Kuwait ends 9th GCC Men's Bowling Championship with gold in All Events and Masters

10/31/08

Kuwait

Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya City, Kuwait (Oct. 24-31, 2008)

2008GCCLogo.jpg The 9th GCC Men's Bowling Championship itook place at Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya City, Kuwait. from Oct. 24 through 31, 2008.

30 players from the Arabian Gulf States - Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and the host country of Kuwait - competed for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters on short and long oil condition, respectively.

Kuwait swept the medals in Singles, Bahrain won gold in Doubles. Kuwait captured the title in Trios, while Qatar won the coveted Team gold.

In an all-Kuwaiti affair, Basil Al-Anzi defeated All Events champion Jassem Darwish, 2-0, to win the Masters title.


9th GCC Masters - Final Standings


1. Basil Al-Anzi, Kuwait
2. Jassem Darwish, Kuwait
3. Saeed Obaid Belkedaida, UAE
(tie) Abdulla Al-Qattan, Qatar
5. Sami Noor, Bahrain
6. Yusif Falah, Bahrain
7. Naif Oqab Al-Abadla, UAE
8. Abdulla Al-Jasaiman, Qatar


Masters - Single-elimination, best-of-three games





9th GCC All Events - Final Standings after 24 games (Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team)


The top 8 advance to the Masters finals.




9th GCC Team event - Final Standings after six games


Block 1 on short oil, Block 2 on long oil




9th GCC Trios - Final Standings after six games


Block 1 on long oil, Block 2 on short oil




9th GCC Doubles - Final Standings after six games on long oil





9th GCC Singles - Final Standings after six games on short oil