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ngland’s Gavin Samuels and Natalia Heckova of Slovakia will be among five winners from the 2011 Faldo Series Europe Grand Final traveling to Mission Hills Golf Club in China to compete for the Faldo Series Asia title on March 14-16.

“Winning the Grand Final in Europe was by far my biggest achievement in golf,” said Samuels, 21, who claimed the overall title at Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland last September.

“The opportunity to compete in China is one of several doors that have been opened for me since my victory. I’m grateful to Sir Nick for all he has done for me and for so many other young golfers around the world.”

Sixteen-year-old Heckova, winner of the Girls’ Under-16 title at Lough Erne, will become the first Slovakian golfer to compete in the sixth Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, to be hosted by six-time Major Champion Sir Nick Faldo over 54 holes on the Faldo Course at Mission Hills next month.

Ireland’s Gavin Moynihan and Englishman Cameron Long will also make their debut at Mission Hills in Shenzhen, the official home of the Faldo Series Asia since its launch in 2006.

Making her second trip to the World Amateur Golf Ranking event at Mission Hills will be England’s Brogan Townend. The 17-year-old claimed the overall Girls’ title at Lough Erne to add to the Girls’ Under-16 title she won in 2009.

Following a record season of 17 tournaments in 13 Asian countries, more than 80 boys and girls aged 12 to 21 will qualify for the Asia Grand Final.

The five age-group winners from Mission Hills — three boys and two girls — will be exempt for the sixteenth Europe Grand Final in September 2012 and the overall champions, one boy and one girl will receive a start in a professional Tour event.

Indonesian Cahyo “Bobby” Adhitomo will be among the 80 finalists competing at the Asia Grand Final at Mission Hills in Shenzhen from March 14 to 16.

The 19-year-old Bobby won the 5th Faldo Series Indonesia Championship held last month at the Damai Indah Golf Course in Tangerang, Banten. The winners of the Indonesian Faldo series include Bobby (Boys U-21), Elki (Boys U-18), Jordan Surya Irawan (Boys U-16), Gianti Mahardika (Girls U-21) and Victoria Chandra (Girls U-16).

The Faldo Series Asia is endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Federation (APGC). Established in 1996, 37 Faldo Series tournaments now take place in 27 countries worldwide with more than 5,000 golfers participating each year. Past winners include Major Champions Rory McIlroy and Yani Tseng.