TOURNAMENT NOTES:
Lots of people work very hard when running a tournament as prestigious tournament such as the 28th Malaysian Open, but none can equal the workload such as that carried on the broad shoulders of Terence Yaw. As Executive Secretary of the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress, Yaw is the 'jack of all trades' and friend, philosopher and guide to all.
Our picture shows Yaw, hard at work as usual on is computer, sorting out all the intricacies of this year's event.

TALENT OF THE YOUNG
Ng Ping Loong. the Sports Marketing Manager of Nestle Products, sponsoring the Malaysian Open under their famous Milo brand, made the presentations after the finals of the International Youth Masters. Here he poses with the Girl's and Boy's Open champions, Siti Safiyah Amirah of Malaysia and Korea's Choi Ki Bong.
Amirah went on to become the leader of the first block of the Ladies' Masters Open, some feat after bowling so many games in the morning session.



ARE TWO HAND BETTER THAN ONE?
One bowler with a very unique delivery is Jason Belmonte of Orange, Australia. He uses two hands to swing and bowl his bowling ball. "When I started bowling at the age of two, the only light balls were ten pounds. I started off by just pushing the ball and as I grew I managed to swing the ball with two hands," he explained. "That style has stayed with me. I have tried bowling with one hand, but prefer using two." A cornucopia of bowling titles and medals, plus a career 19 perfect games, prove his point.
Not only, but also, Belmonte was a clear leader for the World Bowling Writers' 2004 Bowler of the Year and will be presented with his trophy in his home town next month.
Unfortunately for us all in Malaysia, even if Belmonte qualifies for the Malaysian leg of the ABF Tour he will not be able to participate. He has to catch a flight on Saturday morning back to Australia to compete in the 2005 Australian Open.

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