09/04/08
2008 Asian Ranking
Chan Shuk Han, Hussain Al-Suwaidi lead Asian Rankings with six events to go
Hong Kong's
Chan Shuk Han (left) and
Hussain Al-Suwaidi lead the women's and men's Asian Bowling Federation rankings after the conclusion of the Asian Championships in Hong Kong and the Men's World Championships in Bangkok, respectively. Shuk Han, who started the ranking season with victory in the prestigious ABF Tour Tournament of Champions, leads the ranking field of 167 women with 321 points. With six events to go, Al-Suwaidi (right), UAE, holds a dominating lead in the 487-player men's field with 493 ranking points.
05/16/08
2008 Asian Ranking
Chan Shuk Han, Andrew Frawley atop Asian Rankings after World Ranking Masters
Chan Shuk Han, Hong Kong, and
Andrew Frawley, Australia, lead the women's and men's Asian Bowling Federation rankings after six and ten events, respectively. Shuk Han (l.), who won the season opening ABF Tour Tournament of Champions, holds a comfortable 96 points lead over second-placed Putty Armein, Indonesia with 211 to 115 ranking points. On the men's side, Frawley (r.), a USBC silver level coach, holds a slim 3 point lead over Shaker Al-Hassan, 234 to 231
12/16/07
2007 Asian Rankings
Belmonte, Eun-Jung claim 2007 Asian Bowling Federation ranking titles
Jason Belmonte (left), the two-hander from Australia and
Kim Eun-Jung (right), Korea, claimed the 2007 men's and women's rankings titles of the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF). Both players had to sit and wait for the results from the final ranking event, the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, as neither Australia nor Korea was eligible to participate. Opposite to Eun-Jung, who led the women's division by a wide margin, it was a nail-biting time for Belmonte, who finally beat out Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia, for the men's title by a single point.
11/30/07
2007 Asian Rankings
Aussie bowlers storm to the top of the leaderboard in ABF rankings
After finishing 1, 2 in the 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Russia earlier this month, women's World Cup champion
Ann Maree Putney and men's runner-up
Jason Belmonte have positioned them selves atop the 2007 Asian Bowling Federation Rankings. Belmo leads the 572-men field with 380 points, while AMP has narrowed the gap to long-time leader Kim Eun Jung, Korea, to 18 points.
10/01/07
2007 Asian Rankings
Siu Hong and Eun-Jung widen their lead in the Asian Ranking
With three quarters of the year completed,
Wu Siu Hong (left) from Hong Kong and
Kim Eun-Jung, Korea, have widened their lead in the men's and women's division of the 2007 Asian Bowling Federation ranking. The top 8 men and top 8 women at the end of the ranking season will qualify for the 2008 World Ranking Masters at Senayan Bowling Sportainment Center in Jakarta, Indonesia from April 30 through May 6, 2008.
07/01/07
2007 Asian Rankings
Recent success propels Wu Siu Hong to the top of the Asian Ranking
After his victory in the Philippine Open and a second-place finish in the Emir's Cup in Qatar,
Wu Siu Hong (pictured left) from Hong Kong, has positioned himself atop the men's leaderboard in the 2007 Asian Bowling Federation ranking. The right-hander, who won the ranking twice (2001, 2003), has accumulated 214 points to overtake previous leader Jason Belmonte, Australia, by nine points. On the women's side,
Kim Eun Jung from Korea held onto the lead with 229 points.
06/02/07
2007 Asian Rankings
Kim, Belmonte lead 2007 Asian Rankings
Kim Eun Jung from Korea and Aussie
Jason Belmonte have positioned themselves atop the women's and men's Asian Bowling Federation rankings. Eun Jung, who has 188 ranking points, leads Vanessa Fung from Hong Kong (163) by 25 points. Belmonte has accumulated 205 ranking points and holds a comfortable 85 point lead over compatriot Jarrod Lean, who is second with 120 points.
03/02/07
2006 Asian Rankings
Ong and Armein are the 2006 Asian Rankings champions
Remy Ong (l.) from Singapore and
Putty Armein from Indonesia won the 2006 men's and women's ABF rankings. After the ranking points given for the QubicaAMF World Cup were finally added Ong maintained a slim 8-point lead in the men's rankings while Armein held a dominating 135-point lead in the women's rankings.
12/25/06
2006 Asian Rankings
Ong and Armein continue to lead 2006 Asian Rankings
Remy Ong from Singapore and
Putty Armein from Indonesia continued to lead the men's and women's Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) rankings after the conclusion of the 15th Asian Games in Qatar. The top 8 men and women will qualify for the 2007 World Ranking Masters in Doha, Qatar.
09/22/06
2006 Asian Rankings
Remy Ong overtakes lead in 2006 Men's Asian Rankings
Within mere three tournaments or less than a month,
Remy Ong (left) from Singapore rocketed from 25th position into the lead of the 2006 Men's Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) rankings. Two-time Asian Championships gold medalist
Putty Armein (right) from Indonesia held onto lead the women's rankings.
08/27/06
2006 Asian Rankings
Armein and Siu Hong overtake lead in 2006 Asian Rankings
After a highly successful performance in the 19th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Indonesia earlier this month, two time gold and silver medalist
Putty Armein from Indonesia and Masters champion
Wu Siu Hong from Hong Kong overtook the lead in the 2006 Asian Bowling Federation Rankings.
07/21/06
2006 Asian Rankings
New leaders in 2006 Asian Rankings
With the results from the 3rd Commonwealth Championship in Melbourne, Australia in the books,
Surasak Manuwong, Thailand and
Choy Poh Lai (pictured), Malaysia, became the new leaders in the men's and women's Asian Rankings. The top eight at the end of the season will qualify for the 2007 World Ranking Masters in Qatar.
06/09/06
Malaysia
Shalin and Zulmazran are both highest ranked players in Asia By Rajes Paul
Republished courtesy of The Star (Thursday June 8, 2006)
Petaling Jaya: The Zulkiflis –
Zulmazran (left) and
Shalin (right) – have both become the top ranked Asian men and women bowlers with their impressive runs in the last two months. Based on the latest rankings list released for the first half of the year on June 1, Zulmazran is ranked as the number one men bowler in the Asian region for the first time in his bowling career.
06/02/06
2006 Asian Rankings
Malaysians dominate 2006 Asian Rankings
Zulmazran Zulkifli and
Shalin Zulkifli (not related) lead the 2006 Asian Rankings after the points for the World Ranking Masters were included. Four Malaysian men and six women are among the top eight who will qualify for the 2007 World Ranking Masters in Qatar.
12/20/05
2005 Asian Rankings
Alex Liew and Wendy Chai win 2005 Asian Rankings
With the final Asian ranking event, the 3rd West Asian Games, in the books, Malaysian internationals
Alex Liew and
Wendy Chai emerged as men's and women's Asian ranking champions 2005. The top eight men and the top 8 women qualified for the 2006 World Ranking Masters to be held at Cosmo Bowling in Kuwait, May 9-15, 2006.
