Hong Kong's Gloria Ma is set to become the youngest-ever player at the World Bowls Championships ©World Bowls

Hong Kong teenager Gloria Ha is set to become the youngest player ever to compete at the World Bowls Championships in New Zealand later this year. 

The 14-year-old has been selected to represent the territory at the event in Christchurch between November 29 and December 11 following some outstanding performances.

At the National Bocce Elite Lawn Bowls Championship at Quzhou in China last October, the left-hander played lead in Hong Kong’s gold medal winning mixed fours team skipped by Kenny Chan, along with James Tang and Helen Cheung.

Earlier this year, Ha and Amy Choi captured the women’s pairs gold medal in the Dutch Open at Haarlem in The Netherlands.

The student has been playing the sport since she was eight and been a member of the Hong Kong youth development team for five years.

First held in Australia in 1966, the World Bowls Championships for men and women are held every four years. 

Since 2008 the men's and women's events have been held together. 

The 2012 event was held in Adelaide in Australia.

Home bowler Leif Selby won the men's singles gold medal and the Scottish pairing of Alex Marshall and Paul Foster took the men's pair. 

Scotland also also won the Triples but Australia struck gold in the fours and Leonard Trophy.

In the women's events Australia were dominant, Karen Murphy winning the singles.

They also won pairs, triples and Taylor Trophy. 

Only Scotland managed to stop a complete clean sweep after claiming the fours.