12th December, P.Jaya: For the first time in its five-year history of the Milo International Junior All Stars Bowling Champion, Malaysian displayed dominance by capturing both the Boy's and Girl's Open Masters titles which ended this evening.

National kegler, Aaron Kong brought home six strikes-in-row to defeat top-seed and teammate, Eric Ang in the sudden-death roll-off to win his first major title. The pre-U student of Bukit Jalil Sports School and runner-up in the recent Hong Kong Open forced Ang into the decider after winning the first match 247-227.

Two open frames in the third and fourth almost handed the title to Ang, but the champion displayed courage and determination to string together six strikes to take the crucial match, 221-194 and the top prize of RM15,000.

Kong almost won the RM50,000 perfect game award when he reeled off 11 strikes in the third game of the 12-game finals, only to see a stuborn pin-10 wabbling and refuse to fall.

"After the near-perfect game miss, I was still nervous and my legs were shaking," said the champion. "I guess I am meant to win the Masters title and RM15,000 instead of the RM50,000."

In the first stepladder match amongst second-seed, Choi Bok-Eum of Korea and third-seed Mohd Nadri of Malaysia, Ang shot 192 to knock out Nadri (167) and Choi (176) for the final match with top-seed Ang.

In the Girl's division, newly crowned Commonwealth Youth Games Masters Gold medalist, Esther Cheah only needed a spare in her final frame of the second sudden-death match against top-seed, Siti Safiyah, but a split costed her the title. National Youth Bowler and Indonesia Open Youth Girls Masters Champion, Siti Syafiyah from Selangor took the game and the crown, 167-155.

Cheah, bowling with a blistered thumb due to non-stop competition in the World Team Cup at Holland and the Commonwealth Youth Games at Bendigo, had returned on December 6th and straight into competing in the Junior All-Stars this week.

The runner-up had ousted third-seed, Vivien Khoo and Sharon Koh in the first stepladder match with 190 against Vivien's 183 and Sharon's 158 for the match with the champion.

In the first match, Cheah overcame a bleeding thumb to strike home to force a tie with Siti on 212, and to a 9 and 10 frame roll-off to break the tie which Cheah won forcing an addition deciding match. However, Cheah just could not continue to bear the pain and went on to concede the match on a low score of 155 due to the injury.

Meanwhile, Ili Syazana of Pyramid Youth Team took the Girl's Graded crown while 12-year-old Park Jong Woo of Bowling Camp, Korea truimphed in the Boy's Graded contested in the morning.

The 14-year-old Form 2 SMK USJ4 student, whose best showing since bowling actively one-and-half year ago was finishing fifth in this year's Junior Circuit GP Finals, totalled 1855 to win her first ever title. Yap Wi Yin, also of Pyramid Youth finished second with 1809 with Indonesia's Tannya R in third with 1765.

Park Jong Woo from Bowling Camp in Yeosu City outshone his more senior opponents to capture the Boy's title with a score of 2048 over the 10-game finals. The 150cm pint-size hook-ball bowler, who bowls 24 games per day over 5 days a week under youth coach, Mr James Kim,

also won the Thailand Open Youth title this May. Mohd Faizal Fadzil of MPAJ, Selangor finished runner-up with 1966 followed by Filipino Joseph Ang of Xavier Bowling Team in third with 1964.

The Milo-sponsored International Junior All-Stars has become the premier Junior Championship for tenpin bowling in the Asian Zone. Bowlers from Korea, Japan, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, including many top class bowlers who are already national bowlers in their respective countries has been competing in the championship for the past four years.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.

11th December, P.Jaya: Somjed Kusonpithak of Thailand and Choi Jin A of Korea shared the limelight by taking top spots in the Boy's and Girl's Open Masters qualifying table as the 5th Milo International Junior All Stars Bowling Championship moves into the final day of qualifying.

The 17-year Thai National rookie posted a 4-game total of 946 to move into the top spot of the Boy's division while Korea's Choi Jin A took over the lead in the Girl's division with 890.

Somjed, who won the Malaysian Open and Indonesia Open Youth Masters titles in 2003 took over the lead from overnight leader and Asian CHampionship Gold medalist, Choi Bok-Eum of Korea, with lines of 225, 236, 250 and 235. Choi moved down one spot to take up second with 940 while Filipino, Markwin Tee finished third with 929.

"Since joining the Thai National Team, my game has improved a lot," said Somjed through his coach, Kim Eui-Young. "I was struggling in the early stages of my qualifying but after some advice from my coach, I knew what I had to do to get the pins to carry." His Korea coach, Kim has been his coach for the past two years after having start bowling 6 years ago.

In the girl's division, Choi Jin A took over the lead from Singapore's top youth, Jazreel Tan with a total 4-game score of 890 relegating the reigning National Champion, Tan into second spot with 867. Asian Games and World Championship Gold medalist, Kim Hyo Mi moved up to third position with 844 ahead of Asian Youth Gold medalist, Michelle Kwang of Singapore in fourth with 834.

But the overall leader in the Girl's division is Commonwealth Youth Games Masters Gold medalist, Esther Cheah of Malaysia. Cheah posted 921 three days ago and has since maintained that lead going into the final day of qualifying.

The overall leader in the Boy's division also belong to a Malaysian. National youth member, Eric Ang, who won the "Skins Game" this afternoon and pocketing a gift voucher worth RM2,900, led the field with

a score of 978 ahead another National youth from Sabah, Mohammed Zaim in second with 963. His elder brother and National squad member, Mohd Noer Said was third with 961.

Qualifying will end later tonight when 31 qualifiers from the boy's division together with Adrian Ang, the defending champion will contest the Masters finals on Sunday, December 12th. 16 girls from the Open division will also be playing their finals at 9.00am.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.

11th December, P.Jaya: Muhd Fahd of Kuala Lumpur and Nadya Izzati of Kedah bagged the Under-15 Boy's and Girl's Masters titles of the 5th Milo International Junior All Stars Bowling Championship at Pyramid megalanes this morning.

The burly 15 year-old Form 3 student of SMK Wangsa Melawati took his first-ever title in a major championship to win the Boy's Under-15 Masters while pint-sized, Nadya Izzati triumphed in the Girl's Under-15 division.

Bowling since 1998, Muhd Fahd started second after the first series of 3 games to trail Bowling Camp youth from Korea, Park Jong Woo by two pins. The champion posted 211, 194 and 206 for a 611 total. Fahd then rounded up with 218, 214 and 207 for another superb 639 series for a 6-game total of 1250 to bag the tile.

Cathay Bowl Youth team member Lionel Teo made a last minute bid to snatch the title from the champion but came home on a total of 1241 to settle for second just 9 pins adrift.

Selangor's 14-year-old Jonathan Lim also stromed home to snatch third place with 1205. Jonathan Chan of Pahang and Park Jong Woo rounded up the top 5 in fourth anf fifth respectively.

In contrast, the pint-size SUKMA Games Masters finalist, Nadya Izzati hung on to take the Girl's Under-15 Masters title by just 1 pin from another Singapore Sports Schools' youth, Gina Lim. Nadya totalled 1130 to finish ahead of Lim, who amassed 1129 for the 6-game finals.

"I'm happy to win my first title this year after second and third in this year's Penang and Pahang Junior Circuit," said the 14-year-old from Kedah. "I also only manage to finish fith in this year's GP Finals, so I'm happy to end the year with this win."

Despite scoring a good 579 in the second series, a low score of 168 in the final game wasted the Lim's opportunity to take her first win but settled for second. Selangor's Cheryl Cheong took third place with 1098 with Penang's Saw Bee Gek and Singapore's Bernice Lim in fourth and fifth positions.

Qualifying continued till this evening at 11.30pm for the Open and Graded divisions. Masters finals will be contested Sunday, December 12th.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.

10th December, P.Jaya: Reigning National Champion, Jazreel Tan and Amanda Ng of Singapore finished 1-2 in the Girl's Open qualifying table of the 5th Milo International Junior All Stars Bowling Championship at Pyramid Megalanes.

At 15 years, Jazreel became the youngest-ever female to be crowned National Champion when she won the title in July defeating current Singapore's representative in the AMF Bowling World Cup, Valerie Teo. The Secondary 3 Medhodist Girls Schools, scored 867 over her 4-game qualifying round to move to the top of the overseas pool.

Her teammate, Amanda Ng gave Singapore a 1-2 finish when she posted 832 to take up second in the table. Despite improving from a score of 740 to 826, Japan's Rie Totsuka dropped to third in the table.

"I find the lanes at Pyramid well maintained but sometimes it is quite sensitive and we have to be very accurate to get the target," said Tan, who has been bowling actively for three years. Initially given lessons by former international, Ronnie Ng, Tan now trains under national chief coach, Pat Henry.

Meanwhile, World Youth Championship Masters champion, Yannaphon Larphaparat of Thailand took over the lead from Japan's Tomokatsu Yamashita after scoring 924 in yesterday's qualifying round. Tomokatsu dropped one spot to second with 915 while another Thai, Supawat W. finished third with 903.

2003 Thailand Open champion, Annop Arromsaranon of Thailand was placed fourth ahead of Asian Championship four Gold medalist, Wu Hao Ming of Chinese Taipei in fifth spot with 898.

The Boy's Graded and Under-15 categories were dominated by Indonesian youths. Erik go occupies top spot with 879 for the Graded division lead while Edwin Lioe took pole in the Under-15 Boys division.

Qualifying for the Under-15 category will end today and their Masters finals will be contested tomorrow morning. The other division's qualifying will tomorrow, December 11th. The Masters finals on Sunday, December 12th will conclude this year's championship at Pyramid Megalanes.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.

9th December, P.Jaya: National youth, Eric Ang of Malaysia grabbed pole position of the Boy's Open Masters qualifying table in the 5th Milo International Junior All Stars Bowling Championship at Pyramid Megalanes.

Ang was in sixth position before he made the qualifying round posting lines of 258, 244, 233 and 243 for a 4-game total of 978 to unseed National kegler, Mohd Noer Said into second spot with his 961 scored early this week.

"Although I had qualified for the Masters finals with 898 in my earlier attempt, I had to try and improve it so that I can qualify for the Skins Game," said the 17-year-old Form Five student from Penang. "I didn't expect to shoot to the top of the table but I'm happy to have done it."

Commonwealth Youth Games Gold medalist, Zaid Izlan, who shot 299 two days ago, got pushed down to third with 941 while Selangor's Kelvin Keong and 2003 National Champion, Jonathan Lim took fourth and fifth positions respectively with 935 and 934.

In the overseas pool, World Youth Championship Gold medalist, Yannaphon Larpapharat of Thailand also took over the lead from Japan's Tomokatsu Yamashita with a score of 924. Tomokatsu settled for second with 915 while Asian Championship four Gold medalist, Wu Hao Ming finished third with 898.

There was no changes in the Girl's Open division with Commonwealth Youth Games Masters champion, Esther Cheah comfortably in the lead with 921. National Championship Youth Girls champion, Yap Pui Yee and ex-national, Vivien Khoo were second and third with 868 and 860.

Japan's Rie Totsuka continue to lead the overseas table with 816 scored two days ago but may loose the lead when the strong contingent of Singapore National youths take to the lanes later today. Leading the Singapore's charge are National Champion and Commonwealth Youth Games Team Gold medalist, Jazreel Tan and Tay Hui Yiang.

Other likely challengers are Asian Youth Gold medalist, Michelle Kwang and last year's Under-15 Masters champion, Yasmine Yeong Nathan. Qualifying continues till December 10th for the Under-15 category and December 11th for the Open and Graded divisions.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.

8th December, P.Jaya: Commonwealth Youth Games Gold medalist, Adrian Ang shot the first perfect game in the 5th Milo International Junior All Stars Bowling Championship to stake his claim on successfully defend the title he won last year.

The 16-year-old, who need not have to qualify for the Masters finals as he is the defending champion, took to the lanes this afternoon in order to make the "Skins Game" introduced for the first time. The top 5 qualifiers from the Boy's Open, Girl's Open, Boy's Graded, top 3 qualifiers from the Girl's Graded and top 2 from each of the Boy's and Girl's Under-15 division will compete in this unique "Skins Game" which will be held on Saturday, 11th December.

Adrian posted lines of 236, 237, 300 and 146, rounding up a four-game total score of 919 which will only put him sixth in the Boy's Open table. "If it wasn't the last game, I would have easily made the cut," said the Form 4 student at Bukit Jalil Sports Schools. "But I am confident that I will better my score today in my next attempt."

National kegler, Mohd Noer Said continur to top the Boy's Open qualifying table with 961 while Commonwealth Youth Games two Gold medalist, Zaid Izlan took second spot with 941. The 15-year-old also took the high game award from the Singles bowled last night when he almost shot the first perfect game.

Zaid had lines of 211, 299, 279 and 212 and became the first youth to post a 4-game total surpassing the 1000-mark by just 1 pin.

Japan's Tomokatsu Yamashita maintained his lead in the overseas pool with 915 with Asian Championship Gold medalist, Choi Bok-Eum of Korea in second with 892 with Phantep Bhayakapron of Thailand in third spot with 859.

In the Girl's division, Commonwealth Youth Games Masters Gold medalist, Esther Cheah cruised into the lead with a superb 921 and dislodged overnight leader, Yap Pui Yee of Kuala Lumpur into second spot with 868. Indonesia Open Youth Champion, Siti Safiyah finsihed third with 842.

Japan's Rie Totsuka continue to top the overseas pool with 740 with Indoneisa's Shalima Shalsha in second with 679. The scores are up to 11.00pm 7th December, 2004. Qualifying continues through to Saturday, 11th December after with the finals on Sunday, 12th December.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.

6th December, P.Jaya: National youths dominated the qualifying rounds of the 5th Milo International Junior All Stars after three days of competition at Pyramid Megalanes with Yap Pui Yee and Mohd Noer Said taking top spots.

The 17-year-old Form Five student, who bagged the Girl's Singles Gold and the Girl's Open Masters title in the 17th Interstate and National Championships in January this year, took leave from competitive bowling to concentrate on her SPM examinations.

The 868 posted today was her first attempt and has demonstrated that she still has what it takes to be a champion. Newly-crowned Indonesia Open Youth Champion, Siti Safiyah took the lead briefly only to see her lead taken away by Yap.

The National youth settled for second with 842 while ex-national, Vivien Khoo of Penang posted 822 for third. Japan's Rie Totsuka was the only overseas girl having made her attempt to take up top spot with 740.

Overnight leader, Mohd Noer Said maintained his lead from the first day of competition with a total of 961 in the boy's division. Commonwealth Youth Games Gold medalist, Zaid Izlan, who just returned from Bendigo, immedaitely took to the lanes to post 941 for second spot with National bwler, Jonathan Lim in third with 934.

Fourth spot went to SUKMA Singles Gold medalist, Aiman Kelana of Selangor, who knocked down 924 followed by Pahang Open 2nd runner-up, Aaron Kong in fifth position with 891. Japan's Tomokatsu Yamashita and Phantep Bhayakapron of Thailand occupied the only two spots in the overseas pool with 915 and 832 respectively.

In the Boy's Graded division, Yap Eu Win of Pyramid Youth Team took top spot with an impressive 838, 4-game total ahead of Selangor youngster, Jonathan Lim Chee Weng in second with 827 and Muhammad

Bin Zaina in third with 821. Top spot in the Girl's Graded division went to Pyramid Youth Team members, Ili Syazana, on 849 and Yap Wi Yin on 781. Nazrinnah of Perak took third position with 776.

Qualifying continues through to Saturday, 11th December after with the finals on Sunday, 12th December. Bowlers from Korea and Indonesia apart from the early Japanese, will be making their attempts tomorrow. A strong contingent of youths from Singapore are expected to arrive on Wednesday and will be making their presence felt once they make their qualifying attempts.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.

5th December, P.Jaya: National kegler, Mohd Moer Said and Tomokatsu Yamashita of Japan took tops spots in the local and overseas Boy's Open Masters qualifying table of the 5th Milo International Junior All Stars at Pyramid Megalanes.

The 19-year-old Sabahan posted 961 in his four-game Masters qualifying attempt to take top spots in the local pool while Tomokatsu Yamashita of Japan topped the overseas table with 915.

Hong Kong Open Youth Masters second runner-up and National youth member, Syafiq Ridhwan was third with a score of 885 followed by Kuala Lumpur's Mohd Hazri in fourth with 857. Pahang Open Youth Masters first runner-up, Adrian Charles Dragon finished fifth with 847 ahead of the opening 9 pintap runner-up, William Koh of Selangor in sixth position with 838.

Junior Circuit Johor leg Graded champion, Kurtwin Low (815), Kenson Low (773) both from Kaula Lumpur and Selangor's Sean Hee (761) occupied seventh to nineth positions respectively.

In the Girl's Open division, Kedah's Nadya Izzati claimed top spot with a score of 816 ahead of ex-national bowler, Vivien Khoo from Penang in second with 802 while National bowler, Charlotte Sak was third with 801. Japan's Rie Totsuka, who knocked down 740, was the only girl in the overseas table so far.

Qualifying commenced yesterday and will run through to the 11th December. The top 32 from the Boy's Open (local, overseas and mixed pool), top 16 from the Girl's Open will contest the Masters finals on the 12th December.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.

4th December, P.Jaya: Jason Soo from Selangor kicked off the 5th Milo International Junior All Stars at Pyramid Megalanes winning the opening 9-pintap event with William Koh in second and Pang Shi Wan third.

Jason Soo had lines of 234, 273, 234 for a total score of 801 to claim the title with Selangor's William Koh, who downed 787 for second Pang Shi Wan of Melaka, just 21 pins behind William on 766 in third.

Brian Lee finished fouth with 761 followed by Ng Wee Kiat in fifth with 755 while another youth from Japan, Rie Totsuka took sixth spot with 746. National bowler, Mohd Noer Said (744), Liew Shern Han (742), Ong Bing Yuan (739) and Yap Wi Yin (733) completed the top 10 from seventh to tenth respectively.

Meanwhile, the qualifying for the Masters finals had started today and will run through to Saturday 11th December. The 5th Milo International Junior All Stars is the most prestigious junior championship for youth bowlers in Asia since its inception five years ago.

The championship is sponsored by Nestle (Milo) Products and Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre and is sanctioned by Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress and Asian Bowling Federation.

Japanese, Tomokatsu Yamashita and Rie Totsuka were the first few overseas bowlers to arrive yesterday has started their Master Qualifying today with 817 and 702 respectively. In the Boy's Open division, National kegler, Jonathan Lim took top spot in the local pool with 934 followed by National Youth, Shafiq Ridhwan in second with 885 and Mohd Hazri from Kuala Lumpur third with 857.

National bowler, Mohd Noer Said and Kenson Low from Kuala Lumpur 773 took up fourth and fifth positions in the table with 832 and 773 respectively.

In the Girl's Open division, ex-international Vivien Khoo from Penang took pole position in local pool with 802 followed by National kegler, Charlotte Sak in second with 801. Junior Circuit GP Finals champion, Sharon Koh was third with 774 with Nadia Izzati and Low Xin Pin in fourth and fifth on 722 and 710 respectively.

The high game of the day won by Ili Syazana from Mega Lanes Junior with score of 266 from Singles event taking home a Storm bowling ball.

Photos by Ms Michelle Wong, Pyramid Megalanes.