GP FINALS - FINAL RESULTS

Grand Prix Finals Champions

The Under 12 Masters Finals was held this morning and Sabah made a clean sweep of the 2 inaugural titles offered. Ahmad Fawwaz and Stefira Zeandea Greater, both being coached under Sabah Chief Coach, Mr. Ricky Loh was excited and happy when they got to know that they won. Mr. Ricky Loh when asked said "DOUBLE GOOD!" with 2 thumbs up!

Ricky Loh was so happy!

Fawwaz who has been bowling for 3 years came with high expectations. Going into the last game, Fawwaz was only leading by 1 pin from Muhd Hareez of Melaka and Jason Syow (MEL) and Ahmad Azraei (SAB) by 3 pins. In the last game, Fawwaz successfully connected strikes and finished with a 190 to seal the deal.

Steffira on the other hand came to Kuantan with hopes to finish in the top 3 and she did that plus an extra bonus of being the CHAMPION. She said "Natasha was my biggest opponent. I didn't expect to win but I'm very happy with my performance!". Steffira also won the gold medals in the MSSM Under-12 Singles and Masters.

Steffira being congratulated by Natasha | Fawwaz with his mum and brother

Both bowlers were hoisted by their coach, praised by their parents and patted on the backs by their supporters.

Open Champs with their trophies and Challenge Trophies

Boys Open was won by Muhd Amsyar from Perak. Amsyar was excited and said that he didn't expect the win at all. He was just playing his own game without any pressure. This is Amsyar's maiden title and it's a boost for him as he has plans to represent Malaysia and some day become a World Champion. He thanked his family, his coach En. Khairul Faizi and his friends for support. His journey to glory are as follows :-

Quarter Finals : Beat Muhd Fazrin (PRK) 346 - 343
Semi Finals : Beat Muhd Amin (PRK) 395 - 359
Finals : Beat Muhd Hanif (PAH) 372 - 312

Cheryl Cheong who won the SUKMA Masters Gold Medal finally nailed it after being bridesmaid for 3 legs before this. She beat Farah Izzazaya of the home state of Pahang 332 - 322. This Form 5 student from Sek. Sukan Bukit Jalil has been bowling 9 years and is an ex-nationaly youth bowler. She came into the GP Finals in hopes of being the top 4 and she did it. She said "I was very nervous in the finals agaist Farah and managed to only score 136 in my first game. But I didn't give up and with the guidance of my coach and support from my friends, I succeeded in stringing strikes and picking up my spares."

Graded Champs Nor Syazana (PRK) and Shaun Chan (SEL)

The Boys Graded category was where the excitement was especially in the semi-finals. Champion Shaun Chan from Selangor faced Muhd Shahril Afifie from Pahang in his semi-finals. Shaun and his fellow Selangor supporters thought that he had won after Afifie had a huge 4-7-10 split in his bonus frame but amazingly, Afifie converter that spare and had to strike in order to win by 1 pin. He struck only 9 and that left them both with a total of 369. With that, both bowlers had to bowl 1 extra ball and the bowler who got a higher pin count will win. Shaun bowled first and only got an 8 pincount. Pahang was excited because Afifie had to bowl 9 pins or strike to win. Unfortunately, he also got an 8 pincount. They were still tied and had to bowl another ball. This time, Afifie whent first and still, got an 8. Shaun composed himself and threw his ball. HE STRIKED and his supporters went berserk! He was through to his first finals. In the finals, he bowled confidently and beat Melaka Leg champion Abdul Basit 379 - 294. The GP Finals crown is this south-pawed bowler's maiden title and he will remember it for years to come.

As expected, top-seed Norsyazana Rusli from Perak entered the finals beating Farzana Ibrahim (SWK) 413-265 in the quarter-finals, Sonia Teoh (MEL) 390-352 in the semi-finals and Nur Shahira (KUL) 378-342 in the finals. This form 2 student who won the KL Leg and Melaka Leg titles said, "Of all the girls here, I was afraid of Nur Shahira as went she's on form, she's ON FORM. Luckily for me, I succeeded in telling myself to relax and just focus on my game. I'm very very happy with my performance and my win especially in the GP Finals."

The inaugural Tunku Imran Cup State Champion was won by the state of Perak with their bowlers collecting the most points in the Knock-out Round. With Norsyazana and Muhd Amsyar claiming the titles of Girls Graded and Boys Open, they already had 310 points in the bag. They actually sealed the win after the semi-finals matches were over.

The Perak Team with the inaugural Tunku Imran Cup

The prize giving ceremony was graced by YBhg. Dato Hj Samsudin b. Nawawi, Political Secretary to the Menteri Besar of Pahang, En. Mustafa Hilmi, Ketua Unit Sukan Prestasi Tinggi Negeri Pahang, En. Khairul Anwar, Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Negeri Pahang, Mr. Ng Ping Loong, Sports Marketing Manager of Nestle Products Sdn. Bhd and En. Syed Mohsin Syed Agil, Vice President of the Persatuan Boling Tenpin Pahang.

GP FINALS - BOYS OPEN & GIRLS GRADED BLOCK 2 RESULTS

Top 3 Boys Open

The Boys Open and Girls Graded bowlers return to the lanes first this morning. The Perak team who had 7 representatives in the Boys Open category coming into the GP Finals was ecstatic when 6 of them qualified for the Knock-Out Round. Shin Chern Yew, Muhd Amin, Muhd Amsyar, Muhd Fazrin, Teh Lit Qing and Abdul Muhaimin are placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th respectively. In pole position was Pahang's Mohd Hanif who bowled well to climb up from 3rd position yesterday. His total score for the 2nd block was 1275, averaging 212.50. The other non Perakian in the Knock-Out Round is Bong Kihow from Sarawak. Kihow fought his way up from 12th position with lines of 201, 200, 169, 218, 187 and 177.

Girls Graded Top 3

Yesterday's Girls Graded leader Norsyazana Rusli from Perak maintained her dominance and at the same time sent out a silent message to the other bowlers that she is the bowler to beat for the title. She lost her lead to Nur Shahira of Kuala Lumpur after the 3rd game in the 2nd Block when she bowled a low game of 142 in her 2nd game. She bounced back with a high 237 in her 4th game to go back into pole position and remained there till the last game. Her team mate, Fatin Azmira took 2nd position but is 109 pins while Hanan Fateha from Kuala Lumpur is in 3rd position.

Historical city bowler Jason Syow came to Kuantan with determination and he used that determination to rise to the occasion in the second block. This 12-year-old bowler is currently leading the pack of young stars with an average of 173.75. First block leader Ahmad Fawwaz is in second place, 8 pins behind while Mr. Dimple, Muhd Hareez from Melaka is in 3rd position.

The Top 3 Boys and Girls Under-12

Natasha Roslan from Selangor, the hot favorite to win the inaugural Girls Under-12 title is living up to her seeding although she had 2 low games in her 5th and 8th game. She leads her team mate and friend, Ayra Nur Jehan by 3 pins. In 3rd position is Sabahan Steffira Zeandea Greater.

The Top 8 bowlers in the Under-12 categories will be bowling another 6 games tomorrow and their score will be added on to their qualifying scores to determine the winners.

Nazira Nasir (PAH) continue to lead

The last squad of the day was the Girls Open and Boys Graded. The Girls Open finished faster as they were only 3 bowlers per a pair of lanes. 1st block leader Nazira Nasir continue to lead. She will meet Syazwani Sajeli from Sarawak tomorrow in the Quarter-Finals of the Knock-out Round. In 2nd position is SUKMA Masters Gold Medalist, Cheryl Cheong from Kuala Lumpur and petite Nadya Izzati is in 3rd position.

Boys Graded Top 3

Shaun Chan from Selangor and Abdul Basit from SSBP maintained their position going into the Knock-Out round tomorrow. Shaun Chan, a Form 4 student from SMK Tropicana is gunning for his maiden title. Kua Jian Wen from KL, Muhd Mizan from Johor, Mohd Amirul from Kedah, Mohd Shahril Afifie from Pahang, Muhd Aizudeen from Selangor and Muhd Ikmal from Kuala Lumpur completes the top 8 list for the Boys Graded category.

GP FINALS - 1ST DAY RESULTS

After 8 legs in Peninsular Malaysia and 2 legs in East Malaysia, we have finally arrived at the peak of the SportExcel-NILO-NSC-MTBC National Junior Circuit this year. Featuring 12 boys Under-12, 12 Girls Under-12, 20 Boys Graded, 16 Girls Graded, 16 Boys Open and 12 Girls Open from 10 different states of Malaysia, the GP Finals has always been one of the most prestigious and looked forward event for the youth in Malaysia.

Boys Open and Girls Open Qualifiers


Boys Graded and Girls Graded Qualifiers

Boys Under-12 and Girls Under-12 Qualifiers

This year, the GP Finals came to Megalanes Kuantan, Pahang and the first day of competition featured all categories bowling their first block. The first squad of the day saw the Boys Graded and Girls Open scorching the re sanded wooden lanes. After 6 games, lanky south pawed Selangorian Shaun Chan lead the pack of 20 bowlers with a total of 1216, averaging 202.67. He leads with quite a comfortable margin of 53 pins from Melaka Leg champion Abdul Basit.

Boys Graded 1st and 2nd after Block 1 Shaun Chan (SEL) and Abdul Basit (SSBP)

In the Girls Open, Nazira Nasir from Pahang with home ground advantage had lines of 181, 192, 196, 245, 178, and 189 to take pole position. Nazira who was the champion here during the Pahang Leg currently leads Sabahan Siti Aishajan by 47 pins.

Girls Open 1st and 2nd enjoying a cup of MILO
Siti Aishajan (SAB) and Nazira Nasir (PAH)

The Open and Graded category bowlers has to bowl 2 blocks of 6 games each before the top 8 bowlers are chosen. The Under-12 category bowlers on the other hand only bowls 2 blocks 4 games each before the top 8 bowlers are filtered to the 2nd round.

Under-12 leaders
Natasha Roslan (SEL) and Ahmad Fawwaz (SAB)

Natasha Roslan of Selangor and Ahmad Fawwaz of Sabah rose to the occasion in the 1st block of 4 games in the Under-12 categories. Natasha who won all 4 legs of this year's inaugural Under-12 inception had a slow start but picked up on the 3rd game with 218 pinfalls. In the 4th game, she had a low game of 149 but still managed to lead fellow compatriot Ayra Nur Jehan by 5 pins. Ahmad Fawwaz who throws the bowling ball like it's only 5 pounds averaged 184.25 to lead Jason Syow of Melaka by 17 pins. Fawwaz who is in Kuantan for his first time had support from his brother and his mother who also came with him.

Norsyazana (PRK) bowled with confidence

Top qualifier Norsyazana Rosli from Perak performed to her ranking when she opened her campaign with back to back games of 200 and above. From there onwards, she did not look back and continued to focus on her game and initially came out tops. Nur Shahira of Kuala Lumpur and Fatin Azmira of Perak are in second and third places respectively.

Boys Open Leader - Shin Chern Yew (PRK)

Another Perakian, Shin Chern Yew is heading the Boys Open category with a 67 pins lead from Teh Lit Qing. Chern Yew who was the champion in the Melaka Leg held 2 weeks ago is the only bowler in his category to average above 200.

Tomorrow the bowlers will bowl their 2nd block and after that the Top 8 bowlers in all categories will continue to the Knock-Out Round for the Open and Graded categories and Masters for the Under-12 categories.

Shin the favourite for boys’ crown

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

PETALING JAYA: Perak's Shin Chern Yew has placed himself as one of the favourites for the boys' title in the National Grand Prix Bowling Finals, which begin today in Kuantan.

Chern Yew saved his best in the last stop of the nine-leg circuit in Malacca last week to show that he would be among those to watch in the Finals.

The unheralded Perakian pulled of a surprise by beating his more renowned team-mate Mohd Fazrin Khairul Faizi 400-382 to win his first-ever circuit title.

In the girls' Open, Pahang's Farah Izzazaya also nailed a first title on the circuit, beating Siti Nazwa Mohd Sanap 411-396 in the final.

A total of 16 boys and 16 girls will feature in the Finals.

GRAND PRIX FINALS - UPDATED SCHEDULE

Below is the updated schedule of the GP Finals. The previous schedule was based on Friday being the first day thus, there was a brake for prayers. The revised schedule has been set to accommodate the Friday prayers on the 2nd day of competition.

The price of the Official Dinner for officials/parents/supporters who are interested to attend is RM32.00 per person.

GRAND PRIX FINALS

The official hotel for the Grand Prix Finals is Hotel Grand Continental. Details of room rates are as follows:-

RM150.00 per room (+) breakfast for 2 pax

For bookings, please call Mr. YK Choo (012-2833297) or Mellisa Tay (016-2798127). Please make bookings before August 22nd, 2008.

There will be an Official Dinner on the 28th of August. It is priced at RM36.00 per pax. All GP qualifiers and 1 official per state are sponsored. Parents and officials who are interested to attend can make payment on the 28th of August (while the kids are bowling) in Megalanes Kuantan to either Mr. YK Choo or Mellisa Tay.

MELAKA LEG - 3RD DAY RESULTS

Row of Champions
From Left: Abdil Basit (SSBP), Farah Izzazaya (PAH), Shin Chern Yew (PRK), Norsyazana Rosli (PRK)

The 8th and Final leg of this years SportExcel-MILO-MSN-MTBC National Tenpin Bowling Junior Circuit finished today with Perak taking 2 titles and Pahang and Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar taking one each.

Norsyazana Rosli won her 2nd consecutive title in the Girls Graded category and thus qualified for the Grand Prix Finals in pole position. She beat Sonia Teoh of Melaka who had the home crowd rooting for her. This is a sweet revenge for Syazana as she lost to Sonia in the Negeri Sembilan Leg.

In the Boys Graded category, youngster Abdul Basit received his maiden victory after beating Khoo Kim Yoon of Melaka. This 13 year old from Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar was overjoyed with his victory as this is only his 2nd year bowling. He thanked his coach Mr. Lamjah and En. Abdul Rahman for all their guidance and support. With this win, he made it into the GP Finals in 12th position. Only the top 17 boys qualify for the GP Finals.

SUKMA Trios Gold Medalist Farah Izzazaya from Pahang took the Girls Open title, her first SportExcel Circuit title of the year. Her parents were so happy of her as her qualification into the final round meant that she qualified for the Grand Prix Finals that will be held on her training ground in Megalanes Kuantan Pahang from August 27-30. En route to her victory, she beat Radin Nur Najwa (KUL) 368-330 in the quarter finals, Nastasya Adam (KUL) 416-312 in the semis and Siti Nazwa (JOH) 411-396 in the finals.

The Boys Open category was a Perak all-affair. 5 bowlers from Perak qualified for the Knock-Out Round and 4 of them made it into the semi-finals. Among these 4 bowlers, Shin Chern Yew raised to the occasion to beat compatriot Muhd Fazrin in the finals. This is Chern Yew's first win in the Open category. 3rd and 4th positions are Teh Lit Qing and Equine Lam.

MELAKA LEG - 2ND DAY RESULTS

Girls Graded Round 2 Leader
Norsyazana Rosli (PRK)

At the end of the 2nd day of competition in the Melaka Leg, Norsyazana Rosli from Perak, Khoo Kim Yoon from Melaka, Muhd Fazrin from Perak and Farah Izzazaya from Pahang all share something in common, they are leaders in their respective categories.

Norsyazana who was champion in the KL Leg, was determined to better her average yesterday and to climb the ranks. With that determination, she struck lines of 173, 180, 179, 207, 188, 215 to take over the lead from Nursyafiqah. Syafiqah on the other hand did not play so well and dropped to 7th position, which was incidentally where Syazana was in the first round. Farah Ain Diyana from Negeri Sembilan is in 2nd position with a high game of 249 in the last game.

Melaka dominance in the Boys Graded
Tan Siong Ling and Khoo Kim Yoon

In the Boys Graded category, home grown spinners Khoo Kim Yoon and Tan Siong Ling came out 1st and 2nd positioned respectively. Kim Yoon is the only leader from the 1st round to continue leading going into the Knock-Out Round.

Farah Izzazaya with her parents

Farah Izzazaya who was the Trios Gold Medalist in the recent SUKMA made her appearance felt when she took over the lead after the completion of 6 games in the second round. The Girls Open had to play on the newer side of the bowling center as the competition was delayed by an hour. Farah has to finish at least 3rd placed tomorrow to ensure her spot in the Grand Prix Finals. In second position is Cheryl Cheong from Kuala Lumpur.

The last event to finish was the Boys Open and it was Perak that stole the show. 5 Perak boys qualified for the Knock-Out Round, lead by Muhd Fazrin who put on a gutsy show to outplay Kevin Tan of Melaka and Teh Lit Qing.

Perak Boys in the Boys Open Knock Out Round
From left : Shin Chern Yew, Teh Lit Qing, Muhd Fazrin, Equine Lam, Muhd Amsyar

MELAKA LEG - 1ST DAY RESULTS

Melaka Graded Bowlers

The SportExcel Junior Circuit returned to the Historical City of Melaka since it's last appearance here in 2004.

92 Boys Graded and 41 Girls Graded started their campaign in Ampang Superbowl, Mahkota Parade yesterday with the local graded bowlers bowling first in the morning. Spinner and first time participant, Khoo Kim Yoon topped the table with an average of 205.33. His feat survived till the end of Squad B making him the only bowler so far to average above 200.

Graded Round 1 Leaders
Nur Syafiqah Ramli (KED) and Khoo Kim Yoon (MEL)

In the Girls Graded, Nursyafiqah Ramli from Kedah defeated her older and bigger sized opponents to lead. This 13 year old who was the reserved for the Kedah SUKMA team currently leads her teammate Nur Fadeena by 11 pins and sisters Nur Shamira and Nur Shahira by 13 and 19 pins respectively.

The Melaka Leg is the final leg of the Peninsular edition of the SportExcel Circuit this year. This is the last chance for the bowlers to try to collect points to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals in 2 weeks time.

Boys Graded Round 1

Girls Graded Round 1

MELAKA LEG - FINAL PROGRAM

Below is the confirmed schedule. Amendments were made to the last day of competition (the knock-out round). Competition will only take place on the 24 lane portion of Ampang Superbowl, Mahkota Parade, Melaka.

MELAKA LEG - AMENDED SCHEDULE

Below is the amended schedule for the Melaka Leg. Since we did not receive many participants for this leg, competition will only start on Friday morning. Please take note of the squad allocations for the Boys Graded. The states are listed next to the squads.

Selangor kuasai dua acara Sirkit Remaja Tenpin Boling SportExcel

Jumaat, 08 Ogos 2008 | Edisi Selangor & KL | Nazrol Jamaludin

KUALA LUMPUR - Remaja Tenpin Boling SportExcel, Sirkit Kuala Lumpur yang berlangsung pada 1 hingga 3 Ogos lepas di Megalanes KL, Endah Parade, Sri Petaling menyaksikan Perak dan Selangor unggul apabila masing-masing memenangi dua emas daripada enam acara yang dipertandingkan.

Selangor mengungguli kategori bawah 12 tahun apabila memenangi kedua-dua acara melalui Natasya Roslan dalam kategori wanita dan Wan Nadzmi Fikri dalam kategori lelaki.

Bagi Natasya, kemenangan ini juga merupakan kemenangan keempat daripada empat pusingan untuk kategori bawah 12 tahun selain sebelum ini memenangi emas di kejohanan Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia dalam acara All-Events dan Masters.

Kemenangan ini juga menjadikan Natasya terus mendahului pungutan mata keseluruhan dengan mengumpul 320 mata sekaligus menjadikannya calon pilihan memenangi Grand Prix Akhir yang akan berlangsung di Megalanes Kuantan, hujung bulan ini.

Kategori terbuka lelaki menyaksikan dua peserta Kuala Lumpur bersaing sesama sendiri untuk merebut gelaran juara apabila Mohd Amirrul Afif menewaskan Yusof Abdul Raof dengan 410-376 jatuhan pin dan ini merupakan kemenangan keduanya tahun ini selain sedang mendahului kedudukan keseluruhan dengan 670 mata.

Sementara itu, Perak mengungguli kedua-dua kategori wanita apabila Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi mengungguli acara Wanita Terbuka dan Norsyazana Rusli bagi kategori Graded Wanita.

Menurut Syaidatul, dia tidak menyangka berjaya menewaskan Cheryl Cheong dengan keputusan 438-410 jatuhan pin.

“Saya tidak menjangkakan akan menang memandangkan selepas kejohanan Sukan Malaysia, saya tidak berlatih kerana menumpukan sepenuhnya masa untuk pelajaran saya,” katanya.

Hadiah kepada pemenang disampaikan oleh Setiausaha Kehormat Kongres Tenpin Boling Malaysia, Sidney Tung dan Penasihat Teknikal Skuad Elit Kebangsaan Richard Shockley.

Hadiah kategori bawah 12 tahun pula telah disampaikan Juara Kejohanan Remaja Dunia acara berpasukan, Adrian Ang, Aaron Kong, Muhd Nur Aiman dan Syafiq Ridhwan.

MELAKA LEG 2008

Wan Nadzmi bowls to glory despite bleeding thumb

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: A bleeding thumb did not stop Wan Nadzmi Fikri of Selangor from winning the boys' Under-12 title in the Kuala Lumpur leg of the SportExcel-NSC-Milo National Junior Bowling Circuit at the Mega Lanes in Endah Parade, Sri Petaling, on Sunday.

Nadzmi chalked up a 12-game score of 2,221 to beat team-mate Mohd Hafiz Fikri by 125 pins. It was his second title on the circuit after the Johor leg last month.

In the girls' Under-12, Natasha Roslan of Selangor bagged her fourth title on the circuit after the legs in Perak, Pahang and Johor.

The national schools (MSSM) Under-12 Masters and All-Event gold medallists won the KL leg with a score of 1,983. In the Open division, Mohd Amirrul Afif of Kuala Lumpur and Syaidatul Afifah of Perak emerged as the boys' and girls' champions. To make it a memorable day for the juniors, the World Youth gold-medal winning team of Aaron Kong, Adrian Ang, Mohd Syafiq Ridhwan and Mohd Nur Aiman Khairuddin presented the prizes to the winners.

Results

BOYS' OPEN Quarter-finals: Teh Lit Qing (Prk) bt Equine Lam (Prk) 394-374, Kevin Tan (Mal) bt Mohd Aziem Azemi (Kul) 465-395, Mohd Amirrul Afif (Kul) bt Faliq Aimran (Kul) 442-381, Yusof Abdul Raof (Kul) bt Abdul Muhaimin (Prk) 441-372. Semi-finals: Yusof bt Lit Qing 427-379, Amirrul bt Kevin 474-431. Final: Amirrul bt Yusof 410-376.

BOYS' GRADED

Quarter-finals: Mohd Hazwan Harman Shah (Nse) bt Louis Liaw (Kul) 338-332, Mohd Shahir Surni (Nse) bt Abdul Basit Mohd (BPSS) 368-279, Mohd Zafis Zulkifli (Nse) bt Mohd Aizudeen Mustaqim (Sel) 370-312, Amir Imran (Sel) bt Mohd Azlan Norani (Prk) 382- 320.

Semi-finals: Hazwan bt Shahir 374-362, Amir bt Zafis 427-412.

Final: Hazwan bt Amir 384-356.

BOYS' UNDER-12

Over 12 games: 1. Wan Nadzmi Fikri (Sel) 2221, 2. Mohd Hafiz Fikri (Sel) 2096, 3. Mohd Naim Hashim (Sel) 2027.

GIRLS' GRADED

Quarter-finals: Nur Azlin Abu Bakar (BPSS) bt Selva Nivashini (Sel) 319-310, Nur Fadeena Aznel (Ked) bt Noramirah Hashim (Joh) 347- 345, Norsyazana Rosli (Prk) bt Nur Shamira Abdul Manaf (Kul) 346-344, Nur Shahira Abdul Manaf (Kul) bt Nurain Fatin (Sel) 381- 356.

Semi-finals: Azlin bt Shahira 319-310, Norsyazana bt Nur Fadeena 337-325. Final: Norsyazana bt Azlin 358-336.

GIRLS' OPEN

Quarter-finals: Cheryl Cheong (Kul) bt Nur Diana (Kul) 353-348, Syaidatul Afifah (Prk) bt Maisarah Rozali (Pen) 382-301, Nor Amilia (Sel) bt Farah Izzazaya (Pah) 406-401, Siti Nur Harini (Sel) bt Nazrinnah Kamil (Prk) 435-402.

Semi-finals: Cheryl bt Siti 386-365, Syaidatul bt Amilia 418-405. Final: Syaidatul bt Cheryl 438-410.

GIRLS' UNDER-12

Over 12 games: 1. Natasha Roslan (Sel) 1983, 2. Anessa Asyira Abas (Nse) 1943, 3. Siti Nurzulaikha Ismail (Kul) 1928.

TUNKU IMRAN CUP STANDINGS AFTER 7 LEGS

Here are the standings of the states for the Tunku Imran Cup after 7 legs :-

State	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Leg 6	Leg 7	Points
K.Lumpur	935	835	480	780	840	930	865	5665
Perak	775	1220	1070	430	590	445	715	5245
Selangor	1175	95	495	245	170	430	530	3140
Kedah	-	480	305	85	305	305	95	1575

KL widened it's margin over Perak with 150 extra points earned from the performance of their bowlers during the KL Leg.

The Melaka Leg will be the last leg to determine who's the Tunku Imran Cup winner.

GP RANKING POINTS AFTER 7TH LEG FOR OPEN & GRADED

Here are the rankings after the Kuala Lumpur Leg. I know all of you are anxious to know your bowlers' rankings.

The Under-12 rankings and also the rest can be obtained on the left.

BOYS OPEN

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	MUHD AMIRRUL AFIF	KUL	670
2	MOHD FAZRIN B. KHAIRUL FAIZI	PRK	475
3	YUSOF ABDUL RAOF	KUL	345
4	MUHD AMIN ABDUL RAZAK	PRK	415
5	TEH LIT QING	PRK	385
6	FALIQ AIMRAN	KUL	375
7	EQUINE LAM	PRK	365
8	ABDUL MUHAIMIN	PRK	345
9	KEVIN TAN	MEL	320
10	ROS QUSYAIRI	NSE	320
11	MUHD AMSYAR	PRK	295
12	MOHD HANIF	PAH	290
13	SHIN CHERN YEW	PRK	285

For the full Boys Open GP Ranking list please click here.

GIRLS OPEN

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	NUR DIANA HUSSIN	KUL	540
2	NADYA IZZATI	SEL	510
3	SYAIDATUL AFIFAH	PRK	470
4	NASTASYA ADAM	KUL	455
5	CHERYL CHEONG	KUL	380
6	NAZIRA NASIR	PAH	375
7	NUR ALYANY	JOH	310
8	TG. AIMI LAILY	KED	295
9	NAZRINNAH	PRK	285
10	FARHAN ZAFIRA	NSE	275

For the full Girls Open GP Ranking list please click here.


BOYS GRADED

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	MOHD AMIRUL	KED	565
2	MUHD ZAFIQ SYADDIQ	PRK	500
3	MUHD MIZAN	JOH	370
4	MUHD IKMAL ISMAIL	KUL	335
5	MOHD SHAHIR SURNI	NSE	330
6	AMIR DIN IMRAN	SEL	325
7	MUHD AIZUDEEN MUSTAQIM	SEL	320
8	SYED MOHD HAFIZ	JOH	305
9	MOHD ZHARIF HASHIM	SEL	300
10	SHAUN CHAN	SEL	275
11	KUA JIAN WEN	KUL	270
12	SYED MOHD ASYRAF	JOH	265
13	MOHD FIRDAUS	KUL	250
14	LOUIS LIAW	KUL	240
15	MOHD SHAHRIL AFIFIE	PAH	230
16	MOHD SHAFIQ RIDZWAN	KUL	225
17	AIMAN SYAHIN	PRK	225

For the full Boys Graded GP Ranking list please click here.

GIRLS GRADED

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	NUR SHAHIRA	KUL	585
2	NORSYAZANA RUSLI	PRK	565
3	NUR SHAMIRA	KUL	555
4	NUR AZLIN	SSBP	520
5	AINAA KHAIRINA	PRK	500
6	SHARIFAH MARISSA	SEL	430
7	NURSYAMIMI SUPARDI	PRK	385
8	HANAN FATEHA	KUL	375
9	NUR FADEENA	KED	370
10	SONIA TEOH	MEL	345
11	SELVA NIVASHINI	SEL	305
12	FATIN AZMIRA	PRK	285
13	NURAIN FATIN	SEL	280
14	NURSYAFIQAH RAMLI	KED	275

For the full Girls Graded GP Ranking list please click here.

KL LEG - FINAL DAY RESULTS

The KL Leg which is the 7th Leg in the SportExcel Junior Circuit this year finished with a bang with Perak and Selangor taking 2 titles each, Negeri Sembilan one and K.Lumpur one.

The two titles won by Selangor was in the Under-12 categories when Natasha Roslan and Wan Nadzmi Fikri tamed the field to win the 4th and final leg of the Under-12 circuit.

Under-12 Champs Natasha Roslan and Wan Nadzmi Fikri from Selangor

For Natasha, this is her 4th consecutive title making her the only GOLD MEDALIST in the Girls Under-12 category throughout the 4 legs (Perak, Pahang, Johor, KL). Natasha also won the MSSM Girls Under-12 All-Events and Masters Gold Medal which was held in Ipoh in May. Her success in the 4 legs of the Junior Circuit makes her the top qualifier for the GP Finals which will be held in Megalanes Kuantan at the end of this month. She is the favorite to win the GP Finals title with her string of successes this year.

The Boys Under-12 title was won by Wan Nadzmi Fikri with a huge margin of 125 pins from the 1st runner up. This is Fikri's 2nd consecutive title as he also won the 3rd leg in Johor last month. Wan Nadzmi Fikri overcame a bleeding thumb to emerged as the best Boys Under-12 bowler in KL.

There was oohs and aahs in the Negeri Sembilan camp when their pint sized Muhd Nur Helmi won the High Game award with an amazing score of 266 beating the hi-game scores of all the other categories.

Autograph signing by Adrian Ang, Aaron Kong, Syafiq Ridhwan and Muhd Nur Aiman, World Youth Team Gold Medalist

The prize giving presentation for the Under-12 was held directly after the masters finished and the ceremony hyped up with the presence of the World Youth Team Champions, Adrian Ang, Aaron Kong, Muhd Nur Aiman and Syafiq Ridhwan. The 4 of them gave away the prizes to the winners and later had an autograph signing session. The kids were excited and thrilled to have their idols present.

Under-12 Medal Winners with National Team

Open Champs
Mohd Amirrul Afif (KUL) dan Syaidatul Afifah (PRK)

Perak got their 2 titles from the outstanding efforts of Syaidatul Afifah in the Girls Open Category and Norsyazana Rusli in the Girls Graded Category. Syaidatul beat Cheryl Cheong, the top seed going into the Knock-Out round, 438-410. Syaidatul, a Form 5 student in SMK Gunung Rapat who won 3 silvers and 2 bronze in SUKMA TERENGGANU recently said "I didn't expect to win as I've not been training after the SUKMA to concentrate on my studies. It was a hard fought battle but alhamdullilah, my strikes kicked in when I needed them most.".

Graded Champs
Mohd Hazwan (NSE) and Norsyazana (PRK)

Norsyazana Rusli was overjoyed with her win as in the previous legs, she always fell short losing either in the semi-finals or in the finals. "AKHIRNYA!" was the exact words expressed by Syazana who has been bowling for 4 years under the guidance of En. Khairul Faizi. In the previous leg held in Seremban, she was in tears, losing in the Finals by only 2 pins in a 1 ball roll-off tiebreaker. The silver medal was won by Nur Azlin from Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar.

Mohd Amirrul Afif bowling on his training grounds toppled fellow team mate Yusof Abdul Raof in the final 410-376 to make this his 2nd SportExcel title this year. Amirrul who was a member of the KL trios who won the Bronze medalists in the SUKMA Games is currently leading the GP Ranking Points in the Boys Open Category.

Negeri Sembilan bowlers did extremely well this leg to have 3 of their Boys Graded bowlers qualify for the Top 8 Knock-Out Round. These 3 bowlers subsequently qualified for the Semi Finals as well. Out of this 3 bowlers, Mohd Hazwan who has not finished in the Top 8 in his career was the most successful receiving the title BOYS GRADED CHAMPION. Mohd Hazwan who is coached by Mr. Jonathan Chung and Ahmad Fadhil has been bowling for 4 years and is currently a Form 2 student in SMK Dato' Sheikh Ahmad in Seremban. This is his maiden win after 4 years of training. He will be taking part in the next leg in Melaka from August 15-17 to try to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals.

Mr. Sidney Tung and Richard Shockley with the winners

Honorary Secretary of MTBC, Mr Sidney Tung and Technical Advisor of the Malaysian National Elite Team, Mr. Richard Shockley from USA gave away the prizes to the winners.

Below are the bowlers in the Under-12 Categories who made it into Grand Prix Finals :-

Boys Under-12

PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

1. Mohd Hafiz Fikri (SEL)
   
2. Wan Nadzmi Fikri (SEL)
   
3. Ahmad Aidil (KUL)
4. Mohd Naim Hashim (SEL)
5. Emir Hazim (KUL)
6. Muhd Qayyum (NSE)
7. Mohd Nur Helmi (NSE)
8. Jason Syow (MEL)
9. Muhd Hareez (MEL)
10. Wan Mohd Aiman (PRK)

EAST MALAYSIA

1. Ahmad Azraei (SAB)
   
2. Ahmad Fawwaz Farhan (SAB)
   

Girls Under-12

1. Natasha Roslan (SEL)
   
2. Anessa Asyira (NSE)
3. Ayra Nur Jehan (SEL)
   
4. Siti Nurzulaikha (KUL)
5. Nurain Mustafa (KED)
6. Nur Nabilah Ammar (PAH)
7. Nurain Syazana (SEL)
8. Aida Yasmin (PRK)
9. Ain Farah Saffura (PAH)
10. Nur Syareena (NSE)

EAST MALAYSIA

1. Steffira Zeandea Greater (SAB)
2. Nicole Tan (SWK)