Thailand's Yannaphon Larp-apharat (pictured left) captured the first gold medal in the tenpin bowling competition of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea, when he posted a big last game to finish his six games in Squad B with 1319 total and an average of 219.83 Tuesday at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium.

Trailing his compatriot Sithiphol Kunaksorn by 53 pins heading into the last game on the 46-ft. long pattern, Yannaphon fired a 245 game, while Sithiphol managed only 172, to win the gold medal in Men's Singles.

It was the first gold medal for Yannaphon (right with Thai Tenpin Bowling Association head coach and USBC silver level coach, Kim Eui Young, Korea) in his fourth Asian Games. He also owns a silver medal in Singles (2002 - Busan, Korea) and a bronze medal in All-Events (2006 - Doha, Qatar).

Fellow B Squad bowler Du Jianchao (left) of China finished his last game with 202 including a strike on the fill ball to hit 1300 on the nose en route to overtake Sithiphol by one pin and to earn the silver medal.

Sithiphol (right), who averaged over 225 in the first five games, took bronze with 1299.

Zulmazran Zulkifli (left) of Malaysia, who set the pace in Squad A with 1298, missed the silver medal by two pins and the bronze medal by just one pin to finish in fourth place. Another Thai bowler, Annop Arromsaranon (right) was fifth with 1273. Park Jong Woo (below right) was the top bowler of the host country Korea in sixth place with 1269.

Action shifts the Women's Singles on Wednesday. The 74 women from 14 countries will be split into two squads to bowl six games on long oil with Squad A starting at 9 a.m. local time and Squad B to follow at 2.30 p.m. The victory ceremony is slated for 6.45 p.m.

Photos courtesy of Asian Bowling Federation (ABF).

The Asian Games, a.k.a. Asiad, is a Pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The XVII Asian Games run from September 19th to October 4th in Incheon, South Korea, featuring more than 9000 athletes from 25 countries, who will compete for medals in 36 sports.

Bowling made its debut in 1978 (Bangkok, Thailand) and returned in 1986 (Seoul, Korea) and was part of the Games in each event since 1994 (Hiroshima, Japan). The Bowling competition of the Incheon Asian Games will be contested Sept. 23 - Oct. 2 at Anyang Hogye Gymnasium bowling center.

176 players, 102 men and 74 women, from 19 countries - China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Macau, China, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen and the host country Korea - bowl for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters.

 

The competition will be contested on a 36-feet short and a 46-feet long lane conditioning pattern. See also the Kegel Lane Map Report.

The winners in Singles (long oil), Doubles (short oil), Trios (short/long) and Teams (long/short) will be determined by the highest six-game total. The player with the highest 24 game total of the four disciplines will become the All-Events champion.

The top 16 women and top 16 men in All-Events, but maximum two per national Olympic Committee, advance to the Masters finals Oct. 1 & 2. Those 16 bowl two eight-game blocks of Round Robin match play - first block on short, second block on long oil - to determine the top 3 players for the stepladder finals, which will conclude the Asian Games bowling competition.

 

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17th Asian Games - Men's Singles

Final standings after six games on long oil.

Pos	Players	Country	Squad	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	Yannaphon Larp-apharat	Thailand	B	222	203	199	624	234	216	245	695	1319	219.83
2.	Du Jianchao	China	B	224	223	212	659	202	237	202	641	1300	216.67
3.	Sithiphol Kunaksorn	Thailand	B	210	244	245	699	212	216	172	600	1299	216.50
4.	Zulmazran Zulkifli	Malaysia	A	233	187	235	655	203	226	214	643	1298	216.33
5.	Annop Arromsaranon	Thailand	A	207	181	206	594	214	227	238	679	1273	212.17
6.	Park Jong Woo	Korea	A	175	258	227	660	234	184	191	609	1269	211.50
7.	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong	A	188	224	228	640	235	153	238	626	1266	211.00
8.	Shin Seung Hyeon	Korea	A	217	187	185	589	219	248	207	674	1263	210.50
9.	Kim Kyung Min	Korea	B	181	247	201	629	204	189	238	631	1260	210.00
10.	Wang Zhiyong	China	A	216	163	225	604	195	211	247	653	1257	209.50
11.	Ryan Lalisang	Indonesia	A	204	190	255	649	232	195	177	604	1253	208.83
12.	Naif Oqab	UAE	B	160	203	220	583	214	215	227	656	1239	206.50
13.	Hussain Al-Suwaidi	UAE	A	187	232	196	615	188	231	200	619	1234	205.67
14.	Choi Bok Eum	Korea	B	233	220	192	645	203	200	183	586	1231	205.17
15.	Shaker Ali Al-Hassan	UAE	A	185	235	207	627	185	205	213	603	1230	205.00
(tie)	Bakhtiyor Dalabaev	Uzbekistan	A	223	180	223	626	197	216	191	604	1230	205.00
17.	Hong Hae Sol	Korea	A	167	206	227	600	233	198	198	629	1229	204.83
18.	Frederick Ong	Philippines	A	268	199	192	659	205	201	163	569	1228	204.67
19.	Jassim Abbas Darwish	Kuwait	B	178	197	252	627	196	197	205	598	1225	204.17
20.	Shogo Wada	Japan	A	200	203	182	585	232	215	189	636	1221	203.50
21.	Billy Muhammad Islam	Indonesia	A	214	203	213	630	156	226	206	588	1218	203.00
22.	Yeri Ramadona	Indonesia	A	205	247	155	607	226	191	192	609	1216	202.67
23.	Enrico Lorenzo Hernandez	Philippines	B	186	191	204	581	224	221	189	634	1215	202.50
24.	Rafiq Muhammad Ismail	Malaysia	A	210	209	190	609	204	183	216	603	1212	202.00
25.	Ang Hsien Loon, Adrian	Malaysia	B	234	184	193	611	226	202	169	597	1208	201.33
26.	Kang Hee Won	Korea	A	222	172	170	564	258	221	164	643	1207	201.17
27.	Yang Wei	China	B	223	173	205	601	198	205	202	605	1206	201.00
28.	Bader Al-Shaikh	Saudi Arabia	B	216	195	195	606	166	200	233	599	1205	200.83
29.	Yoshinao Masatoki	Japan	B	215	185	181	581	191	216	213	620	1201	200.17
30.	Yasser Ahmed Abulreesh	Saudi Arabia	B	177	184	227	588	234	184	194	612	1200	200.00
31.	Jassim Mohamed Al-Muraikhi	Qatar	A	213	204	228	645	158	167	229	554	1199	199.83
32.	Mak Cheuk Yin, Michael	Hong Kong	B	186	193	216	595	239	201	160	600	1195	199.17
(tie)	Muhamad Syafiq Ridhwan	Malaysia	B	192	192	209	593	190	205	207	602	1195	199.17
34.	Jassem Ibrahim Al-Deyab	Qatar	A	177	196	236	609	189	215	175	579	1188	198.00
(tie)	Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Deyab	Qatar	B	177	178	259	614	202	173	199	574	1188	198.00
36.	Yaqoub Al-Shatti	Kuwait	A	155	215	184	554	213	227	192	632	1186	197.67
37.	Atittarat Cheng	Thailand	A	225	220	169	614	225	172	173	570	1184	197.33
38.	Lim Chia Loong, Justin	Singapore	A	176	229	202	607	204	224	148	576	1183	197.17
(tie)	Yousef Al-Jaber	Qatar	B	166	177	222	565	220	215	183	618	1183	197.17
(tie)	Ng Chiew Pang	Singapore	B	205	187	178	570	215	180	218	613	1183	197.17
41.	Toshihiko Takahashi	Japan	A	228	193	243	664	141	171	205	517	1181	196.83
42.	Tan Chye Chern, Timmy	Malaysia	A	191	191	221	603	182	213	182	577	1180	196.67
(tie)	Muhammed Jaris Goh	Singapore	B	184	191	185	560	237	181	202	620	1180	196.67
44.	Saw Hui Xun, Keith	Singapore	A	177	213	179	569	232	212	163	607	1176	196.00
45.	Khaled Al-Dossari	Qatar	B	193	169	199	561	180	232	202	614	1175	195.83
46.	Tomoyuki Sasaki	Japan	B	211	224	201	636	197	158	183	538	1174	195.67
47.	Mostafa Al-Mousawi	Kuwait	B	225	179	208	612	244	151	165	560	1172	195.33
48.	Hardy Rachmadian	Indonesia	B	212	201	165	578	164	194	235	593	1171	195.17
(tie)	Kenneth Chua	Philippines	B	223	160	204	587	191	203	190	584	1171	195.17
50.	Liew Kien Liang, Alex	Malaysia	A	192	196	182	570	208	215	177	600	1170	195.00
51.	Abdulla Al-Dolijan	Saudi Arabia	B	191	176	200	567	224	175	203	602	1169	194.83
52.	Mi Zhongli	China	A	183	213	190	586	190	200	192	582	1168	194.67
53.	Adhiguna Widiantoro	Indonesia	B	210	184	196	590	201	201	169	571	1161	193.50
54.	Benshir Layoso	Philippines	B	177	190	185	552	186	232	190	608	1160	193.33
55.	Biboy Rivera	Philippines	B	211	183	185	579	198	176	205	579	1158	193.00
56.	Mubarak Al-Muraikhi	Qatar	B	198	165	200	563	202	177	211	590	1153	192.17
57.	Diwan Rezaldy Syahril	Indonesia	A	199	205	167	571	180	181	215	576	1147	191.17
58.	Rakan Al-Ameeri	Kuwait	B	205	199	181	585	231	162	167	560	1145	190.83
(tie)	Zoe Dias Ma	Macau	B	174	170	215	559	237	174	175	586	1145	190.83
60.	Bakhodir Arifov	Uzbekistan	B	201	179	155	535	185	214	208	607	1142	190.33
61.	Mohammed Al-Saud	Saudi Arabia	B	168	211	224	603	162	168	208	538	1141	190.17
62.	Pauruj Vilailak	Thailand	B	191	222	182	595	204	168	169	541	1136	189.33
63.	Tseng Tak Hin, Eric	Hong Kong	B	167	177	231	575	198	189	172	559	1134	189.00
64.	Kam Siu Lun, Rickle	Hong Kong	A	211	157	183	551	221	182	179	582	1133	188.83
65.	Hareb Al-Mansoori	UAE	B	158	244	170	572	202	179	178	559	1131	188.50
66.	Batmunkh Bayaraa	Mongolia	A	154	219	183	556	160	177	234	571	1127	187.83
67.	Yeung Wai Ki, Wicky	Hong Kong	B	194	240	166	600	146	223	157	526	1126	187.67
68.	Ihab Lufti Taha Al-Hashimi	Yemen	A	169	160	200	529	191	167	233	591	1120	186.67
69.	Tan Eng An, Joel	Singapore	B	184	200	181	565	201	187	162	550	1115	185.83
70.	Lee Tak Man	Macau	B	152	232	181	565	200	170	177	547	1112	185.33
71.	Wang Shizhen	China	A	184	182	203	569	206	152	184	542	1111	185.17
(tie)	Ahmad Abdullah	Kuwait	A	193	188	181	562	169	184	196	549	1111	185.17
(tie)	Mahmood Al-Attar	UAE	B	222	150	193	565	190	192	164	546	1111	185.17
74.	Chan Yat Long, Mike	Hong Kong	B	142	153	233	528	182	213	179	574	1102	183.67
75.	Nguyen Thanh Pho	Vietnam	A	212	170	170	552	160	155	234	549	1101	183.50
76.	Jomar Roland Jumapao	Philippines	A	160	152	209	521	207	166	204	577	1098	183.00
77.	Sergey Sapov	Uzbekistan	A	193	188	181	562	174	170	188	532	1094	182.33
78.	Tan Jun Juan, Javier	Singapore	B	176	195	169	540	190	218	143	551	1091	181.83
79.	Daisuke Yoshida	Japan	A	192	149	159	500	189	178	223	590	1090	181.67
80.	Talal Al-Towereb	Saudi Arabia	A	163	167	230	560	170	192	167	529	1089	181.50
81.	Sodnomdorj Jamts	Mongolia	B	161	169	185	515	197	197	175	569	1084	180.67
82.	Tuvshinsanaa Myesenge	Mongolia	A	148	197	172	517	209	166	182	557	1074	179.00
83.	Ie Hong Minh Quang	Vietnam	B	214	201	159	574	147	180	166	493	1067	177.83
84.	Shusaku Asato	Japan	A	165	205	171	541	179	156	184	519	1060	176.67
85.	Qi Wankang	China	A	174	130	200	504	178	194	175	547	1051	175.17
(tie)	Adel Ali Al-Barqi	Saudi Arabia	A	170	190	182	542	171	154	184	509	1051	175.17
87.	Man Si Kei	Macau	A	152	176	187	515	215	170	150	535	1050	175.00
(tie)	Basel Alanzi	Kuwait	B	187	169	143	499	177	196	178	551	1050	175.00
89.	Choi Io Fai	Macau	A	150	156	205	511	193	158	186	537	1048	174.67
90.	Chan Kam Seng	Macau	A	170	196	182	548	157	160	176	493	1041	173.50
91.	Ochir Batjargai Tseveen	Mongolia	A	153	159	182	494	192	150	203	545	1039	173.17
92.	Dao Xuan Phuc	Vietnam	B	210	161	161	532	205	150	148	503	1035	172.50
93.	Viktor Smirnov	Uzbekistan	A	154	165	183	502	191	199	140	530	1032	172.00
94.	Fayzulla Nasirov	Uzbekistan	B	177	137	211	525	147	157	183	487	1012	168.67
95.	Tam Tsz Sun, Toby	Macau	A	198	179	155	532	163	143	169	475	1007	167.83
(tie)	Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Marzooqi	UAE	B	184	145	177	506	167	199	135	501	1007	167.83
97.	Saeed Ali Saeed Al-Hushail	Yemen	A	138	192	147	477	184	168	149	501	978	163.00
98.	Zorigt Dondov	Mongolia	B	173	169	156	498	146	171	160	477	975	162.50
99.	Ie Anh Tuan	Vietnam	A	139	170	166	475	144	169	184	497	972	162.00
100.	Attangerel Ganbold	Mongolia	A	164	179	149	492	166	171	118	455	947	157.83
101.	Kudrat Khilyamov	Uzbekistan	A	150	156	156	462	157	139	180	476	938	156.33
102.	Pham Quco Bao Ky	Vietnam	B	118	142	159	419	163	139	215	517	936	156.00