Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourney
Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourney
Moch. N. Kurniawan,. The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The quarterfinal round of the US$75,000 Asian Bowling
Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions on Saturday saw an
anticlimactic performance by Indonesian Ryan Lalisang along with
his countrywoman Putty Armein.
Malaysia, in the meantime, is now already assured of a title
in the women's division with its four players advancing to the
semifinals.
Ryan, who dominated the preceding round-robin matches, was
defeated 224-238 points by Joonee Gatchalian of the Philippines
in the knockout stage at the Jaya Ancol Bowling Center in North
Jakarta, while Putty, the ABF Tour's top-ranked player, lost 224-
234 to Wendy Chai of Malaysia.
Ryan's downfall was mostly attributable to his shaky run in
the fourth of ten frames.
"I made one mistake in frame four. It left me with a spare,
which I failed to overcome ...I was punished by that mistake,"
said Ryan, who had to be content with a cash prize of $1,500 as a
quarterfinalist.
Asian number one Ahmed Shaheen of Qatar also suffered an upset
163-258 loss to Alex Liew of Malaysia.
In the other matches, Wu Siu Hong of Hongkong defeated
Malaysian Daniel Lim 213-157 and Malaysian Adrian Ang outclassed
Shaker Al Hassan of the United Arab Emirates 226-177.
Sunday's semifinals are scheduled for 2 p.m., with Gatchalian
to take on Alex and Adrian to face Wu. The winners will continue
to the final that same day.
In the women's division, after bowling well in the first six
frames, Putty faltered in the remaining five, forcing her to bury
her hopes for a home victory.
"I was unlucky in frame seven when I split the pins. My
opponent proved to be better than me today," said Putty, who
pocketed $800.
Malaysia took all four places in the semifinals, with Sarah
Yap, Shalin Zulkifli and Esther Cheah prevailing over their
respective opponents.
Sarah Yap defeated Vanessa Fung of Hong Kong 182-165; Asian
number one Shalin won 206-193 over Irene Garcia Benitez of the
Philippines and Esther Cheah outclassed Liza Del Rosario of the
Philippines 225-204.
The men's champion is entitled to $20,000, while the women's
champion takes home $10,000.