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Shalin Zulkifli
Shalin Zulkifli
Shalin Zulkifli (born March 28, 1978 in Islington, London, England) is a Malaysian
professional ten pin bowler and former Asian Number 1. She has played and won
various national and international tournaments, and has at various points in her career
ranked Number 1 of the professional ten pin bowlers in Malaysia and Asia. Bowling
in the U.S.A., she was a quarterfinalist at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open, and currently
competes 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.[1] 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 specializes in Sports Psychology and
Coaching. She currently owns and runs a Tenpin Bowling Alley at The Curve, a
shopping mall located in Mutiara Damansara.