Australia has the golden touch

Australias Women clinched another gold medal on the final day (16/8) of the XIII Asia Pacific Championships in Kuala Lumpur to end its campaign in fine style.

While in the women’s fours, Malaysia claimed its fourth gold medal of the campaign to finish on top of the medal count with a 19-12 win over Brunei.

Australia will now turn its attention to next year’s Commonwealth Games to be staged in Delhi, India.

Women’s Singles

1^st semi-final: Rosita Bradborn (PHI) bt Kelsey Cottrell (AUST) 21-14

2^nd semi-final: Songsin Tsao (THAI) bt Siti Zalina Ahmad (MAL) 21-11

Final: Rosita Bradborn (PHI) bt Songsin Tsao (THAI) 21-17

Women’s Fours

1^st semi-final: Nor Shafeeqah Yahya, Nor Fidrah Noh, Azlina Arshad and Nor Hashimah Ismail (MAL) bt Grace Chu, Peggy Ma, Winnie Wai and Elizabeth Cormack (HK-CH) 20-9

2^nd semi-final: Siti Ervi Ferdarusamti Umar, Fatmah Ibrahim, Nabilah Salleh Chuchu and Ajijah Muntol (BRU) bt Manisha Srivastava, Tania Choudhury, Pinki Singh and Rupa Rani Tirkey (IND) 23-12

Final: Nor Shafeeqah Yahya, Nor Fidrah Noh, Azlina Arshad and Nor Hashimah Ismail (MAL) bt Siti Ervi Ferdarusamti Umar, Fatmah Ibrahim, Nabilah Salleh Chuchu and Ajijah Muntol (BRU) 19-12

Australian women’s team

Lynsey Armitage, 25 (Club Helensvale, QLD)- Asia Pacific Championships (2003, 05 & 07), 2 gold, 2 bronze medals

Kelsey Cottrell, 19 (South Tweed Sports, QLD)- Asia Pacific Championships (2005 & 07), 1 silver, 1 bronze medal                     

Claire Duke, 26 (St Johns Park BC, NSW) - Debut Asia Pacific Championships  

Julie Keegan, 45 (Coolum Beach BC, QLD)- Asia Pacific Championships (2007), 1 silver, 1 bronze medal                     

Karen Murphy, 34 (Cabramatta BC, NSW)- Asia Pacific Championships (1997, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07), 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals