First-timer Timmy blazes into 8th place


Mental trainer Frederick Tan giving Timmy Tan some encouragement during the singles event at the World Championships in Nevada.

KUALA LUMPUR: Debutant Timmy Tan survived his baptism of fire when he emerged as Malaysia’s top performer in the singles event on the opening day of the World Championships in Nevada on Monday.

The 18-year-old Timmy hardly showed any signs of nerves when he blazed the lanes with lines of 212-195-258-217-189-264 to finish as the eighth best bowler in the field of 216, which was dominated by the professionals from the United States.

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