Sonia Bruce

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

Sonia Bruce

Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1966-08-15) 15 August 1966 (age 57) Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Sport
Club	Angeles Sports and Country Club
Medal record Women's lawn bowls Representing  Philippines World Outdoor Championships 2016 Christchurch fours Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2003 Brisbane triples 2009 Kuala Lumpur triples 2011 Adelaide triples 2015 Christchurch pairs Southeast Asian Games 2005 Manila triples 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima triples 2017 Kuala Lumpur pairs 2019 Philippines triples

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.