Michael Mak, Veronica De Souza unstoppable in ABF Tour Macau leg
06/23/15
Hong Kong's Michael Mak (pictured left) and local favorite Veronica De Souza posted big games in the finals of the 2015 Asian Bowling Federation Tour Macau leg to win the men's and women's title Monday at COTAI Bowling Center in Macau, China.
Mak started the men's championship match against De Souza's cousin, Zoe Dias Ma of Macau, with the front five strikes to build an insurmountable lead and never looked back. He finished with three strikes in the 10th frame for a 246-184 victory.
De Souza (right) threw eight strikes on her way to the women's title easily defeating Tannya Roumimper of Indonesia, 235-147.
The top 16 men and the top 8 women in the Macau China International Open determined the ABF Tour Macau leg champion in single-elimination match play.
Mak, who averaged 247.50 over four games, ousted fellow Hong Kong national team member Eric Tseng in the opening Round of 16, 246-218, and went on to defeat Bong Kihow of Malaysia in the quarterfinals, 241-156.
Mak rolled his highest game and the highest game of the men's finals in his semifinal match defeating compatriot Lau Kwun Ho (pictured left with Mak), 257-201. Zoe (on the right with Joshua Chow, right), who averaged 222 in the finals, almost matched Mak's score in the other semifinal match when he flew past Joshua Chow of Hong Kong, 255-194.
Mak received 75 ranking points to leap to overtake the lead in the men's point ranking after six out of ten events.
De Souza survived two close matches to advance to the women's title match. In the quarterfinals, De Souza eliminated former ABF Tour Tournament of Champions winner Wendy Chai by just one pin, 200-19.
The semifinal match against her compatriot, Hui Tong (on the left with De Souza, left) was even closer as the two Macau bowlers were deadlocked at 188. Tui,
Hui Tong, Macau in roll-off, 39-26, after a 188-188. Tui, who shot a 258 game in the quarterfinals, managed only 26 pins in the two-frame roll-off, and De Souza advanced with 39.
Roumimper (right with Julia Lam, left) sidelined Tanaprang Sathean of Thailand in the opening match, 187-169, and topped Macau's Julia Lam, who shot a 278 game in first round, 216-189.
With the 60 points for her runner-up finish, Roumimper moved into first place in the women's ranking, while De Souza is tied for second place with Thailand leg winner Korngunya Aree of Thailand.
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De Souza (right) threw eight strikes on her way to the women's title easily defeating Tannya Roumimper of Indonesia, 235-147.
The top 16 men and the top 8 women in the Macau China International Open determined the ABF Tour Macau leg champion in single-elimination match play.


Mak received 75 ranking points to leap to overtake the lead in the men's point ranking after six out of ten events.
De Souza survived two close matches to advance to the women's title match. In the quarterfinals, De Souza eliminated former ABF Tour Tournament of Champions winner Wendy Chai by just one pin, 200-19.


With the 60 points for her runner-up finish, Roumimper moved into first place in the women's ranking, while De Souza is tied for second place with Thailand leg winner Korngunya Aree of Thailand.

The 2015 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour consists of 10 legs, six in the Near East (Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia) with a men's division only and four in East and South East Asia (Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and Indonesia) featuring men and women in separate divisions.
Players earn ranking points based on how they finish in each event. The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2015 season will qualify for the ABF Tour Tournament of Champions scheduled for March 13-14, 2016 in Kuwait.
The 2015 ABF Tour takes a break until August 31 when the season resumes with the seventh leg at South China Athletic Association Bowling Center in Hong Kong, China, immediately following the 41st Hong Kong International Open August 22-30.
Photos courtesy of www.abftour.com.
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COTAI Bowling Center in Macau, China (June 23, 2015)
Championship:
Michael Mak, Hong Kong def. Zoe Dias Ma, Macau, 246-184
Semifinal:
Michael Mak, Hong Kong def. Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong, 257-201
Zoe Dias Ma, Macau def. Joshua Chow, Hong Kong, 255-194
Quarterfinal:
Michael Mak, Hong Kong def. Bong Kihow, Malaysia, 241-156
Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong def. Surasak Manuwong, Thailand, 225-215
Joshua Chow, Hong Kong def. Annop Arromsaranon, Thailand, 187-147
Zoe Dias Ma, Macau def. Ho Chok, San Macau, 225-204
Round of 16:
Bong Kihow, Malaysia def. Tomoyuki Sasaki, Japan, 246-193
Michael Mak, Hong Kong def. Eric Tseng, Hong Kong, 246-218
Surasak Manuwong, Thailand def. Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 201-187
Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong def. Daisuke Yoshida, Japan, 194-172
Joshua Chow, Hong Kong def. Lee Tak Man, Macau, 215-196
Annop Arromsaranon, Thailand def. Yuhi Shinbata, Japan, 221-158
Ho Chok, San Macau def. Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 235-233
Zoe Dias Ma, Macau def. Rickle Kam, Hong Kong, 224-204
Players with position, country and ranking points
Players earn ranking points based on how they finish in each event. The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2015 season will qualify for the ABF Tour Tournament of Champions scheduled for March 13-14, 2016 in Kuwait.
The 2015 ABF Tour takes a break until August 31 when the season resumes with the seventh leg at South China Athletic Association Bowling Center in Hong Kong, China, immediately following the 41st Hong Kong International Open August 22-30.
Photos courtesy of www.abftour.com.
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2015 ABF Tour Macau leg - Men's Division
COTAI Bowling Center in Macau, China (June 23, 2015)

Michael Mak, Hong Kong def. Zoe Dias Ma, Macau, 246-184
Semifinal:
Michael Mak, Hong Kong def. Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong, 257-201
Zoe Dias Ma, Macau def. Joshua Chow, Hong Kong, 255-194
Quarterfinal:
Michael Mak, Hong Kong def. Bong Kihow, Malaysia, 241-156
Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong def. Surasak Manuwong, Thailand, 225-215
Joshua Chow, Hong Kong def. Annop Arromsaranon, Thailand, 187-147
Zoe Dias Ma, Macau def. Ho Chok, San Macau, 225-204
Round of 16:
Bong Kihow, Malaysia def. Tomoyuki Sasaki, Japan, 246-193
Michael Mak, Hong Kong def. Eric Tseng, Hong Kong, 246-218
Surasak Manuwong, Thailand def. Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 201-187
Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong def. Daisuke Yoshida, Japan, 194-172
Joshua Chow, Hong Kong def. Lee Tak Man, Macau, 215-196
Annop Arromsaranon, Thailand def. Yuhi Shinbata, Japan, 221-158
Ho Chok, San Macau def. Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 235-233
Zoe Dias Ma, Macau def. Rickle Kam, Hong Kong, 224-204
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2015 ABF Tour Macau leg - Men's Final Standings
Players with position, country and ranking points

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1. Michael Mak, Hong Kong, 75
2. Zoe Dias Ma, Macau, 60
3. Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong, 46
4. Joshua Chow, Hong Kong, 45
5. Surasak Manuwong, Thailand, 33
6. Ho Chok San, Macau, 32
7. Bong Kihow, Malaysia, 31
8. Annop Arromsaranon, Thailand, 30
9. Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 20
10. Eric Tseng, Hong Kong, 19
11. Rickle Kam, Hong Kong, 18
12. Lee Tak Man, Macau, 17
13. Tomoyuki Sasaki, Japan, 16
14. Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 15
15. Daisuke Yoshida, Japan, 14
16. Yuhi Shinbata, Japan, 13
Players with position, country and ranking points. The top 16 will qualify for the ABFT Tournament of Champions.
COTAI Bowling Center in Macau, China (June 23, 2015)
Championship:
Veronica De Souza, Macau def. Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 235-147
Semifinal:
Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia def. Julia Lam, Macau, 216-189
Veronica De Souza, Macau def. Hui Tong, Macau in roll-off, 39-26, after a 188-188 tie
Quarterfinal:
Julia Lam, Macau def. Alex Foo, Macau, 278-154
Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia def. Tanaprang Sathean, Thailand, 187-169
Veronica De Souza, Macau def. Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 200-199
Hui Tong, Macau def. Nur Dyana, Singapore, 258-170
Players with position, country and ranking points
2. Zoe Dias Ma, Macau, 60
3. Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong, 46
4. Joshua Chow, Hong Kong, 45
5. Surasak Manuwong, Thailand, 33
6. Ho Chok San, Macau, 32
7. Bong Kihow, Malaysia, 31
8. Annop Arromsaranon, Thailand, 30
9. Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 20
10. Eric Tseng, Hong Kong, 19
11. Rickle Kam, Hong Kong, 18
12. Lee Tak Man, Macau, 17
13. Tomoyuki Sasaki, Japan, 16
14. Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 15
15. Daisuke Yoshida, Japan, 14
16. Yuhi Shinbata, Japan, 13
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2015 ABF Tour Men's Ranking - Standings after 6/10 events
Players with position, country and ranking points. The top 16 will qualify for the ABFT Tournament of Champions.
Pos | Player | Country | QAT | BAH | KUW | THA | EGT | MAC | HKG | INA | UAE | KSA | Points |
1. | Michael Mak | Hong Kong | 33 | 18 | 14 | 75 | 140.0 | ||||||
2. | Naif Oqab | United Arab Emirates | 46 | 46 | 45 | 137.0 | |||||||
3. | Yaqoub Al-Shatti | Kuwait | 32 | 75 | 14 | 121.0 | |||||||
4. | Mohannad Ebrahim | Kuwait | 18 | 19 | 75 | 112.0 | |||||||
5. | Khaled Al-Dubyyan | Kuwait | 60 | 45 | 105.0 | ||||||||
6. | Yousef Al-Jaber | Qatar | 31 | 32.5 | 33 | 96.5 | |||||||
7. | Ryan Lalisang | Indonesia | 20 | 75 | 95.0 | ||||||||
8. | Hussain Al-Suwaidi | United Arab Emirates | 60 | 30 | 90.0 | ||||||||
9. | Mohammed Janahi | Bahrain | 16 | 45 | 17 | 78.0 | |||||||
10. | Joshua Chow | Hong Kong | 16 | 14 | 45 | 75.0 | |||||||
(tie) | Aseel Al-Roomi | Kuwait | 60 | 15 | 75.0 | ||||||||
(tie) | Ghanim Aboujassoum | Qatar | 75 | 75.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Lee Tak Man | Macau | 75 | 75.0 | |||||||||
14. | Rickle Kam | Hong Kong | 30 | 19 | 18 | 67.0 | |||||||
15. | Salem Al-Hajras | Kuwait | 16 | 18 | 31 | 65.0 | |||||||
16. | Kim Bolleby | Thailand | 32.5 | 32 | 64.5 | ||||||||
17. | Ayad Al-Ameeri | Kuwait | 15 | 46 | 61.0 | ||||||||
(tie) | Jassem Al-Saqer | Kuwait | 30 | 31 | 61.0 | ||||||||
19. | Zoe Dias Ma | Macau | 60 | 60.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Ayman Hashem | Egypt | 60 | 60.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Sam Cooley | Australia | 60 | 60.0 | |||||||||
22. | Eric Tseng | Hong Kong | 31 | 19 | 50.0 | ||||||||
23. | Lau Kwun Ho | Hong Kong | 46 | 46.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Shaker Al-Hassan | United Arab Emirates | 46 | 46.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Tony Balabbo | Philippines | 46 | 46.0 | |||||||||
26. | Mohammed Al-Saud | Saudi Arabia | 45 | 45.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Phumin Klanbida | Thailand | 45 | 45.0 | |||||||||
28. | Yannaphon Larpapharat | Thailand | 19 | 20 | 39.0 | ||||||||
29. | Hareb Al-Mansoori | United Arab Emirates | 19 | 17 | 36.0 | ||||||||
30. | Surasak Manuwong | Thailand | 33 | 33.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Hazeem Al-Muraikhi | Qatar | 33 | 33.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Isaac Russell | Malaysia | 33 | 33.0 | |||||||||
33. | Ho Chok San | Macau | 32 | 32.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Mahmoud Mazloum | Egypt | 32 | 32.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Mansour Al-Hajri | Qatar | 19 | 13 | 32.0 | ||||||||
(tie) | Wicky Yeung | Hong Kong | 32 | 32.0 | |||||||||
37. | Bong Kihow | Malaysia | 31 | 31.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Rakan Al-Ameeri | Kuwait | 31 | 31.0 | |||||||||
39. | Annop Arromsaranon | Thailand | 30 | 30.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Abdullah Al-Dolijan | Saudi Arabia | 30 | 30.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Nazdmi Fikri | Malaysia | 30 | 30.0 | |||||||||
42. | Atchariya Cheng | Thailand | 20 | 20.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Ebrahim Al-Jadi | Kuwait | 20 | 20.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Hossam Sobhy | Egypt | 20 | 20.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Mohammed Al-Merekhi | Qatar | 20 | 20.0 | |||||||||
46. | Adel Al-Barqi | Saudi Arabia | 18 | 18.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Syaffique Ikhwan | Malaysia | 18 | 18.0 | |||||||||
48. | Lee Tak Man | Macau | 17 | 17.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Fahad Al-Rageeb | Kuwait | 17 | 17.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Khaled Al-Dossari | Qatar | 17 | 17.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Mohammed Sultan | Bahrain | 17 | 17.0 | |||||||||
52. | Tomoyuki Sasaki | Japan | 16 | 16.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Bader Al-Shaikh | Saudi Arabia | 16 | 16.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Hashim Al-Hashimi | United Arab Emirates | 16 | 16.0 | |||||||||
55. | Wu Siu Hong | Hong Kong | 15 | 15.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Abdulrahman Al-Jaidah | Qatar | 15 | 15.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Tony Wong | Hong Kong | 15 | 15.0 | |||||||||
58. | Mubarak Al-Muraikhi | Qatar | 14.5 | 14.5 | |||||||||
(tie) | Yousif Falah | Bahrain | 14.5 | 14.5 | |||||||||
60. | Daisuke Yoshida | Japan | 14 | 14.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Abdulla A. Karim | Bahrain | 14 | 14.0 | |||||||||
62. | Yuhi Shinbata | Japan | 13 | 13.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Attitarat Cheng | Thailand | 13 | 13.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Bader Al-Deyab | Qatar | 13 | 13.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Basel Al-Anzi | Kuwait | 13 | 13.0 | |||||||||
(tie) | Mike Chan | Hong Kong | 13 | 13.0 |
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2015 ABF Tour Macau leg - Women's Division
COTAI Bowling Center in Macau, China (June 23, 2015)

Veronica De Souza, Macau def. Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 235-147
Semifinal:
Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia def. Julia Lam, Macau, 216-189
Veronica De Souza, Macau def. Hui Tong, Macau in roll-off, 39-26, after a 188-188 tie
Quarterfinal:
Julia Lam, Macau def. Alex Foo, Macau, 278-154
Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia def. Tanaprang Sathean, Thailand, 187-169
Veronica De Souza, Macau def. Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 200-199
Hui Tong, Macau def. Nur Dyana, Singapore, 258-170
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2015 ABF Tour Macau leg - Women's Final Standings
Players with position, country and ranking points

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1. Veronica De Souza, Macau, 75
2. Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 60
3. Julia Lam, Macau, 46
4. Hui Tong, Macau, 45
5. Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 33
6. Nur Dyana, Singapore, 32
7. Tanaprang Sathean, Thailand, 31
8. Alex Foo, Macau, 30
9. Filomena Choi, Macau, 20
10. Ku Sok Va, Macau, 19
11. Fatima Choi, Macau, 18
12. Victoria Chan, Hong Kong, 17
13. Tracey Alyson Lin, Singapore, 16
14. Zoe Tam, Hong Kong, 15
15. Qin Xiu Li, China, 14
16. Milki Ng, Hong Kong, 13
Places 9-16 were awarded ranking points based on the final standings of the Macau Open.
Players with position, country and ranking points
2. Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 60
3. Julia Lam, Macau, 46
4. Hui Tong, Macau, 45
5. Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 33
6. Nur Dyana, Singapore, 32
7. Tanaprang Sathean, Thailand, 31
8. Alex Foo, Macau, 30
9. Filomena Choi, Macau, 20
10. Ku Sok Va, Macau, 19
11. Fatima Choi, Macau, 18
12. Victoria Chan, Hong Kong, 17
13. Tracey Alyson Lin, Singapore, 16
14. Zoe Tam, Hong Kong, 15
15. Qin Xiu Li, China, 14
16. Milki Ng, Hong Kong, 13
Places 9-16 were awarded ranking points based on the final standings of the Macau Open.
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2015 ABF Tour Women's Ranking - Standings after 2/4 events
Players with position, country and ranking points
Pos | Player | Country | THA | MAC | HKG | INA | Points |
1. | Tannya Roumimper | Indonesia | 31 | 60 | 91.0 | ||
2. | Korngunya Aree | Thailand | 75 | 75.0 | |||
(tie) | Veronica De Souza | Macau | 75 | 75.0 | |||
4. | Yanee Saebe | Thailand | 60 | 60.0 | |||
5. | Tanaprang Sathean | Thailand | 19 | 31 | 50.0 | ||
6. | Joan Cheng | Hong Kong | 46 | 46.0 | |||
(tie) | Milki Ng | Hong Kong | 33 | 13 | 46.0 | ||
(tie) | Julia Lam | Macau | 46 | 46.0 | |||
9. | Kantaporn Singhabubpha | Thailand | 45 | 45.0 | |||
(tie) | Hui Tong | Macau | 45 | 45.0 | |||
11. | Wendy Chai | Malaysia | 33 | 33.0 | |||
12. | Kristsanakorn Sangaroon | Thailand | 32 | 32.0 | |||
(tie) | Nur Dyana | Malaysia | 32 | 32.0 | |||
14. | Natthida Sertluecha | Thailand | 30 | 30.0 | |||
(tie) | Zoe Tam | Hong Kong | 15 | 15 | 30.0 | ||
(tie) | Alex Foo | Macau | 30 | 30.0 | |||
17. | Chan Shuk Han | Hong Kong | 20 | 20.0 | |||
(tie) | Filomena Choi | Macau | 20 | 20.0 | |||
19. | Ku Sok Va | Macau | 19 | 19.0 | |||
20. | Thitima Thongsaard | Thailand | 18 | 18.0 | |||
(tie) | Fatima Choi | Macau | 18 | 18.0 | |||
22. | Benchawan Phoungthong | Thailand | 17 | 17.0 | |||
(tie) | Victoria Chan | HGK | 17 | 17.0 | |||
24. | Agung Ayu Trisna Dewi | Indonesia | 16 | 16.0 | |||
(tie) | Tracey Alyson Lin | Singapore | 16 | 16.0 | |||
26. | Thanchanok Vilailak | Thailand | 14 | 14.0 | |||
(tie) | Qin Xiu Li | China | 14 | 14.0 | |||
28. | Regina Damiyati | Indonesia | 13 | 13.0 |
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