Not one, not two, but three!

They didn’t just win one medal home; in fact they won three medals for Singapore.  

National bowlers Jazreel Tan, Daphne Tan, New Hui Fen and Shayna Ng brought home two silver and one bronze medal at the recent World Youth Championships that was held in Helsinki, Finland.

In the Girls’ double event, it was their strong determination and motivation for each other, that helped New Hui Fen and Daphne Tan win the silver medal. 

Team Singapore winning  their second silver

“I was glad to have Hui Fen by my side. She provided constant support and that gave me the motivation to perform better” said Daphne. 

Singapore's second pair of Shayna Ng and Jazreel Tan topped the second squad of the Girls’ doubles event with 2575, ahead of Colombia's Laura Fonnegra and Maria Jose Rodriguez on 2535.

However, during the semi-finals round, the Colombian pair scored a 412 and advanced to the final round, leaving Shayna and Jazreel with the bronze medal. 

In the Girls’ Team event, the Singapore team had a terrific start to the game where they finished second in the second block of the game with 4971 pins.Ahead of them was team South Korea with 5024 pinfalls.  

Singapore’s girls managed to advance to the final round after beating Malaysia with a total score of 860-769. The girls eventually took home the silver medal with a score of 785. Team South Korea won the gold with 839 pins.  

Though they were thrilled by their third win, the girls were undeniably disappointed on not being able to win the gold medal. 

Hui Fen expressed, “It was really close from the eight frame onwards. It’s a pity we’ve gone so far only to get a silver.”  

Among those who shared the joy was National coach William Woo, who couldn’t be more happy for them.

“To see them put in their maximum effort despite the intense pressure is really heartening”.

He added, “It’s the performance that matters, not the results” 

Not only are the medals a symbol of hard work that paid off for the bowlers, it also establishes Singapore’s position among the top bowling nations.  

Singapore came in third in the Girls’ medal tally beating England and USA who are in fourth and fifth position respectively. In the overall standing, Singapore came in fifth just behind Colombia.

Through the years, coaches at SingaporeBowling have placed more emphasis on teamwork and progressive training and it has paid off.

“In the past, our youth teams lagged behind the United States and Malaysia, now we’re ahead of them” said Coach William.

He expressed,” The future looks bright for the next few years”.