# Isao Yamamoto

Isamu Yamamoto (山本勲, Yamamoto Isamu) (6 gennaio 1982) è un giocatore di bowling giapponese. È membro della Japan Professional Bowling Association con il n. di licenza 1078. Ha una sorella, Yuki Kobayashi, anche lei bowler professionista.

## Biografia

Grazie ai genitori ha iniziato a giocare a bowling, e al liceo vince l'Asian Youth Championship 2 volte di seguito. Dopo essersi diplomato, partecipa e vince l'All Japan Bowling Championship. Dopo questa parentesi, partecipa al Pro test passandolo e debuttando poi come professionista nel 2005. Guadagna presto il primo posto nel ranking dei punteggi e vince 3 volte consecutivamente l'All Japan Pro Bowling Championship nel 2006, 2007 e 2008. Sempre nel 2008 effettua un perfect game. Vince poi il Japan Open Championships, guadagnandosi il premio di 10 milioni di ¥. Nello stesso anno ha guadagnato complessivamente 22.829.100 ¥, diventando il primo in questa classifica.

## Records
### 2005

* Chiba Open championship (second place winner: Nobuaki Takahashi)
    Ranking point 1st place Prize 4th place Average 1st place (217.61)

### 2006

* Bowling Men's Newcomer Wins Championship (Second Prize: Keisuke Aida)
* Chiba open victory (second place winner: Shohei Ishihara)
* The 40th All-Japan Professional Bowling Championship Tournament championship (second place winner: Mitsuiro Tanaka)
* 30th ABS Japan Open Second Prize Win (Champion: Akihiko Aoki)
    Ranking point 2nd place Prize 1st place Average 1st place (220.49)

### 2007

* The 9th Sanko Lake Korean Cup Championship (Second Prize: Shigetaka Sakata)
* 2nd MK Charity Cup championship (second place winner: Nakazawa Awards)
* The 31st Annual ABS Japan Open Open (Second Champion: Sho Miike)
* The 41st All Japan Professional Bowling Championship Championship Championship (Second Prize: Gu Yong Jin)
* 2007 Chiba open second place winner (victory: John · Teha)
    Ranking point 1st place Prize 1st place Average 1st place (229.13)

### 2008

* The 30th Kansai Open Championship (Second Prize: Kim Young Pil)
* 32nd Annual ABS Japan Open Open (Second Champion: John Teja)
* The 42nd All-Japan Pro Bowling Championship Championship Championship (Second Prize: Yukio Yamazaki)
    Ranking point 1st place Prize 1st place Average 3rd place (225.74)

### 2009

    Ranking point 5th place Prize 7th place Average 3rd place (226.34)

### 2010

* The 5th MK Charity Cup Championship (Second Prize: Kotaro Kawazoe)
    Ranking point 5th place Prize 6th place Average 5th place (219.54)

### 2011

    Ranking point 8 place prize 17th average average 12th (213.69)

### 2012

* 2012 Chiba open victory (second place winner: Kotaro Kawazoe)
* The 46th All-Japan Pro Bowling Championship Tournament Second Prize (victory: Kotaro Kawazoe)
    Ranking point 2nd place Prize 4th place Average second place (223.48)

### 2013

    Ranking point 2nd place Prize 5th place Average 1st place (223.63)

### 2014

* 2014 Tokai Open Second Prize (victory: Hideaki Yamagami)
    Ranking point 2nd place Prize 4th place Average second place (225.43)

### 2015

* Winning of the 49th All Japan Professional Bowling Championship Tournament (Second Prize: Nobuhiro Fujii)
* The 3rd Glyco Seventeen Ice Cup Second Prize (victory: Shogo Tagata)
* Bowling World Open Second Prize (victory: Osku Palermaa)
* 38th Japan Open Second Prizes (victory: Kenta Morimoto)
    Ranking point 3rd place Prize 1st place Average second place (223.22)

### 2016

    Ranking point 6th place prize 12th average average 5th (221.89)