'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