Shalin shines in Naples

Shalin finished fourth in Squad One yesterday.

SHALIN Zulkifli capped a fine performance by finishing fourth, the best among the Malaysian bowlers, in Squad One in the World Ranking Masters at the Oltremare Bowling Arena in Naples yesterday.

Shalin posted lines of 156, 229, 203, 192, 210, 223, 187, 221 for a total 1,621 pinfalls, averaging 202.62.

Shalin, who competed in the recent PBA Women's Tour, has not tasted victory for quite a while and she will be hoping to end her drought in Naples.

Her last win was the doubles gold medal with Esther Cheah at the Asian Championships last July.

Leading the pack is Germany's Tina Hulsch with an eight-game total of 1,674 followed by Sweden's Nina Flack on 1,650 and the Netherlands' Ghislaine van der Tol with 1,623.
Malaysia's Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman, who traveled to Naples on her own accord, also produced a polished display, finishing eighth out of 23 bowlers with a 1,589 total. However, Zandra Aziela Ibrahim Hakimi failed to impress when she posted a poor 1,483 to finish 19th.

Zulmazran Zulkifli and Alex Liew were still playing in the men's section at Press time.

The bowlers will play another eight games today. -- AJITPAL SINGH

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