Sonia Bruce Explained

Sonia Bruce
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:15 August 1966
Birth Place:Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Club:Angeles Sports and Country Club

Asuncion Yang Yang Bruce (born 1966) also known as Sonia Bruce is a Philippines international lawn bowler.[1] [2]

Bowls career

Bruce competed in 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, Rosita Bradborn and Ronalyn Greenlees.[3]

In 2014 and 2016, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs titles, first with Ainie Knight and later with Rosita Bradborn.[4]

She has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, starting in 2003 in Brisbane, where she won a bronze medal in the triples with Lolita Treasure and Milagros Witheridge. Six years later she won a second bronze, again in the triples with Witheridge and Greenlees. Two years later in 2011, she won a silver in Adelaide with Witehridge and Joy Tordoff and finally in 2015 in Christchurch, she secured another bronze but this time in the pairs event with Ainee Knight.[5]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Philippines at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[6] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asuncion Bruce profile. World Bowls 2016.
  2. Web site: Masterlist of eligible athletes . PSC.gov . 21 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Results. Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. Web site: HK Classic winners Women's pairs . HKLBA . 10 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners. World Bowls. 31 May 2021.
  6. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023.
  8. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023.