# Shalin Zulkifli

Datuk Shalin binti Zulkifli (born 28 March 1978 in Islington, London, England) is a Malaysian professional ten pin bowler. 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.

## Bowling career

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. 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. In 1997 she became the first woman to bowl a 300 in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.
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
* World Tenpin Bowling Championship - Women's Team of Five Gold Medal Champion
* 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 :
** Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1995)
** Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2001)
** Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2021)
* Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
** Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2023)

## In popular culture

From 2020 and 2022 Shalin involve as advisor technical with her protégé Syaidatul Afifah Hamdialso act as Sandra for TV malay drama called Ratu Tenpin (Bowl Queen) Season 1-2 aired by Astro Ria.
In season 2 character Shalin carry by Jasmine Suraya Chin, Jasmine tell about how style play, routine and learn story from Shalin also keep short hair.