Qatar wins prestigious Team gold at GCC Championships

08 September, 2016

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The five-player team from Qatar won the prestigious team title Wednesday at the International Bowling Center in Dubai to claim the first gold medal in the 14th Gulf Cooperation Council Men’s Bowling Championships.

Jassim Al Muraikhi, Hazeem Al Muraikhi, Bader Al Deyab, Ghanim Aboujassom and Yousef Al Jabber (pictured right and above) finished the six-game block with a big 1048 game to overtake Kuwait by 39 pins en route to win the gold medal with 6130 and an average of 204.33.

Al Deyab led way with 1296 and was followed by H. Al Muraikhi (1256), Aboujassom (1217), Al Jabber (1217) and J. Al Muraikhi (1162).

Trailing the Qataris by 213 pins after the first block, Kuwait’s Mustafa Al Mousawi, Aseel Al Roomi, Ali Saleh, Fawaz Al Busairi and Yaqoob Al Shatti posted games of 1014 and 1073 to take a 12-pin lead heading into the last game.

The Kuwaitis (left) closed with 984 but had to settle for the silver medal with 6078 (202.60).

Saudi Arabia (right) battled it out with the host country United Arab Emirates for the bronze medal. The Saudis with HRH Mohammed Al Saud, Adel Al Barqi, Hassan Al Shaikh, Bader Al Shaikh and Abdulla Dolijan posted the highest second block of 3142 (209.47 average) to win the duel with a 1056 last game to UAE’s 990.

Saudi Arabia received the bronze medal with 6019 (200.63), while Emiratis Mahmood Al Attar, Hussain Al Suwaidi, Khamis Al Shamsi, Shaker Ali and Nayef Oqab Jaber finished in fourth place with 5984 (199.47).

Ahmed Al Awadhi, Emad Hussain Jahromi, Osama A Rahman, Ahmed Abduljabbar and singles champion Yousif Falah of Bahrain were in fifth place with distant 5642 (188.07), while Oman with Hassan Al Kharusi, Khalid Al Alawi, Mahmood Al Hadidi, Yasser Al Barwani and Abdulla Al Sulaiman rounded out the field in sixth place with 5515 (183.83).

The event also decided the medals in all-events (total pinfall in singles, doubles, trios and team event).

Southpaw Naif Oqab, UAE, averaged 220.29 for 24 games to earn his second gold medal in this Championships and the third for the UAE with 5287. Oqab also won gold in trios, silver in singles and bronze in doubles.

Hazeem Al Muraikhi of Qatar leap from sixth to second place during the team event to capture the silver medal with 5056 and an average of 210.67. Fellow two-time GCC champion (doubles and trios), Mahmood Al Attar, UAE, secured the bronze medal with 5041 (210.04).

The 14th GCC Championships will conclude on Thursday with the Masters finals featuring the top 12 players in All-Events. Bader Al Deyab of Qatar took the 12th and last spot with 4899 and an average of 204.13.

Five bowlers from Qatar, three from the host country UAE, two from Kuwait and one each from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will bowl 11 games of round robin match play plus one game position round.

Players receive 10 pins bonus for each win and 5 pins bonus for a tie. The top three players with the highest pinfall total including bonus pins will advance to the medal round (one game matches). The No. 2 and No. 3 seed will meet in the semifinal match.

The winner will bowl the No. 1 seed for the title. The top seeded bowler must be defeated twice to win the gold medal.

The 14th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Men’s Bowling Championship will held from September 2-9 at the International Bowling Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Championship drew 36 players, six players each from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the host country United Arab Emirates, who will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in six disciplines, singles, doubles, trios, team, all-events and masters.

The GCC Championships will be televised live on Dubai Sport Channel 3:
Thursday, Sept. 8 – Masters from 4 p.m. GST
To view the program on your mobile device, download the app “AWAAN” and then go to live coverage on Dubai Sports Channel 3.

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14th GCC Bowling Championships – Team Results

Pos	Player	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	Qatar	1095	1041	1084	3220	980	882	1048	2910	6130	204.33
	Jassim Al Muraikhi	243	185	203	631	166	155	210	531	1162	193.67
	Hazeem Al Muraikhi	202	179	257	638	226	156	236	618	1256	209.33
	Bader Al Deyab	246	211	213	670	212	188	226	626	1296	216.00
	Ghanim Aboujassom	214	249	198	661	195	190	171	556	1217	202.83
	Yousef Al Jabber	190	217	213	620	181	193	205	579	1199	199.83
2.	Kuwait	1006	1066	935	3007	1014	1073	984	3071	6078	202.60
	Mustafa Al Mousawi	223	213	203	639	212	224	204	640	1279	213.17
	Aseel Al Roomi	246	223	181	650	213	235	209	657	1307	217.83
	Ali Saleh	166	162	193	521	192	218	192	602	1123	187.17
	Fawaz Al Busairi	190	199	175	564	195	179	175	549	1113	185.50
	Yaqoob Al Shatti	181	269	183	633	202	217	204	623	1256	209.33
3.	Saudi Arabia	988	895	994	2877	1026	1060	1056	3142	6019	200.63
	HRH Mohammed Al Saud	204	171	210	585	236	223	210	669	1254	209.00
	Adel Al Barqi	167	154	198	519	165	173	185	523	1042	173.67
	Hassan Al Shaikh	193	226	220	639	222	215	191	628	1267	211.17
	Bader Al Shaikh	203	171	199	573	224	245	201	670	1243	207.17
	Abdulla Dolijan	221	173	167	561	179	204	269	652	1213	202.17
4.	UAE	944	968	1037	2949	1012	1033	990	3035	5984	199.47
	Mahmood Al Attar	165	187	215	567	170	225	214	609	1176	196.00
	Hussain Al Suwaidi	196	209	210	615	223	199	191	613	1228	204.67
	Khamis Al Shamsi	198	179	162	539	182	247	183	612	1151	191.83
	Shaker Ali	172	178	206	556	235	172	213	620	1176	196.00
	Nayef Oqab Jaber	213	215	244	672	202	190	189	581	1253	208.83
5.	Bahrain	889	916	980	2785	1002	857	998	2857	5642	188.07
	Ahmed Al Awadhi	189	215	203	607	174	190	199	563	1170	195.00
	Emad Hussain Jahromi	169	188	175	532	177	178	163	518	1050	175.00
	Osama A Rahman	186	154	202	542	222	160	218	600	1142	190.33
	Ahmed Abduljabbar	181	172	188	541	206	165	214	585	1126	187.67
	Yousif Falah	164	187	212	563	223	164	204	591	1154	192.33
6.	Oman	869	934	1037	2840	804	917	954	2675	5515	183.83
	Hassan Al Kharusi	184	224	202	610	185	174	208	567	1177	196.17
	Khalid Al Alawi	177	174	224	575	155	199	218	572	1147	191.17
	Mahmood Al Hadidi	180	200	224	604	166	187	159	512	1116	186.00
	Yasser Al Barwani	171	170	223	564	158	223	167	548	1112	185.33
	Abdulla Al Sulaiman	157	166	164	487	140	134	202	476	963	160.50

14th GCC Bowling Championships – All-Events (final)

Top 3 earn the medals; top 12 advance to Masters finals

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Singles	Doubles	Trios	Team	Pins	Avg.
1.	Nayef Oqab Jaber	United Arab Emirates	24	1354	1360	1320	1253	5287	220.29
2.	Hazeem Al Muraikhi	Qatar	24	1281	1252	1267	1256	5056	210.67
3.	Mahmood Al Attar	United Arab Emirates	24	1178	1319	1368	1176	5041	210.04
4.	Jassim Al Muraikhi	Qatar	24	1277	1253	1345	1162	5037	209.88
5.	Shaker Al Hassan	United Arab Emirates	24	1311	1155	1391	1176	5033	209.71
6.	Yousif Falah	Bahrain	24	1359	1240	1251	1154	5004	208.50
7.	Yaqoub Al Shatti	Kuwait	24	1339	1112	1269	1256	4976	207.33
8.	Ghanim Aboujassom	Qatar	24	1313	1234	1198	1217	4962	206.75
9.	Yousef Al Jabber	Qatar	24	1231	1247	1266	1199	4943	205.96
10.	Mustafa Al Mousawi	Kuwait	24	1216	1271	1155	1279	4921	205.04
11.	HRH Mohammed Al Saud	Saudi Arabia	24	1239	1178	1246	1254	4917	204.88
12.	Bader Al Deyab	Qatar	24	1207	1170	1226	1296	4899	204.13
13.	Khamis Al Shamsi	United Arab Emirates	24	1260	1293	1184	1151	4888	203.67
14.	Bader Al Shaikh	Saudi Arabia	24	1240	1177	1193	1243	4853	202.21
15.	Aseel Al Roomi	Kuwait	24	1155	1177	1188	1307	4827	201.13
16.	Hassan Al Shaikh	Saudi Arabia	24	1165	1117	1198	1267	4747	197.79
17.	Abdulla Dolijan	Saudi Arabia	24	1221	1165	1123	1213	4722	196.75
18.	Hussain Al Suwaidi	United Arab Emirates	24	1140	1143	1201	1228	4712	196.33
19.	Mohammed Al Muraikhi	Qatar	24	1121	1279	1183	1115	4698	195.75
20.	Ahmed Al Awadhi	Bahrain	24	1176	1229	1118	1170	4693	195.54
21.	Hassan Al Kharusi	Oman	24	1164	1184	1113	1177	4638	193.25
22.	Osama A Rahman	Bahrain	24	1179	1164	1122	1142	4607	191.96
23.	Ahmed Abduljabbar	Bahrain	24	1197	1063	1204	1126	4590	191.25
24.	Moeed Al Qahtani	Saudi Arabia	24	1145	1115	1159	1136	4555	189.79
25.	Emad Hussain Jahromi	Bahrain	24	1145	1257	1093	1050	4545	189.38
26.	Ahmed Al Khaja	Bahrain	24	1250	1076	1009	1161	4496	187.33
27.	Sultan Al Qubaisi	United Arab Emirates	24	1068	1174	1112	1109	4463	185.96
28.	Fawaz Al Busairi	Kuwait	24	1100	1164	1049	1113	4426	184.42
29.	Yasser Al Barwani	Oman	24	1166	1051	1052	1112	4381	182.54
30.	Adel Al Barqi	Saudi Arabia	24	1140	1074	1097	1042	4353	181.38
31.	Abdulla Al Sulaiman	Oman	24	1081	1146	1140	963	4330	180.42
32.	Ali Saleh	Kuwait	24	1055	1127	1022	1123	4327	180.29
33.	Mahmood Al Hadidi	Oman	24	1104	1039	1049	1116	4308	179.50
34.	Khalid Al Alawi	Oman	24	1041	1014	1094	1147	4296	179.00
35.	Faisal Saleem	Kuwait	24	1033	1055	1005	1042	4135	172.29
36.	Munther Al Shamsi	Oman	24	1026	991	1044	1000	4061	169.21