Tammy Tham proudly display her Bowler of the Year award, one of the two she won for the 2015 season. (KCC)
Tammy Tham made history last week when she became the
first bowler to win two Bowler of the Year awards from different
national associations in the same year. It is believed that this is the
first time such achievement happened in the bowls arena worldwide.
Tham, a Singaporean with residence in Hong Kong, has been a Hong Kong
international since 2010. She withdrew from the Hong Kong squad in
2014 and opted for representing her homeland of Singapore.
Tham won the National Singles and National Fours in Singapore and was
crowned the Bowler of the Year for the 2015 season, “As I reside in
Hong Kong, I don’t spend much time in Singapore so I just participated
in two competitions last year. I am glad that I won those two and took
my first Bowler of the Year award in Singapore. Now I am in the squad
and am looking forward to represent Singapore at major international
events.”
Back to Hong Kong, in the 2015 season Tham won the National Singles
when representing Kowloon Cricket Club and partnered with teammates at
Club de Recreio to lift the National Fours trophy. With points amassed
from other competitions, her 47 points was enough to win her second BOTY
award since 2009.
Tham attributes her success to the improvement in playing on natural
grass greens, “In the last two years I have been shifting the focus to
playing on heavier green. Once I got more practice, my confidence has
grown and so has my performance during critical moments in major games.
I will continue to improve on various aspects of my game and hopefully I
can get better results internationally.”
Jordi Lo proudly display his Hong Kong Bowler of the Year award for 2015 season. (CCC)
For the men, Jordi Lo won his first BOTY award with a massive 73
points, lastly due to his success at the Hong Kong International Bowls
Classic.
Representing Craigengower Cricket Club, Lo won the National Pairs and
National Fours during the season, and also reached the semi-finals of
the National Triples.
More practice and luck is the key for his success, according to Lo,
“I have practised a lot since joining CCC two years ago. With the right
facilities and strong support from teammates, I found that my
improvement is very obvious. Coupled with some luck in the draw of some
of the competitions, I can only say that I am very happy with my
achievement.”
The awards were presented at the Annual Prize Presentation Dinner
organised by the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association on Friday, May 27,
2016.
Bowler of the Year criteria
Operating on a points system, players were awarded points for each
game that they won at the four elite national competitions – namely the
Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours, as well as the Hong Kong
International Bowls Classic. The player with the highest accumulation of
points during a year will be the Bowler of the Year.
This week in Lawn Bowls
The Premier League continues this Saturday with games starting at 2:30pm at all greens in Hong Kong.
Claudius Lam is an Officer of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association.
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