SEA Games 2025: S’pore bowlers miss out on team golds, but new faces show promise

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Singapore ends their SEA Games campaign in Thailand with two golds and four bronzes.

PHOTO: SINGAPORE BOWLING FEDERATION

Summary

• Singapores bowling teams settled for bronze in the SEA Games semi-finals, with the women losing to Indonesia and the men to Thailand.
• Despite the semi-final losses, Singapores debutant squad secured two golds and four bronzes, showcasing promising young talent.
• The Singapore Bowling Federation is proud of the teams performance and embraces the new knockout format for added excitement.

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BANGKOK – Shoulders slumped and heads hung low, the mood was sombre in the Singapore bowling camp on Dec 19, when the men’s and women’s teams both missed out on gold after falling at the semi-final stage.

At the Blu-O Rhythm Bowl in Ratchayothin, both sides settled for bronzes after the men were edged out 878-876 by hosts Thailand, while the women lost 835-809 to Indonesia in the last four.

The Philippines beat Thailand 981-865 to claim the men’s team gold, while Malaysia outscored Indonesia 817-773 for the women’s title.

Singapore bowler Jomond Chia said: “That’s the game of bowling, right? Some people might outplay you on certain days, and you might outplay them on certain days.

“So today, Thailand just were the better team and four of us did what we could.”

All eight of Singapore’s squad members were debutants,

who ended their Games campaign with two golds

At the 2021 edition in