Malaysia secures gold at Asian Junior Championships
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia concluded their campaign at the Asian Junior Championships by winning two more gold medals on the final day at the Doha International Bowling Centre in Qatar on Saturday (Aug 2).
Qurratu'Ain Izdihar Pozi won the girls' Masters title, while Mohd Aqil Faizal claimed gold in the boys' category, ending a successful outing for the national team.
In the stepladder final, Qurratu'Ain defeated teammate Adelia Nur Syazalee 268-179 to secure her fifth gold of the tournament.
Adelia had earlier defeated Taiwan's Huang Hsin Tsen 269-213 in the semi-final. Qurratu'Ain and Adelia dominated the Masters qualification, finishing first and second with 3,411 and 3,367 pinfalls respectively.
Hsin Tsen placed third with 3,274 pinfalls.
In the boys' category, Aqil showed an impressive performance, defeating Kuwait's Nasser Al-Kandari 268-179 in the final. He had earlier beaten Hong Kong's Dylan Lam 229-191 in the semi-final.
Aqil qualified as the second seed with 3,834 pinfalls, behind Nasser with 3,866, while Dylan qualified with 3,724 pinfalls.
Malaysia finished the tournament as the top nation, winning a total of seven gold and three bronze medals. Qurratu'Ain was the standout performer, achieving a clean sweep by winning five golds in singles, doubles, team, all-events, and Masters.
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