2007 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup to be held in St. Petersburg
02/16/07
QubicaAMF has announced that the 43rd Bowling World Cup will be held in the historic and beautiful city of St. Petersburg, Russia.
The hosts for the tournament will be the Federation of Sports Bowling Russia (FSBR). "We are very pleased and proud to have been chosen to be QubicaAMF's partner for the 2007 Bowling World Cup", FSBR President Alexander Gogolev stated. "We are looking forward to welcoming players from all over the world to St. Petersburg."
L-R Alexey Shiryaev, Head of Representative Office QubicaAMF Russia & CIS, Anne-Marie Board, Manager, QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, Alexander A Gogolev, President of Federation of Sports Bowling Russia, Svetlana Solntseva, Executive Secretary of Federation of Sports Bowling Russia, Michael Chizhikov, General Director of Bowling League of Russia, Executive Director of Federation of Sports Bowling Russia.
The tournament, which will take place between November third and 11th, will be held in the 32-lane state-of-the-art "Continent" bowling center, located in one of the biggest newly built shopping malls of St. Petersburg.
The bowling center main shareholder/partner Vladimir Markin and managing partner Igor Shubert were also overjoyed to be involved in this most prestigious event and said: "This is the first time that the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup will come to Russia and we are sure that the players, coaches, officials and supporters will be impressed with our center and our city."
St Petersburg lies on the river Neva and was founded in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great as his 'Window to the West'. It was the capital of the Russian Empire for 200 years and has also been known as Petrograd and Leningrad. It is Europe's eighth largest city and a major cultural center, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
World Cup visitors will be treated to dazzling palaces including the baroque Winter Palace, which now houses the Hermitage museum with its important collection of art, not to mention Faberge jewelry and the Russian imperial regalia. The city also boasts many churches, including the huge St Isaac's Cathedral.
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QubicaAMF has announced that the 43rd Bowling World Cup will be held in the historic and beautiful city of St. Petersburg, Russia.The hosts for the tournament will be the Federation of Sports Bowling Russia (FSBR). "We are very pleased and proud to have been chosen to be QubicaAMF's partner for the 2007 Bowling World Cup", FSBR President Alexander Gogolev stated. "We are looking forward to welcoming players from all over the world to St. Petersburg."
L-R Alexey Shiryaev, Head of Representative Office QubicaAMF Russia & CIS, Anne-Marie Board, Manager, QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, Alexander A Gogolev, President of Federation of Sports Bowling Russia, Svetlana Solntseva, Executive Secretary of Federation of Sports Bowling Russia, Michael Chizhikov, General Director of Bowling League of Russia, Executive Director of Federation of Sports Bowling Russia.
The tournament, which will take place between November third and 11th, will be held in the 32-lane state-of-the-art "Continent" bowling center, located in one of the biggest newly built shopping malls of St. Petersburg.
The bowling center main shareholder/partner Vladimir Markin and managing partner Igor Shubert were also overjoyed to be involved in this most prestigious event and said: "This is the first time that the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup will come to Russia and we are sure that the players, coaches, officials and supporters will be impressed with our center and our city."
St Petersburg lies on the river Neva and was founded in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great as his 'Window to the West'. It was the capital of the Russian Empire for 200 years and has also been known as Petrograd and Leningrad. It is Europe's eighth largest city and a major cultural center, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
World Cup visitors will be treated to dazzling palaces including the baroque Winter Palace, which now houses the Hermitage museum with its important collection of art, not to mention Faberge jewelry and the Russian imperial regalia. The city also boasts many churches, including the huge St Isaac's Cathedral.