The Saccos win French Bowling World Cup qualifier

    10/20/08

    France

    2008MWCFrancoisSacco_small.jpg 2006EBT18IsabelleSaldjian_small.jpg Top French bowlers Isabelle Sacco (nee Saldjian) and husband Francois Sacco, who got married in August, have booked their trip to the 44th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Bol 300 in Hermosillo, Mexico (Nov. 7-15, 2008).

    The couple won the French BWC qualifier October 19 and 20 at Orgeval, a state-of-the-art bowling center 15 miles west of Paris, which opened its doors in April. 64 men and 32 women advanced from regional eliminators to the final.

    Francois has already bowled the 1994 BWC in Hermosillo. Isabelle is a frequent World Cup qualifier, who represented France in 1998 (Kobe Japan), 2000 (Lisbon, Portugal) and 2005 (Ljubljana Slovenia). The Sacco's will also represent France next week in the European Champions Cup in Duisburg, Germany.


    Participating Countries and Players as of Oct. 19, 2008