After four decades in bowling win more than 118 titles in numerous countries including record four victories in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, Philippine bowling legend Paeng Nepomuceno now shares the secrets of his success share with his fellow bowling athletes. Nepomuceno, 50, launched his own seminar 'Mastering the Mental Game' by Paeng Nepomuceno. "I have been thinking about doing my own seminar for quite a while," Nepomuceno said. "After my good experience doing the USBC seminars, I thought it's time to give it a try.
The Wimmera Mail Times - Horsham, Victoria, Australia (Oct. 15, 2007)
Horsham (Victoria, Australia) tenpin bowlers knocked-over a world record on Saturday when they took out more than 38,960 pins during a 24-hour Bowl-o-Thon at Lanes and Games. Horsham Rural City Council mayor Gary Bird, who launched the record attempt at 6pm on Friday, said enthusiasm and volunteerism characterised the `sensational' event. Event organiser Alistair Fenton said two teams that simultaneously competed, including the Lane Cruisers and the Pin Munchers, smashed the record at 3.05pm and 4.10pm respectively.
Twin Wood Bowling Center in Fengyuan, Chinese Taipei (Oct. 6-13, 2007)
Malaysians sweep Masters titles in Chinese Taipei Open Zulmazran Zulkifli (l.) and Sharon Koh (r.), both of Malaysia, captured the men's and women's Open Masters titles in the 9th Chinese Taipei Open Saturday at Twin Wood Bowling Center in Fengyuan. Both players were the top seeds in the six-player stepladder finals and both players took advantage of the rule that the top seed must be defeated twice to win the title.
A few days after winning Australia's most prestigious bowling tournament, the South Pacific Classic in Melbourne, Australia, Paeng Nepomuceno, achieved a rare feat by rolling two perfect 300 games in seven days. He first rolled a perfect 300 game in the masters finals of the Singapore Open on September 29 and again duplicated the feat on Oct. 6 at the masters finals of the ITBA Open in Imus, Cavite.
Four-time Bowling World Cup champion Paeng Nepomuceno was once more honored by a Philippine Senate resolution citing Paeng for his recent victory in the South Pacific Classic held in Melbourne, Australia. Paeng was awarded by Sen. President Manny Villar together with his Filipino hosts in Melbourne, Mr. Kelly and Nina Raveche.
Is he the youngest player in Asia who has accomplished the feat?
Hussain Yacoob Al-Shehabi has entered the Bahrain Bowling Association record book as the youngest member to roll a perfect game in certified competition. He accomplished the feat on Saturday, September 29, 2007 when he was 14 years, 4 months and 24 days old. "We know that there was a 10-year-old in America who scored 300," Hussain's father, Yacoob Yousif Al-Shehabi (pictured left with his son) wrote. "The question is 'Who is the youngest boy who scored a perfect game in Asia?'"
Superbowl Safra Mount Faber in Singapore (September, 18-29, 2007)
Mika Koivuniemi from Finland and Zatil Iman, Malaysia, both seeded No. 1 in the stepladder finals, needed just one win to earn the men's and women's Open Masters titles in the 40th Singapore International Open at Superbowl Safra Mount Faber in Singapore. Koivuniemi held off No. 6 seeded Daniel Lim, Malaysia, 235-224, to win the men's title. In an all-Malaysian affair, Zatil Iman defeated Sharon Koh, 237-216, to capture the women's title.
Republished courtesy of The Wimmera Mail Times - Horsham, Victoria, Australia (Sep. 8, 2007)
Horsham bowlers are preparing to break a world record by bowling-over more than 38,960 pins during a 24-hour Bowl-o- Thon at Lanes and Games. Event organiser Alistair Fenton has called for volunteers to witness the attempt, which will run from 6pm October 12 to 6pm October 13. Official witnesses are required for the event to be registered as a Guinness World Record.
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times Online (Sep. 24, 2007)
Shalin Zulkifli, whose renewed confidence won her the Hong Kong Open on Saturday, will now be gunning for her first Singapore Open title at the Superbowl Safra Mount Faber in Singapore. Shalin, 29, has never won the Singapore Open despite being an active competitor in the event since 1997. The closest she has come to winning the event was in the 2000 when she finished second. She finished third in the 2002, 2003, and 2004, while last year, she was 10th.
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times Online (Sep. 22, 2007)
The national men's team's hopes of competing in their third European Bowling Tour (EBT) event at the Ankara Open (Sept 19-23) in Turkey were dashed by the unavailability of return tickets for the Singapore Open (Sept 18-29). A few days ago, the women bowlers pulled out from the tournament to concentrate on three Asian Tour events.
ABF President Sheikh Talal pays almost everything for the 4-day course Sep. 24-27
ABF President Sheikh Talal M. Al Sabah of Kuwait (l.) has started a new "Coach Accreditation Program" for the ABF member federations. The first Level II Course will be held from Sep. 24-27 in Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress Chairman and ABF Honorary Life President, Vivien Fung (r.), federations representatives from the Philippines, Macau, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand have already registered.
Republished courtesy of The Electric Newspaper on AsiaOne.com (Sep. 19, 2007)
He is known as The Joker in the bowling fraternity, but it's no laughing matter for Bill Hoffman (pictured left) when he steps onto the lanes. The 33-year-old American is a two-time FIQ/WTBA world champion and a five-time Bowling Writers Association of America Amateur of the Year. Based in Ohio, Hoffman will be the man to beat in the 40th Singapore International Open starting today.
Belmonte, Putney earn Australian spots for QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
Paeng Nepomuceno of the Philippines and Ann-Maree Putney of Australia won the titles in the men's and women's division of the 2007 Columbia 300 South Pacific Classic Sunday Sep. 16 at AMF Moorabbin in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Nepomuceno was able to weather a strong challenge from Australia's standout Jason Belmonte. As the highest Australian finishers, Putney and Belmonte will represent Australia in the 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Continent Bowling Center in St. Petersburg, Russia (Nov. 3-11, 2007) .
Republished courtesy of News Straits Time (Sep. 16, 2007)
The women's team have pulled out from the European Bowling Tour's Ankara Open in Turkey (Sept 19-23) to compete in three Asian Ranking tournaments in a bid to qualify for next year's World Ranking Masters in Indonesia. The three Asian Ranking tournaments which the bowlers will compete in are the Hong Kong Open (Sept 17-22), Singapore Open (Sept 18-29) and Taiwan Open (Oct 6-13). Shalin Zulkifli (pictured) will be defending her Hong Kong Open title, while the rest, except for Choy Poh Lai and Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman, will head for Singapore and Taiwan.
Republished courtesy of the Malaysian Star Online (Sep. 13, 2007)
National women bowler Wendy Chai has had a change of heart and will not quit the national team. The bronze medal finish in the singles event in the just concluded women's World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico has inspired Wendy to continue to bowl for the country and not go into early retirement as planned earlier. "I will continue to bowl as long as the national team need me."
Republished courtesy of New Straits Time (Sep. 12, 2007)
Allowing professional bowlers into World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA)-sanctioned tournaments including the World Championships could see the end of amateur keglers winning medals in the world meet. However, the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) is not too bothered with the WTBA's decision, but instead, has taken it as a challenge to ensure Malaysian bowlers are not left behind in the medal count in future world meets.
Paeng Nepomuceno, six-time bowling world champion, Guinness Book of World Records-holder, and the greatest international bowler in the history of the sport, is due to arrive in Melbourne, Australia, to compete in the 2007 South Pacific Classic. The South Pacific Classic is Australia's most prestigious individual ten pin bowling event, starts on September 15 and ends on September 17. Paeng is the first international bowler in the history, who has won this tournament when it was held in Sydney in 1984.
Republished courtesy of The Star Online (Sep. 10, 2007)
Seasoned campaigners Shalin Zulkifli and Wendy Chai are likely to put off plans to end their stints with the national team now that professional bowlers have been given the nod to compete in international tournaments. In the recent women's World Championships, old hands Shalin and Wendy continued to be an asset for the country when they came good in their fifth and third world outings respectively in Monterrey, Mexico.
Originally published in Jason's Traveling Diary on jasonbelmonte.com
Everybody, who has read something about international championships and major tournaments in the past two or three years, should have heard about Jason Belmonte, the two-hander from Australia. Many people know that 'Belmo' is a great bowler and also a nice guy but did you know that he is also one of the best story tellers in our sport? You will believe it when you read his traveling diary about what happened to him during the TV stepladder finals in his first KPBA (Korean Professional Bowling Association) event in Busan, Korea.
Republished courtesy of Philippine Daily Tribune (August 28, 2007)
Four–time World Cup champion Paeng Nepomuceno is back in winning form after winning the 10th AMBA-PEPSI Open Masters title in Gameworx in Festival Mall Alabang, Philippines. Paeng's win is significant because this is his 117th career bowling masters win. "This win is a nice addition to my masters tournament titles", said Nepomuceno after the victory. He has collected impressive titles from all over the world which is a record in Asia for the most number of tournament wins.
After four decades in bowling win more than 118 titles in numerous countries including record four victories in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, Philippine bowling legend Paeng Nepomuceno now shares the secrets of his success share with his fellow bowling athletes. Nepomuceno, 50, launched his own seminar 'Mastering the Mental Game' by Paeng Nepomuceno. "I have been thinking about doing my own seminar for quite a while," Nepomuceno said. "After my good experience doing the USBC seminars, I thought it's time to give it a try.
Malaysians sweep Masters titles in Chinese Taipei Open Zulmazran Zulkifli (l.) and Sharon Koh (r.), both of Malaysia, captured the men's and women's Open Masters titles in the 9th Chinese Taipei Open Saturday at Twin Wood Bowling Center in Fengyuan. Both players were the top seeds in the six-player stepladder finals and both players took advantage of the rule that the top seed must be defeated twice to win the title.
A few days after winning Australia's most prestigious bowling tournament, the South Pacific Classic in Melbourne, Australia, Paeng Nepomuceno, achieved a rare feat by rolling two perfect 300 games in seven days. He first rolled a perfect 300 game in the masters finals of the Singapore Open on September 29 and again duplicated the feat on Oct. 6 at the masters finals of the ITBA Open in Imus, Cavite.
Four-time Bowling World Cup champion Paeng Nepomuceno was once more honored by a Philippine Senate resolution citing Paeng for his recent victory in the South Pacific Classic held in Melbourne, Australia. Paeng was awarded by Sen. President Manny Villar together with his Filipino hosts in Melbourne, Mr. Kelly and Nina Raveche. 
Hussain Yacoob Al-Shehabi has entered the Bahrain Bowling Association record book as the youngest member to roll a perfect game in certified competition. He accomplished the feat on Saturday, September 29, 2007 when he was 14 years, 4 months and 24 days old. "We know that there was a 10-year-old in America who scored 300," Hussain's father, Yacoob Yousif Al-Shehabi (pictured left with his son) wrote. "The question is 'Who is the youngest boy who scored a perfect game in Asia?'" 
Mika Koivuniemi from Finland and Zatil Iman, Malaysia, both seeded No. 1 in the stepladder finals, needed just one win to earn the men's and women's Open Masters titles in the 40th Singapore International Open at Superbowl Safra Mount Faber in Singapore. Koivuniemi held off No. 6 seeded Daniel Lim, Malaysia, 235-224, to win the men's title. In an all-Malaysian affair, Zatil Iman defeated Sharon Koh, 237-216, to capture the women's title. 
Shalin Zulkifli, whose renewed confidence won her the Hong Kong Open on Saturday, will now be gunning for her first Singapore Open title at the Superbowl Safra Mount Faber in Singapore. Shalin, 29, has never won the Singapore Open despite being an active competitor in the event since 1997. The closest she has come to winning the event was in the 2000 when she finished second. She finished third in the 2002, 2003, and 2004, while last year, she was 10th.
The national men's team's hopes of competing in their third European Bowling Tour (EBT) event at the Ankara Open (Sept 19-23) in Turkey were dashed by the unavailability of return tickets for the Singapore Open (Sept 18-29). A few days ago, the women bowlers pulled out from the tournament to concentrate on three Asian Tour events.
ABF President Sheikh Talal M. Al Sabah of Kuwait (l.) has started a new "Coach Accreditation Program" for the ABF member federations. The first Level II Course will be held from Sep. 24-27 in Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress Chairman and ABF Honorary Life President, Vivien Fung (r.), federations representatives from the Philippines, Macau, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand have already registered. 
He is known as The Joker in the bowling fraternity, but it's no laughing matter for Bill Hoffman (pictured left) when he steps onto the lanes. The 33-year-old American is a two-time FIQ/WTBA world champion and a five-time Bowling Writers Association of America Amateur of the Year. Based in Ohio, Hoffman will be the man to beat in the 40th Singapore International Open starting today. 
Paeng Nepomuceno of the Philippines and Ann-Maree Putney of Australia won the titles in the men's and women's division of the 2007 Columbia 300 South Pacific Classic Sunday Sep. 16 at AMF Moorabbin in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Nepomuceno was able to weather a strong challenge from Australia's standout Jason Belmonte. As the highest Australian finishers, Putney and Belmonte will represent Australia in the 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Continent Bowling Center in St. Petersburg, Russia (Nov. 3-11, 2007) . 
The women's team have pulled out from the European Bowling Tour's Ankara Open in Turkey (Sept 19-23) to compete in three Asian Ranking tournaments in a bid to qualify for next year's World Ranking Masters in Indonesia. The three Asian Ranking tournaments which the bowlers will compete in are the Hong Kong Open (Sept 17-22), Singapore Open (Sept 18-29) and Taiwan Open (Oct 6-13). Shalin Zulkifli (pictured) will be defending her Hong Kong Open title, while the rest, except for Choy Poh Lai and Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman, will head for Singapore and Taiwan.
National women bowler Wendy Chai has had a change of heart and will not quit the national team. The bronze medal finish in the singles event in the just concluded women's World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico has inspired Wendy to continue to bowl for the country and not go into early retirement as planned earlier. "I will continue to bowl as long as the national team need me."
Allowing professional bowlers into World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA)-sanctioned tournaments including the World Championships could see the end of amateur keglers winning medals in the world meet. However, the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) is not too bothered with the WTBA's decision, but instead, has taken it as a challenge to ensure Malaysian bowlers are not left behind in the medal count in future world meets. 
Paeng Nepomuceno, six-time bowling world champion, Guinness Book of World Records-holder, and the greatest international bowler in the history of the sport, is due to arrive in Melbourne, Australia, to compete in the 2007 South Pacific Classic. The South Pacific Classic is Australia's most prestigious individual ten pin bowling event, starts on September 15 and ends on September 17. Paeng is the first international bowler in the history, who has won this tournament when it was held in Sydney in 1984.
Seasoned campaigners Shalin Zulkifli and Wendy Chai are likely to put off plans to end their stints with the national team now that professional bowlers have been given the nod to compete in international tournaments. In the recent women's World Championships, old hands Shalin and Wendy continued to be an asset for the country when they came good in their fifth and third world outings respectively in Monterrey, Mexico.
Everybody, who has read something about international championships and major tournaments in the past two or three years, should have heard about Jason Belmonte, the two-hander from Australia. Many people know that 'Belmo' is a great bowler and also a nice guy but did you know that he is also one of the best story tellers in our sport? You will believe it when you read his traveling diary about what happened to him during the TV stepladder finals in his first KPBA (Korean Professional Bowling Association) event in Busan, Korea.