TAY COMPLETES GOLD SET

S’pore bowler wins world youth singles event, the only title to elude her in 2022

- Maximilian Oh

Having worked on her physical and mental game, Arianne Tay improved from failing to reach the semi-finals two years ago to winning the women's singles gold medal at the International Bowling Federation (IBF) World Youth Championships on July 18.

The 20-year-old national bowler defeated Finland's Stella Lokfors 216-168,199-156 in the best-of-three final at the Fiesta Bowling Centre in Incheon, South Korea, to clinch the only title to elude her in the previous edition in 2022.

"It definitely feels pretty surreal, I didn't expect it going into this competition," said the second-year business student at the Singapore Management University.

Tay, who had to win a tiebreak to reach the semi-finals, added that she was also "lucky".

After finishing third in the 87strong field, she progressed to the matchplay phase as part of the top 16, who were then split into two groups.