Mr.Shabbir Dhankot Silver Medalist 23rd Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship

Shabbir Dhankot of India surprised a strong field  to bag a historic silver, the country's first ever in the 23rd Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, on sunday.

The event, played on long oil, was won by Yusuke Yamamoto of Japan (1401 pin-falls in 6 games) clinching a nail biting finish by five pins defeating Shabbir Dhankot of India (1396 pinfall in 6 games). The bronze medal was won by Mostafa Al Mousawi of Kuwait (1395 pinfall in 6 games).

The Japanese had scores of 242, 244, 216, 224, 229,246 in the block of six games with Shabbir managing an impressive 258, 195, 218,278, 215, 232 to take the silver. After the Japanese went clear and was assured of the gold, Shabbir and Mostafa fought it out for the second slot. Mostafa had the highest Score in the games with a 279 to start his campaign. Shabbir managed 258 and dropped to 195 in the second. Mostafa had another big game of 255 and 246. But Shabbir was not one to give up and he had a splendid game of 278 in the fourth and trailed Mostafa by a mere 28 points.

Shabbir rolled five strikes in a row in a 232 score to take the lead and Mostafa had to settle for bronze, just one pin less than Shabbir's tally of 1396.