TUNKU IMRAN CUP STANDINGS AFTER 5 LEGS

Here are the standings of the states for the Tunku Imran Cup after 5 legs :-

State	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Points
Perak	775	1220	1070	430	590	4085
Kuala Lumpur	935	835	480	780	840	3870
Selangor	1175	95	495	245	170	2180
Kedah	-	480	305	85	305	1175

The standings after 5 legs are still the same however, Kuala Lumpur has narrowed the gap to Perak with a very good outing in the Johor Leg taking 3 gold medals out of the 4 gold medals at stake in the Open and Graded category. Selangor and Kedah are in 3rd and 4th place respectively but personally I think the Cup's first year will be taken home by Perak and Kuala Lumpur. There are still 3 more legs to go so lets see who will be overall state champions this year!

NEGERI SEMBILAN LEG 2008

Registration Forms (NSE08_registration_form) and Hotel Reservation Forms (NSE08_hotel_reservation_form) can be downloaded from the Downloads section on the left of this window or u can just click on the links here.

SABAH LEG - OPEN AND GRADED RESULTS

The Sabah Leg concluded today with Sabah winning 3 out of 4 gold medals offered in the Open and Graded Category. Mohd Ozzer Othman and Siti Aishajan, both Sabah SUKMA athletes won the Boys and Girls Open category respectively.

Mohd Ozzer, the Boys Team Gold Medalist in the recent SUKMA games went into the Knock-Out Round as 3rd seeded. In the quarter finals, he outplayed his team mate Hazwan Hj. Hasbullah with a total 2 games score of 415 against Hazwan's 317. He then met another of his team mate in the Semi-Finals, Ahmad Faiz Deedat and disposed of him as well. In the finals, he was up against Sunny Lee of Kuching, Sarawak. Sunny was the top seed going into the Knock-out round but there was no stopping Ozzer when he didn't let seeding stand in his way. With this win, he is currently leading the GP Rankings for the Boys Open Category for East Malaysia. Only 3 Boys Open qualify for the GP from East Malaysia.

The Boys Graded category was where Sarawak struck gold. Ervin Lam of Miri, Sarawak, son of Sarawak coach Tony Lim overcame a strong final round opponent from the host state, Muhd Muzammil Zakree. I was not there to witness the final match but I believe that it must've been a tensed match as Ervin edged Muzammil by only 5 pins (333-328).

Photos will be uploaded as soon as I receive them. Meanwhile, you can download the full results of the Sabah Leg in the Download Box on your left.

SABAH LEG - UNDER-12 'STARS OF TOMORROW' RESULTS

Under-12 Boys Participants

Under-12 Girls Participants

The 1st Leg of the East Malaysia edition of the SportExcel Circuit began on June 26th in CPS Bowl, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. It kicked off with the Under-12 "Stars Of Tomorrow" Category where 23 boys and 23 girls from Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan gathered to battle it out for the title "CHAMPION".

Under-12 Boys Winners with Mr. Allan Lee

Under-12 Girls Winners with Mr. Allan Lee

The Under-12 category or better known as "Stars of Tomorrow" was initiated by the Amateur Bowling Association of Sarawak (ABAS) and Sukan Teras in 2006. The "Stars of Tomorrow" has always gotten major support from the officials and especially the parents as they watch their children put into action what they've been taught. This year, the bowlers played a total of 8 games and Ahmad Azraei Tamring from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah won his first title in his bowling career when he amassed a total of 1459, averaging 182.38 beating his team mate, Ahmad Fawwaz Farhan by 100 pins in the boys category. The bronze medal went to Christopher Tiong from Sibu. The girls category also was dominated by Sabah when Steffira Zeandea defended her title in the Sabah edition of the "Stars of Tomorrow" when she knocked down 1350 pinfalls to beat Jacelyn Ng and Nicole Tan from Sarawak, her nearest opponents to the title.

Results of Under-12 Category

Even though the number of participants was less this year, the atmosphere in the bowling center remained upbeat. I always find when the Under-12 bowlers are in action, their parents are more excited and nervous compared to the bowlers. But this is good, it shows that the parents are supportive of their children and this will lead to their children being more disciplined and therefore better persons in the future. The Under-12 "Stars of Tomorrow" competition has produced many potential bowlers for Sabah and Sarawak like Muhd Syafiq Sajeli from Sarawak who represented his state to the SUKMA games and produced the historical PERFECT GAME.

Sabah also had Siti Aishatun Husin who won the 2006 Sarawak "Stars of Tomorrow" competition representing the Sabah Team in the recent SUKMA games. Because of the initiative of ABAS for the Under-12 category, SportExcel proposed that the Under-12 category be inducted into the Junior Circuit this year. Thanks to ABAS and thanks to Sukan Teras, MSN.

The graded and open category will see action tomorrow.

GP RANKING POINTS AFTER 5TH LEG FOR OPEN & GRADED, 3RD LEG FOR UNDER-12

I know all of you are anxious to know the rankings. Here it is, the rankings after the Johor Leg (5th Leg for the Open and Graded Category and 3rd Leg for the Under 12 Category).

BOYS OPEN

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	MUHD FAZRIN B. KHAIRUL FAIZI	PRK	410
1	MOHD AMIRUL AFIF	KUL	410
3	MUHD AMIN B. ABDUL RAZAK	PRK	330
4	EQUINE LAM	PRK	280
5	TEH LIT QING	PRK	255
5	MUHD AMSYAR	PRK	255
7	ROS QUSYAIRI	NSE	245
8	ABDUL MUHAIMIN	PRK	240
9	MOHD AILI AMYRUL	SSBP	215
9	FALIQ AIMRAN	KUL	215
11	KEVIN TAN	MEL	210
11	SHIN CHERN YEW	PRK	210
13	AMIR AFFENDI	SEL	200

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

GIRLS OPEN

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	NUR DIANA HUSSIN	KUL	410
2	NASTASYA ADAM	KUL	385
3	NADYA IZZATI	SEL	245
4	NAZIRA NASIR	PAH	335
5	SYAIDATUL AFIFAH	PRK	315
6	NUR ALYANY	JOH	230
7	FARHAN ZAFIRA	NSE	210
8	NOR ATIKAH	NSE	200
9	CHERYL CHEONG	KUL	160
9	SITI NUR FAIRUZ	SEL	160

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


BOYS GRADED

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	MOHD ZAFIQ SYADDIQ	PRK	455
2	MUHD AMIRUL	KED	450
3	MUHD IKMAL ISMAIL	KUL	275
4	MUHD MIZAN	JOH	260
5	SYED MOHD ASYRAF	PRK	255
6	MOHD ZHARIF	SEL	230
6	KUA JIAN WEN	KUL	230
8	SHAUN CHAN	SEL	225
8	MUHD AIZUDEEN MUSTAQIM	SEL	225
10	MOHD SHAHRIL AFIFIE	PAH	195
11	AMIR DIN IMRAN	SEL	185
12	ZAWIR AIMAN	PRK	170
13	SYED MOHD HAFIQ	JOH	170
14	MOHD SHAFIQ RIDZWAN	KUL	165
15	AIMAN SYAHIN	PRK	145
16	MOHD AFNAN SHAFIQ	PAH	140
16	MUHD RAFIQ ISMAIL	KUL	140

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

GIRLS GRADED

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	NUR SHAHIRA	KUL	445
2	NUR SHAMIRA	KUL	425
3	AINAA KHAIRINA	PRK	380
3	NUR AZLIN	SSBP	380
5	NURSYAMIMI SUPARDI	PRK	345
6	HANAN FATEHA	KUL	305
7	SHARIFAH MARISSA	SEL	295
8	NORSYAZANA ROSLI	PRK	285
9	NUR FADEENA	KED	250
10	LIEW LI JIAN	KUL	220
11	NURSYAFIQAH RAMLI	KED	210
11	FATIN AZMIRA	PRK	210
13	NUR FARAH SYAFIQAH	PRK	200
14	SELVA NIVASHINI	SEL	190
14	NURAIN FATIN	SEL	190

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

BOYS UNDER-12

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	MUHD HAFIZ FIKRI	SEL	180
2	AHMAD AIDIL	KUL	170
3	WAN NADZMI FIKRI	SEL	135
4	EMIR HAZIM	KUL	120
5	MOHD NAIM	SEL	100
6	MUHD QAYYUM	NSE	80
7	MOHD NUR HELMI	NSE	65
8	JASON SYOW	MEL	60
9	WAN MOHD AIMAN	PRK	55
10	MOHD HAFIZUDDIN	JOH	50
10	MUHD HAREEZ	MEL	50

For the full Boys Under-12 GP Ranking list please click here.

GIRLS UNDER-12

POS	NAME	STATE	POINTS
1	NATASHA ROSLAN	SEL	240
2	AYRA NUR JEHAN	SEL	150
3	ANESSA ASYIRA	NSE	130
4	SITI NUR ZULAIKHA	KUL	90
5	NUR AIN MUSTAFA	KED	85
6	NUR NABILAH AMMAR	PAH	80
6	NURAIN SYAZANA	SEL	80
8	AIDA YASMIN	PRK	70
9	NAJWA ASYIKIN	NSE	60
10	NUR SYAREENA SURNI	NSE	50
10	AIN FARAH SAFFURRA	PAH	50

For the full Girls Under-12 GP Ranking list please click here.