The Egyptian Bowling Federations will host the 16th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships. The competition will be staged at the International Bowling Center, a 24-laner in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, from Feb. 1 - Feb. 10, 2012.

Just 50 youth bowlers, 32 boys and only 18 girls, from 8 countries - Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Macau, Philippines, Qatar and the host country Egypt - will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Team, All Events and Masters.

This is lowest number of participants since 1983 and the third-lowest in the history of Asia's premier youth bowling event. The Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) currently has 39 member federations.

The opening ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 2. The seven-day competition starts with the Girls Singles event on Saturday, Feb. 4 and concludes with Boys and Girls Masters finals and the Victory Banquet on Friday, Feb. 10.

Schedule at a glance

Wednesday, Feb. 1 - Ball Registration, Team Managers Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 2 - Tour Day, Opening Ceremonies
Friday, Feb. 3 - Ball Registration, Official Practice
Saturday, Feb. 4 - Girls Singles
Sunday, Feb. 5 - Boys Singles
Monday, Feb. 6 - Girls and Boys Doubles
Tuesday, Feb. 7 - Girls and Boys four-player Teams, first block of 3 games
Wednesday, Feb. 8 - Girls and Boys four-player Teams, second block of 3 games
Thursday, Feb. 9 - Girls and Boys Masters, first block of 8 games Friday, Feb. 10 - Girls and Boys Masters, second block of 8 games, stepladder finals (top 3), Victory Banquet.

89 youth bowlers from 15 countries - 58 boys and 31 girls - competed in the 15th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships at Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya City, Kuwait, from Jan. 23 through Feb. 2, 2010.

 

15th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships - Boys Results

Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya City, Kuwait (Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2010)

Singles
1. Shin Seung Hyeon, Korea, 1483, 247.17
2. Lee Tak Man, Macau, 1446, 241.00
3. Michael Mak, Hong Kong, 1418, 236.33

Doubles
1. Michael Mak, 1446/Eric Tseng, 1337, Hong Kong, 2783, 231.92
2. Park Jong Woo, 1317/Hong Hae Sol, 1376, Korea, 2693, 224.42
3. Khoo Beng Khai, 1260/Aris Ardilla Santosh, 1379, Malaysia, 2639, 219.92

Teams
1. Malaysia - Aris Ardilla Santosoh, 1290/Khoo Beng Khai, 1227/Johnathan Chan, 1353/Syimir Abdul Razak, 1444, 5314, 221.42
2. Hong Kong - Michael Mak, 1381/Rickle Kam, 1128/Michael Tsang, 1330/Eric Tseng, 1420, 5259, 219.13
3. Kuwait - Khaled Al-Dubyyan, 1319/Mahdi Al-Qalaf, 1263/Jassim Darwish, 1376/Rakan Al-Amiri, 1253, 5211, 217.13

All Events
1. Michael Mak, Hong Kong, 4245, 235.83
2. Eric Tseng, Hong Kong, 4160, 231.11
3. Syimir Abdul Razak, Malaysia, 4137, 229.83

Masters
1. Michael Mak, Hong Kong, 434 (2 games)
2. Eric Tseng, Hong Kong, 697 (3 games)
3. Shin Seung Hyeon, Korea, 189 (1 game)
Playoff Results:
Semifinal: #3 Tseng def. #2 Shin, 268-189
Championship: #1 Mak (224+210) def. Tseng (227+202), 434-429.

 

15th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships - Girls Results

Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya City, Kuwait (Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2010)

Singles
1. Baek Seung Ja, Korea, 1552, 258.67
2. Misaki Mukotani, Japan, 1489, 248.17
3. Rina Asada, Japan, 1469, 244.83

Doubles
1. Bernice Lim, 1455/New Hui Fen, 1434, Singapore, 2889, 240.75
2. Kim Hyun Mi, 1336/Kim Yeon Ju, 1254, Korea, 2590, 215.83
3. Hurul Ainul, 1328/Siti Shazwani, 1259, Malaysia, 2587, 215.58

Teams
1. Singapore - Bernice Lim, 1377/Gina Lim, 1194/Krishna Darshini, 1286/New Hui Fen, 1293, 5150, 214.58
2. Japan - Rina Asada, 1210/Yuri Sato, 1240/Mika Yamada, 1355/Misaki Mukotani, 1337, 5142, 214.25
3. Korea - Baek Seung Ja, 1316/Kim Hyun Mi, 1261/Kim Yeon Ju, 1195/Lee Yeon Ji, 1345, 5117, 213.21

All Events
1. Bernice Lim, Singapore, 4242, 235.67
2. Misaki Mukotani, Japan, 4153, 230.72
3. Baek Seung Ja, Korea, 4152, 230.67

Masters
1. Kim Hyun Mi, Korea 494 (2 games)
2. Baek Seung Ja, Korea, 664 (3 games)
3. Lee Yeon Ji, Korea, 216 (1 game)
Playoff Results:
Semifinal: #3 Baek def. #2 Lee, 236-216
Championship: #1 Kim (279 + 215) def. Baek (223 + 205), 494-428.