Yusuf bags maiden International Youth title
National Youth bowler Yusuf Abdul Raof stormed home to win his maiden International Youth title this morning at the 13th Chinese Taipei International Open Bowling Championships at Twin Woods Bowling Center, Taichung City.
Yusuf cruised to the lead after 6 games over Chinese Taipei duo of Cheng Xing Yeh and Zhang Zhi Ling. However, in the pen-ultimate game, Zhang shoots a 230 game against Yusuf's 212 game to lead by a mere 3 pins. Yusuf had to dig deep into his reserves to maintain his composure in the decider match and maintained his game with another 215 game. However, Zhang succumbed to the pressure as he only managed a weak 164 game in the decider which eventually dropped him to third spot. Cheng Xing Yeh overtook Zhang as well with a 223 last game to take second spot.
National Youth bowler Nora Lyana Nastasia Norkamal however was left in tears as she failed to make the podium finish by just 11 pins from Zhang. She showed good fighting spirit to claw her way back into contention when she started weakly in the first 3 games. However, for her efforts, she made the cut for the final slot for the Asian Youth Championship bound team.
7 National Youth bowlers managed to qualify for the finals and they finished accordingly in the Master Finals. 6th place is Chong Jun Foo, Joint 7th are Faten Najihah Ahmad Faik and Nadine Kong, 9th place is Jonathan Ding Sagan and 12th place is Christopher Tiong.
Tomorrow will be the finals for the Men and Women Open divisions, where Yusuf will be hoping to bag a double as he looks set to qualify for the finals later today. Other National Elite and Backup bowlers who will be competing in tomorrow's finals are Isaac Russell Paul, Syimir Abdul Razak, Ahmad Muaz Fishol, Aris Ardila Santosoh and Jonathan Chan in the Men Division. In the Women Division, Sharon Koh, Hee Kar Yen, Dayang Khairuniza, Victoria Chin and Siti Shazwani will be vying for the title.
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