Singapore is Overall Champion at 25th Asian Intercity Bowling Championship

The 25^th Asian Intercity Bowling Championship closed today at Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country Club with the conclusion of the Men’s, Women’s, Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s Masters Event.

Choi Suk Byung of Daegu ended the Men’s Masters Finals with a comfortable victory. He took the Men’s title, 2-0 against Tay Hui Chiang of Jurong. Choi took off to a blistering start winning the first game 235–194. Tay picked up his pace in the second game only to fall short of 11 points to lose the game (190-179). Tay faced Daegu’s Park Min Su in the semi-finals and beat him 2-1 to advance to the finals which left Park to settle for third place with Paranaque’s Jeremy Posadas who lost to Choi 2-0 in the semi-finals.

Men's Masters (left to right): 2nd-Tay Hui Chiang (Jurong),

1st-Choi Suk Byung (Daegu), 3rd-Park Min Su (Daegu) / Jeremy Posadas (Paranaque)

Singapore’s Bernice Lim took a comfortable lead by winning the first game of the Women’s Masters Finals 234-134 but Paranaque’s Apple Posadas came back strong to take the second game 257-207. All eyes were on the two Women’s finalists as they battled it out in the last game of the event. A close and exciting game with loud cheers from their supporters, Bernice eventually took the title just a mere 2 points ahead of Apple (215-213). Bernice beat fellow Singaporean, Kristin Quah of Jurong 2-0 in the semi-finals. Quah shares third place with Singapore’s Amanda Ng who lost to Apple 2-1 in the semi-finals.

Women's Masters (left to right): 2nd-Apple Posadas (Paranaque),

1st-Bernice Lim (Singapore), 3rd-Amanda Ng (Singapore) / Kristin Quah (Jurong)

 

It was a close fight to the finish in the Senior Men’s Masters Finals but Adam Chew of Jurong came out tops to win the title 2-0 (181-172 and 165-151) against Steven Tan of Singapore who had beaten the Senior Men’s Singles champion, Gerry Tan of Paranaque, 2-1 in the semi-finals. Gerry Tan shares third place with Pasay’s James Dela Cruz who lost to Chew 2-0 in the semi-finals.

Senior Men's Masters (left to right): 2nd-Steven Tan (Singapore),

1st-Adam Chew (Jurong), 3rd-Gerry Tan (Paranaque) / James Dela Cruz (Paranaque) 

Senior Women's Masters (left to right): 2nd-Baby David (San Juan),

1st-Liza Or (Paranaque), 3rd-Shirley Liew (East Coast) / Lyn Tan (Paranaque)

 

Paranaque’s Liza Or emerged as the Senior Women’s Masters champion by beating San Juan’s Baby David 2-0 (213-163 and 173-124). Baby had an easy 2-0 win over fellow team-mate Lyn Tan in the semi-finals, who will take third place along with Shirley Liew of East Coast who lost to Or 1-2.

The city of Daegu was awarded top city in the Men’s division and the city of Singapore was awarded the top city in the Women’s division. The team from Singapore was also awarded the Overall City Championship.

Overall Champion - Singapore

(front row, left to right): Bernice Lim, Fok Ka Wai, Amanda Ng, Ilma Nur Jannah, Javier Tan, Jaris Goh

(back row, left to right): Alexander Tan, Remy Ong, Suresh Elangovan

President of the Singapore Bowling Federation, Mrs Jessie Phua made her closing speech, saying, “We can agree that the bowlers kept us at the edge of our seats and it was a befitting ending to an exciting few days.”

“I am very happy to see that more and more people have come out to support this,” added Mr Johnson Cheng, President of the Asian Intercity Bowling Council, in his closing speech. Mr Cheng also hopes that this regional championship will continue to grow and be around for a long time more.

The event ended with an awards presentation and farewell reception, concluding the 25^th running of the coveted regional championship.

Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011) Grand Finale

A total of 36 teams participated in the Canon SuperSeries 3, Grand Finale on 25^th September 2011 at Orchid Bowl@Orchid Country Club.

The champion team for the Competitive Series was from Syntech with a total score of 2421 pinfalls, 2^nd place Standard Chartered Bank scored 2255 pinfalls and Jurong Shipyard scored 2238 pinfalls for 3^rd place.

Syntech receiving their prizes from Canon's Mr Von Chan

Said Syntech director Hong: "I'm very happy we won again this year. I knew we had a good chance even though PSA were close to us initially, but we all bowled well today." Added Syntech production worker Oon, 54, the only female bowler in the team: "I was a little nervous because of the competition, but we just played our own game as we are all experienced bowlers. "This is my first time playing in the Canon Super Series so winning here is quite special and I'll definitely come back next year if my boss wants me to play."

Standard Chartered in 2nd Position

Jurong Shipyard in 3rd Position

Down by one team member, Mediacorp Team 1 still managed to come out tops in the Leisure Series with a total score of 2039 pinfalls. Close behind with 2015 pinfalls was KPMG Team A, followed by the Carebears team from Finexis with 1987 pinfalls.

3-Men Team from Mediacorp Team 1

KPMG Team A coming in 2nd place

Carebears Team from Finexis in 3rd place

The six-leg corporate tournament from March 25 to Sept 25 saw some 144 teams taking part in the Competitive and Leisure categories, with the top 36 advancing to the Grand Finale.

"Ok, let's do this!"

Amidst the Formula 1 buzz, the teams were ready and raring to go. Needless to say the theme was such and some teams came dressed in F1-inspired attire which saw the team from the Supreme Court of Singapore taking home the Best Dressed prize. The Best Supported Team award went to Syntech. Sideline entertainment included authentic goodies like Dragon Beard Candy and Popcorn, and a mini-F1 racetrack.

Best Dressed Team - Supreme Court of Singapore

Best Supported Team - Syntech

Summing up the success of this year's tournament, Singapore Bowling Federation president Jessie Phua said: "This is the perfect setting for companies to come out on a lovely Sunday with their families for a great time. And thanks to Canon, we are able to bring some work-life balance."

~ Interviews taken from Today

New Hui Fen Awarded Peter Lim-Funded Scholarship

New Hui Fen was among the top athletes who benefited from the Peter Lim-funded scholarship, worth $10,000 each.

Funded by billionaire Peter Lim’s $10-million donation, the scholarships were set up last year as a legacy of the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. They are awarded to selected high performance athletes as well as those in need of financial help.

FIQ President, Mrs Jessie Phua, Will Not Seek Second Term

Mrs Jessie Phua has decided not to seek a second four-year term as president of the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ), the world body for ninepin and tenpin bowling, because of her numerous other commitments. She is the president of the Singapore Bowling Federation (SBF), sits on the Vision 2030 committee to develop Singapore's sporting blueprint for the next 20 years, and is the Republic's chef-de-mission to the 2012 London Olympics, among others.

While Mrs Jessie Phua has paved the way for bowling to be featured at the Commonwealth Games, the pursuit to make it part of the summer Olympics still continues and will now depend on her successor, Kevin Dornberger, who was elected to helm the FIQ.

Click here for more information.

Success for Women’s Team at World Women Bowling Championship

2^nd – 11^th September 2011, Hong Kong Bowling City , Hong Kong

The team of Jazreel Tan, Shayna Ng, New Hui Fen, Geraldine Ng and sisters Cherie and Daphne Tan returned with three silvers and a bronze from the World Women Bowling Championship in Hong Kong. It was Singapore's best performance so far at the biennial meet.

Visit http://www.singaporebowling.org.sg for more information.

Yeong-Nathan Third in Manila

14th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic , 27th - 31st Aug 2011 in Manila

Jasmine Yeong-Nathan struck a perfect game of 300 during the qualifying round on 28th Aug 2011, this was her THIRD perfect game.

Jason Yeong-Nathan, the only Singaporean in the step-ladder finals bowled 258 to finish THIRD at the PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic in Manila on 31st August 2011.

Visit http://www.jbowlmart.com/ for detailed results 

We are Singaporeans

Remy Ong is Singaporean and We are Singaporeans ..

The varity show " We are Singaporeans " - mediacorp programme. The challenge contestants will be questioned from history to culture to trivia and hosted by Hossan Leong on every Wednesday.

Remy Ong - our World Champion was invited to the " We are Singaporeans " on 22 Jun 2011 and it was aired on channel 5, 8 pm.

Together with our World Champion - Remy Ong, the others celebrity were Divian Nair, Constance Song, Broadway Beng "HUAT ah", Maid -Leticia ,Benhamin Heng...and the little Riding Hood. !

We are Singaporeans

Re-elected President - Mrs Jessie Phua and New Council Members

27th June 2011, AGM
Mrs Jessie Phua was re-elected president of the SingaporeBowling for a new term. Together with her,  members are Mr Robin Yap-Vice President, Mr Wee Hock Ho-Hon Sec, Mrs Florence Khemlani- Asst Hon Sec, Mr Thomas Koh - Hon Treasurer, Mr Fong Chun Cheong - Asst Hon Treasurer and council members are Mr Amas Tan, Dr Darren Leong, Mr Huang Cheng Eng, Mr Loke Tai Chuen and Mr Mike Lam.

SingaporeBowling AGM on 27th Jun 2011    

Corporates Shine on the Lanes

As one of the two and only competitive series in this year's Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011), the first competitive corporate bowling event took place on 20 May 2011 at Orchid Bowl, SAFRA Yishun. Opened to bowlers seeking to hone their skills amongst other corporates at a competitively level, some 20 teams participated in this corporate bowling league organised jointly by SingaporeBowling and Canon Singapore.

An event to promote work-life balance and encouraging productively at work, this event is into its third season this year. Read about the first competitive series below:

 

The top 6 qualifying teams to the Grand Finale are:

• Syntech Switchgear & Engineering
• Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd
• RSN (Republic of Singapore Navy)
• TNT Express
• APT Professional
• ST Aero 2 (ST Aerospace Systems)

To sign up for the next and last competitive series this year, visit us at http://www.singaporebowling.org.sg/results/canon_superseries11.htm or call Shirley Wong at 6440 7388.

'Remedial Bowling' Helped Bowler Clinch Title

One last-minute remedial lesson before the tournament helped U18 girls champion Stacy Lian, 17 to clinch the title after less training on the lanes upon the commencement of the first year of studies in Raffles Junior College. Stacy bowled a total of 1496 pinfalls and an average of 187 and finished ahead of second Tracy See and Joey Yeo in second and third positions respectively.

Stacy who started bowling at a young age of 10 after seeing her brother Shaun bowling on the lanes and has been training under former national bowler, Jack Wong since the age of 14. Coach Jack Wong has praises for the girl’s performance despite her having to reduce her training hours due to heavy studies commitment.

“I have been lagging behind the first 7 games and it was then when Uncle Jack came over and encouraged me which spurred me on strongly.” Said Stacy Lian. “I must also thank my brother Shaun for always taking the initiative to come and talk to me whenever he knows I faced difficulties in my bowling and during competitions. His words of advice and encouragement help me to continue to stay focused and enjoy the game and feel no stress.”



Stacy Lian with brother Shaun at Orchid Bowl after the Masters



U18 champion, national youth bowler Alexander Tan, 17 who wasn’t hopeful at the start of the masters final this morning finished with a total score of 1654 pinfalls and an average of 206.8. Alexander was in strong competition with second place Tay Kun Long who finished with 1631 pinfalls, ahead of Singapore Sports School’s Marcus Leong with 1554 pinfalls in the third position.



Alexander Tan with Mr Bob Bambardella of SSC



“I guess my ability to just concentrate on the processes during the competition helps me to win. Although during the competition I could see I was leading the competition, I decided to block out the information and continue to use my pre-shot routine to put my remaining games in place.” Commented Alexander Tan.

“Having joined the national youth squad this year only, I feel the regular training has helped me to improve my games and maintain consistency. The encouragement from Coach Henry Tan prior to competition had also boost up my confidence to put in my best performance.”



Top 3 girls of Under-15 division masters

 

Alexander Tan and Stacy Lian
Champions for Under-15 division

 

Top 3 boys of Under-15 division masters



Both champions, Alexander Tan and Stacy Lian walked away with S$500 and S$350 cash prizes respectively. This year, a total of 10 cash prizes were set aside for the Under-18 and Under-15 divisions boys and 8 cash prizes for the Under-18 & Under-15 divisions girls, compared to 5 and 4 cash prizes last year respectively, as part of our ongoing efforts to encourage more youth bowlers to continue to pursue competitive bowling while balancing their studies.

First Attempt Pays Off for Champion Boy

First-time participant Nu’aim Syukri B Yusri, 14 of Singapore Sports School emerged boys champion for the U-15 division Masters finals today for this year’s Singapore International Open, having bowled 1587 pinfalls over 8 games. The champion for U-15 girls division Masters also goes to Singapore Sports School’s Kimberly Ooi Jing Yi with 1528 pinfalls.



Under-15 division Boys Masters Champion with Mr Robin Yap of SBF and Mr Lan Chi Fei of Canon



Under-15 division Girls Champion with Mr Robin Yap of SBF and Mr Lan Chi Fei of Canon



Both champions attributed their success to their coach, Coach Thomas for his advice during their game. First-time participant cum winner Nu’aim never expected his victory as he felt there were other much stronger bowlers competing in the same division and was only aiming to for a top 5 finish.



Nu'aim preparing for competition



Nu’aim picked up bowling at the age of 9 after joining his cousins in their bowling games as part of their family gatherings at the bowling centres. He joined Singapore Sports School to be able to continue to learn bowling alongside his studies pursuit. “I’m happy to have the support of my coaches, friends and family with me during the competition.” Said Nu’aim.

Kimberly who managed to qualify into the Masters Final today made it through her last qualifying attempt as of the 1800hrs squad. After the 8 games completion in the Masters Final, Kimberly’s mother who was present was overjoyed with tears on her win.

“If she couldn’t win this year, she can’t qualify for the Under-15 division masters next year. I’m happy to see her strong fighting spirit put her through and helped in her victory.” Said Mrs Ooi, mother of Kimberly. “I appreciate the coaching by the Sports School coaches that helped Kimberly in her performance today and I hope she can eventually fulfill her dream to be selected into the national squad.”

Rachel Tan and Isabelle Lee finished second and third in the U-15 girls Masters with 1444 and 1410 pinfalls. Alex Chong and national youth bowler Jeppry Aw were second and third in the U-15 boys Masters with 1574 and 1555 pinfalls; Jeppry clinched the third position with a high game of 222 though he had a tie with Marcus Leong who also bowled 1555 pinfalls.



Coach Henry Tan advising Jeppry and encouraging him before the commencement



The Under-18 Masters Final will be held tomorrow at 9.30am at Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country Club.

Leisure Bowling Receives Strong Support from Corporates

Despite only this being the second leisure series of this new segment in the Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011), the turnout has proven this event has grown successfully in encouraging more companies to sign up their staff in promoting work-life balance.

Apart from participants from the 32 corporate teams in this corporate league, participants also brought along their colleagues and families to join in the fun activities and fun bowl organized for them.

A new feature first introduced in the second leisure series is the Wild Card game format where 4 participating teams have the opportunity to have our national bowlers including Canon’s ambassadors Remy Ong and New Hui Fen to bowl one throw for the team during the second or third game. In this series, apart from our 2 Canon’s ambassadors, national bowlers New Hui Fen and Benjamin Lim participated in this wild card format.



The 4 lucky teams with our national bowlers



Remy bowling for the team



The jovial side of Hui Fen after her bowling for the team

Apart from allowing our national bowlers to have more direct participation in this joint event by Canon and SingaporeBowling, it also provides more opportunities for our participants to meet up personally with our national bowlers during the games and allow stronger interaction for everyone.

With this month’s event themed after the Easter holiday, participants were also given the opportunity to participate in the additional theme activities that included “Most FANCIFUL Easter Egg” contest and “Guess The Number of Easter Eggs”. Bunny girl was also present to take photos with participants and supporters and encouraged all present to join in the Cup Cakes Decoration Contest.

SingHealth with their winning Easter Eggs



Canon representatives viewing the Easter Eggs display



Canon's representatives selecting the best decorated cup cake



This month’s Leisure series also sees more supporting teams such as Dentsu, Verztec and SingHealth coming prepared to immerse themselves in the fun festivity in the bowling centre with their clappers and pongs-pongs.



Dentsu Singapore - The Best Supported Team



SingHealth who started participating in Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011) last month have committed their presence for all four leisure series this year as the Captain Kamaliah, Bowling Team Manager for SingHealth Polyclinics feels this platform allows staff bonding and networking beyond their group apart from using this as a training platform.

“Some of our team members maybe new to bowling but they have a strong passion for this sport. They are open to join in this event and look beyond it as competition but a training ground beyond the regular training we have.” Said Kamaliah.

The three teams from Dentsu Singapore can be seen truly enjoying the game. With a strong team of supporting colleagues, they cheered one another during the games with their clappers and pong pongs. “We feel this is a good event after our first participation last month as it provides an excellent platform for staff bonding. Hence with a stronger sign-up by our colleagues including some of our Japanese colleagues, we were able to form 3 teams this time.” Said Ms Phyllis Adrienne Choe, Human Resource Director of Dentsu Singapore. They also won the Best Supported Team award for this month for their efforts to cheer one another during the game.

SingHealth with their ‘bunny ears’ head gear won the Best dressed team outfit and were also the winner for the “Most FANCIFUL Easter Egg” contest.

The leisure series will resume on 24 June 2011 at Orchid Bowl, SAFRA Yishun while 20 May 2011 will see the first Competitive series for Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011) targeted at the more competitive corporate bowling team at SAFRA Tampines. Sign up early to avoid any disappointment.

Top 8 teams

Champion: MOE Team 3 from Ministry of Education
2^nd Pos: PA Team 1 from People’s Association
3^rd Pos: DHL Team 2 from DHL Supply Chain
4^th Pos: APT Professionals from APT Professionals (Asia)
5^th Pos: Temasek Club from Temasek Club
6^th Pos: Team Dynasty from Dynasty Travel International
7^th Pos: MOE Team 1 from Ministry of Education
8^th Pos: EY SRC from Ernst & Young

Qualifying teams to advance to the Leisure Series Grand Finale are:
MOE Team 3 from Ministry of Education
PA Team 1 from People’s Association
DHL Team 2 from DHL Supply Chain
Team Dynasty from Dynasty Travel International
ESEA from Eurocopter South East Asia
MOE Team 2 from Ministry of Education

For any enquiries, please call SingaporeBowling at 6440 7388 or email: general@singaporebowling.org.sg

Bowlers Aim to Show Their Power

SingaporeBowling will be sending a team of more than 25 bowlers to the 34^th Canon Malaysia International Open at the Sunway Mega Lanes, KL prior to competing in our very own Singapore International Open this May.

Leading the team will include our Asian Games medallists Remy Ong, Jason Yeong-Nathan and Geraldine Ng and youth bowlers that include our 1^st Asian Youth Games silver medallists Anthea Soh and Ilma Nur Jannah. 2008 AMF World Cup Champion Jasmine Yeong-Nathan will also be returning to compete in this event. Jasmine finished third in the Women’s Open division last year.



Veterans to Lead the Team
(L; Jason Yeong-Nathan, R: Remy Ong)

Apart from the various renowned bowlers in the Asian region, American PBA bowler Kelly Kulick who will be returning to defend her championship title is expected to provide an elevated competition ground for our keglers to improve their performance prior to returning to our homeground for the next tournament.

Our bowlers will commence their qualifying from 24 May 2011. Keep a lookout for more news of our bowlers’ performance on www.singaporebowling.org.sg

Confident Cherie Shines

Cherie Tan emerged Champion in the EBT Masters 2011 in March. Competing alone in Slovenia, she managed to overcome the challenges on the lanes and also did pre-competition training on her own while in US for her exchange programme. In her confident self, she defeated prominent european bowlers and triumphed in this championship.

Here's a short interview with Cherie after her win.

Having been in US after your last competition in the Asian Games last November, how how often do you train in US?

Cherie: I trained about 2-3 times a week, depending on my timetable. However, about 2 weeks pior to the EBT Masters, I increased my training frequency to 4 times a week.


What are the challenges you face during your training?
Cherie: The need to have self-discipline is very important. Particularly the inconveniences of having to bring your bowling balls and travelling on public transport and walking during the cold winter will deter you if you are not determined enough.

Another challenge I had to overcome is to work around the lanes availability with that of my schedule as it is not easy to book the bowling lanes (in US). I also communicate regularly online with Coach William to ensure I am on the right track.


When you knew you are going to the EBT Masters, did you set any goals for yourself?
Cherie: Frankly, I did not expect much from this. I felt it is good for me to go and compete based on the past few months of training (on my own) and see how I will fare. Given the fact that my bowling balls went missing en route to Slovenia, I had to just make the best out of it.


You did very well during the first day of qualifying, did it give you additional pressure?
Cherie: I guess with the 132 pin lead that I had, it helped to ease some pressure off me.


It is also your first attempt to use the straight release technique to help you pick up spares, how long have you been training in this area?
Cherie: I only started working on this about 1 - 2 months ago and although I managed to use it to help me in my game, I wouldn't say it is perfect and I will still need some more training to make it better. I guess using this technique ultimately helped by not leaving too many pins to spare and made it easier for me to convert the single pin spares.

Do you think your confident character also plays a part in helping you to remain focussed during the competition despite facing the many unforeseen pre-competition challenges?
Cherie: I guess it helps and also with my past experience in the various tournaments, it had also trained me to remain focussed on the game.

This is the first time you went for competition without a coach, how do you feel it?
Cherie: Somehow, it doesn't feel weird. Perhaps it is because I have been in constant communications with Coach William and also went through the oiling patterns and game plan with him before the competition. He also helped in selecting the balls to be drilled and mapping of the equipment, so it's not totally without a coach but rather without the coach's physical presence at the competition venue.

How did you spend your day there alone?
Cherie: I basically bowled in the mornings and afternoons and when I'm back in the hotel, I was busy with my homework as I'm missing classes after all being in Slovenia for the tournament. It is basically competition and getting busy with my homework and as I could not find any other eating places, I basically just ate MacDonalds for dinner.

How do you feel about your achievement?
Cherie: I feel really happy and this shows my training is going in the right direction.

Any particular target you have in mind after the end of your exchange programme?
Cherie: I would hope to have the chance to represent Singapore for the World Women Championships and the SEA Games this year.

Top 3 winners of EBT Masters 2011 (Women)
Cherie in middle

Corporates Join Hands In Support of Earth Hour 2011 on the Lanes

It was nothing but fun and enjoyment for the participants in the FIRST Leisure series of the Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011). Introduced by SingaporeBowling for the first time in this corporate bowling event to provide another avenue for leisure bowlers to bowl solely for pleasure, it also encourages more companies to sign up more teams.

In support of Earth Hour 2011, participants bowled in dim lightings at Orchid Bowl, The Chevrons and also took part in the various fringe activities organised during the fun bowl. In addition, participants also learned about the various innovative business sustainability solutions offered by Canon Singapore for corporates which helps in environment conservation and the ongoing efforts undertaken by Canon regionally to support Earth Hour 2011.

Organised jointly by Canon Singapore and SingaporeBowling, the leisure series will be held over 4 rounds and the competitive series will be held twice to continue to cater to the more serious and competitive bowlers.

Join us in the 2nd Leisure series of Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011) on 29 April 2011 at Orchid Bowl, SAFRA Tampines. Sign up today to secure your lot or call us at 6440 7388 for more information.

The Only Asian Bowler in EBT Masters 2011

16th Asian Games Gold and Silver medallist Cherie Tan will be competing in the EBT Masters 2011 from 11 - 12 April 2011 in Bowling Centre Gladiator Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, which will be held after Qubica/AMF Open 2011.


Cherie celebrating after bowling a strike during the 16th Asian Games Trios competition

 Cherie who is currently on an overseas exchange programme will be the only Asian bowler in the EBT Masters 2011. She took over the spot from Priscialla Maaswinkel from The Netherlands who unfortunately had to skip her spot due to a change in her examination date and completed the female division as the 16th female competing bowler.

Cherie is no stranger to competing against european bowlers with her various past achievements which include her coming in third in the Brunswick Ballmaster Open 2010.

She was awarded the SBF Bowler of the Year 2009 for her outstanding bowling achievements, particularly where she led the team to winning the first Team Bronze medal in the 2009 World Women Bowling Championship for Singapore.

This will be Cherie's first bowling competition after the 16th Asian Games last November and let's wish her all the best.

National Bowlers Seeking Higher Achievements

SingaporeBowling will be sending seven national bowlers to compete in the 37th Thailand International Open from 12 April 2011. With the exception of Remy Ong, the remaining 5 bowlers comprising of Benjamin Lim, Basil Low, Daphne Tan, New Hui Fen and Jasmine Yeong-Nathan are debutants to this bowling tournament.

Our bowlers will be leveraging on this bowling tournament to hone their skills amongst other regional keglers before our very own Singapore International Open in May.

Look out for more results on singaporebowling.org.sg and let's wish them all the best.

Prominent Alumni & Students

National bowler Cherie Tan was featured as one of the prominent alumni and students in the NUS School of Engineering Open House poster.

A Bowlin' Good Time by Youth Keglers

Cheering and clapping filled the entire bowling centres over the 4 days at Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country Club and Orchid Bowl @ SAFRA Yishun during the National Age Group Championships 2011. A premier bowling championship targeted at local youth keglers, this event continued to attract 700 youth keglers below the age of 21 from various schools islandwide.

Participants from various schools including Anglo-Chinese School (Junior), Sembawang Primary, Methodist Girls School, Raffles Institution (JC) and National Technological University came forward to this annual bowling championship.

Participants had to compete in the Singles, Doubles and Quartet events where the top 18 boys and top 12 girls per division would qualify to the Masters based on the total of 10 games.

Our development squad bowler and 1st Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009 silver medallist who did not achieve outstanding results during the Under-18 qualifying for the Singles, Doubles and Quartet events overcame all odds and topped the Under-18 Masters and surprised everyone with her outstanding achievements in the final lap.

“I bowled quite badly in game 3 and 4. At that point, my mum encouraged me to take it easy and just bowl as per usual.” Said Ilma. “I guess her support and encouragement helped me to concentrate on the game which pays off.”



Ilma receiving her trophy and prize for emerging champion in the U-18 Girls Masters

Youth bowler Tay Hui Chiang who was also the champion in the 41^st Singapore National Bowling Championship last November came in first in the Under-21 Boys Masters. Despite bowling consecutively after the Under-18 Masters held on the same day, Hui Chiang held on to the very last minute where his hard work finally paid off to earn him his first title in the NAG U-21 boys masters champion.



Delighted Hui Chiang receiving his trophy and prize from Mr Sam Ho of SingaporeBowling

This year's National Age Group Championships saw an excellent performance by youths from various schools without domination and provided a golden platform for youth keglers to foster comradeship within the bowling fraternity.

Silver Lining for Twin Brothers
Twin brothers Royce (L) and Ryan Thong (R) from ACS Junior came in second in the U-12 Boys Doubles



Ms Tan Yuen Yuen, Advisor for Tenpin Bowling, CCAB with the top 3 winners from the U-12 Girls Masters



Mr Von Chan of Canon Singapore with the top 3 winners from the U-15 Boys Masters



We will like to thank all our partners and participants and their supporters for their support to our National Age Group Championship 2011 which was held successfully and our heartiest congratulations to all the winners.