Shalin Zulkifli

Datuk Shalin binti Zulkifli 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 heads the Malaysian Athlete Career and Education Secretariat at the National Sports Council of Malaysia. She used to run 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
Malaysian National Champion
Malaysian Olympian Award
Asian No. 1 Rank
International Bowler of the Year
International Bowling Hall of Fame Inductee
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 - Bronze Medal Champion & Voted MVP
AMF World Cup - 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 - 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
* Doubles Gold Medal Champion
* Team Gold Medal Champion
South East Asian Games
* 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 - Became the first female champion of this event, defeating Finland's Tore Torgersen in the finals
South East Asian Games
* 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 - Women Champion

2004

Bahrain Open - Ladies Open Champion
Sinai Open - Women Champion
ABF Tour - Women Champion
Malaysian International Open - Women Champion

2005

2nd Commonwealth Bowling Championship
* Masters Gold Medal Champion
* Mix Doubles Gold Medal Champion
* Team Gold Medal Champion
* Singles Bronze Medal Champion
Malaysian National Championship - Ladies Open Champion

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

* Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
* Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
* Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
* Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown – '''Datuk'''

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 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.