After scoring an 1180 in the first day, Rivera remained steady the following day, as he compiled 1179 pin falls for a two-day aggregate of 2359 to remain in fifth spot.
The Filipino kegler is hoping to make the last-24, which will enable him to join the quarterfinal round. He is also seeking to join the elite company of four-time champion Paeng Nepomuceno, Christian Jan Suarez, Bong Coo and Lita dela Rosa as the only players from the Philippines to win the World Cup.
Last year, Rivera, a reigning Asian Games gold medalist, finished third behind Michael Schmidt of Canada and Matt Miller of England.
In the first two days of the tournament, it has been the unorthodox Aussie bowler, who uses both hands each time he bowls, putting a show.
Belmonte, who also rolled a perfect game in one of the first five matches in the first day, pulled away with 2535 points going into the final two days of the qualifying stage of the event.
Tommy Jones also had a perfect game in one of the matches on Friday night to climb up from fourth to second spot after compiling a total of 2455 points at the end of the second day.
Kimmo Lehtonen of Finland (2395) and local bet Francis Louw (2370) occupied the third and fourth spots, respectively.
In the women’s division, Liza Clutario of the Philippines fell a notch lower, dropping from third to fourth place at the end of the second day of competition of the regulated five-game match. She has 2253 points.
Despite improving her output in the second day, Clutario couldn’t surpass the blistering show of defending champion Aumi Guerra and co.
Guerra, the reigning champion, has taken the lead after previous leader Mercedes de la Losa of Argentina faltered on the second day. Guerra, the Dominican Republic’s best bet in the sport has now a total of 2417 while Cherie Shi Hua Tan of Singapore moved up to second place with a 2290 output.
Diandra Asbaty of the United States jumped to third place with a two-day aggregate of 2256.
by Reynaldo Belen
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