28th September, Petaling Jaya: Muhamad Noor Hidayat Bin Muhd Nazri captured Melaka's first gold medal of the 36th Interstate Tenpin Bowling Championships 2025 in more than two decades with victory in the Men Singles leaving Izz Naqiuddin Putera of Negeri Sembilan with the silver and Ahmad Hazim Bin Nik Mat of Terengganu the bronze.

Wan Mohd Zarif Ikram Bin Wan Mazlan of Terengganu had a sizzling start with 259 in his opening game to lead Ahmad Hazim by four pins. Muhammad Alif Syafie of Terengganu and Muhd Adam Darwish shared third spot with 234 followed by Muhammad Jaris Thaqif Bin Hellmi of Selangor and Abg Afiq Yazid of Sarawak in fourth and fifth.

Ahmad Hazim almost shot the championship second perfect game but settled for 299 to take over the lead. Mohammad Shafizul Bin Suhaimi moved into second to give Melaka a good one-two while Wan Mohd Zarif slipped down to third.

Ahmad Hazim continued to lead after the third game as Muhamad Noor Hidayat added 290 in his third game to take up second spot. Izz Naqiuddin Putera made progress with a superb 269 to move into contention.