Hong Kong youngster Vivian Yip defeats Australia’s Julie Keegan for Classic singles glory
The 25-year-old comes back from a set down to defeat experienced Australian opponent at prestigious Hong Kong tournament to complete a set of gold medals
When Vivian Yip Wai-tak completed her unlikely victory against experienced Australian bowler Julie Keegan in Sunday’s final of the women’s singles at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic, she hugged almost everybody in sight.
Those hugs around the rink at Club de Recreio was her way of saying “thank you” to the supporters who stuck by the 25-year-old even when the chips were down.
Representing Hong Kong Football Club this year, Yip came back from a set down to upset former Australian international Keegan in a come-from-behind 4-9, 9-6, 4-1 victory to complete a set of Hong Kong Classic gold medals that will augur well for the future of Hong Kong bowls.
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The youngster won the Classic pairs competition with Amy Choi Ging-yi in 2015 and now has the singles title under her belt, becoming the second Hong Kong bowler to win the coveted prize since Dorothy Yu Kin-shan achieved the feat in 2015. The women’s singles competition was introduced to the Classic in 2008.