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In a low scoring title match Ng (right) was down by eight pins after the first game (196-204) but rebounded with a 191-170 win in game two to wrap up the title and the $10,000 top prize.
The picture above shows the top 4 of the H.H. Emir Cup 2018 with the officials from the Qatar Bowling Federation. Back row from left: Muhd Jaris Goh, Basil Dill Ng, Ivan Tse and Suresh Elangovan. Photos courtesy of Qatar Bowling Federation.
In the semi-final matches, Ng rolled games of 268 and 233 to sideline his fellow countryman Suresh Elangovan (right), 501-423, while Goh ousted Ivan Tse of Hong Kong by a whisker, 436-434.
Goh pocketed $6,000 for second place while Elangovan and Tse earned $3,500 apiece for third and fourth place, respectively.
The H.H. Emir Cup 2018, which drew 66 players from 12 countries, was the opening event of the 2018 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour season. The ranking event was held from February Feb. 27 through March 5 at the Qatar Bowling Center, a 32-laner in Doha, Qatar.
Players competed for total prize money of 61,400 U.S. Dollar. The tournament paid a $10,000 first prize, $6,000 for second place and $3,500 apiece for third and fourth place. The top 16 Asian men will be awarded Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour ranking points (no extra finals played).
Qualifying (eight games, including the two highest four-game series; unlimited re-entries) ran over six days featuring 10 squads. Total 32 players advanced to the finals on Monday, March 5, including the top 8 local and overseas bowlers plus another 16 players from the mixed pool.
Those 32 were split into four groups of eight players, who bowled seven games of round robin match play. The winner of each match received 3 points while loser got zero points. Each tie was broken in a one-ball roll-off. The top 4 of each group advanced to single-elimination finals in bracket system.
In bracket play, matches consisted of two games with the highest pinfall advancing. The field was trimmed to eight, four and then two players, who determined the champion.
Qatar’s Jassim Al-Muraikhi triumphs in The H.H. Emir Cup 2017
Two games total pins.
Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Pins | Avg. | W-L |
1 | Basil Dill Ng | Singapore | 196 | 191 | 387 | 193.50 | 1st |
2 | Muhd Jaris Goh | Singapore | 204 | 170 | 374 | 187.00 | 2nd |
Two games total pins.
Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Pins | Avg. | W-L |
1 | Basil Dill Ng | Singapore | 268 | 233 | 501 | 250.50 | advance |
2 | Suresh Elangovan | Singapore | 219 | 204 | 423 | 211.50 | 3rd |
4 | Muhd Jaris Goh | Singapore | 256 | 180 | 436 | 218.00 | advance |
3 | Ivan Tse | Hong Kong | 258 | 176 | 434 | 217.00 | 4th |
Two games total pins.
Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Pins | Avg. | W-L |
2 | Basil Dill Ng | Singapore | 201 | 217 | 418 | 209.00 | advance |
1 | Darren Ong | Singapore | 199 | 212 | 411 | 205.50 | |
4 | Suresh Elangovan | Singapore | 279 | 189 | 468 | 234.00 | advance |
3 | Dhari Alameeri | Kuwait | 195 | 172 | 367 | 183.50 | |
5 | Ivan Tse | Hong Kong | 187 | 195 | 382 | 191.00 | advance |
6 | Ghanim M Aboujassoum | Qatar | 189 | 189 | 378 | 189.00 | |
8 | Muhd Jaris Goh | Singapore | 241 | 226 | 467 | 233.50 | advance |
7 | Francois Louw | South Africa | 213 | 219 | 432 | 216.00 |
Two games total pins.
Seed | Player | Country | Game 1 | Game 2 | Pins | Avg. | W-L |
Z 4 | Darren Ong | Singapore | 205 | 215 | 420 | 210.00 | advance |
W 1 | Wu Siu Hong | Hong Kong | 199 | 177 | 376 | 188.00 | |
W 3 | Basil Dill Ng | Singapore | 193 | 213 | 406 | 203.00 | advance |
Z 2 | Saoud Ahmad Al-Qayed | Qatar | 148 | 181 | 329 | 164.50 | |
Z 1 | Dhari Alameeri | Kuwait | 189 | 208 | 397 | 198.50 | advance |
W 4 | Yaqoub Alshatti | Kuwait | 210 | 173 | 383 | 191.50 | |
W 2 | Suresh Elangovan | Singapore | 188 | 258 | 446 | 223.00 | advance |
Z 3 | Michael Mak | Hong Kong | 182 | 210 | 392 | 196.00 | |
X 1 | Ivan Tse | Hong Kong | 213 | 186 | 399 | 199.50 | advance |
Y 4 | Cai Ming’En | Singapore | 191 | 156 | 347 | 173.50 | |
X 3 | Ghanim M Aboujassoum | Qatar | 289 | 189 | 478 | 239.00 | advance |
Y 2 | Eric Tseng | Hong Kong | 234 | 203 | 437 | 218.50 | |
Y 1 | Francois Louw | South Africa | 224 | 233 | 457 | 228.50 | advance |
X 4 | Yousef Al-Jabir | Qatar | 190 | 201 | 391 | 195.50 | |
X 2 | Muhd Jaris Goh | Singapore | 258 | 234 | 492 | 246.00 | advance |
Y 3 | Mohammed H Al-Merekhi | Qatar | 202 | 224 | 426 | 213.00 |
All players bowl seven games of round robin match play. The winner of each match receives 3 points while loser gets zero points. Each tie will be broken in a one-ball roll-off. The top 4 of each group advance to single-elimination finals in bracket system.
Pos | Players of Group W | Country | Total | Avg. | Points |
1. | Wu Siu Hong | Hong Kong | 1552 | 221.71 | 18 |
2. | Suresh Elangovan | Singapore | 1527 | 218.14 | 18 |
3. | Basil Dill Ng | Singapore | 1500 | 214.29 | 12 |
4. | Yaqoub Alshatti | Kuwait | 1429 | 204.14 | 12 |
5. | Ali Saleh | Kuwait | 1427 | 203.86 | 9 |
6. | Firas Adel Nammour | Syria | 1412 | 201.71 | 9 |
7. | Fahad Al-Emadi | Qatar | 1383 | 197.57 | 3 |
8. | Adel A Mulahussain | Qatar | 1202 | 171.71 | 3 |
Pos | Players of Group X | Country | Pins | Avg. | Points |
1. | Ivan Tse | Hong Kong | 1397 | 199.57 | 15 |
2. | Muhd Jaris Goh | Singapore | 1424 | 203.43 | 12 |
3. | Ghanim M Aboujassoum | Qatar | 1462 | 208.86 | 12 |
4. | Yousef Al-Jabir | Qatar | 1423 | 203.29 | 12 |
5. | Tony Wong | Hong Kong | 1485 | 212.14 | 9 |
6. | Wicky Yeung | Hong Kong | 1377 | 196.71 | 9 |
7. | Ebrahim Aljadi | Kuwait | 1344 | 192.00 | 9 |
8. | Ayad Alamiri | Kuwait | 1298 | 185.43 | 6 |
Pos | Players of Group Y | Country | Pins | Avg. | Points |
1. | Francois Louw | South Africa | 1505 | 215.00 | 15 |
2. | Eric Tseng | Hong Kong | 1554 | 222.00 | 15 |
3. | Mohammed H Al-Merekhi | Qatar | 1316 | 188.00 | 12 |
4. | Cai Ming’En | Singapore | 1485 | 212.14 | 12 |
5. | Abdulrahman M Jaidah | Qatar | 1412 | 201.71 | 9 |
6. | Richard P Orana | Philippines | 1385 | 197.86 | 9 |
7. | Khaled Al-Dossari | Qatar | 1322 | 188.86 | 6 |
8. | Jassim Al-Muraikhi | Qatar | 1313 | 187.57 | 6 |
Pos | Players of Group Z | Country | Pins | Avg. | Points |
1. | Dhari Alameeri | Kuwait | 1286 | 183.71 | 15 |
2. | Saoud Ahmad Al-Qayed | Qatar | 1343 | 191.86 | 15 |
3. | Michael Mak | Hong Kong | 1556 | 222.29 | 15 |
4. | Darren Ong | Singapore | 1506 | 215.14 | 15 |
5. | Aseel Alroomi | Kuwait | 1406 | 200.86 | 12 |
6. | Mohamed Jamal | Qatar | 1279 | 182.71 | 9 |
7. | Abdulrahman Suwayed | Kuwait | 1225 | 175.00 | 3 |
8. | Khalid Al-Amadi | Qatar | 1253 | 179.00 | 0 |
32 players advance to the finals, including the top 8 local bowlers (places 1-8), the top 8 overseas bowlers (places 9-16) and the top 16 from the local and overseas pool (places 17-32).
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | Block 1 | G5 | G6 | G7 | G8 | Block 2 | Total | Avg. |
1. | Ghanim M Aboujassoum | Qatar | 214 | 228 | 250 | 248 | 940 | 254 | 198 | 185 | 284 | 921 | 1861 | 232.63 |
2. | Jassim Al-Muraikhi | Qatar | 212 | 199 | 228 | 299 | 938 | 237 | 227 | 256 | 176 | 896 | 1834 | 229.25 |
3. | Mohamed Jamal | Qatar | 248 | 226 | 213 | 266 | 953 | 186 | 224 | 205 | 228 | 843 | 1796 | 224.50 |
4. | Saoud Ahmad Al-Qayed | Qatar | 238 | 265 | 172 | 240 | 915 | 223 | 212 | 199 | 227 | 861 | 1776 | 222.00 |
5. | Mohammed H Al-Merekhi | Qatar | 212 | 218 | 201 | 256 | 887 | 225 | 254 | 204 | 188 | 871 | 1758 | 219.75 |
6. | Yousef Al-Jabir | Qatar | 269 | 267 | 191 | 201 | 928 | 227 | 196 | 198 | 195 | 816 | 1744 | 218.00 |
7. | Fahad Al-Emadi | Qatar | 255 | 201 | 196 | 217 | 869 | 185 | 213 | 224 | 218 | 840 | 1709 | 213.63 |
8. | Firas Adel Nammour | Syria | 202 | 243 | 151 | 255 | 851 | 215 | 209 | 208 | 216 | 848 | 1699 | 212.38 |
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | Block 1 | G5 | G6 | G7 | G8 | Block 2 | Total | Avg. |
9. | Michael Mak | Hong Kong | 224 | 277 | 279 | 212 | 992 | 210 | 232 | 247 | 233 | 922 | 1914 | 239.25 |
10. | Francois Louw | South Africa | 197 | 269 | 268 | 200 | 934 | 234 | 189 | 245 | 224 | 892 | 1826 | 228.25 |
11. | Muhd Jaris Goh | Singapore | 156 | 258 | 289 | 246 | 949 | 245 | 201 | 168 | 258 | 872 | 1821 | 227.63 |
12. | Basil Dill Ng | Singapore | 247 | 231 | 186 | 245 | 909 | 214 | 231 | 210 | 244 | 899 | 1808 | 226.00 |
13. | Wu Siu Hong | Hong Kong | 242 | 206 | 248 | 227 | 923 | 213 | 195 | 248 | 226 | 882 | 1805 | 225.63 |
14. | Tony Wong | Hong Kong | 300 | 175 | 260 | 233 | 968 | 199 | 211 | 211 | 206 | 827 | 1795 | 224.38 |
15. | Eric Tseng | Hong Kong | 233 | 207 | 234 | 226 | 900 | 236 | 223 | 237 | 187 | 883 | 1783 | 222.88 |
16. | Darren Ong | Singapore | 190 | 257 | 216 | 204 | 867 | 214 | 225 | 201 | 221 | 861 | 1728 | 216.00 |
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | Block 1 | G5 | G6 | G7 | G8 | Block 2 | Total | Avg. |
17. | Suresh Elangovan | Singapore | 218 | 216 | 224 | 206 | 864 | 223 | 205 | 222 | 193 | 843 | 1707 | 213.38 |
18. | Ivan Tse | Hong Kong | 268 | 175 | 208 | 206 | 857 | 195 | 256 | 168 | 225 | 844 | 1701 | 212.63 |
19. | Abdulrahman M Jaidah | Qatar | 233 | 214 | 195 | 222 | 864 | 232 | 214 | 215 | 171 | 832 | 1696 | 212.00 |
20. | Aseel Alroomi | Kuwait | 269 | 201 | 245 | 203 | 918 | 171 | 197 | 225 | 181 | 774 | 1692 | 211.50 |
21. | Abdulrahman Suwayed | Kuwait | 174 | 200 | 226 | 244 | 844 | 211 | 183 | 210 | 237 | 841 | 1685 | 210.63 |
22. | Richard P Orana | Philippines | 182 | 278 | 193 | 243 | 896 | 191 | 219 | 158 | 218 | 786 | 1682 | 210.25 |
23. | Wicky Yeung | Hong Kong | 254 | 199 | 171 | 230 | 854 | 200 | 191 | 191 | 244 | 826 | 1680 | 210.00 |
24. | Ali Saleh | Kuwait | 183 | 236 | 244 | 199 | 862 | 223 | 212 | 147 | 228 | 810 | 1672 | 209.00 |
25. | Yaqoub Alshatti | Kuwait | 171 | 239 | 225 | 215 | 850 | 202 | 243 | 182 | 193 | 820 | 1670 | 208.75 |
26. | Ebrahim Aljadi | Kuwait | 235 | 197 | 207 | 225 | 864 | 161 | 257 | 195 | 190 | 803 | 1667 | 208.38 |
27. | Khaled Al-Dossari | Qatar | 204 | 248 | 212 | 169 | 833 | 197 | 201 | 214 | 217 | 829 | 1662 | 207.75 |
28. | Khalid Al-Amadi | Qatar | 191 | 234 | 173 | 235 | 833 | 219 | 204 | 234 | 171 | 828 | 1661 | 207.63 |
29. | Dhari Alameeri | Kuwait | 205 | 213 | 215 | 218 | 851 | 202 | 176 | 222 | 210 | 810 | 1661 | 207.63 |
30. | Cai Ming’En | Singapore | 218 | 180 | 209 | 234 | 841 | 197 | 254 | 181 | 185 | 817 | 1658 | 207.25 |
31. | Ayad Alamiri | Kuwait | 207 | 205 | 200 | 278 | 890 | 161 | 220 | 223 | 158 | 762 | 1652 | 206.50 |
32. | Adel A Mulahussain | Qatar | 231 | 200 | 208 | 197 | 836 | 166 | 234 | 233 | 180 | 813 | 1649 | 206.13 |
Pos | Player | Country | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | Block 1 | G5 | G6 | G7 | G8 | Block 2 | Total | Avg. |
33. | Taisier Al-Qusei | Palestine | 187 | 226 | 206 | 212 | 831 | 207 | 214 | 215 | 178 | 814 | 1645 | 205.63 |
34. | Muhd Danial Zheng | Singapore | 200 | 186 | 204 | 243 | 833 | 244 | 189 | 206 | 171 | 810 | 1643 | 205.38 |
35. | Ho Lau | Hong Kong | 177 | 231 | 219 | 216 | 843 | 178 | 198 | 184 | 237 | 797 | 1640 | 205.00 |
36. | Nasser Jamal Al-Sahoti | Qatar | 176 | 205 | 213 | 235 | 829 | 180 | 157 | 225 | 225 | 787 | 1616 | 202.00 |
37. | Mohammad Salem | Kuwait | 237 | 167 | 262 | 170 | 836 | 212 | 188 | 194 | 181 | 775 | 1611 | 201.38 |
38. | Jove Reolo Marano | Philippines | 229 | 213 | 211 | 175 | 828 | 192 | 234 | 161 | 186 | 773 | 1601 | 200.13 |
39. | Alex Yu | Hong Kong | 217 | 215 | 153 | 214 | 799 | 214 | 171 | 199 | 181 | 765 | 1564 | 195.50 |
40. | Ahmed Al-Ruwaili | Qatar | 214 | 189 | 178 | 199 | 780 | 183 | 155 | 234 | 207 | 779 | 1559 | 194.88 |
41. | Saleh Salem | Kuwait | 189 | 190 | 216 | 190 | 785 | 155 | 171 | 256 | 181 | 763 | 1548 | 193.50 |
42. | Saoud Abdulaziz Rasheed | Qatar | 167 | 235 | 176 | 196 | 774 | 170 | 230 | 168 | 204 | 772 | 1546 | 193.25 |
43. | Ali Heedar | Kuwait | 208 | 209 | 223 | 154 | 794 | 150 | 212 | 223 | 167 | 752 | 1546 | 193.25 |
44. | Saoud Ahmad Abdulla | Qatar | 199 | 215 | 211 | 183 | 808 | 164 | 171 | 191 | 206 | 732 | 1540 | 192.50 |
45. | Iannoel Herda | Philippines | 222 | 167 | 189 | 196 | 774 | 186 | 206 | 191 | 183 | 766 | 1540 | 192.50 |
46. | Shaheen A Al Kuwari | Qatar | 179 | 195 | 235 | 181 | 790 | 200 | 198 | 168 | 162 | 728 | 1518 | 189.75 |
47. | Ali Abdulrahman Al Janahi | Qatar | 180 | 168 | 200 | 221 | 769 | 168 | 172 | 167 | 233 | 740 | 1509 | 188.63 |
48. | Rauben A Malubay | Philippines | 200 | 198 | 163 | 189 | 750 | 232 | 150 | 193 | 162 | 737 | 1487 | 185.88 |
49. | Mohammad Ismail | Qatar | 192 | 163 | 192 | 210 | 757 | 130 | 198 | 202 | 185 | 715 | 1472 | 184.00 |
50. | Saad A Al Sulaiti | Qatar | 175 | 218 | 165 | 188 | 746 | 156 | 185 | 183 | 189 | 713 | 1459 | 182.38 |
51. | Rami Almudhaf | Kuwait | 166 | 208 | 169 | 200 | 743 | 215 | 139 | 170 | 182 | 706 | 1449 | 181.13 |
52. | Khalid Al-Sada | Qatar | 199 | 176 | 196 | 169 | 740 | 136 | 187 | 169 | 204 | 696 | 1436 | 179.50 |
53. | Sultan Abdulla Al Qatan | Qatar | 173 | 162 | 219 | 178 | 732 | 195 | 138 | 146 | 211 | 690 | 1422 | 177.75 |
54. | Bassam Najjar | Lebanon | 189 | 189 | 167 | 169 | 714 | 159 | 183 | 200 | 161 | 703 | 1417 | 177.13 |
55. | Hazeem M Al-Muraikhi | Qatar | 185 | 188 | 146 | 218 | 737 | 165 | 185 | 148 | 179 | 677 | 1414 | 176.75 |
56. | Ashton Thomas | India | 182 | 187 | 158 | 130 | 657 | 154 | 162 | 163 | 132 | 611 | 1268 | 158.50 |
57. | Bader K Al Sada | Qatar | 183 | 178 | 120 | 134 | 615 | 149 | 164 | 148 | 144 | 605 | 1220 | 152.50 |
58. | Ahmed Hamdy Oraby | Egypt | 184 | 170 | 123 | 154 | 631 | 144 | 119 | 135 | 123 | 521 | 1152 | 144.00 |
59. | Mohammed Khalil Al Muazzin | Qatar | 147 | 193 | 127 | 151 | 618 | 124 | 124 | 98 | 174 | 520 | 1138 | 142.25 |
60. | Mohamed Merheb | Qatar | 115 | 147 | 101 | 120 | 483 | 91 | 89 | 112 | 119 | 411 | 894 | 111.75 |
61. | Eid Jassim Al Ajmi | Qatar | 196 | 201 | 150 | 203 | 750 | 750 | DNF | |||||
62. | Abdulla Hassan Ali | Qatar | 182 | 140 | 212 | 178 | 712 | 712 | DNF | |||||
63. | Ali A Mulahussain | Qatar | 171 | 150 | 138 | 154 | 613 | 613 | DNF | |||||
64. | Abdulla Al-Ali | Qatar | 150 | 131 | 135 | 190 | 606 | 606 | DNF | |||||
65. | Ajlan K Al Kaabi | Qatar | 167 | 131 | 145 | 158 | 601 | 601 | DNF | |||||
66. | Mussa Mohammad | Iran | 152 | 181 | 103 | 120 | 556 | 556 | DNF |
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