Back-up bowler Siti wins silver at Asian meet

Back-up bowler Siti wins silver at Asian meet

By SHAMSUL FITRI

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia got off to a fine start in the Asian bowling championships in Abu Dhabi when back-up bowler Siti Shazwani Ahmad Suhaimi claimed the silver medal in the women’s singles event yesterday.
The 23-year-old Siti Shazwani, who won the Milo International Junior All-Stars title last month, reeled in lines of 248-230-256-216-225-189 for a six-game total of 1,364 to tie in second spot with South Korea’s Hwang Sun-ok.
Australia’s Lexi Nicoll surged to grab the gold medal with a total of 1,390 after Siti Shazwani’s calamitous final frame.
Siti Shazwani, who is making her debut in the senior-level competition, was in the driving seat to grab the gold medal up until the fifth game before two splits in the final game spoiled everything for her.

Team manager Cheah Ban Cheng said that Siti Shazwani could have been the winner with some consistency in her last game.
However, he was impressed with her performance and hope that it will continue until the end of the tournament on Sunday.
“She needs to stay focused until the end and not get too excited with her result today,” said Ban Cheng.
Among the other Malaysian women in the fray were Dayang Khairuniza Dhiyana, who finished 13th on 1,228, while elite bowler Zatil Iman Abdul Ghani was placed 19th on 1,192.