28/11/2002
SHALIN Zulkifli and Lai Kin Ngoh had a fine outing at the 28th Hong Kong International Open at the SCAA Bowling Alley yesterday when they took the lead in the women's doubles with a score of 871 pinfalls.
The Malaysian men also followed suit when Azren Mohamed Noor and Mustafa Yassin rolled 911 to top the doubles event.
Malaysia also topped the Women's Trios when the combination of Shalin,
Kin Ngoh and Sarah Yap had a total score of 1,284.
In the women's Open division, Yap Seok Kim of Singapore scorched the
lanes with lines of 214, 225, 214 and 248 for a 901 total.
The Singaporean took over the lead from Shalin who scored 896 on
Tuesday.
Asian Games gold medallist Sarah leapfrogged into third with a
creditable showing of 889.
The atmosphere was tensed in the men's Open as several established
bowlers dug into their reserves to vie for a place in this weekend's
finals.
Indonesia's rising star, Ryan Lalisang showed his maturity to upstage
the more seasoned campaigners with an immaculate performance.
Ryan started with a superb progression of 236, 259, 267 and 194 for a
956 total to emerge as the new leader. Sam Goh of Singapore remained
second with 938 while Yoon Dal Young of Korea bowled 926 for third.
Results: Men's Singles - 1 Ryan Laliasang (Indon) 956, 2 Sam Goh (Sin)
938, 3 Yoon Dal Young (S Kor) 926; Doubles: 1 Azren Noor-Mustafa Yassin (Mas) 911, 2 Paeng Nepocemu-Purvis Granger (Phi) 854, 3 Peter Yung-Jent Li (HK) 851; Trios: 1 Wu Siu Hong, Rocky Hui, Cyrus Cheung (HK) 1,295; 2 Chan Ka Ming, Clement Poon, Elvis Law (HK) 1,242; 3 Cheng Chao Yu, Yeh Ting Sui, Hsiao Chin Liang (Tai) 1,232.
All-Events: 1 Azidi Ameran (Mas) 1,744.
Women's Singles: 1 Yap Seok Kim (Sin) 901 pts, 2 Shalin Zulkfli (Mas)
896, 3 Sarah Yap (Mas) 889; Doubles: 1 Shalin-Lai Kin Ngoh 871, 2 Cookie Lee-Jenny Ho (HK) 806, 3 Lisa Del Rosario-Yap Seok Kim (Phil) 803; Trios: 1 Shalin Zulkfili, Lai Kin Ngoh, Sarah Yap (Mas) 1,284; 2 Valerie Teo, Jennifer Tan, Alice Tay (Sin) 1,255; 3 Armein Putty, Soediyong, Shmizu Hiroko (Indon) 1,198.
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