The 25-year-old defended his gold on the second day of competition after scoring a perfect 300 in the last game.

It helped overtake yesterday’s Squad 1 leader Dhruv Sardawith with an overall score of 1,556 pinfalls at Bowling Sporting Club.

Timmy’s rise saw Dhruv of India finishing second with 1,524 pinfalls while Japanese bowler Shusaku Asato bagged bronze with 1,522 pinfalls.

Another Malaysian, Hafiz Zainuddin, who is among only three to score perfect 300 at the event (besides Indonesian Hardy Rachmadian), missed the podium by 10 pinfalls.

Yesterday, veteran kegler Shalin Zulkifli won women’s singles gold with 1,498 pinfalls while compatriot Sin Li Jane (1,471) secured bronze.

Malaysia returned home with three gold, two silver and four bronze medals from the last edition (2016) in Hong Kong.