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Asian Bowling Tour ’98, Malaysia Masters Cup, Pyramid Bowl

ASIAN BOWLING TOUR ’98, Presented by AMF

The inaugural Asian Bowling Tour, presented by AMF Bowling Inc., represents an unprecedented series of bowling events to take place over the next 12 months throughout Asia. The Tour will kick off in March in Malaysia and encompass 6 qualifying bowling tournaments in ciries throughout Asia and will culminate in the Grand Slam Finals in January 1999 in Taipei.

The Asian Bowling Tour is sanctioned by FIQ-WTBA Asian Zone, Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress, Philippine Bowling Congress, Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress, Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress, Thailand Tenpin Bowling Association and Chinese Taipei Bowling Association and is promoted by Sports Corporation Limited.

The Asian Bowling Tour is comprised of five Masters Cup events, including Malaysia (15-16 March); Philippines (14-15 June); Hong Kong (13-14 July) and Singapore (17-18 August); Thailand Masters Cup (7-8 September) and Grand Slam Finals (16-17 January 1999) in Taipei, Taiwan.

The top 14 Asian men and women bowlers from each Open Men and Ladies Masters event of the selected International Open will qualify for the Masters Cup. Each participant will gain Tour Ranking points according to their position. At the end of the season, the top 16 men and women bowlers from the Tour Ranking List will qualify for the Grand Slam Finals in Taipei.

Mrs. Vivien Fung, President of the FIQ-WTBA Asian Zone, said, "All member federations in the Asian Zone are very excited over this prestigious event as we have been thinking of organizing such an event for the past two years. We really appreciate AMF and Sports Corporation for their support and effort to promote the sport of bowling in Asia. The Tour certainly creates a grand showcase, enabling people to realize how competitive our sport is and definitely assist us in pursuing our 'Olympic Quest'."

Mr. Olle Sahlgren, AMF's Vice President, Asia/Pacific Sales, thinks the Asian Bowling Tour will produce some of the best bowling competition in the world. "The level of competition on the Tour will be extremely high. The quality of Asian bowlers is well recognised around the world. As a matter of fact, at the AMF Bowling World Cup last year in Cairo, Su-Fen Tseng from Taiwan finished first in the women's division ahead of bowlers from Korea and Malaysia, while Yung-Nein Peng, also from Taiwan, finished second in the men's competition. The Tour also offers AMF a fantastic opportunity to help spread the fun and excitement of bowling in one of our company's most important markets." The company is the world leader in the manufacturing and marketing of bowling products and the world's largest owner and operator of bowling centres with nearly 500 centres in eleven countries throughout the world.

Managing Director of Sports Corporation, Chris McDonald added, "With sudden death matches, big prize money and live prime time coverage on ESPN, the Asian Bowling Tour is certain to bring bowling to a new level in Asia. Our thanks to Vivien Fung and the FIQ-WTBA Asian Zone for their tremendous cooperation and support as it has made this Tour possible. I would alo like to thank the AMF for their commitment to the Tour and to bowling within Asia."

Sports Corporation is a sunsidiary of ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports broadcaster. Sports Corporation is dedicated to successfully executing the world's very best sports events in Asia, and by doing so, developing the growth of sport within the region.

 

FORMAT OF PLAY

Fact Sheet  
Presenting Sponsor:   AMF    
Sanctioned by:        FIQ-WTBA Asian Zone 

                      Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress 
                      Philippine Bowling Congress   
                      Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress  
                      Singapore Tenpin Bowling COngress  
                      Thailand Tenpin Bowling Association  
                      Chinese Taipei Bowling Association    

Promoted by:          Sports Cororation Limited    
Total Prize Money:    US$ 225,000    

Dates & Venue:  
                                                                              
Legs    Date          Event                      Venue           Total Prize  
Leg 1   Mar 15-16     Malaysian Masters Cup      Petaling Jaya   US$25,000  
Leg 2   Jun 14-15     Philippines Masters Cup    Manila          US$25,000  
Leg 3   Jul 13-14     Hong Kong Masters Cup      Hong Kong       US$25,000  
Leg 4   Aug 17-18     Singapore Masters Cup      Singapore       US$25,000  
Leg 5   Sep 7-8       Thailand Masters Cup       Bangkok         US$25,000  
Final   Jan 16-17     Grand Slam Finals          Taipei          US$75,000  
        1999    

Draw:                 Leg: Top 14 Asian bowlers (men & women) from each of the above Open Men 
                      and Ladies Masters event of the International Open will qualify for the  
                      Masters Cup 

                      Grand Slam Finals: Top 16 Asian bowlers (men & women) from the Asian  
                      Bowling Tour Rankings list will enter into the Grand Slam Finals    

Format:               1 game knock-out system for 1st 3 rounds  
                      Final will be a 1 game match play    

Schedule of Play:     Day 1 - Round 1 (men & women) 
                            - Round 2 (men & women)  
                      Day 2 - Round 3 (men & women)   
                            - Finals (men & women)    

Tour Ranking Point  
Position              Ranking Points earned  
Champion                        90  
2nd                             70  
3rd                             55  
4th                             50  
5th                             38  
6th                             36  
7th                             34  
8th                             32  
9th                             20  
10th                            18  
11th                            16  
12th                            14  
13th                            12  
14th                            10    

The above ranking system is for 6-10 countries participating in the Masters Cup. 
For any Leg  with <5 countries participating, a deviation of 20% will be deducted 
from the ranking points; or>11 countries participating, a deviation of 20% will be 
added on to the ranking  points.    


Prize Money Distribution  
Distribution for Each Leg   

Grand Slam Finals Distribution  
   Total Prize US$25,000         Total Prize US$75,000    
  Rank        Men    Women      Rank        Men    Women  
Champion    5,000    2,500    Champion   20,000   10,000  
2nd         2,300    1,400    2nd         7,100    3,240  
3rd         1,200      900    3rd         2,500    1,500  
4th         1,100      800    4th         2,400    1,400  
5th           750      650    5th         1,800    1,090  
6th           700      600    6th         1,700    1,060  
7th           650      550    7th         1,600    1,030  
8th           600      500    8th         1,500    1,000  
9th           500      400    9th         1,350      870  
10th          480      380    10th        1,300      860  
11th          460      360    11th        1,250      850  
12th          440      340    12th        1,200      840  
13th          420      320    13th        1,150      830  
14th          400      300    14th        1,100      820  
                              15th        1,050      810  
                              16th        1,000      800  
Total      15,000   10,000    Total      48,000   27,000
MEN & WOMEN QUALIFIERS
Qualifiers for the 1st Leg: 
                                                                        
Event        Category    Pos      Name                Country           
Malaysia     Men         1st      Y.H. Ng             Nat. Squad/M'sia  
Masters Cup              2nd      C.M. YANG           C. Taipei  
Qualifiers               3rd      Ben HENG            Nat. Squad/M'sia 
                         4th      Kenny ANG           Nat. Squad/M'sia  
                         5th      Kamarul AZWAN       Nat. Squad/M'sia  
                         6th      Paeng NEPOMUCENO    Philippines  
                         7th      Ricky CHEN          Nat. Squad   
                         8th      David ANG           Singapore  
                         9th      F.L. WU             C. Taipei   
                        10th      C.S. HUANG          C. Taipei  
                        11th      Andrew FRAWLEY      Australia  
                        12th      Paulo VALDEZ        Philippines   
                        13th      Jong Youn KWON      Korea  
                        14th      Ahmed AL-MURAIKHI   Qatar             
             Reserves    1st      Jimmy LEE           K.L./M'sia  
                         2nd      Khalifa SALEM       Qatar  
                         3rd      Gerald SAMUEL       Nat. Squad/M'sia  
                                                                        
Event        Category    Pos      Name                Country           
Malaysia     Women       1st      S.F. TSENG          C. Taipei  
Masters Cup              2nd      Shalin ZULKIFLI     Nat. Squad/M'sia  
Qualifiers               3rd      Y.L. WANG           C. Taipei  
                         4th      M.L. CHOU           C. Taipei  
                         5th      Jesmine HO          Singapore   
                         6th      M.L. KUO            C. Taipei  
                         7th      Wendy CHAI          Nat. Squad/M'sia   
                         8th      Karen LIAN          Nat. Squad/M'sia  
                         9th      Sharon LOW          Nat. Squad/M'sia  
                        10th      K.N. LAI            Nat. Squad/M'sia  
                        11th      T.Y. LIN            C. Taipei         
                        12th      Y.F. LIN            C. Taipei  
                        13th      Karen LORENZANA     Hong Kong  
                        14th      Hsien Nu CHU        C. Taipei       
             Reserves    1st      Sarah YAP           Nat. Squad/M'sia  
                         2nd      Low Poh LIAN        Nat. Squad/M'sia  
                         3rd      May CHEONG          Nat. Squad/M'sia
Chinese Taipei Women and Malaysian Men Storm to the Semi Finals

The 1st Leg of the Asian Bowling Tour got off to an exciting start today, with the Chinese Taipei women dominating the lanes and the Philippines' Paeng Nepomuceno and three Malaysians men advancing handily.

In the women's division, Hong Kong's Karen Lorenzana and Singapore's Jesmine Ho both fell in the first round, leaving Malaysia and Taipei to battle in the quarter finals.

Local favourite Shalin Zulkifli fell to Taipei's Chien Nu Chu in a one-point match that saw a final pin tumble after a tense few moments of swaying that had the home crowd on the edge. With a by through the first round, Shalin was tipped to advance to the semis, but after opening strong, she suffered a five frame drought of strikes. Despite coming on hard at the end with three strikes in the 10th frame, Shalin's 192 couldn't quite put her past Taipei's Chien Nu Chu at 193.

On the next two lanes, the local crowd was treated to a strong victory by Malaysian Sharon Low who beat teamate Karen Lian 189-132. Earlier in the evening meanwhile, four teamates from Chinese Taipei battled for a coveted spot in the semis. Su Fen Tseng bowled an impressive 268 ousting her teamate Yu Ling Wang who bowled a 214. Yi Fan Lin polished off the tenth frame with three strikes and pushed out teamate Ting Yu Lin 236-203.

In the men's division, Paeng held his game steady and powered out with a spare in the ninth and three strikes in the tenth, beating Singapore's David Ang 204-169.

Ng Yew Hup, the recently crowned champion of the 21st Malaysian International Open, knocked out Taipei's Chen Sheng Huang 202-188. The day's bowling finished with a second Malaysian eliminating another of Chinese Taipei's men bowlers. Malaysia's popular Kamarul Azwan defeated Taipei's Cheng Meng Yang 221-190 to the delight of the home crowd.

Day 2 will feature Yi Fan Lin going head to head with Su Fe Tseng and Sharon Low meeting Chien Nu Chu in the final round of the women's division. In the men's division meanwhile, Paeng Nepomuceno will meet Kamarul Azwan, while Malaysia's Ben Heng will bowl against teamate Ng Yew Hup in the semi finals.

The Malaysian Masters Cup is the opening leg of the inaugural Asian Bowling Tour. The Tour is Asia's first-ever regional bowling circuit which allows local bowlers to accumulate ranking points and battle for a year-end title. Live television coverage on ESPN, prize money totalling over US$200,000 and an exciting single elimination format of play are also features of the Asian Bowling Tour.

The Tour will make five more stops around Asia this year before finishing up with the Grand Slam Finals in Taipei in January 1999.

1ST & 2ND ROUND RESULTS

Results: Men Division

Round 1                             Round 2           Round 3        
Final  
-------------------------------------------------|  
Yew Hup NG (Malaysia) 1st Seeded              202|  
                                                 | Y.H. NG  
Jong Youn KWON (Korea)      156                  |----------------|  
-------------------------------| C.S. HUANG   188|                |  
                               |-----------------|                |  
Chen Sheng HUANG (C.Taipei) 244|                                  |  
-------------------------------|                                  |   
                                                                  |-----------|  
Kenny ANG (Malaysia)        159                                   |           |  
-------------------------------| F.L. WU      172                 |           |  
                               |-----------------|                |           |  
Fu Lung WU (C. Taipei)      193|                 |                |           |  
-------------------------------|                 | Ben HENG       |           |   
                                                 |----------------|           |  
Ahmed AL-MURAIKHI (Qatar)   170                  |                            |  
-------------------------------| Ben HENG     178|                            |  
                               |-----------------|                            |  
Ben HENG (Malaysia)         233|                                              | Winner  
-------------------------------|                                              |---------  
                                                                              |  
David ANG (Singapore)       213                                               |  
-------------------------------| David ANG    169                             |   
                               |-----------------|                            |  
Andrew FRAWLEY (Asutralia)  207|                 |                            |  
-------------------------------|                 | Paeng N.                   |   
                                                 |----------------|           |  
Ricky CHEN (Malaysia)       161                  |                |           |  
-------------------------------| Paeng N.     186|                |           |  
                               |-----------------|                |           |  
P. NEPOMUCENO (Philippines) 186|                                  |           |  
-------------------------------|                                  |-----------|  
                                                                  |  
Kamarul AZWAN (Malaysia)    190                                   |  
-------------------------------| Kamarul A.   221                 |  
                               |-----------------|                |  
Paulo VALDEZ (Philippines)  179|                 |                |  
-------------------------------|                 | Kamarul A.     |  
                                                 |----------------|   
Cheng Meng YANG (C. Taipei) 2nd Seeded        190|  
-------------------------------------------------|

Results: Women Division

Round 1                             Round 2           Round 3        
Final  
-------------------------------------------------|  
Su Fen TSENG (C. Taipei) 1st Seeded           268|  
                                                 | S.F. TSENG  
Yu Ling WANG (C. Taipei)    253                  |----------------|  
-------------------------------| Y.L. WANG    214|                |  
                               |-----------------|                |  
Mei Ling KUO (C. Taipei)    164|                                  |  
-------------------------------|                                  |  
                                                                  |-----------|  
Yi Fan LIN (C. Taipei)      201                                   |           |  
-------------------------------| Y.F. LIN     236                 |           |  
                               |-----------------|                |           |  
K. LORENZANA (Hong Kong)    181|                 |                |           |  
-------------------------------|                 | Y.F. LIN       |           |  
                                                 |----------------|           |  
Ting Yu LIN (C. Taipei)     191                  |                            |  
-------------------------------| T.Y. LIN     203|                            |  
                               |-----------------|                            |  
Miao Lin CHOU (C. Taipei)   159|                                              | Winner  
-------------------------------|                                              |---------  
                                                                              |  
Sharon LOW (Malaysia)       178                                               |  
-------------------------------| Sharon LOW   189                             |  
                               |-----------------|                            |  
Wendy CHAI (Malaysia)       164|                 |                            |  
-------------------------------|                 | Sharon LOW                 |  
                                                 |----------------|           |  
Karen LIAN (Malaysia)       193                  |                |           |  
-------------------------------| Karen LIAN   132|                |           |  
                               |-----------------|                |           |  
Kin Ngoh LAI (Malaysia)     171|                                  |           |  
-------------------------------|                                  |-----------|  
                                                                  |  
Jesmine HO (Singapore)      188                                   |  
-------------------------------| H.N. CHU     193                 |  
                               |-----------------|                |  
Hsien Nu CHU (C. Taipei)    206|                 |                |  
-------------------------------|                 | H.N. CHU       |  
                                                 |----------------|   
Shalin ZULKIFLI (Malaysia) 2nd Seeded         192|  
-------------------------------------------------|
Women go to Tie-breaker and Philippine Hero is crowned Champion in the Finals of Malaysia Masters Cup

The Asian Bowling Tour’s opening leg came to an exciting close today, with the Philippines’ Paeng Nepomuceno and Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yi Fan taking top honours in the inaugural event.

In the womens’ semi finals Chu Hsien Nu of Taipei fell to Sharon Low 168 – 163 in a close game that saw Low, twice Malaysia’s sportswoman of the year advance to the finals. Next up two Chinese Taipei teammates bowled a one pin match as a final wavering pin wouldn’t fall for Tseng Su Fen and she allowed Lin Yi Fan to advance to the finals 223 – 222.

In the men’s semi-finals, the home crowd was treated to three local heroes and regional favorite Paeng Nepomuceno battling for a spot in the finals. Nerves were high and scores were low as Malaysia’s Ng Yiew Hup fell to teammate Ben Heng 209 – 182. Next up Malaysia’s Kamarul Azwan bowled a disappointing 133 to Philippines’ Paeng Nepomuceno’s 169 and the finals were set with a Malaysian man and women bowling for the two top spots.

In the breathtaking Sharon Low kept up a steady flow of spares to the seventh frame to keep Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yi Fan at bay until Fan powered in three strikes and three spares and Low faltered. Lin bowled out with 175 and Low went into the tenth with 165. The crowd was on edge as Low dropped eight and left a corner pair standing for a chance at a tiebreaker. She capitalized and the two bowlers went into a rare ninth and tenth frame tiebreaker. Lin went on to win however, as Low was only able to drop nine pins in the ninth and bowled out with an 18 to Lin’s 36.

In the men’s final, local favourite Ben Heng had an uphill battle bowling against the vast experience of Paeng Nepomuceno, but he came on strong with an opening strike/spare combo and finished with an overall 201. It wasn’t enough to catch Paeng’s 214 however, and the Philippine sports hero and four-time AMF World Cup champion added another title to his impressive career.

Paeng has said he will certainly be on hand for the next leg of the Asian Bowling Tour in Nanjing, China on May 2 and 3, 1998. His efforts at the Malaysian Masters give him USD5, 000 to add to his earnings and 90 points towards the tour title.

The Asian Bowling Tour is a first-ever event and is presented by AMF Bowling Products and broadcast live on ESPN to over 23 million homes around Asia.

SEMI FINALS & STEP-LADDER FINALS

Results: Women Division

Round 3                         
Final    
S F TSENG (C. Taipei)  222  
--------------------------|  
                          |   
                          | Y F LIN     175  
                          |----------------|   
                          | 9 + 10       36|  
                          | Frames         |  
Y F LIN (C. Taipei)    223|                |  
--------------------------|                |  
                                           |   CHAMPION   
                                           |-- Yi Fan LIN  
                                           |   (C. Taipei)  
Sharon LOW (Malaysia)  168                 |  
--------------------------|                |  
                          |                |  
                          | Sharon L    175|  
                          |----------------|  
                          | 9 + 10       18   
                          | Frames  
H N CHU (C. Taipei)    163|

Results: Men Division

Round 3                         
Final    
Y H NG (Malaysia)      182  
--------------------------|  
                          |  
                          | Ben HENG    201  
                          |----------------|  
                          |                |  
                          |                |  
Ben HENG (Malaysia)    209|                |  
--------------------------|                |  
                                           |   CHAMPION   
                                           |-- Paeng NEPOMUCENO 
                                           |   (Philippines)  
Paeng N (Philippines)  169                 |  
--------------------------|                |  
                          |                |  
                          | Paeng N     214|  
                          |----------------|  
                          |  
                          |  
Kamarul A (Malaysia)   133|  
--------------------------|  


  HIGH GAME AWARDS

Results:

Men   :   Chen Sheng HUANG (C.Taipei)     244     US$1,000  Women :   Su Fen TSENG     (C. Taipei)    268     US$1,000
1ST LEG RANKINGS

Results: Women

                                           Prize        Ranking  
Rank    Bowler                Country      (US$)        Points   
1      Yi Fan LIN            C. Taipei    $2,500         90   
2      Sharon LOW            Malaysia     $1,400         70   
3      Su Fen TSENG          C. Taipei    $  900         55   
4      Hsien Nu CHU          C. Taipei    $  800         50   
5      Yu Ling WANG          C. Taipei    $  650         38   
6      Ting Yu LIN           C. Taipei    $  600         36   
7      Shalin ZULKIFLI       Malaysia     $  550         34   
8      Karen LIAN            Malaysia     $  500         32   
9      Jesmine HO            Singapore    $  400         20  
10      Karen LORENZANA       Hong Kong    $  380         18  
11      Kin Ngoh LAI          Malaysia     $  360         16  
12      Mei Ling KUO          C. Taipei    $  330         13  
13      Wendy CHAI            Malaysia     $  330         13  
14      Miao Lin CHOU         C. Taipei    $  300         10

Results: Men

                                           Prize        Ranking  
Rank    Bowler                Country      (US$)        Points 
  1      Paeng NEPOMUCENO      Philippines  $5,000         90  
  2      Ben HENG              Malaysia     $2,300         70  
  3      Yew Hup NG            Malaysia     $1,200         55 
  4      Kamarul AZWAN         Malaysia     $1,100         50 
  5      Cheng Meng YANG       C. Taipei    $  750         38 
  6      Chen Sheng HUANG      C. Taipei    $  700         36 
  7      Fu Lung WU            C. Taipei    $  650         34 
  8      David ANG             Singapore    $  600         32 
  9      Andrew FRAWLEY        Australia    $  500         20 
 10      Paulo VALDEZ          Philippines  $  480         18 
 11      Ahmed AL-MURAIKHI     Qatar        $  460         16 
 12      Ricky CHEN            MAlaysia     $  440         14 
 13      Kenny ANG             Malaysia     $  420         13 
 14      Jong Youn KWON        Korea        $  400         10
 

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