India chokes on final day, misses World Cup berth

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 (UNI) Indian duo of Shiv Kapur and Gaurav Ghei lost their touch when they required it most and produced their worst show of the week as India's hopes for a World Cup berth was buried in the greens of the Seri Selangor Golf Club here today.

Placed second after the penultimate round, the Indian pair eventually finshed joint third and top two teams of the Qualifiers, Singapore and Italy, booked their spots to the Barbados World Cup.

The Singaporean pair of Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing, who led since the second round, scored a one-under 70 in the foursomes format and finished on top with a four-day winning total of 13-under 271.

It will be their third World Cup appearance together as a team.

Emanuele Canonica and in-form Francesco Molinari of Italy, who finished even-par in the final round, ended their campaign seven strokes behind the Singaporean duo.

It was a huge disappointing finish for both Kapur and Ghei as they slipped on the final day with 76 in joint third spot alongside Swiss pair Martin Rominger and Nicolas Sulzes who finished level-par.

The Barbados World Cup will be held at The Sandy Lane Resort from December 7-10.

Final round scores (foursomes) 271: Singapore (Mardan Mamat/Lam Chih Bing) 65-73-63-70 278: Italy (Emanuele Canonica/Francesco Molinari) 68-75-64-71 280: Switzerland (Martin Rominger/Nicolas Sulzes) 70-74-65-71 India (Shiv Kapur/Gaurav Ghei) 68-70-66-76 281: Hong Kong (James Stewart/David Freeman) 63-78-70-70 Malaysia (Danny Chia/Iain Steel) 65-78-63-75 282: Philippines (Gerald Rosales/Juvic Pagunsan) 64-74-70-74 Finland (Mikko Maneros/Juha Pekka Peltomaki) 69-72-67-74 286: Chinese Taipei (Lu Wei-lan/Lu Wei-chih) 70-75-68-73 287: Myanmar (Zaw Moe/Soe Kyaw Naing) 72-78-69-68 290: Holland (Ruben Wechgelaer/John Bleys) 73-73-65-79 294: Pakistan (Muhammed Munir/Imdad Hussain) 69-78-69-78 296: Ghana (Emos Korblah/Victo Brave Mensah) 69-79-72-76 316: Mauritius (Billy Narraina/Vishnoo Seeneevassen) 75-85-78-78 UNI XC AY PM1354