Tseng beats Australia's Sam Cooley in the title match of the 10th Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge
Eric Tseng of Hong Kong defeated Australia's Sam Cooley, 214-202, in the title match of the 10th Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge en route to win his first career title in an international tournament and the one million Philippine peso top prize (approx. USD24,200). Cooley pocketed 500,000 pesos for second place, Javier Tan of Singapore received 250,000
peso for third place and USA's Tim Mack garnered 125,000 Peso for fourth place.
Japan national team member Toshihiko Takahashi (r.) of Gifu and Yuri Sato (l.) of Kanagawa triumphed in the live TV stepladder finals of the NHK Cup 47th Japan All-Star Invitational Championships en route to win Japan's most prestigious individual bowling titles. 260 elite players participated in the event, which was held from May 17-19 at JFE Chiba River Lanes in Chiba-Shi, Chiba-Ken, Japan. The champions are considered the best bowlers in Japan.
Ayman Hashem (l.) gave Egypt its first Sinai International Open title since 2006 while Korngunya Aree (r.) retained the women's title for Thailand Tuesday at the International Bowling Center in Cairo, Egypt. Hashem and Aree entered the men's and women's stepladder finals at different ends of the spectrum, seeded No. 1 and No. 4, resp. The top seeded player had to be defeated twice to win the title. The top 16 Asian men advanced to the Egypt leg of the 2013 ABF Tour.
Big payday for Phumin Klanbida in 'Thailand the Master'
Kim Min Hee of Korea and UAE's Shaker Al-Hassan captured the women's and men's open titles in the 39th MWA Thailand International Open 2013 Monday in Bangkok, Thailand. Kim (r.) earned 100,000 Baht and Al-Hassan (l.) received 300,000 Baht for accomplishing the feat. The biggest pay check, however, went to Thai youth bowler Phumin Klanbida, who pocketed 350,000 Baht (approx. USD 12,125) for winning the 'Thailand the Master' tournament.
South China Athletic Association Bowling Center in Hong Kong, China (Sept. 7-14, 2013)
The Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress has released Bulletin No. 1 for the 17th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships Sept. 7-14, 2013 at South China Athletic Association Bowling Center at Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China. Boys and girls will compete in Singles, Doubles, four-player Teams, All Events and Masters. The boys and girls Masters stepladder finals will be staged at the 12-lane training facility (pictured) inside the Hong Kong Sports Institute
Dubai International Bowling Center in Dubai, UAE (March 30 - April 6, 2013)
Andrew Frawley of Australia ended a one-year title drought with victory in the DIBC Open Bowling Tournament 2013 Saturday, April 6 in Dubai, UAE. The USBC silver level coach (pictured), who won his last title in March 2012 in Bahrain, defeated Samantha Hannan of England, 254-221 (including eight pins handicap), to win the title and the 25,000 Dirham first place check ($6,800). Hannan, one of only two women in the 63-player field, was consoled with AED 12,000.
Hikaru Takekawa triumphs in Women's Masters; Aichi prefecture wins fourth consecutive Men's MEXT Cup; Gifu women take home MEXT Cup for the first time
Japan National Team members Daisuke Yoshida (l.) from Aichi prefecture and Hikaru Takekawa (r.) emerged as men's and women's Masters champions in the MEXT (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Cup All Japan Bowling Championships. The 51st edition of the prestigious event was from March 14-17 in biggest bowling center in the world on one floor, 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa-Shi, Aichi-Ken.
Reigning PBA Player of the Year captures his sixth career PBA title
Reigning PBA Player of the Year, Sean Rash (l.) of Montgomery, Ill., USA, defeated Mika Koivuniemi (r.), Finland, 234-201, in the title match of the World Bowling Tour's 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 to win the PBA International title and the $25,000 top prize. Rash, who won his sixth career PBA title, Rash struck eight times and took advantage of a big split by Koivuniemi
in the 10th frame to seal the victory. Koivuniemi was consoled with $12,000.
Bahraini paces field of 82 players after each block in Round One; leads 38 into the finals rounds; four women survive the first cut
Yousif Falah (pictured) of Bahrain led the qualifying portion of the 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 after each of the three five-game blocks en route to lead a group of 38 players including four women into the finals rounds Saturday and Sunday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya, Kuwait. Falah, who held a 105-pin lead heading into the final block on Friday, averaged 240.60 and toppled 1203 pins to finish Round One with 3788 total and an average of 252.53 for fifteen games. The winner received the $25,000 top prize.
Defending champion Palermaa leads day two qualifying with 258.40 average to shoot into third place overall
Overnight leader Yousif Falah (l.) of Bahrain added a 1256 series to the 1329 from day one to lead the 82-player field in the 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 after 10 of 15 qualifying games with 2585 total. Sean Rash, United States, remained in second place with 2480. Defending champion Osku Palermaa (r.) of Finland had the field-best 1292 series (258.40) on Thursday en route to jump from tenth to third place with 2470.
Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya, Kuwait (March 13-17, 2013)
Yousif Falah (pictured) of Bahrain averaged 265.80 in the first of three five-game blocks to take the early lead in Round One of the 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 at Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya, Kuwait.
In the high-scoring event, Falah fired games of 268, 259, 290, 255 and 257 for 1329 to hold a 41-pin lead over reigning PBA Player of the Year, Sean Rash, USA, who sits in second place with 1288 (257.60). The second and third block will be played on Thursday and Friday, March 14 and 15, respectively.
Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland defeated Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. of Venezuela in the deciding game, 248-194, to win the 11th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra, Bahrain, and the 7,500 Bahraini Dinar first place check. Koivuniemi, seeded first, fell to Ruiz in the first game of the championship match, 207-201. As the No. 1 seed must be defeated twice to win the title, Koivuniemi got a second chance and took full advantage.
The group of 30 finalists in the 11th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open was reduced to 18 in Final Round Two and Three Thursday at Ozone Entertainment Center. Yousef Al-Jaber (pictured), who finished qualifying in 24th place, led both rounds averaging 243.42 for the day. The Qatari rolled a 1449 six-game series (241.50) to lead the top six players of Round Two into the next round where he posted another 1472 (245.33). The top 6 of Round Three meet qualifiers 7-12 in Round Four on Friday morning.
Top six players of Squads A & B remain atop the leaderboard to earn three byes; Colombia's Manuel Otalora paces Squad C-E bowlers to land in seventh place; Hong Kong's Rickle Kam hits cutoff number with 3420 (213.75 average)
Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland finished the four-day qualifying of the 11th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open atop the 94-player leaderboard to lead a group of 30 players into the finals on Thursday and Friday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra, Bahrain. The eleven-time PBA titlist shot a perfect game in each of the two eight-game qualifying blocks to win the qualifying with 3915 total (244.69 average). The bowlers seeded 19th to 30th will start the finals on Thursday at 10 a.m. Arabia Standard Time.
Manuel Otalora (pictured) of Colombia toppled 1949 pins and averaged 243.63 for eight games in Squad D to lead the 72 players of squads C, D & E after the first block of qualifying in the 11th Bahrain Open at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra. Mika Koivuniemi of Finland leads squads A & B, who have already completed both qualifying blocks, with 3915 total and an average of 244.69 for 16 games. Otalora needs a 1967 series (245.88 average) in the second block on Wednesday to overtake the Finn by one pin.
Finn leads 46-player field after Squad A & B have completed qualifying with 244.69 average
First block leader Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland rolled his second 300 game Monday en route to maintain his lead in the 11th Bahrain Open as Squad A & B have completed qualifying. Koivuniemi added 1947 to his 1968 first-block series to lead the 46-player field with 3915 (244.69). Fellow PBA champion Dominic Barrett (r.) of England moved into second place with 3806. Squad C, D & E bowlers will conclude qualifying on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Finn averages 246 over eight games as Squad A & B qualifying has reached halfway mark
Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland posted the first perfect game in the first of two blocks in Squad B qualifying Sunday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra to take the early lead in the 11th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open. The eleven-time PBA titlist and two-time PBA Player of the Year started his eight-game series with 214, 224, 234, 242 and 238 before he achieved perfection in game #6. He closed out with back-to-back 258 for 1968 pinfall total and an average of 246.00.
Tony Ranta (l.) of Finland won two matches over two games total pinfall en route to win the title in the H.H. Emir's Cup 2013 and the $25,000. In the title match, The No. 4 seed won both games against Paul Moor (r.) of England, 236-222 and 241-235, for a 477-457 come-from-behind victory. Moor received $12,000 for second place while Manuel Otalora, colombia, and Jassem Darwish, Kuwait, pocketed $4,000 apiece for third and fourth place.
The top 10 will meet the top six qualifiers in Round Two Sunday at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha
Jassem Darwish (l.) of Kuwait posted a, 1806 eight-game series, an average of 225.75, in the first round of the finals in the H.H. Emir's Cup 2013 in Doha, Qatar, en route to led the top 10 into a second-round clash with the top six qualifiers, who received one bye. Darwish, who finished qualifying in seventh place, had six games above 210 including high games of 267 and 252 to lead second-place Saudi Arabian prince Mohammed Al-Saud (r.) by thirty pins.
The Guinness World Records has updated Filipino sports legend Paeng Nepomuceno's third record, boosting his career titles to 124 from the previously published 118. His other two World Guinness Records are for being the youngest world
bowling champion at 19 when he won the Bowling World Cup in Teheran,
Iran in 1976 and the second for bagging the world titles in three
different decades. Nepomuceno was also named Bowling Athlete of the Millennium by FIQ in 1999.
Eric Tseng of Hong Kong defeated Australia's Sam Cooley, 214-202, in the title match of the 10th Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge en route to win his first career title in an international tournament and the one million Philippine peso top prize (approx. USD24,200). Cooley pocketed 500,000 pesos for second place, Javier Tan of Singapore received 250,000
peso for third place and USA's Tim Mack garnered 125,000 Peso for fourth place.
Japan national team member Toshihiko Takahashi (r.) of Gifu and Yuri Sato (l.) of Kanagawa triumphed in the live TV stepladder finals of the NHK Cup 47th Japan All-Star Invitational Championships en route to win Japan's most prestigious individual bowling titles. 260 elite players participated in the event, which was held from May 17-19 at JFE Chiba River Lanes in Chiba-Shi, Chiba-Ken, Japan. The champions are considered the best bowlers in Japan.
Ayman Hashem (l.) gave Egypt its first Sinai International Open title since 2006 while Korngunya Aree (r.) retained the women's title for Thailand Tuesday at the International Bowling Center in Cairo, Egypt. Hashem and Aree entered the men's and women's stepladder finals at different ends of the spectrum, seeded No. 1 and No. 4, resp. The top seeded player had to be defeated twice to win the title. The top 16 Asian men advanced to the Egypt leg of the 2013 ABF Tour.
Kim Min Hee of Korea and UAE's Shaker Al-Hassan captured the women's and men's open titles in the 39th MWA Thailand International Open 2013 Monday in Bangkok, Thailand. Kim (r.) earned 100,000 Baht and Al-Hassan (l.) received 300,000 Baht for accomplishing the feat. The biggest pay check, however, went to Thai youth bowler Phumin Klanbida, who pocketed 350,000 Baht (approx. USD 12,125) for winning the 'Thailand the Master' tournament.
The Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress has released Bulletin No. 1 for the 17th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships Sept. 7-14, 2013 at South China Athletic Association Bowling Center at Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China. Boys and girls will compete in Singles, Doubles, four-player Teams, All Events and Masters. The boys and girls Masters stepladder finals will be staged at the 12-lane training facility (pictured) inside the Hong Kong Sports Institute
Andrew Frawley of Australia ended a one-year title drought with victory in the DIBC Open Bowling Tournament 2013 Saturday, April 6 in Dubai, UAE. The USBC silver level coach (pictured), who won his last title in March 2012 in Bahrain, defeated Samantha Hannan of England, 254-221 (including eight pins handicap), to win the title and the 25,000 Dirham first place check ($6,800). Hannan, one of only two women in the 63-player field, was consoled with AED 12,000.
Japan National Team members Daisuke Yoshida (l.) from Aichi prefecture and Hikaru Takekawa (r.) emerged as men's and women's Masters champions in the MEXT (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Cup All Japan Bowling Championships. The 51st edition of the prestigious event was from March 14-17 in biggest bowling center in the world on one floor, 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa-Shi, Aichi-Ken.
Reigning PBA Player of the Year, Sean Rash (l.) of Montgomery, Ill., USA, defeated Mika Koivuniemi (r.), Finland, 234-201, in the title match of the World Bowling Tour's 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 to win the PBA International title and the $25,000 top prize. Rash, who won his sixth career PBA title, Rash struck eight times and took advantage of a big split by Koivuniemi
in the 10th frame to seal the victory. Koivuniemi was consoled with $12,000.
Yousif Falah (pictured) of Bahrain led the qualifying portion of the 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 after each of the three five-game blocks en route to lead a group of 38 players including four women into the finals rounds Saturday and Sunday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya, Kuwait. Falah, who held a 105-pin lead heading into the final block on Friday, averaged 240.60 and toppled 1203 pins to finish Round One with 3788 total and an average of 252.53 for fifteen games. The winner received the $25,000 top prize.
Overnight leader Yousif Falah (l.) of Bahrain added a 1256 series to the 1329 from day one to lead the 82-player field in the 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 after 10 of 15 qualifying games with 2585 total. Sean Rash, United States, remained in second place with 2480. Defending champion Osku Palermaa (r.) of Finland had the field-best 1292 series (258.40) on Thursday en route to jump from tenth to third place with 2470.
Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland defeated Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. of Venezuela in the deciding game, 248-194, to win the 11th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra, Bahrain, and the 7,500 Bahraini Dinar first place check. Koivuniemi, seeded first, fell to Ruiz in the first game of the championship match, 207-201. As the No. 1 seed must be defeated twice to win the title, Koivuniemi got a second chance and took full advantage.
The group of 30 finalists in the 11th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open was reduced to 18 in Final Round Two and Three Thursday at Ozone Entertainment Center. Yousef Al-Jaber (pictured), who finished qualifying in 24th place, led both rounds averaging 243.42 for the day. The Qatari rolled a 1449 six-game series (241.50) to lead the top six players of Round Two into the next round where he posted another 1472 (245.33). The top 6 of Round Three meet qualifiers 7-12 in Round Four on Friday morning. 
Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland finished the four-day qualifying of the 11th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open atop the 94-player leaderboard to lead a group of 30 players into the finals on Thursday and Friday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra, Bahrain. The eleven-time PBA titlist shot a perfect game in each of the two eight-game qualifying blocks to win the qualifying with 3915 total (244.69 average). The bowlers seeded 19th to 30th will start the finals on Thursday at 10 a.m. Arabia Standard Time. 
Manuel Otalora (pictured) of Colombia toppled 1949 pins and averaged 243.63 for eight games in Squad D to lead the 72 players of squads C, D & E after the first block of qualifying in the 11th Bahrain Open at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra. Mika Koivuniemi of Finland leads squads A & B, who have already completed both qualifying blocks, with 3915 total and an average of 244.69 for 16 games. Otalora needs a 1967 series (245.88 average) in the second block on Wednesday to overtake the Finn by one pin.
First block leader Mika Koivuniemi (l.) of Finland rolled his second 300 game Monday en route to maintain his lead in the 11th Bahrain Open as Squad A & B have completed qualifying. Koivuniemi added 1947 to his 1968 first-block series to lead the 46-player field with 3915 (244.69). Fellow PBA champion Dominic Barrett (r.) of England moved into second place with 3806. Squad C, D & E bowlers will conclude qualifying on Tuesday and Wednesday. 
Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland posted the first perfect game in the first of two blocks in Squad B qualifying Sunday at Ozone Entertainment Center in Sitra to take the early lead in the 11th Kingdom of Bahrain International Open. The eleven-time PBA titlist and two-time PBA Player of the Year started his eight-game series with 214, 224, 234, 242 and 238 before he achieved perfection in game #6. He closed out with back-to-back 258 for 1968 pinfall total and an average of 246.00.
Jassem Darwish (l.) of Kuwait posted a, 1806 eight-game series, an average of 225.75, in the first round of the finals in the H.H. Emir's Cup 2013 in Doha, Qatar, en route to led the top 10 into a second-round clash with the top six qualifiers, who received one bye. Darwish, who finished qualifying in seventh place, had six games above 210 including high games of 267 and 252 to lead second-place Saudi Arabian prince Mohammed Al-Saud (r.) by thirty pins.
The Guinness World Records has updated Filipino sports legend Paeng Nepomuceno's third record, boosting his career titles to 124 from the previously published 118. His other two World Guinness Records are for being the youngest world
bowling champion at 19 when he won the Bowling World Cup in Teheran,
Iran in 1976 and the second for bagging the world titles in three
different decades. Nepomuceno was also named Bowling Athlete of the Millennium by FIQ in 1999. 