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.