The Israel Bowling Federation has announced the men's and women's team roster for the combined World Championships, which will be held from August 16-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in suburban Las Vegas.

As in the past years in Israel, three of the six players in each gender were seeded based on their performance in the Men's and Women's European Championships. The other three spots were at stake in a qualifying tournament, which was held at Hutzot bowling center in Haifa and Superbowl bowling center in Rishon Letzion last weekend.

Players must bowl total 38 games, four 6-game series on two lane conditions plus two 7-game series on mixed oil.

The Israeli men's team in Las Vegas will consist of Or Aviram (Haifa club), Nati Volpert (Super Strike), Aviv Alfital (Ramat Gan), Omer Nehushtan (SuperStrike), Meni Mizrachi (Ramat Gan) and Ben Fishler (Ramat Gan).

Back row (l-r) Ofer Sadeh, Omer Nehustan, Aviv Alfital, Ben Fishler, Nati Volpert, Meni Mizrachi, Or Aviram and Arie Fisher, and IBF President Arie Fisher; front row (l-r) Sarit Mizrahi, Mali Mizrachi, Tali Itzhak, Yifat Tal and Shahaf Antin. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Making the women's team were Sarit Mizrahi (Haifa club), Shahaf Antin (Ramat Gan), Tali Itzhak (Super Strike), Yifat Tal (Petach Tikva), Mali Mizrahi (Ramat Gan), the mother of Sarit and Meni, and Liat Vizenfeld.

IBF General Secretary Ofer Sadeh will be the head of delegation.

 

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