Hsing-Chao comes from behind to win men's Thailand Open Masters title

Shuk Han win's women's title by the by the closest possible margin

Cheng Hsing-Chao, Chinese Taipei and Chan Shuk Han, Hong Kong, took different routes to the men's and women's Open Masters titles in the 34th Thailand International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships at S.F. Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Hsing-Chao, the No. 6 seed, won four straight matches including 215-196 and 207-184 victories over No. 1 seeded Somjed Kusonpithak, Thailand, to triumph in the men's division.

Shuk Han led the women's finalists after two blocks of 8 games to earn the No. 1 seed. She lost the first game in the title match, 209-182, against No. 2 seed, Chien Hsiu Lan, Chinese Taipei, but escaped with the victory after a 207-206 in the decisive match.

34th Thailand International Open - Men's Stepladder Finals

S.F. Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi, Thailand (April 1-13, 2008)

Championship Round:
1. Cheng Hsing-Chao, Chinese Taipei, 864 (4 games)
2. Somjed Kusonpithak, Thailand, 380 (2 games)
3. Kim Ko Woon, Korea, 192 (1 game)
4. Pan Yunhong, Chinese Taipei, 168 (1 game)
5. Hsiao Chun-Ho, Chinese Taipei, 182 (1 game)
6. Yang Nien-Hua, Chinese Taipei, 235 (1 game)

Playoff Results:
First Match: Hsing-Chao (241) def. Nien-Hua (235) and Chun-Ho (182)
Second Match: Hsing-Chao (201) def. Kim (192) and Pan (168)
Championship Match: Hsing-Chao def. Kusonpithak, 215-196
and in the Decisive Match: Hsing-Chao def. Kusonpithak, 207-184.

Note: In the shootout match, no player cannot fall lower than one place in the final standings.

34th Thailand International Open - Women's Stepladder Finals

S.F. Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi, Thailand (April 1-13, 2008)

Championship Round:
1. Chan Shuk Han, Hong Kong, 389 (2 games)
2. Chien Hsiu Lan, Chinese Taipei, 614 (3 games)
3. Zhang Yu Hong, China, 416 (2 games)
4. Yang Sui Ling, China, 181 (1 game)
5. Wu Suqin, China, 213 (1 game)
6. Kim Eun Jung, Korea, 192 (1 game)

Playoff Results:
First Match: Zhang (222) def. Wu (213) and Kim (192)
Second Match: Chien (199) def. Zhang (194) and Yang (181)
Championship Match: Chien def. Chan, 209-182
and in the Decisive Match: Chan def. Chien, 207-206

Men's Open Masters Finals - Standings after Round 2

The top 6 advanced to the stepladder finals.

Pos	Player	Country	Round 1	G9	G10	G11	G12	G13	G14	G15	G16	Round 2	Total	Ave.
1.	Somjed Kusonpithak	Thailand	1765	189	233	227	210	183	214	211	259	1726	3491	218.19
2.	Kim Ko Woon	Korea	1671	212	227	202	194	278	211	248	188	1760	3431	214.44
3.	Pan Yunhong	China	1646	194	177	279	180	202	221	217	244	1714	3360	210.00
4.	Hsiao Chun-Ho	Chinese Taipei	1728	181	213	224	224	202	195	204	189	1632	3360	210.00
5.	Yang Nien-Hua	Chinese Taipei	1719	214	213	210	195	195	186	178	215	1606	3325	207.81
6.	Cheng Hsing-Chao	Chinese Taipei	1654	235	215	209	219	223	159	197	214	1671	3325	207.81
7.	Adrian Ang	Malaysia	1677	189	223	264	175	211	183	225	170	1640	3317	207.31
8.	Rangsiman Thianhirun	Thailand	1662	181	199	182	204	255	206	215	189	1631	3293	205.81
9.	Annop Arromsaranon	Thailand	1736	170	204	200	182	232	195	226	140	1549	3285	205.31
10.	Daniel Lim	Malaysia	1588	236	233	226	209	211	162	251	168	1696	3284	205.25
11.	Surasak Manuwong	Thailand	1707	208	133	203	201	199	231	206	194	1575	3282	205.13
12.	Yang Wei	China	1688	222	215	159	188	193	208	220	180	1585	3273	204.56
13.	Zulmazran Zulkifli	Malaysia	1642	276	171	212	159	168	211	227	201	1625	3267	204.19
14.	Andrew Frawley	Australia	1666	182	213	211	175	201	195	199	213	1589	3255	203.44
15.	Lin Wen-Yuan	Chinese Taipei	1610	194	206	183	194	193	246	192	230	1638	3248	203.00
16.	Wang Tien-Fu	Chinese Taipei	1614	207	192	190	221	200	188	155	254	1607	3221	201.31
17.	Shaun Ng	Singapore	1624	227	205	211	212	173	170	190	190	1578	3202	200.13
18.	Aaron Kong	Malaysia	1674	163	215	181	192	196	201	180	195	1523	3197	199.81
19.	Takahiro Yoshida	Philippines	1555	227	205	233	178	183	172	189	241	1628	3183	198.94
20.	Phoemphun Yakasem	Thailand	1602	191	182	223	210	202	188	177	208	1581	3183	198.94
21.	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong	1634	213	188	195	202	190	219	142	195	1544	3178	198.63
22.	Alex Liew	Malaysia	1461	224	236	200	220	155	280	211	156	1682	3143	196.44
23.	Hussain AL Suwaidi	UAE	1584	183	222	212	190	218	181	189	163	1558	3142	196.38
24.	Sithiphol Kunaksorn	Thailand	1462	150	176	169	216	228	166	244	268	1617	3079	192.44
25.	Pasut Punsanthaveekul	Thailand	1605	172	150	190	197	162	175	187	197	1430	3035	189.69
26.	Shaker Alhassan	UAE	1469	208	248	200	164	159	183	207	191	1560	3029	189.31
27.	Jason Yeong-Nathan	Singapore	1581	154	181	203	149	203	183	179	187	1439	3020	188.75
28.	Kelvin Keong	Malaysia	1505	195	165	196	167	233	198	197	158	1509	3014	188.38
29.	Sy Pradithavanit	Thailand	1501	168	218	179	145	245	189	197	169	1510	3011	188.19
30.	Eugene Low	Singapore	1539	178	133	179	185	188	177	183	235	1458	2997	187.31
31.	Shu Liang-Chen	Chinese Taipei	1450	227	202	195	165	185	158	225	181	1538	2988	186.75
32.	Badin Lerdpiriyasakulkit	Thailand	1526	157	189	212	178	166	148	193	198	1441	2967	185.44
33.	Dechochai Tinjaratip	Thailand	1429	184	149	178	241	234	135	211	204	1536	2965	185.31
34.	Puntep Bhayakaporn	Thailand	1435	167	187	213	138	205	172	246	185	1513	2948	184.25
35.	Fuaad Al Mas	UAE	1423	160	234	190	206	180	182	200	159	1511	2934	183.38
36.	Phiriyahbhoon Pithakvarakorn	Thailand	1440	185	184	175	210	162	158	175	235	1484	2924	182.75
37.	Remy Ong	Singapore	1436	151	208	158	180	181	223	206	174	1481	2917	182.31
38.	Lok Hei Ieong	Macau	1588	138	182	203	162	145	177	177	141	1325	2913	182.06
39.	Methasit Rungrotsuphon	Thailand	1496	170	172	189	168	177	201	152	160	1389	2885	180.31
40.	Zaid Izlan	Malaysia	1421	160	150	157	234	187	191	202	162	1443	2864	179.00

Women's Open Masters Finals - Standings after Round 2

The top 6 advanced to the stepladder finals.

Pos	Player	Country	Round 1	G9	G10	G11	G12	G13	G14	G15	G16	Round 2	Total	Ave.
1.	Chan Shuk Han	Hong Kong	1643	190	198	206	237	170	173	258	223	1655	3298	206.13
2.	Chien Hsiu Lan	Chinese Taipei	1563	214	189	222	236	194	225	224	184	1688	3251	203.19
3.	Yang Sui Ling	China	1540	192	195	226	215	245	202	227	204	1706	3246	202.88
4.	Wu Suqin	China	1576	179	213	193	236	184	233	190	226	1654	3230	201.88
5.	Kim Eun Jung	Korea	1618	192	195	232	198	197	209	194	189	1606	3224	201.50
6.	Zhang Yu Hong	China	1592	211	199	193	224	192	195	191	209	1614	3206	200.38
7.	Christyn Chew	Malaysia	1583	233	184	185	176	167	243	191	201	1580	3163	197.69
8.	Sin Li Jane	Malaysia	1570	208	178	237	235	209	164	169	189	1589	3159	197.44
9.	Shalin Zulkifli	Malaysia	1558	189	225	132	158	249	227	212	172	1564	3122	195.13
10.	Zandra Aziela	Malaysia	1595	136	197	169	177	246	196	191	187	1499	3094	193.38
11.	Saowapha Kunaksorn	Thailand	1568	205	189	218	191	167	157	213	179	1519	3087	192.94
12.	Sharon Limansantoso	Indonesia	1576	172	167	194	184	186	194	213	182	1492	3068	191.75
13.	Vanessa Fung	Hong Kong	1428	197	190	201	245	201	223	192	191	1640	3068	191.75
14.	Gunnalada Aree	Thailand	1512	182	180	172	172	168	215	243	189	1521	3033	189.56
15.	Chen Dong Dong	China	1555	172	213	173	136	167	190	223	186	1460	3015	188.44
16.	Sariya Chongvarin	Thailand	1552	146	178	167	196	168	197	166	188	1406	2958	184.88
17.	Cookie Lee	Hong Kong	1469	168	211	144	180	202	177	199	180	1461	2930	183.13
18.	Thanyarat Lertcharoentrakul	Thailand	1445	187	154	149	181	175	201	195	178	1420	2865	179.06
19.	Vilailux Sanguansat	Thailand	1475	176	170	190	157	149	160	178	183	1363	2838	177.38
20.	Kamalasn Jonbumrung	Thailand	1390	195	147	165	180	195	208	184	167	1441	2831	176.94
21.	Yanee Saebae	Thailand	1332	170	189	158	217	167	188	211	164	1464	2796	174.75
22.	Pimsitapon Phengphian	Thailand	1264	167	166	179	168	164	181	170	192	1387	2651	165.69
23.	Dalad Sookunakorn	Thailand	1290	188	171	212	159	136	156	184	152	1358	2648	165.50
24.	Sabeena Athica	India	1314	181	170	191	165	156	143	152	165	1323	2637	164.81

Men's Open Masters Finals - Standings after Round 1

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	Total	Ave.
1.	Somjed Kusonpithak	Thailand	188	228	213	228	197	299	218	194	1765	220.63
2.	Annop Arromsaranon	Thailand	248	184	213	189	268	190	202	242	1736	217.00
3.	Hsiao Chun-Ho	Chinese Taipei	234	213	214	203	193	246	215	210	1728	216.00
4.	Yang Nien-Hua	Chinese Taipei	224	187	232	206	206	235	194	235	1719	214.88
5.	Surasak Manuwong	Thailand	173	236	219	253	236	218	190	182	1707	213.38
6.	Yang Wei	China	215	247	206	224	204	199	193	200	1688	211.00
7.	Adrian Ang	Malaysia	217	192	213	166	204	193	243	249	1677	209.63
8.	Aaron Kong	Malaysia	215	205	182	219	176	239	223	215	1674	209.25
9.	Kim Ko Woon	Korea	256	186	180	209	206	226	217	191	1671	208.88
10.	Andrew Frawley	Australia	238	191	184	222	223	195	213	200	1666	208.25
11.	Rangsiman Thianhirun	Thailand	181	236	202	224	194	214	206	205	1662	207.75
12.	Cheng Hsing-Chao	Chinese Taipei	198	206	210	235	216	226	182	181	1654	206.75
13.	Pan Yunhong	China	212	218	189	203	180	213	198	233	1646	205.75
14.	Zulmazran Zulkifli	Malaysia	183	217	219	226	235	191	195	176	1642	205.25
15.	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong	154	132	234	245	193	211	198	267	1634	204.25
16.	Shaun Ng	Singapore	186	213	151	179	197	180	267	251	1624	203.00
17.	Wang Tien-Fu	Chinese Taipei	177	213	191	216	203	203	226	185	1614	201.75
18.	Lin Wen-Yuan	Chinese Taipei	205	232	234	201	206	159	167	206	1610	201.25
19.	Pasut Punsanthaveekul	Thailand	187	236	254	227	174	197	148	182	1605	200.63
20.	Phoemphun Yakasem	Thailand	220	224	163	204	221	184	174	212	1602	200.25
21.	Daniel Lim	Malaysia	188	221	205	216	186	192	200	180	1588	198.50
22.	Lok Hei Ieong	Macau	164	166	221	212	177	170	209	269	1588	198.50
23.	Hussain AL Suwaidi	UAE	188	205	197	182	245	173	244	150	1584	198.00
24.	Jason Yeong-Nathan	Singapore	223	192	199	167	161	203	245	191	1581	197.63
25.	Takahiro Yoshida	Philippines	178	204	165	195	206	196	223	188	1555	194.38
26.	Eugene Low	Singapore	176	189	198	189	157	195	179	256	1539	192.38
27.	Badin Lerdpiriyasakulkit	Thailand	149	183	183	205	185	206	198	217	1526	190.75
28.	Kelvin Keong	Malaysia	190	199	203	214	191	164	158	186	1505	188.13
29.	Sy Pradithavanit	Thailand	223	175	159	167	225	169	186	197	1501	187.63
30.	Methasit Rungrotsuphon	Thailand	192	211	215	113	200	190	194	181	1496	187.00
31.	Shaker Alhassan	UAE	168	218	235	146	157	154	201	190	1469	183.63
32.	Sithiphol Kunaksorn	Thailand	126	149	211	184	144	235	181	232	1462	182.75
33.	Alex Liew	Malaysia	165	166	165	193	188	166	237	181	1461	182.63
34.	Shu Liang-Chen	Chinese Taipei	166	176	192	169	202	174	209	162	1450	181.25
35.	Phiriyahbhoon Pithakvarakorn	Thailand	195	182	186	181	188	172	177	159	1440	180.00
36.	Remy Ong	Singapore	245	146	164	176	172	200	147	186	1436	179.50
37.	Puntep Bhayakaporn	Thailand	146	197	179	203	197	165	174	174	1435	179.38
38.	Dechochai Tinjaratip	Thailand	136	170	215	155	177	206	201	169	1429	178.63
39.	Fuaad Al Mas	UAE	203	165	127	187	193	168	176	204	1423	177.88
40.	Zaid Izlan	Malaysia	156	184	189	211	164	175	179	163	1421	177.63

Women's Open Masters Finals - Standings after Round 1

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	Total	Ave.
1.	Chan Shuk Han	Hong Kong	237	159	181	225	185	229	187	240	1643	205.38
2.	Kim Eun Jung	Korea	196	222	236	178	172	177	212	225	1618	202.25
3.	Zandra Aziela	Malaysia	194	197	183	188	268	162	201	202	1595	199.38
4.	Zhang Yu Hong	China	192	235	202	195	183	185	222	178	1592	199.00
5.	Christyn Chew	Malaysia	185	201	152	243	217	222	171	192	1583	197.88
6.	Sharon Limansantoso	Indonesia	235	218	197	178	187	170	190	201	1576	197.00
7.	Wu Suqin	China	210	202	202	198	190	204	191	179	1576	197.00
8.	Sin Li Jane	Malaysia	170	213	169	204	174	242	163	235	1570	196.25
9.	Saowapha Kunaksorn	Thailand	206	172	221	205	189	182	222	171	1568	196.00
10.	Chien Hsiu Lan	Chinese Taipei	204	244	192	195	179	174	182	193	1563	195.38
11.	Shalin Zulkifli	Malaysia	242	179	189	183	158	252	197	158	1558	194.75
12.	Chen Dong Dong	China	236	203	214	194	198	157	189	164	1555	194.38
13.	Sariya Chongvarin	Thailand	231	167	228	211	149	206	182	178	1552	194.00
14.	Yang Sui Ling	China	161	208	147	201	234	197	213	179	1540	192.50
15.	Gunnalada Aree	Thailand	196	162	195	207	193	167	199	193	1512	189.00
16.	Vilailux Sanguansat	Thailand	148	216	196	170	177	197	157	214	1475	184.38
17.	Cookie Lee	Hong Kong	181	162	175	183	210	170	162	226	1469	183.63
18.	Thanyarat Lertcharoentrakul	Thailand	176	169	166	202	180	180	179	193	1445	180.63
19.	Vanessa Fung	Hong Kong	170	189	136	161	178	205	165	224	1428	178.50
20.	Kamalasn Jonbumrung	Thailand	165	167	150	186	194	174	177	177	1390	173.75
21.	Yanee Saebae	Thailand	109	153	177	166	221	188	127	191	1332	166.50
22.	Sabeena Athica	India	148	173	150	181	207	166	134	155	1314	164.25
23.	Dalad Sookunakorn	Thailand	178	182	160	145	191	173	122	139	1290	161.25
24.	Pimsitapon Phengphian	Thailand	161	160	171	172	157	140	154	149	1264	158.00

Men's Open Masters Qualifying - Final Standings

Pos	Player	Country	Block 1	Block 2	Block 3	Total	Ave.
	Defending Champion
1.	Daniel Lim	Malaysia
	Local Pool
1.	Badin Lerdpiriyasakulkit	Thailand	711	663	660	2034	226.00
2.	Rangsiman Thianhirun	Thailand	737	647	645	2029	225.44
3.	Somjed Kusonpithak	Thailand	699	669	641	2009	223.22
4.	Surasak Manuwong	Thailand	703	691	591	1985	220.56
5.	Pasut Punsanthaveekul	Thailand	680	645	641	1966	218.44
6.	Dechochai Tinjaratip	Thailand	682	659	617	1958	217.56
7.	Sy Pradithavanit	Thailand	661	647	647	1955	217.22
8.	Phiriyahbhoon Pithakvarakorn	Thailand	654	653	639	1946	216.22
9.	Annop Arromsaranon	Thailand	648	645	637	1930	214.44
10.	Methasit Rungrotsuphon	Thailand	660	642	623	1925	213.89
11.	Sithiphol Kunaksorn	Thailand	655	638	629	1922	213.56
12.	King Yap	Thailand	682	615	611	1908	212.00
(tie)	Puntep Bhayakaporn	Thailand	641	638	629	1908	212.00
	Overseas Pool
1.	Andrew Frawley	Australia	747	690	657	2094	232.67
2.	Hussain AL Suwaidi	UAE	694	684	676	2054	228.22
3.	Zulmazran Zulkifli	Malaysia	736	660	648	2044	227.11
4.	Adrian Ang	Malaysia	736	652	649	2037	226.33
5.	Lin, Wen-Yuan	Chinese Taipei	733	654	647	2034	226.00
6.	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong	702	683	648	2033	225.89
7.	Zaid Izlan	Malaysia	797	615	615	2027	225.22
8.	Fuaad Al Mas	UAE	675	674	666	2015	223.89
9.	Lok, Hei Ieong	Macau	691	671	652	2014	223.78
10.	Shu, Liang-Chen	Chinese Taipei	694	684	630	2008	223.11
11.	Shaker Alhassan	UAE	701	649	649	1999	222.11
12.	Shaun Ng	Singapore	680	666	649	1995	221.67
13.	Yang Wei	China	685	679	628	1992	221.33
	Mixed Pool
1.	Eugene Low	Singapore	721	655	614	1990	221.11
2.	Remy Ong	Singapore	672	662	651	1985	220.56
(tie)	Pan Yunhong	China	677	672	636	1985	220.56
(tie)	Kim Ko Woon	Korea	673	666	646	1985	220.56
5.	Cheng, Hsing-Chao	Chinese Taipei	674	660	647	1981	220.11
6.	Alex Liew	Malaysia	670	664	646	1980	220.00
7.	Takahiro Yoshida	Philippines	667	662	650	1979	219.89
8.	Wang, Tien-Fu	Chinese Taipei	679	649	649	1977	219.67
9.	Jason Yeong-Nathan	Singapore	696	651	629	1976	219.56
10.	Aaron Kong	Malaysia	725	625	623	1973	219.22
11.	Kelvin Keong	Malaysia	686	662	622	1970	218.89
12.	Yang, Nien-Hua	Chinese Taipei	687	649	633	1969	218.78
13.	Hsiao, Chun-Ho	Chinese Taipei	694	636	636	1966	218.44
	Reserves
1.	Willie Quek	Singapore	673	649	643	1965	218.33
2.	Ng Chiew Pang	Singapore	736	622	606	1964	218.22
3.	Sayed Ibrahim	UAE	666	643	642	1951	216.78
4.	Phoemphun Yakasem	Thailand	646	632	627	1905	211.67
5.	Apiwich Watanaphongsakorn	Thailand	662	631	607	1900	211.11

Women's Open Masters Qualifying - Final Standings

Pos	Player	Country	Block 1	Block 2	Block 3	Total	Ave.
	Defending Champion
1.	Huang Chiung Yao	Chinese Taipei
	Local Pool
1.	Gunnalada Aree	Thailand	663	661	605	1929	214.33
2.	Sariya Chongvarin	Thailand	673	607	587	1867	207.44
3.	Saowapha Kunaksorn	Thailand	615	615	615	1845	205.00
4.	Kamalasn Jonbumrung	Thailand	649	643	545	1837	204.11
5.	Thanyarat Lertcharoentrakul	Thailand	637	592	587	1816	201.78
6.	Dalad Sookunakorn	Thailand	611	602	590	1803	200.33
7.	Pimsitapon Phengphian	Thailand	606	590	564	1760	195.56
8.	Vilailux Sanguansat	Thailand	598	578	566	1742	193.56
	Overseas Pool
1.	Shalin Zulkifli	Malaysia	722	666	632	2020	224.44
2.	Yang Sui Ling	China	658	650	643	1951	216.78
3.	Wu Suqin	China	682	635	609	1926	214.00
4.	Cookie Lee	Hong Kong	660	651	596	1907	211.89
5.	Chan Shuk Han	Hong Kong	653	614	610	1877	208.56
(tie)	Zhang Yu Hong	China	630	627	620	1877	208.56
7.	Kim Eun Jung	Korea	643	642	588	1873	208.11
8.	Chan Dong Dong	China	656	614	589	1859	206.56
	Mixed Pool
1.	Zandra Aziela	Malaysia	631	612	604	1847	205.22
2.	Sharon Limansantoso	Indonesia	619	611	611	1841	204.56
3.	Sin Li Jane	Malaysia	618	601	600	1819	202.11
4.	Christyn Chew	Malaysia	649	593	573	1815	201.67

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