Hwang Sun-Ok (pictured right) captured the first gold medal for Korea in the 16th Asian Games bowling competition as the multiple World and Asian champion stormed to the title in Women's Singles Tuesday at Tianhe Bowling Hall in Guangzhou, China.

The 75-player field was divided into two squads (A and B). Sun-Ok, who has won two gold medals (Singles and Team) and one silver in the 2008 Hong Kong Asian Championships and two gold (Doubles and Team) and a silver medal in Masters at the 2009 Women's World Championships in Las Vegas, came out of the gates quickly.

The favorite posted games of 219, 237 and 259 for the field.-best 715 series and closed things out with 2140, 215 and 225 to lead Squad A with 1395 six-game total and an average of 232.50.

Shayna Ng (left), Singapore, started her series on the short oil conditioning pattern with 663/3 before she posted the first 300 game in the 16th Asian Games to overtake Sun-Ok by five pins. Ng widened her lead to 17 pins behind a 227 in game #5 but a low game of 153 cost the pole position. Ng finished with 1342 (223.67) to maintain a slim 1-pin lead over team mate New Hui Fen (right), who took the third place with 1341.

Hong Su-Yeon, Korea, had a slow start with 620/3 but came up strong with 709 (237, 268 and 204) to fall 12 pins short of the medals with 1329. 2006 Doha Asian Games Singles silver medalist Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, landed in fifth place with 1300. The third Korean, Son Yun-Hee was sixth with 1298.

The top 3 had to sit and wait if their scores would hold on to win a medal when the players of Squad B took to the lanes featuring defending Asian Games champion Putty Armein, Indonesia, and bronze medalist Haruka Matsuda, Japan.

Matsuda led Squad B after three games with 686 but could not match her pace in the second three games and had to settle for ninth place with 1289. Cherie Tan, Singapore overtook Matsuda by 20 pins thanks to a huge 289 game but could not challenge her team mates Ng and New.

World Youth champion Sharon Koh led Squad B with 1135 heading into the final game needing a 260-plus game to win the title but only a solid 208-game to grab silver. When the dust had settled Koh checked in with 183 and 1318 to finish in fifth place, while Tan was sixth with 1309.

Squad A leader Hwang Sun-Ok, Korea, took the gold medal while Singaporeans Shayna Ng and New Hui Fen received silver and bronze.

75 women from 14 countries - Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the host country China - will bowl for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Team, All Events and Masters.

 

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16th Asian Games - Women's Singles

Pos	Players	Country	Squad	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	Hwang Sun-Ok	Korea	A	219	237	259	715	240	215	225	680	1395	232.50
2.	Shayna Ng	Singapore	A	245	193	224	662	300	227	153	680	1342	223.67
3.	New Hui Fen	Singapore	A	227	221	257	705	198	206	232	636	1341	223.50
4.	Hong Su-Yeon	Korea	A	214	236	170	620	237	268	204	709	1329	221.50
5.	Sharon Koh	Malaysia	B	214	231	224	669	229	237	183	649	1318	216.67
6.	Cherie Tan	Singapore	B	233	191	189	613	289	202	205	696	1309	216.33
7.	Tannya Roumimper	Indonesia	A	195	213	255	663	248	215	174	637	1300	205.83
8.	Son Yun-Hee	Korea	A	168	236	188	592	225	235	246	706	1298	203.17
9.	Haruka Matsuda	Japan	B	203	267	216	686	193	208	202	603	1289	200.00
10.	Maki Nakano	Japan	B	222	203	213	638	238	187	205	630	1268	199.83
11.	Tang Ya Chun	Chinese Taipei	A	164	202	184	550	205	265	215	685	1235	197.00
12.	Putty Armein	Indonesia	B	186	235	181	602	152	235	230	617	1219	193.50
(tie)	Chen Dongdong	China	A	179	195	218	592	196	204	227	627	1219	192.83
14.	Gang Hye-Eun	Korea	B	202	245	236	683	180	176	177	533	1216	192.83
15.	Geraldine Ng	Singapore	A	206	177	198	581	171	225	223	619	1200	191.83
16.	Jeon Eun-Hee	Korea	A	232	207	184	623	178	202	196	576	1199	191.50
17.	Jazreel Tan	Singapore	B	190	178	223	591	245	193	156	594	1185	191.00
18.	Apple Posadas	Philippines	B	219	167	186	572	204	226	181	611	1183	190.83
19.	Zandra Aziela	Malaysia	A	191	166	202	559	235	190	198	623	1182	189.33
20.	Zatil Iman	Malaysia	B	201	170	236	607	171	224	178	573	1180	188.50
21.	Tsai Hsin Yi	Chinese Taipei	B	169	188	216	573	223	181	201	605	1178	187.33
22.	Yang Suiling	China	B	185	190	195	570	198	223	176	597	1167	186.00
23.	Kimberly Mae Lao	Philippines	B	197	140	207	544	222	201	199	622	1166	184.67
24.	Sin Li Jane	Malaysia	A	212	191	198	601	203	175	182	560	1161	183.50
25.	Liza Del Rosario	Philippines	A	201	191	186	578	200	155	224	579	1157	183.50
(tie)	Yang Hao Ting	Chinese Taipei	A	179	182	195	556	219	203	179	601	1157	182.17
27.	Zhang Yuhong	China	B	178	215	192	585	179	179	213	571	1156	180.67
28.	Choi Jin-A	Korea	B	186	220	189	595	192	193	173	558	1153	179.50
29.	Chan Shuk Han	Hong Kong	B	180	218	150	548	225	200	179	604	1152	179.33
30.	Jasmine Yeong-Nathan	Singapore	A	180	179	228	587	219	198	147	564	1151	175.50
31.	Xu Lan	China	A	204	196	188	588	199	215	147	561	1149	175.00
32.	Sharon Limansantoso	Indonesia	B	168	167	168	503	194	192	257	643	1146	174.17
(tie)	Angkana Netrviseth	Thailand	B	159	211	148	518	195	224	209	628	1146	173.50
(tie)	Misaki Mukotani	Japan	A	156	187	186	529	203	216	198	617	1146	168.17
35.	Panacha Boonma	Thailand	A	196	177	212	585	184	182	194	560	1145	166.00
36.	Esther Cheah	Malaysia	A	205	185	171	561	170	211	194	575	1136	161.67
37.	Wang Yu Ling	Chinese Taipei	A	170	235	233	638	176	165	152	493	1131	143.33
38.	Pan Yu Fen	Chinese Taipei	B	193	185	152	530	202	212	186	600	1130	139.33
39.	Shalin Zulkifli	Malaysia	A	232	212	145	589	192	149	194	535	1124	139.17
(tie)	Lara Posadas	Philippines	B	185	150	177	512	213	217	182	612	1124	118.33
41.	Milki Ng	Hong Kong	A	164	164	177	505	166	218	227	611	1116	219.67
42.	Jiang Wei	China	A	167	179	182	528	195	197	188	580	1108	218.17
43.	Filomena Choi	Macau	B	166	180	190	536	160	193	215	568	1104	214.83
44.	Sun Hongdou	China	A	210	175	211	596	152	160	193	505	1101	211.33
(tie)	Liza Clutario	Philippines	A	161	166	185	512	209	225	155	589	1101	203.17
46.	Prathima Hegde	India	A	175	175	173	523	192	194	184	570	1093	202.67
47.	Vanessa Fung	Hong Kong	B	191	186	138	515	191	215	164	570	1085	197.50
48.	Krizziah Lyn Tabora	Philippines	B	161	211	181	553	148	202	181	531	1084	197.17
(tie)	Yukari Homma	Japan	A	194	174	170	538	191	190	165	546	1084	196.67
50.	Kanako Ishimine	Japan	A	176	177	227	580	176	156	165	497	1077	196.33
51.	Nao Ohishi	Japan	A	194	197	186	577	135	173	191	499	1076	194.50
52.	Wang Ting Wen	Chinese Taipei	A	180	192	165	537	168	172	176	516	1053	194.33
53.	Apinyata Jonbumrung	Thailand	A	200	202	153	555	152	154	189	495	1050	192.67
54.	Benchawan Poungthoung	Thailand	B	195	158	169	522	163	178	185	526	1048	192.17
55.	Swapna Mitra	India	A	168	195	161	524	181	148	192	521	1045	192.00
56.	Tam Shun Yee	Hong Kong	A	181	158	147	486	227	172	156	555	1041	191.00
57.	Chan Weng Sam	Macau	B	174	143	164	481	169	224	149	542	1023	191.00
58.	Julia Lam	Macau	A	181	182	155	518	173	169	149	491	1009	188.33
59.	Novie Phang	Indonesia	B	148	223	161	532	169	147	160	476	1008	187.33
60.	Un In Cheng	Macau	B	204	149	197	550	146	171	137	454	1004	184.00
61.	Lvana Hie	Indonesia	A	142	156	174	472	194	160	170	524	996	180.83
(tie)	Shalima Zalsha	Indonesia	B	143	166	169	478	170	202	146	518	996	180.67
63.	Hui Tong	Macau	B	161	149	154	464	141	200	190	531	995	174.67
64.	Bashaer Rahsed	Kuwait	B	143	201	192	536	145	159	152	456	992	170.50
(tie)	Ho Sze Yui	Hong Kong	B	156	194	144	494	190	156	152	498	992	168.00
66.	Tchiang Sin U	Macau	A	178	190	159	527	156	162	125	443	970	167.33
67.	Hanadi AL-Mezaiel	Kuwait	B	125	129	132	386	150	164	193	507	893	166.00
68.	Farah Al-Mulla	Kuwait	B	183	124	121	428	166	172	124	462	890	165.83
69.	Khandaa Sosor	Mongolia	A	150	145	115	410	149	145	156	450	860	165.33
70.	Gerlee Shatarbal	Mongolia	A	114	155	133	402	151	152	131	434	836	165.33
71.	Fatemah Mohammad	Kuwait	A	157	126	128	411	136	153	135	424	835	148.83
72.	Shaikha Al-Hendi	Kuwait	B	134	150	117	401	101	193	138	432	833	148.33
73.	Dorjderem Tervee	Mongolia	B	120	161	119	400	128	149	129	406	806	138.83
74.	Urantsetseg Tsoodoon	Mongolia	B	150	128	153	431	130	130	101	361	792	134.33
75.	Abrar Al-Zanki	Kuwait	A	108	97	113	318	133	140	119	392	710	132.00

High Game/High Series 1 Game: Shayna Ng - 300
3 Games: Hwang Sun-Ok, Korea - 715
6 Games: Hwang Sun-Ok, Korea - 1395