Sinai International Open wins back-to-back titles in Cairo
After three defeats in Asian Bowling Federation Tour title matches, Yousif Falah (pictured) of Bahrain finally got the monkey off his back when he defeated compatriot Masoud Saberi, 217-180, to notch his first career ABF Tour win at the International Bowling Center in Cairo, Egypt. It was the second title within a week for the Bahraini, who also won the 14th Sinai International Open, which served as the qualifier for fourth leg of the 2012 ABF Tour. The next stop is the ABF Tour Hong Kong leg on June 10.
Tournament draws 78 players only despite offering 74.100 U.S. Dollar total prize fund
Yousif Falah of Bahrain and Thailand's Angkana Netrviseth won the men's and women's open division of the 14th Sinai International Open from top seed. In the men's title match, Falah won the $12,000 top prize with a 191-181 victory over No. 4 Basel Al-Anzi, Kuwait. Netrviseth edged No. 2, Hanadi Al-Muzail, Kuwait, 224-220, to wrap up the women's title worth $4,500. Despite offering a total prize fund of 74.100 U.S. Dollar, the tournament drew only 78 players.
Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China (Sept. 2-11, 2012)
The Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress (HKTBC) will host the 22nd Asian Championships from Sept. 2-11, 2012 at 48-lane Hong Kong Bowling City in Kowloon Bay,. Up to the issue of Bulletin 2, 14 out of 38 ABF member federations have confirmed participation: Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Macau, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Uzbekistan and the host country Hong Kong.
Reigning Orange Open champion, Jason Belmonte (pictured) clinched a third consecutive win by finishing 724 over the card and a 231.5 average in the 2012 Audi NSW Country Open in Orange Sunday, April 22. The spectacular hattrick capped a momentous week for Belmonte who recently returned from the completion of a highly successful season on the PBA Tour in the USA, just in time to share the joy of his wife Kimberly giving birth to their second child, Hugo.
Local favorite Yanee Saebe wins second consecutive women's title in Bangkok
Wu Siu Hong (r.) of Hong Kong, and defending women's champion Yanne Saebe (l.) of Thailand claimed the titles in the ABF Tour Thailand leg Thursday at S.F. Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi. In the men's final, Siu Hong defeated fellow countryman Wicky Yeung, 210-174, to wrap up the title. Saebe saved her best for the last game, defeating compatriot Chantanee Sarnswang, 223-206, to win her second consecutive ABF Tour women's title in Bangkok.
Lee Na Young defends women's title in 38th MWA Thailand International Open
Surasak Manuwong (l.), Thailand, and Lee Na Young (r.), Korea, captured the titles in the 38th MWA Thailand International Open Wednesday at S.F. Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan. Top-seeded Manuwong defeated No. 4 seed Aris Ardilla of Malaysia, 210-171, to claim his first career open masters title. Lee, seeded No. 1, topped No. 2 Siti Shazwani of Malaysia, 212-177, to successfully defend the women's title.
Australia's reps decided at Australian Open and Vic 150
Melbourne's AMF Keon Park bowling center hosted a hectic schedule of bowling action over Easter as top bowlers from around the country battled for the coveted berths as Australia's representatives at the 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Ben Coupland from Melbourne's Brighton East won the Australian Open, while former World Cup Ann-Maree Putney from Newcastle took the title in the Vic 150 event to qualify for the 48th BWC (dates and venue tbd).
Two major events to be held in September in Hong Kong and Cyprus
Athletes ranging in age and bowling styles, and a mix of experience and emerging talent, will represent Australia at two of the sport's major events in September this year. A selection panel led by TBA National Coach, Chris Batson, today announced the teams for the 22nd Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship in Hong Kong from Sept. 2-11, and the inaugural WTBA World Singles Championship, to be held in Limassol, Cyprus, between Sept. 18-26.
Aichi men, Hokkaido women take home Minister's Cup
The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Cup All Japan Bowling Championships celebrated its 50th anniversary March 17-20 at Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa-Shi, Aichi-Ken, Japan. Daisuke Yoshida (l.) of the host prefecture Aichi emerged as the Men's Masters Champion while Misaki Mukotani (r.) successfully defended the Women's Masters title. The Minister's Cup for the best team went the Aichi men and the Hokkaido women.
Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait (March 20, 2012)
For the third time in just one week, Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City hosted a major bowling event as the second leg of the Asian Bowling Federation Tour followed the ABF Tour Tournament of Champions and the 9th Kuwait Open. In an all UAE-affair, Hareb Al-Mansoori (l.) defeated Sayed Al-Hashemi (r.), 244-205, in the title match to capture his first career ABF Tour title. The third ABF Tour stop will be in Bangkok, Thailand on April 19.
Finnish two-hander shoots four big scores to capture his third career PBA title; Jazreel Tan, Singapore claims women's title; Abdulrahman Suwayed wins Kuwaiti youth final
Two-hander Osku Palermaa (l.) averaged 263.75 in the stepladder finals of the 9th Kuwait International Open en route to win the first PBA Tour international title and the $25,000 top prize Monday evening at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. In the title match, Palermaa had to defeat top seeded Tom Smallwood, United States, twice to win the title. Palermaa won the first game, 276-232, and sealed the victory with 268-226 in game two.
Two U.S. pros, two European PBA players and Asian Toc Winner Wu to bowl for the first PBA Tour international title and the $25,000 top prize
PBA champion Tom Smallwood (pictured left), United States, averaged 253 in the so-called "Modified Match Play Round" en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the stepladder finals of the 9th Kuwait International Open which ends this evening at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Joining Smallwood in the finals are Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong; Osku Palermaa, Finland; Martin Larsen, Sweden; and Ronnie Russell, United States. The winner gets the first PBA Tour international title and the $25,000 top prize.
Four PBAers and Kuwait's Khaled Al-Dubyyan currently in the top 5
Former collegiate standout and PBA member Josh Blanchard (pictured left), United States, led the fifth round of the 9th Kuwait International Open with 254.50 average en route to lead the remaining 15 players into a so-called "Modified Match Play Round" which will determine the top 5 who will bowl for the title in the stepladder finals later today. The winner will be awarded the first PBA Tour international title, worth $25,000.
Sean Rash leads Final Round 4 with 269 average; top 8 meet top seven qualifiers in Round Five on Monday; all women eliminated
Four-time PBA champion Sean Rash (l.), United States led the top eight players of Final Round Four into the fifth round of the 9th Kuwait International Open Monday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Rash had games of 270, 258, 278, 230, 299 and 279 for 1614 pinfall total, an average of 269. Swede Martin Larsen (r.) used the second 300 game in Round 4 (Putty Armein, Indonesia, had the first) to land in second place with 1501.
PBA World Champion leads a group of 38 players into the finals
PBA players dominated the qualifying in the 9th Kuwait International Open, the sixth event of the 2012 World Bowling Tour, currently underway at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Osku Palermaa (pictured left) of Finland, a two-time PBA champion and winner of the 2011 PBA World Championship, averaged 245.23 over 15 games to lead the 110-player field with 3683 pinfall total. The winner of the 9th Kuwait International Open will be awarded the first PBA Tour international title and the $25,000 top prize.
Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait (March 13-14, 2012)
Wu Siu Hong (pictured right) of Hong Kong and Malaysia's Wendy Chai (left) captured the men's and women's titles in the 2011 ABF Tour Tournament of Champions, the season-ending event of the 2011 Asian Bowling Federation Tour, Wednesday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It was the second win for the Siu Hong after 2006 while Chai cruised to her third career victory in the ToC. When Siu Hong won his first title, Chai also won the women's title.
Ozone Entertainment Center in Manama, Bahrain (March 10, 2012)
Long-time Australian national team member and USBC Silver level coach, Andrew Frawley (pictured) captured the first title of the 2012 Asian Bowling Federation Tour by defeating Yousif Falah of Bahrain Saturday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Manama, Bahrain. In the title match, Frawley reeled off a seven-bagger to fly past his opponent, 259-213, and to win his first international title since the Thailand Open in the year 2010. There was no women's competition in this event.
Defeats compatriot Perttu Jussila in the deciding game to claim the title
In an all-Finnish affair, Osku Palermaa (l.) topped Perttu Jussila (r.), 289-255, in the deciding game to win the 10th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open Saturday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Manama, Bahrain. The two-hander received the 7,500 Bahraini dinar or $19,500 top prize. The top 16 Asian in the finals standings made the cut for the 2012 ABF Tour Bahrain leg.
Republished courtesy of Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation (March 6, 2012)
Six-time world champion Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno (pictured) reached another milestone in his bowling career last Sunday by winning his 124th Masters title in a 40-year span. Maintaining the form he displayed in 1972 when he recorded his first Masters victory, the 55-year-old Nepomuceno toppled former world titlist and Asian Games gold medalist Biboy Rivera, 2-0 (255-211 and 226-208), to capture the first ABC-Boysen Open crown at the E-Lanes Bowling Center in Greenhills, San Juan.
Kim Bolleby won two consecutive tournaments in Arabia, the 3rd Dubai International Bowling Tournament and the H.H. The Emir's Cup 2012, which earned the Swede almost $50,000 prize money. Bolleby won the tournament in Dubai on Feb. 25th, worth $16,300, from top seed and also finished second in the Under-23 division to pocket another $3,540. One week later in Doha, Bolleby defeated England's PBA champions, Dominic Barrett and Stuart Williams, on his way to the title and the $27,000 top prize.
After three defeats in Asian Bowling Federation Tour title matches, Yousif Falah (pictured) of Bahrain finally got the monkey off his back when he defeated compatriot Masoud Saberi, 217-180, to notch his first career ABF Tour win at the International Bowling Center in Cairo, Egypt. It was the second title within a week for the Bahraini, who also won the 14th Sinai International Open, which served as the qualifier for fourth leg of the 2012 ABF Tour. The next stop is the ABF Tour Hong Kong leg on June 10.
Yousif Falah of Bahrain and Thailand's Angkana Netrviseth won the men's and women's open division of the 14th Sinai International Open from top seed. In the men's title match, Falah won the $12,000 top prize with a 191-181 victory over No. 4 Basel Al-Anzi, Kuwait. Netrviseth edged No. 2, Hanadi Al-Muzail, Kuwait, 224-220, to wrap up the women's title worth $4,500. Despite offering a total prize fund of 74.100 U.S. Dollar, the tournament drew only 78 players.
The Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress (HKTBC) will host the 22nd Asian Championships from Sept. 2-11, 2012 at 48-lane Hong Kong Bowling City in Kowloon Bay,. Up to the issue of Bulletin 2, 14 out of 38 ABF member federations have confirmed participation: Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Macau, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Uzbekistan and the host country Hong Kong.
Reigning Orange Open champion, Jason Belmonte (pictured) clinched a third consecutive win by finishing 724 over the card and a 231.5 average in the 2012 Audi NSW Country Open in Orange Sunday, April 22. The spectacular hattrick capped a momentous week for Belmonte who recently returned from the completion of a highly successful season on the PBA Tour in the USA, just in time to share the joy of his wife Kimberly giving birth to their second child, Hugo.
Wu Siu Hong (r.) of Hong Kong, and defending women's champion Yanne Saebe (l.) of Thailand claimed the titles in the ABF Tour Thailand leg Thursday at S.F. Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi. In the men's final, Siu Hong defeated fellow countryman Wicky Yeung, 210-174, to wrap up the title. Saebe saved her best for the last game, defeating compatriot Chantanee Sarnswang, 223-206, to win her second consecutive ABF Tour women's title in Bangkok.
Surasak Manuwong (l.), Thailand, and Lee Na Young (r.), Korea, captured the titles in the 38th MWA Thailand International Open Wednesday at S.F. Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan. Top-seeded Manuwong defeated No. 4 seed Aris Ardilla of Malaysia, 210-171, to claim his first career open masters title. Lee, seeded No. 1, topped No. 2 Siti Shazwani of Malaysia, 212-177, to successfully defend the women's title.
Melbourne's AMF Keon Park bowling center hosted a hectic schedule of bowling action over Easter as top bowlers from around the country battled for the coveted berths as Australia's representatives at the 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Ben Coupland from Melbourne's Brighton East won the Australian Open, while former World Cup Ann-Maree Putney from Newcastle took the title in the Vic 150 event to qualify for the 48th BWC (dates and venue tbd).
Athletes ranging in age and bowling styles, and a mix of experience and emerging talent, will represent Australia at two of the sport's major events in September this year. A selection panel led by TBA National Coach, Chris Batson, today announced the teams for the 22nd Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship in Hong Kong from Sept. 2-11, and the inaugural WTBA World Singles Championship, to be held in Limassol, Cyprus, between Sept. 18-26.
The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Cup All Japan Bowling Championships celebrated its 50th anniversary March 17-20 at Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa-Shi, Aichi-Ken, Japan. Daisuke Yoshida (l.) of the host prefecture Aichi emerged as the Men's Masters Champion while Misaki Mukotani (r.) successfully defended the Women's Masters title. The Minister's Cup for the best team went the Aichi men and the Hokkaido women.
For the third time in just one week, Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City hosted a major bowling event as the second leg of the Asian Bowling Federation Tour followed the ABF Tour Tournament of Champions and the 9th Kuwait Open. In an all UAE-affair, Hareb Al-Mansoori (l.) defeated Sayed Al-Hashemi (r.), 244-205, in the title match to capture his first career ABF Tour title. The third ABF Tour stop will be in Bangkok, Thailand on April 19. 
Two-hander Osku Palermaa (l.) averaged 263.75 in the stepladder finals of the 9th Kuwait International Open en route to win the first PBA Tour international title and the $25,000 top prize Monday evening at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. In the title match, Palermaa had to defeat top seeded Tom Smallwood, United States, twice to win the title. Palermaa won the first game, 276-232, and sealed the victory with 268-226 in game two. 
PBA champion Tom Smallwood (pictured left), United States, averaged 253 in the so-called "Modified Match Play Round" en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the stepladder finals of the 9th Kuwait International Open which ends this evening at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Joining Smallwood in the finals are Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong; Osku Palermaa, Finland; Martin Larsen, Sweden; and Ronnie Russell, United States. The winner gets the first PBA Tour international title and the $25,000 top prize.
Former collegiate standout and PBA member Josh Blanchard (pictured left), United States, led the fifth round of the 9th Kuwait International Open with 254.50 average en route to lead the remaining 15 players into a so-called "Modified Match Play Round" which will determine the top 5 who will bowl for the title in the stepladder finals later today. The winner will be awarded the first PBA Tour international title, worth $25,000.
Four-time PBA champion Sean Rash (l.), United States led the top eight players of Final Round Four into the fifth round of the 9th Kuwait International Open Monday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Rash had games of 270, 258, 278, 230, 299 and 279 for 1614 pinfall total, an average of 269. Swede Martin Larsen (r.) used the second 300 game in Round 4 (Putty Armein, Indonesia, had the first) to land in second place with 1501.
PBA players dominated the qualifying in the 9th Kuwait International Open, the sixth event of the 2012 World Bowling Tour, currently underway at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Osku Palermaa (pictured left) of Finland, a two-time PBA champion and winner of the 2011 PBA World Championship, averaged 245.23 over 15 games to lead the 110-player field with 3683 pinfall total. The winner of the 9th Kuwait International Open will be awarded the first PBA Tour international title and the $25,000 top prize.
Wu Siu Hong (pictured right) of Hong Kong and Malaysia's Wendy Chai (left) captured the men's and women's titles in the 2011 ABF Tour Tournament of Champions, the season-ending event of the 2011 Asian Bowling Federation Tour, Wednesday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It was the second win for the Siu Hong after 2006 while Chai cruised to her third career victory in the ToC. When Siu Hong won his first title, Chai also won the women's title.
Long-time Australian national team member and USBC Silver level coach, Andrew Frawley (pictured) captured the first title of the 2012 Asian Bowling Federation Tour by defeating Yousif Falah of Bahrain Saturday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Manama, Bahrain. In the title match, Frawley reeled off a seven-bagger to fly past his opponent, 259-213, and to win his first international title since the Thailand Open in the year 2010. There was no women's competition in this event. 
In an all-Finnish affair, Osku Palermaa (l.) topped Perttu Jussila (r.), 289-255, in the deciding game to win the 10th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open Saturday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Manama, Bahrain. The two-hander received the 7,500 Bahraini dinar or $19,500 top prize. The top 16 Asian in the finals standings made the cut for the 2012 ABF Tour Bahrain leg. 
Six-time world champion Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno (pictured) reached another milestone in his bowling career last Sunday by winning his 124th Masters title in a 40-year span. Maintaining the form he displayed in 1972 when he recorded his first Masters victory, the 55-year-old Nepomuceno toppled former world titlist and Asian Games gold medalist Biboy Rivera, 2-0 (255-211 and 226-208), to capture the first ABC-Boysen Open crown at the E-Lanes Bowling Center in Greenhills, San Juan.
Kim Bolleby won two consecutive tournaments in Arabia, the 3rd Dubai International Bowling Tournament and the H.H. The Emir's Cup 2012, which earned the Swede almost $50,000 prize money. Bolleby won the tournament in Dubai on Feb. 25th, worth $16,300, from top seed and also finished second in the Under-23 division to pocket another $3,540. One week later in Doha, Bolleby defeated England's PBA champions, Dominic Barrett and Stuart Williams, on his way to the title and the $27,000 top prize.