Lined up for second medal?

Updated: 5.47pm - Wednesday

Malaysian trio of Alex Liew, Syafiq Ridhwan and Aaron Kong, have lined themselves up to see Malaysia pick up their second medal in the Tenpin Bowling World Men Championship at the Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany.

 The Malaysian trio who bowled in the first of three squads, top the combined squad of 115 teams after the completion of the first three games on medium-oiled pattern yesterday.

Alex Liew, who had picked up the silver medal in the doubles partnering Muhammad Nur Aiman, led the team with a morale boosting 244 first game and followed up with 207 and 206 games for a 657 total.

Lanky Syafiq Ridhwan was equally impressive with lines of 219, 236 and 205 for a 660 series. Anchorman, Aaron Kong kept the team solid with his lines of 218, 206 and 223 for a 647 series.

Their combined total of 1964 overtook early leaders, Korea in the 3rd game as the squad leader.

 Leaders.....Aaron Kong, Muhamad Syafiq and Alex Liew

 "We covered each of us well and were just focussing on our own games" said Alex Liew after completing the squad.

 However, Malaysia's second trios Zulmazran Zulkifli, Adrian Ang and Muhd Nur Aiman, who bowled in the second squad did not do too well and finished 100th in the combined standing.

Trios qualifying continues later this evening with the final three games on the long oil pattern. The top four teams after six games advance to the semifinals later in the night to determine the medalists.

The top four trios teams after three squads and three games:

Pos.	Name	Nation	Tot.	Ave.	1	2	3	4	5	6	High.
1	Alex Liew	Malaysia 1	657	219,00	244	207	206				244
	Muhamad Syafiq		660	220,00	219	236	205				236
	Aaron Kong		647	215,67	218	206	223				223
	Total		1964	218,22	681	649	634				681
2	Pirozzi, Massimo	Italy 1	653	217,67	279	191	183				279
	Rampi, Mauro		642	214,00	212	177	253				253
	Reviglio, Marco		661	220,33	225	213	223				225
	Total		1956	217,33	716	581	659				716
3	Allen, Patrick	United States 1	686	228,67	278	204	204				278
	Page, Rhino		623	207,67	213	206	204				213
	Malott, Wes		621	207,00	190	173	258				258
	Total		1930	214,44	681	583	666				681
4	Cheng, Hsing-Chao	Chinese Taipei 1	700	233,33	233	235	232				235
	Hung, Kun-Yi		616	205,33	225	206	185				225
	Wu, Hao-Ming		607	202,33	215	201	191				215
	Total		1923	213,67	673	642	608				673

Malaysia's second trios team's scores

68	Zulmazran Zulkifli	Malaysia 2	623	207,67	257	196	170				257
	Adrian Ang Hsien Loong		521	173,67	200	164	157				200
	Muhamad Nur Aiman		429	143,00	134	166	129				166
	Total		1573	174,78	591	526	456				591

Aiman, Adrian and Zulmazran