Natasha creates history with first bowling World Cup victory

10 Jan 2025 • 10:40 PM MYT
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By: Bernama

Kuala Lumpur: National women’s bowler Natasha Roslan ended Malaysia’s 53-year wait to become the first Malaysian woman bowler to win the International Bowling Federation World Cup tonight.

The 28-year-old beat Germany’s Birgit Noreiks 217-166, 226-169 in the women’s individual final in Kowloon, Hong Kong. She had defeated Singaporean Daphne Tan 244-196, 213-216, 187-181 in the semifinals.

Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});This is the third world title for Natasha, having won the 2023 world bowling championship in Salmiya, Kuwait, and the women’s team event together with Li Jane, Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi, Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman and Shalin Zulkifli in 2017 in Las Vegas, the United States.

In the men’s individual final, 2018 world champion Muhammad Rafiq Ismail lost to China’s Du Jian Chao after he failed to maintain his momentum after winning the first game. He lost the final with a result of 223-222, 166-216, 193-235.

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