WYC 2010 - Syimir & Aris in 2nd place after 2 squads

(Report by BC Cheah in Tali Bowl, Helsinki, Finland)

It was a roaring phenomenon as our young Malaysian Harimau bowlers made their presence felt at Tali Bowl this afternoon.

Bowling in Squad 2, Aris Ardilla and perfect game achiever, Syimir Abdul Razak caught the attention of the capacity crowd with their scintillating performances.
Back by an equally ferocious supporters from team members and staff of our Malaysian Embassy, Aris & Syimir duly responded by rising to the occasion with their immaculate shots.

Syimir started off with a sub-par 183 game but rebounded with lines of 213, 212, 230, 266 & 220 for a 1324 total. Equally impressive was Aris Ardilla as he reeled 206, 204, 212, 208, 214 and stormed home with a magnificient 270 game for a 1314 6-game series. Their combined total of 2638 earned them the pole position in this squad and emerged 2nd place after 2 squads combined. The 3rd squad shall bowled at 5:00pm later.

Barring any upset, our pair of Aris & Syimir shall make it to the Semi-Finals tonight, schedule to bowl at 8:30pm local time.

Earlier in the morning, it was a "Ying-Yang" performance by our 1st pair in the Boys' Doubles event this morning. Khoo Beng Khai and Yusuf Abdul Raof started off cautiously with 203 and 201 games respectively. Beng Khai picked up his momentum to reel subsequent lines of 212, 226, 212, 227 & 224 for an commendable 1304 total, averaged 218. However, Yusuf could not lift up his game and bowled 174, 201, 175, 150 & 165 for a poor 1066 total. The duo's combined total of 2370 earned them a 13th placing in the squad.