Ainie Knight

Ainie Knight
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1986-05-24) 24 May 1986
Sagay, Negros Occidental
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
37 (September 2024)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 AdelaideWomen's pairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Kuala Lumpurpairs
Silver medal – second place2011 Adelaidepairs
Bronze medal – third place2015 Christchurchpairs
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2007 Nakhon RatchasimaTriples
Bronze medal – third place2017 Kuala LumpurPairs
Silver medal – second place2019 PhilippinesTriples
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
Gold medal – first place2024 Pattayatriples
Gold medal – first place2025 Clarkfours

Ainie Abatayo Knight (born 24 May 1986) is a Philippines international lawn and indoor bowler.[2][3] She reached a career high ranking of world number 37 in September 2024.[4]

Biography

Knight from Sagay, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[5]

She has won three medals in the pairs at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships.[6] In 2014, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Sonia Bruce.[7]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Knight won the gold medal in the triples at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024.[9] In 2025 she won a gold medal in the fours at the 16th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Clark City, Philippines.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "World Male Rankings". World Bowls. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ainie Knight". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Masterlist of eligible athletes" (PDF). PSC.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Female rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "2012 World Bowls Recap". iLawnbowl. 9 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "HK Classic winners Women's pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  9. ↑ "PH lawn bowlers shine in Asian Championships". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Malaysian Lawn Bowlers Reign Again at Asian Championships". Bernama. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "16th Asian Lawn Bowls Championships & 14th U25 Asian Lawn Bowls Championships". Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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