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| Bowling player from Malaysia, Muhammad Rafiq Ismail |
The Republic of Korea won the most medals in the 2018 Asian Games bowling events with two golds, two silvers and two bronzes.
Malaysia is the runner-up in the bowling medal tally with two golds and two silvers, while Japan is in third position with two gold medals.
Korea collected two gold medals from the men’s and women’s team of six events. The country also sent two bowlers in the men’s and women’s master finals, but both failed to secure golds.
Muhammad Rafiq Ismail of Malaysia won the gold medal in the men’s master after defeating Korea’s Park Jong-woo.
The left-handed Rafiq achieved a score of 534, while Park lagged behind with 501. The bronze medal went to fellow Korean bowler Koo Seong-hoi.
In the women’s master event, Japanese bowler Mirai Ishimoto grabbed the gold medal after beating Korea’s Lee Yeon-ji. Compatriot Lee Yeon-ji took home the bronze.
Mirai performed consistently in the final after topping the women’s master Block 2 rankings.
Trailing behind the top three countries are Hong Kong, China with one silver, Chinese Taipei with one silver and two bronzes and Singapore with two bronze medals.
The host country, Indonesia, remained without a medal in the five-day event at the Jakabaring Bowling Center in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Indonesian men’s master Ryan Leonard Lalisang settled for the 12th place with an overall score of 3,620, and Hardi Racmadiah was 15th with 3,568.
"We failed to reach our target, but overall, Indonesian athletes gave their best in every category. We will certainly conduct a thorough evaluation as part of the preparation for SEA [Southeast Asian] Games 2019," said Indonesian bowling team manager Ronny Arnold Mandagi.