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Chan Shuk Han, John Nolen win Hong Kong International Open from top seed

10/03/09

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China (Sept. 24 - Oct. 3, 2009)

Top seeded Chan Shuk Han (pictured left), Hong Kong, and USBC Masters champion John Nolen (right), United States, made quick work of their opponents to win the women's and men's 35th Hong Kong International Open Masters title Saturday at Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China.

The women's title match was an all-Hog Kong affair, as third seeded Vanessa Fung survived a 3-player shoot-out in the semifinal against #2 Sharon Limansantoso, Indonesia, and #5 Geraldine Ng, Singapore , 197-194-182, to bowl Shuk Han fort he title.

Shuk Han defeated her team mate, 224-178 to win the title and 25.000 Hong Kong Dollars (approx. USD 3,250). Fung received 12.000 for second.

In the opening match, Ng ousted #4 Putty Armein, Indonesia, and #6 Chien Hsiu Lan, Chinese Taipei, 215-167-199.

In the men's division, Nolen and fellow PBAer Lonnie Waliczek, United States, finished the 16-game preliminaries in first and second place. In the opening match of the six-player stepladder finals, #6 Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, eliminated #4 Michael Tsang, Hong Kong, and #5 Wicky Yeung, Hong Kong, 220-214-153.

Yannaphon went on to defeat #3 Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, and Waliczek, 245-192-226 to advance to the title match. Nolen made quick work of the Thai and cruised to the title, 233-197. He earned 50.000 for the win, approx. USD 6,450. Yannaphon was consoled with 22.000 for second place.

The top 16 Asian men and top 16 Asian women also qualify for the sixth event of the Asian Bowling Federation Tour which will be held on Sunday, Oct. 4 also at Hong Kong Bowling City.

Men's Open Masters - Championship Round

Seed	Player	Country	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final #1	Final #2	Final Standings	Earnings
#1	John Nolen	United States			233		1st	50.000 HG$
#2	Lonnie Waliczek	United States		226			3rd	14.000 HG$
#3	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong		192			4th	7.000 HG$
#4	Michael Tsang	Hong Kong	214				5th	5.000 HG$
#5	Wicky Yeung	Hong Kong	153				6th	4.000 HG$
#6	Yannaphon Larpapharat	Thailand	220	245	197		2nd	22.000 HG$

Women's Open Masters - Championship Round

Seed	Player	Country	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final #1	Final #2	Final Standings	Earnings
#1	Chan Shuk Han	Hong Kong			224		1st	25.000 HG$
#2	Sharon Limansantoso	Indonesia		194			3rd	7.000 HG$
#3	Vanessa Fung	Hong Kong		197	178		2nd	12.000 HG$
#4	Putty Armein	Indonesia	167				5th	2.500 HG$
#5	Geraldine Ng	Singapore	215	182			4th	3.500 HG$
#6	Chien Hsiu Lan	Chinese Taipei	199				6th	1.800 HG$

Men's Open Masters - Standings after the 2nd block

The top 6 advance to the stepladder finals. The top 16 qualify for the ABF Tour Hong Kong leg.

Pos	Player	Country	Block 1	G9	G10	G11	G12	G13	G14	G15	G16	Block 2	Total	Ave.
1.	John Nolen	United States	1791	279	222	187	175	210	186	215	266	1740	3531	220.69
2.	Lonnie Waliczek	United States	1752	204	213	278	194	243	213	217	188	1750	3502	218.88
3.	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong	1709	232	225	219	181	235	224	224	204	1744	3453	215.81
4.	Michael Tsang	Hong Kong	1626	248	179	255	235	223	247	188	197	1772	3398	212.38
5.	Wicky Yeung	Hong Kong	1764	185	181	201	234	235	159	219	213	1627	3391	211.94
6.	Yannaphon Larpapharat	Thailand	1655	246	238	186	249	212	212	162	226	1731	3386	211.63
7.	Hussain Al-Suwaidi	UAE	1656	251	221	184	234	212	249	215	163	1729	3385	211.56
8.	Jassem Darwish	Kuwait	1662	212	248	213	222	233	206	203	182	1719	3381	211.31
9.	Shaker Al-Hassan	UAE	1714	188	211	219	268	179	190	207	187	1649	3363	210.19
10.	Biboy Rivera	Philippines	1663	215	154	256	205	216	237	214	199	1696	3359	209.94
11.	Joshua Chow	Hong Kong	1617	233	221	188	208	202	224	275	184	1735	3352	209.50
12.	Ryan Lalisang	Indonesia	1737	223	204	202	189	204	203	207	175	1607	3344	209.00
13.	Sayed Al-Hashimi	UAE	1700	193	215	177	225	179	212	174	195	1570	3270	204.38
14.	Liu Yun Wei	China	1673	184	233	177	200	195	196	192	211	1588	3261	203.81
15.	Ken Lin	Hong Kong	1660	182	192	199	194	202	225	217	182	1593	3253	203.31
16.	Khaled Al-Dubyyan	Kuwait	1527	278	195	216	188	212	235	207	193	1724	3251	203.19
17.	Eric Tseng	Hong Kong	1556	194	210	231	203	200	222	209	223	1692	3248	203.00
18.	Rakan Al-Amiri	Kuwait	1633	170	194	161	255	179	215	225	194	1593	3226	201.63
19.	Henry Hui	Hong Kong	1498	268	208	214	258	221	151	192	214	1726	3224	201.50
20.	Surasak Manuwong	Thailand	1608	206	203	233	173	201	204	182	170	1572	3180	198.75
21.	Annop Arromsaranon	Thailand	1491	208	231	223	220	202	221	191	175	1671	3162	197.63
22.	Leo Tse	Hong Kong	1624	145	170	221	226	172	194	153	236	1517	3141	196.31
23.	Danny Fung	Hong Kong	1500	245	208	190	225	200	181	196	190	1635	3135	195.94
24.	Basil Al-Anzi	Kuwait	1548	171	229	220	182	236	208	166	156	1568	3116	194.75
25.	Michael Mak	Hong Kong	1467	233	233	195	176	193	166	224	216	1636	3103	193.94
26.	Rick Ng	Hong Kong	1525	180	192	184	238	213	187	194	161	1549	3074	192.13
27.	Eric Lau	Hong Kong	1483	176	207	173	233	204	195	190	205	1583	3066	191.63
28.	Yaqoub Al-Shatti	Kuwait	1499	199	191	157	168	220	195	248	177	1555	3054	190.88
29.	Lok Hei Ieong	Macau	1398	179	178	204	235	235	205	215	158	1609	3007	187.94
30.	Ray Liu	Hong Kong	1583	177	165	168	145	185	222	146	208	1416	2999	187.44
31.	Rickle Kam	Hong Kong	1508	181	149	202	196	185	238	182	155	1488	2996	187.25
32.	Cyrus Cheung	Hong Kong	1553	146	190	203	160	142	156	225	192	1414	2967	185.44
33.	Daniel Choi	Hong Kong	1529	161	175	203	152	171	167	202	197	1428	2957	184.81
34.	Mohammad Al-Zaidan	Kuwait	1530	164	159	181	180	177	165	176	196	1398	2928	183.00
35.	Tommy Wong	Hong Kong	1414	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1414	176.75
36.	Chung Kwong Chuen	Hong Kong	1363	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1363	170.38

Women's Open Masters - Standings after the 2nd block