Siddikur's poor form continues

Bangladesh's premier golfer Siddikur Rahman's poor run of form continued as he missed the cut for the sixth time in this Asian Tour season on Friday. The 30-year-old golfer, who had used the mid-season break to go to USA in a bid to curing his nagging back injury, missed the midway cut in the Asia Pacific Open in Ibaraki, Japan by one stroke.

Siddikur carded two-over-par (72) in each of the first two rounds for a joint 68th place finish as he failed to make the weekend rounds for the sixth time in nine appearances this season. A total 67 golfers made the cut, with Korea's KT Kim eventually winning the title with a score of nine-under-par (271). Siddikur will next play in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters which begins on Thursday.