Shalin Zulkifli was born March 28, 1978 in Islington, London, England. She is a Malaysian professional ten pin bowler and former Asian number 1. She has played and won various national and international tournaments, and has at various points in her career ranked Number 1 of the professional ten pin bowlers in Malaysia and Asia. Bowling in the U.S.A she was a quarterfinalist at the 2008 U.S Women's Open and currently competes in the 2008-09 PBA Women's Series.
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.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.
Shalin holds a degree in Sports Science that specializes in Sports Psychology and Coaching. She currently owns and runs a Tenpin Bowling Alley at The Curve, a shopping mall located in Mutiara Damansara.