14th November, Doha: 2025 IBF World Cup Team bronze medalist, Abdulrazzaq Mohammad of Kuwait led the opening squad of the Men's Singles event at the 28th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships narrowly ahead of Hong Kong national, Michael Mak in second and Macau national, Lucio Marcelino Chiu in third.

Malaysian debutant, Muhammed Hazim Alihanafiah set a blistering pace with a sizzling 280 to lead Abdulrazzaq Mohammad by just four pins in second. Obaid Al Saadi of UAE posted the third highest opening game with 255 to take up third.

Muhammed Hazim added 258 in his second game to extend his lead to 27 pins as the Kuwaiti remained in second with a respectable 235. Michael Mak, who shot 225 in his opener, posted a superb 278 to take up third spot.

The Malaysian remained in the lead despite managing only 191 in his third game. Lucio Marcelina Chiu of Macau, China chalked up a big game of 266 following his two games of 214 and 224 to leapfrog into second ahead of Abdulrazzaq slipping down to third.

Muhammad bounced back with 227 in the fourth game to keep his lead. Chiu continued his relentless pace to retain second spot. Mak suffered a setback with just 174 to drop away as his team-mate, Tong Wong Kwan Yuen took up third.

Abdulrazzaq ended superbly with 241 and 249 to seal the lead with 1390. Mak recovered with 258 and 255 to end up in second with 1381, just nine pins adrift. Chiu finished with 226 and 213 to earn third spot with 1380, just one pin from Mak.

Pace-setter, Muhammad Hazim managed 211 and 200 to drop down to fourth with 1367. Thailand's Lapasdanai Chusaeng stormed home with 279 and 214 to share fifth position with Korea's Kim Seongtak with 1349. The second men squad will contest their six games tomorrow morning at 11:00am local time.

The top 3 with the highest pinfalls from the combined scores of the two squads will be awarded the medals. The men will shift to the Doubles event, again divided into two squads on November 16.

Photos by Terence Yaw in Doha, Qatar.