Rosita 'Rose' Bradborn | |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1973 |
Birth Place: | Daram, Samar, Philippines |
Club: | Angeles Sports and Country Club |
Highestranking: | 29 (September 2024) |
Rosita Etang Bradborn (born 1973) also known as Rose Bradborn, is a Philippines international lawn bowler.[1] [2]
She competed at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship but came to prominence when winning a bronze medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch in the fours with Hazel Jagonoy, Ronalyn Greenlees and Sonia Bruce.[3]
She won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, of which two have been gold medals.[4] In 2016, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Sonia Bruce.[5]
In 2020, she was selected for the sport's blue riband event, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
In 2023, she won the pairs gold medal at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Kuala Lumpur.[7] Later in 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Philippines at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[8] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.[9] [10]
Bradborn won the singles crown at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024[11] and later that year in November she finished runner-up in the singles to Cheryl Chan at the 2024 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic.[12]