Shalin Zulkifli


Shalin Zulkifli 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. 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

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
'2000'
'2001'
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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
2008
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
2018
2019

Honours of Malaysia