Daphne Tan (picture) of Singapore beat Chen Dongdong of China 182–167 to win the women’s singles gold. (Photo courtesy of SingaporeBowling)
Incheon, South Korea, Monday, July 1, 2013 – Singapore’s Daphne Tan, 22, won the women’s singles gold medal at the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games to secure the country’s first medal at the games.
She overcame a field of 54 women from 20 nationalities to secure the gold.
At the last games in 2009, Singapore came away with just a bronze medal.
Daphne Tan secured second seed after bowling 1,336 pinfalls, 13 behind top seed Hwang Yeon-Ju of Korea. Daphne advanced to face Sharon Limansantoso of Indonesia in the quarter-finals where she won 212–203 to earn a spot in the semi-finals.
In the semi-final round, Daphne overcame Son Yun Hee of Korea, 255–223, to secure her place in the final. Her final opponent was Chen Dongdong of China who broke Korean hearts when she beat the top seeded Hwang Yeon-Ju 224–193.
In the final, both keglers found difficulty with the lanes before Daphne finally pulled away to win 182–167.
In the men’s competition, Mohammad Jaris Goh scraped into the quarter-finals the previous day but fell 226–257 to top seed, Kim Jun Yung of Korea.
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