NUSANTARA bounce back, join ‘Magic 8’ while ‘X’-Trikerz ousted
Ashkanani declared bowler of the week
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 14: After 2-week hiatus due to international bowling competitions, the 25th Asian Bowling Tour and 35th World Tenpin Bowling Championship held at Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club Complex in Salmiya, the rejuvenated NUSANTARA displayed fiery performance silencing one of the league titans the UNIMONI Exchange, 3,015-2,651 zoomed and joined the “Magic 8”. While the Asian Air Safari ousted the ‘X’-Trikerz, 2,796-2,675 from the elite group and the Falcon Int’l Cargo trying to keep alive trounced KRAHS 2,727-2,659 on the twelfth week of the 2019 Philippine Bowling Association in Kuwait 33rd Anniversary Cup – Tenpin Bowling League. Other teams that registered victory were Al Qwassem vs N 10 MID8TORS 2,988-2,898, GOAN Strikers vs IBL Tigers 2,931-2,874, Jordan Elites vs
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top scorer was Ali Hikmat (605), Fadi Al Masri (587), Ali Adel Khalil (552), Basma Amar (500) and Yousef Waleed (443) while SKARZ bowlers were Melwin Isaac (406), Lionel Mendes (458), Diago Camilo (447), Stephen Sequiera (269), Fatima Fernandes (217) and Kathy Fernandes (208). GOAN Strikers although winning one game against IBL Tigers won the competition 2,9312,874. GOAN’s players were Brian Fernandes (528), Lloyd Fernandes (507), Lloyd D’Souza (495), Vasant Harshan (492) and Allan Fernandes (432) while the Tigers 5-man team were Ulysses Menezes (570), Joel Fernandes (515), Nadine Dias (490), Fatima Sequiera (366) and Jason D’Souza (293). Finally, the Swooping Eagles who played bye were safe in their sixth position with great advantage over the seventh and eight placers. The bowlers were Riz Roque (512), Myrah Manalo (509), Angie Bush (451), Clinton Cathers (314), Benjie Roque (303) and Jessica Balagat (389).
Individual Best Results. In the Individual High Game – Men’s Class A/O – Fadi Al Masri of Jordan Elites (278); in Class B – Al Qwassem’s Saleh Faraj (279); in Class C – Jordan Elites’ Yousef Waleed (252); while in Ladies division Class A – Asian Air Safari’s Neveen Wasel (238) and in Class B – Swooping Eagles Jessica Balagat (244). In the Individual High Average, Men’s Class A/O – Al Qwassem’s Yacoub Al Shatti (218.8); Class B – Hassan Al Qassem of Al Qwassem (190.0); Class C – Jordan Elite’s Yousef Waleed (169.2) and in the Ladies division, Class A – Swooping Eagles’ Myra Manalo (186.0) while in Class B – Alma Turley of N 10 MID8TORS (166.3).
Twelfth Week Results: 1. Al Qwassem (37,259); 2. Jordan Elites (36,168); 3. UNIMONI Exchange (35,593); 4. Asian Air Safari (34,929); 5. KRAHS (34,883); 6. Swooping Eagles (34,653); 7. NUSANTARA (34,184); 8. N 10 MID8TORS (34,166); 9. ‘X’-Trikerz (34,001); 10. Falcon Int’l Cargo (33,946); 11. GOAN Strikers (33,774); 12. IBL Tigers (33,394); 13. SKARZ (30,444) and 14. Split Happens – Eliminated.