Matthew Farber and Kamron Doyle (pictured left, l-r) of the United States and Malaysians Timmy Tan and Ahmad Muaz Fishol moved into second and fourth place of the Boys Doubles event at the 13th CGSE World Youth Championships after leading Squad C on Monday morning with 2630 and 2484, respectively.

There were no changes atop the leaderboard of the Girls Division as Squad leader Korea had to settle for seventh place. With the other Korean duo in fifth place, the Korean girls spoiled their chances to defend the title even before the last squad has finished qualifying.

Sweden's Pontus Andersson and Markus Jansson (right, l-r) continued to lead the boys' field with 2679 total and an average of 223.25 but had to watch a strong performance of the Junior Team USA bowlers.

Farber, the oldest on the U.S. squad with 20 years of age, and Doyle, the youngest (16), averaged 235.83 for the first three games including games of 479, 489 and 447 but were unable maintain the pace in the second block (1215) to finish 47 pins behind the Swedes and to overtake second place with 2630.

Farber had 1281 and Doyle, who is the youngest bowler in his country to shoot an 800 series (11 years, 60 days old in 2009) and also the youngest bowler to cash in a PBA event (12 years old in 2010), toppled 1349 pins, an average of 224.83, to leap into second place in Boys All-Events.

Sweden's two-handed lefty Jesper Svensson, bronze medalist in Singles (left), who currently owns third place in Doubles with his teammate Magnus Johnson at 2496, leads in All-Events (combined results of Singles, Doubles and Team preliminaries) with 2731 12-game total and an average of 227.58. Doyle is second with 2680 and Jansson third with 2603.

Timmy Tan and Ahmad Muaz Fishol (right, r-l) of Malaysia averaged 207 in Squad C to beat out Canada with Curtis Fach and Mitch Hupé and The Netherlands with Jord van Weeren and Ramon Hilferink by 11 and 13 pins, resp.

The Malaysians moved into fourth place with 2484 followed by Canada in fifth place on 2473 with Netherlands in sixth at 2471. Bahrain's Ahmed Al Goud and Taha Selail (2408) and Kuwait's Mostafa Al Mousawi and Abdulrahman Suwayed (2407) fell out of the top 4 and slipped to seventh and eighth place.

Squad B leaders Japan, Indonesia, United States and Mexico remained atop the girl's leaderboard looking if their scores will hold on in the last Squad B this afternoon.

Singles silver and bronze medalists Shion Izumune and Kana Shimoide (left, l-r), Japan, hold the top spot with 2508 and an average of 209.

They are followed by Indonesia's Nadia Pramanik and Alisha Nabila (right, r-l) with 2501 (208.42) and Junior Team USA's Sarah Lokker and Liz Kuhlkin with 2449 (204.08).

Rounding out the top 4 is the Mexican duo of Sara Pelayo and Raquel Orozco (left, l-r), who have totaled 2394 (199.50).

World Youth Championships Singles gold medalist Yang Su Jin and Kim Jung Un and her team mate Kim Jung Un (right, r-l) managed 1193 and 1192 series for 2385 to lead Squad B but to miss the top 4 by nine pins.

Izumune (2599) and Shimoide (2522) remained atop the girls' All Events leaderboard Kuhlkin held on to third place with 2494 with Yan in fourth at 2465.

The 196 boys and 96 girls from 46 countries were split into four squads (A, B, C and D) to bowl six games on the 45 feet Mexico City lane conditioning pattern.

Qualifying concludes Monday afternoon with Squad D after which the field will be trimmed to the top 4, who will bowl for the medals in the playoffs starting Monday at 5.30 p.m. Hong Kong time. No. 1 bowls No. 4 and No. 2 takes on No. 3 in the semifinals. The winners bowl for gold and silver while the losers get bronze. Korea is the defending champion in both, girls and boys division.


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This World Youth Championships is made possible by title sponsor, The Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society World, and co-sponsors Chancellor Precious Metals, Fine Metal Asia Limited, Glory Sky and Safe Gold Bullion Limited as well as Watsons Water and Mr. Juicy, the Official Drink Sponsor of the event.