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Sarawak's Isaac Russell Paul is Malaysian International Open Men's Graded Champion!!!

 

Sarawak’s Isaac Russel Paul, the last person to qualify for the Men’s Open Masters, had an early birthday present, when he won the Men’s Graded Masters title late on Friday night.

Issac who turns 24 on Monday, a former national back-up bowler, amassed a total of 2521 from line of 215, 259, 204, 205, 212 226, 213, 172, 194, 216 and 202 for an average of 210. For his triumph, he collected RM10,000.

Selangor’s Muhamad Aizudeen Mustaqim finished second 20 pins behind Issac, while Sabah’s Mohammed Zaim finished third just one pin behind (2500) to win RM5,000 and RM2,500.

Former national bowler and current national coach, Azidi Ameran missed out on the podium finish when he finished fourth with his total of 2493. But he still picked up RM2,000.

Other notable ex-national bowlers who competed include national assistant coach Ben Heng who finished 15^th and Mustafa Yassin (13^th). Both earned RM1,000 for their effort. Prizes were awarded till the 16^th placed bowler.

In the Women’s Graded Masters, Phlippines’ Sheena Go from BowlMart won the title with her total 2346, while Sabah and Sarawak continued their emergence in the sport as Siti Aishatun Hussin (Sabah) and Nurafidza Mohammad Amran (Sarawak) – former national youth bowlers - finished second and third with their scores of 2315 and 2215 respectively. Sheena won RM3,000 for her effort while Siti picked up RM2,000, while Nurafidza earned RM1,000.

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BORNEO POST

Sarawak lass wins first international title

by Ting Tieng Hee. Posted on May 28, 2011, Saturday

FIRST INTERNATIONAL TITLE: Jocelyna poses with her prize and Koay after winning the Girls Graded Masters title at Sunway Megalanes on Thursday.

Jocelyna overcomes pain barrier at Canon Malasian Open

KUCHING: Jocelyna Judith Jonathan got Sarawak to a flying start in the 34th Canon Malaysian International Open Bowling Championship at the Sunway Megalanes on Thursday when she won the Youth Girls Graded Masters after beating 11 other qualifiers.

The 15-year-old student from SMK Batu Lintang and Malaysian Open debutant helped Sarawak retain the title by downing a total of 1,862 pinfalls.

Jocelyna bowled through pain on an injured thumb and remained focused in the finals to clinch her first international title and earned glory for the state.

She began a score of 207 pinfalls to lead the field from start to finish, downing a line of 198, 163, 246, 159, 220, 138, 193, 164 and 174 in the 10-game final.

Second was Ayra Nur Jehan of Kuala Lumpur with 1826 pinfalls, followed by Nur’ain Mustaffa of Premium Lanes with 1788 pinfalls while fourth and fifth were Amanda Kong (1781) of PTBPP and Iffah Farhanah (1,774) of Santai, Malaysia.

The champion attributed her success to the great state bowling training programme run by dedicated coaches which now incorporates theory classes, fitness, gym and mental toughness camps.

She said the Amateur Bowling Association of Sarawak that oversees the programme had done a great job in identifying the needs of the bowlers and finding the means to fulfill them to ensure steady progress and development.

Coach Angelo Koay said he was very impressed with Jocelyna’s performance in her first international outing.

“The hard work put in during training, fitness and weights conditioning even on the day before the final was how much effort, desire and determination Jocelyna had in wanting to win the title,” he said when interviewed from Kuala Lumpur.

Koay, who heads the state UPSTN AA training programme, said the three-day motivation and mental toughness camp done in preparing the bowlers before the championship was a great success and had paid dividends.

“Even the tough lane and pain of injury did not deter her will to win,” he noted.

He was also proud and happy for Jocelyna for winning her first international title.

“When I first saw her in 2009 when she was 13 years old, I was already much impressed with her talent and ability but it was her willingness to listen to instructions and work hard that I knew success for her was inevitable,” said Koay.

Meanwhile, the five boys who made it to the finals of the Boys Graded Masters also performed well, with state USPTN trainee Anthony Luang Cheng finishing second with 1,898 pinfalls in the 18-player field after the champion Tun Ameerul Ashraf of Perak who scored a total of 2,015 pinfalls.

Cheng’s teammate Ervin Lim missed the third placing by a mere pin with 1,894 pinfalls while the third placed winner Adee Bahry was from Premium Lanes.

Jeremy Jerome Johnathan came in sixth with 1,818 pinfalls while another USPTN trainee Mohd Uzair Irsyad was 11th with 1,745 pinfalls.

Sarawak are also competing in the Boys Open, Girls Open, Men’s Graded, Women’s Graded, Men’s Open and Women’s Open that will end today.

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WE ARE REPRESENTED!!!

On the 26th May, 2011 at 9am will be the Boys and Girls Graded Finals of the Canon 34th Malaysian International Open 2011 at Sunway Megalanes, Selangor D.E. and Sarawak are proud to be represented in both divisions by Jocelyna Judith Jonathan (Girls), Jeremy Jerome Jonathan, Mohd Uzair Irsyad, Ervin Lim Wai Mun and Anthony Luang Cheng.

MQ after MQ and finally qualifying, it has all actually just begun for these trainees. Qualifying was by no means and easy task but now comes the hard part as they will vie for the title of a Malaysian International Open Champion against the 12 best qualifiers in the country.

Big mission for them come roll-off time as Sarawak attempts to defend the youth graded title which was won by Dayang Aida Natasha (Girls Graded) and Daniel Tan Yan Han (Boys Graded) in last year's edition. Big shoes to fill but all we hope for is our trainees to give it their best. Win or lose is not the issue as the finalists are still "young" at this level but showcasing the true Sarawak warrior spirit and courage is what we want.

MQ final standings;

Boy's Graded
Pos	Name	Sponsor	Country	Best MQ	2nd Best MQ	Total	Average
Qualifier
1	Tun Ameerul Ashraf	-	Malaysia	648	616	1264	210
2	Mohd Uzair Irsyad	-	Malaysia	689	572	1261	210
3	Tun Ameerul Muzaffar	-	Malaysia	620	593	1213	202
4	Mohamad Farhan Azri	-	Malaysia	655	552	1207	201
5	Ervin Lim	-	Malaysia	607	599	1206	201
6	Muhammad Naim	-	Malaysia	611	586	1197	199
7	Adee Bahry	-	Malaysia	609	576	1185	197
8	Tun Hakim	-	Malaysia	624	558	1182	197
9	Jeremy Jerome Jonathan	ABAS	Malaysia	600	580	1180	196
10	Kelvin Tan Chun Shin	Premium Lanes	Malaysia	592	586	1178	196
11	Azril Fakhree	-	Malaysia	604	568	1172	195
12	Anthony Luang Cheng	-	Malaysia	609	559	1168	194
13	Afiq Irsyaduddin	-	Malaysia	639	528	1167	194
14	Aiman Faiz	PTBPP	Malaysia	582	580	1162	193
15	Yair-Azraei B. Ferooz Feizal	PTBPP	Malaysia	587	547	1134	189
16	Ryan Wong	-	Singapore	608	519	1127	187
17	Abu Khaledi Yussrri	-	Brunei	558	555	1113	185
18	M. Sharifudin Khairudin	Little Champs	Malaysia	559	551	1110	185
Reserves
1	Thunes Muniandy	PTBPP	Malaysia	562	545	1107	184
2	Muhammad Amirul Bin Badrul Hisham	-	Malaysia	558	545	1103	183
3	Muhd Al Qayyum Syafiq	Little Champs	Malaysia	592	505	1097	182
4	Abu Khaledi Asyaari	-	Brunei	547	545	1092	182
5	Muhammad Afiq Wafiy	PTBPP	Malaysia	546	540	1086	181
6	Muhd Aqil Izamudin	Kipton Eng. S/B	Malaysia	553	532	1085	180
Last Updated at: 11:00 PM (25 May 2011) Squad

Girl's Graded
Pos	Name	Sponsor	Country	Best MQ	2nd Best MQ	Total	Average
Qualifier
1	Nur Dayana Zuhdi	-	Malaysia	606	603	1209	201
2	Amanda Khong	PTBPP	Malaysia	595	572	1167	194
3	Anis Shazlin	Premium Lanes	Malaysia	605	539	1144	190
4	Ayra Nur Jehan	-	Malaysia	565	563	1128	188
5	Nur'ain Mustaffa	Premium Lanes	Malaysia	599	529	1128	188
6	Jocelyna Judith Jonathan	ABAS	Malaysia	592	535	1127	187
7	Nurul Atikah Junaidi	-	Malaysia	564	561	1125	187
8	Iver Tan	Premium Lanes	Malaysia	550	527	1077	179
9	Fatin Nur Ashikin Abu Bakar	-	Brunei	550	524	1074	179
10	Nur'Fadhlin Arisya Bt. Ariff	-	Malaysia	575	497	1072	178
11	Iffah Farhanah	Santai	Malaysia	528	528	1056	176
12	Iffah Nadhirah	Santai	Malaysia	520	519	1039	173
Reserves
1	Nur Sabrina Bte. Rozaidi	-	Malaysia	531	503	1034	172
2	Nur Ain Izzani	Little Champs	Malaysia	485	483	968	161
3	Nur Amira	-	Malaysia	481	481	962	160
Last Updated at: 11:00 PM (25 May 2011) Squad

Making the Finals has already made Sarawak proud. We hope you will achieve success and show the world what Sarawak's never say die fighting spirit is all about - ENCANG SARAWAK ENCANG!!!

AGI IDUP AGI NGELABAN!!!

Sarawak Closed & Miri Invitational Open Tenpin Bowling Championship 2011 (01.05.2011 - 19.06.2011)

The Sarawak Closed and Miri Invitational Open Tenpin Bowling Championship start on 1st May, 2011 and estimated about 40 MQs have been sold.

Bowlers from Brunei and Philippines have even put in their scores early to vie for a spot in the finals come 19th June, 2011. More are expected to take part especially when teams from Kuching and Sibu as well as Sabah make the trip down to the oil rich town of Sarawak.

Below are the current MQ standing for both tourney as of 17.05.2011 @1551 hrs;

Sarawak Closed & Miri Invitational Open Bowling Championships 2011 & SportExcel-NSC-Milo-MTBC National Junior Circuit 2011 Sarawak Leg (Tentative schedule)

Megalanes East, Miri, will be holding a Miri Invitational Classic starting 1st May, 2011 till 19th June, 2011 and will be a MQ (Maters qualifying) with a 10 games final. Rules and Regulations can be obtained below;

For further inquiry on the Miri Invitational Open, please feel free to contact Mr. Jackie Ting Nik Chai 012-8088852 or Miss Choy Poh Lai 012-2877529.

The annual Sarawak Closed Tenpin Bowling Championship 2011 will also be held in the same venue and will also be a MQ format of qualifying with an "Eliminator" finals. Rules and Regulation can be obtained below;

For more information and inquiries, please forward them to the tournament's Organising Chairman, Mr. Alhadi Bujang at 012-8880901.

The selection for the Interstate 2012 Sarawak Men's and Women's Team will also be carried out but with a slight change in criteria of selection compared to pass years.

This change is in line with the association's committee members' efforts to minimize funds exposed by this annual tournament. At present estimate, the association is hoping to make a surplus instead of deficit as in previous many years.

Criteria for the selection to the said championship can be obtained below. As for the youth team, the appointed team of coaches shall have the right to hand pick the bowlers and recommend to the association's committee for deliberation and blessing.

The SportExcel-NSC-Milo-MTBC National Junior Circuit 2011 Sarawak Leg will also be held at the same time from the 16th to the 19th of June, 2011 in Megalanes East.
Actual schedule will only be available upon MTBC's release but a tentative and full schedule of events of this bowling fest in Miri will be as stated below (SportExcel dates are confirmed but schedule of play to be deemed tentative till confirmation from MTBC);

For further inquiries of the SportExcel Sarawak Leg 2011 please forward them to Mr. Angelo Koay at 016-8973838 or email to qcb3838@yahoo.com.

June will be a bowling month for Sarawak and we hope all bowlers will come and give their support to ensure its success. See you all in Miri, Sarawak!!!

Sibu evaluation and progress assessment 2011

For many years Sibu has been without any sports council aided youth training program for tenpin bowling but they have abundance of talents and potentials. The likes of Tang Joh Six and Debbie Kong both were trained in this little town in Sarawak and have went on to represent the state in Sukma and even won numerous titles international while donning the national colours.
Following the foot steps of their seniors, present young trainees such as Christopher Tiong Lee Siong (14 years) and Nadine Kong Xiao Feng (16 years) has also shone brightly, notably their successes in the annual SportExcel-NSC-Milo-MTBC National Junior Circuit where they have won nearly every year from the Under-12 to the Graded division. These two are no strangers in the SportExcel GP Finals as every year since 2008, they have always been able to qualify for it. With such excellent and consistent performance, both were given their debut in the Interstate team this year. Christopher Tiong went on to net his first national title, the Peter Yap Memorial, which is an Under-15 event held every Interstate as its championship curtain raiser, with an impressive win.

 

With this fact in our minds, Sibu Superbowl director, Mr. Desmond Wong, and A.B.A.S. together with state coaches worked together to get a state youth training program, Pusat Cemerlang, started there. We had an evaluation there on 25th April, 2011 to assess the youth trainees there under the center's program as well as to have a talk with the coaches based there.
We were very impressed with what we saw and liked the development and progress that their are achieving there despite funding and aiding their training program on their own. Bowlers there had very strong solid basics of the game which is an essential part of tenpin bowling.

A total of 47 bowlers turned up for the evaluation, 16 were girls and the remaining 31 were boys spanning from the tender age of 6 years to the sweet teen age of 16. Out of the total numbers, 16 (8 boys and 8 girls) were named in the list of bowlers to train in the hopefully coming Pusat Cemerlang program in Sibu.The full name list will be disclosed once we are able to get the green light from M.S.N.S. to do so.

 

 

It is without doubt that we, Jackson Ting Nik Soon, Reginald Walter Angkas and Angelo Koay, the team of state coaches, together with the Vice President of A.B.A.S. Mr Robert Lu, who made the trip fully and wholeheartedly agree and recommends to Majlis Sukan Negeri Sarawak to award Sibu with its own Pusat Cemerlang Youth Development Training Program.
We will put in the report and recommendation to the Pengarah of M.S.N.S. and hopefully what Sarawak tenpin bowling needs, another center to produce new talent for the state will be approved..