The Finals for the women's division was probably the closest-ever match of the Hong Kong leg. Both Hiroko Shumizu and Lai Kin Ngoh were neck-and-neck going into the 7th frame with just three pins seperating them. Hiroko took the lead when she had a double in the 8th and 9th frame, then spared the 10th and struck in her bonus frame. Lai fought back striking in the 9th and 10th frame to draw level then needed another strike in the 11th frame to take the match but left pin-7 standing to edged out by 3 pins on 214-217. The win gave newcomer, Hiroko Shimizu and Japan's claim on a first-ever ABT title.

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Wednesday, 25th September 2002: The Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Team are all set for the 14th Busan Asian Games which will commence on the 29th September through to 10th October, 2002 in Korea. The team were present at the National Sports Council headquarters in Bukit Jalil for prepartory ceremony.

The Malaysian team also received incentive awards from YB Dato Hishamudin, the Minister of Youth and Sports for winning 1 Gold and 2 Silver medals at the 17th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship held in July in Hong Kong.

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Friday, 5th July 2002 - Malaysia’s agony in the 17th Asian Bowling Championships finally ended yesterday when the women, powered by Wendy Chai, captured the five-member team gold at the South China Bowling Centre here yesterday. The womens’ victory was Malaysia’s first gold in the seven-day Asian meet.

Women Team: 1. Malaysia 6040, 2. Singapore 5904, 3. The Philippines 5878

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Saturday, 25th May 2002 - Malaysian Shalin Zulkifli got off to a good start in the Aalborg International Open when she shot to fourth spot after her first attempt in the qualifying round at the Lovvang Bowling Center on Thursday. The 24-year-old Sportswomen of the Year knocked down 1290 pins over six ganes to boost her confidence ahead of the World Ranking Masters starting on Monday at the same venue. She finished 92 pins behind leader Peter Aahlen of Sweden. Norwegian Petter Hansen is second woth a 1298 pins total while Singapore's Jennifer Tan is third with 1293 pins.

  Three other Malaysians are also in the running to make the cut for the quarter-finals. Lai Kin Ngoh amassed 1271 pinfalls for sixth spot while Wendy Chai came in 12th with a 1134 total. Malaysia's only male representative Ben Heng knocked down 1098 and is trailing at 20th spot. Only top 48 bowlers, both men and women, will qualify for the quarter-finals. They will play another six games before the top 16 advance to the semi-finals.

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Tuesday, 22nd January 2002 - National bowler Wendy Chai went into the tournament as the top seed and Shalin Zulkifli led the field two days in a row. But when the dust finally settled, it was Lai Kin Ngoh who finished as the richest among the trio at the end of the four-day CGU Asian Bowling Tour Grand Slam Finals. The 26-year-old Kin Ngoh won a total of US$1,850 (RM7,030). She received US$850 (RM3,230) for finishing 11th out of the 16 women bowlers and bagged another US$1,000 (RM3,800) for scoring 289 pinfalls in the 15th game during the round-robin match at the Cathay Bowl.

Singapore Open champion Wendy finished 12th to earn US$840 (RM3,192), while Shalin, who crashed out in the first round of the knockout stage, pocketed US$1,090 for finishing fifth (RM4,142). Kin Ngoh has now sets her sights on the Malaysian Open in March. Her priorities this year also include the World Bowling Masters in Denmark in May and the Pusan Asian Games in September. Kin Ngoh is among four Malaysians to have qualified for the World Bowling Masters based on the final ranking tournament, which ended on Wednesday here. The other qualifiers are Wendy and Shalin while Ben Heng qualified in the men's division. “My first aim is to give a strong performance at the Malaysian Open,” said Kin Ngoh. “But I will be satisfied if I do well at the World Bowling Masters and Asiad.” Prior to the big events, she will compete in the National Close Championships starting next week at the Pyramid Mega Lanes.

-The Star-