Korean girls, Japanese boys crowned Asian Youth Team champions

    09/12/13

    2013 AYC Hong Kong

    Singapore's Joey Yeo Ruoqi and Indonesia's Billy Muhammad Islam cruise to the gold medal in All-Events; the top 16 girls and boys in All-Events qualify for the Masters competition

    2013GirlsTeamGoldKorea.jpgThe Korean girls and the Japanese boys earned the coveted gold medals in the prestigious four-player team event of the 17th Asian Youth Team championships Thursday at South China Athletic Association Bowling Center in Hong Kong, China.

    The twelve girls' teams and the twenty boys' teams bowled six games on two lane conditioning pattern to determine the champions, the first three-game block on a 30-feet medium pattern and the second block on a 36-feet long pattern.

    2013GirlsTeamSilverSingapore.jpgKim Jin Sun, Choi Ae Rim, Kim Hee Bin and Ji Eun Sol (pictured above) of Korea, who averaged 212.25 on medium oil to hold a 77-pin lead over Singapore, added the second highest block on long oil (2385) to capture the girls' team gold with 4932 total and an overall average of 205.50. Jin Sun led the team with 1316.

    Trailing the Koreans by 104 pins to secure the silver medal was Singapore with Joey Yeo Ruoqi, Tracy See Wan Zhen, Kimberly Ooi Jingyi and Ilma Nur Jannah (right), who totaled 4828 (201.17).

    2013GirlsTeamBronzeIndonesia.jpgNadia Pramanik, Aldila Indryati, Cheya Chantika and Alisha Nabila Larasati of Indonesia (left), who started the second block in fifth position, rolled the 2451 high series on long oil (201.25) to leap two spots en route to take the bronze medal with 4745 (197.71).

    Singapore's Joey Yeo Ruoqi, who had 700 on medium and 694 on long oil for 1394 (232.33), used the highest six-game series in the girl's division to claim the gold medal in All-Events (combined results in Singles, Doubles and Team) with 3859 and an average of 214.39 for 18 games.

    Kim Jin Sun of Korea was 135 pins behind to take the silver medal with 3724 (206.89) while Hong Kong's Joan Cheng used a 1303 series to earn the bronze medal with 3673 (204.06).

    Indonesia's Nadia Pramanik took the 16th and last spot to qualify for the Masters competition with 3485 (193.61).

    2013BoysTeamGoldJapan.jpgJapan's Sayato Takahira, Takuya Miyazawa, Yuhi Shinbata and Kenta Yoshida (right) were in third place after the first block with 2593, trailing leader Indonesia by 97 pins and second-place Korea by mere 19 pins.

    The Japanese fired games of 840, 859 and 893 for 2592 and 5185 total (216.04) to cruise to the gold medal in the boys' team event. The four team members bowled individual series between 1282 and 1313.

    2013BoysTeamSilverKorea.jpgKorea's Lee Ik Kyu, Im Gyei Lui, Choi Woo Sub and Lee Kyu Hwan (left) had a solid 2437 series on long oil to earn the silver medal with 5049 (210.38).

    2013BoysTeamBronzeIndonesia.jpgIndonesians Billy Muhammad Islam, Imam Wiguna, Diwan Rezaldy Syahril and Adhiguna Widiantoro (right) had a sub-par 2297 (191.42) second block to slip to third place with 4987 (207.79) but to maintain the bronze medal by 23 pins over Kuwait.

    Despite a personal low series of 1239 in the team event, Billy Muhammad Islam of Indonesia easily maintained the top spot in All-Events to cruise to the title with 3955 and an average of 219.72.

    Jose Paolo G. Darroca of The Philippines used the highest series of 1374 to jump from 13th to second place to capture the silver medal with 3857 (214.28). Bronze went Diwan Rezaldy Syahril of Indonesia with 3845 (213.61), who carried his team in the team event with 1352.

    Justin Lim of Singapore took the 16th and last spot to qualify for the Masters competition with 3657 (203.17).

    The top 16 girls and boys in All-Events will bowl two eight-game blocks on Friday, the first block on long oil and the second block on medium oil, before the cut to the top three who will advance to the stepladder finals, which will conclude the championships on Saturday.

    2013AcYCLogo.jpg The 17th Asian Youth Championships in Hong Kong drew record 129 players, 81 boys and 48 girls, from 21 countries of the Asian Bowling Federation, who will compete Sept. 10-14 at 40-lane South China Athletic Association Bowling Center inside the SCAA sports complex at Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China.

    Up to four boys and four girls per country who must not be born before January 1, 1993, will bowl in separate divisions for gold, silver and bronze medals in five disciplines: Singles (contested on long oil), Doubles (medium oil), four-player Teams (first block medium, second block long oil), All Events and Masters (first block long, second block medium oil).

    Competition will conclude on Saturday with boys and girls Masters stepladder finals, which will be staged on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the 12-lane training facility inside the Hong Kong Sports Institute.

    Photos courtesy of Asian Bowling Federation.

     


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