Local bowlers dismissed from ABF Tour, Malaysia triumphant
Local bowlers dismissed from ABF Tour, Malaysia triumphant
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
It was a dismal day for local hopefuls in the Jakarta leg of
the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour on Saturday, while mighty
Malaysia issued a resounding warning for November's Southeast
Asian (SEA) Games.
The biggest shock of all was last year's women's champion
Putty Armein, who was crushed by Zandra Aziela of Malaysia 194-
226. The Indonesian's first round exit was followed by Novie
Phang, who surrendered to Jojo Canare of the Philippines 205-210,
and Sheanny Gunawan, who was defeated by Wendy Chai of Malaysia
181-201.
Among the men, Ryan Lalisang managed to advance to the second
round by beating Khalid Al Dubyan of Kuwait 223-183, but then
lost to 2005 Indonesia Open champion Alex Liew of Malaysia 187-
259.
Ryan's compatriots David Sitorus and Yuyu lost in the first
round. David was beaten by Alex 175-258, while Yuyu lost to
Botchock Rey of the Philippines 206-240.
Putty said it was simply a case of getting a bad draw on a bad
day. "I just lost. In this one game match, everybody can win
everybody, can lose."
Aswin Limansantoso, who is the bowling manager for the SEA
Games team, said the local players were unable to quickly read
the condition of the lanes.
"We have talented players but they lack knowledge compared to
foreign players. If you see Malaysian players, they quickly
adjust to different lane conditions. No wonder they are so
dominant here," he said.
The Philippines and Thailand also experienced a difficult day
at Jaya Ancol bowling center in North Jakarta.
In the men's division, Philippine bowler Biboy Rivera lost in
the first round to Remy Ong of Singapore 200-220, Chester King
was beaten by Azidi Ameran of Malaysia 194-204 in the second
round and Botchock Rey lost to Ahmed Shaheen of Qatar 207-231 at
the same stage.
Among the women, last year's Indonesia Open champion Liza Del
Rosario, who lost her title in the tournament played earlier this
week, also only managed to advance to the second round.
She was beaten by Siti Safiyah of Malaysia 188-192; the
Malaysian defeated another Filipino, Irene Benitez, 215-190 in
the first round.
Liza Clutario lost to fellow Philippine player Cheche Abrantes
213-228 in the first round, and Jojo Canare was beaten by Jasmine
Yeong Nathan of Singapore 169-205.
The lone Thai bowler, Angkana Netrviseth, lost to Jasmine in
the first round.
On Sunday, the semifinal and finals will be held beginning at
3 p.m., with Malaysia in five of the eight spots.
In the men's division, Alex meets Ahmed and Yang Tae Bum of
Korea will face Azidi.
Among the women, Malaysia is already assured a finalist, with
Zandra taking on Lai Kin Ngoh, while Jasmine plays Siti.