Malaysia’s Gillian Lim has been named the 2025 PWBA Rookie of the Year.
She became the first Malaysian player in history to receive the award.
Lim led all rookies in points, earnings, and top-12 finishes during the 2025 season. Her consistent performances across events secured her the top rookie spot.
The announcement comes as Lim competes in the season-ending PWBA Tour Championship.
After the first eight games of match play, she is in 15th place with two wins, five losses, and one tie, for a total pinfall of 1,848.
Meanwhile, England’s Verity Crawley made history by becoming the first player since the format change in 2021 to start the event 8-0 in matches.
Crawley averaged over 244 during her block on the 38-foot oil pattern, scoring 1,957 before bonus pins for a total of 2,197 to lead the 24-player field.
Match play continues Monday morning at 10 a.m. Eastern with another eight games, followed by the final eight games starting at 5 p.m. Eastern.
After 24 games, the top five players will advance to the stepladder finals on Tuesday night, broadcast live on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Both rounds of match play are being livestreamed on BowlTV.
