Singaporean breaks 6-game record
24th June, Bangkok: Asian Youth Games Masters champion, Basil Low of Singapore broke the 6-game record of 1447 by 2 pins to lead the Boy’s Singles opeing squad of the 12th World Youth Championships on Sunday evening.
Colombia’s Jorge Figueroa and Sweden’s Kim Bolleby shared the lead with their opening game of 234, 2 pins followed by pint-sized Mostafa Al Mousawi of Kuwait in second and Basil Low of Singapore in third on 231.
Low’s superb second game of 259 put the 18-year-old 31 pins ahead of Bolleby and by midway through the 6-game Singles, the Singaporean had extended his lead to 82 pins after another sizzling 247.
Malaysia’s Syimir Abdul Razak made his bid to stay with Low after stringing together three good games of 224, 222 and 209. The leader continued his blistering pace with 236, 216 and cruised to take the squad with 1449.
“Although my ball speed matched up well with the lane conditions, I still had to put in 110 percent focus to bowl well and consistently,” said Low, who broke the record of 1447 by Korea’s Park Jong-Woo in 2010.
“I’m hopefull that my score is good enough to secure me a spot in the top 4 semi-finals round tomorrow.”
Australian AMF Masters champion, Sam Cooley rolled a big game of 290 in the fifth and another 236 in his final game to take second with 1317 while Syimir also finished well with 247 to clinch third spot with 1309.
2010 World Youth Masters champion, Kim Ju-Young of Korea rolled a similar 247 his his last game to snatch fourth spot with 1258. Jose Ramon Camacho of Mexico, who was third before the last game, slipped down to fifth with 1249.
Fourty-four boys will bowl in Squad B at 9 tomorrow morning with the next 44 boys in Squad C at 1.30pm. The final squad of the day will contest their 6 games at 6 in the evening.
The top 4 finishers in the combined four squads will make the cut for the knockout semi-finals on June 26. The top seed will meet the fourth seed in the first semi-finals and the second and third seed will square off in the second semi.
Meanwhile earlier in the day, Ilma Nur Jannah and Krishna Darshini paired up in the opening squad of the Girl’s Singles. Ilma finished fifth with 1244 while Krishna took 15th position with 1163.
Meanwhile earlier in the day, Ilma Nur Jannah and Krishna Darshini paired up in the opening squad of the Girl’s Singles. Ilma finished fifth with 1244 while Krishna took 15th position with 1163.
New Hui Fen and Bernice Lim bowled in the second squad with Hui Fen finishing a creditable eighth with 1206 and Lim 19th position with1152.
Malaysia’s Hee Kar Yen, who topped Squad A, retained her lead to advance into the semi-finals with 1298. Korea’s Kim Seon-Jeong took second spot with 1291. Juliana Franco and Cristina Rodriguez seured semi-finals berths with 1280 and 1260.
Kana Shimoide of Japan and Hwang Yeon-Ju tied fifth spot with 1259 and missing the cut by just a single pin.
Detailed scores: Boy’s Singles Squad A | Girl’s Singles Combined | Photo Album.
Photos by Terence Yaw in Bangkok.