100 to compete in bowling meet
JAKARTA (JP): One hundred youths from across the country are expected to pit their bowling skills in the first round of the Brunswick Indonesian Bowling Circuit at the Mega Mall Bowling Center in Pluit, North Jakarta, from Aug. 28 to Aug. 30.
Poppy Tambis of the organizing committee said yesterday the competition would serve as a means to select the country's future bowlers and to promote the sport.
Participants of both sexes will have to progress through three preliminary sessions to qualify for the 10-field semifinals. Only three will reach the round-robin grand final, which offers a top purse worth Rp 10 million (US$770) in the boys event and Rp 8 million in the girls division.
The registration fee for the competition is Rp 80,000. Participants should register at Wisma Kodel 11th floor on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. B-4, South Jakarta.
The second leg will be held in December at the Lippo Karawaci Bowling Center in Tangerang, West Java. (lnt)