KOREAN WOMEN DOMINATE OPENING EVENT

5th July, Hong Kong: Korean women dominated the opening event of the 20th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship underway at Hong Kong Bowling City by winning all the three medals and occupying the top four positions.

Hwang Sun-Ok snatched the victory from team-mate and pace-setter, Choi Jin-A in the final game with a 279 for a six-game total of 1497 to win her first individual Asian Championship gold medal. Hwang also smashed the previous record of 1306 set by Ann-Maree Putney of Australia in 2004.

Choi Jin-A, who set a blistering pace with an opening game of 267 and continued to lead the field right through to the fifth game. She stretched her lead to 48 pins after a superb 279 in the fifth game but her 227 in her final game was not good enough to win the gold.

Choi settled for the silver medal with another record breaking total of 1494. Jeon Eun-Hee, who became the first bowler to shoot a perfect game, achieved the feat in her sixth and final game to clinch the bronze with 1479.

"I was just trying very hard to stay with my team-mates and leader Choi (Jin-A) but after I shot 290, I was hoping that I could win at least a medal," said the 22-year-old, who won two gold and a silver in the last championship in Jakarta. "And then to finish off with 279 and to win the gold medal is a dream come true."

Korea completed the domination with Kim Yeau-Jin finishing fourth with 1448. Malaysia's Esther Cheah, Shalin Zulkifli and Zandra Aziela took fifth to seventh positions while Kazumi Satoh of Japan and the Singapore pair of Jasmine Yeong-Nathan and Bernice Lim rounded up the top 10.

The Men's Singles event will follow after the lane maintenance which will be divided into Squad A and B. Squad A will commence at 1.30pm and Squad B at 6.00pm today. 

Photos: The medal winners (top) and Jeon Eun-Hee who bowled the first perfect game of these championships. (Terence Yaw)                                                                                                                                                                                      Asian Bowling Federation

20th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships
Women's Singles (Short Oil)

Pos	Bowler	Country		1	2	3	4	5	6	Score	Ave	Dif
1	HWANG SUN-OK	KOR		225	218	236	249	290	279	1497	249.50	0
2	CHOI JIN-A	KOR		267	248	234	239	279	227	1494	249.00	-3
3	JEON EUN-HEE	KOR		236	236	235	224	248	300	1479	246.50	-18
4	KIM YEAU-JIN	KOR		224	248	275	240	232	229	1448	241.33	-49
5	ESTHER CHEAH	MAS		225	224	228	239	254	227	1397	232.83	-100
6	SHALIN ZULKIFLI	MAS		248	255	202	236	217	234	1392	232.00	-105
7	ZANDRA AZIELA	MAS		228	210	205	235	246	246	1370	228.33	-127
8	KAZUMI SATOH	JPN		258	201	235	248	215	211	1368	228.00	-129
9	JASMINE YEONG-NATHAN	SIN		210	202	225	186	278	246	1347	224.50	-150
10	BERNICE LIM	SIN		216	228	169	279	236	202	1330	221.67	-167
11	GANG HYE-EUN	KOR		142	238	260	268	227	187	1322	220.33	-175
12	HUANG CHIUNG-YAO	TPE		225	244	194	193	233	218	1307	217.83	-190
13	CHIEN HSIU-LAN	TPE		193	186	224	242	256	204	1305	217.50	-192
14	HARUKA MATSUDA	JPN		237	213	232	165	224	233	1304	217.33	-193
15	MARIE ALEXIS SY	PHI		181	184	213	258	237	224	1297	216.17	-200
16	AYANO KATAI	JPN		181	212	257	193	230	212	1285	214.17	-212
17	KANAKO ISHIMINE	JPN		245	212	235	196	209	188	1285	214.17	-212
18	WENDY CHAI	MAS		212	197	222	233	186	234	1284	214.00	-213
19	LISA DEL ROSARIO	PHI		196	181	194	206	288	215	1280	213.33	-217
20	PAN YU-FEN	TPE		202	212	192	213	201	257	1277	212.83	-220
21	CHEN DONGDONG	CHN		227	257	179	217	207	182	1269	211.50	-228
22	GYE MIN-YOUNG	KOR		247	191	203	181	219	222	1263	210.50	-234
23	KRIZZAH TABORA	PHI		194	225	224	193	213	213	1262	210.33	-235
24	GUNNALADA AREE	THA		147	211	204	224	267	205	1258	209.67	-239
25	JAZREEL TAN	SIN		180	166	181	205	289	234	1255	209.17	-242
26	VANESSA FUNG	HKG		204	203	215	202	200	226	1250	208.33	-247
27	SAOWAPHA KUNAKSORN	THA		140	222	168	194	267	259	1250	208.33	-247
28	MAKI SANO	JPN		151	204	204	200	195	289	1243	207.17	-254
29	AMANDA NG	SIN		223	191	226	196	169	214	1219	203.17	-278
30	SIN LI JANE	MAS		193	236	183	218	215	172	1217	202.83	-280
31	YANG SULING	CHN		193	213	193	189	215	212	1215	202.50	-282
32	DYAN CORONACION	PHI		213	172	184	190	238	202	1199	199.83	-298
33	CHENG LI HUA	CHN		213	172	202	191	215	204	1197	199.50	-300
34	SWAPNA MITRA	IND		157	183	177	172	268	235	1192	198.67	-305
35	SITI SAFIYAH AMIRAH	MAS		144	235	223	205	173	210	1190	198.33	-307
36	SHELLEE JAVIER	GUM		191	154	189	151	223	277	1185	197.50	-312
37	WANG YU-LING	TPE		201	172	196	163	217	231	1180	196.67	-317
38	ELAINE FLORENCIO	PHI		205	226	196	202	194	151	1174	195.67	-323
39	SABRINA LIM	SIN		206	212	164	213	191	177	1163	193.83	-334
40	ZHANG YUHONG	CHN		147	211	194	202	205	202	1161	193.50	-336
41	MILKI NG	HKG		171	192	194	238	196	164	1155	192.50	-342
42	NAO OHISHI	JPN		161	171	228	184	194	217	1155	192.50	-342
43	KATHERINE LAU	HKG		181	206	181	158	209	215	1150	191.67	-347
44	PRATHIMA HEDGE	IND		165	227	189	190	149	224	1144	190.67	-353
45	CHERIE TAN	SIN		173	197	224	200	172	171	1137	189.50	-360
46	WU SUQIN	CHN		184	201	183	203	179	181	1131	188.50	-366
47	CHAN SHUK HAN	HKG		149	216	204	179	206	173	1127	187.83	-370
48	SARAH CHENG	HKG		192	204	143	169	189	230	1127	187.83	-370
49	SUMATHI NALLABHANTU	IND		194	151	181	223	190	180	1119	186.50	-378
50	TANG YA-CHUN	TPE		198	167	191	150	225	184	1115	185.83	-382
51	SYLVIA KONG	HKG		207	149	220	176	192	169	1113	185.50	-384
52	KIMBERLY LAO	PHI		169	195	192	185	178	182	1101	183.50	-396
53	LIU NAN	CHN		194	158	192	175	192	150	1061	176.83	-436
54	FRAN GATAN	GUM		202	156	174	149	204	173	1058	176.33	-439
55	KIM HYANG-MI	DPR		203	127	185	134	212	189	1050	175.00	-447
56	ROSE MAE NAUTA	GUM		188	163	173	200	146	174	1044	174.00	-453
57	LIANG YA-PING	TPE		183	175	191	152	178	153	1032	172.00	-465
58	CHOE KUM-SON	DPR		138	203	165	180	165	165	1016	169.33	-481
59	LENNE RANKIN	GUM