12/09/05
2005 West Asian Games
Al-Abadia ends 3rd West Asian Games with victory in Masters
Bowling Alley: Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar
Nayef Al-Abadia upset local favorite Mubarak Al-Muraikhi to end the bowling competition in the 3rd West Asian Games at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar with victory in the Masters. In the championship match over two games total pinfall, Al-Abadia topped Al-Muraikhi, 422-392. Qatar led the medal tally with 4 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.
12/07/05
2005 West Asian Games
Bandar Al-Shafi cruises to gold in All Events
Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar
Bandar Al-Shafi of Qatar felled 5287 pins in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team events on dual lane condition to win the godl medal in All Events. Bandar outaveraged compatriot Saeed Al-Hajri, who won the silver medal, by nearly 9 pins averaging 220.29 for the 24 games. Khaled Al-Debayyan of Kuwait earned the bronze medal.
12/07/05
2005 West Asian Games
Qatar wins gold medal in Team event
Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar
The host country of Qatar with Ahmed Shaheen, Abdulla Al-Qattan, Mubarak Al-Muraikhi, Bandar Al-Shafi and Saeed Al-Hajri averaged 212,77 to win the gold medal in the five-player team event at the 3rd West Asian Games at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar. The five-some underlined Qatar's status as the No. 1 bowling nation among the Arab countries.
12/06/05
2005 West Asian Games
Qataris back on track in West Asian Games Trios
Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar
After failing to win a medal in the Doubles event, the Qataris got back on track in the Trios event winning the gold and bronze medals at the 3rd West Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Singles champion Saeed Al-Hajri teamed with Bandar Al-Shafi and Mubarak Al-Muraikhi (pictured) to claim his second gold medal with 3819 six-game total and an average of 212,17 on dual lane condition.
12/05/05
2005 West Asian Games
Kuwaitis stun local favorites to win gold and silver in Doubles
Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar
After dominating the men's Singles in the 3rd West Asian Games in Doha, the local favorites from Qatar with Singles champion Saeed Al-Hajri failed to win a medal in the Doubles event. Two Kuwaiti doubles, Rakan Al-Ameeri/ Khaled Al-Debayyan and Fadhel Al-Mousawi/Mohammed Al-Rgeebah, earned the gold and silver medals with 2570 and 2533 six-game total, resp. Rahma Al-Sharqi and Hind Al-Hammdi topped favorite Nadia Al-Awadhi of Bahrain and team mate Marjan Habib to win the women's title.
12/04/05
2005 West Asian Games
Al-Hajri and Al-Awadhi win first gold medals at West Asian Games
Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar
Saeed Al-Hajri of Qatar and Nadia Al-Awadhi, Bahrain, started the 3rd West Asian Games at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar, with victory in the men's and women's Singles. Al-Hajri, who hasn't bowled for a year, celebrated a great come back and took the men's gold with 1361, six-game total. Al-Awadhi, who became the first Arab woman to reach a World Cup final in Slovenia last month, totalled 1091 to finish well ahead of the rest of the field.
