27th November, Hong Kong: 2016 World Youth Doubles silver medallist, Tun Ameerul Hakim and 2017 SEA Games two silver medallist, Adrian Ang topped the second squad of the Doubles preliminaries at the 2018 CGSE • World Men Championships en-route to become the new leader.

2018 Palembang Asian Games Team gold medallist and Korea's first pair of Koo Seonghoi and Kang Heewon set a cracking pace with 479 in the opening game of the second Doubles squad to lead Denmark's second pair of Mike Stampe and Jasper Agerbo by 18 pins.

But their lead was immediately handed over to Hakim and Ang when the Koreans managed only 391 in their second game. The Malaysian pair started moderately with 445 but posted a superb 483 in the second game.

The Dane added 415 to move into second spot as Korea slipped six pins behind the Danish pair. Malaysia continued to set a blistering pace with another strong game of 448 to stretch their lead over Denmark to 97 pins.

Although the leader dropped their pace slightly with 398 and 382 in the fourth and fifth games, they were able to remain in the lead. Germany continued to make good progress and retained second position, 64 pins adrift.

Malaysia only needed 393 or more to topple Squad 1 leader, USA and the pair delighted their coach with 440 in the sixth and final game to win the squad and become the new leader after two squads with 2596.

Jaime Gonzalez and Santiango Mejia of Colombia stormed home with 455 and 459 in their last two games to snatch second position of the squad with 2512 and finished third overall from both squads. Jakob Butturff and Kyle Troup of Team USA settled for second overall on 2549.

Germany finished third to the Malaysia with 2504 to claim fourth overall. Singappore's Joel Tan and Jonovan Neo, who was second in the first squad, missed out of the top four ending up in fifth with 2491 while Korea rounded out the top five with 2489.