Michael Mak averages over 260 to lead Boys Masters preliminaries after 8/16 games

02/01/10

Kuwait

Korea's Shin Seung Hyeon, Hong Hae Sol sit in second and third place

2010AsYCMichaelMak.jpgMichael Mak (pictured left) of Hong Kong averaged 262.25 and won all eight matches to take a dominating 136-pin lead in the Asian Youth Championships Boys Masters finals after the first 8-game block Monday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya City, Kuwait.

Mak, who has won two gold medals (Doubles and All Events), one silver (Team) and one bronze medal (Singles) thus far, chalked up 2178 pinfall total including 80 pins bonus (10 per win).

He started the first eight games of round robin match play on short oil with low games of 237 and 238, followed by 811 for the next three games (258, 276, 277) and 812 for the final three games (258, 278, 276).

2010AsYCHongHaeSolMichaelMakShinSeungHyeon.jpgMak (center) outaveraged his nearest competitor, Singles champion Shin Seung Hyeon (right), Korea, by more than 15 pins. Shin won all but one match including high games of 279, 278 and a pair of 268s on his way to second place with 2042 (246.50 avg.).

Shin's compatriot Hong Hae Sol (left) was another 51 pins behind in third place with 1991 (4-4) and an average of 243.88.

Aris Ardila Santosoh, Malaysia, was fourth with 1945, followed by Mak's team mate Eric Tseng in fifth (1907) and the third Korean, Park Jong Woo, in sixth with 1855. Tseng rolled the highest game of the day with 289.

The top 16 in All Events (combined results in Singles, Doubles and Team) advanced to the Masters finals on Monday and Tuesday. All 16 players will bowl 15 games of round robin match play plus 1 game position round (10 pins bonus per win, 5 for a tie) - the first eight games on short oil, the second eight games on long oil - to determine the top 3 players who will bowl for the medals in a stepladder final.

58 boys from 15 countries - Australia, China, DPR Korea, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and UAE - will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, 4-player Team, All Events and Masters.

Photos courtesy of Asian Bowling Federation,

 


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