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Siddikur hopes for more of the same

Sports Reporter
Ace Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman wants to maintain his strong recent performances when he takes part in the ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf, which is
scheduled for November 21-24 at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia.
Siddikur, who has been selected for the World Cup of Golf with his current world ranking of 251, is the first Bangladesh golfer to play the World Cup where a total of 60 top golfers, including 13 from Asia, will be playing the 7-million dollar individual event.
Ninth on the Order of Merit in Asia, Siddikur is very excited to be part of the World Cup after his three previous attempts in the qualifying round saw him return empty-handed.
"I am very excited that I am going to participate in the World Cup of Golf for the first time. Participating in the World Cup without playing the qualifying round is a pleasure as three Bangladeshi golfers including me earlier failed to qualify for the World Cup in three attempts," said Siddikur at a press conference arranged by his sponsor, Grameenphone, who has been with Siddikur since 2003.
While some new rules of the International Federation of PGA Tours helped Siddikur earn the ticket to the World Cup, the 29-year old did write his own fate
by improving his world ranking (only the top 300 golfers are considered for the World Cup) through some brilliant performances in the recent past.
“I always play for achievements and I want to produce a good result in my first appearance in the World Cup. To do it, I have to maintain the performance that I put up in the last five tournaments. I am confident of doing that, especially with the way I have been playing in the recent past,” said Siddikur, who entered the professional circuit in 2007 and came into the limelight after winning the Brunei Open in 2010.
Since then Siddikur has been somewhat inconsistent. He admitted that he has been struggling to perform in the final round and he is working with swing coach, nutritionist and psychologist to overcome it.
The man from Madaripur has played 17 tournaments so far this year till October and is supposed to play six more tournaments including the World Cup over next two months. His best results this year have been third-place finishes in both Mercuries Taiwan Masters and SAIL-SBI Open, fifth place in Chiangmai Golf Classic, seventh in the Venetian Macau Open and eighth in Queen's Cup. He has also finished among the top 20 in 19 tournaments since starting professional golf.
Siddikur will have two tournaments to prepare for the World Cup of Golf as he will leave here for India on Monday to play the Indian Open from Nov 7-10 and then leave for Australia to play the Australian Masters from Nov 14-17.