QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup greets old and new friends
10/26/07
USA's Lynda Barnes remains the only returning champion at the 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Continent Bowling Center in St. Petersburg, Russia but she will face stiff competition from all, including Indonesia's Putty Armein (5th last year) and Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic (8th last year).
The picture shows Lynda with the BWC trophy in 2005.
In addition there will be three previous winners of the 'Sportswoman of the Tournament' award, with Sue Abela from Malta joining Beatrix Pesek (right) of Hungary (2003) and Nasheesha King of Mauritius (2006).
On the men's side, no-one will be participating with a greater pedigree than Mohamed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi. The champion in 1988 will be making his 14th appearance in the tournament – a record for the men's side – and is still a force to be reckoned with, having narrowly missed the top eight last year.
He joins Michael Schmidt (left) of Canada and Peter Ljung of Sweden as returning champions.
At the other end of the spectrum QubicaAMF Worldwide, the founder, organizer and principal sponsor of the Bowling World Cup, will welcome bowlers from Nigeria for the first time as Jim Felix and Joy Obomanu will be representing the West African state.
They will take their place alongside players such as Ryan Lalisang (left) from Indonesia, who was one of two men to hit a 300 game in Caracas last year and Yahav Rabin of Israel (5th in 2001 and third in 2003).
Other players of note will be the popular Guy Caminsky (right) of South Africa and Daniel Falconi of Mexico who have each won the coveted 'Sportsman of the Tournament' award, in 2002 and 2000 respectively.
This year there will be a special trophy for the very first 300 game to be bowled. 'The 300 Game 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Trophy' will be sponsored and presented by key local sponsor the East European Finance Corporation.
Final arrangements have been made for TV coverage of the event. The finals will be broadcast live on Russian channel RTR and will feature on Eurosport in two one-hour slots, the ladies' final being broadcast at 17.45 CET on November 10th and the men's at 15.30 CET on 11th. Production will be in conjunction with Kingpin Promotions.
Anne-Marie Board (left), QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Manager, said: "I am naturally really pleased that the event will be seen on live TV in Russia and then throughout Europe on Eurosport.
"We are also very grateful to the East European Finance Corporation for their generous sponsorship of the tournament and for providing a special trophy for the first perfect game.
"And I know St Petersburg and its bowlers are looking forward to welcoming everyone, particularly the two nations taking part for the first time – Nigeria and Pakistan - to their wonderful city."
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43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
Continent Bowling Center in St. Petersburg, Russia (November 3-11, 2007)
USA's Lynda Barnes remains the only returning champion at the 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Continent Bowling Center in St. Petersburg, Russia but she will face stiff competition from all, including Indonesia's Putty Armein (5th last year) and Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic (8th last year).The picture shows Lynda with the BWC trophy in 2005.
In addition there will be three previous winners of the 'Sportswoman of the Tournament' award, with Sue Abela from Malta joining Beatrix Pesek (right) of Hungary (2003) and Nasheesha King of Mauritius (2006).On the men's side, no-one will be participating with a greater pedigree than Mohamed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi. The champion in 1988 will be making his 14th appearance in the tournament – a record for the men's side – and is still a force to be reckoned with, having narrowly missed the top eight last year.
He joins Michael Schmidt (left) of Canada and Peter Ljung of Sweden as returning champions.At the other end of the spectrum QubicaAMF Worldwide, the founder, organizer and principal sponsor of the Bowling World Cup, will welcome bowlers from Nigeria for the first time as Jim Felix and Joy Obomanu will be representing the West African state.
They will take their place alongside players such as Ryan Lalisang (left) from Indonesia, who was one of two men to hit a 300 game in Caracas last year and Yahav Rabin of Israel (5th in 2001 and third in 2003).Other players of note will be the popular Guy Caminsky (right) of South Africa and Daniel Falconi of Mexico who have each won the coveted 'Sportsman of the Tournament' award, in 2002 and 2000 respectively.
This year there will be a special trophy for the very first 300 game to be bowled. 'The 300 Game 43rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Trophy' will be sponsored and presented by key local sponsor the East European Finance Corporation.Final arrangements have been made for TV coverage of the event. The finals will be broadcast live on Russian channel RTR and will feature on Eurosport in two one-hour slots, the ladies' final being broadcast at 17.45 CET on November 10th and the men's at 15.30 CET on 11th. Production will be in conjunction with Kingpin Promotions.
Anne-Marie Board (left), QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Manager, said: "I am naturally really pleased that the event will be seen on live TV in Russia and then throughout Europe on Eurosport."We are also very grateful to the East European Finance Corporation for their generous sponsorship of the tournament and for providing a special trophy for the first perfect game.
"And I know St Petersburg and its bowlers are looking forward to welcoming everyone, particularly the two nations taking part for the first time – Nigeria and Pakistan - to their wonderful city."
Schedule
List of Participants