MTBC expand junior squad for big strike at WJC debut


When we rocked: Former internationals Azidi Ameran (left) and Alex Liew will handle the national Under-18 squad. Inset: Teenager Ahmad Azriq Izamudin is the most notable inclusion, according to Maradona Chok.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) have expanded the national youth squad in a bid to vie for honours at the World Junior Championships (WJC) in Helsingborg, Sweden, in June next year.

Nine new faces – five boys and four girls – all aged 17 and below have been recruited to form an Under-18 squad. They will be handled by former internationals Azidi Ameran and Alex Liew.

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