Rafiq Ismail’s run up the PBA Cheetah Championship ended in
the first round of the match play stage at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno,
Nevada.
The 20 year old Malaysian and also the seeded sixth in the
last 16 match play stage put a gallant performance in four games before losing
235-203, 259-256, 269-225, 238-218 to two-handed bowler from Australia, Jason
Belmonte that also the 11th seeds of the tournament.
Rafiq said, “It is not easy when you play in a match play
round. The games are very fast. Every strike counts but unfortunately for me, I
did not carry well on this games”.
When asked about his overall experience in the PBA World
Series of Bowling Tour, Rafiq added, “It was a good experience as I was able to
bowl with so many top bowlers. It was a great achievement considering that I
made the top 16 of the Cheetah Championship and also did well enough to qualify
for the PBA World Championship”.
He was a part of the Rest of the World team that faced the
United States in a late match before this. The other bowlers that also in the
Rest of the World were Jason Belmonte (Australia), Jesper Svesson (Sweden),
Dominic Barret (England) and Thomas Larsen (Denmark).
Before join the PBA Cheetah Championship, Rafiq Ismail have
participated in PBA World Championship. He only can ending up the games in 24th
spot and failed to make the top-five cut for the stepladder finals. Rafiq only
manage to 2155 pin falls over the last 10
games to finish with a 60-games total 13555 pin falls.
In-from Swedish bowler, Jesper Svesson retained top spot in
the 49 players standings with a 14465 pin falls.
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