Azidi Ameran (pictured) led the Malaysian team to the gold medal with a 1321 six-game series en route to claim the gold medal in men's All Events. Ameran felled 1294 in Singles, 1265 in Doubles and 1291 in Trios to lead the 93-player field from 16 countries with 5171 24-game total and an average of 215,46. Women's gold medalist Putty Armein led all 150 competitors with 5173.

Saeed Al Hajri from Qatar earned the silver medal with 5092 and an average of 212,17. Al Hajri shot the highest individual six-game series in the men's division with 1389 in the Doubles event to tie Armein's gold winning score in Singles.

Armein's fellow countryman and men's Singles champion Ryan Lalisang beat out former World Champion and World Cup winner Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar for the bronze medal. The Indonesian totaled 5078 pins to finish 16 pins ahead of Shaheen in third place.

The top 16 players advanced to the men's Masters finals. Ku Ching-Ho, Chinese Taipei, and Nayef Al Abadla tied for the 16th and final spot with 4887 pinfall total, an average of 203,63. The player from Chinese Taipei had the more consistent series and advanced.


Notables who missed the cut, include Remy Ong, Singapore (24th), CJ Suarez, Philippines (25th), Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand (45th) and Bandar Al Shafi, Qatar (50th).