Adrian Ang (pictured left) and Alex Liew (right) teamed to win the first gold medal for Malaysia in the 16th Asian Games bowling competition Wednesday when the duo captured the title in Men's Doubles at Tianhe Bowling Hall in Guangzhou, China.

The Malaysians had six games between 426 and 470 to lead the field of 50 doubles with 2711 six-game total and an average of 225.92. Ang led the team with 1372 while Liew contributed 1339.

Japan's Tomokatsu Yamashita and Shogo Wada and Singapore's Remy Ong and Jason Yeong Nathan were mere 20 pins behind to tie for second place and to share the silver medal with 2691 (224.25).

The 50 teams were split into two squads, A and B. For the third time in as many events the gold medalist bowled in Squad A. Joining the Malaysians in the first squad were Yamashita/Wada. The Japanese duo finished strong, firing 515 and 462 to land in second place. The duo tied China's Zhang Yijia and Mi Zhongli for the highest game of the event (515).

Three-time Busan Asian Games champion Ong (Masters, Singles and Trios in 2002) and team mate Yeong Nathan started Squad B with 1411 in the first three games, the highest series of the entire event, including 750 by Ong and 661 by Yeong Nathan. While Yeong Nathan posted 740 for the last three games, Ong struggled and finished with three sub-200 games (190, 169 and 181) for 1280 en route to end up tied for second place with 2691.

Korea's Jang Dong-Chul and Choi Bok-Eum made a late run but fell eight pins short of the medals to land in fourth place with 2683. Thailand's Phoemphun Yakasem, who posted the highest individual six-game series of 1452 (242 average) and team mate Dechochai Tinjiratip were fifth with 2662.

Sixth place belonged to the host country China with Zhang Peng and Du Jianchao, who chalked up 2622 pins. Ryan Lalisang and Rangga Yudhira of Indonesia were seventh with 2607. Lalisang used the second-highest 1439 series to overtake the lead in All Events (combined results in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team) after 12 of 24 games.

Choi Yong-Kyu and Cho Young-Seon, Korea, were eighth with 2602 and Zhang/Mi finished ninth with 2598. Singapore's Basil Low had the highest individual game of the day with 288.

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.

 

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16th Asian Games - Men's Doubles

Pos	Country/Players	Squad	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	Malaysia	A	466	450	426	1342	459	470	440	1369	2711	225.92
	Adrian Ang		255	233	213	701	247	228	196	671	1372	228.67
	Alex Liew		211	217	213	641	212	242	244	698	1339	223.17
2.	Japan	A	379	445	491	1315	399	515	462	1376	2691	224.25
	Tomokatsu Yamashita		177	218	222	617	213	258	224	695	1312	218.67
	Shogo Wada		202	227	269	698	186	257	238	681	1379	229.83
(tie)	Singapore	B	441	478	492	1411	436	405	439	1280	2691	224.25
	Remy Ong		238	232	280	750	190	169	181	540	1290	215.00
	Jason Yeong Nathan		203	246	212	661	246	236	258	740	1401	233.50
4.	Korea	B	423	503	398	1324	442	438	479	1359	2683	223.58
	Jang Dong-Chul		178	235	175	588	235	180	247	662	1250	208.33
	Choi Bok-Eum		245	268	223	736	207	258	232	697	1433	238.83
5.	Thailand	A	446	486	422	1354	427	466	415	1308	2662	221.83
	Phoemphun Yakasem		232	268	213	713	234	279	226	739	1452	242.00
	Dechochai Tinjiratip		214	218	209	641	193	187	189	569	1210	201.67
6.	China	B	456	495	428	1379	427	418	398	1243	2622	218.50
	Zhang Peng		269	268	225	762	212	234	206	652	1414	235.67
	Du Jianchao		187	227	203	617	215	184	192	591	1208	201.33
7.	Indonesia	A	452	459	435	1346	431	430	400	1261	2607	217.25
	Ryan Lalisang		268	253	248	769	209	246	215	670	1439	239.83
	Rangga Yudhira		184	206	187	577	222	184	185	591	1168	194.67
8.	Korea	B	384	418	421	1223	429	502	448	1379	2602	216.83
	Choi Yong-Kyu		192	192	224	608	195	259	257	711	1319	219.83
	Cho Young-Seon		192	226	197	615	234	243	191	668	1283	213.83
9.	China	A	458	428	515	1401	392	371	434	1197	2598	216.50
	Zhang Yijia		212	246	258	716	177	149	200	526	1242	207.00
	Mi Zhongli		246	182	257	685	215	222	234	671	1356	226.00
10.	Thailand	B	447	394	448	1289	401	443	447	1291	2580	215.00
	Yannaphon Larp-apharat		233	171	248	652	235	237	223	695	1347	224.50
	Somjed Kusonpithak		214	223	200	637	166	206	224	596	1233	205.50
11.	Hong Kong	A	455	434	432	1321	372	412	465	1249	2570	214.17
	Wicky Yeung		228	210	185	623	199	190	251	640	1263	210.50
	Michael Tsang		227	224	247	698	173	222	214	609	1307	217.83
12.	Qatar	A	494	393	471	1358	385	434	390	1209	2567	213.92
	Mubarak Al Muraikhi		237	190	232	659	182	229	201	612	1271	211.83
	Fahad Al-Emadi		257	203	239	699	203	205	189	597	1296	216.00
(tie)	Japan	B	418	389	443	1250	434	411	472	1317	2567	213.92
	Tomoyuki Sasaki		224	218	244	686	225	184	249	658	1344	224.00
	Nobuhito Fujii		194	171	199	564	209	227	223	659	1223	203.83
14.	Japan	A	395	439	345	1179	420	503	447	1370	2549	212.42
	Toshihiko Takahashi		225	257	172	654	189	235	224	648	1302	217.00
	Masaaki Takemoto		170	182	173	525	231	268	223	722	1247	207.83
15.	Kuwait	B	385	457	438	1280	420	438	398	1256	2536	211.33
	Basel Al-Anzi		204	222	256	682	194	238	200	632	1314	219.00
	Rakan Al-Ameri		181	235	182	598	226	200	198	624	1222	203.67
16.	Indonesia	B	423	472	397	1292	390	436	400	1226	2518	209.83
	Hengki I		225	248	206	679	183	191	188	562	1241	206.83
	Yeri Ramadona		198	224	191	613	207	245	212	664	1277	212.83
17.	UAE	B	432	335	436	1203	404	430	477	1311	2514	209.50
	Shaker Al-Hassan		214	178	214	606	219	233	221	673	1279	213.17
	Mohamed Al-Qubaisi		218	157	222	597	185	197	256	638	1235	205.83
18.	Chinese Taipei	B	383	399	427	1209	413	427	461	1301	2510	209.17
	Kao Hai-Yuan		200	204	179	583	186	257	216	659	1242	207.00
	Yang Nien-Hua		183	195	248	626	227	170	245	642	1268	211.33
19.	Hong Kong	B	411	441	396	1248	435	447	368	1250	2498	208.17
	Wu Siu Hong		208	224	174	606	211	255	192	658	1264	210.67
	Michael Mak		203	217	222	642	224	192	176	592	1234	205.67
20.	Indonesia	B	395	408	436	1239	415	437	401	1253	2492	207.67
	Williem Widjaja		174	188	206	568	245	212	182	639	1207	201.17
	Diwan Rezaldy		221	220	230	671	170	225	219	614	1285	214.17
21.	UAE	B	447	441	335	1223	489	401	368	1258	2481	206.75
	Nayef Oqab		245	238	188	671	221	208	154	583	1254	209.00
	Mahmood Al-Attar		202	203	147	552	268	193	214	675	1227	204.50
22.	Kuwait	B	415	348	481	1244	408	394	423	1225	2469	205.75
	Jassim Abbas Darwish		225	180	278	683	215	208	245	668	1351	225.17
	Khaled Al-Dubbyan		190	168	203	561	193	186	178	557	1118	186.33
23.	Malaysia	A	410	409	352	1171	385	483	428	1296	2467	205.58
	Aaron Kong		183	206	168	557	237	249	203	689	1246	207.67
	Zulmazran Zulkifli		227	203	184	614	148	234	225	607	1221	203.50
24.	Chinese Taipei	B	424	416	402	1242	377	457	387	1221	2463	205.25
	Wang Tien-Fu		223	192	225	640	193	266	173	632	1272	212.00
	Cheng Hsing-Chao		201	224	177	602	184	191	214	589	1191	198.50
25.	Hong Kong	A	510	385	409	1304	357	444	352	1153	2457	204.75
	Cyrus Cheung		245	190	201	636	158	210	188	556	1192	198.67
	Eric Tseng		265	195	208	668	199	234	164	597	1265	210.83
26.	Singapore	A	397	367	336	1100	431	458	467	1356	2456	204.67
	Benjamin Lim		226	186	189	601	194	231	229	654	1255	209.17
	Mark Wong		171	181	147	499	237	227	238	702	1201	200.17
27.	Philippines	B	416	381	349	1146	444	438	427	1309	2455	204.58
	Frederick Ong		188	224	147	559	209	197	213	619	1178	196.33
	Biboy Rivera		228	157	202	587	235	241	214	690	1277	212.83
28.	UAE	A	477	382	395	1254	392	447	361	1200	2454	204.50
	Sayed Ibrahim		199	206	221	626	215	232	184	631	1257	209.50
	Hussain Al-Suwaidi		278	176	174	628	177	215	177	569	1197	199.50
29.	Chinese Taipei	A	379	396	443	1218	365	453	400	1218	2436	203.00
	Fang Chih-Nan		193	196	205	594	177	267	215	659	1253	208.83
	Sun Kuang-Min		186	200	238	624	188	186	185	559	1183	197.17
30.	Philippines	A	337	400	448	1185	408	430	408	1246	2431	202.58
	Chester King		172	177	234	583	225	216	215	656	1239	206.50
	Raoul Miranda		165	223	214	602	183	214	193	590	1192	198.67
31.	Malaysia	B	390	388	445	1223	379	407	411	1197	2420	201.67
	Syafiq Ridhwan		197	204	212	613	191	203	194	588	1201	200.17
	Muh Nur Aiman		193	184	233	610	188	204	217	609	1219	203.17
32.	India	A	363	450	416	1229	371	363	451	1185	2414	201.17
	Dilbir Singh		183	217	222	622	177	160	234	571	1193	198.83
	Akaash Ashok Kumar		180	233	194	607	194	203	217	614	1221	203.50
33.	Korea	A	428	361	395	1184	364	387	460	1211	2395	199.58
	Suh Sang-Cheon		248	181	203	632	193	170	255	618	1250	208.33
	Hong Hae-Sol		180	180	192	552	171	217	205	593	1145	190.83
34.	Qatar	B	382	455	408	1245	371	435	339	1145	2390	199.17
	Yousef Al-Jaber		177	211	183	571	190	235	148	573	1144	190.67
	Mansour Al-Awami		205	244	225	674	181	200	191	572	1246	207.67
35.	Philippines	B	328	407	397	1132	373	438	407	1218	2350	195.83
	Collins Jose		159	191	197	547	193	204	204	601	1148	191.33
	Benshir Layoso		169	216	200	585	180	234	203	617	1202	200.33
36.	Thailand	A	383	373	375	1131	433	381	373	1187	2318	193.17
	Badin Lerdpiriyasakulkit		182	205	202	589	228	195	189	612	1201	200.17
	Apiwich Watanaphongsakaorn		201	168	173	542	205	186	184	575	1117	186.17
37.	Macau	B	391	452	336	1179	337	374	427	1138	2317	193.08
	Choi Io Fai		200	205	202	607	166	216	205	587	1194	199.00
	Lee Tak Man		191	247	134	572	171	158	222	551	1123	187.17
38.	Kuwait	A	375	360	377	1112	446	416	342	1204	2316	193.00
	Mohammed Al-Regebah		197	171	199	567	235	214	175	624	1191	198.50
	Mohammad Al-Zaidan		178	189	178	545	211	202	167	580	1125	187.50
39.	Singapore	A	388	342	323	1053	472	383	399	1254	2307	192.25
	Basil Low		228	177	199	604	288	201	226	715	1319	219.83
	Ng Tiac Pin		160	165	124	449	184	182	173	539	988	164.67
40.	Qatar	A	414	389	330	1133	444	360	349	1153	2286	190.50
	Salem Al-Marzouqi		210	204	178	592	224	167	215	606	1198	199.67
	Abdulla Al-Jusaiman		204	185	152	541	220	193	134	547	1088	181.33
41.	India	B	382	350	424	1156	338	401	373	1112	2268	189.00
	Srinath Pobbathi		171	179	200	550	145	193	191	529	1079	179.83
	Girish Ashok Gaba		211	171	224	606	193	208	182	583	1189	198.17
42.	Macau	A	321	378	377	1076	369	392	410	1171	2247	187.25
	Lok Hei Leong		168	183	195	546	171	195	208	574	1120	186.67
	Tam Tsz Sun		153	195	182	530	198	197	202	597	1127	187.83
43.	India	B	378	376	371	1125	378	402	313	1093	2218	184.83
	Shabbir Dhankot		179	207	212	598	180	186	144	510	1108	184.67
	Dhruv Sarda		199	169	159	527	198	216	169	583	1110	185.00
44.	Macau	A	394	389	407	1190	349	353	325	1027	2217	184.75
	Jose Manuel Machon		223	182	208	613	161	162	133	456	1069	178.17
	Kot Ka Hou		171	207	199	577	188	191	192	571	1148	191.33
45.	Uzbekistan	A	338	330	359	1027	361	376	336	1073	2100	175.00
	Bakhodir Arifov		172	174	168	514	171	176	141	488	1002	167.00
	Fayzulla Nasirov		166	156	191	513	190	200	195	585	1098	183.00
46.	Uzbekistan	A	296	347	371	1014	376	365	327	1068	2082	173.50
	Sergey Sapov		148	166	187	501	197	179	159	535	1036	172.67
	Viktor Smirnov		148	181	184	513	179	186	168	533	1046	174.33
47.	Mongolia	A	319	374	437	1130	270	316	308	894	2024	168.67
	Shar Baatar		160	187	192	539	130	159	157	446	985	164.17
	Miyesenge Tuvshinsanaa		159	187	245	591	140	157	151	448	1039	173.17
48.	Mongolia	A	354	310	322	986	335	309	310	954	1940	161.67
	Tsogerdene Molor		153	154	132	439	189	161	139	489	928	154.67
	Dondov Zorigt		201	156	190	547	146	148	171	465	1012	168.67
49.	Uzbekistan	B	298	375	309	982	335	264	317	916	1898	158.17
	Kudrat Khilyamov		117	203	138	458	168	137	118	423	881	146.83
	Surat Makhkamov		181	172	171	524	167	127	199	493	1017	169.50
50.	Mongolia	B	322	343	262	927	285	265	319	869	1796	149.67
	Jamts Sodnomdorj		181	190	126	497	151	142	150	443	940	156.67
	Tsendkhuu Batjargal		141	153	136	430	134	123	169	426	856	142.67

 

Individual High Game/High Series
1 Game: Basil Low, Singapore - 288
3 Games: Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia - 769
6 Games: Phoemphun Yakasem, Thailand - 1452

Team High Game/High Series
1 Game: Tomokatsu Yamashita/Shogo Wada, Japan and Zhang Yijia/Mi Zhongli, China - 515
3 Games: Remy Ong/Jason Yeong Nathan, Singapore - 1411
6 Games: Adrian Ang/Alex Liew, Malaysia - 2711

 

Men's All Events - Standings after 12 of 24 games

Pos	Player	Country	Singles short	Doubles long	Trios long/short	Team short/long	Total	Ave.
1.	Ryan Lalisang	Indonesia	1363	1439			2802	233.50
2.	Choi Bok Eum	Korea	1313	1433			2746	228.83
3.	Jassim Abbas Darwish	Kuwait	1366	1351			2717	226.42
4.	Shogo Wada	Japan	1325	1379			2704	225.33
5.	Alex Liew	Malaysia	1354	1339			2693	224.42
6.	Biboy Rivera	Philippines	1414	1277			2691	224.25
7.	Choi Yong Kyu	Korea	1370	1319			2689	224.08
8.	Jason Yeong Nathan	Singapore	1280	1401			2681	223.42
9.	Adrian Ang	Malaysia	1287	1372			2659	221.58
10.	Tomoyuki Sasaki	Japan	1283	1344			2627	218.92
11.	Remy Ong	Singapore	1334	1290			2624	218.67
12.	Phoemphun Yakasem	Thailand	1170	1452			2622	218.50
13.	Kao Hai Yuan	Chinese Taipei	1376	1242			2618	218.17
14.	Jang Dong Chul	Korea	1365	1250			2615	217.92
15.	Zhang Peng	China	1192	1414			2606	217.17
16.	Cho Young Seon	Korea	1312	1283			2595	216.25
(tie)	Mohammed Al-Regebah	Kuwait	1404	1191			2595	216.25
18.	Somjed Kusonpithak	Thailand	1361	1233			2594	216.17
19.	Eric Tseng	Hong Kong	1328	1265			2593	216.08
20.	Basil Low	Singapore	1269	1319			2588	215.67
21.	Aaron Kong	Malaysia	1339	1246			2585	215.42
22.	Toshihiko Takahashi	Japan	1278	1302			2580	215.00
23.	Michael Mak	Hong Kong	1345	1234			2579	214.92
24.	Yannaphon Larp-apharat	Thailand	1225	1347			2572	214.33
25.	Nayef Oqab	UAE	1315	1254			2569	214.08
26.	Frederick Ong	Philippines	1390	1178			2568	214.00
27.	Shaker Al-Hassan	UAE	1286	1279			2565	213.75
28.	Basel Al-Anzi	Kuwait	1243	1314			2557	213.08
29.	Rakan Al-Ameri	Kuwait	1329	1222			2551	212.58
30.	Yang Nien Hua	Chinese Taipei	1281	1268			2549	212.42
31.	Mi Zhongli	China	1192	1356			2548	212.33
32.	Suh Sang Cheon	Korea	1282	1250			2532	211.00
33.	Michael Tsang	Hong Kong	1213	1307			2520	210.00
34.	Wang Tien Fu	Chinese Taipei	1244	1272			2516	209.67
35.	Muhd Nur Aiman	Malaysia	1294	1219			2513	209.42
36.	Tomokatsu Yamashita	Japan	1189	1312			2501	208.42
37.	Mohamed Al-Qubaisi	UAE	1257	1235			2492	207.67
38.	Syafiq Ridhwan	Malaysia	1287	1201			2488	207.33
39.	Mahmood Al-Attar	UAE	1257	1227			2484	207.00
(tie)	Wicky Yeung	Hong Kong	1221	1263			2484	207.00
41.	Mansour Al-Awami	Qatar	1233	1246			2479	206.58
42.	Yeri Ramadona	Indonesia	1193	1277			2470	205.83
43.	DU Jianchao	China	1257	1208			2465	205.42
44.	Masaaki Takemoto	Japan	1212	1247			2459	204.92
45.	Khaled Al-Dubyyan	Kuwait	1334	1118			2452	204.33
46.	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong	1186	1264			2450	204.17
47.	Sayed Ibrahim	UAE	1190	1257			2447	203.92
48.	Mubarak Al-Muraikhi	Qatar	1171	1271			2442	203.50
49.	Cyrus Cheung	Hong Kong	1249	1192			2441	203.42
50.	Zhang Yijia	China	1198	1242			2440	203.33
51.	Chester King	Philippines	1200	1239			2439	203.25
52.	Zulmazran Zulkifli	Malaysia	1216	1221			2437	203.08
53.	Nobuhito Fujii	Japan	1209	1223			2432	202.67
54.	Cheng Hsing Chao	Chinese Taipei	1239	1191			2430	202.50
55.	Fahad Al-Emadi	Qatar	1132	1296			2428	202.33
56.	Hussain Al-Suwaidi	UAE	1216	1197			2413	201.08
57.	Badin Lerdpiriyasakulkit	Thailand	1210	1201			2411	200.92
58.	Rangga Yudhira	Indonesia	1240	1168			2408	200.67
59.	Salem Al-Marzouqi	Qatar	1203	1198			2401	200.08
60.	Sun Kuang Min	Chinese Taipei	1216	1183			2399	199.92
61.	Mohammad Al-Zaidan	Kuwait	1273	1125			2398	199.83
(tie)	Raoul Miranda	Philippines	1206	1192			2398	199.83
63.	Benshir Layoso	Philippines	1193	1202			2395	199.58
64.	Girish Ashok Gaba	India	1205	1189			2394	199.50
65.	Fang Chih Nan	Chinese Taipei	1131	1253			2384	198.67
(tie)	Hong Hae Sol	Korea	1239	1145			2384	198.67
67.	Pan Yuehong	China	1174	1204			2378	198.17
68.	Hengki I	Indonesia	1122	1241			2363	196.92
69.	Choi Io Fai	Macau	1164	1194			2358	196.50
70.	Mark Wong	Singapore	1155	1201			2356	196.33
71.	Dhruv Sarda	India	1240	1110			2350	195.83
72.	Benjamin Lim	Singapore	1088	1255			2343	195.25
73.	Dechochai Tinjiratip	Thailand	1127	1210			2337	194.75
74.	Dilbir Singh	India	1134	1193			2327	193.92
75.	Williem Widjaja	Indonesia	1119	1207			2326	193.83
76.	Lee Tak Man	Macau	1197	1123			2320	193.33
77.	Ng Tiac Pin	Singapore	1323	988			2311	192.58
78.	Tam Tsz Sun	Macau	1178	1127			2305	192.08
79.	Akaash Ashok Kumar	India	1079	1221			2300	191.67
80.	Apiwich Watanaphongsakorn	Thailand	1176	1117			2293	191.08
81.	Abdulla Al Jusaiman	Qatar	1194	1088			2282	190.17
(tie)	Lok Hei Leong	Macau	1162	1120			2282	190.17
83.	Srinath Pobbathi	India	1199	1079			2278	189.83
84.	Collins Jose	Philippines	1109	1148			2257	188.08
85.	Yousef Al-Jaber	Qatar	1101	1144			2245	187.08
86.	Kot Ka Hou	Macau	1065	1148			2213	184.42
87.	Diwan Rezaldy	Indonesia	916	1285			2201	183.42
88.	Shabbir Dhankot	India	1078	1108			2186	182.17
89.	Jose Manuel Machon	Macau	1092	1069			2161	180.08
90.	Sergey Sapov	Uzbekistan	1108	1036			2144	178.67
91.	Fayzulla Nasirov	Uzbekistan	1018	1098			2116	176.33
92.	Viktor Smirnov	Uzbekistan	1063	1046			2109	175.75
93.	Shar Baatar	Mongolia	1100	985			2085	173.75
94.	Dondov Zorigt	Mongolia	1012	1012			2024	168.67
(tie)	Miyesenge Tuvshinsanaa	Mongolia	985	1039			2024	168.67
96.	Bakhodir Arifov	Uzbekistan	995	1002			1997	166.42
97.	Surat Makhkamov	Uzbekistan	977	1017			1994	166.17
98.	Tsogerdene Molor	Mongolia	944	928			1872	156.00
99.	Jamts Sodnomdorj	Mongolia	927	940			1867	155.58
100.	Kudrat Khilyamov	Uzbekistan	979	881			1860	155.00
101.	Tsendkhuu Batjargal	Mongolia	750	856			1606	133.83