Kusonpithak and Kim win close matches to capture ABF Tour Thailand leg titles

SF Strike Bowl in Bangkok, Thailand (May 14, 2007)

Somjed Kusonpithak, Thailand, defeated his compatriot Kritchawat Jampakao, by two pins, 187-185, while Kim Young Ju, Korea, won the women's championship match against Angkana Netrviseth, Thailand, by the closest possible margin, 203-202, en route to capture the titles in the 2007 Asian Bowling Federation Tour Thailand leg at SF Strike Bowl in Bangkok, Thailand.

In what must have been one of the lowest if not the lowest-scoring final in the ABF Tour history, none of the 16 men that qualified through the final standings of the Thailand Open Masters managed a 200-game in the first round of the finals in one-game single-elimination format.

Kusonpithak, left, (228-185 vs. Shaker Al-Hassan) and Jampakhao (235-127 2006 World Ranking Masters champion Khalid Al-Dubyyan, Kuwait) rolled big scores in the quarterfinals and flew past their opponents. All other scores including the winning scores of Lee Jung Jun, Korea (186) and Surasak Manuwong, Thailand (168) were under 200.

Kusonpithak posted another 210 to easily defeat the Korean, 210-156, to set up an all-Thai title match. Jampakhao topped Manuwong, 184-148, in the other semi-final.

On the women's side, the highlight of the first round was a roll-off between Cookie Lee, Hong Kong, and Petchara Kaewsuk, Thailand, after a 165-165 tie. Lee advanced, 30-25.

Kim Young Ju (left), sixth-place finisher in the Thailand Open, defeated four Thai bowlers on her way to the title. She started with a 198-139 victory over Husanee Chupinij, then edged Gunnalada Aree, 165-160, and topped Saowapha Kunaksorn in the semi-final with the women's high game of 236 to 149.

Angkana Netrviseth, the No. 1 seed after Thailand Open champ Chien Hsiu Lan and Liang Ya Ping, Chinese Taipei, did not compete in the ABF Tour leg, rolled games of 198, 188 and 161 (to 156 vs. Shalima Zalsha, Malaysia) for the right to bowl the Korean in the final.

In the title Match, Netrviseth six-count on the fill ball opened the door for the Korean, who needed a strike on her first shot and a spare to win the match by one pin, and that was exactly what she did, 203-202.
Pictures courtesy of ABFT Ltd.

2007 ABF Tour Thailand leg - Men's Division

SF Strike Bowl in Bankkok, Thailand (May 14, 2007)

FINAL:
Somjed Kusonpithak (THA) def. Kritchawat Jampakao (THA), 187-185

SEMI-FINAL:
Somjed Kusonpithak (THA) def. Lee Young Jun (KOR), 210-156
Kritchawat Jampakao (THA) def. Surasak Manuwong (THA), 184-148

ROUND 2:
Lee Young Jun (KOR) def. Daniel Lim (MAS), 186-141
Somjed Kusonpithak (THA) def. Shaker Al-Hassan (UAE), 228-185
Kritchawat Jampakao (THA) def. Khalid Al-Dubyyan (KUW), 235-185
Surasak Manuwong (THA) def. Siriphon Mayura (THA), 168-136

ROUND 1:
Daniel Lim (MAS) def. Hussain Al-Suwaidi (UAE), 184-153
Lee Young Jun (KOR) def. Adrian Ang (MAS), 190-168
Somjed Kusonpithak (THA) def. Fadhel Al-Mousawi (KUW), 180-155
Shaker Al-Hassan (UAE) def. Yanaphon Larp-apharat (THA), 197-188
Kritchawat Jampakao (THA) def. Mahmood Al-Attar (UAE), 174-167
Khalid Al-Dubyyan (KUW) def. Isaac Russell Paul (MAS), 181-168
Surasak Manuwong (THA) def. Han Ji Hoon (KOR), 173-170
Siriphon Mayura (THA) def. Andrew Frawley (AUS), 196-172

2007 ABF Tour Thailand leg - Women's Division

SF Strike Bowl in Bankkok, Thailand (May 14, 2007)

FINAL:
Kim Young Ju (KOR) def. Angkana Netrviseth (THA), 203-202

SEMI-FINAL:
Angkana Netrviseth (THA) def. Shalima Zalsha (INA), 161-156
Kim Young Ju (KOR) def. Saowapha Kunaksorn (THA), 236-249

ROUND 2:
Angkana Netrviseth (THA) def. Cookie Lee (HKG), 188-148
Shalima Zalsha (INA) def. Kim Eun Jung (KOR), 184-134
Kim Young Ju (KOR) def. Gunnalada Aree (THA), 165-160
Saowapha Kunaksorn (THA) def. Chan Chuk Han (HKG), 193-171

ROUND 1:
Angkana Netrviseth (THA) def. Noorhanizah Abu Baker (MAS), 198-158
Cookie Lee (HKG) def. Petchara Kaewsuk (THA), 30-25 in roll-off, after a 165-165 tie
Shalima Zalsha (INA) def. Wasana Sakulrat (THA), 206-201
Kim Eun Jung (KOR) def. Zatil Iman (MAS), 183-169
Kim Young Ju (KOR) def. Husanee Chupinij (THA), 198-139
Gunnalada Aree (THA) def. Sin Li Jane (MAS), 181-174
Chan Chuk Han (HKG) def. Vanessa Fung (HKG), 178-155
Saowapha Kunaksorn (THA) def. Chatkamon Sareesai (THA), 193-157

2007 ABFT Thailand leg - Men's Final Standings

Players with position, country and Ranking Points

1. Somjed Kusonpithak, Thailand, 75
2. Kritchawat Jampakao, Thailand, 60
3. Lee Young Jun, Korea, 46
4. Surasak Manuwong, Thailand, 45
5. Shaker Al Hassan, UAE, 33
6. Daniel Lim, Malaysia, 32
7. Siriphon Mayura, Thailand, 31
8. Khalid Al-Dubyyan, Kuwait, 30
9. Yanaphon Larp-apharat, Thailand, 20
10. Andrew Fawley, Australia, 19
11. Han Ji Hoon, Korea, 18
12. Adrian Ang, Malaysia, 17
13. Isaac Russell Paul, Malaysia, 16
14. Mahmood Al-Attar, UAE, 15
15. Fadhel Al-Mousawi, Kuwait, 14
16. Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE, 13

2007 ABFT Thailand leg - Women's Final Standings

Players with position, country and Ranking Points

1. Kim Young Ju, Korea, 75
2. Angkana Netrviseth, Thailand, 60
3. Shalima Zalsha, Indonesia, 46
4. Saowapha Kunaksom, Thailand, 45
5. Chan Chuk Han, Hong Kong, 33
6. Gunnalada Aree, Thailand, 32
7. Cookie Lee, Hong Kong, 31
8. Kim Eun Jung, Korea, 30
9. Wasana Sakulrat, Thailand, 20
10. Sin Li Jane, Malaysia, 19
11. Zatil Iman, Malaysia, 18
12. Petchara Kaewsuk, Thailand, 17
13. Noorhanizah Abu Baker, Malaysia, 16
14. Chatkamon Sareesai, Thailand, 15
15. Vanessa Fung, Hong Kong, 14
16. Husanee Chupinij, Thailand, 13

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