Sonia Bruce

Sonia Bruce
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1966-08-15) 15 August 1966 (age 58)
Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Sport
ClubAngeles Sports and Country Club
Medal record
Women's lawn bowls
Representing  Philippines
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Brisbane triples
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur triples
Silver medal – second place 2011 Adelaide triples
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Christchurch pairs
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila triples
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima triples
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur pairs
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines triples

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]

References

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