Debutant Rafiq strikes gold for Malaysia in SEA Games


Rafiq was in sublime form in the men's singles, leading the pack to take the gold medal from the second frame onwards. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star

SINGAPORE: Three pins. That's all Rafiq Ismail needed to snag Malaysia's 16th gold of the Singapore SEA Games.

The 18-year-old rolled lines of 246-221-235-225-192-189 for 1,308 pinfalls to snatch the gold ahead of Thailand's Annop Arromsaranon, who took the silver with 1,305 pinfalls at the Orchid Bowl in the Orchid Country Club.

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