Al Qwassem crush KRAHS as Jordan Elites maintain lead

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Al Qwassem

By Franz L.A. Roche

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 12: Al Qwassem showed magnificently their winning style when they demolished the rated team KRAHS 3,490-2,973, Asian Air Safari recorded their back to back victory over Swooping Eagles 3,025-2,877 while Jordan Elites remain the top one enjoying a four-week winning streak and the last victims were the Falcon Int’l Cargo 3,152-2,849 in the fourth week of the elimination round of the 2019 Philippine Bowling Association in Kuwait 33rd Anniversary Cup – Tenpin Bowling League at the Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club Complex in Salmiya, Kuwait. Other teams that registered wins against their rivals were GOAN Strikers vs SKARZ (3,002-2,675), ‘X’-Trikerz vs IBL Tigers (2,875-2,803), UNIMONI Exchange vs N 10 MID8TORS (3,067-2,815), Split Happens vs NUSANTARA (2,8302,795).

N 10 MID8TORS

(357), Eddie Pena (338) and Eden Danan (308).

Another powerful team the Asian Air Safari and the cliff hangers Swooping Eagles collided in Lanes 45/46. Both teams were members of the elite group. In the first game of their encounter, the favored flying monsters overpowered the feathered monsters 976-893, but in the second game the Eagles were flying high and swooped the Asian Air 995-961. In their final game, Air Safari retaliated 1,063-989 and the final result was 3,025-2,877. Mohammad Jasim Abdulla scored 218, 192, 242 (652), assisted by Mohammad Karam (604), Neveen Wasel (545), Sonia Mathews (516) and Bader Al Faraj (504) while the losers’ top pointer was Myrah Manalo (616) who snatched from Sonia Mathews the Class A Individual High Game (222-196) Myrah was supported by Riz Roque (515), Benjie Roque (465), Jessica Balagat (286), Clinton Cathers (284) and Mona Corpuz (273). With the win-lose record, Asian Air surge an altitude from sixth to fifth rank.

The third winning streak of NUSANTARA was stopped by team Split Happens 2,8302,795, surprised losing the match despite winning two games. The Indonesian team won the first two games 993-946, 983-892 with 138 points advantage. But in the third game, NUSANTARA slowed down, subdued by Spit Happens 967-819. The victorious team bowlers were Mike Hamzi (485), Sulaiman Al Shuabi (411), Reem Al Zaabi (404), Faizal Al Rumaidheen (388), Feras Al

Jordan Elites

Muhareb (356), Nawal Al Salman (350) and Mohd Murad (160) while the losers were Joe Sto. Domingo (565), Robert Opena (507), Abdulrahman Abdulla (443), Abdulaziz Ashkanani (309), Bert Alilay (246), Ahmad Fahmi (136) and Tanjung Gantosori (129). Despite the win, Split Happens slid from ninth to eleventh place while NUSANTARA also swerved from fifth to seventh spot.

Jordan Elites recorded their fourth winning streak and remain holding the prime position for three weeks. This time the prey were the Falcon Int’l Cargo 3,152-2,840, losers for three consecutive weeks who skid from fourth to sixth spot. The Elites winning the scheduled three-game series, delivered 1,032-967, 1,024-904, 1,071-978. The top grosser was the prolific scorer Ali Hikmat who scored (654) 213, 225, 216, supported by Aji Varghese (573), Yousef Waleed (548), Fadi Al Masri (513) and Valentine Gonsales (482) while Falcon Cargo high pointer was Jess Tolentino (536) assisted by Erick Chang (520), Christine Moreno (446), Jocelyn Barros (414), John Narvasa (306) and Adolfo Prena (160).

‘X’-Trikerz continued their third winning streak but slid down from third to fourth place against IBL Tigers 2,857-2,803 who in turn were not able to move out from twelfth spot. IBL Tigers won two games 1,002-970 and 990-932 but felt short to win the match when they lost the second game 811-970 with a big margin. Jason Gamba (588) piloted

Split Happens

his team to victory followed by Joe Presenta (499), Ceddie Faa (468), Abel Nitikusumo (317), Bima Nitikusumo (259), Cris Carungay (168) and Reygan Percy (134) while IBL Tigers high scorer was Siddarth Nair (570) supported by Rudolph Castelino (550), Ulysses Menezes (434), Nadine Dias (305), Fatime Sequiera (258), Asyok Palayil (122) and Aman Agarwal (112).

Finally, having similar win-lose records of 2-2, the UNIMONI Exchange intimidated the N 10 MID8TORS in the first and second games 1,070-892, 967-874 but lost the third game 1,049-1,005. UNIMONI maintain the top second while the losers are down to last spot. Exchange specialist leader was Rashid Aker Ali (586), followed by Abdulrahman Al Kandari (482), Lim Jang Pil (474) Ruben Cervantes (417), Alex Nodalo (384) and Ahmed Fadil Karam (299) while N 10 MID 8 TORS bowlers were Quintin Carter (531), Hussain Adnan (517), Abdul Razak Abdullah (381), Luther Huling (367), Lito Michael (297), Alma Turley (134), Jelyn Colegio (115) and Daryll Armastrong (112). For the battle of the cellar dwellers, GOAN Strikers registered their first victory against SKARZ 3,002-2,675. GOANs showed their superiority and were led by Brian Fernandes (586), Collin Eric Nelson (543), Vasant Harshan (533), Lloyd D’Souza (447) and Allan Fernandes (382) while SKARZ had Lionel Mendes (530), Fatima Fernandes (380), Solomon Moras (290), Ignatius Fernandes

Asian Air Safari

(289), Melvin Isaac (281), Stephen Sequiera (260) and Kathy Fernandes (94).

The Individual Best Results. In the Individual High Game – Mens’ Class A/O – Al Qwassem’s Wahab Al Shatti grabbed from teammate Fadel Al Qassem the High Game (268-265); in Class B – Al Qwassem’s Saleh Faraj kept his record high (279); also in Class C – Jordan Elites’ Yousef Waleed held his old record (252); while in Ladies division Class A – Swooping Eagles’ Myra Manalo snatched from Asian Air Safari’s Sonia Mathews the high game (222-196 points) and in Class B – Christine Moreno still saved her 197 points. In the Individual High Average, Men’s Class A/O – Al Qwassem’s Wahab Al Shatti seized from Mousa Abdullah of UNIMONI the highest average 214.2-210.7; but in Class B – Al Qwassem’s Saleh Faraj retained his 199.1 medium; also Class C – Jordan Elites’ Yousef Waleed (179) and in the Ladies division, Class A – Sonia Mathews kept the position (180.8) while in Class B – Jordan Elites’ Basma Ammar grabbed from Jessica Balagat of Swooping Eagles 165.2-165) record.

Individual High Game Name Team Wahab Al Shatti Al Qwassem Saleh Faraj Al Qwassem Yousef Waleed Jordan Elites Myra Manalo Swooping Eagles Christine Moreno Jordan Elites

Individual High Series Name Team Wahab Al Shatti Al Qwassem Saleh Faraj Al Qwassem Yousef Waleed Jordan Elites Sonia Mathews Asian Air Safari Basma Ammar Jordan Elites

Weekly Team High Series First Week – UNIMONI Exchange – 3,080 Second Week – Jordan Elites – 3,120 Third Week – Al Qwassem – 3,034 Fourth Week – Jordan Elites – 3,052

Bowler of the Week First Week – Lloyd Fernandes – GOAN Strikers Second Week – Daryl Armstrong – N 10 MID8TORS Third Week – Mohd Abdulla – Asian Air Safari Fourth Week – Yaqoub Al Shatti – Al Qwassem Fourth Week Results: 1. Jordan Elites (12,471) 2. UNIMONI Exchange (11,998); 3. Al Qwassem (11,938); 4. ‘X’Trikerz (11,698); 5. Asian Air Safari (11,674); 6. Falcon Int’l Cargo (11,572); 7. NUSANTARA (11,469); 8. N 10 MID8TORS (11,429); 9. Swooping Eagles (11,428); 10. KRAHS (11,400); 11. Split Happens (11,359); 12. IBL Tigers (11,153); 13. GOAN Strikers (10,787) and SKARZ (10,022). Category Men’s A Men’s B Men’s C Ladies A Ladies B

Category Men’s A Men’s B Men’s C Ladies A Ladies B Score 265 279 252 222 197

Score 214.20 199.10 179.00 180.80 165.20