Velocity shopping centre opens two bowling lanes
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Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, September 22
Velocity shopping centre opens two bowling lanes
SINGAPORE : Velocity shopping centre adds two bowling lanes to its attractions on Saturday.
Activities are also being held there to mark the 40th Singapore International Open bowling competition.
Construction of the bowling lanes started last Tuesday and was completed in time for the activities in the shopping centre at Novena.
The events include a 40—hour bowling marathon on Monday, as well as bringing the two final competitors of the International Open to compete on the lanes near the end of the month.
The public can have a go at bowling there until the 29th of this month. — CNA/ch -
temporary one rite/?
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2 lanes?
so must book 1 month in advance isit? -
Guess will be a temporary one cos so far got no updates yet...Heard these two specially set up lanes at Velocity is for the finals of S'pore international open's step ladder on 29 Sep, and this the first in asia.
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the lanes is temporary.. they most probably will shift the lanes back to US after the stepladder final is overOriginally posted by unclebutcher:temporary one rite/?
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Channel NewsAsia
Singapore bowlers take third position in 40th International Open
SINGAPORE : Singapore bowlers Remy Ong and Cherie Tan came in third in the 40th Singapore International Open 2007 held at Velocity@Novena Square.
It is the first time in the worldÂ’s bowling history that the Step Ladder Final is held in a shopping mall.
And its organisers hope that this will help bring the sports closer to the masses.
By holding the event at such an unusual setting, the organisers have left their mark in the Singapore Book of Records.
This year event saw the highest number of participants — 107 bowlers from overseas and 358 from Singapore.
29—year—old Remy took third place in the Men’s Finals.
The first place went to FinlandÂ’s Mika Koivuniemi, who walked away with a cash prize of S$25,000 while Malaysia bowler Daniel Lim came in second.
In the WomenÂ’s Finals, Zatil Iman from Malaysia took the top spot and the cash prize of S$5,000 and compatriot Sharon Koh secured second place.
19—year—old Singaporean, Cherie Tan, completed the trio of winners at third position. — CNA/ch