The 22nd Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships concluded in Petaling Jaya
with Singapore and Korea sharing the Masters titles.
Singapore’s
Mike Ong Jing Loong captured the Boys’ Masters crown, giving his country a
sixth gold medal, while Korea’s Paek Ye Dam secured her nation’s first gold in
the Girls’ Masters.
In the boys’ stepladder final, Ong defeated Japan’s top-seed Fumine Suda in a
two-game total pinfall match.
Ong edged the opening game 248–246
and followed with a steady 216–203 to secure a 464–449 victory. Earlier, Ong
had advanced by narrowly defeating Korea’s Shin Ji Ho in the semi-finals.
The title marked Singapore’s second gold in the boys’ division,
following Aiman Raedyn Lim Jen’s Singles win earlier in the week.
In the girls’ division, top-seed Paek Ye Dam defeated her Korean teammate Lee
Da Eun 454–373 in an all-Korean final.
Lee had advanced by
overcoming Singapore’s Shirlene Wong in the semi-finals. Paek, who had
finished fifth in the first block, climbed to the top of the standings in the
second block to secure her position as the number one seed.
The Masters results closed a successful week for Singapore, which dominated the girls’ division with a medal tally of four golds, one silver, and one bronze. Korea followed with one gold, four silvers, and one bronze, while Malaysia collected two bronze medals.
In the boys’ division, Kuwait topped the standings with two gold medals and one silver. Singapore earned two golds and one bronze, while Korea finished with one gold and two silvers.
Overall, Singapore emerged as the leading nation with six golds, one silver,
and one bronze – their best performance at the Asian Youth Championships.
Kuwait finished second in the overall medal table, with Korea in third.
The
championships, held from August 20 to 27, 2025, brought together 56 boys, 32
girls, and 38 officials from 14 countries.
