Sport : Asian Tenpin Bowling: Tun Hakim Falls Just Seven Pins Short Of Gold

In a close finish at the Asian tenpin bowling championships in Doha, Qatar, national bowler Tun Ameerul Luqman Al-Hakim secured a silver medal, falling just seven pins short of the gold. Tun Hakim, 27, knocked down 1,383 pins over six games, placing him just behind gold medallist Abdulrazzaq Mohammad of Kuwait, who registered 1,390 pins. Hong Kong’s Michael Mak Cheuk Yin claimed the bronze medal with 1,381 pinfalls.

Tun Hakim had been leading the competition after the fourth game, but a substantial drop in his score during the fifth game – where he managed only 165 pinfalls, his lowest of the competition – cost him the gold. He managed to mount a strong comeback in the final game with a strong 248 pinfall, but Abdulrazzaq Mohammad’s 249 pins proved to be the decisive factor, with the Kuwaiti clinching the title by just seven pins.

Three other Malaysian bowlers rounded out the podium spots, with Muhammad Rafiq Ismail finishing sixth with 1,377 pinfalls, Muhd Hazim Alihanafiah seventh with 1,367 pinfalls, and Izz Naqiuddin Putera Islahuddin 13th with 1,331 pinfalls. Tun Hakim’s silver came just a day after national bowler Gillian Lim secured gold in the women's singles event.