Korean girls win second gold medal at World Youth Championships in Doubles event
06/28/12
Singles champion Kim Seon-Jeong teamed with Hwang Yeon-Ju (pictured left, r-l) to win the second gold medal for South Korea in the Girls Doubles event at the 12th World Youth Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.
Kim and Hwang both fired 253 in the title match to defeat Japan's Misaki Mukotani and Hiraku Takekawa (right, l-r), 506-420, to seal the victory.
The Korean fell just one pin short of the WYC record for one game (507) set by New Hui Fen and Bernice Lim (left, r-l) in the preliminaries. The Singaporeans, seeded second, were eliminated by Mukotani and Takekawa, the No. 3 seed, in the semifinals, 400-370.
Kim and Hwang, who took the fourth and last spot for the finals ousted top seeded Malaysia with Dayang Khairuniza and reigning adult World Champion in Singles, Jacqueline Sijore (right, l-r) in the other semifinal match, 425-411.
The Japanese girls received the silver medal, while Singapore and Malaysia shared the bronze medal.
The World Youth Championships commences with the four-player team event. The first block of three games will be played on Friday and the second block concludes the preliminaries on Saturday. The top 4 teams will advance to the finals on Sunday, July 1st. starting at 3 p.m. local time.
The 12th World Youth Championships takes place at Blu-O Paragon Bowling Center in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 22 - July 3, 2012.
274 girls and boys from record 48 countries, who must not have reached their 21st birthday on January 1, 2012, will compete will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, four-player Team event, All Events and Masters in the ten-day event.
The WTBA patterns "Mexico City" and "Atlanta" will be used in Bangkok. The 45-foot Mexico City pattern is the second-longest of the twelve WTBA certified lane pattern (four short, four medium and four long). With a length of 38 feet, the Atlanta pattern is the shortest of the four medium pattern.
Singles is being played on "Mexico City" and Doubles will be contested on "Atlanta", while the Team event will feature both oil patterns (3 games on each pattern). The Masters will be staged on dual lane condition (one lane dressed with the medium pattern and the other lane dressed with the long pattern).
The top four players and teams after six games in Singles, Doubles and Team, respectively, will advance to the semifinals. The No. 1 meets No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3. The winners will determine the World Youth Champion, while the losers will share the bronze medal. All matches are single-game matches.
Photos courtesy of Thai Tenpin Bowling Association (TTBA).
Championship Round:
1. Korea (Kim Seon-Jeong &Hwang Yeon-Ju)
2. Japan (Misaki Mukotani & Hiraku Takekawa)
3. Malaysia (Dayang Khairuniza & Jacqueline Sijore) and Singapore (New Hui Fen & Bernice Lim)
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Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: #4 Korea (Kim 231, Hwang 194) def.
#1 Malaysia (Khairuniza 188, Sijore 223) , 425-411
Semifinal Match 2: #3 Japan (Mukotani 208, Takekawa 192) def.
#2 Singapore (New 155, Lim 215), 400-370
Title Match: Korea (Kim 253, Hwang 253) def.
Japan (Mukotani 214, Takekawa 206), 506-420.
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Singles champion Kim Seon-Jeong teams with Hwang Yeon-Ju to beat Japan in the title match; Malaysia and Singapore share the bronze medal
Singles champion Kim Seon-Jeong teamed with Hwang Yeon-Ju (pictured left, r-l) to win the second gold medal for South Korea in the Girls Doubles event at the 12th World Youth Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Kim and Hwang both fired 253 in the title match to defeat Japan's Misaki Mukotani and Hiraku Takekawa (right, l-r), 506-420, to seal the victory.
The Korean fell just one pin short of the WYC record for one game (507) set by New Hui Fen and Bernice Lim (left, r-l) in the preliminaries. The Singaporeans, seeded second, were eliminated by Mukotani and Takekawa, the No. 3 seed, in the semifinals, 400-370. Kim and Hwang, who took the fourth and last spot for the finals ousted top seeded Malaysia with Dayang Khairuniza and reigning adult World Champion in Singles, Jacqueline Sijore (right, l-r) in the other semifinal match, 425-411.
The Japanese girls received the silver medal, while Singapore and Malaysia shared the bronze medal.
The World Youth Championships commences with the four-player team event. The first block of three games will be played on Friday and the second block concludes the preliminaries on Saturday. The top 4 teams will advance to the finals on Sunday, July 1st. starting at 3 p.m. local time.
The 12th World Youth Championships takes place at Blu-O Paragon Bowling Center in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 22 - July 3, 2012. 274 girls and boys from record 48 countries, who must not have reached their 21st birthday on January 1, 2012, will compete will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, four-player Team event, All Events and Masters in the ten-day event.
The WTBA patterns "Mexico City" and "Atlanta" will be used in Bangkok. The 45-foot Mexico City pattern is the second-longest of the twelve WTBA certified lane pattern (four short, four medium and four long). With a length of 38 feet, the Atlanta pattern is the shortest of the four medium pattern.
Singles is being played on "Mexico City" and Doubles will be contested on "Atlanta", while the Team event will feature both oil patterns (3 games on each pattern). The Masters will be staged on dual lane condition (one lane dressed with the medium pattern and the other lane dressed with the long pattern).
The top four players and teams after six games in Singles, Doubles and Team, respectively, will advance to the semifinals. The No. 1 meets No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3. The winners will determine the World Youth Champion, while the losers will share the bronze medal. All matches are single-game matches.
Photos courtesy of Thai Tenpin Bowling Association (TTBA).
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12th World Youth Championships - Girls Doubles
Championship Round:1. Korea (Kim Seon-Jeong &Hwang Yeon-Ju)
2. Japan (Misaki Mukotani & Hiraku Takekawa)
3. Malaysia (Dayang Khairuniza & Jacqueline Sijore) and Singapore (New Hui Fen & Bernice Lim)
Click on the image to enlarge it.
Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: #4 Korea (Kim 231, Hwang 194) def.
#1 Malaysia (Khairuniza 188, Sijore 223) , 425-411
Semifinal Match 2: #3 Japan (Mukotani 208, Takekawa 192) def.
#2 Singapore (New 155, Lim 215), 400-370
Title Match: Korea (Kim 253, Hwang 253) def.
Japan (Mukotani 214, Takekawa 206), 506-420.
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