Shalin Zulkifli

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Shalin Zulkifli
Personal information
Born (1978-03-28) 28 March 1978 (age 43)
London, England
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportBowling
Achievements and titles
World finals
Regional finals2001 Kota Kinabalu Open : Singles Champion

2002 Thailand International Open: Masters Champion
2002 Philippines International Open : Champion
2002 Pre-Asian Games Storm Cup Korea Open Masters : Champion
2003 Asian Bowling Tour Grand Slam : Champion
2003 Asian Bowling Tour Malaysia (Philippines Leg) : Champion
2004 Bahrain Open : Champion
2004 Sinai Open : Champion
2004 ABF Tour (Thailand Leg) : Champion
2004 Malaysian International Open : Champion

2009 Ancol Open Bowling Championship, Jakarta : Champion
National finals5-time Malaysian National Championship Champion
4th consecutive win in 2004
Medal record
Women's Ten-pin Bowling
Representing  Malaysia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Bowling Championships 2 4 2
World Tenpin Team Cup 1 – 1
Asian Games 4 3 1
Asian Championships 1 3 3
Commonwealth Games 3 1 1
Southeast Asian Games 20 8 5
Total 31 19 13
World Tenpin Bowling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Las Vegas Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Las Vegas Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Henderson Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kuala Lumpur Team [2]
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Abu Dhabi Singles
Silver medal – second place 1999 Abu Dhabi Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1999 Abu Dhabi All Events
Silver medal – second place 1995 Reno Trios
World Tenpin Team Cup
Bronze medal – third place Team
Gold medal – first place Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Trios
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima All-events
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Masters
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team of Five
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Trios
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Palembang Team of Six
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Trios
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team of Five
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place Doubles
Bronze medal – third place Team
Bronze medal – third place All Events
Gold medal – first place Doubles
Silver medal – second place Team
Silver medal – second place Team
Bronze medal – third place Trio
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place Kuala Lumpur 1998
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Bronze medal – third place
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1994 [3]
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1994
Silver medal – second place Singapore 1994
Silver medal – second place Singapore 1994
Silver medal – second place Chiang Mai 1995
Silver medal – second place Chiang Mai 1995
Gold medal – first place Jakarta 1997
Gold medal – first place Jakarta 1997
Silver medal – second place Jakarta 1997
Silver medal – second place Jakarta 1997
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999
Gold medal – first place Brunei 1999
Bronze medal – third place Brunei 1999
Gold medal – first place Malaysia 2001
Gold medal – first place Malaysia 2001
Gold medal – first place Malaysia 2001
Gold medal – first place Malaysia 2001
Gold medal – first place Thailand 2007 Trios
Gold medal – first place Thailand 2007 Team
Gold medal – first place Thailand 2007 Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place Thailand 2007 Singles
Bronze medal – third place Thailand 2007 Doubles
Gold medal – first place Singapore 2015 Team
Bronze medal – third place Singapore 2015 Doubles
Gold medal – first place Malaysia 2017 Trios
Gold medal – first place Malaysia 2017 Team
Gold medal – first place Malaysia 2017 Masters
Silver medal – second place Malaysia 2017 Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place Malaysia 2017 Mixed Singles
Silver medal – second place Manila 2019 Mixed Team

Shalin Zulkifli (born 28 March 1978 in Islington, London, England) is a former 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 inducted 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. In Southeast Asian Games, she is the most successful bowling athlete with 20 gold medals record.

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.[4] 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Shalin has retired from the national team, ended her 28-year-long international bowling career.[citation needed]

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

1993

  • Gold medal, women trio, SEA Games, Singapore
  • Gold medal, women team, SEA Games, Singapore
  • Silver medal, women double, SEA Games, Singapore
  • Silver medal, women master, SEA Games, Singapore

1994

  • Gold medal, women trio, Asian Games, Hiroshima, Japan
  • Gold medal, women all event, Asian Games, Hiroshima, Japan

1995

  • Silver women trio, SEA Games, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Silver women team, SEA Games, Chiang Mai, Thailand

1996

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

1997

  • Gold medal, women double, SEA Games, Jakarta
  • Gold medal, women trio, SEA Games, Jakarta
  • Bronze, women team, SEA Games, Jakarta
  • Silver, women all event, SEA Games, Jakarta
  • Silver, women master, SEA Games, Jakarta

1998

  • AMF World Cup (Kobe, Japan) - Record for qualifying for 3 consecutive step ladder final; overall 3rd Position
  • Silver medal, women double, Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur
  • Gold medal, girl single, World Youth Championship, Incheon, Korea
  • Bronze medal, girl double, World Youth Championship, Incheon, Korea
  • Bronze medal, girl team, World Youth Championship, Incheon, Korea
  • Gold medal, girl all event, World Youth Championship, Incheon, Korea

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

2000

  • Silver, girl all event, World Youth Championship, Dominican Republic
  • Silver, women double, Asian Championship, Doha, Qatar
  • Bronze, women team, Asian Championship, Doha, Qatar
  • Bronze, women all event, Asian Championship, Doha, Qatar
  • Top 8, AMF World Cup, Lisbon, Spain
  • 1st runner up, Thailand International Open

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
  • Pre-Asian Games Storm Cup Korea Open Masters - Women Champion
  • Bronze medal women trio, Asian Games, Busan
  • Gold medal women master, Asian Games, Busan, Korea

2003

  • World Tenpin Team Cup - Women's Team Gold Medal Champion[5]
  • World Tenpin Bowling Championship - Women's Team of Five Gold Medal Champion[6]
  • Santa Claus Open - 2nd Position
  • Asian Bowling Tour Grand Slam - Women Champion
  • Beating the men’s champion Purvis Granger of the Philippines 226-225 to win the ESPN Champion’s Challenge trophy.
  • 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)

2006

  • Silver medal women trio Asian Games 2006, Doha, Qatar
  • Gold medal women team Asian Games 2006, Doha, Qatar

2007

  • Bronze medal women single South East Asia Games, Thailand
  • Bronze medal women double South East Asia Games, Thailand
  • Gold medal women trio South East Asia Games, Thailand
  • Gold medal women team South East Asia Games, Thailand
  • Gold medal mixed double, South East Asia Games, Thailand
  • Gold medal women team, World Women Championship, Mexico

2008

  • Gold medal women double, Asian Championship, Hong Kong
  • Silver medal women team, Asian Championship, Hong Kong

2009

  • 3rd Singapore International Open
  • Women Champion 2nd Ancol Open Bowling Championship, Jakarta, Indonesia

2010

  • Bronze medal women team Asian Games, Korea
  • 4th place, 12th Sinai International Open Bowling Championship
  • Women Open Champion, Hong Kong International Open

2012

  • 2nd, Women Division, Indonesia International Open
  • 2nd, Women Division, Kuala Lumpur International Open

2013

  • 2nd, Women Division, Singapore International Open
  • Bronze medal team event, World Championship, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

2014

  • Silver women double, Asian Games, Korea

2015

  • 6th, 41st MWA Singha Thailand International Open
  • Gold, women team SEA Games, Singapore
  • Bronze, women double, SEA Games, Singapore

2016

  • Bronze, women trio, Asian Championship, Hong Kong
  • Silver, women team, Asian Championship, Hong Kong
  • 2nd, Women Open, Indonesia International Open, Jakarta

2017

  • Bronze, women single, SEA Games 2017, Kuala Lumpur
  • Silver, mixed double, SEA Games 2017, Kuala Lumpur
  • Gold, Women Trio, SEA Games 2017, Kuala Lumpur
  • Gold, Women Team, SEA Games 2017, Kuala Lumpur
  • Gold, women master, SEA Games 2017, Kuala Lumpur
  • Gold, women team, World Championship, Las Vegas
  • Silver, women double, World Championship, Las Vegas

2018

  • Silver, women team, Asian Games, Palembang, Indonesia

2019

  • Silver, women team, SEA Games, Manila, Philippines

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

  •  Malaysia :
    • MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1995)[7]
    • Kesatria Mangku Negara.png Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2001)[7]
    • Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - SSM.svg Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2021)[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Viv (16 January 2021). "Tenpin Masters Queen; Shalin Zulkifli". Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ Bernama (5 January 2021). "Bowling legend Shalin Zulkifli retires from national team". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "SEA Games Tenpin Bowling Championships Past Winners". www.abf-online.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ Yusoff, Ruslina (28 March 2007), "Mutiara Damansara: What bowls her over", The New Straits Times
  5. ^ World Tenpin Team Cup 2003
  6. ^ World Tenpin Bowling Championship 2003
  7. ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Former Chief Justice and ex-FELDA chairman head King's birthday honours list". The Edge Markets. 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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