Australia's Lexi Nicoll starts 21st Asian Championships with victory in Women Singles

    01/17/11

    2011 Asian Championships

    2011AsCW1LexiNicoll.jpgLexi Nicoll (pictured left) of Australia claimed the first gold medal in the 21st Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships at Khalifa Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE as she rolled a 1390 six-game series to win the Women Singles competition.

    Nicoll averaged 231.67 on the short oil pattern including games of 220, 245, 207, 247, 212 and 259.

    2011AsCW1HwangSunOk LexiNicollSitiShazwani.jpgMultiple World and Asian champion Hwang Sun-Ok (left), Korea, finished her series with 257, 247 and 234 to tie Siti Shazwani (right), Malaysia for second place at 1364 (227.33). Both players shared the silver medal.

    Places 4-6 went to Korean bowlers. Son Yun-Hee was fourth with 1305 and was followed by Jeon Eun-Hee with 1297 and Gye Min-Young with 1293.

    The 62 women from 12 countries - Australia, Bahrain, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and UAE - will return on Tuesday morning for the Doubles competition on medium oil.

    Photos and results courtesy of Asian Bowling Federation.

     


    2011 Asian Championships - Women Singles


    Final standings after six games on short oil

     


    Individual High Scores


    1 Game: Gye Min-Young, Korea, 269
    3 Games: Hwang Sun-Ok, Korea, 738
    6 Games: Lexi Nicoll; Australia; 1390

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