Jazreel Receives High Academic Honour Again

National bowler Jazreel Tan who is currently pursuing her Sports Management degree in Wichita State University in US was named as one of the student-athletes this year to receive the Academic All-American award, a high academic honours accorded to student-athletes who achieves a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. Jazreel who was named Rookie of the Year in 2010 received the academic All-American award then as well.

“I am happy to receive the award as it gives recognition to student-athletes like me who have put in the hard work on both studies and sports.” Said Jazreel.

National bowler Jazreel Tan during last year;s Singapore Int'l Open

Student-Athletes in Wichita State University like Jazreel are required to balance the demand of academics and sports achievements which are rather demanding. “I feel it is important for one to be disciplined to manage both sports and studies well,” said Jazreel. “It is not easy due to the tight schedule hence time management is an important aspect for one to excel in both. This semester will be more difficult but I hope to continue to manage my time well and maintain my grades.”

Although Jazreel did not medal in the 16^th Asian Games in Guangzhou last November, she achieved an average of 200 pinfalls last year and was leading the nationwide rankings for first-year keglers in US. For 2011, Jazreel hopes to help the shockers team bring home a national championship in April.

Jazreel (left in front row) with the Shockers Team
Photo: Jazreel Tan

“It is definitely not easy to be away and yet achieve good results in both studies and sports. I am thankful to my family for supporting me in everything I do, and also to SingaporeBowling & our sponsors and the shockers bowling program.” Said Jazreel.

Our heartiest congratulations to Jazreel for her achievements in US and look forward to hearing more good news from her.

Bowlers Get Ready for Another Battle

SingaporeBowling is sending its recent medalists in the 16th Asian Games - Shayna Ng, Geraldine Ng, Remy Ong and Jason Yeong-Nathan to the V Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship from 19 - 27 February 2011 at the Sunway Mega Lanes Centre, Selangor, Malaysia.

World Champion Remy Ong is no stranger to this championship as he won 2 golds and 1 silver in the IV Commonwealth Bowling Championship in 2008. As the highly experienced bowler, he will lead fellow bowlers to excel in this upcoming prestigeous biennial bowling championship.

Remy Ong will lead our team in the championship


Jason Yeong-Nathan who was the highest finisher from Singapore in the 16th Asian Games will partner Remy once again and put their strength to pit in this upcoming championship.

Jason and Remy will continue to fight for the highest honour

Bringing along the experience and confidence from their achievements in the recently concluded 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou where Shayna and Geraldine outperformed other prominent keglers from Korea, Japan and Malaysia, the girls will debut in this championship and continue to strive hard and win more medals for Singapore.

This event promises much thrill as we see prominent keglers converge in this bowling championship to compete for the highest honour.

Let's wish our bowlers all the best and high scores!

Conquering All Odds

Our bowling team returns on 21 January 2011 from the 21st Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship with 1 gold and 2 bronzes, exceeding our medal target. National bowlers Daphne Tan and Bernice Lim clinched gold in the women's doubles and our women's team came in third in the women's team-of-five competition. Bernice added the second bronze in the Women's All-Events.


Women's Doubles Medalists - Daphne Tan & Bernice Lim



Singapore's women's team in third position

"Despite feeling the pressure during the competition, Daphne and I decided to focus on the process which helped us to clinch the gold medal during the doubles event." Said Bernice Lim. "We are happy to achieve the goals we set before the championship."

Although this is the first time Bernice and Daphne partnered each other in a bowling champioship, the bond between the girls was strong.

"We used random thoughts to keep the pressure down during the competition. Both Bernice and I made some small talks to help calm ourselves down." Added Daphne Tan.

Despite not being selected to represent Singapore in the last Asian Games in Guangzhou, Daphne and Bernice felt this win proved their hard work has shown good results. In addition, both girls credit the peaking programme which helped to create stronger bonding between them and other team mates from the development squad.


Singapore's 21st Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship Team


" We are thankful to the support rendered by SingaporeBowling, the support from our Sponsors and that of our coaching team including our consultants. It is with all your support that helped us in their achievements." Added Daphne and Bernice. "Although we missed the medal opportunity during the women's masters this time, we are confident our hard work will eventually pay off and we will strive hard for future competitions."

Despite being Asian gold medalists, Daphne and Bernice are mindful not to be complacent but to continue to improve their games and win more for Singapore.

Our heartiest congratulations to the team and let's wish them all the best.

Cherie Supports Worthy Cause

National bowler Cherie Tan will be supporting the Power Over Cervical Cancer (POCC) campaign from 2011 as their ambassador.

Together with other current ambassadors which include Beatrice Chia, Tan Kheng Hua and Rosalyn Lee, she will help raise awareness of the need for women and young girls to protect themselves from the life-threatening cancer by driving the preventive message to more women and young girls.



Cherie posing for the photoshoot for POCC campaign

 This campaign is organised by the Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore (SCCPS) and Cherie will soon be featured in their publicity materials. Keep a lookout for more details.

To find out more about this campaign, visit http://www.pocc.sg/