Local youngsters show class to reach the final of the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic
Hong Kong youth members Vivian Yip Wai-tak and Amy Choi Ging-yi belied their years to make history by reaching the final of the women's pairs competition at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic on Saturday.
Hong Kong youth members Vivian Yip Wai-tak and Amy Choi Ging-yi belied their years to make history by reaching the final of the women's pairs competition at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic on Saturday.
The under-25 squad members became the first HK team to enter the final of the women's competition and it marked another significant achievement by local bowlers, who last week swept the men's and women's singles titles at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club.
Our form has been good so far in this tournament. We have improved because we have had more exposure and more experience
Yip, 23, and Choi, 21, defeated the more heralded Malaysian pair of Siti Zalina Ahmad and Azlina Arshad 11-5, 10-5. The local pair earned a meeting with Australia's Kristina Krstic and Karen Murphy, who defeated Scotland's Anne Dunwoodie and Claire Johnston 9-5, 10-7 in the other semi-final.
"This is the best result for us in this competition but we are not going to be overawed by Australia," said Yip. "We have beaten the Australian pair before so we will have confidence going into the final."
"Our form has been good so far in this tournament. We have improved because we have had more exposure and more experience," she said.
Yip and Amy's semi-final win came as a surprise but Yip had already made her mark in 2011 when she became the youngest-ever Hong Kong indoor singles champion at 19.