National lawn bowls champion Nor Farah Ain Abdullah has made Malaysia proud by creating history after moving up the ranks to become the world's number one player when the ranking was released today.

Based on the World Bowls Series women's world ranking update, Farah is at the top with 723 points, well ahead of Scotland's Julie Forest in second place with 683 points while Australia's Kelsey Cottrell is third with 676 points.

Farah's name stole the spotlight when she made history by winning the gold medal in the women's individual event at the 2024 World Indoor Lawn Bowls Championships in Guernsey, Channel Islands, in April last year.

The 24-year-old also helped the national squad win bronze in the mixed pairs event with Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple, who also contributed a silver medal in the men's singles event.

- Bernama