Keith Saw of Singapore (pictured) and Malaysia's
Victoria Chin emerged as boys and girls champion for juniors age 21 and under in the 14th MILO International All-Stars Bowling Championship 2013 at Sunway Mega Lanes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Saw and Chin reveived 25,000 Ringgit (approx. $7,570) and 18,000 Ringgit (approx. $5,450), respectively.
Hee Kar Yen of Malaysia captured the title in "The Masters", which was open for men and women, en route to walk away with the 35,000 Malaysian Ringgit top prize (approx. US$10,595).
Four PBA bowlers, one Bahraini and one bowler from Hong Kong survived Thursday's Final Round 2 & 3 at the 12th Kingdom of Bahrain Bowling Championship to meet qualifiers 7-12 in the fourth round Friday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra, Bahrain. The PBA stars dominated Round Three. Mike Fagan (center) led the round with 1402 and an average of 233.70. Chris Loschetter (l.)was a distant second with 1326 (221.00) and Brad Angelo (r.) was third with 1308.
Paul Moor (l.) of England averaged 229.83 for twelve games to win the qualifying of the 12th Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling Championship at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra Mall, Bahrain. The 13-time European Bowling Tour champion had six game series of 1365 and 1393 to lead the top 30 of 128 players into the finals on Thursday and Friday. Team USA's John Szczerbinski (r.) was 44 pins behind in second place with 2714.
Chris Barnes (pictured), United States, defeated Singapore women's national team member New Hui Fen in two games total pins, 493-483, en route to win The H.H. Emir Cup 2014 Friday evening at the Qatar Bowling Center in Doha. Barnes, who turned 44 three days ago, made himself a belated birthday present pocketing 25 Grand for the victory. It was his second PBA international title and the 17th PBA title of his illustrious career as well as his third title on the World Bowling Tour.
Top seeded Sergey Starchenkov and Polina Kosiakova of Russia (l-r) won the Hurghada Open International Friendship Bowling Tournament 2014 which concluded Sunday at Bounce Bowling in Hurghada, Egypt with the men's and women's stepladder finals. In the men's finals, Starchenkov held off Dmitry Shilkin's run for the title, 245-217, to claim the $4,000 top prize. Kosiakova defeated compatriot defeated Maria Bulanova, 225-198, to win the women's title worth $2,000.
Long-time Australian national team bowler Ann-Maree Putney (pictured) today announced the end to her elite sporting career. "The time feels right", Putney said today to her Newcastle coach of 23 years, Geoff Bowness. After 29 years in the sport which has taken her to more than 20 different countries and two World Championships victories, the 44-year-old mother of two says she has no regrets. Along the way, Putney eclipsed 88 career titles and 15 300 games.
Tommy Jones (pictured), United States, rolled two big games in the championship match of the 7th Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to defeat top-seeded Michael Mak of Hong Kong twice en route to win the title and the $25,000 top prize. It was the third World Bowling Tour title for Jones and also his 15th career PBA title. Jones defeated Mak, 247-218, to force a decider. In a strike fest, Jones sealed the victory with 268-258 win.
Tommy Jones (pictured), United States, averaged 253.38 for eight games in the Semifinal Round of the 7th Kingdom International Open to lead the top 11 players plus the highest local bowler into Monday's Final Round at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The multiple WTBA World Champion and 14-time PBA champion came out of the gates with a 289 game, and continued to strike as he added 279 and 278 for a three-game total of 846, an average of 282. Jones closed out with games of 225, 214, 269, 194 and 279 for 2027.
Tim Mack (pictured), United States, posted a 1437 series in the optional squad Saturday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia en route to win the qualifying of the 7th Kingdom International Open. Mack, who had a high series of 1461, totaled 2896 pins, an average of 241.33 for twelve games, and leads a field of 32 players into the finals on Sunday and Monday. Wicky Yeung beat out fellow Hong Kong national team member Michael Tsang for th2 28th and last spot to advance by six pins, 2593 (216.08) to 2587.
Wu Siu Hong (pictured) of Hong Kong finished his second block in the 7th Kingdom International Open with the tournament's first 300 game en route to overtake the lead as the 90-player field has completed 12 games of qualifying Friday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Before achieving perfection, Siu Hong had games of 239, 232, 248, 171 and 247 for the field-best 1437 series and 2844 total (237 average). Dominic Barrett of England, who led the field after the first block, slipped to second place with 2757.
Fresh off his victory in Qatar, Dominic Barrett (l.) of England continued hot hand and leads a field of 90 players from 15 countries in the 7th Kingdom International Open after day one qualifying Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Barrett averaged 250.33 and totaled 1502 pins in Squad A including games of 268, 265, 217, 237, 247 and 268. Tim Mack (r.), United States, is 41 pins behind in second place after leading Squad B with 1461.
Thomas Larsen (pictured) of Denmark defeated Danish national team coach and two-time PBA Player of the Year, Mika Koivuniemi of Finland, in the deciding game to win his first PBA title in 1st Abu Dhabi World Bowling Tour event, Friday in Abu Dhabi, UAE. No. 1 seed Larsen, who had to be defeated twice to win the title, lost the first game, 280-239, but rebounded with 247-204 win in game two to seal the victory. Larsen walked away with the 110,000 Dirham ($29,945). Koivuniemi pocketed 70.000 AED ($19,055).
Thomas Larsen (l.) of Denmark used a 721 three-game series to regain the lead en route to win the qualifying in the 1st Abu Dhabi World Bowling Tour Wednesday night. The three-time European Bowling Tour titlist led the field of 88 players, 81 men and seven women, from 14 countries with 2284 and an average of 253.78 for nine games. Joline Persson Planefors (r.) of Sweden was second with 2278 including eight pins handicap per game.
Current European Bowling Tour women's point ranking leader Joline Persson Planefors (pictured) of Sweden took over the pole position in the qualifying of the 1st Abu Dhabi World Bowling Tour at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Fresh off her victory in the Sofia International Open in Bulgaria last Sunday, the two-time European champion rolled blocks of 747, 763 and 768 including eight pins handicap each game to lead the field of 91 players into the final qualifying day with 2278 total and an average of 245.11 scratch.
USBC International Bowling Ambassador and Gold Level coach Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured) held USBC International Level One and Bronze Level Seminars in Manila while Super Typhoon "Haiyan", the strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land smashed into the Philippines. The seminars ran from November 8-10 and the participants came from Bahrain, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The seminar started on Friday, just hours after Haiyan made landfall.
The 42nd All Japan Inter-Prefecture Bowling Championships were held from November 1-4 at Nagasaki Lucky Bowl in Nagasaki. As the overall points leader, the Prefecture of Osaka (pictured left) won the Prime Minister's Cup while men's and women's Masters champions, Tomokatsu Yamashita and Futaba Imai (right, l-r) of Nagasaki were awarded the MEXT Cup.
In an all-PBA finale, reigning PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash (l.), United States, defeated two-time PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi (r.), Finland, 235-225 and 245-228, to win the World Bowling Tour Thailand event Monday at Blu-O Paragon bowling center in Bangkok. Rash received the one million Baht top prize (approx. $32,140) and earned his seventh career PBA title and the second international title of the 2012-2013 PBA/WBT season.
Mahmoud Al-Attar (pictured) of United Arab Emirates defeated Khaled Al-Dubyyan of Kuwait in the championship match of the Dubai International Open Bowling Tournament 2013 Saturday at Dubai International Bowling Center in Al Mamzar en route to win his first international title and 60.000 Dirham or approx. US$16,330. Al-Attar, who earned the No. 1 seed after leading the penultimate round of the finals with an average of 236.63 for eight games, had to sit and wait for his opponent.