Muhammad Soufi bin Rusli is an international Malaysian lawn bowler.[2]
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| Nationality | Malaysian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1987 Kuala Lumpur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 38 (September 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editWorld Championships
editRusli was selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.[3] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[4][5] The Malaysian team ranked seventh in the world at the start of the tournament, were given the target of reaching the semi finals.[6] In the triples, his team reached the quarter final before losing to Ireland.
Commonwealth Games
editRusli represented Malaysia in the singles and triples at the 2018 Commonwealth Games; he reached the quarter-finals of the singles. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]
World Cup Singles
editHe won the silver medal at the 2017 World Cup Singles losing to Jeremy Henry in the final.[8]
Other events
editRusli has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships; the latest medals being a double bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[9][10] He also won a gold medal at the Lawn bowls at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in the singles.
Rusli won the gold medal in the triples at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024.[11]
References
edit- ^ "World Male Rankings". World Bowls. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Malaysian lawn bowlers get semi-final target in Gold Coast tourneys". The Vibes. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Edwards, Henry win fifth World Cup Bowls crown at Warilla". Bowls New Zealand.
- ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Malaysia again emerge overall champions at Asian Lawn Bowls tournament". The Sun Malaysia. Retrieved 21 March 2024.