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Japanese pro Aizawa tops Japan Cup heading into match play

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, April 23, 2010 11:07 am
Hideaki Aizawa of Japan averaged 233 to earn the top qualifying position in the 25th anniversary DYDO Japan Cup Friday, PBA reported. PBA star Wes Malott was second, 60 pins behind, as 18 of 20 PBA players made the 48-player cut to match play. Aizawa, who finished the 12-game qualifying round with 2,798 pins, is trying to become the third Japanese player -- and first since Takeo Sakai in 1988 -- to win...