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First Gold for Indonesia

9th August, Jakarta: Mania SEA Games Gold medalist, Ryan Leonard Lalisang struck the first Gold for host nation, Indonesia after topping Squad B and the final standings of the Men's Singles event of the 19th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship Wednesday evening.

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Lalisang, who started in Squad B with a strong game of 237 to trail pace-setter, Abdullah Al-Qattan of Qatar by two pins and despite posting 191 in the second game, Lalisang was abe to surge to the lead by nine pins. The champion then picked up his pace with a 228 but the lead was narrowed to six pins, with Chinese Taipei's Ku CHing-Ho closely behind.

With the strong crowd support, the Indonesian set his claim for the gold when he posted 265 and 236 in the fourth and fifth games to take a commanding lead of 78 pins going into the final game. Needing only 193 to secure victory, Lalisang cruised to a 208 in his final game to amassed a six-game total of 1365 and 15 pins ahead of Squad A leader, Tomokatsu Yamashita of Japan.
Men's Singles Gold
Ryan Lalisang winning Indonesia's first Gold medal

"This is a great way to start the championship and I'm so happy to win the Gold medal," said the delighted 25-year-old. "After the second game, my coach told me to switch my bowling ball and also play a different line and it paid off.


"I knew I had a chance to win the gold and I just kept telling myself to stay in focus and relax. It's not easy to win, especially with such a strong field here, but the supporters and my team-mates really cheered me on," added Lalisang.

The top two in Squad A, Tomokatsu Yamashita of Japan and Lee Soung-Jun settled for the Silver and Bronze medals with 1350 and 1334 respectively. UAE's Nayef Al-Abadla and Mahmood Al-Attar missed the podium, finishing in fourth and fifth spots.

"This is my first championship in the senior ranks and to win the Silver is quite an achievement for me personally," said the 23-year-old, whose first international success was winning the Doubles, Team and Masters Gold medal in the 2000 Asian Schools Championship in Malaysia.
Men's Singles Winners
Yamashita, Lalisang and Lee Young-Jun


"I thought I had lost a chance of a medal after a poor last game but I'm happy to take home the bronze medal," said the fulltime member of the Ulju City Bowling Team and making his debut here in this championship.

Photos by Terence Yaw.
Men's Singles Combined (Long Oil) FINAL STANDINGS
Pos  Bowler Ctry 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score Ave
1  RYAN LALISANG INA 237 191 228 265 236 208 1365 227.50
2  T YAMASHITA JPN 205 222 246 256 196 225 1350 225.00
3  LEE YOUNG JUN KOR 206 289 247 188 225 179 1334 222.33
4  NAYEF AL ABADLA UAE 214 276 194 211 222 208 1325 220.83
5  MAHMOOD AL ATTAR UAE 235 200 197 233 219 222 1306 217.67
6  AZIDI AMERAN MAS 211 267 190 168 235 223 1294 215.67
7  BEN HENG MAS 226 215 201 205 200 247 1294 215.67
8  BIBOY RIVERA PHI 218 201 216 209 219 225 1288 214.67
9  SON YOUNG SEOK KOR 182 221 259 201 202 221 1286 214.33
10  KU CHING-HO TPE 205 176 269 182 247 205 1284 214.00
11  REMY ONG SIN 201 189 227 244 214 194 1269 211.50
12  CHENG FANG-YU TPE 214 226 180 244 208 190 1262 210.33
13  T TAKAHASHI JPN 170 209 224 227 214 214 1258 209.67
14  TOMOYUKI SASAKI JPN 193 214 183 227 211 227 1255 209.17
15  YOSHINAO MASATOKI JPN 167 233 215 198 243 198 1254 209.00
16  ABDULLA AL QATTAN QAT 239 151 235 227 205 195 1252 208.67
17  WICKY YEUNG HKG 209 220 235 215 191 179 1249 208.17
18  DANIEL LIM MAS 224 172 195 246 226 184 1247 207.83
19  WU SIU HONG HKG 204 193 217 224 215 188 1241 206.83
20  KAO HAI-YUAN TPE 166 188 239 212 223 213 1241 206.83
21  SAED AL HAJRI QAT 230 186 187 218 203 217 1241 206.83
22  AIZAT ABU SAMAH BRU 188 199 237 189 213 214 1240 206.67
23  AHMAD SHAHEEN QAT 225 194 203 227 215 172 1236 206.00
24  FADHEL AL MOUSAWI KUW 184 219 221 209 192 211 1236 206.00
25  HASSAN AL SHAIKH KSA 224 193 230 204 219 166 1236 206.00
26  ADRIAN ANG MAS 179 204 241 235 133 235 1227 204.50
27  ALEX LIEW MAS 234 196 195 190 192 219 1226 204.33
28  WANG BIN CHN 184 206 206 179 225 223 1223 203.83
29  CARL DE VRIES SIN 193 220 211 158 206 233 1221 203.50
30  C J SUAREZ PHI 189 182 220 178 239 213 1221 203.50
31  TYRONE ONGPAUCO PHI 157 279 191 197 234 157 1215 202.50
32  KHALED AL DUBYYAN KUW 168 223 222 171 232 198 1214 202.33
33  MICHAEL TSANG HKG 197 180 193 218 234 191 1213 202.17
34  CHESTER KING PHI 200 169 190 186 223 242 1210 201.67
35  YANNAPHON L THA 159 185 212 246 212 195 1209 201.50
36  MASAAKI TAKEMOTO JPN 216 191 215 198 188 200 1208 201.33
37  MOHD AL JAHROMI BHR 217 204 207 199 223 158 1208 201.33
38  MOHD NOER SAID MAS 196 191 182 204 232 199 1204 200.67
39  MARKWIN TEE PHI 206 183 197 181 215 222 1204 200.67
40  MOHD AL SHAWOOSH BHR 235 180 192 180 202 214 1203 200.50
41  YANG NIEN-HUA TPE 194 168 228 198 216 191 1195 199.17
42  MOHAMMED SULTAN BHR 221 191 200 200 205 173 1190 198.33
43  SAYED AL HASHEMI UAE 202 173 213 195 194 209 1186 197.67
44  WANG YINGJUN CHN 204 199 187 168 196 227 1181 196.83
45  ROCKY HUI HKG 204 212 203 171 195 193 1178 196.33
46  MASARU ITO JPN 190 224 185 160 198 216 1173 195.50
47  ABD HAMEED TAQI BHR 235 198 162 207 193 177 1172 195.33
48  BASEL AL ANZI KUW 213 161 197 217 169 212 1169 194.83
49  WANG SHIZHEN CHN 179 180 176 190 210 227 1162 193.67
50  JIA LING CHN 172 227 215 183 181 182 1160 193.33
51  CHINAPONG JANSUK THA 201 198 177 213 211 158 1158 193.00
52  SHAUN NG SIN 180 170 182 209 223 192 1156 192.67
53  JASSEM DARWISH KUW 153 158 223 186 242 193 1155 192.50
54  BADER AL SHAIKH KSA 160 244 202 172 198 179 1155 192.50
55  MOHD AL ZAIDAN KUW 192 235 216 175 192 142 1152 192.00
56  PAENG NEPOMUCENO PHI 180 195 186 207 203 181 1152 192.00
57  YASSER AHMED KSA 200 155 168 216