The bowling competition of the 16th Asian Games started on Monday at Tianhe Bowling Hall in Guangzhou, China with the Men's Singles event on short oil. Biboy Rivera (pictured), Philippines, rolled games of 256, 196, 233, 225, 239 and 265 to claim the gold medal with 1414 and an average of 235.67.

The 101-player field was divided into two squads. Rivera, the 2006 World Champion in Masters, started in Squad A and led his nearest competitors by 44 and 48 pins, respectively. Choi Yong Kyu, Korea was second with 1370 and Jassim Abbas Darwish, Kuwait was third with 1366.

Somjed Kusonpithak, Thailand started Squad B with the field-best 771 series (236, 267 and 268) but couldn't match his vigorous pace in the second three-game block and had to settle for ninth place with 1361.

Mohammed Al-Regebah (left), Kuwait, took the lead after four games with 1024 behind games of 265, 247, 233 and 279. Needing 391 for two games, the Kuwaiti showed nerves and finished with 194 and 186 to land in second place ten pins short of the gold medal.

Rivera's compatriot Frederick Ong (right) was also shooting for the gold medal after starting with 730 (236, 248 and 246). After a 199 in game #4, Ong needed two big games and posted 226 and 235 for 1390 to earn the bronze medal.

Kao Hai Yuan, Chinese Taipei, had three-game series of 710 and 666 and fell 14 pins short of the medals to land in fourth place with 1376. Choi and Darwish slipped to fifth and sixth place with Jang Dong Chul, Korea and 2006 Doha Asian Games Singles champion Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia in seventh and eighth place with 1365 and 1363, respectively.

101 men from 17 countries - Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, UAE, Uzbekistan and the host country China - will bowl for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Team, All Events and Masters.

 

16th Asian Games - Men's Singles

Pos	Players	Country	Squad	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	Biboy Rivera	Philippines	A	256	196	233	685	225	239	265	729	1414	235.67
2.	Mohammed Al-Regebah	Kuwait	B	265	247	233	745	279	194	186	659	1404	234.00
3.	Frederick Ong	Philippines	B	236	248	246	730	199	226	235	660	1390	231.67
4.	Kao Hai Yuan	Chinese Taipei	B	237	219	254	710	223	220	223	666	1376	229.33
5.	Choi Yong Kyu	Korea	A	207	259	247	713	245	197	215	657	1370	228.33
6.	Jassim Abbas Darwish	Kuwait	A	265	189	258	712	201	227	226	654	1366	227.67
7.	Jang Dong Chul	Korea	B	218	215	175	608	279	243	235	757	1365	227.50
8.	Ryan Lalisang	Indonesia	A	196	229	259	684	237	225	217	679	1363	227.17
9.	Somjed Kusonpithak	Thailand	B	236	267	268	771	213	186	191	590	1361	226.83
10.	Alex Liew	Malaysia	B	216	213	248	677	197	266	214	677	1354	225.67
11.	Michael Mak	Hong Kong	B	229	258	204	691	225	203	226	654	1345	224.17
12.	Aaron Kong	Malaysia	B	236	227	181	644	213	223	259	695	1339	223.17
13.	Khaled Al-Dubyyan	Kuwait	A	237	215	245	697	223	169	245	637	1334	222.33
(tie)	Remy Ong	Singapore	B	182	242	235	659	235	203	237	675	1334	222.33
15.	Rakan Al-Ameri	Kuwait	A	215	279	191	685	215	195	234	644	1329	221.50
16.	Eric Tseng	Hong Kong	A	214	215	247	676	289	188	175	652	1328	221.33
17.	Shogo Wada	Japan	B	204	178	226	608	183	279	255	717	1325	220.83
18.	Ng Tiac Pin	Singapore	A	223	214	238	675	256	216	176	648	1323	220.50
19.	Nayef Oqab	UAE	A	227	201	208	636	227	238	214	679	1315	219.17
20.	Choi Bok Eum	Korea	B	227	203	209	639	256	258	160	674	1313	218.83
21.	Cho Young Seon	Korea	A	213	185	236	634	258	228	192	678	1312	218.67
22.	Muhd Nur Aiman	Malaysia	A	223	187	237	647	218	214	215	647	1294	215.67
23.	Syafiq Ridhwan	Malaysia	A	225	246	188	659	210	194	224	628	1287	214.50
(tie)	Adrian Ang	Malaysia	B	213	226	190	629	246	213	199	658	1287	214.50
25.	Shaker Al-Hassan	UAE	A	268	214	158	640	226	248	172	646	1286	214.33
26.	Tomoyuki Sasaki	Japan	B	211	254	186	651	206	228	198	632	1283	213.83
27.	Suh Sang Cheon	Korea	A	224	225	206	655	207	225	195	627	1282	213.67
28.	Yang Nien Hua	Chinese Taipei	A	235	210	166	611	217	227	226	670	1281	213.50
29.	Jason Yeong Nathan	Singapore	A	224	235	234	693	174	206	207	587	1280	213.33
30.	Toshihiko Takahashi	Japan	A	182	229	258	669	211	172	226	609	1278	213.00
31.	Mohammad Al-Zaidan	Kuwait	A	256	234	259	749	177	180	167	524	1273	212.17
32.	Basil Low	Singapore	A	163	167	186	516	242	265	246	753	1269	211.50
33.	DU Jianchao	China	A	200	189	192	581	217	222	237	676	1257	209.50
(tie)	Mohamed Al-Qubaisi	UAE	B	200	195	186	581	236	212	228	676	1257	209.50
(tie)	Mahmood Al-Attar	UAE	B	219	230	206	655	236	154	212	602	1257	209.50
36.	Cyrus Cheung	Hong Kong	A	203	213	224	640	182	204	223	609	1249	208.17
37.	Wang Tien Fu	Chinese Taipei	A	207	159	245	611	228	223	182	633	1244	207.33
38.	Basel Al-Anzi	Kuwait	B	212	246	236	694	161	204	184	549	1243	207.17
39.	Dhruv Sarda	India	A	241	169	171	581	225	241	193	659	1240	206.67
(tie)	Rangga Yudhira	Indonesia	A	202	202	216	620	238	191	191	620	1240	206.67
41.	Hong Hae Sol	Korea	A	223	157	213	593	235	189	222	646	1239	206.50
(tie)	Cheng Hsing Chao	Chinese Taipei	A	148	205	224	577	222	227	213	662	1239	206.50
43.	Mansour Al-Awami	Qatar	A	217	213	201	631	230	168	204	602	1233	205.50
44.	Yannaphon Larp-apharat	Thailand	A	196	178	213	587	215	221	202	638	1225	204.17
45.	Wicky Yeung	Hong Kong	A	206	227	171	604	203	200	214	617	1221	203.50
46.	Zulmazran Zulkifli	Malaysia	B	211	171	210	592	207	193	224	624	1216	202.67
(tie)	Hussain Al-Suwaidi	UAE	B	203	224	188	615	221	170	210	601	1216	202.67
(tie)	Sun Kuang Min	Chinese Taipei	A	246	222	154	622	191	223	180	594	1216	202.67
49.	Michael Tsang	Hong Kong	A	144	210	187	541	213	191	268	672	1213	202.17
50.	Masaaki Takemoto	Japan	A	183	223	164	570	216	198	228	642	1212	202.00
51.	Badin Lerdpiriyasakulkit	Thailand	B	197	201	224	622	182	226	180	588	1210	201.67
52.	Nobuhito Fujii	Japan	A	212	193	183	588	234	183	204	621	1209	201.50
53.	Raoul Miranda	Philippines	B	195	214	187	596	226	214	170	610	1206	201.00
54.	Girish Ashok Gaba	India	B	181	179	212	572	230	197	206	633	1205	200.83
55.	Salem Al-Marzouqi	Qatar	B	201	156	198	555	207	206	235	648	1203	200.50
56.	Chester King	Philippines	A	171	213	192	576	220	198	206	624	1200	200.00
57.	Srinath Pobbathi	India	B	189	234	198	621	203	193	182	578	1199	199.83
58.	Zhang Yijia	China	B	225	204	188	617	164	192	225	581	1198	199.67
59.	Lee Tak Man	Macau	B	236	158	209	603	194	184	216	594	1197	199.50
60.	Abdulla Al Jusaiman	Qatar	B	200	214	207	621	158	203	212	573	1194	199.00
61.	Yeri Ramadona	Indonesia	B	182	186	171	539	168	240	246	654	1193	198.83
(tie)	Benshir Layoso	Philippines	A	185	181	212	578	160	220	235	615	1193	198.83
63.	Mi Zhongli	China	B	199	195	216	610	188	189	205	582	1192	198.67
(tie)	Zhang Peng	China	B	197	236	211	644	188	163	197	548	1192	198.67
65.	Sayed Ibrahim	UAE	B	215	205	163	583	227	203	177	607	1190	198.33
66.	Tomokatsu Yamashita	Japan	A	167	227	217	611	166	179	233	578	1189	198.17
67.	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong	B	200	205	192	597	184	157	248	589	1186	197.67
68.	Tam Tsz Sun	Macau	B	197	191	201	589	222	142	225	589	1178	196.33
69.	Apiwich Watanaphongsakorn	Thailand	A	204	205	181	590	178	203	205	586	1176	196.00
70.	Pan Yuehong	China	A	178	187	225	590	227	191	166	584	1174	195.67
71.	Mubarak Al-Muraikhi	Qatar	A	198	215	173	586	198	173	214	585	1171	195.17
72.	Phoemphun Yakasem	Thailand	A	205	180	208	593	144	221	212	577	1170	195.00
73.	Choi Io Fai	Macau	B	200	206	215	621	192	192	159	543	1164	194.00
74.	Lok Hei Leong	Macau	B	208	191	196	595	205	180	182	567	1162	193.67
75.	Mark Wong	Singapore	A	161	213	147	521	182	217	235	634	1155	192.50
76.	Dilbir Singh	India	B	168	174	234	576	198	180	180	558	1134	189.00
77.	Fahad Al-Emadi	Qatar	B	194	200	204	598	211	177	146	534	1132	188.67
78.	Fang Chih Nan	Chinese Taipei	B	196	182	230	608	166	179	178	523	1131	188.50
79.	Dechochai Tinjiratip	Thailand	A	211	196	157	564	215	167	181	563	1127	187.83
80.	Hengki I	Indonesia	B	228	197	172	597	170	218	137	525	1122	187.00
81.	Williem Widjaja	Indonesia	B	179	149	204	532	200	184	203	587	1119	186.50
82.	Collins Jose	Philippines	A	185	197	216	598	165	159	187	511	1109	184.83
83.	Sergey Sapov	Uzbekistan	A	154	181	183	518	172	224	194	590	1108	184.67
84.	Yousef Al-Jaber	Qatar	B	192	152	258	602	150	176	173	499	1101	183.50
85.	Shar Baatar	Mongolia	B	196	212	156	564	178	185	173	536	1100	183.33
86.	Jose Manuel Machon	Macau	A	253	168	167	588	187	150	167	504	1092	182.00
87.	Benjamin Lim	Singapore	B	195	178	162	535	167	205	181	553	1088	181.33
88.	Akaash Ashok Kumar	India	A	159	144	213	516	178	215	170	563	1079	179.83
89.	Shabbir Dhankot	India	B	238	179	167	584	125	155	214	494	1078	179.67
90.	Kot Ka Hou	Macau	A	191	180	137	508	215	202	140	557	1065	177.50
91.	Viktor Smirnov	Uzbekistan	A	232	142	165	539	196	165	163	524	1063	177.17
92.	Fayzulla Nasirov	Uzbekistan	B	163	178	158	499	151	199	169	519	1018	169.67
93.	Dondov Zorigt	Mongolia	B	162	158	141	461	198	199	154	551	1012	168.67
94.	Bakhodir Arifov	Uzbekistan	B	152	156	189	497	177	158	163	498	995	165.83
95.	Miyesenge Tuvshinsanaa	Mongolia	A	149	144	168	461	185	191	148	524	985	164.17
96.	Kudrat Khilyamov	Uzbekistan	A	135	151	162	448	201	156	174	531	979	163.17
97.	Surat Makhkamov	Uzbekistan	A	209	168	161	538	147	143	149	439	977	162.83
98.	Tsogerdene Molor	Mongolia	B	187	174	162	523	132	156	133	421	944	157.33
99.	Jamts Sodnomdorj	Mongolia	A	152	169	157	478	140	124	185	449	927	154.50
100.	Diwan Rezaldy	Indonesia	B	171	154	161	486	128	138	164	430	916	152.67
101.	Tsendkhuu Batjargal	Mongolia	B	103	124	131	358	128	116	148	392	750	125.00

High Game/High Series
1 Game: Eric Tseng, Hong Kong - 289
3 Games: Somjed Kusonpithak, Thailand - 771
6 Games: Biboy Rivera, Philippines - 1414