Shalin Zulkifli marched on to semis in 2008 U.S. Women's Open Bowling Tournament!

Kim Terrell-Kearney of Dover, Del., and Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia advanced to the semifinals Tuesday at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open, a United States Bowling Congress event.

Terrell-Kearney defeated Diandra Asbaty of Chicago, 194-191, while Shalin Zulkifli defeated Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, 266-194, as both winners moved on to Wednesday night's semifinals. The two players who will join them will be determined Wednesday afternoon.

In the night's second quarterfinal match, Zulkifli started with five consecutive strikes to pull away early and never look back against Woessner.

"I was a bit nervous in the first match because it was the first time I've been on TV in the States," Zulkifli said. "In the second match, I was a bit more relaxed and I touched up the surface of the ball I was throwing so that gave me a bit more room and allowed me to feel more loose."

In the Round of 16, Zulkifli defeated Tennelle Milligan of Costa Mesa, Calif., 192-178, while Woessner took out Kristal Wilson of Lawrence, Kan., 246-192.

All of the Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match will be televised on a tape-delayed basis by ESPN. The telecasts begin Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. and continue for five consecutive weeks.

-Hopefully Shalin will continue this amazing run and march into the final and then become the first non-american winner there. Go Shalin!

Shalin Zulkifli is in 6th placed after 32 games.

Dorin-Ballard was joined at the top of the leader board by Trisha Reid of Columbus, Ohio, who finished second with 6,840. Kristal Wilson of Lawrence, Kan., was third with 6,785, while Diandra Asbaty of Chicago was fourth with 6,780.

Other players advancing to the quarterfinals were: No. 5 seed Brenda Mack of Indianapolis; No. 6 Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia; No. 7 Stefanie Nation of Miami; No. 8 Clara Guerrero of Colombia; No. 9 Amanda Burgoyne of Greenfield, Wis.; No. 10 Michelle Feldman of Skaneateles, N.Y.; No. 11 Tennelle Milligan of Costa Mesa, Calif.; No. 12 Kim Terrell of Dover, Del.; No. 13 Maxine Nable of Australia; No. 14 Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio; No. 15 Jen Petrick of Canton, Ohio; No. 16 Adrienne Miller of Albuquerque, N.M.

"The talent out here this year is one of the best pools of talent I have seen in years at a women's event," Dorin-Ballard said. "Players are getting better coaching, competing collegiately and there are more opportunities to bowl in PBA Experience leagues on the patterns we faced this week. People aren't just throwing the ball down the lane anymore, they are learning how to bowl. That makes a huge difference."

- Hopefully Shalin will qualify at least to the finals! Go Go Shalin make your country proud!

1 million ringgit dollar for a gold medal in Beijing Olympic 2008!

The government just announced a new reward scheme for the Beijing Bound athletes:

Gold Medal - 1 Malaysian Million ringgit
Silver Medal - RM300,000
Bronze Medal - RM100,000

This is for sure the biggest reward ever for an achievement in the olympic.

But I can't see any athlete capable of winning any medals except for the badminton team especially Lee Chong Wei and the Men's doubles pair.

Via : RM1 juta untuk atlit negara menang emas Olimpik

Lee Chong Wei feeling gold medal badminton pressure

Malaysian world number two Lee Chong Wei, seen here, has the hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders as the Beijing Olympics approach, and he admits he is starting to feel the pressure

Malaysian world number two Lee Chong Wei has the hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders as the Beijing Olympics approach, and he admits he is starting to feel the pressure.

Despite being one of sport's powerhouses, Malaysia has never won Olympic gold in badminton before, or in any other sport.

But many believe Chong Wei is capable of breaking the jinx and upsetting the Chinese juggernaut, led by world number one Lin Dan and his compatriots Bao Chunlai and Chen Jin.

"For me, Lin Dan and Chong Wei are the two best players in the world today, and based on current form, maybe Chong Wei is the better player," Danish world number 10 Peter Gade told the Straits Times.

"His form at the Thomas Cup in Jakarta was outstanding, especially in his win over Lin Dan. He is the player to watch in Beijing."

Zakry Latif-Fairuzizuan Tazari are the Indonesian Open Super Series Champion!

ZAKRY Latif-Fairuzizuan Tazari secured back-to-back Super Series titles after winning the Indonesian Open. Zakry-Fairuz, who won the Singapore Open last week, defeated Chandra Wijaya-Tony Gunawan 19-21, 21-18 and 21-14 in 38 minutes to win $12,000 first prize money.

Zakry-Fairuz, whose first career final was last year's Indonesia Open, become only the second Malaysian pair after Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong to win back-to-back Super Series crowns.

This superb win will almost assure a top 10 ranking when IBF release the latest ranking next week.

Keep it up Zakry and Fairuz!
Hopefully you will avoid all the pitfall of being on top of your game and winning.

Lee Chong Wei Wins Aviva Open 2008!

Lee Chong Wei has just beaten Simon Santoso 21-14, 21-5 in the final of Singapore Aviva Open 2008.

Lee Chong Wei lead 15-0 in the second set and was giving everyone the thought of the first ever 21-0 win in a final before Simon won a point.

Well Done Chong Wei!

Wong Mew Choo ended 42-year wait for a women singles win.

World No. 8 Wong Mew Choo clinched the first open title of her career in style after disposing world No. 1 Xie Xingfang of China in the final.

Mew Choo, who will play in next month’s SEA Games in Korat, Thailand defeat the top seed Chinese 21-16, 8-21, 21-17 in more than an hour.

Men’s singles ace Lee Chong Wei failed to make it a double joy for Malaysia after he lost to world No. 3 Bao Chunlai of China in the finals today.

The France Open champion Chong Wei, who complained a few times for linesman error, was not at his best when he went down 12-21, 13-21 in 39 minutes to the lanky Chinese.