{{Short description|Malaysian lawn bowler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Soufi Rusli | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | nationality = Malaysian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Kuala Lumpur | death_date = | death_place = | sport = Bowls | club = | highestranking = '''19''' (November 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=World Male Rankings |website=World Bowls |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref> |medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{MYS}}}} {{MedalSport| Bowls}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup Singles}} {{MedalSilver| 2017 Warilla|Men's singles}} {{MedalCompetition | Asia Pacific Bowls Championships }} {{MedalBronze|2011 Adelaide|fours}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Christchurch|fours}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Gold Coast|triples}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Gold Coast|fours}} {{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}} {{MedalGold | 2017 Kuala Lumpur|singles}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Lawn Bowls Championship}} {{MedalGold | 2024 Pattaya |triples}} {{MedalGold | 2025 Clark |pairs}} {{MedalGold | 2025 Clark |fours}} }}
'''Muhammad Soufi bin Rusli''' is an international Malaysian lawn bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6030909-muhammad-soufi-rusli.htm|title=Profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>
== Bowls career == === World Championships === Rusli was selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref> He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref> The Malaysian team ranked seventh in the world at the start of the tournament, were given the target of reaching the semi finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thevibes.com/articles/sports/94199/msian-lawn-bowlers-get-semi-final-target-in-gold-coast-tourneys |title=Malaysian lawn bowlers get semi-final target in Gold Coast tourneys |website=The Vibes |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref> In the triples, his team reached the quarter final before losing to Ireland.
=== Commonwealth Games === Rusli represented Malaysia in the singles and triples at the 2018 Commonwealth Games; he reached the quarter-finals of the singles. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/55314|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>
=== World Cup Singles === He won the silver medal at the 2017 World Cup Singles losing to Jeremy Henry in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/news/edwards-henry-win-fifth-world-cup-bowls-crown-warilla/|title=Edwards, Henry win fifth World Cup Bowls crown at Warilla|publisher=Bowls New Zealand}}</ref>
=== Other events === Rusli has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships; the latest medals being a double bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsdesq.sportstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&OrgID=16084|title=Results Portal|publisher=Bowls Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ASIA-PACIFIC-RECORD.pdf|title=Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners|website=World Bowls|access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> He also won a gold medal at the Lawn bowls at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in the singles.
Rusli won the gold medal in the triples at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesun.my/sport/malaysia-again-emerge-overall-champions-at-asian-lawn-bowls-tournament-HB12201170 |title=Malaysia again emerge overall champions at Asian Lawn Bowls tournament |website=The Sun Malaysia |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref> and the pairs and fours golds at the 16th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Clark City, Philippines during 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2419472 |title=Malaysian Lawn Bowlers Reign Again at Asian Championships |publisher=Bernama |date=4 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.org.hk/16th-asian-lawn-bowls-championships-14th-u25-asian-lawn-bowls-championships/ |title=16th Asian Lawn Bowls Championships & 14th U25 Asian Lawn Bowls Championships |publisher=Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association |date=4 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>
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