Datuk Shalin binti Zulkifli (born 28 March 1978 in Islington, London, England) is a Malaysian professional ten pin bowler. She has played and won various national and international tournaments, and has at various points in her career ranked No. 1 of the professional ten pin bowlers in Malaysia and Asia.
During 2001 World Tenpin Masters event, she became the first female champion of this event, defeating Finland's Tore Torgersen in the finals. In 2004, she was inducted into International Bowling Hall of Fame. Bowling in the USA, she was a quarterfinalist at the 2008 US Women's Open, and competed in the 2008-09 PBA Women's Series. In Southeast Asian Games, she is the most successful bowling athlete with 20 gold medals record.
Shalin was born in North Islington and spent her childhood in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She began bowling at the age of 9 and joined the national bowling team in the late 1980s. [4] In 1991 she was named Selangor’s Most Promising Sportsgirl of the Year, and in 1994 became the youngest player and first Malaysian to win the Ladies Open of the Kent Malaysian All-Stars.[ citation needed ] In 1997 she became the first woman to bowl a 300 in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. [5]
Shalin holds a degree in Sports Science that specialises in Sports Psychology and Coaching. She currently owns and runs a Tenpin Bowling Alley at The Curve, a shopping mall located in Mutiara Damansara.[ citation needed ]
Shalin has retired from the national team, ended her 28-year-long international bowling career. [6]
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Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1995) [9] 
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2001) [9] 
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2021) [10] 
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Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2023) [11] From 2020 and 2022 Shalin involve as advisor technical with her protégé Syaidatul Afifah Hamdialso act as Sandra for TV malay drama called Ratu Tenpin (Bowl Queen) Season 1-2 aired by Astro Ria.
In season 2 character Shalin carry by Jasmine Suraya Chin, Jasmine tell about how style play, routine and learn story from Shalin also keep short hair.
