Wu Siu Hong earns the silver medal, Shaker Al-Hassan takes the bronze
Park Jong Woo (l.) of Korea, who started the day in seventh place, topped Wu Siu Hong (r.) of Hong Kong by six pins, 407-401, to claim his third gold medal of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, in Men's Masters. The All-Events and Team gold medalist, averaged 216,13 and won six of his eight matches on long oil earlier today en route to leap six spots and to take the top seed for the three-player stepladder finals.
Wang Ya Ting earns the silver medal, Son Yun Hee takes the bronze
Lee Na Young (l.) of Korea defeated Wang Ya Ting (r.) of Chinese Taipei, in the title match of the Women's Masters stepladder finals, 477-437, to win her fourth gold medal in the 17th Asian Games bowling competition Thursday at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium. Lee, who has won gold in Trios, Team and All-Events, took a 21-pin after the first game in the two-games-total-pins format, 223-202, and cruised to victory with a 254-235 strikefest.
Lee Na Young (center) and Son Yun Hee (left) from the host country Korea and Chinese Taipeis's Wang Ya Ting (right) will bowl for gold, silver and bronze in Asian Games Women's Masters later this afternoon at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium, in Incheon, Korea. Son and Wang will square off in the semifinal match starting at 3.30 p.m. Korean Time. The winner of the one-game match will bowl Lee for the title with the two-game total determining the winner.
Sin Li Jane (MAS) sits in third place heading into Thursday's second block on long oil before the cut to the top 3 for the stepladder finals
Multiple World and Asian champions Son Yun Hee (c.) and Lee Na Young (l.) of Korea took the lead in Women's Masters at the 17th Asian Games bowling competition after the first eight-game block on short oil on Wednesday. Son toppled 1671 pins, an average of 208.88, and compiled a 4-4 won-lost record to lead the field of 16 women from 10 countries with 1711 total pins. Lee was second on 1647 with Malaysia's Sin Li Jane (r.) in third on 1672.
Hong Kong bowler leads Hussain Al-Suwaidi (UAE) and Du Jianchao (CHN) by 10 and 39 pins
Wu Siu Hong (c.) of Hong Kong took the lead in Men's Masters at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, after the first of two eight-game blocks on Wednesday. Siu Hong averaged 213.63 on short oil and won five of his eight matches and tied one to lead the field of 16 players from nine countries with 1764 total including 55 bonus pins. Hussain Al-Suwaidi (l.), United Arab Emirates, was second with 1754 and Du Jianchao (r.), China, third with 1725.
As in the 2010 Asian Games, Malaysia takes silver and Hong Kong gets bronze; Korea's Park Jong Woo captures gold medal in All-Events, silver and bronze for Yannaphon Larp-apharat (THA) and Kang Hee Won (KOR)
The Men's Team event at the 17th Asian Games had exactly the same medalists as four years ago as Korea successfully defended the title and Malaysia and Hong Kong retained silver and bronze. Park Jong Woo, Choi Bok Eum, Shin Seung Hyeon, Kim Kyung Min, Hong Hae Sol and Kang Hee Won (l.) cruised to the gold medal with 6228 (207.60 ave.). Park (right) won gold in All-Events with 5047 (210.29).
Korea and Indonesia earn silver and bronze; Korea's Lee Na Young claims gold in All-Events, silver and bronze go to Sin Li Jane (MAS) and Jazreel Tan (SIN)
Overnight leader Singapore (left) captured the coveted gold medal in the Women's Team event at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, with Korea and Indonesia taking silver and bronze, respectively. The second block of the Team event also decided the medals in All-Events. Lee Na Young (r.) of Korea earned the gold medal, Sin Li Jane of Malaysia got silver and Jazreel Tan of Singapore took bronze.
Korea is second and Chinese Taipei third after the first three games on long oil; second block on short oil will follow on Tuesday starting at 9 a.m.; Sin Li Jane (MAS) maintains 9-pin lead in All-Events after 21 of 24 games
The Singaporean women's national team finished the first three-game block on long oil with back-to-back 1100-games to surge in the lead in the Women's Team event at the 17th Asian Games. Sisters Cherie and Daphne Tan, Shayna Ng, New Hui Fen and Jazreel Tan (pictured) started with a 908 game, then fired games of 1103 and 1133 to lead the field of 11 five-player teams with 3144 total (209.60 avg.). Korea and Chinese Taipei sit in second and third place with 3049 and 1995, resp.
Indonesia and Hong Kong sit in second and third place; second block on short oil will be played on Tuesday; Thailand's Yannaphon Larp-apharat holds a 55-pin lead in All-Events with only three games remaining
Korea's Park Jong Woo, Choi Bok Eum, Shin Seung Hyeon, Kim Kyung Min and Kang Hee Won (pictured) averaged 210.40 on the long pattern Monday morning at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium to take the lead in the Men's Team event at the 17th Asian Games with 3156. Indonesia was 79 pins behind in second place with 3077 and Hong Kong was further 22 pins behind in third place with 3055. The second block of three games on short oil will conclude the Team event on Tuesday.
Malaysia earns the silver medal, while Korea come from behind to secure the bronze medal
Squad A and overnight leaders Shogo Wada, Tomoyuki Sasaki and Shusaku Asato (l-r) of Japan averaged 218.44 on long oil and remained atop the leaderboard in Men's Trios with 3881 total and an overall average of 215.61 en route to earn the second gold medal in the Asian Games bowling competition for Japan. Squad B trios from Malaysia and Korea were distant second and third with 3801 and 3715, respectively, to take silver and bronze, Sunday at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium.
Overnight leaders Lee Na Young, Son Yun Hee and Jung Da Wun maintain lead in second block on long oil; Singapore takes silver, the other Korean trio gets bronze; Sin Li Jane (MAS) shoots high game, high series to overtake the lead in All-Events after 18/24 games
Overnight leaders Lee Na Young, Son Yun Hee and Jung Da Wun (l-r) of Korea averaged 206.78 for the second three-game block on long oil to win the second gold medal for the host country at the 17th Asian Games bowling competition in Women's Trios. The winners rolled games of 602, 607 and 652 on the long pattern to lead the 22 trios from 13 countries with 3896 (216.44 average). Singapore took silver, while the other Korean trio got bronze.
Chinese Taipei is 145 pins behind in second place with Japan in third position; second block on long oil will be played on Sunday; Korea's Lee Na Young and Son Yun Hee lead in All-Events after 15/24 games
Korea's Lee Na Young, Son Yun Hee and Jung Da Wun (l-r) have their sights set on the gold medal in Women's Trios at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, as they averaged 226.11 in the first block of three games on the short oil pattern to lead the field of 22 trios from 13 countries with 2035 including games of 694, 657 and 684. Chinese Taipei was 145 pins behind the Koreans in second place with 1890 followed by Japan in third place with 1872.
Malaysia and Korea sit in second and third place; second block on long oil will be played on Sunday; Hong Kong's Wu Siu Hong takes over lead in All-Events after 15/24 games
Squad A leaders Tomoyuki Sasaki, Shusaku Asato and Shogo Wada (l-r) of Japan averaged 212.78 to take the lead in Men's Trios at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, after the first three-game block on short oil. The Trios event concludes Sunday with the second block on long oil. Wada led the way with 646 and was followed by Asato with 641 and Sasaki with 628 to pace the field of 32 trios from 17 countries at the halfway point with 1915 total.
Squad A leader Malaysia captures the silver medal; Doubles gold medalist Son Yun Hee takes over lead in All-Events after 12/24 games
Korea's Lee Na Young and Son Yun Hee averaged 212.75 to earn the first gold medal for the host country Korea in Women's Doubles at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon with 2553 total. Squad A Sin Li Jane and Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia took the silver with 2518, while Korea's Lee Yeong Seung and Jung Da Wun got bronze with 2462. With 12 of 24 games completed, Son holds the lead in All-Events with 2547 and an average of 212.25.
Indonesia takes bronze medal; Korea's Kim Kyung Min holds slim lead in All-Events after 12/24 games
On the third day of competition, Japan earned the gold and silver medals in the Men's Doubles event Thursday at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. Japan's Toshihiko Takahashi and Yoshinao Masatoki combined to shoot 2533 for six games on short oil to capture the gold medal at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium. Teammates Tomoyuki Sasaki and Daisuke Yoshida took the silver with 2502. Indonesia's Billy Muhammad Islam and Hardy Rachmadian earned bronze with 2489.
Squad A leader remains atop the 74-player leaderboard; B Squad leaders Jazreel Tan (SIN) and Lee Na Young (KOR) take silver and bronze
Chou Chia Chen (center) of Chinese Taipei stunned the favorites from Korea, Singapore and Malaysia as the A Squad leader remained atop the 74-player leaderboard to capture the title and the gold medal in Women's Singles at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. Despite 157 in her last game, Chou toppled 1291 pins, an average of 215.17. Jazreel Tan (left) of Singapore earned the silver medal with 1277 and Lee Na Young (right), Korea, took bronze with 1272.
China's Du Jianchao and Thailand's Sithiphol Kunaksorn take silver and bronze
Thailand's Yannaphon Larp-apharat (pictured) captured the first gold medal in the tenpin bowling competition of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, when he posted a 245 last game to finish his six games in Squad B with 1319 total and an average of 219.83. Du Jianchao of China struck on the fll ball to beat out Yannaphon's compatriot Sithiphol Kunaksorn for the silver medal by one pin, 1300 to 1299. Zulmazran Zulkifli of Malaysia had to settle for fourth with 1298.
177 bowlers, 103 men and 74 women, from 19 countries will compete in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters
The XVII Asian Games got underway on September 19th in Incheon, South Korea, and run through October 4th featuring more than 9,000 athletes from 25 countries, who will compete for medals in 36 sports. The Asian Games, a.k.a. Asiad, is a Pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Bowling competition featuring 177 bowlers from 19 countries of the Incheon Asian Games will be contested Sept. 23 - Oct. 2 at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium bowling center.
As the 2014 Asian Games starts in Incheon, South Korea, World Bowling will be a major feature on the programme of this 17th edition. Bowling, one of the few non-Olympic sports in the Asian Games, will make an exclusive appearance on the programme, making it one of the biggest sports represented in this edition, as it hands out 12 gold medals. South Korea is a fantastic setup for these Games, especially given the reputation of Bowling in this country. Tremendously popular, bowling is anchored in Korean culture.
Shoots 278 game in the title match to beat Singapore's Cherie Tan
Hwang Sun-Ok (l.), Korea captured her fourth gold medal in the 16th Asian Games bowling competition when she was able to weather a strong charge by Cherie Tan (r.), Singapore to win the title in Women's Masters, 482-472, Wednesday afternoon at Tianhe Bowling Hall in Guangzhou, China. Third seeded Tan started the three-player stepladder finals with a
stunningly ruthless 266-191 victory over Hwang's compatriot, defending champion Choi Jin-A.
Park Jong Woo (l.) of Korea, who started the day in seventh place, topped Wu Siu Hong (r.) of Hong Kong by six pins, 407-401, to claim his third gold medal of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, in Men's Masters. The All-Events and Team gold medalist, averaged 216,13 and won six of his eight matches on long oil earlier today en route to leap six spots and to take the top seed for the three-player stepladder finals.
Lee Na Young (l.) of Korea defeated Wang Ya Ting (r.) of Chinese Taipei, in the title match of the Women's Masters stepladder finals, 477-437, to win her fourth gold medal in the 17th Asian Games bowling competition Thursday at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium. Lee, who has won gold in Trios, Team and All-Events, took a 21-pin after the first game in the two-games-total-pins format, 223-202, and cruised to victory with a 254-235 strikefest.
Multiple World and Asian champions Son Yun Hee (c.) and Lee Na Young (l.) of Korea took the lead in Women's Masters at the 17th Asian Games bowling competition after the first eight-game block on short oil on Wednesday. Son toppled 1671 pins, an average of 208.88, and compiled a 4-4 won-lost record to lead the field of 16 women from 10 countries with 1711 total pins. Lee was second on 1647 with Malaysia's Sin Li Jane (r.) in third on 1672.
Wu Siu Hong (c.) of Hong Kong took the lead in Men's Masters at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, after the first of two eight-game blocks on Wednesday. Siu Hong averaged 213.63 on short oil and won five of his eight matches and tied one to lead the field of 16 players from nine countries with 1764 total including 55 bonus pins. Hussain Al-Suwaidi (l.), United Arab Emirates, was second with 1754 and Du Jianchao (r.), China, third with 1725.
The Men's Team event at the 17th Asian Games had exactly the same medalists as four years ago as Korea successfully defended the title and Malaysia and Hong Kong retained silver and bronze. Park Jong Woo, Choi Bok Eum, Shin Seung Hyeon, Kim Kyung Min, Hong Hae Sol and Kang Hee Won (l.) cruised to the gold medal with 6228 (207.60 ave.). Park (right) won gold in All-Events with 5047 (210.29).
Overnight leader Singapore (left) captured the coveted gold medal in the Women's Team event at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, with Korea and Indonesia taking silver and bronze, respectively. The second block of the Team event also decided the medals in All-Events. Lee Na Young (r.) of Korea earned the gold medal, Sin Li Jane of Malaysia got silver and Jazreel Tan of Singapore took bronze.
The Singaporean women's national team finished the first three-game block on long oil with back-to-back 1100-games to surge in the lead in the Women's Team event at the 17th Asian Games. Sisters Cherie and Daphne Tan, Shayna Ng, New Hui Fen and Jazreel Tan (pictured) started with a 908 game, then fired games of 1103 and 1133 to lead the field of 11 five-player teams with 3144 total (209.60 avg.). Korea and Chinese Taipei sit in second and third place with 3049 and 1995, resp.
Korea's Park Jong Woo, Choi Bok Eum, Shin Seung Hyeon, Kim Kyung Min and Kang Hee Won (pictured) averaged 210.40 on the long pattern Monday morning at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium to take the lead in the Men's Team event at the 17th Asian Games with 3156. Indonesia was 79 pins behind in second place with 3077 and Hong Kong was further 22 pins behind in third place with 3055. The second block of three games on short oil will conclude the Team event on Tuesday.
Squad A and overnight leaders Shogo Wada, Tomoyuki Sasaki and Shusaku Asato (l-r) of Japan averaged 218.44 on long oil and remained atop the leaderboard in Men's Trios with 3881 total and an overall average of 215.61 en route to earn the second gold medal in the Asian Games bowling competition for Japan. Squad B trios from Malaysia and Korea were distant second and third with 3801 and 3715, respectively, to take silver and bronze, Sunday at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium.
Overnight leaders Lee Na Young, Son Yun Hee and Jung Da Wun (l-r) of Korea averaged 206.78 for the second three-game block on long oil to win the second gold medal for the host country at the 17th Asian Games bowling competition in Women's Trios. The winners rolled games of 602, 607 and 652 on the long pattern to lead the 22 trios from 13 countries with 3896 (216.44 average). Singapore took silver, while the other Korean trio got bronze.
Korea's Lee Na Young, Son Yun Hee and Jung Da Wun (l-r) have their sights set on the gold medal in Women's Trios at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, as they averaged 226.11 in the first block of three games on the short oil pattern to lead the field of 22 trios from 13 countries with 2035 including games of 694, 657 and 684. Chinese Taipei was 145 pins behind the Koreans in second place with 1890 followed by Japan in third place with 1872.
Squad A leaders Tomoyuki Sasaki, Shusaku Asato and Shogo Wada (l-r) of Japan averaged 212.78 to take the lead in Men's Trios at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, after the first three-game block on short oil. The Trios event concludes Sunday with the second block on long oil. Wada led the way with 646 and was followed by Asato with 641 and Sasaki with 628 to pace the field of 32 trios from 17 countries at the halfway point with 1915 total.
Korea's Lee Na Young and Son Yun Hee averaged 212.75 to earn the first gold medal for the host country Korea in Women's Doubles at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon with 2553 total. Squad A Sin Li Jane and Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia took the silver with 2518, while Korea's Lee Yeong Seung and Jung Da Wun got bronze with 2462. With 12 of 24 games completed, Son holds the lead in All-Events with 2547 and an average of 212.25.
On the third day of competition, Japan earned the gold and silver medals in the Men's Doubles event Thursday at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. Japan's Toshihiko Takahashi and Yoshinao Masatoki combined to shoot 2533 for six games on short oil to capture the gold medal at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium. Teammates Tomoyuki Sasaki and Daisuke Yoshida took the silver with 2502. Indonesia's Billy Muhammad Islam and Hardy Rachmadian earned bronze with 2489. 
Chou Chia Chen (center) of Chinese Taipei stunned the favorites from Korea, Singapore and Malaysia as the A Squad leader remained atop the 74-player leaderboard to capture the title and the gold medal in Women's Singles at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. Despite 157 in her last game, Chou toppled 1291 pins, an average of 215.17. Jazreel Tan (left) of Singapore earned the silver medal with 1277 and Lee Na Young (right), Korea, took bronze with 1272.
Thailand's Yannaphon Larp-apharat (pictured) captured the first gold medal in the tenpin bowling competition of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, when he posted a 245 last game to finish his six games in Squad B with 1319 total and an average of 219.83. Du Jianchao of China struck on the fll ball to beat out Yannaphon's compatriot Sithiphol Kunaksorn for the silver medal by one pin, 1300 to 1299. Zulmazran Zulkifli of Malaysia had to settle for fourth with 1298.
The XVII Asian Games got underway on September 19th in Incheon, South Korea, and run through October 4th featuring more than 9,000 athletes from 25 countries, who will compete for medals in 36 sports. The Asian Games, a.k.a. Asiad, is a Pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Bowling competition featuring 177 bowlers from 19 countries of the Incheon Asian Games will be contested Sept. 23 - Oct. 2 at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium bowling center.
Hwang Sun-Ok (l.), Korea captured her fourth gold medal in the 16th Asian Games bowling competition when she was able to weather a strong charge by Cherie Tan (r.), Singapore to win the title in Women's Masters, 482-472, Wednesday afternoon at Tianhe Bowling Hall in Guangzhou, China. Third seeded Tan started the three-player stepladder finals with a
stunningly ruthless 266-191 victory over Hwang's compatriot, defending champion Choi Jin-A. 