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.”
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| 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.
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| 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.”
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| Top 3 girls of Under-15 division masters |
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| Alexander Tan and Stacy Lian Champions for Under-15 division |
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| 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.
