Remy Ong from Singapore and Esther Cheah of Malaysia concluded the 2016 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour with victory in the Indonesia leg Monday at Jaya Ancol bowling center in Jakarta.

In the men’s championship match, Ong (left) defeated Kim Bolleby (right) of Thailand, 254-210, while Cheah (above right) flew past her compatriot Nur Syazwani Sahar, 256-164, to win the women’s title

The top 16 Asian men and top 16 Asian women in the 14th Indonesia International Open Bowling Championship qualified for the sixth and last leg this season and the ninth event overall for the men which was contested in single-elimination match play format using the new World Bowling scoring system.

On the way to the title, Ong defeated Rickle Kam of Hong Kong in the opening round, 233-224, then sidelined Muhd Nur Aiman of Malaysia in the quarterfinal, 217-210, before he held off Indonesia Open champion Ahmad Muaz (left) of Malaysia, 224-210 in the semi-final.

Bolleby averaged 245 in the first three matches, eliminating Billy M. Islam of Indonesia in the opening round, 245-222, Timmy Tan of Malaysia in the round of 8, 254-223, and edging Syafiq Ridhwan (right) of Malaysia by one pin in the other semi-final match, 236-235.

Ong received US$1,000 and 75 ranking points for the win to finish the season in third place in the men’s ranking with 153 points. Yousif Falah of Bahrain led the field of 98 men with 210 points, just seven points ahead of Michael Mak of Hong Kong in second place with 203 points.

The top 16 men and top 16 women in the ABF Tour point rankings qualified for the ABF Tour Tournament of Champions to be held March 11-12, 2017, in Kuwait.

Macau leg winner Daisuke Yoshida, China leg champion Mi Zhong Li and Ahmed Al-Awadhi of Bahrain, the winner of the Bahrain Open ranking event, tied for 15th, 16th and 17th place at 75 points.

According to the ABF Tour rules, the total pinfall breaks the tie. Al-Awadhi, who toppled 4756 pins in the 20 games he bowled on his way to the title, could not loose the tie-break and was seeded 15th. Yoshida totaled 1069 pins in the Maqcau leg to beat out Zhong Li (936 in the China leg) for the 16th and last spot by 133 pins.

On the women’s side, Cheah (left) started with a 226-215 win against Novie Phang of Indonesia, then ousted teammate Radin Nur Najwa, 218-211, before she sent Indonesia’s Aldila Indryati (right) to the sideline, 256-229.

Nur Syazwani (left) won two close matches against in the rounds of 16 and 8 against Nadia Pramanik of Indonesia, 234-231, and compatriot Shalin Zulkifli, 195-194, before she bowled her highest game in the semi-final win against another teammate, Sin Li Jane (below right), 243-213.

Cheah’s victory, worth US$1,000 and 75 ranking points, propelled her to the top of the ranking leading the field of 67 women with 141 points. Tannya Roumimper of Indonesia, who fell to Sin Li Jane in the opening round, 220-187, slipped to second place with 136 points, with Novie Phang, Indonesia, in third place with 121 points.

Four players, Lee Na Young of Korea, Tsai Hsin-Yi, Wang Ting Wen of Chinese Taipei and Hee Kar Yen of Malaysia, tied for 16th place at 60 points. Lee took the last qualifying spot for the TOC as she had the highest four-game total of the foursome with 939.

Photos courtesy of Asian Bowling Federation (ABF).

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2016 ABF Tour Indonesia leg – Men’s Division

Jaya Ancol bowling center in Jakarta, Indonesia (Oct. 24, 2016)

Championship:
Remy Ong, Singapore, def. Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 254-210

Semifinal:
Remy Ong, Singapore, def. Ahmad Muaz, Malaysia, 224-210
Kim Bolleby, Thailand, def. Syafiq Ridhwan, Malaysia, 236-235

Quarterfinal:
Ahmad Muaz, Malaysia, def. Yuhi Shibata, Japan, 207-179
Remy Ong, Singapore, def. Muhd Nur Aiman, Malaysia, 217-210
Syafiq Ridhwan, Malaysia, def. Lee Tak Man, Macau, 220-190
Kim Bolleby, Thailand, def. Timmy Tan, Malaysia, 254-223

Round of 16:
Ahmad Muaz, Malaysia, def. Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia, 239-233
Yuhi Shibata, Japan, def. Tomoyuki Sasaki, Japan, 273-203
Muhd Nur Aiman, Malaysia, def. Yeri Ramadona, Indonesia, 253-203
Remy Ong, Singapore, def. Rickle Kam, Hong Kong, 233-224
Lee Tak Man, Macau, def. Fachri Ibnu Askar, Indonesia, 266-201
Syafiq Ridhwan, Malaysia, def. Oscar, Indonesia, 245-189
Timmy Tan, Malaysia, def. Isaac Russell, Malaysia, 219-211
Kim Bolleby, Thailand, def. Billy M. Islam, Indonesia, 245-222

2016 ABF Tour Indonesia leg – Men’s Final Standings

Players with position, country and ranking points

1. Remy Ong, Singapore, 75
2. Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 60
3. Syafiq Ridhwan, Malaysia, 46
4. Ahmad Muaz, Malaysia, 45
5. Timmy Tan, Malaysia, 33
6. Muhd Nur Aiman, Malaysia, 32
7. Lee Tak Man, Macau, 31
8. Yuhi Shibata, Japan, 30
9. Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia, 20
10. Rickle Kam, Hong Kong, 19
11. Billy M. Islam, Indonesia, 18
11. Isaac Russell, Malaysia, 17
13. Tomoyuki Sasaki, Japan, 15.5
(tie) Yeri Ramadona, Indonesia, 15.5
15. Fachri Ibnu Askar, Indonesia, 14
16. Oscar, Indonesia, 13

2016 ABF Tour Men’s Ranking – Standings after 9 events

Players with position, country and ranking points. The top 16 qualify for the ABFT Tournament of Champions in 2017.

Pos	Player	Country	Points	US$	QAT	BRN	THA	EGT	MAC	TPE	HKG	CHN	INA
1.	Yousif Falah	Bahrain	210		75	60		75
2.	Michael Mak	Hong Kong	203	2000	60					50	75	18
3.	Remy Ong	Singapore	153	1250			32					46	75
4.	Ryan Lalisang	Indonesia	142	250	13	30	17		17		45		20
5.	Rickle Kam	Hong Kong	131	250	30	20			16		46		19
6.	Sam Cooley	Australia	120	1250			75					45
7.	Kim Bolleby	Thailand	109.5	500			19,5		30				60
8.	Cheng Hsing Chao	Chinese Taipei	105	500					60	14		31
9.	Wu Siu Hong	Hong Kong	99	500		46			45	8
10.	Eric Tseng	Hong Kong	93	250	15		46				16	16
11.	Yannaphon Larpapharat	Thailand	92.5	500			60		15		17,5
12.	Lee Tak Man	Macau	81				16		19			15	31
13.	Mohammed Alsaud	Saudi Arabia	80		20			60
14.	Muhd Nur Aiman	Malaysia	77	250			45						32
15.	Ahmed Al-Awadhi	Bahrain	75			75
(tie)	Daisuke Yoshida	Japan	75	1000					75
(tie)	Mi Zhongli	China	75	1000								75
18.	Jassem Al-Saqer	Kuwait	64		17			17			30
(tie)	Jassim Al-Muraikhi	Qatar	64		33	31
20.	Yousef Al-Jaber	Qatar	63		32			31
21.	Hardy Rachmadian	Indonesia	60	500							60
(tie)	Shi Guangming	China	60	500								60
23.	Naif Oqab	UAE	52			33		19
24.	Billy M. Islam	Indonesia	51								33		18
25.	Annop Arromsaranon	Thailand	49				31		18
26.	Syafiq Ridhwan	Malaysia	46	250									46
(tie)	Ayman Hashim	Egypt	46					46
(tie)	Badin Lerdpiriyasakulkit	Thailand	46				33		13
(tie)	Lee Won Seok	Korea	46	250					46
(tie)	Mostafa Al-Mousawi	Kuwait	46		46
31.	Ahmad Muaz	Malaysia	45	250									45
(tie)	Ayad Al-Amiri	Kuwait	45					45
(tie)	Hazeem Al-Muraikhi	Qatar	45		45
(tie)	Osama A Rahman	Bahrain	45			45
35.	Joshua Chow	Hong Kong	44.5			13			31,5
36.	Hsu Chin-Tsai	Chinese Taipei	40	500						40
37.	Timmy Tan	Malaysia	33										33
(tie)	Abdulrahman Suwayed	Kuwait	33					33
(tie)	Jimmy Cheung	Hong Kong	33						33
(tie)	Tsai Chih-Yuan	Chinese Taipei	33									33
41.	Chen Ying-Shen	Chinese Taipei	32							32
(tie)	Diwan Rezaldy	Indonesia	32								32
(tie)	Khaled Al-Dosari	Qatar	32					32
(tie)	Lau Kwun Ho	Hong Kong	32			19						13
(tie)	Mohamed Janahi	Bahrain	32			32
(tie)	Mohammed Al-Merekhi	Qatar	32		18	14
(tie)	Wang Hongbo	China	32									32
48.	Lee Dong Eun	Korea	42521						31,5
49.	Ernest Kwok	Hong Kong	31								31
(tie)	Ghanim Aboujassoum	Qatar	31		31
51.	Yuhi Shinbata	Japan	30										30
(tie)	Alex Liew	Malaysia	30				30
(tie)	Chen Wu-Chi	Chinese Taipei	30							30
(tie)	Hany El Tokhey	Egypt	30					30
(tie)	Zhang Cheng	China	30									30
56.	Wu Cheng-Hsun	Chinese Taipei	23							23
57.	Wang Chen-Hsiung	Chinese Taipei	22							22
58.	Yeh Meng Wei	Chinese Taipei	21							21
59.	Chen Chin-Tsai	Chinese Taipei	20							20
(tie)	Ebrahim Al-Jadi	Kuwait	20					20
(tie)	Hengki Susanto	Indonesia	20								20
(tie)	Shogo Wada	Japan	20						20
(tie)	Wang Shizhen	China	20									20
64.	Syaffique Ikhwan	Malaysia	42509				19,5
65.	Yeri Ramadona	Indonesia	19								19		15.5
(tie)	Mohammed Al-Marzooqi	UAE	19		19
(tie)	Ryan Lalisang	Indonesia	19									19
68.	Ahmed A Jabbar	Bahrain	18			18
(tie)	Amr Nour	Egypt	18					18
(tie)	Muhd Rafiq Ismail	Malaysia	18				18
71.	Jang Dong Chul	Korea	42507								17,5
72.	Isaac Russell	Malaysia	17										17
(tie)	Ahmed Al-Malki	Bahrain	17			17
(tie)	Vincent Lim	Singapore	17									17
75.	Abdulrahman Al-Jaidah	Qatar	16					16
(tie)	Khaled Al-Dubyyan	Kuwait	16		16
(tie)	Mike Chan	Hong Kong	16			16
78.	Adrian Ang	Malaysia	15				15
(tie)	Basel Al-Anzi	Kuwait	15								15
(tie)	Lin Pai-Feng	Chinese Taipei	15							15
(tie)	Omar Rashaid	Bahrain	15			15
(tie)	Salem Al-Hajras	Kuwait	15					15
83.	Tomoyuki Sasaki	Japan	14						14				15.5
(tie)	Fachiri Ibnu Askar	Indonesia	14										14
(tie)	Hamza Abo Alhaiga	Jordan	14					14
(tie)	Kim Dong Gyun	Korea	14								14
(tie)	Mansour Al-Awami	Qatar	14		14
(tie)	Wan Syahmi	Malaysia	14				14
(tie)	Zhang Min	China	14									14
90.	Oscar	Indonesia	13										13
(tie)	Atchariya Cheng	Thailand	13				13
(tie)	Maher Abd Alhussien	Iraq	13					13
(tie)	Tsai Ying-Hao	Chinese Taipei	13							13
(tie)	Wicky Yeung	Hong Kong	13								13
95.	Chen Te-Nung	Chinese Taipei	12							12
96.	Wu Hao-Ming	Chinese Taipei	11							11
97.	Hsu Yin-Chou	Chinese Taipei	10							10
98.	Cheng Hsing-Yueh	Chinese Taipei	9							9

2016 ABF Tour Indonesia leg – Women’s Division

Jaya Ancol bowling center in Jakarta, Indonesia (Oct. 24, 2016)

Championship:
Esther Cheah, Malaysia, def. Nur Syazwani Sahar, Malaysia, 256-164

Semifinal:
Esther Cheah, Malaysia, def. Aldila Indryati, Indonesia, 256-229
Nur Syazwani Sahar, Malaysia, def. Sin Li Jane, Malaysia, 243-213

Quarterfinal:
Aldila Indryati, Indonesia, def. Siti Safiyah Amirah, Malaysia, 49-39 in roll-off after a 22-222 tie
Esther Cheah, Malaysia, def. Radin Nur Najwa, Malaysia, 218-211
Sin Li Jane, Malaysia, def. Putty Armein, Indonesia, 213-205
Nur Syazwani Sahar, Malaysia, def. Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 195-194

Round of 16:
Siti Safiyah Amirah, Malaysia, def. Alisha Nabila, Indonesia, 212-202
Aldila Indryati, Indonesia, def. Krizziah Tabora, Philippines, 233-222
Radin Nur Najwa, Malaysia, def. Liza Del Rosario, Philippines, 222-212
Esther Cheah, Malaysia, def. Novie Phang, Indonesia, 226-215
Sin Li Jane, Malaysia, def. Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 220-187
Putty Armein, Indonesia, def. Dyan Coronacion, Philippines, 232-203
Nur Syazwani Sahar, Malaysia, def. Nadia Pramanik, Indonesia, 234-231
Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, def. Yuri Sato, Japan, 198-188

2016 ABF Tour Indonesia leg – Women’s Final Standings

Players with position, country and ranking points

1. Esther Cheah, Malaysia, 75
2. Nur Syazwani Sahar, Malaysia, 60
3. Aldila Indryati, Indonesia, 46
4. Sin Li Jane, Malaysia, 45
5. Siti Safiyah Amirah, Malaysia, 33
6. Putty Armein, Indonesia, 32
7. Radin Nur Najwa, Malaysia, 31
8. Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 30
9. Nadia Pramanik, Indonesia, 20
10. Krizziah Tabora, Philippines, 19
11. Novie Phang, Indonesia, 18
12. Liza Del Rosario, Philippines, 17
13. Dyan Coronacion, Philippines, 16
14. Alisha Nabila, Indonesia, 15
15. Yuri Sato, Japan, 14
16. Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 13

2016 ABF Tour Women’s Ranking – Standings after 6 events

Players with position, country and ranking points. The top 16 qualify for the ABFT Tournament of Champions in 2017.

Pos	Player	Country	Points	US$	THA	MAC	TPE	HKG	CHN	INA
1.	Esther Cheah	Malaysia	141	1000	33			33		75
2.	Tannya Roumimper	Indonesia	136	500	46			45	32	13
3.	Novie Phang	Indonesia	121	500	45	13			45	18
4.	Sharon Limansantoso	Indonesia	111		31	31		18	31
5.	Putty Armein	Indonesia	109	500				17	60	32
6.	Chan Shuk Han	Hong Kong	93	250			17	30	46
7.	Nur Syazwani Sahar	Malaysia	76	500	16					60
8.	Han Kyeo Rae	Korea	75	1000				75
(tie)	Hsu Chun-Yi	Chinese Taipei	75	1000			75
(tie)	Lee Young Seung	Korea	75	1000		75
(tie)	Sharon Koh	Malaysia	75	1000	75
(tie)	Wang Ya Ting	Chinese Taipei	75	500		60	15
(tie)	Yang Liyan	China	75	1000					75
14.	Sin Li Jane	Malaysia	65	250	20					45
15.	Milki Ng	Hong Kong	64		14	17		19	14
16.	Lee Na Young	Korea	60	500				60
(tie)	Tsai Hsin-Yi	Chinese Taipei	60	500			60
(tie)	Wang Ting Wen	Chinese Taipei	60	250		15	45
(tie)	Hee Kar Yen	Malaysia	60	500	60
20.	Chang Yu Hsuan	Chinese Taipei	52			32	20
21.	Julia Lam	Macau	51			33	18
22.	Siti Safiyah Amirah	Malaysia	49					16		33
23.	Chien Hsiu-Lan	Chinese Taipei	46	250			46
(tie)	Jang Ha Eun	Korea	46	250		46
(tie)	Kim Kyung Sil	Korea	46	250				46
(tie)	Pan Yu-Fen	Chinese Taipei	46				32	14
(tie)	Aldila Indryati	Indonesia	46	250						46
28.	Kim Mi Ae	Korea	45	250		45
29.	Filomena Choi	Macau	36				16		20
30.	Li Shiau-Ping	Chinese Taipei	33				33
(tie)	Sun Jinfeng	China	33						33
32.	Dayang Khairuniza	Malaysia	32		32
(tie)	Joan Cheng	Hong Kong	32					32
34.	Chi Yun-Fan	Chinese Taipei	31				31
(tie)	Nadia Pramanik	Indonesia	31					31
(tie)	Radin Nur Najwa	Malaysia	31							31
37.	Alisha Nabila	Indonesia	30		15					15
(tie)	Huang Chiung-Yao	Chinese Taipei	30				30
(tie)	Kong Min	China	30						30
(tie)	Tanaprang Sathean	Thailand	30		30
(tie)	Veronica De Souza	Macau	30			30
(tie)	Shalin Zulkifli	Malaysia	30							30
43.	Kim Hyun A	Korea	20			20
(tie)	Lim So Hyun	Korea	20					20
45.	Chou Chia-Chen	Chinese Taipei	19				19
(tie)	Han Sol	Korea	19		19
(tie)	Park Ga Ryul	Korea	19			19
(tie)	Peng Rui	China	19						19
(tie)	Krizziah Tabora	Philippines	19							19
50.	He Xiaoli	China	18						18
(tie)	Natasha Roslan	Malaysia	18		18
(tie)	Tang Joh Six	Malaysia	18			18
53.	Tithima Thongsard	Thailand	17		17
(tie)	Zhang Chunli	China	17						17
(tie)	Liza Del Rosario	Philippines	17							17
56.	Kim Su Bin	Korea	16			16
(tie)	Wu Bing	China	16						16
(tie)	Dyan Coronacion	Philippines	16							16
59.	Joey Yip	Hong Kong	15					15
(tie)	Li Aijun	China	15						15
61.	Jang Ryeon Gyeong	Korea	14			14
(tie)	Lin I-Heng	Chinese Taipei	14				14
(tie)	Yuri Sato	Japan	14							14
64.	Chloe Lee	Hong Kong	13					13
(tie)	Su Shu-Wen	Chinese Taipei	13				13
(tie)	Yanee Saebae	Thailand	13		13
(tie)	Zhang Yuhong	China	13						13