Day of the ‘underdogs’ as they sweep 3-game series vs mighty teams
2020 PBAK-GCC Tour Challenge Cup Invitational Tenpin Bowling Tournament
By Archie Delos Reyes
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 2: First time in the history of PBAK all “underdogs” emerged victorious against the colossus of the League and the results were sweeping the 3-game series a demeaning games for mighty and rated teams Al Qwassem lost to Rhino Dozers (2907-2560), Swooping Eagles beat Asian Air Safari (28822705), Magic Hornets former UniMoni (2879-outsmarted by X-Trikerz (2588-2879). This all happened in the third week of the PBAK-2020 GCC Tour Challenge Cup Invitational Bowling Tournament held at the Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club in Salmiyah on
Panthers Team
and Rudy De Lima (431).
The SKARZ team who recorded three winning streak easily dispelled Pongky Strikers 2907-2658 and move up from fifth to fourth position while the later was expelled from the “Top 8 Elites” nursing in the tenth place. The registered record of the three games were 1001940, 929- 856, 952-862 in favor of Stephen Sequeira who top scored the group with his 515 points followed by Lionel Mendes (491), Melwin Isaac (470), Diago Camilo (436), Agnello Fwrnandes (385) and Ignatius Fernandes (120) while Pongky Strikers were Jess Tolentino (500), Jhon Narvasa (493), Christine Moreno (430), Adolfo Prena (377) Hamad Al Dosari (365).
The IBL Tigers slaughtered its latest powerless prey the Skarz Bees without retribution 1063-845, 896-845, 943-786. With the win the IBL Tigers snatched the top spot from Goan Strikers while the loser, remain in the fourteenth position. Tigers top scorer was Vishnu Devarasetty (532) supported by Yaquob Adel (514), AbdulAziz Al Aslawi (503), Ulysses Menezes (475) and Nadine Dias (446) while Skarz Bees bowlers were Nikshita Shetty (488), Allan Fernandes (456), Kathy Fernandes (343), Eden Danan (340), Fatima Fernandes (234) and Neeta Fernandes (99). The all men GOAN Strikers met the all lady bowlers Sandigan-Kuwait who was neophyte in the League. There was no opposition from the cellar dwellers until the end of the game 27181924. Goan bowlers were Lloyd Fernandes (546), Brian Fernandes (452), Lloyd D’ Souza (430), Bala Subramanyam (421) and Vassant Harshan (394) while Rosalina Lacanilaon (301), Elmira (289), Josephine Tecson (260), Aisha Al Bakit (170), Marites Maranan (165) and Los Mary Perlas (129).
Finally, Mangaf Strikers effortlessly subdued Panthers, 2795-2325. The pin busters were Robert Opena (508), Jayson Gamba (500), Ahmad Fahmi Husen (483), Ceddie Faa (459) and Jan Janoras (328) while Panthers were David Rood (497), Alma Turley (413), Mohammad Othman (392) and Ahmad Fadil karam (267). Jordan Elites bowlers who played bye were Ali Adel Khalil (548), Mahmoud Dasthi (510), Basma Ammar (443), Yousef Waleed (419), Fadi Al Masri (361) and Ali Hikmat (156).
Meanwhile, listed here-under were the results for the Individual Best performances.
Sandigan Kuwait Team
For the Individual High Game – Mens’ Class A/O Magic Hornets Lim Jong Pil (261); for Mens Class B- Magic Hornets’ Jang Hosiung (238); for Mens Class C – Swooping Eagles’ CJ Cathers better his past record (255-223). In Ladies Class A, Neveen Wasel of Asian Air Safari (235) and in Class B Pongky’s Christine Moreno snatched from Fatz Sequeira of IBL Tigers (215-214). In the Individual High Average – Mens’ Class A/O, Al Qwassem’s Yakoub Al Shatti (219.70); Class B- Ayoub Al Shatti (181.5); Class C – SKARZ Stephen Sequeira grabbed from team mate Lionel Mendes (160.7-159.0) and in Ladies A – Pilar Bhebahani snatched from Asian Air’s Neveen Wasel (174.5-170.0) and in Class B – Swooping Eahles’ Jesica Balagat kept her post (152.3).
THIRD Week Standing. 1. IBL Tigers (8676); 2. GOAN Strikers (8538); 3. Swooping Eagles (8434); 4. SKARZ (8435); 5. “X”-Trikerz (8326); 6. Al Qwassem (8237); 7. Rhino Hornets (8147); 8. Magic Hornets (8009); 9. Mangaf Strikers (8001); 10. PONGKY Strikers (7978); 11. Asian Air Safari (7654); 12. Jordan Elites (7625); 13, PANTHERS (7368); 14. Skarz BEES (7331) and 15. Sandigan-Kuwait (5521).