195) and Parvez Ahmed of Karnataka (1191).
Srinath started the day steadily with a score of 191 in Game 1 and followed it up with the high scores of 266, 211 and 213 in Game 2, 3 and 4 respectively. He could not adjust to change in lane conditions in Games 5 and 6, scoring 172 and 175.
All men bowlers will bowl their second block of 6 games in medium oil condition and top 40 bowlers, based on total pinfall of 12 games, will move to Round 2.
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