Singapore all set for ABF Tour fourth leg
The
stage is all set as ABF Tour makes its
fourth stop at the National
Service Resort & Country Club
in
Singapore this weekend with the best of
Asian bowlers qualifying from the Masters
finals of the 37th Singapore International
Open at Marina South Victor's Superbowl.
Malaysia leg champion and current leader in
the Tour of Champions men's rankings table,
Ryan Lalisang of Indonesia will be hoping to
extend his lead with good showing in this
leg. All the actions will be featured LIVE
on September 12 at 18:00 (Hong
Kong/Singapore time).
Lalisang, the 24-year-old law student at
Atma Jaya University in Jakarta, gave the
inaugural ABF Tour, a perfect start when he
reeled together 12 consecutive strikes in
the men’s final match against UAE’s Sultan
Al-Marzouqi, to score the perfect game
en-route to capturing his first ABF Tour
title. Lalisang also managed a fifth placing
in the Philippines leg in June to earn a
total of 108 ranking points, taking him to
the top of the standings.
Thailand Leg champion, Ahmed Shaheen of
Qatar, who also has 108 points, shares top
spot with Lalisang, while Malaysia’s Ben
Heng is third in the rankings with 91
points. Two other Malaysians, Daniel Lim and
Philippines leg champion, Alex Liew are well
positioned in fourth and fifth spots with 80
and 75 points respectively.
Meanwhile, Filipina Irene (Garcia) Benitez
topped the women’s ranking table with 121
points After finishing third in the Thailand
leg and capturing the Philippines leg on
home ground in Manila in June. Also equal on
121 points is Singapore’s Alice Tay after a
third in the Malaysia leg, fourth in the
Thailand leg and 12th placing in
the Philippine leg.
Others in the rankings table are currently
competing in the 37th Singapore
International Open underway at Marina South
Victor’s Superbowl and will be hoping to
make the Masters’ finals and finishing
amongst the top 16 to qualify for the ABF
Tour Singapore Leg. The fourth leg is
scheduled for the 11th and 12th
September and will be featured LIVE on
Singapore Starhub at 16:00 Hong
Kong/Singapore time.
The ABF Tour comprises six Legs and a Grand
Final, the Tournament of Champions. Each Leg
is staged over two competition days where
the top 16 men and 16 women bowlers from the
preceding International Open Masters Event
(Open Grade) will compete in a one-game
match play knock-out competition for the
individual men's and women's titles.
The Tournament of Champions will be staged
over four competition days where the top 16
men and 16 women bowlers (based on ABF Tour
ranking points), plus two additional
wildcard entries from the West Asia region
(thus totaling 18 men in the men's
division), will qualify to compete over four
rounds of competition for the coveted men's
and women's ABF Tour Champion titles.
Actions of the ABF Tour - Singapore will be
telecast LIVE on local television stations
of the six countries where the tour are
being held. Please check your local TV
listing for detailed schedule. It will also
be broadcast later in other parts of Europe,
Africa, the Middle East, central Asia, China
and Australasia with an estimated audience
of around 90 million.
For further information and details please
contact ABF Tour Committee Marketing and
Event Management Division at Tel: (852) 2810
5191; Fax: (852) 28105192; Mr. Ritchie Lai
(Mobile: (852) 93598669; email:
ritchie.lai@tndgroup.com or Mr. Kelvin
Pong (Mobile: (852) 9100 0958; email:
Kelvin.pong@tndgroup.com.
For further information, contact Keith Hale:
keithhale679@aol.com
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