Yousif Falah (pictured left) of Bahrain flew past Shaker Al Hassan, UAE, 246-168, to claim his second career title on the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour Wednesday at Dubai Bowling Center in Dubai, UAE.

Falah, who won his first ABFT title in the 2012 Egypt leg, threw nine strikes in a clean game, while Al-Hassan suffered three open frames, to put the match away well before the final frame.

In one of the lowest-scoring matches in ABF Tour history, Falah sidelined 5th Dubai International Open champion, Hareb Al Mansoori, UAE, in the first semifinal match, 152-135, to advance to the final.

Al-Hassan (pictured right with Falah) topped the lone non-Arabic player on the roster, Anthony Balabbo, Philippines, in the other semifinal match, 206-173.

The 2014 ABF Tour consists of nine legs, five in the Middle East (Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia) with a men's division only and four in East and South East Asia (Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and Indonesia) featuring men and women in separate divisions.

Players earn ranking points based on how they finish in each event. The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2014 season qualify for the ABF Tour Tournament of Champions scheduled for March 2015 (tbc) in Egypt.

The ABF Tour moves to Jakarta for the Indonesia leg on October 27.

Photo courtesy of www.abftour.com.

 

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2014 ABF Tour Dubai leg - Men's Division only

Dubai Bowling Center in Dubai, UAE (October 15, 2014)

Championship:
Yousif Falah, Bahrain, def. Shaker Al-Hassan, UAE, 246-168

Semifinal:
Yousif Falah, Bahrain, def. Hareb Al-Mansoori, UAE, 152-135
Shaker Al-Hassan, UAE, def. Anthony Balabbo, Philippines, 206-173

Quarterfinal:
Hareb Al-Mansoori, UAE, def. Rakan Al-Amiri, Kuwait, 202-193
Yousif Falah, Bahrain, def. Mahmood Al-Attar, UAE, 186-152
Shaker Al-Hassan, UAE, def. Paolo Joquico, Philippines, 199
Anthony Balabbo, Philippines, def. Salem Al-Hajras, Kuwait, 201-197

Round of 16:
Hareb Al-Mansoori, UAE, vs. Ibrahim Al-Jadi, Kuwait, Bye
Rakan Al-Amiri, Kuwait def. Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE, 237-204
Yousif Falah, Bahrain, vs. Fahad Falah, UAE, Bye
Mahmood Al-Attar, UAE, def. Mohd S Al-Matroosi, UAE, 225-172
Shaker Al-Hassan, UAE, def. Mohamed Janahi, Bahrain, 218-185
Paolo Joquico, Philippines, def. Zeyad Tahhan, Jordan, 208-177
Salem Al-Hajras, Kuwait, def. Yaqoub Al-Shatti, Kuwait, 176-155
Anthony Balabbo, Philippines, def. Khalid Al-Dubyyan, Kuwait, 203-185

 

2014 ABF Tour Dubai leg - Men's Final Standings

Players with position, country and ranking points

1. Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 75
2. Shaker Al-Hassan, UAE, 60
3. Anthony Balabbo, Philippines, 46
4. Hareb Al-Mansoori, UAE, 45
5. Salem Al-Hajras, Kuwait, 33
6. Rakan Al-Amiri, Kuwait, 32
7. Mahmood Al-Attar, UAE, 31
8. Paolo Joquico, Philippines, 30
9. Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE, 20
10. Khalid Al-Dubyyan, Kuwait, 18.5
(tie) Mohamed Janahi, Bahrain, 18.5
12. Zeyad Tahhan, Jordan, 17
13. Mohd Sultan Al-Matrooshi, UAE, 16
14. Yaqoub Al-Shatti, Kuwait, 15

 

 

2014 ABF Tour Men's Ranking - Standings after 7/9 events

Top 16 with position, country and ranking points. The top 16 qualify for the ABFT Tournament of Champions.

1. Shaker Al-Hassan, UAE, 219
2. Mahmood Al-Attar, UAE, 166
3. Mohammed Janahi, Bahrain, 155.5
4. Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 124
5. Eric Tseng, Hong Kong, 122
6. Sithiphol Kunaksorn, Thailand, 121
7. Hareb Al-Mansoori, UAE, 119
8. Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE, 111
9. Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 110
10. Hrh Mohamed Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia, 108
11. Yeri Ramadona, Indonesia, 94
12. Tomoyuki Sasaki, Japan, 90
13. Lee Tak Man, Macau, 80
14. Khaled Al-Dubyyan, Kuwait, 78.5
15. Rakan Al-Ameeri, Kuwait, 78
16. Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia, 76
17. Yaqoub Al-Shatti, Kuwait, 75
(tie) Shaik Abdul Hameed, India, 75
19. Michael Mak, HGK, 68
20. Salem Al-Hajras, Kuwait, 66
21. Ayman Hashem, Egypt, 60
(tie) Wicky Yeung, Hong Kong, 60
(tie) Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 60
24. Jassim Darwish, Kuwait, 58
25. Mustafa Al-Mousawi, Kuwait, 48
(tie) Surasak Manuwong, Thailand, 48
27. Anthony Balabbo, Philippines, 46
(tie) Joshua Chow, Hong Kong, 46
(tie) Mahmoud Mazloum, Egypt, 46
(tie) Adel Al-Barqi, Saudi Arabia, 46
31. Atittarat Cheng, Thailand, 37
32. Yousef Al-Jaber, Qatar, 33
(tie) Kenta Yoshida, Japan, 33
34. Basel Al-Anzi, Kuwait, 32
(tie) Rocky Hui, Hong Kong, 32
(tie) Zoe Dias Ma, Macau, 32
37. Panuruj Vilailak, Thailand, 31
(tie) Lau Kwun Ho, Hong Kong, 31
39. Paolo Joquico, Philippines, 30
(tie) Mike Chan, Hong Kong, 30
41. Mohammed Sultan, Bahrain, 20
(tie) Rickle Kam, Hong Kong, 20
(tie) Amr Nour, Egypt, 20
44. Hameed Taqi, Bahrain, 19
(tie) Ali Al-Rashidi, UAE, 19
(tie) Aseel Al-Roomi, Kuwait, 19
47. Ahmed Fareed, Bahrain, 18
(tie) Hossam Sobhy, Egypt, 18
(tie) Ashley Hui, Hong Kong, 18
50. Zeyad Tahhan, Jordan, 17
(tie) Yang Wei, China, 17
(tie) Vong Vang Ip, Macau, 17
53. Mohd Sultan Al-Matrooshi, UAE, 16
(tie) Ahmed Jabber, Bahrain, 16
(tie) Badin Lerdpiriyasakulkut, Thailand, 16
(tie) Ahmed Abd Hamid, Egypt, 16
(tie) Hardy Rachmadian, Indonesia, 16
58. Shogo Wada, Japan, 15
(tie) Achilles Hung, Hong Kong, 15
60. Annop Arromsaranon, Thailand, 14
61. Sami Noor, Bahrain, 13

 

 

2014 ABF Tour Women's Ranking - Standings after 3/4 events

Players with position, country and ranking points. The top 16 qualify for the ABFT Tournament of Champions.

1. Sharon Limansantoso, Indonesia, 135
2. Chan Shuk Han, Hong Kong, 125
3. Kritsanakorn Sangaroon, Thailand, 121
4. Putty Armein, Indonesia, 108
5. Angkana Netrviseth, Thailand, 95
6. Tanaprang Sathean, Thailand, 60.5
7. Benchawan Poungthong, Thailand, 60
8. Kanako Ishimine, Japan, 50
9. Wendy Chai, Malaysia, 47
(tie) Novie Phang, Indonesia, 47
11. Zhang Yu Hong, China, 46
12. Cheya Chantika, Indonesia, 45
(tie) Zhang Chun Li, China, 45
14. Sun Hong Duo, China, 40
15. Filomena Choi, Macau, 36
16. Natthida Sertluecha, Thailand, 31
(tie) Veronica De Souza, Macau, 31
18. Arpakorn Netrviseth, Thailand, 30
(tie) Gloria Yung, Hong Kong, 30
(tie) Milki Ng, Hong Kong, 30
(tie) Yang Suling, China, 30
22. Tithima Thongsard, Thailand, 20
23. Nur Dyana, Singapore, 19
24. Korngunya Aree, Thailand, 18
(tie) Zoe Tam, Hong Kong, 18
26. Chantanee Sarnswang, Thailand, 17
27. Kantaporn Singhabubpha, Thailand, 16
(tie) Joan Cheng, Hong Kong, 16
(tie) Qin Xiu Li, China, 16
30. Julia Lam, Macau, 14.5
31. Victoria Chan, Hong Kong, 13