Singaporeans set cracking pace on Day 1
Yannaphon, who made the finals in ninth and two spots above Ong, settled for second with a total of 1785 to the leader's 1802. Malaysian took the next three positions with SEA Games two Gold medalist, Aaron Kong leading teammates, Daniel Lim and Ranked No. 1, Alex Liew.
Another Thai, Surasak Manuwong, who made the finals after Ahmed Shaheen of Qatar pulled out, did well to take up sixth position with 1671 ahead of UAE's Shaker Al-Hassan in seventh spot with 1629.
Tan won 6 of the 8-game matches to amassed 1737 and an average of 209. SEA Games Masters Gold medalist, Liza Clutario of the Philippines took fourth spot with 1588 ahead of six Malaysian ladies, led by Zandra Aziela in fifth.
Defending champion, Wendy Chai finished sixth, Indonesia leg champion, Lai Kin Ngoh seventh, Tang Joh Six eighth, Siti Safiyah Amirah ninth and Esther Cheah completing the top 10.
The ABF Tour comprises eight Legs and a Grand Final, the Tournament of Champions. Each Leg was staged over two competition days where the top 16 men and 16 women bowlers from the preceding International Open Masters Event (Open Grade) competed in a one-game match play knock-out competition for the individual men's and women's titles and earn ranking points for the TOC.
The ABF Tour - TOC will be telecast on some of the key television stations in the region. 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).
Detailed scores: Men's Rnd 1 Blk 1 | Women's Rnd 1 Blk 1.