Soufi Rusli

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Soufi Rusli
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37)
Kuala Lumpur
Sport
SportBowls
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking38 (September 2024) [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Bowls
World Cup Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Warilla Men's singles
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Adelaidefours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Christchurchfours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Gold Coasttriples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Gold Coastfours
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur singles
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Pattaya triples

Muhammad Soufi bin Rusli is an international Malaysian lawn bowler. [2]

Contents

Bowls career

World Championships

Rusli 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

Rusli 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

He won the silver medal at the 2017 World Cup Singles losing to Jeremy Henry in the final. [8]

Other events

Rusli 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "World Male Rankings". World Bowls. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Malaysian lawn bowlers get semi-final target in Gold Coast tourneys". The Vibes. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Edwards, Henry win fifth World Cup Bowls crown at Warilla". Bowls New Zealand.
  9. ↑ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  10. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Malaysia again emerge overall champions at Asian Lawn Bowls tournament". The Sun Malaysia. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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