The bowling centre was filled with zest and cheers as bowlers were preparing for the Collegiate League Masters on 14 October evening at Orchid Bowl E!Hub. Prior to the Masters Final for the Collegiate League 2010 was the prize presentation for the Overall Team awards where Team Temasek 1, Team Republic 1 and Team SP 1 came in top 3 after 15 weeks of competition.
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| Team Temasek 1 with Mr Sam Ho of SingaporeBowling |
Although this year’s collegiate league had attracted only 16 teams, the support among the teams was not lacking in any way. Bowlers who did not qualify for the Masters Final turned up to support their team mates competing in the finals and also to be present to receive the team awards.
Oriana Tay, 17 of Team Temasek 1 commented, “Our team set a target before the competition where we want to be first and we are happy to achieve it. Although I did not have the opportunity to train with my team mates due to studies and my regular training with SingaporeBowling, it is the team spirit and support from my team mates that makes me feel I’m with them. This helped me to put in my best during the league.”
Oriana who is currently studying in Temasek Polytechnic received the school’s scholarship which is awarded to students with good results in both academic studies and sports. She believes her participation with Temasek Polytechnic’s bowling team will continue to encourage youths like her to continue to bowl while pursuing their studies prior to joining the workforce.
In the Masters final, Clara Lim of Republic Polytechnic came in first with 1604 pinfalls over 8-game while Oriana Tay and Diana Koh of NUS followed in the second and third positions respectively with 1559 and 1540 pinfalls. Although Oriana did not manage to clinch the Girls Masters championship title as set out, her relentless pursuit towards the best performance is commendable.
For the Boys Masters, Travis Tay and Leonard Leong, both from NTU came in first and second with Travis winning with a mere 2-pinfall difference with 1682 and 1680 pinfalls. Surein of Republic Polytechnic was third with 1625 pinfalls.
The collegiate league is an annual bowling competition organized by SingaporeBowling to provide a cordial competition platform for like-minded youths with an interest in bowling and promoting sportsmanship among one another.
