Shalin Zulkifli

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 Zulkifli
Personal information
Born (1978-03-28) 28 March 1978
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
2017 Las Vegas Team
2017 Las Vegas Doubles
2013 Henderson Team
2003 Kuala LumpurTeam [2]
1999 Abu DhabiSingles
1999 Abu DhabiDoubles
1999 Abu DhabiAll Events
1995 RenoTrios
World Tenpin Team Cup
1996 Calgary Team
2003 Denmark Team
Asian Games
1994 HiroshimaTrios
1994 HiroshimaAll-events
2002 BusanMasters
2006 DohaTeam of Five
2006 DohaTrios
2014 IncheonDoubles
2018 PalembangTeam of Six
2002 BusanTrios
2010 GuangzhouTeam of Five
Asian Championships
2000 Qatar Doubles
2000 Qatar Team
2000 Qatar All Events
2008 Hongkong Doubles
2008 Hongkong Team
2016 Hongkong Team
2016 Hongkong Trio
Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lumpur 1998Doubles
Cyprus 2005Masters
Cyprus 2005Mixed Doubles
Cyprus 2005Team
Cyprus 2005Team
Southeast Asian Games
Singapore 1994Trios[3]
Singapore 1994Team
Singapore 1994Doubles
Singapore 1994Masters
Chiang Mai 1995Trio
Chiang Mai 1995Team
Jakarta 1997Doubles
Jakarta 1997Trio
Jakarta 1997All EVents
Jakarta 1997Masters
Brunei 1999Doubles
Brunei 1999Trios
Brunei 1999Team
Brunei 1999All EVents
Brunei 1999Masters
Brunei 1999Singles
Malaysia 2001Singles
Malaysia 2001Trios
Malaysia 2001Team
Malaysia 2001All Events
Thailand 2007Trios
Thailand 2007Team
Thailand 2007Mixed Doubles
Thailand 2007Singles
Thailand 2007Doubles
Singapore 2015Team
Singapore 2015Doubles
Malaysia 2017Trios
Malaysia 2017Team
Malaysia 2017Masters
Malaysia 2017Mixed Doubles
Malaysia 2017Mixed Singles
Manila 2019Mixed Team

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.

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.

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

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

References
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  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
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