PETALING JAYA: It was a cruel end to a promising campaign for rising bowling starlet Qurratu’Ain Izdihar Pozi at the World Youth Championships in Kuching yesterday.
The 18-year-old looked destined for a deep run after topping the top-16 qualifying standings with a superb six-game total of 1,290 pins at Megalanes Sarawak to earn the No. 1 seeding for the second round.
But the reigning Malaysian Open winner's joy was shortlived when she missed the cut after finishing third in the round-robin match format.
Only the top two in each group make it to the semi-finals.
Adelia Nur Izwan Syazalee and Adania Mohd Redzwan, who also make it to the second round, did not advance.
Qurratu’Ain’s however, will be out to make amends when she gets into action in the girls' doubles with Adania next.
Meanwhile, the medal hunt is also over for Mohd Danial Abu Samah and Mohd Amman Syahin Sulaiman when both missed out on the top two spots in the boys' singles event.
RESULTS
Singles
Boys
Second round
Group A: 1. Julian Dinham (Aus) 1,677 pins, 2. Landin Jordan (US) 1,596
Selected: 4. Mohd Danial Abu Samah 1,530, 6. Mohd Aiman Syahin Sulaiman (Mas) 1,474.
Group B: 1. Emil Svensson (Swe) 1,570, 2. Ben Pettit (Nzl) 1,542.
Qualifying
Squad 1: 1. Noel Torgersen Haglund (Swe) 1,396 pins, 2. Laurynas Narusis 1,378, 3. Mohd Aiman Syahin Sulaiman (Mas) 1,367.
Squad 2: 1. Kang Da-hoon (Kor) 1,435, 2. Ben Pettit (Nzl) 1,381, 3. Luis Enrique Perez Echeverria (Mex) 1,360. Selected: 6. Mohd Danial Abu Samah (Mas) 1,331.
Girls
Second Round
Group A: 1. Shi En Lim (Sin) 1,517, 2. Hazel Tan Wei Ning (Sin) 1,549.
Group B: 1. Katelyn Abigania (US) 1,439, 2. Gianna Bradolino (US) 1,537.
Selected: 3. Qurratu’Ain Izdihar Pozi (Mas) 1,429, 5. Adania Mohd Rezwan (Mas) 1,441, 7. Adelia Nur Izwan Syazalee (Mas) 1,421.
Qualifying
Squad 1: 1. Qurratu’Ain (Mas) 1,290, 2. Hazel Tan Wei Ning (Sin) 1,256, 3. Samantha Clifton (Aus) 1,232.
Squad 2: 1. Noh Ji-min (Kor) 1,418, 2. Adelia Nur Izwan Syazalee (Mas) 1,287, 3. Lim Shi En (Sin) 1,273. Selected: 5. Adania Mohd Rezwan (Mas) 1,247.
