44th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup to be held in Mexico

QubicaAMF has announce that the 44th Bowling World Cup will be held in Hermosillo, Mexico, from 7th to 15th November 2008. The world's most prestigious annual bowling tournament will be held in a brand new 32-lane center, which will be opening in June.

The pictures shows the cathedral of Hermosillo. Click on the image to enlarge it.

This will mark a record fifth time that the Bowling World Cup will be staged in Mexico after 1994 in Hermosillo, 1988 and 1968 in Guadalajara, and 1983 in Mexico City.

Ian Holland (on the left), Vice President of QubicaAMF signed the contract with owner and manager of the center, Fernando Gutierrez (right), who has great experience of the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup having hosted the event in 1994.

Gutierrez commented: "I always knew the Bowling World Cup was a great tournament, but when we hosted it in 1994, I fell in love with it. I dreamt then of hosting it again – and now that dream is coming true."

Hermosillo is a city of 800,000 and is known as 'The Sun City'. It lies in the state of Sonora in the north of Mexico just 250 kilometers from the border with the USA.

The 2008 Bowling World Cup has the personal and governmental backing of the governor of Sonora, Eduardo Bours, and of the Mayor of Hermosillo, Ernesto Gandara.

L-R 1. Jose Maria Gallegos, co-owner, Daniel Gutierrez, son of the owner and local co-ordinator; Luis Javier Iserte, manager of QubicaAMF Mexico; Ian Holland, Vice President QubicaAMF; Ernesto Gandara, Major of Hermosillo; Anne-Marie Board, QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Manager; Fernando Gutierrez, owner. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Anne-Marie Board, QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup manager, said: "Hermosillo is a lovely city and the new center will be superb. The Gutierrez family will make this a very special event indeed and I know that all our players, officials and guests will be warmly welcomed."

The 1994 event - the 30th edition – was won by Tore Torgerson of Norway for the men and Anne Jacobs of South Africa for the women. Luis Javier Iserte, now QubicaAMF's manager in Mexico*, finished in seventh place.

1994 also saw the first ever perfect game bowled in the tournament when Jack Guay of Canada hit the magic 300 figure.

Pictured here is 'Torre De Hermosillo'. Click on the image to enlarge it.