Rosita Etang Bradborn (born 1973) also known as Rose Bradborn, is a Philippines international lawn bowler. She reached a career high ranking of world number 20 in June 2025.

Biography

She competed at 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, Ronalyn Greenlees and Sonia Bruce. She won five medals at the

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, of which two have been gold medals. In 2016, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Sonia Bruce. In 2020, she was selected for the sport's blue riband event, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the

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. In 2023, she won the pairs gold medal at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Kuala Lumpur. Later in 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Philippines at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events. Bradborn won the singles crown at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in

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, Thailand, during March 2024 and later that year in November she finished runner-up in the singles to

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at the 2024 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradborn, Rosita 1973 births Filipino female lawn bowls players Living people Sportspeople from Samar (province) SEA Games medalists in lawn bowls SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines 20th-century Filipino women 21st-century Filipino sportswomen