2024 IBF World Youth Championships
Singapore takes second squad to go top
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13th July, Incheon: Singles finalist, Arianne Tay of Singapore, led Colleen Pee to take the second squad of the Girl's Doubles qualifying rounds at the 2024 IBF World Youth Championships, securing their spot in the Matchplay Rounds.

Tay and Pee got off to a superb start with 217 in their opening game to lead Singles finalist, Stella Lokfors and Tiiamari Laukkanen of Finland by 3 pins and Singles bronze medalist, Yumi Yuzuriha Seragaki and Hidemi Segami Makiya of Peru in third, a further 2 pins away.

The Singapore pair added a higher game of 224 in their second, 206 in their third before setting the lanes ablaze with a stunning 269 to draw clear in front of the pack. Japan's Riria Hamasaki and Kiri Watanabae moved into second while Sweden's Maja Engberg and Nora Johansson followed behind.

The leader continued their relentless pace reeling in 225, 223, 256, 191, 180 and ended with a good 248 to take the squad and the overall lead with 2239. Japan claimed second spot with 2116 and Sweden third with 2079. Theh top three from this squad occupied the top three positions in the combined overall qualifying standings.


Girl's Doubles Squad 2 top 3, Japan 2, Singapore 2 and Sweden 1

Malaysia's second pair of Adelia Nur Irwan Syazalee and Nur Hazirah Ramli totaled 2053 to overtake their team-mates to finished fourth ahead of Squad 1 leader of Anis Hannani Romzi and Adania Mohd Redzwan rounding our the top five on 2041.

The cut in 16th position to advance to the Matchplay Rounds went to Chinese Taipei's Chiang Pin-Yin and Chiu Yi-Hsien with 1899, averaging 169.80. Canada's second pair of Mei Yen-LaChapelle and Jade Cote missed the cut by just two pins in 17th position.

The Girl's Matchplay Round will be contested on Sunday, July 14 followed by the Boys division. The Doubles semi-finals matches will held immediately after the Matchplay Rounds. The Boy's Team qualifying round will be the last event of the day.

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Photos by Noelle Chong and Terence Yaw in Incheon, Korea.


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