Melaka Leg attracts record number of entries

(Report by Tony Lim and YK Choo)

About 400 participants, a record number of entries for the National Junior Tenpin Bowling Circuit turn up at the MIBC Bowling Centre in Melaka to try out the lanes and also used it as a selection process for the coming Sukma. A wise move indeed considering that the lane condition and pattern applied in this leg is anticipated to be quite similar to that of the condition used for the Sukma Bowling Championships to be held in June on the same venue.

Siti Nurzulaika of USPTN Kuala Lumpur leads the field of 68 bowlers in the girls graded division of the National Junior Tenpin Bowling Circuit held in Melaka after the first block of 8 games with a score of 1522 pinfalls giving her a creditable average of 190.

The lane conditions that was used in this 3rd leg of the circuit series is a 41 feet pattern very much like the one used during last year’s world cup. This oiling pattern is the medium oiling distance and is quite tough for the girls who do not have a high rev rate because the ball does not have much of a backend reaction to get good pin carry and playing a bigger angle of entry or bigger hook is really tough.

But nonetheless Siti Nurzulaika bowled consistently and under the guidance of coach Dzulkarnian was able to put aside the oiling obstacle and concentrated on her target posting scores of 191, 187, 206, 176, 204, 173, 214 and 171 to put her in comfortable position for the second round and a place in the finals.

In second spot is Izzati Zuhaili of Penang who also had consistent games for a total pinfalls of 1501 for an average of 187. Perhaps the thought on most of the bowlers’ mental attitude is that they will just have to spare and be content with the score and hope that it will be good enough for the second round. This is exactly what most of the trainees for the Sukma are doing.

Rabiatuladawiyah binti Ismail of SSBP finished strongly with games of 171 and 214 to secure third placing on an average of 185. Nora Lyana of Selangor started off brilliantly with a high game of 237 but could not sustain the pace and had to settle for 7 placing in the first round with a total of 1407 pinfalls.

Results of the Girls Graded Stage 1 can be downloaded in the "Downloads" box on the left.

Melaka Leg Notice 2 - Competition Schedule (Subject to changes)

*Schedule also available for download in the "Downloads" box on the left.

GP Ranking after 2nd Leg Published

Perak Leg Champions, Teh Lit Qing (PRK) and Nur Shamira Manaf (SABC) lead the GP Ranking table after 2 legs in the open categories.

The graded categories are dominated by Eugene Oh from Penang and Siti Nurzulaika from Kuala Lumpur. Eugune was champion in the Kedah Leg while Siti made her mark in Perak.

Meanwhile in the Under-12 categories, Afiq Irsyadududdin (PRK) and Nur Dayana Zuhaidi (KUL) who each have one leg title to their names, dominate the rankings.



To view the full list of rankings, please click on the link of each category located below the blog title. You may also download the .pdf files in the "Downloads"box on the left.

Melaka Leg Notice 1

The 3rd Leg of this year's Junior Circuit will be held in Melaka. This year, competition will be held in the Melaka International Bowling Centre, Ayer Keroh for the first time. The bowling center played host to the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup last November which featured the likes of bowling greats Paeng Nepomuceno, Michael Schmidt, Zara Giles, champions Caroline Lagrange and Choi Yong-Kyu and of course our own Siti Safiyah Amirah and Zulmazran Zulkifli.

Competition will be held from April 2-4, 2010. The hotel that have been identified is the MITC ANCASA HOTEL MELAKA and reservation can be made through Cik Hidayah at 017-3859660. Hotel rates are as follows :-

Superior (Queen + Single bed)	RM150.00 nett + 3 Breakfast
Standard (Queen Bed)	RM130.00 nett + 2 Breakfast
Deluxe (King Bed)	RM230.00 + 1 Breakfast

Register now and don't miss out on the chance to perform on these world class lanes!

Closing date for registration is March 29th, 2010.

*You can download the Melaka Leg Poster from the "Downloads" box on your left.

TERENGGANU BOWLERS HIT IT HIGH IN PERAK

The second leg of the SportExcel Junior Circuit that was held in Ampang Superbowl, Ipoh Parade was organized successfully with a total participation of 280 bowlers across 6 categories; Boys Open, Girls Open, Boys Graded, Girls Graded, Boys Under-12 and Girls Under-12.

On the first day, it was the Terengganu Boys Graded bowlers who stole the show when Mohd Syazwan Kamarudin and Abdul Hafiz Azran both scorched the lanes with an identical Hi-Game score of 268 in their 8th game. With this score, both of them were placed 2nd and 10th respectively after the completion of Stage 1. Mohd Syazwan continued his good performance in the quarter-finals and went into the knock-out round as top seed and never looked back from then on to claim his first title this year.

In the Girls Graded category, bubbly KL bowler Siti Nurzulaika who was leading after Stage 1 but lost momentum in the quarter finals, found her confidence in the knock-out round to beat Noor Afiqah from Pahang to emerge as Champion.

It was nearly a clean sweep in the Open Category by the Perak bowlers. Teh Lit Qing and Nur Syamimi who had the home ground advantage both stormed into the knock-out round in top billing. However, only Teh Lit Qing managed to wrap up the show with glory. Nur Syamimi succumb to her competitor, Nur Shamira from KL who bowled 179- 22 compared to her 169-213.

The Under-12 titles went to Nur Dayana Zuhadi from KL and Fakhrul Daniel from Perak.

The Prizes were presented by En. Meor Shariman, Ketua Sukan Prestasi Tinggi Perak and En. Khairul Faizi.

Results can be downloaded in the "Downloads" box on the left. Photos are uploaded in the Facebook SportExcel Fan Page and can be accesses here.