Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais (born 23 February 1989) is a Malaysian lawn bowler.
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| Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1989 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Men's singles Men's pairs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 22 (September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editWorld Championships
editRais was selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.[1] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[2][3] The Malaysian team ranked seventh in the world at the start of the tournament, were given the target of reaching the semi finals.[4] In the triples, his team reached the quarter final before losing to Ireland.
Commonwealth Games
editRais competed in both the men's singles and the men's pairs events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He failed to qualify from the group stages in the men's singles event, but won a silver medal in the men's pairs[5][6]
Other events
editIn 2012 he became the World Singles Champion of Champions defeating Stanley Lai of Hong Kong in the final.[7]
Rais has won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, including a double bronze the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland[8][9] and a gold medal in the Lawn bowls at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
In 2023, he won the fours gold medal at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Kuala Lumpur[10] before sealing a gold medal in the pairs with Izzat Dzulkeple, at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic.[11]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Fairul and Hizlee settle for silver in lawn bowls". The Star Online. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand And Malaysia Win Champion Of Champions". Bowls International.
- ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 6". World Bowls.
- ^ "M'sia stamp dominance in Asian lawn bowls". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Lawn bowler Izzat caps season with gold and silver in Hong Kong". New Straights Times. Retrieved 23 November 2023.