The 1st National Tournament of 2010 is underway now at Plaza Senayan Bowling which is hosted by Cihuuy Bowling Club.  The total money prize of Rp. 267,150,000  and a perfect game of Rp. 100,000,000 (MQ and Master Final) is up for grab.  "on behalf of Cihuuy Bowling Club we'd like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to all participants, with the hopes of making this National event a success.  The best of luck and Happy Bowling to all" said Deeno Nasution as the Club Advisors.  Tournament Info ...

The Kuwait Bowling Federations will host the 15th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships. The competition will be staged at Cozmo Bowling Center, a 16-laner in Salmiya City, Kuwait. The opening ceremonies are scheduled for Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. The 8-day competition starts on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and ends with the Masters finals on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Boys and girls from the 36 ABF member federations are eligible to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, 4-player Team, All Events and Masters.  Tournament Info ...

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Tommy Andrie of Millennium Club captures his 1st Master Open National title in 2010 Champions of the year in Prisai Bowl, Medan Sunday evening.  He leads from starts to finish with a 215 pin margin from Edi Ong who finished 2nd with a total of 2385 pinfall.  Rudi R finished 3rd with 2363.  Meanwhile, Angelina of Medan captures the Women title with 2499 pinfall, Jessica finished 2nd with 2153 pinfall and Indri in 3rd with 2085.   Final Result ...

National Elite Zatil Iman of Malaysia and Youth Boy's Open Masters champion, Choi Bok Eum of Korea took convincing victories in the Ladies' and Men's Open Masters finals at the 37th Penang Pesta International Open on Christmas day.  The 20-year-old won 9 out of the 10 matches and drawing one to end the block with 2440 and 190 pins bonus to add to her first block score of 2173 for an aggregate total of 4803. Zatil finished 102 pins ahead of Shalin Zulkifli, who amassed 4701 to settle for runner-up.  In the men's division, Daniel Lim and Alex Liew, who trailed first block leader, Choi Bok Eum of Korea, just found the Korean a handful as Alex did well to end the finals as first runner-up.  Final Result ...

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World Ranking Masters champion, Siti Safiyah Amirah (c) captured her second international title this year after she emerged champion of the inaugural All-Stars Classic 2009 on Monday.  Seeded No. 1 after the Round of Top 24 finals, Siti Safiyah Amirah needed the second match decider to earn title by beating her opponent, Jeon Eun Hee (l) of Korea, 215-180.  Jeon Eun Hee had reached the finals after she outclassed No. 2 seed, Tannya Roumimper of Indonesia and winner of the first stepladder match, Kang Bo Long (r) of Malaysia, 265-205-209.  Eun Hee settled for RM17,000 for finishing as first runner-up while Kang won RM10,000 as second runner-up. Roumimper took home RM7,000, Aloysius Goh RM5,000 and Kim RM3,000.  Final Result ...

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It was a perfect Christmas gift for national bowler Esther Cheah (right) when she clinched the Milo International Junior All-star title after defeating Lee Young-im of South Korea in the stepladder finals at Sunway Mega Lanes on Saturday.  Esther, who had arrived from Nebraska, United States, on Monday, fired 279 in the semifinals, against of South Korea's Jo Hyun-Jung (227) and Shayna Ng of Singapore (205) to advance to the finals.  In the final against Lee Young-Im, Esther rolled 198 to take the first match forcing the tie into a deciding second match. The Malaysian was equally impressive with a 217 effor against the Korean's 170 to bag the title.  In the boy's competition, it was an all-Korean affair after Kim Jong-Wook (left) beat Park Jong-Woo by a mere pin 212-211 in the title match to win the top prize of RM30,000 leaving his compatriot with RM12,000.  Final Result ...

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Agum Gumelar present 300 games rewards to Koeshaeryanto (r)

Ryan shot 300 games during master final

Ryan Lalisang (right) of JABC defeat William Wijaya of Millennium Club 289 to 225 to win the 2009 Agum Gumelar Master Open Title.  Ryan pocketed Rp. 15.000.000 ($1,500) and William earned Rp. 10.000.000 ($ 1,000). 

Match 1: Hengki def Rudy & Djonny 222 to 195 & 211.

Match 2: William def Hengki & Diwan 255 to 195 & 179. 

Championship Match: Ryan def William 289 to 225.

Meanwhile, in the Women Division, Sharon (c) of JABC defeat Novie (l) of Millennium 204 to 167.   Sharon pocketed Rp. 10.000.000 ($1,000) while Novie took home Rp. 7.500.000 ($ 750). 

Match 1: Jessica def Putty & Ivana 259 to 246 & 221.

Match 2: Novie def Inge & Jessica 223 to 189 & 168. 

Championship Match: Sharon def Novie 204 to 167.

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Remy Ong from Singapore defeated fellow lefthander Peter Ljung, Sweden, 416-414, in the title match of the 9th Qatar International Open in Doha, Qatar, and received the 30.000 Euro top prize. Ljung was consoled with 15.000 Euro. In the semifinal, Ong defeated Andrew Frawley, Australia, 435-405, to set up a title match against Ljung, who eliminated Britt Brøndsted, Denmark, 444-397. Brøndsted and Frawley received 5.000 apiece for third and fourth place.  Final Result ...

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In the Men's A final last night, Djonny Robert (c) of FQ Club took home the title with a total of 2598 pinfall ave 217.  Diwan Rezaldy (l) of Mahardika Club came up short 10 pins to settle in 2nd place with total of 2588.  Hasrial (r) of Krida Utama Club shot 299 in his last game to jump from 8th to 3rd position with 2582. 

Meanwhile, in the Ladies B, Cheya (c) of Blazing Club,  who just finished 3rd in the A on Tuesday, lead from start to end to capture her first ever B title with a total of 1936, Nunung (l) of Pertamina Club in 2nd with 1904 and Tina (r)  of Garuda Club in 3rd with 1897.  Final Result ...

Shinta Noen (C) Junior bowler of Bandung, of Quantum Club, shot a total of 2407 ave 201 to claim the Women Grade A title this afternoon.  Trailing 55 pin behind was Furni (l) of Millennium Club, who just win a single Gold Medal last week at the Jakarta Intercity Championship, with a totla of 2352, while Cheya Chantika Wenas (r) a Junior of Blazing Club who just win Gold Medal in Double event during the Jakarta Intercity Championship last week finished in 3rd position with 2298. 

Meanwhile, in the Men Grade B, Priyono (c) of Cakra win the title with total of 2650 ave 221, Alex Sitompul (l) of Bandung in 2nd with 2597 and Alex F. (r) of Spirit in 3rd with 2581.   Final Result ...

Last night after the opening ceremony of the 2009 Agum Gumelar Cup, Team trios interclub event was contested.  Trios Millennium 1 (Edy, Miko & William) emerged as the champions with a total of 1936, while Team Millennium 5 (Edy, Ace & William) finished 2nd with 1882 and Team Cihuuy (Satya, Glen & Yogi) finished 3rd with 1875, while another Team Millennium of Husin, Swi-Swi & Novie took the 4th spot with 1873.  Final Result ...

In a unique outcome the top 3 women and the top 3 men in the All Events standings at the 5th East Asian Games bowling competition also earned the medals in the Masters ´finals Saturday at Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China. All Events champions Gye Min-Young and Hong Hae-Sol (pictured) earned the coveted titles and their fourth gold medal of the Games. The Korean women and men dominated the bowling competition winning 10 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze medals.  Final Result  ...

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Furni (center) of West Jakarta defeat Ochie (left) of East Jakarta to claim the Gold medal in the final stepladder.  Ochie settle for Silver and Lita (right) of Central Jakarta takes the Bronze. 

Meanwhile, in the Men master, Embess (center) of East Jakarta who finish the block as a top seed defeat Koes (left) of South Jakarta for Gold Medal.  Bronze goes to Diwan (right) of Central Jakarta.  The overall Champion in this event is Central Jakarta with 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze.  South Jakarta in 2nd position with 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze, while West and East Jakarta tie in 3rd position with 1 Gold and 1 Silver and North Jakarta with 1 Gold and 2 Bronze.    Final Result ...

Earlier this morning the Central Jakarta Women Double Team of  Ayu (left) and Cheya (right) claimed the first Gold medal for their region in this event.  The double had a total of 1121 ave 187 to win the Gold medal, Furni and Elvie of West Jakarta took Silver with 1075 pinfall, Bronze went to Sheanny and Ima of South Jakarta with 1072 pinfall.  Meanwhile, in the Men's Double Eric Ngo and Djonny H of North Jakarta claimed Gold Medal with a total of 1267 ave 211, Silver went to East Jakarta team of Embess and Wasiswan with 1258 pinfall and Bronze went to South Jakarta of Ari A. and Koes with 1194. Final Result ...

Ari A.

Iyenwaty (center) claimed first gold medal for North Jakarta in women single event this morning.  She had a total of 1167 pinfall ave 195, Ayu (left) of Central Jakarta took Silver with total 1144, Syncheria (right) of North Jakarta took Bronze with total 1130.  Meanwhile, Ari A. of South Jakarta claimed Gold Medal with total of 1348 pinfall ave 225, Djonny H of Central Jakarta took Silver with 1244 and Lucky of North Jakarta took Bronze with 1241 pinfall.  Final Result  ...

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Last night the November Spirit Monthly tournament saw Alex Zl of Banesia wins the title, while Miko (right) of Millennium Club finished 2nd and Hermansyah of MPBK in 3rd.  Tan Husin (left) of Millennium Club wins the High Game award.

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Ryan Lalisang's dream of becoming the first Indonesian to win the QubicaAMF World Cup title was shattered when he lost to Michael Schmidt, 0-2 in the semifinals at Melaka International Bowling Center on Thursday evening.  Ryan Lalisang did not have a good start and open two frames without many strikes to lose to No. 2 seed and 2005 winner, Michael Schmidt of Canada, 180-202 in the first semifinal game.  In the second game, Lalisang tried in vain to keep himself in the match and left is very late by striking home for a 217 effort but Schmidt fended off the 29-year-old Indonesian's late charge to record a 247-217 victory to earn a place in the finals.  Meanwhile, Caroline Lagrange became the fifth Canadian to win the women's crown when she defeated challenger and No. 3 seed, Zara Gles of England, 2-1 in the finals. Giles had taken the first game, 194-189 but Lagrange drew level in the second game, 210-181 to force the decider.  Final Result ...

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Ryan Lalisang and Hengky Susanto gave Indonesia its second bronze medal in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games 2009 after losing to eventual champion, UAE in the Men's Doubles semifinals on Tuesday evening.  Ryan Lalisang and Hengky Susanto has finished a superb second with 2564 to Choi Bok Eum and Kim Tae Young in the opening squad of the 6-games Men's Doubles event earlier this morning and hopeful of advancing intot the quarterfinals knockout stage.  The duo, who ended sixth after UAE's Naif Oqab and Hussain Al-Suwaidi topped the second squad to earn top spot overall, narrowly defeated the other Korean pair and third-seed, 427-420 to assure themselves at least a bronze medal..  "The match against the Koreans in the quarterfinals was tougher as they are a strong pair," said Lalisang after ending their hopes of further advancement. "Naif and Hussain bowled exceptionally well and they totally deserve the victory.  Final Result ...

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Tannya Roumimper gave Indonesia its first medal in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games 2009 after losing to eventual champion, Son Yun Hee of Korea, in the semifinals at Saigon Superbowl on Monday.  But the Indonesian's fine run came to an end when she lost to Son, 192-211 in the semifinals. The Korean went on to beat No. 2 seed, Maki Sano, 193-158 to claim Korea's first gold medal. Sano reached the finals beating No. 3 seed, Shayna Ng of Singapore 211-172 in the other semi.  "I'm glad I finished with a strong final game to qualify for the quarterfinals. Anyway, I'm still happy no doubt slightly disappointed for not doing better. We have at least a bronze medal after one event. We've two more so we've to work harder." said Tannya.  Final Result ...

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Indonesia will be participating at the 3rd Asian Indoor Games 2009 for the second time as the bowlers warmed up at Saigon Superbowl during the unofficial practice on Friday.  At the last games in Macau, Indonesia had a relatively young and inexperienced team of four men in which their best finish was tenth in the Team event.  This time round, Indonesia has a much more stronger team with Ryan Lalisang leading Dennis, Rangga and Hengky Susanto in the men's division.  Over in the women's division, in-form Tannya Roumimper is the more fancied Indonesian women to put in a strong challenge. After winning this year's Indonesia Open Masters crown, the 17-year-old has also had several podium finishers. Putty Armein is also a strong medal contender after returning to the winning circle when she picked up the ABF Tour Macau leg title. Putty was the star of the show during the 2006 Asian Championship in which she picked up two gold medals. Sharon Limansantoso's experience in big tournaments will be a boost to the team. The 2007 Indonesia Open champion won the 2007 SEA Games Masters gold medal. 2005 SEA Games Bronze and Gold Medalist, Novie Phang is the fourth women in the team. 

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