We Top the Chart!

Singapore emerged as the top country in the overall medal tally in the V Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship held in Selangor, Malaysia with 3 Gold and 2 Silver, ahead of England and Malaysia.

Representing Singapore in this championship are Remy Ong, Jason Yeong-Nathan, Shayna Ng and Geraldine Ng. All four bowlers were medallists in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou last November.

The 3 Gold were achieved in the Women's Doubles, Mixed Team and Men's Masters.

Shayna clinched the first medal with her second place in the Women's Singles competition. Together with Geraldine Ng, both bowlers who were gold medallists in the 16th Asian Games combined their strength once again and came in first in the Women's doubles competition. This was the first gold for Singapore in this championship. 



Gold Medalists in the Women's Doubles - Shayna Ng (left) and Geraldine Ng (right)


Our team put up a consistent performance in the Mixed Team competition where they started leading the competition after the first block and beat other teams. Their commendable efforts led them to achieve the second gold medal for Singapore.



Gold for Team Singapore
From left to right: Remy Ong, Geraldine Ng, Shayna Ng and Jason Yeong-Nathan


Shayna Ng was second in the Women's Masters defeating Nicki Ainge of England but fell to Hayley White of England.

Remy was one bowler who surprised everyone in this championship. Despite being last in the Men's Masters first block, he overcame all odds and secured the third position to qualify for the stepladder finals to compete against Matt Chamberlain of England and Adrian Ang of Malaysia. During the stepladder finals after defeating Matt Chamberlain, Remy had to bowl in the short oil condition against top seed Adrian Ang. However, he managed to bowl well and defeated Adrian to clinch the championship title.


Remy Ong from Singapore won the Men's Masters
(From Left to Right): Adrian Ang (Malaysia) - 2nd Pos, Remy Ong(Singapore) Champion, Matt Chamberlain (England) 3rd Pos


Co-National Head Coach William Woo had nothing but praises for him, "It was amazing. He put up a fantastic performance in the Men's Masters."

Although medals were not accorded to the top 3 in the All-Events, Geraldine and Shayna was first and third respectively.

Despite having to compete with many other strong bowlers from countries such as Malaysia, England and Australia, our bowlers persevered and put in their best effort to prove they are capable to step up to the world stage.

Our heartiest congratulations to our bowlers for their achievements!

Extending the Fun to Everyone and Every Workplace

72 teams joined in the launch of Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011) held on 25 February 2011 at Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country. Of these 72 teams, majority are new to this corporate bowling event and invited to have the first-hand experience of the new “Leisure” category introduced to this year’s event.

Aimed to continue to inject fun and promote work-life balance, this year’s event featuring the “leisure” and “competitive” categories will cater to different groups of bowlers out there.

“We shouldn’t lose the fun element.” Said Mr Von Chan, Director and General Manager, Business Imaging Solutions and Business Solutions division, Canon Singapore. “Besides supporting SingaporeBowling and our customers, this event will also put into practice our work-life balance mission.”



Welcome Address by Mr Von Chan



Mrs Jessie Phua, President, SingaporeBowling added, “We recognize there are recreational and competitive bowlers, hence this year’s format will also cater to the recreational bowlers. We want to reach out to as many companies as possible.”



Welcome Address by Mrs Jessie Phua



Apart from the fun bowl event, the participants and their supporters comprising of their families and colleagues also get to enjoy various fringe activities such as photo taking with Canon’s ambassador Jasmine Yeong-Nathan, airbrush tattooing and wine-tasting. Our national and youth bowlers were also present at the event to meet up with our participants and partners. Former national bowler, Valerie Teo currently with MOH Holdings was also one of the participants at the event.

SingaporeBowling also received a S$14,000 donation from Canon Singapore for its community project – BOWLinks to help bring the joy of tenpin bowling to special schools and associations with special needs.



Presentation of Donation by Canon Singapore to BOWLinks - SingaporeBowling's community project



In the Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011), Stamford Catering has continued their support for the second consecutive year. “Stamford Catering is happy to continue our partnership with SingaporeBowling for the second year. It has been a fruitful partnership, particularly supporting the Canon SuperSeries to jointly promote work-life balance and encourage corporate networking.” Said Mr Vincent Tan, Chairman, Select Group.



Bunny Girl posing with National Bowler New Hui Fen



Participants enjoying sumptuous buffet dinner including local favourite delights - Laksa & Popiah

 

Fringe activity 'Canon SuperSeries Seach'
Participants to hunt for the dates of Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011)



The Canon SuperSeries 3 (2011) begins with the leisure series on 25 March 2011 at Orchid Bowl @ The Chevrons. To sign up, visit http://www.singaporebowling.org.sg/ today.