04/19/08
2008 MCC
Gauton, Ocando end Mediterranean Challenge Cup with victory in Masters
Bowling Mega Place in Chania, Crete, Greece (April 15-20, 2008)
Melvin Ocando, Spain, claimed his second gold medal after winning in All Events at the 11th Mediterranean Challenge Cup in Crete, Greece, when he defeated three opponents, all matches two-games-to-one, to win the men's Masters competition. In the title match against Maurizio Celli, Italy, Ocando won the decider, 203-163. On the women's side,
Marie Gauton, France, the No. 5 seed, eliminated her team mate Elise Bretteville, both won gold in doubles, then ousted No. 1 seed Sue Abela, Malta, and topped Daniela Pialino, Italy, 2-0 in the title match.
04/19/08
2008 MCC
Strong finish helps Turkey to secure Team gold in Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Abela, Ocando claim the gold medals in All Events
Trailing France by one pin heading into the final game
Turkey with
Habib Dogan, Mithat Siveliol, Ebru Ozogluuntur and
Gulhan Aksular (pictured) rolled a huge 874 game en route to claim the gold medal in the team event at the 11th Mediterranean Challenge Cup with 4808 six game total. France earned silver with 4771 while Cyprus secured the bronze medal with 4728.
Sue Abela, Malta and
Melvin Ocando, Spain won the titles in women's and men's All Events.
04/18/08
2008 MCC
France and Italy win the gold medals in Doubles in Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Bowling Mega Place in Chania, Crete, Greece (April 15-20, 2008)
Elise Bretteville and
Marie Gauton won the second gold medal for France in the 11th Mediterranean Challenge Cup in Crete, Greece in women's Doubles. The duo totaled 2396 for six games to beat Raffaella Fusco and Daniela Pialino, Italy by 5 pins. Singles champion Sue Abela teamed with Tiziana Carannante to win the bronze with 2332. Men's Singles champion Sebastien Henry and Xavier Lotthe led the field of 9 countries after 5 games but fell to third due to a 318 game. Italians
Marco Reviglio and
Maurizio Celli took the gold with 2451. Silver went to Charis Panayiotou and Kostas Kyriakou, Cyprus, with 2408.
04/17/08
2008 MCC
Abela, Henry start Mediterranean Challenge Cup with victory in Singles
Bowling Mega Place in Chania, Crete, Greece (April 15-20, 2008)
Sue Abela from Malta won her fifth gold medal in Singles at the 11th Mediterranean Challenge Cup in Crete, Greece with 1276 six-game total and an average of 212.67. Defending champion Natassa Rovithaki, Greece fell nine pins short to take silver with 1267. Bronze went to Daniela Pialino, Italy, with 1194. On the men's side,
Sebastien Henry, France had high games of 276 and 247 to beat out Greek youngster Evangelos Krizinis for the gold medal by 12 pins, 1319-1307. Mithat Siveliol, Turkey, finished with 253 and 234 to secure bronze with 1282.
12/26/07
Greece
11th Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Bowling Mega Place in Chania, Crete, Greece (April 15-20, 2008)
The
2008 Mediterranean Challenge Cup will be held at Bowling Mega Place in Chania, Crete, Greece, from April 15-20, 2008. At the 15th edition of this annual tournament record 15 ETBF member federations from countries located in or around the Mediterranean Sea, will bowl for medals in Singles, Doubles, Team, All Events and Masters in two divisions - men and women. Crete is the largest island in Greece and one of its most popular holiday destinations, rich of history and surrounded by myths.
04/01/07
2007 MCC
Spiteri and Roiati end Mediterranean Challenge Cup with victory in Masters
Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey (March 27-April 3, 2007)
Chiara Roiati from Italy and
Mark Spiteri of Malta won the coveted Masters titles in the 2007 Mediterranean Challenge Cup at Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey. Spiteri, seeded 7th, defeated No. 1 seed, All Events champ Emmanuel Michaud, France, two-games-to-one. Roiati ousted women's No. 1 Natassa Rovithaki, Greece, in the semis, and went on to win the title against the No. 2 seed, Sue Abela from Malta, 2-1.
04/01/07
2007 MCC
Rovithaki and Michaud win gold in All Events at Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey (March 27-April 3, 2007)
Singles champion
Natassa Rovithaki, Greece, captured her second gold medal in women's All Events in the 2007 Mediterranean Challenge Cup at Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey. On the men's side,
Emmanuel Michaud from France held of a strong charge by Nunzio Romano, Italy.
04/01/07
2007 MCC
Italians cruise to victory in team event at Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey (March 27-April 3, 2007)
Singles champion
Nunzio Romano rolled the field-best 1402 six-game series to lead his team mates
Raffaella Fusco,
Chiara Roiati and
Federico Rossi to the team title in the 2007 Mediterranean Challenge Cup at Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey. The four Italians totaled 5117 pins, an average of 213.21.
Malta and
France took silver and bronze.
03/30/07
2007 MCC
Israel and France win gold medals in Doubles in Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey (March 27-April 3, 2007)
Nofar Hershkovich and
Mor Aviram from Israel and
Xavier Lotthe and
Emmanuel Michaud, France, captured the gold medals in the women's and men's Doubles in the Mediterranean Challenge Cup at Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey. The Israelis averaged 218.50 for six games and felled 2622 pins, while Lotthe/Michaud posted the field-nest 2635 pinfall total.
03/30/07
2007 MCC
Romano and Rovithaki start Mediterranean Challenge Cup with victory in Singles
Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey (March 27-April 3, 2007)
Nunzio Romano from Italy shot 251 in the sixth and final game to overtake Emmanuel Michaud, France, by two pins en route to claim the gold medal in the men's Singles in the 2007 Mediterranean Challenge Cup at Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey, with 1323 to 1321.
Natassa Rovithaki (left), Greece, outaveraged Sue Abela, Malta, by more than 21 pins to cruise to the title with 1386 and an average of 231.00.
04/04/06
Malta
Team Malta Beats Eight Nations to win IX Mediterranean Challenge Cup, San Marino
Republished courtesy of di-ve.com (Monday, 03 April, 2006)
Malta's Tenpin Bowlers have once again proved their chosen sporting discipline is one of the precious few in which our sportsmen and women can seriously compete against world class competition from nations much greater, and with far more resources than our own. The Team representing Malta in last week's
IX Mediterranean Challenge Cup not only scooped an impressive array of medals in all divisions, but they managed to win the entire event against teams from eight other Mediterranean countries.
03/25/06
San Marino
Abela and Pachoulis crowned All Events champions in Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Bowling Alley: Rose'n'Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino
Sue Abela from Malta and
Vretos Pachoulis, Greece, finished the 9th Mediterranean Challenge Cup at Rose'n'Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino, with victory in All Events. Abela won her third gold medal in four events and her 19th in the nine-year history of the event with 216,33 average over 18 games. Abela has won eight out of nine All Events titles in the MCC. Pachoulis overtook Domenico Maddaloni, Italy, by six pins thanks to a fine 1361 performance in the Team event.
03/25/06
2006 Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Greece captures the gold medal in MCC Team event
Greece captured the gold medal in the Team event at the Challenge Cup in San Marino.
Natassa Rovithaki, Despina Chrysanthi, Vretos Pachoulis and Stavros Parasakis averaged 216,46 for six team games and felled 5195 pins. Malta with Sue Abela, Lorraine Casha, Brian Farrugia, Rankin Luke Camilleri finished 154 pins behind in second place. Bronze went to Turkey with Mine Karakullukcu, Ebru Ozogluuntur, Mithat Siveliol and Burak Natal.
03/25/06
San Marino
Malta and Israel win Doubles titles at Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Bowling Alley: Rose'n'Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino
Sue Abela of Malta earned her second gold medal in the 9th Mediterranean Challenge Cup in San Marino when she teamed with
Lorraine Casha to win the women's Doubles with 2588 six-game total and an average of 215,67. On the men's side,
Israel Tener and
Johnatan Geller from Israel cruised to victory with 2715 and an average of 226,25. The doubles from Greece settled for the silver medals while the Italians took bronze in both division each.
03/24/06
2006 Mediterranean Challenge Cup
Italian Maddaloni posts big set to win gold in men's Singles
Malta's Abela adds another MCC title to her impressive collection
Domenico Maddaloni of Italy powered his way to the gold medal in the men's Singles event at the 9th Mediterranean Challenge Cup in San Marino. Maddaloni fired games of 259, 226, 219, 254, 289 and 227 for 1474 six-game total and an average of 245,67.
Sue Abela from Malta added yet another MCC title to her impressive collection when she won the women's Singles with 1348 and an average of 224,67. This was Abela's 17th gold medal in the 9-year history of the MCC.
