21st December, Singapore: Second block leader, Alvin Kwang survived a strong challenge from third block leader, Valerie Teo in a 9th and 10th frame roll-off to win the 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic title on the final day when Taipei's Chi Chien Yu scored the second perfect game of the tournament.

Alvin, who finished top-seed with 2119 total in the semi-finals, started the final match of the step-ladder finals with three open frames from 5 frames against winner of the first match and third-seed Valerie Teo. Alvin was trailing by 27 pins before coming back strongly with four strikes-in-a-row from frame 6th. Alvin had a chance to shut out Valerie's challenge but was unfortunate when he failed to spare in the last frame ending up with 174.

Meanwhile, Valerie only had one open frame in the third going into the final frame. All she needed was to have a high pin count on her first ball on the 10th frame but she only hit 5 pins and failed to spare by just taking 2 pins in her second throw to tie with Alvin on 174. Alvin eventually took the title winning the 9th and 10th frame roll-off to break the tie while Valerie was unlucky to take second spot.

In the first step-ladder match, Valerie Teo defeated second-seed Ivan Koh, 198-175 for the final match with top-seed Alvin. Korea's Ko Suk Hwan (2049) did well to finish 4th followed by another Korean, Choo Yun Ho (2041) in fifth. First block leader, Chi Chien Yu from Chinese Taipei, despite finishing 9th overall, scored the second perfect game of the tournament to share the S$30,000 cash award with Korea's Lee Keun Moo from Korea. Lee finished 28th in the field of 36 finalsts.

The 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic is organized by Cathay Bowl and sanctioned by the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress and the Asian Bowling Federation held at the Cathay Bowl SAFRA Yishun Country Club.

Scores provided by Mr Jason Tan, Tournament Manager, 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic

20th December, Singapore: 17 year-old Singapore national bowler, Valerie Teo completely outclassed the field of mostly boys scoring 1773 in the third block to lead the top 36 bowlers qualifying for the semi finals of the 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic with overnight leader Alvin Kwang in second and Hung Kun Yi in third.

The Asian Championship Silver medalist had lines of 242, 193, 224, 177, 244, 209, 203, 225 for a score of 1773 for a total of 5006 to lead of the pack. Although she was devastating in her third squad, overnight leader, Alvin Kwang from Singapore was also awesome to register 1691 in his third block for a total score of 4999, just 7 pins behind Valerie.

Taipei's Hung Kun Yi finished third with 4863 while first day leader, Chi Chien Yu also from Chinese Taipei, who score 1587 for a total of 4828, came in fourth followed closely by Korea's Kim Jong Wuk 11 pins further away on 4817 in fifth. Another Singapore youth, Jason Yeong-Nathan did well to be placed 6th with 4771 while Korea's Lee Keun Moo, scorer of the perfect game on day 1, took 7th spot with 4764.

Chew Ru Xun (SIN-4754), Hsieh Ping Yen TPE-4749) and Jung Jae Young (KOR-4728) completed the top 10 finishers from 8th to 10th positions.

The top 36 finishers will move on to the semi finals tomorrow (Saturday 21st) where the top 4 will make the cut for the Step-ladder Grand finals. The 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic is organized by Cathay Bowl and sanctioned by the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress and the Asian Bowling Federation held at the Cathay Bowl SAFRA Yishun Country Club.

Scores provided by Mr Jason Tan, Tournament Manager, 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic

19th December, Singapore: Singapore's Alvin Kwang, who scored a perfect game in the Hong Kong Open last month, was in devastating form to take over the lead after the second block of 8 games in the 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic after the completion of all squads at the end of Day 2.

The 21 year-old Singaporean youth had lines of 239, 186, 214, 202, 247, 192, 214 and 195 for a score of 1689 totalling 3308 to move to the top of the pack after his second block of 8 games in Squad C. He was 34 pins ahead of second position, Hung Kun Yi from Chinese Taipei who totalled 3274.

Third was Singapore's Jonathan Yeong-Nathan with 3255 while Chiam Yew Beng scored 3248 for fourth. First block leader Chi Chien Yu from Chinese Taipei dropped to fifth with 3241 followed by Chang Chan Chieh and Singapore's Valerie Teo tied for sixth spot with 3233.

Cheng Hsing Chao (TPE - 3211), Kieran Foo Wen Xiang (SIN - 3210), and Jung Jae Young (KOR - 3202) finished 8th to 10th respectively.

The tussle for supremacy in the Junior Classic were apparent between the Singapore and Taipei youths as they prepare for the 3rd block tomorrow where the top 36 finishers will move on to the semi finals on Friday. The 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic is organized by Cathay Bowl and sanctioned by the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress and the Asian Bowling Federation held at the Cathay Bowl SAFRA Yishun Country Club.

Scores provided by Mr Jason Tan, Tournament Manager, 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic

18th December, Singapore: Chinese Taipei's Chi Chien Yu took pole position after the first block of 8 games with 1680 at the 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic while Singapore's Valerie Teo finished amongst the boys in fourth spot 23 pins behind the leader.

The Taipei youngster recorded lines of 209, 181, 208, 194, 225, 225, 257 and 181 for a total of 1680 to average an impressive 210.0 pinfalls. Just 11 pins away in second was another Taipei bowler, Hung Kun Yi scoring of 1669. Local Singapore youth, Chiam Yew Beng, who finished a disappointing 31st in the 3rd Milo International Junior All Stars in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday, made amends to be placed 3rd a further 3 pins away on 1655.

Singapore's Valerie Teo, a Silver medalist at the 17th Asian Championship in Hong Kong in July, gave the boys a run for their money when she took fourth place just 23 pins from the leader on 1632. The 17 year-old Valerie, who had lines of 168, 183, 214, 268, 203, 206, 175 and 159, could have taken the lead if she did not started and ended with low scores.

Another 2 pins away in fifth was Singapore's Jonathan Lee (1630) followed by another local bowler, Alvin Kwang (1619) in sixth. Korea's Lee Keun Moo (1616), who scored the first perfect game of the tournament in game 4 in Squad C finished seventh. Lee stand to win the S$30,000 cash award for his achievement if no other bowler can score another perfect 300.

Ray Chuang (1612) from Singapore, Korea's Jung Jae Young (1607) and Chang Chan Chieh (1595) from Chinese Taipei rounded up the top 10 in eight to tenth respectively.

The bowlers will continue their second block of 8 games tomorrow and and the third block on Thursday, 20th December where the top 36 finishers to move on to the semi finals on Friday. The 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic is organized by Cathay Bowl and sanctioned by the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress and the Asian Bowling Federation held at the Cathay Bowl SAFRA Yishun Country Club.

Scores provided by Mr Jason Tan, Tournament Manager, 6th Cathay Bowl Junior Classic