The Malaysian pair of Nor Zamziezah Ahmad and Nur Ain Nabilah Tarmizi defeated a Chinese pair to win the women's pairs final. (Bowls Malaysia pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia ended an 18-year wait in lawn bowls when the pair of Nor Zamziezah Ahmad and Nur Ain Nabilah Tarmizi clinched the women’s pairs title at the Hong Kong international bowls classic today.

Nor Zamziezah and Nur Ain Nabilah defeated China’s Miao Xinhong and Yu Qiaohan 4-6, 11-3, 5-0 in the final.

Nor Zamziezah and Nur Ain Nabilah had earlier defeated Australia’s Olivia Cartwright and Natasha Van Eldik 12-8, 8-3 in the quarter-finals before overcoming Hazel Jagonoy and Angeleca Abatayo of the Philippines 11-8, 12-5 in the semi-finals.