Jasmine Yeong-Nathan Explained

Jasmine Yeong-Nathan (Simplified Chinese: 杨于萱, born 1988) is a Singaporean ten-pin bowler. She is the younger sister of Jason Yeong-Nathan, who is a former Singapore national bowler.^[1] Yeong-Nathan was the first Singaporean to win the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in 2008.

Education

Yeong-Nathan studied at Singapore Polytechnic and Nanyang Technological University.^[2]

Bowling career

Yeong-Nathan was the 2005 and 2014 Singapore national bowling champion.

Yeong-Nathan represented Singapore at the 2006 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.^[3]

At the 2008 AMF World Cup, Yeong-Nathan beat the defending champion Ann-Maree Putney from Australia in straight sets (263-222 and 298-215), becoming the first Singaporean ever to win an AMF World Cup title.^{[4] [5]} She was named Singapore's Sportswoman of the Year in 2009 for her victory at the 2008 AMF World Cup.

In 2015, Yeong-Nathan failed to make it to the national team for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games due to a strong bowling team.^[6] Head coach Remy Ong claimed that the strength of the team was very even and that Yeong-Nathan as the reserve player could make the team anytime if any team player is to exit the team.

In 2016, Yeong-Nathan won bronze in the women's Masters event at the Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships held at Hong Kong.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 2018-06-11 . Bowling: Laying down blueprint for more success The Straits Times . 2023-02-14 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
2. Web site: Tung . Colin . "Without KPMG's support, I could possibly have ended my bowling career." — Jasmine Yeong-Nathan, national kegler . 10 February 2023 . RED SPORTS . en-US.
3. Web site: 2006 QUBICAAMF BOWLING WORLD CUP . 10 February 2023.
4. Web site: Asian C'ships masters bronze for bowler Jasmine Yeong-Nathan . 10 February 2023 . TODAY . en.
5. Web site: Bowling Singaporean Jasmine Yeong-Nathan wins AMF Bowling World Cup - Channel NewsAsia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604174308/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sportsnews/view/390046/1/.html . 4 June 2011 . www.channelnewsasia.com.
6. Web site: Heng . Lim Say . 30 May 2015 . Bowling head says Singapore women can win all . 10 February 2023 . The New Paper . en.
7. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 28 September 2016 . Bowling: Jasmine Yeong-Nathan takes Masters bronze at Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships The Straits Times . 10 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.