Shalin Zulkifli

Shalin Zulkifli
Medal record
Women's ten-pin bowling
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Games
1994 HiroshimaTrios
1994 HiroshimaAll-events
2002 BusanMasters
2006 DohaTeam of Five
2006 DohaTrios
2014 IncheonDoubles
2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam of Six
2002 BusanTrios
2010 GuangzhouTeam of Five

Shalin Zulkifli (born 28 March 1978 in Islington, London, England) is a Malaysian professional ten pin bowler and former Asian No. 1. She has played and won various national and international tournaments, and has at various points in her career ranked No. 1 of the professional ten pin bowlers in Malaysia and Asia. During 2001 World Tenpin Masters event, she became the first female champion of this event, defeating Finland's Tore Torgersen in the finals. In 2004, she was inductee into International Bowling Hall of Fame. Bowling in the USA, she was a quarterfinalist at the 2008 US Women's Open, and competed in the 2008-09 PBA Women's Series.

Shalin was born in North Islington and spent her childhood in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She began bowling at the age of 9 and joined the national bowling team in the late 1980s.[1] In 1991 she was named Selangor’s Most Promising Sportsgirl of the Year, and in 1994 became the youngest player and first Malaysian to win the Ladies Open of the Kent Malaysian All-Stars.

Shalin holds a degree in Sports Science that specialises in Sports Psychology and Coaching. She currently owns and runs a Tenpin Bowling Alley at The Curve, a shopping mall located in Mutiara Damansara.

Accolades

  • Malaysian Sportswoman Award (1997, 1996, 1994, 2001 & 2002)
  • Malaysian National Champion (1996, 2001, 2002 & 2003)
  • Malaysian Olympian Award (1994 & 1999)
  • Asian No. 1 Rank (2000, 2001, 2002 & 2004)
  • International Bowler of the Year (2002)
  • International Bowling Hall of Fame Inductee (2004)
  • Kent Malaysian All-Stars - Ladies Open Champion

1996

  • 2nd World Tenpin Team Cup (Calgary, Canada) - Bronze Medal Champion & Voted MVP
  • AMF World Cup (Northern Ireland) - 2nd Position

1998

  • AMF World Cup (Kobe, Japan) - Record for qualifying for 3 consecutive step ladder final; overall 3rd Position

1999

  • Asian Youth (Spore)
    • Doubles Gold Medal Champion
    • Team Gold Medal Champion
  • South East Asian Games (Brunei)
    • Doubles Gold Medal Champion
    • Trios Gold Medal Champion
    • Team Gold Medal Champion
    • All-Events Gold Medal Champion
    • Masters Gold Medal Champion
    • Singles Bronze Medal Champion

2001

  • World Tenpin Masters (Essex, England) - Became the first female champion of this event, defeating Finland's Tore Torgersen in the finals
  • South East Asian Games (Malaysia)
    • Singles Gold Medal Champion
    • All-Events Gold Medal Champion
    • Trios Gold Medal Champion
    • Team Gold Medal Champion
    • Set 8 Sea Games Records
  • Kota Kinabalu Open - Singles Champion

2002

  • Thailand International Open - Women's Open Masters Champion
  • Philippines International Open - Women Champion

2003

  • World Tenpin Team Cup - Women's Team Gold Medal Champion[2]
  • World Tenpin Bowling Championship - Women's Team of Five Gold Medal Champion[3]
  • Santa Claus Open - 2nd Position
  • Asian Bowling Tour Grand Slam - Women Champion
  • Asian Bowling Tour Malaysia (Philippines Leg) - Women Champion

2004

  • Bahrain Open - Ladies Open Champion
  • Sinai Open - Women Champion
  • ABF Tour (Thailand Leg) - Women Champion
  • Malaysian International Open - Women Champion

2005

  • 2nd Commonwealth Bowling Championship (Cyprus)
    • Masters Gold Medal Champion
    • Mix Doubles Gold Medal Champion
    • Team Gold Medal Champion
    • Singles Bronze Medal Champion
  • Malaysian National Championship - Ladies Open Champion (4th consecutive win & 5th in career)

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ Yusoff, Ruslina (28 March 2007), "Mutiara Damansara: What bowls her over", The New Straits Times
  2. ↑ World Tenpin Team Cup 2003
  3. ↑ World Tenpin Bowling Championship 2003
  4. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  5. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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