30th November, Kuching: Sarawak retained the overall champion crown with 10 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals at the concluding 2nd Borneo Games at Riverside Superbowl with victory in the Men's Masters finals.

The Men's Masters on the final day turned out to be a nail-biting experience for the Sarawak supporters when Norhazaidi Tahir, who was leading Kalimantan Timur's Aswin Archy Saputra after the 10th game of the 12-game round-robin finals by 23 pins, lost the lead to trail Aswin by 51 pins going into the position round match.

But with the supporters firmly behind the Sarawakian, Norhazaidi overcomed Aswin winning the match, 259-191 and earning the 10 points bonus for the win to end the finals with 2566, 27 pins ahead for the gold medal. Aswin settled for the silver medal with 2539.

All Events gold medalist, Isaac Russell Paul stormed home with 267 in his final match to clinch the bronze medal on 2521, just 18 pins adrift while Johanes of Kalimantan Timur finished fourth with 2415.

Sarawak almost had a perfect ending to the championship in the Women's Masters finals had crowd favourite and 4 gold medalist, Dayang Khairuniza been able to snatch the gold medal.

The 16-year-old star notched up 235 and a win in the 11th match to move to third seed for the position round match with just 20 pins behind leader, Yulisetyowati of Kamlimantan Timur.

With second-seed, Therese Sipaul of Sabah just 7 pins behind the leader, a victory by the Sabahan could also see her emerged as the champion but if Khairuniza could beat her opponent in the final match by a massive game, Khairuniza could also have taken the victory.

But Yulisetyowati put in a superb match to defeat Therese 245-202 and

with a 10 point bonus, gave the Kalimantanese 2497 to snatch the gold medal despite Khairuniza winning her final match, 246-203 to total 2478 and missing the gold by an agonising 9 pins. Therese Sipaul dropped to a disappointing third to take home the bronze medal with 2437 while Elly Suria Bte Razali retained fourth position with 2370.

Sarawak still had plenty to cheer about as they were crowned the overall champion again with massive 19 medals haul with 10 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals for a total of 88 points. Kalimantan Timur finished second with 2, gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.

Sabah ended their campiagn in a dismal third failing to win a single gold medal and going home with only 3 silver and 4 bronze medals. Brunei managed to win 1 gold medal in the Men's Singles event.

Deputy President of ABAS, Haji Shaifulbahri Shukri, Organising Chairman Robert Lu, Yean Poh Hua, ABAS Hon. Treasurer and WP Labuan’s Executive Secretary Encik Arnan Hj Anuar Tan presented the medals to the winners.

Photos by Robert Lu and Yean Poh Hua, ABAS.

29th November, Kuching: Sarawak returned to their winning streak by sweeping the Team of 4 events and added two more gold medals from the All Events in the 2nd Borneo Games at Riverside Superbowl on Thursday.

Triple gold medalist, Dayang Khairuniza led her teammates, Audrey Alexander, Nurafidza Amran and Caroline Chien to another convincing victory in the Team of 4 event to bag their sixth gold medal with 4585.

The Sarawak quartet fired consistent lines of 724, 754, 763, 804, 768 and 772 to win by a comfortable margin of 220 pins ahead of their closet rival, Sabah. Undoubtedly the star of the field and the championship is Khairuniza, who posted 1288 in her 6-game series.

Sabah's Trish Khoo Wei Ling, Siti Aishatun, Siti Aishajan and Therese Sipaul again were contented with the silver medal having only amassed a total of 4363. Terengganu clinched their first medal with a third-place finish.

Dayang Khairuniza claimed her fifth gold medal finishing top of the Women's All Events table with 6268 after 30 games. Sarawak dominated by winning the silver and bronze medal when Nurafidza Amran and Caroline Chien finished second and third with 6101 and 5969 respectively.

Sarawak men were equally impressive as they bagged yet another gold medal by winning the Men's Team of 4 event. Isaac Russell Paul anchored his teammates, Peter Pu, Eddie Tan and Norhazaidi Tahir to amass a total of 4931, 198 pins ahead of Sabah.

Sufri Hassan, Ahmad Faiz, Haswan Hasbullah and Jeffery Tiu were simply no match for the Sarawakians totaling only 4733 to settle for the silver medal. Kalimantan Timur took home the bronze medal with 4495.

National bowler, Isaac Russell Paul won Sarawak's ninth gold after totaling 6655 and topping the Men's All Events table. Junaidi of Kalimantan Timur finished second with 6483 to win the silver while Haidir Hj Ismadi of Brunei won the bronze medal with 6102.

Sarawak looks unbeatable and are set to retain the overall champion title with another two gold medals to contest. They have accumulated 9 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze medals and three 4th placings on 67 points.

Photos by Robert Lu and Yean Poh Hua, ABAS.

29th November, Kuching: Kalimantan Timur's trio of Aswin Archy Saputra, Johanes and Junaidi upstaged the more fancied Sarawak on Day 3 of the 2nd Borneo Games by capturing the Men's Trios gold while the Sarawak picked up their fifth gold in the Women's Trios event.

The Kalimantan Timur threesome scorched the lanes at Riverside Superbowl with an opneing 3-game series of 649, 639 and 648 to take a commanding lead of 150 pins over the stronger Sarawak trio of Isaac Russell Paul, Eddie Tana and Peter Pu.

Another 677 in the fourth game allowed them to maintain a 157 margin and despite easing off with 591 and a rather lowly 555 in their final game, Kalimantan Timur was able to clinch their first gold medal with a total of 3759.

The Sarawakians threw everything they have got in the second 3-game series with 670, 611 and 670 but was denied the gold by just 22 pins ending on a total of 3737. Sabah's Sufri Hassan, Ahmad Faiz and Hazwan Hasbullah were unable to put in any challenge to settle for the bronze medal with 3527.

Sarawak's women proved that they were simply too good for the field as two gold medalist, Dayang Khairuniza led her teammates, Caroline Chien and Nurafidza Amran to a convincing victory in the Women's Trios to win their fifth gold with 3639 pinfalls.

Sabah's Trish Khoo Wei Ling, Siti Aishatun and Therese Sipaul settled for the silver medal with 3452, 87 pins adrift the champion. Kalimantan Timur's Yuli Setyowati, Rahmania and Etty Paulina totaled 3245 to win the bronze medal.

The Team of 4 event will be contested later today at the end of which the top 12 in both the men's and women's division will qualify for the Masters Finals.

Photos by Robert Lu and Yean Poh Hua, ABAS.

28th November, Kuching: Sarawak swept all three gold medals at stake on Day 2 of the 2nd Borneo Games at Riverside Superbowl as they won the Mixed Doubles, Men's Doubles and finishing 1-2 in Women's Doubles.

The victories did not come easy as the bowlers had to fight all the way trading strikes frame by frame in the final game with Team Kalimantan Timur to eventually wrest the gold medals in the men's and mixed doubles.

In the women's division, Audrey Alexander and Nurafidza Amran upstage their stronger compatriots and Singles gold medalist, Dayang Khairuniza and singles silver medalist, Caroline Chien to win the gold medal with 2405.

Khairuniza and Chien gave Sarawak yet another 1-2 finish in this event to win the silver medal with 2319. Brunei Darussalam's pair of Dayangku Nurhazrimah and Dayangku Nurqistina put up a spirited performance to snatch the bronze medal with 2223 from Sabah's Therese Sipaul and national bowler, Trish Khoo Wei Ling finishing fourth with 2207.

In the men's division, national bowler, Isaac Russell Paul and Peter Pu had to pull all their resources in the last and crucial game of 458 to fence off the fierce challenge from Aswin Archy Saputra and Junaidi of Kalimantan Timur to take the gold medal with 2553.

Saputra and Junaidi settled for the silver medal with 2518, 35 pins adrift but ahead of another Sarawak's pair Eddie Tan and Norhazaidi Tahir, who stromed home to clinch the bronze medal with 2370.

Sabah's duo of Ahmad Faiz and Hazwan Hasbullah showed promise in the early stages of the 6-game event but faded off to finish fourth and missing out on the podium with 2315 after only managing 343 in their final game.

Sarawak rounded off a superb day winning their third gold of the day and their fourth so far in the competition when Dayang Khairuniza and Isaac Russell combined to give the pair 2646 in the mixed doubles.

But their victory was no easy task as the duo had to strike home in the final frames in the last game despite under intense pressure from Kalimantan Timur's pair of Yuli Setyowati and Junaidi.

Setyowati and Junaidi settled for the silver medal with 2628 ahead of national youth, Sufri Hasan and national bowler, Trish Khoo Wei Ling claiming the bronze medal with 2415. Doubles gold medalist, Dayang Khairuniza and Peter Pu took fourth spot with 2406.

Cheong Yaw Jong of Terengganu had the cream of the cake when he scored the first perfect game of 300 of the Borneo Games during the first game of the mixed doubles. However Cheong and his partner Najwa Hasmidar failed to finish amongst the medal winners.

Photos by Robert Lu and Yean Poh Hua, ABAS.

27th November, Kuching: National youth, Dayang Khairuniza Dhiyana sensationally won Sarawak's first gold medal of the 2nd Borneo Games when the SUKMA Games-bound triumphed in the Women's Singles while Haidir Haji Ismadi took the Men's Singles.

Dayang Khairuniza had a slow start in the opening game of the Women's Singles event on 183 with teammate, Caroline Chien leading with a superb 221. But the SUKMA Games-bound had the spectators spellbound as the national youth strung together 11 consecutive strikes on her second game.

As Khairuniza prepared for her final throw to score that exclusive perfect game, a rather weak shot saw pin 3 standing on the deck to end the game with 297. The near perfect game set her on course as she put in a scintillating sffort to put the gold medal on the paltter for Sarawak.

The Sarawakian amassed a 6-game total of 1319 for the victory while pace-setter and teammate, Caroline Chien gave Sawarak a 1-2 finish to take the silver medal with 1266. Siti Aishajan of Sabah, who totaled 1198, settled for the bronze medal.

Negara Brunei Darussalam's Mohd Haidir Hj Ismadi snatched the gold medal with 1250 from National squad member, Isaac Russell Paul of Sarawak and Junaidi of Kalimantan Timur. Isaac and Junaidi was squabbling over the lead until the final game.

The Sarawakian settled for the silver medal with 1238, just 8 pins ahead of Junaidi, who took the nronze medal with 1230. Junaidi's teammate, Johanes missed out on the podium to finish fourth with 1205.

Six teams, Brunei Darussalam, Kalimantan Timur, Sabah, Terengganu, Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan and host Sarawak are participating in the 2nd Borneo Games. In the last games held in Kota Kinabalu, Sarawak emerged the overall champion with 7 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze medals and 3 fourth placings accumulating 71.5 points.

Photos by Robert Lu and Yean Poh Hua, ABAS.