Day to remember for local bowlers at Hong Kong International Bowls Classic
Dorothy Yu and Jordi Lo sweep women's and men's singles titles
On a glorious day under brilliant sunshine, Hong Kong bowlers shone like never before at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic on Sunday.
History was made in the women’s singles competition when Dorothy Yu Kin-shan swept to victory against Millicent Lai Siu-mei in an all-Hong Kong final, and Jordi Lo Tsz-yuen made it a day to remember, edging Irish debutant Andrew Duncan to win the men’s singles title at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club on Sunday.
This is a world-class tournament and I am elated to have become the first Hong Kong woman to win it and to have two Hong Kong girls in the final is even better
Nobody had expected Hong Kong bowlers to dominate this year’s tournament, not least Lo, who became the first local in 21 years to clinch the coveted men’s title since Noel Kennedy achieved the honour in 1994.
Meanwhile, Yu had gone into the tournament with one goal in mind, and that was to become the first Hong Kong woman to win the singles tournament since it became part of the event in 2008.
“This is a world-class tournament and I am elated to have become the first Hong Kong woman to win it and to have two Hong Kong girls in the final is even better,” smiled 40-year-old Yu, who works for Hong Kong Bank as a project manager.
“It’s been an amazing tournament for me. This is my third Classic. I had a lot of support,” added the HK Lawn Bowls Association bowler, who lost in the second round last year.
Victory boosted Yu’s confidence ahead of next week’s “World Champion of Champions” tournament on the Gold Coast in Australia.