10/10/08
Malaysia
Shockley and Slowinski out of the MTBC
Republished courtesy of Malaysia Star, Malaysia (Oct. 10, 2008)
The Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) do not have the services of two Americans Richard Shockley and Joseph Slowinski any longer. The lanky Shockley was hired as a consultant on a three-month contract in June to help the men's team for the World Championships. His contract was not renewed after the men's team returned without any medals from the world meet in Bangkok in August. Slowinski, who was brought in by the National Sports Council (NSC) as the director of coaching and certification in 2006, resigned in June.
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The Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited is dedicated to providing an environment in which sports talent can be identified, nurtured and developed to pursue excellence in the international sporting arena. The HKSIL is inviting suitable candidates for the following vacancy: Head Tenpin Bowling Coach 
The National Sports Festival is Japan's largest annual multi-sports meeting. The Prefectures (Ken) alternate to host and organize the annual event in cooperation with the respective sports federations. Oita-Ken was the host prefecture this year. The bowling competition featured four divisions - Men, Women, Boys and Girls - who competed in Singles, Doubles and 4-player Team events. Fukuoka Prefecture (pictured) was the winner of the 63rd NSF Bowling Competition as the prefecture's bowlers won the most points in the men's division and the second-most in the women's division to earn the Tournament President's Cup. 
Limited funding has forced two-time world champion Esther Cheah to withdraw from the Herrin Bowl Open in the United States which starts on Friday. This is because the National Sports Council (NSC) decided a week ago to fund her for only one regional tournament instead of three in the US this month. This means, Esther, who is studying psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will only make her professional debut in the Barney Open (Oct 10-12), a Midwest regional event. Unfortunately, this arrangement does not augur well for Esther's preparations for the AMF World Cup in Mexico on Nov 7-15. 
A second trial to select the best two men for the Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships will take place after the Hari Raya festival. And all indications are that back-up bowler Mohd Syafiq Ridhwan Abdul Malek (pictured) will come out tops to seal a place in the championships, which will be held in Belfast from Nov 24-30. On Sunday, the 21-year-old Syafiq showed that he was on the right track to join the country's elite group of bowlers when he stunned four-time World Cup champion Paeng Nepomuceno of the Philippines to retain the PBAP-Bevida Storm International Classic title in Manila.
Syafiq Ridhwan of Malaysia (right) defeated Philippine legend Paeng Nepomuceno (left) in Paeng's Midtown Bowl in Manila, 234-227, to defend his title in the 11th PBAP Bevida Storm International Classic. The 22-year-old defending champion earned 150,000 Philippine Pesos (approx. US$3,220) for the feat. Nepomuceno, who eliminated Michael Mak of Hong Kong and Christyn Chew of Malaysia in an exciting semifinal match, 220-218-218, pocketed 80,000 PHP for second place. In the opening match Chew defeated Pasut Punsanthanveekul, Thailand and Kelvin Keong, Malaysia, 211-185-194. 
The days of easy entry into international tournaments are over as from now on, the national bowlers will need to prove themselves in training to be considered for overseas events. National coach Holloway Cheah (pictured) said bowlers who failed to impress in training will be home-bound until they improve. And to prove his point, Holloway has decided not to send the bowlers for the Ankara Open on Sept 16-21. He made this decision at the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) development committee meeting on Friday.
A cut on her right index finger has forced bowler Esther Cheah to postpone her professional debut. Esther had entered for the Herrin Bowl Open in the United States, which starts tomorrow, but the injury sustained during training several days ago means she will only debut next month. "The injury is not serious but she has been advised by her doctor to rest for a few days. Esther has decided to pull out from the Herrin event and will only make her professional debut next month," said national coach Holloway Cheah yesterday.
USBC ambassador and WBW Hall of Famer Paeng Nepomuceno will once again host a Level One and Bronze Level USBC coaching accreditation program at his very own 'Paeng's Midtown Bowl' right after the 11th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic, which will be held from September 24-28, 2008. The bowling globetrotter has gone all over Asia promoting the sport, educating bowlers and coaches alike and encouraging a lot of new aspiring bowlers to take tenpin bowling not only as a leisure activity, but as a sport in which one can excel in as he has done.
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Filipino bowling legend Paeng Nepomuceno USBC certified coach and International Ambassador for Bowling, concluded the last part of his second Tri-Level seminar for 2008 certifying fifteen coaches from Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. The three-day Silver Level Seminar, Paeng's third of the year 2008, was held from August 17-19, 2008 at the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates' Guild and followed a Level 1 and Bronze Level Coaching accreditation seminar also conducted by the Hall-of-Famer, who has amassed 118 career titles worldwide. 
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, a United States Bowling Congress coach, International Ambassador for bowling and six-time world champion, concluded another Level One and Bronze Level coaching conference at the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates' Guild bowling center in Singapore. The Level One seminar was held on August 14 and the Bronze Level seminar on August 15 and 16. Paeng will go on to conduct a Silver Seminar for the Bronze level coaches accredited last year starting on August 17.
A childhood dream to play in the professional circuit has turned to reality for bowler Shalin Zulkifli after a 16-year-long wait. On Monday, the 30-year-old Shalin made it a historic day for Malaysia by achieving two major breakthroughs in Illinois. Superb performances in the US Women's Open made Shalin the first Malaysian and one of the few non-Americans to win an exemption card to play in revived Professional Bowling Association (PBA) Women's Tour Finals this year.
USBC's busiest coach, international bowling ambassador and six-time world champion Paeng Nepomuceno just concluded the first ever United States Bowling Congress Level One and Bronze Level certification seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia. The three day certification seminar was held in Artha Gading Bowling Center from August 1-3. Of the eight newly-certified coaches, seven were from Jakarta and various provinces of Indonesia plus one Taiwanese national. The Indonesia seminar was Paeng's fifth seminar in the year 2008. No. 6 will follow next week in Singapore.
The Japanese Junior High School Championships and High School Championships were contested during the summer vacation of Japanese schools in July. Both championships were held under the patronage of the Minister of Education, Culture, Science, Sports and Technology (MEXT). Yusuke Masumizu of Fukuoka Daiichi High School and Misaki Mukoutani of Chiba Meitoku High School (pictured) claimed the boys and girls titles in the High School Championships while Katsuhito Nakano of Kurume Municipal Kitano JHS and Shinobu Saito of of Aomori Municipal Tsukurimichi JHS triumphed in the Junior High divisions. 
