Daniel Fransson of Sweden ended the 12th World Youth Championships with victory in the Boys Masters finals Tuesday at Blu-O Paragon Bowling Center in Bangkok. Fransson, seeded third, defeated No. 4
Chris Via, USA, 206-198, to capture the first gold medal for Sweden in this championship. In the semifinals, Via cruised to a 246-180 victory over All Events champion
Sam Cooley of Australia, while Fransson equally easily sidelined two-time gold medalist
Marshall Kent, USA, 242-202.