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2025 TBNZ  National Teams Selection Policy LINK
2025 TBNZ Ranking Policy LINK
2025 TOURNAMENT CALENDAR Click Here
2025 Revised NZ National Rankings Click Here 
​​​​A year-to-year policy is adopted in my Revised version. TBNZ uses a Roll-Over policy.
Please interpret at your own peril.​​​​​​​

Sensational News: Blake Walsh Reigns. ISC Finals Result Mens
April 19th - Blake Walsh from Ballina NSW Australia, a Freshman at Mount Mercy University is crowned the 2025 USA Intercollegiate Singles Champion.
History in the Making for Mount Mercy University (MMU) - A Champion is borned.
- the first MMU bowler to make the Intercollegiate Singles Championship ISC TV show playoff on CBS Sports Network. And Now An ISC Champion.
Blake Walsh: What An Achievement.  
2024/2025 (NCBCA) National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association Awards at the Night of Champions banquet, Las Vegas USA April 16th 2025
- Awarded First Team All American
- Awarded The Rookie of the Year
- Awarded All Rookie Team
Nada Nawwarah Abdul Jalil from Malaysia. She was awarded the All American Honorable Mention

USBC 2025 Intercollegiate Team and Singles Championships Apr 14 - 19th, South Point Bowling Plaza, Las Vegas, USA
Update: MMU Womens made the ITC TV Finals for the 1st time. 0 MMU v 3 Jacksonville State University, Alabama ITC Final Result  Womens Team  
For the Mens final, it is Wichita State University, Kansas will play against University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
The MMU Mens lost in the Quarter 4-3,  with 5 open split frames in the last baker game 126 to Marian University, Indiana 170. 
USBC ISC Semifinals and Finals and ITC Finals to be played on April 19th Saturday  
USBC ITC - 24 Baker Games Qualifying Results  /  Mens Bracket  /  Womens Bracket   
​​​​​​​USBC 2025 ISC Nationals Results Mens  /  Womens  /  Schedule
Blake Walsh from Ballina NSW Australia, made the ISC SemiFinals to be played on Saturday April 19th. 
Blake Walsh (Mount Mercy University) MMU Freshman made MMU history as the first MMU bowler to make the Intercollegiate Singles Championship ISC TV show playoff on CBS Sports Network. The semifinals and finals will be taped and aired on CBS Sports Network on Tuesday, April 22nd at 1900hrs Eastern time for the ISC Womens finals. The ISC Mens finals aired on Tuesday, April 29th at 2000hrs Eastern time. 
Blake has been named a finalist for the 2025 IBMA Collegiate Bowler of the Year, one of the highest honours in U.S. Collegiate bowling presented by Storm Bowling and awarded by the International Bowling Media Association (IBMA) The winners will be announced on April 16th at the Night of Champions Banquet during the Intercollegiate Team Championships in Las Vegas. The IBMA/STORM College Bowler of the Year Award is given each season to the male and female bowlers who excel on the lanes in USBC certified collegiate tournament and conference play. Players must have a cumulative 32 games and be in the top 20 of either Average Differential or Average or have won a Tier 1 as an individual to be considered for the award,. Many professional and high-ranking amateur bowlers have received the award which was established in 1987 to honor the sport’s finest collegiate players.
Blake currently tops the leaderboard for the 2024-2025 Top Rookies on the USBC Collegiate chart. 
USBC 2025 ISC and ITC Sectional Results Click Here  March 7 - 9th 2025
USBC 2026 ISC and ITC Sectionals will be held on March 13 - 15th 2026

Current ABF Events 2025
43rd Malaysian International Open, Sunway Mega Lanes, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia Prize Pool  /  Oiling Pattern
A BIG Welcome to bowlers from Australia, Sweden, Norway, Columbia, USA, Japan, Kuwait, UAE, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore, India,  Brunei, Macau, HongKong and China
​​​​​​​Update: April 20 - Luke Doyle from Townsville, Queensland Australia made the Top 3 stepladder finals in 2nd spot and finished 3rd receiving RM13K.
Jordan Dinham from Sydney, Australia finished 15th receiving RM3.5K
April 19 Jordan Dinham and Luke Doyle in Masters Final Round 2. Callum Borck made Round 1 but miss the cut for top 16 Round 2.
Australia bowlers - Luke Doyle, Jordan Dinham, Callum Borck, Matthew Purser. Matthew Purser did not qualify for Masters Round 1.
Youth Boys Open Masters Finals: 3rd Noel Hagland Torgersen SWEDEN
Senior Mens Open Masters Finals: 3rd Tore Torgersen NORWAY
Results/ABF-Online LIVE Streaming
More Qualifying Squads Apr 14 - 18th. Desperado Squad Apr 18 Midnight.
Open Masters Finals: Apr 19 Round 1 Finals. Apr 20 Round 2 Finals & Stepladder Top 3. Top seed with right of rechallenge. Banquet/Prize Presentation.
Youth Open - Bowlers borned in the year 2004 and after.
Youth Graded - Bowlers borned in the year 2004 and after.  Male bowlers average 189 and below. Female bowlers average 179 and below are eligible.
Graded - All male bowlers with an average of 199 and below. All female bowlers with an average of 189 and below.
Senior Masters – All male and female bowlers aged 50 and over, born in 1975 or before. Bowlers aged 55 (born in 1970) will be given a handicap of 5-pins, and an additional 1-pin for each year from age 56 onwards. The handicap is given for each game played throughout the championship.
Past Streaming: Terrence Yaw Youtube
​​​​​​​Youth Open Masters Finals: Lanes 17 - 24  / Lane 25 - 32  /  Lanes 33 - 40  /  Lanes 41 - 48
Just a Reminder: The Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships 2025 will be held here at Sunway Mega Lanes Malaysia
2025 Aug 20 - 28 22nd Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships, Sunway Mega Lanes, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia Bulletin 1 
- A maximum of 4 boy & 4 girl for each team​​​​​​​. Only those born on or after 1 January, 2005 are eligible to participate.​​​​​​​
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​​​​​​PRIORITY NOTICE:  USBC 2025
USBC Gender's Classification Policy Click Here 
"The Executive Order includes specific direction related to National Governing Bodies that “eligibility for participation in women’s sporting events is determined according to sex and not gender identity or testosterone reduction.”
USBC’s gender classification is based on the federal Executive Order of February 5th 2025.​​​​​​​ Hence, gender classification will be determined by birth certificate whose biological sex is female (gender as assigned at birth)​​ may participate in elite USBC certified events in the female competition category. 
USBC rules will continue to allow transgender female inclusion in non-elite female competition until the end of the season on July 31, 2025 

TBA Australia Events 2025
Hot Press 2025 Kegel Queensland Open, Caboolture Bowl, Brisbane, QLD scheduled for Mar 7 - 9th postponed to May 9 - 11th 
TBNZ Events 2025
Hot Press Tamariki Cup, Manukau Super Strike, AKLD scheduled for Apr 5 - 6 postponed indefinitely
Hot Press TBNZ50 Team Championships Aug 7 - 10, Manukau, venue changed to Waitakere
Hot Press Southeast Asian Games Bangkok2025
​​​​​​​2025 Bangkok 33rd SEA Games - Dec 9 - 20th  Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla, Thailand 
The modified new SEA Games Federation Charter & Rules 2023 will be applied in Bangkok.
Tenpin Bowling is at Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl, Major Cineplex Ratchayothin Mall​​​​​​​, Bangkok most likely Dec 14 - 19th 2025
As of May 1st 2025, all foreigners entering Thailand MUST fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card TDAC online three days before your arrival. You are required to fill in the TDAC online each time you enter Thailand. The TDAC will replace the paper TM6 immigration form with a digital system.
It is advisable to use a prepaid forex card/ Travel money card when travelling or making foreign currency payments eg Wise Debit Card
TDAC Information Click Here

IBF/ABF Championships 2025
​​​​​​​2025 June 15 - 22 IBF Youth U21 World Cup2025 to be held at Olympia Bowling, Helsingborg, Sweden Bulletin 1  /  Bulletin 2  /  Visa Information
-1 male &/or 1 Female. The athletes in Youth World Cup must not have reached the age of 21 years on 1st January of the year of the championships.​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​ETIAS March 2025 Update - European Travel Information and Authorisation System for New Zealanders
2025 July 25 - Aug 2 24th Asian Junior Tenpin Bowling Championships, Doha, Qatar Bulletin 1
- born on or after 1 January, 2007 are eligible. 
​​​​​​​- Each Federation is allowed to submit a maximum of Two boys’ team of 4 players each and Two girls’ teams of 4 players each.
2025 Aug 20 - 28 22nd Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships, Sunway Mega Lanes, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia Bulletin 1 
- A maximum of 4 boy athletes & 4 girl athletes for each team​​​​​​​. Only those born on or after 1 January, 2005 are eligible to participate.
- Official Hotels - Sunway Pyramid Hotel. RM$450/nite. Distance to bowling centre is around 5 minutes walk. Connected within the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall. The room rates are inclusive of complimentary daily buffet breakfast and free in-room WiFi. Theme Park Sunway Lagoon
My tip - Just for an extra NZ$90(RM$230) a nite you can book into the Sunway Resort Hotel RM$680/nite feature sleep-inducing beds, a 50-inch IPTV, bathroom offers a walk-in chromotherapy shower, bathrobe & slippers, complimentary daily buffet breakfast and free in-room WiFi.  You will enjoy the extra comfort. Distance to bowling centre is around 7 minutes walk. Connected within the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall.
Bottomless sourdough pizza at Gordon Ramsay Street Pizza Lower Ground 1, Sunway Pyramid.
Fine dining at Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill at Lobby Level, Sunway Resort .
Spectrum Forex have 3 money changer outlets in Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, approximately NZ$1 = RM$2.50 and AUS$1 = NZ2.80.  Best value. 
When travelling, do use a prepaid forex card/ Travel money card. I used Wise Debit Card It offers the best rates, super low fee, safe and easy to use. ​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​I will be there. See you all in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Malaysia Digital Arrival Card MDAC LINK and INFOGRAPHIC and Submit To REGISTER Online
​​​​​​​- applies to Foreign Travellers arrived at KLIA1 and KLIA2 International Airports and all Gazetted International Checkpoints. 
- submit your Online Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) 3 days before arrival 

2025 For the NZ Drivers: Be sober and drive safely 
If you are driving on NZ roads throughout North and South Islands, this NZTA Govt site will be very handy LINK
- it shows Highway conditions and road works, Traffic Cameras and EV Charging Stations and of course NZ roads map
- To find NZ Public Toilets LINK
NZ New Parking Infringement Fees effectively from October 1st 2024  LINK  
From October 1st 2024 Parking in a mobility park area without a Mobility Parking Permit incurs a NZ$750 fine. Rule 4 and Schedule 1 Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999. S.40 Land Transport Act 1998 Rule 6.4(1A) Road User Rule 2004. 
​​​​​​​Permit Holders: You may park only for the duration the sign allows in the mobility parking space. Just make sure that your valid mobility permit can be seen easily either on your dashboard or hanging from your rearview mirror. If you can't find a mobility carpark, you can park in a legal parking space and still have the same concessions. ​​​​​​​ Mobility park users still have to pay for parking through the parking meters or the Pay My Park app or at the meter. 
​​​​​​​From July 1st 2025 
- there is a new speed limit of up to 120km/h on new expressway where Roads are of National Significance and it is deemed safe.
- 30kph urban roads and 80km/h zones will return to 50km/h and 100km/h.
From July 1st 2026
- It would also require reduced variable speed limits outside schools during pick up and drop off times. Local streets outside a school would be required to have a 30km/h variable speed limit, while rural roads outside schools would be required to have variable speed limits of 60km/h or less.
Public Toilets in NZ LINK 
And The Good News from April 2025
Minimum wage rate to go up to NZ$23.50 an hour. 
And Your Tax News from January 16th 2025 people who overpay their tax will be paid an interest rate of 4.3 percent, down from 4.67 percent previously. Those who underpay their tax will be charged 10.88 percent, down from 10.91 percent previously. This is charged when people do not pay their taxes by the due date Click Here

ABF/IBF Championships: Upcoming 2025-2026-2027-2028
2025 June 15 - 22 IBF Youth U21 World Cup2025 to be held at Olympia Bowling, Helsingborg, Sweden Bulletin 1  /  Bulletin 2  /  Visa Information
-1 male &/or 1 Female. The athletes in Youth World Cup must not have reached the age of 21 years on 1st January of the year of the championships.​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​2025 Aug 20 - 28 22nd Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships, Sunway Mega Lanes, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia (I will be there) Bulletin 1
- The official hotel is Sunway Pyramid Hotel. Distance to bowling centre is around 5 minutes walk. Connected within the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall.
​​​​​​​The room rates are inclusive of complimentary daily buffet breakfast and free in-room WiFi.
2025 Oct 13 - 23 IBF World Seniors Championship, National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nevada, USA  Bulletin 1  /  Bulletin 2
Seniors/Grand Seniors Max 4 Mens & 4 Ladies. Incomplete teams are not accepted. 
Seniors 50+ Division and Grand Seniors 65+ Division. Participants must be born in or before 1975 for Senior and 1960 for Grand Senior.
N.B The SemiFinals and Finals in the Team Event will be played in the Baker’s format, best of three (3) games​​​​​​​
- The official hotels are Silver Legacy Resort hotel and Circus Circus Hotel Casino. The rates quoted are exclusive of breakfast, resort fee $36.95 per night,  Lodging Tax $13.50 and Tourism Surcharge $3.00.
2025 Nov 26 - Dec 5 IBF World Championships2025 Hong Kong - Australia to represent Oceania Mens and Womens Team Bulletin 1
​​​​​​​Caution: Current Australia Travel Advisory to Hong Kong LINK
NZ Government Safetravel Advisory to Hong Kong LINK
2026 July/ August IBF Youth U21 World Championships2026, Megalanes Sarawak, Emart Batu Kawa, Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia
2026 October 12 - 26 IBF World Cup2026, Max Munich Bowling, Brunnthal, Munich, Germany
2026 18th Asian Seniors Bowling Championship, Nagasaki, Japan
​​​​​2027 Nov IBF World Championships2027 South Korea 
- Only USBC-approved bowling balls are allowed and MUST have the manufacturer's name, product name and serial number clearly visible. The serial number must be the original number. Any ball that does not meet this requirement will not be allowed to play.
4.11 Bowling ball procedure 4.11.1
Only bowling balls manufactured on or after January 1, 1991 that are on the USBC approved ball list latest the day the tournament starts are allowed for use in sanctioned World Bowling competition. Acceptance of manufactured balls prior to the inception of the USBC ball list for use in competition shall not be allowed.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​2027 Mar - Apr World Seniors Championships TBC
2027 June - Aug Youth World Cup TBC
2028 June - Aug World Youth Championships TBC

Hot Press
Commonwealth Games 2026 will be held in Glasgow2026, Scotland, July 23rd to August 2nd. The 4 venues used will be the Emirates Arena and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Scottish Events Campus and Scotstoun stadium - The Hydro, SEC Armadillo, SEC Centre.
2026 Medal Events Programme LINK

​​​​​​​​​​​​​IBF Youth U21 World Championships 2026
Next Edition 2026: July/ August IBF Youth U21 World Championships2026, Megalanes Sarawak, Emart Batu Kawa, Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia 
- 42 lanes bowling center features Kegel Specto and Torch Digital Training equipment across all 42 lanes including a 72-metre long immersive LED screen and Kegel Atlas Smart Lane oiling machines. In the Sarawak Research and Training Center SRTC for bowling, all the 42 lanes are synchronised with the system to provide comprehensive data analytics of every shot executed by the bowlers for a computerised tailored coaching/training program eg rev rates, launch angles, ball speed, trajectory shape and accuracy metrics.
History - in 1990, July 28 - Aug 4th inaugural 1st FIQ World Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, SM City Cebu, Manila, Philippines. 2 boys and 2 Girls.
​​​​​​​The format was singles, doubles, mixed team, All Events, Masters. Top 3 Stepladder playoff. 16 countries participated - USA, Finland, Qatar, Philippines, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Great Britain, Brazil, China, Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand Bowlers represented by (All Event) Boys - Jason Gummer30 & Douglas Laver31. Girls - Adrienne Poole13 & Yvette Quayle22.
Adrienne Poole made the Girls Masters and finished 16th. The Masters winner Girls - Shin Mi-Sun (S. Korea) and Boys - Pat Healey (USA)
Australia Bowlers - Girls - Jenny Hertrick05, Shelley Devine07. Boys - David Andrews15 & Russel Hinton18. Jenny Hertrick won Gold in Girls Singles.
In 1994 , World Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship in Monterrey, Mexico changed to 4 boys and 4 girls.
2020 ​​​​​​​World Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, Peru cancelled due to Covid-19.
June 20 -29th, 2022 in Helsingborg, Sweden. Renamed Under 21 IBF World Championships. 36 countries. Australia & New Zealand participated. 
Format - 6 games Singles. Doubles, Team and Mixed Team to be played under Baker format. Hence no All Events or Masters.   
​​​​​​​ABC executive secretary-treasurer Emeritus Frank K. Baker developed the Baker format.
NZL 300Game Outside Oceania
2024 July 10th - Jessica Marginson representing NZ, bowled NZ Female/Male 1st IBF International sanctioned 300Game (608series) - IBF World Youth Championship2024, Fiesta Bowling Center,  Incheon, South Korea. Jessica Marginson has just signed to Hive with Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, USA in the Fall of 2025
2015 October 15th - Bianca Tofilau bowled NZ Female/Male 1st International 300Game (774series) - 96th Gangwon2015, Gangwon, South Korea sanctioned by KBA (Korea Bowling Association)
2024 Nov 13th - Ryan Julian bowled NZ Female/Male 1st USBC 300Game (661 Series) - Best Halves (4 bowlers Mixed) League, May City Bowl, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sanctioned by USBC. Ryan Julian has signed to Wild Cats with Baker University, Kansas, USA in the Fall of 2025
2025 April 12th - Kosei McGrath-Takeji 300 Game, Round One Festival Tokushima Bandai (April) at Round One Bowling Tokushima, Japan. Lane 17/18​​​​​​​
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Arriving to New Zealand
All Travellers flying into NZ airports now have to complete a digital declaration instead of a paper Passenger Arrival Card, before travelling to New Zealand. The declaration is then linked to the traveller’s passport and is automatically assessed when scanned on arrival in New Zealand.
Submit your New Zealand Traveller Declaration no more than 24 hours before starting your journey to New Zealand. You will receive an email with a reference number which you can use to update your declaration at any time, up until you reach passport control.
New Zealand NZTD Online Click Here 
​​​​​​​Info on Completing the NZTD LINK
NZTD NZ Traveller Declaration Form Online or apps  LINK 
Check if you are eligible to use the eGates when you arrive in New Zealand LINK 

News not related to Bowling
​​​​​​​Microsoft will officially stop supporting Window 10 from October 14th 2025.
The current version Window 10 22H2 is the final version.
​​​​​​​Window 10 21H2 will no longer be supported from June 13th 2023.
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Something about Malaysia
An exciting opportunity to visit this best value tourist city. The locals speak English. June is Hot, humid and dry.
Knowing KL Youtube LINK    ​​​​​​&    Kuala Lumpur Youtube LINK 
​​​​​​​From January 1st 2024 it is compulsory for foreigners who enter Malaysia to fill up the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online within three days before they arrive. Validity of your passport at least 6 months or more.
Visitors from these 10 countries (Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, US and the UK will be eligible to use autogates when arriving and leaving KLIA's Terminal 1 or Terminal 2. If they are visiting Malaysia for the first time, they are required to submit the MDAC online three days before arriving and to enroll and verify their passport at the Malaysian Immigration manual counter manned by Immigration officer on arrival. These visitors can then use the autogates upon arrival and departure only for subsequent visits (where MDAC would still have to be submitted three days before every visit to Malaysia) only after they have successfully enrolled to use the autogate for immigration clearance.
Malaysia Digital Arrival Card MDAC LINK and INFOGRAPHIC and Submit To REGISTER Online
​​​​​​​-  applies to Foreign Travellers arrived at KLIA1 and KLIA2 International Airports and all Gazetted International Checkpoints. 
​​​​​​​Malaysia Tourist Refund Scheme 
Shopping in KL - You will need at least a week to cover some of the nanotech aircon shopping complexes in KL - Sunway Pyramid, Paradigm Mall, IOI Mall Puchong, Midvalley Megamall, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Suria KLCC, TRX, Pavilion KL, Lot 10, Berjaya Times Square Mall has the 2nd largest indoor amusement theme park in Malaysia , LaLaport Bukit Bintang is boring but their public toilets have bidets with adjustable pressure and you can choose warm or cold spray, the spacious 1 Utama Shopping Centre is the 2nd largest mall in Malaysia, the recent IOI CityMall Putrajaya is the largest mall in South East Asia & 2nd in the world. And Jalan Petaling ChinatownKL. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Good news, July is the king of fruits - durian season LINK You're not allowed to bring durian to hotel
IF you have 3 or more days to spare, then you should travel to Penang Island by train just over 4 hours ride
Vloggers Amazing race Chev & Dev vs the Buddymoon in Penang Island
​​​​​​​Free Penang Island Bus Shuttle Service CAT (Central Area Transit) LINK
NZ$1 = RM$2.50 with licensed moneychangers. Shop around. They all offer different rates. As of February 6th 2024, non Malaysians might be required to produce your passport for changing foreign currencies in Malaysia. Don't change it at the airports. You get a better deal with the licenced moneychangers. Lots of purchasing power for your NZ$.
​​​​​​​Everything cheap as. Believe It Or Not!
Driving in Malaysia - Citizens of Commonwealth countries can drive using their country’s licence
​​​​​​​If more than 90 days, you would need an International Driving Licence. 
Driving in KL is a nightmare. There are unmanned cashless toll charges. Street parking are paid by apps.
​​​​​​​RapidKL LRT MonoRail Service LINK Monorails in KL are all airconditioned
GoKL Hop On bus will cost RM$1 per trip as of Jan 1st 2024 LINK 
GoKL Payment transactions are cashless, namely through Touch ‘n Go cards, QR codes, credit cards or debit cards. However, it is free for all children aged 12 and under, including non-citizens. For any GoKL inquiries, the public can contact 03-2028 2298 (office hours) or email jpb@dbkl.gov.my
​​​​​​​Forewarned: If you are coming to Malaysia for the first time, please be prepared for the Culture Shock. It is quite normal for everyone to talk to you at the same time before you have the chance to reply. And it is not unusual for you to be interrupted by others as well as the person you are talking to while you are in the midst of your talk. At times, the conversation topic can change unexpectedly. It could be a habitual behaviour. Sometimes you wonder if they are listening to what you say. They talk for the sake of talking. The Malaysian English accent, grammar, talking excitingly fast with hand gestures and a fusion of Bahasa, Chinese and English in a conversation can be quite daunting. I do wonder sometimes whether their brain can keep up with their mouth. Malaysian​​​​​​s do get overly enthusiastic about their chat and the food. Food is something that you cannot escape from in Malaysia. It's Everywhere. Eating wherever whenever is a way of Life.
Surviving the Day: Be mindful of the people and the situation around you. Pick up the habit of exchanging pleasantries. A simple courtesy can have a lasting impression. Be genuine with your eye contact and conversation. It makes the other person feels special and you to be appreciated. Show your social grace and you might end up exchanging FB, Instagram, Whatsapp. By the way, part of the Malay culture is that when people offer you food, it is polite of you not to decline. Your left hand should never be used to handle food under any circumstances. If the food is that delicious and you need a little bit more, the etiquette is to leave some food on your plate before you top up. If there is a couple pieces left on the dish plate, do not take the last piece. Both remaining pieces are to be taken simultaneously by you and the person before you. Every grain of rice is sacred hence, you should only scoop enough rice that you can consume. If you are invited to dinner, do bring "buah tangan" - a gift of fruits or sweeties. That's the Malaysian Way. Do be open-minded.​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​2025 Dec 8 - 14th Storm U22 (Milo) at Sunway Megalanes, KL, Malaysia 
Born in 2004 and after. Open and Graded (Boys av 190 and below and Girls av 180 and below)
There is a Gen Z age group for bowlers 25 years old and under (born in 2000 or after) 
Free KL City Bus Service GoKL City Bus
RapidKL LRT MonoRail Service LINK The touch screen token vending machine in KL Sentral takes a mixture of coins, RM$1 and Rm$5, while at other stations it takes coins and Rm$1 note. Hence if you want to use the token vending machine for your convenience, then do have the RM$1 notes. Follow the simple instructions on the screen. Eg your current location and your intended station destination. The token cost will then appear on the screen. The other alternative is to buy the LRT token at the manned booth. Once you have the token, check the train route chart to see which platform you need to goto for your station destination. Proceed to the autogate. Place the token on the scanner. Make sure you keep the token cos you need to deposit it in the slot when you exit your destination autogate. If you have taken the wrong LRT, as long as you did not exit the station, you can just hop back on to the right station. No extra charge for hopping station to station. The LRT only have 2 Platforms. Inside the aircon LRT train, the stations stop route is shown above all the LRT entry/exit doors and also broadcast thru the PA system in Bahasa and English. It is preferred that you maintain silence inside the LRT. Enjoy the scenic views. Welcome to KL.
​​​​​​​2024 Dec 15 - 21st 50th Penang Pesta International Championship - to be updated
Megamall Bowling Centre, Penang Megamall, S. Prai, Malaysia  
2024 Rules & Regulations LINK
Beware: Please reconfirm age group eligibility with the organisers with regards to year born before committing to entering this Championship. 
Youth Girls & Boys U21 (born 2002 and after)
Youth Girls & Boys Masters U16 (born 2008 and after)
Pesta Open Masters
​​​​​​​Mixed Graded A for bowlers average under 200
​​​​​​​Senior Masters Mens & Womens 45 and over (born 1979 or before) 5 pins handicap for bowlers aged 55 (born 1968) with an increment of 1 pin per year after
​​​​​Free Penang Bus Shuttle Service CAT (Central Area Transit) LINK
Malaysia Government Response to Scammers
- National Scam Response Center (NSRC) hotline 997 daily between 8am - 8pm. If you believe that you have been a victim of an ONLINE SCAM inside the 12 hours window, you can immediately contact NSRC hotline number. If outside the 12 hours window, then call your bank instead. You DO NOT need to contact NSRC if you have contacted your bank. NSRC is an Emergency Hotline Only. Your MUST lodge a report of the incident to the police, even after informing your bank or NSRC. Do contact the police investigating officer assigned to your case for an update.
- Commercial Crime Investigation Department Royal Malaysia Police (JSJK) LINK 
- Check Scammers CCID app - Check Scammers CCID is from the Royal Malaysia Police. 
Use the CCID website or the CCID app before making any doubtful transactions. It allows the public to check phone numbers and the suspicious (possibly scammers) bank account numbers
To check if a website is legit, try this LINK
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​​Current Frame Scoring System 
In the Current Frame Scoring system, a strike counts as an automatic 30 points,  a spare counts for 10, plus the first-ball count in the current completed frame. It doesn’t matter what you knock down in frame number 2, and an open frame counts for actual pins knocked down. There is no “third ball” to roll in the 10th frame, nor are there any extra balls to roll in the 10th frame because your score is an immediate score. A strike in the 10th frame, it’s simply an automatic 30 points in frame number 10, so with this new scoring method, you don't need to bowl ball 11th and 12th, a 300 game is still possible, but only 10 strikes score the perfect game. The same applies to the Spare on the 10th frame. Hence, the 10th frame counts the same as all other frames. The maximum score for a perfect game is still 300. 
Standard Scoring System is when you bowl a strike in a frame, the score for that frame is always 10 plus the next two balls rolled, a spare in a frame, the score for that frame is always 10 plus the next ball rolled.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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​​​​​The Winning Mentality - Let your action dictate
Being passionate about tenpin bowling is not good enough. You need to have the right attitude, set a realistic goal with disciplined conviction, time management and consistency, good fitness and nutrition, and the positive energy to perform beyond your limits. When your commitment impedes your normal lifestyle, you need to make that sacrifice. You need the will and the right way to take action. Your success depends on your determination and grit. Your performance needs a Result! Every tournament is an opportunity for you to chase your dream. Embrace the failures along the way, take notes, and acknowledge it. Ask for help. Establish a support network. Take pride in upkeeping your equipment. Change is inevitable, make it early, and move forward. 
While being competitive is healthy, do make it a habit to practice fair play and sportsmanship in the spirit of the game. Our choices and our past always have a way of catching up to us no matter how hard we try to make them go away. Hence, play the game with dignity. There is this maxim, Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat.  Respect is never a given, it has to be earned. 
​​​​​​​And, do remember that your Body Language mirrors your thoughts. You are only a team player when you offer spirited encouragement and positive communication to your teammates.
Please portray yourself as an ambassador of this sport when it arises. Pass It Forward.
​​​​​​​Be generous in sharing your learned skills and experiences with others when asked for. 
​​​​​ "When we teach, we learn." Its like a self-refresher. That's the Joy of Giving. 
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​​​​​​​​​Other Sports Update
2034 FIFA World Cup - hosted by Saudi Arabia
2030 FIFA World Cup - hosted by Spain, Portugal, Morocco and staging games will be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
All the 6 host nations will get automatic entry to the 48-team tournament.
2026 FIFA World Cup - hosted by Canada, Mexico & USA - 48 countries 
March 2025 - New Zealand claimed the automatic qualifying place for Oceania by winning the OFC final.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Draws for the 48 countries in December 2025.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11, with co-hosts Mexico in action at the Azteca​​​​​​​
Canada Stadium - BMO Field Toronto and BC Place Vancouver 
​​​​​​​Mexico Stadium - Azteca Mexico City, Akron Guadalajara and BBVA Monterrey
USA Stadium - Mercedes-Benz Atlanta, Gilette Boston, AT & T Dallas, NRG Houston, Arrowhead Kansas City, SoFi Los Angeles, Hard Rock Miami, Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Metlife New York/New Jersey, Levi's San Francisco Bay and Lumen Seattle
​​​​​​​2027 FIFA 10th Women's World Cup - hosted by Brazil - 32 countries including the host nation. Spain is the defending Champion 2023.
Euro 2032 - hosted by Italy and Turkey
Euro 2028 - hosted by UK and Ireland

3rd Asian Youth Games Dec 20 - 28th 2022 Shantou, Guangdong, China Officially Cancelled. 
​​​​​​​Latest Update: The 2025 Asian Youth Games will now be held in Bahrain from Oct 22 - 31 LINK
The 2025 Asian Youth Games will NOT be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan due to construction delay.
ASIAN Games
20th Asian Games (XX ASIAD) will be held during autumn from Sept 19 to Oct 4th 2026, Aichi-Nagoya Japan LINK
21st Asian Games will be held in 2030 at Doha, Qatar LINK
22nd Asian Games will be held in 2034 at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia LINK
SEA Games 
​​​​​​​2025 Bangkok 33rdSEA Games - Dec 9 - 20th  Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla, Thailand 
The modified new SEA Games Federation Charter & Rules 2023 will be applied in Bangkok 
As of May 1st 2025, all foreigners entering Thailand MUST fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card TDAC online three days before your arrival. You are required to fill in the TDAC online each time you enter Thailand. The TDAC will replace the paper TM6 immigration form with a digital system.
TDAC Information Click Here
2027 Malaysia 
2029 Singapore 
2031 Laos TBA
2033 Phillipines TBA
​​​​​​​World Games List of sports
World Games 2025 - Chengdu, China from August 7 - 17th LINK 
Update July 10th 2023 - Tenpin bowling has been unexpectedly removed from the competition program. The International World Games Association (IWGA) decision was motivated with the unavailability of all phone numbers associated with the International Bowling Federation (IBF), the IBF office and bank accounts in Lausanne being closed and, most concerning, the fact that all letters directed to the IBF President have gone unanswered, leaving crucial queries unresolved. Adding to the already mounting concerns, it has come to light that the IWGA annual fee for 2023, which should have been paid by the IBF, was instead covered by an unknown private individual.
World Games 2029 - Karlsruhe, Germany. 13th Edn LINK
Summer Olympics
OLYMPICS 2028 July 21 - Aug 6 LosAngeles2028 Tenpin Bowling failed for inclusion LA2028
OLYMPICS 2032 July 23 - Aug 8 Brisbane2032
Winter Olympics
2034 Salt Lakes City-Utah2034 - Feb 10 - 26 - Salt Lakes City, Wasatch Back, Snowbasin Resort, Peaks Ice Arena Provo USA
2030 French Alps2030 - Feb 8 - 24 - Haute Savoie, Savoie, Briancon and Nice FRANCE
2026 Milano Cortina2026 Feb 6 - 22 Italy - Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo  ITALY
The Mascot is a pair of stoats  named Milo and Tina
7th June 2022 new ruling by the International Skating Union
The minimum age for figure skaters raised to 17
Summer Youth Olympic Games
2026 Dakar, Senegal Oct 31 - Nov 13
Winter Youth Olympic Games
​​​​​​​2028 Dolomiti Valtellina, Italy Jan 15 - 29
Others
2025 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2026 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow2026, Scotland July 23rd - August 2nd
2029 10th Asian Winter Games-Neom2029 - Neom, Saudi Arabia

​​​​​​​Worth A Read - A Personal Odyssey 
- A Historical Record of NZ and other notable Tenpin Bowling Moments  Click Here
- My Record of NZ Bowlers Achievements at Walter Rachuig, Australian Junior Masters U14 & U18 & U21, TBA21 & TBA50 Challenge, ANC Masters in Australia, CTBC, CYG,  ASTBC, ABFTour, QubicaAMF World Cup  Click Here 
Blast From The Past - A Collection of Photograph Collages on NZ Team Overseas Click Here
Thank you for all the photo contributions. It was a strenuous task getting it sorted, classified and collaged.
Down Memory Lane - 10 years ago
Bowls New Zealand Centenary Publication 2011 Click Here 
A Foreword by the then Governor-General of New Zealand, Patron, Bowls New Zealand 
Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae QNZM, QSO 
Government House, New Zealand
An Extract - Bowls is one of the few sports that crosses age and gender barriers, allowing men and women of different ages to compete with and against each other.  Only in bowls could a school student team up with a retiree (and 1990 Commonwealth Games medal winner) to win the Wellington mixed pairs title as Euan Wong (18) and Judy Howat (76) did in 2011!
It was an honour and a privilege for my family to be invited to celebrate this 2011 Centennial at the Government House, New Zealand

NZ Super (65 years old)- Changes to residency rules for time lived in NZ to qualify after age 20 under the Fair Residency Act  LINK 
Starting on or after July 2024 with a gradual increase ​​​​​​​in residence requirements eg. those born on or after 1 July 1977 need to reside in NZ for 20 years before being eligible for NZ Super.  You still need to have lived in New Zealand for at least 5 years since turning 50.
NZ Super - Travelling Overseas for less than 26 weeks LINK but more than 28 days, you need to inform NZ Super
You are entitled to receive NZ Super payments for the first 26 weeks of any absence from the country as long as you return within 30 weeks. To get reinstated, you need to go to Work and Income with your passport, travel ticket or itinerary showing the date you arrived back in NZ.
​​​​​​​The NZ Super will start back from this date.
Calculation of NZ Super is the Number of years resided in NZ(Months)/ 45 years (540months) X NZ Superannuation Basic Rate​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​Down Memory Lane - ​​​​​​​Something nostalgic to watch 
​​​​​​​Archived videos of Team NZ at the 1993 Coca Cola Classic Baker format at Richlands Bowl, Queensland AUS
ABC (American Bowling Congress) Executive Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Frank K. Baker developed the Baker format.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Team NZ - Paul Fincham WLG, Dianne Whichelow AKL & Murray Johnstone WLG 
NZ v Western Australia LINK  Tom Kury, Steve Wimbridge & Carol Gianotti
NZ v NSW LINK   Billy Gardiner, Sue Cassell & Rob Thompson
NZ v Victoria LINK   Ian Bradford, Cara Honeychurch & John Sullivan
NZ v South Australia LINK  Silvano Prez, Teena Peake & Brenton Davy
Archived videos of Coke Classic (formerly named VIA Elite Classic 2009 - 2012) Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington NZ
2009 The Final between Kurt Sturgess v Adrian Judd Video Part 1 LINK  Video Part 2 LINK 
2010 The Final between Adrian Judd v Craig Nevatt Video LINK 
2011 Stepladder Terry Mustchin v Julieanne Mollet Video LINK
2011 The Final between Chris Haynes v Terry Mustchin Video LINK 
2015 The Final between Daniel Webb (son) v Kevin Webb (dad) Video LINK
2019 The Stepladder 1 Pete Richardson v Julieanne Mollet v Megan Fletcher Video LINK 
2019 The Stepladder  2 Pete Richardson v Suzanne Howell Video LINK 
2019 The Final Game 1 Pete Richardson v Sonny Reguerra Video LINK 
2019 The Final Rechallenge Game 2 Sonny Reguerra v Pete Richardson Video LINK 
2020 The Final Game 1 & Rechallenge Game 2 James Kelly v Craig Nevatt Video LINK 
2021 The Stepladder 1 Greg Nicolas v Anthony Carbonell v Ben Pettit and Stepladder 2 Greg Nicolas v Ethan McKay and The Final between Craig Nevatt v Greg Nicolas Video LINK 
2022 The Stepladder 1 Brodie Hunt v Craig Nevatt v Anthony Carbonell and The Final Brodie Hunt v James Kelly Video  LINK
​​​​2011 TBNZ Junior/Youth National Championship, Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington
Highlights LINK
2008 TBA Youth Team Challenge, Werribee SuperBowl Melbourne VIC
​​​​​​​NZ Youth Team in Melbourne doing the Haka LINK 
led by Jordan Pinker, Paul Housham, Adrian Hoggard & Corey Johnson
Tribute to Eric Jang - inaugural winner 1963 Australian National Championship Mens Masters.
TBA Hall of Famer - Video LINK

NZ Proudest Moments in Tenpin Bowling
History in the Making - an International event of significant importance to Tenpin Bowling in New Zealand
Bianca Tofilau is the only New Zealander Male or Female to win Gold in the sanctioned ABF Tour. Albeit any ABF/IBF tournament away from Oceania.
July 9th BIANCA TOFILAU 桃 菲 露 NZL wins ABF (Asian Bowling Federation) Tour Taipei 2017 in her first appearance at the Southern Bowling Centre, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei. 36ft Oiling Pattern
Finals & Semi-Final Video - Commentary is in Cantonese - frank analysis. Thoroughly enjoyed it. 
Finals: Bianca Tofilau (NZL) v Chang Yu-Hsuan (Chinese Taipei) Video Click here 
Semi-Final: Bianca Tofilau (NZL) v Chan Suk-Han (Hong Kong) Video Click here 
 - in the video background is Angela Louise Boswell NZL and Wicky Yeung. In his early days, Wicky bowled his league at Tenpin Takapuna, Auckland, NZ. He has 2 sanctioned NZ 300 Game at Tenpin Takapuna (04 July 1999 & 23 March 2001) using Columbia 300 Gold Rage and Messenger. Wicky left NZ for Hong Kong. He then represented the Hong Kong National Team as an Elite International Bowler.
In the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, Wicky was with the Hong Kong Team that took the bronze, behind Malaysia (Silver) and South Korea (Gold).
In 2012 at the 22nd Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships   Highlights (video) he also bowled with the Hong Kong Team (video) that took the Gold Team medal off the Koreans and UAE. Malaysia was 4th. 
In the 2013 East Asian Games, Wicky was with the HK Team that took the Silver. Korea took the Gold and Japan the Bronze.
At the 2013 ABFTour Tournament of Champions Mens Singles held at Cozmo Bowling Centre in Kuwait, Wicky emerged as Runners-Up losing to Surasak Manuwong of Thailand with an unfortunate 7 - 10 split in the last frame.
​​​​​​​Wicky has numerous Perfect Games away from NZ.
​​​​​​​Wicky still competes, adding perfect games to his 300Game collection, as recent as the 2019 45th Hong Kong International Open till Covid 19 pandemic led to cancellations and postponements of international tournaments.  Wicky Yeung Wai Ki was inducted as a Brunswick International Pros with the likes of Esther Cheah(MAS) Kimmo Lehtonen (FIN) William Swensson(SWE) & Peter Knopp(GER)
ABF Tour Taipei 2017 Award Presentation Click here 
Special Mention
2015 Oct - Bianca Tofilau bowled the 300 Game - 96th Gangwon2015, Gangwon, South Korea officially sanctioned by KBA (Korea Bowling Association)
2015 & 2019 - ​​​​​​Bianca won the Ladies Masters at the 96th Gangwon2015 in Gangwon and 100th Seoul2019 in Seoul

July 7 - 18 IBF World Youth Championship 2024, 32-lane Fiesta Asiad Bowling Center, Incheon Seo-gu, South Korea
July 10th JESSICA MARGINSON NZL bowled the 1st perfect 300Game of this championship in the Girls Singles, Game 2 Lane 9-10. Jessica is the 1st NZ Male or Female to bowl an International sanctioned perfect game.
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Working and Living in NZ Click here 

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Truthfulness is to strike and defend without deception. Nothing is Truer Than Truth.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but rather in humility. Value others above yourselves. Philippians ch2: 3  

 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly; I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
 For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. 
​​​​​​​Ecclesiastes ch1: 17 - 18

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
​​​​​​​St Matthew ch7: 1 - 2

My Motto
I will rather be brutally honest than a Fake