UAE takes gold and bronze in Doubles at GCC Championships

06 September, 2016

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Khamis Al Shamsi and Mahmood Al Attar captured the first gold medal in the 14th Gulf Cooperation Council Men’s Bowling Championships for the host country United Arab Emirates as the duo triumphed in doubles Monday at the International Bowling Center in Dubai.

The duo averaged over 217 for six games to lead the 18 doubles from six countries with 2612 total, including games of 449, 464, 471, 411, 407 and 410. Al Attar (right) toppled 1319 pins and Al Shamsi (left) contributed 1293.

Trailing the Emiratis by 86 pins to take the silver medal were Mohammed Al-Muraikhi and Yousef Al-Jaber of Qatar, who totaled 2526 pins, an average of 210.50, including the highest game of the event with 483.

The bronze medal also went to the UAE as singles silver medalist, Naif Oqab, teamed with Shaker Al Hassan for 2515 (209.58). Oqab led all 36 bowlers with 1360, the highest individual six-game series of this Championships so far, to take a comfortable 115-pin lead in all-events (total pinfall in singles, doubles, trios and team event).

With 12 of 24 games in the books, Oqab leads with 2714 and an average of 226.17. Singles champion Yousif Falah of Bahrain slipped to second place with 2599 (216.58) with doubles champion Khamis Al Shamsi in third place on 2553 (212.75).

Just outside the top 3 in fourth to sixth place were Qataris Ghanim Aboujassom (2547), Hazeem Al Muraikhi (2533) and Jassim Al Muraikhi (2530).

Action shifts to the trios event on Tuesday.

The 14th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Men’s Bowling Championship will be 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:
Tuesday, Sept. 6 – Trios from 2pm GST (Gulf Standard Time)
Wednesday, Sept. 7 – Team from 2pm GST
Thursday, Sept. 8 – Masters from 4pm GST
To view the program on your mobile device, download the app “AWAAN” and then go to live coverage on Dubai Sports Channel 3.

Yousif Falah starts 14th GCC Championships with victory in Singles

14th GCC Bowling Championships – Doubles Results

Pos	Player	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Pins	Avg.
1.	United Arab Emirates	449	464	471	1384	411	407	410	1228	2612	217.67
	Khamis Al-Shamsi	210	238	227	675	217	201	200	618	1293	215.50
	Mahmood Al-Attar	239	226	244	709	194	206	210	610	1319	219.83
2.	Qatar	389	400	483	1272	431	417	406	1254	2526	210.50
	Mohammed Al-Muraikhi	198	214	256	668	197	223	191	611	1279	213.17
	Yousef Al-Jaber	191	186	227	604	234	194	215	643	1247	207.83
3.	United Arab Emirates	402	412	436	1250	447	419	399	1265	2515	209.58
	Shaker Ali	165	188	188	541	209	200	205	614	1155	192.50
	Naif Oqab	237	224	248	709	238	219	194	651	1360	226.67
4.	Qatar	389	410	425	1224	387	469	407	1263	2487	207.25
	Jassim Al-Muraikhi	201	213	224	638	198	244	173	615	1253	208.83
	Ghanim Aboujassim	188	197	201	586	189	225	234	648	1234	205.67
5.	Bahrain	380	376	461	1217	415	432	422	1269	2486	207.17
	Emad Hussain Jahromi	182	211	245	638	199	177	243	619	1257	209.50
	Ahmed Al-Awadhi	198	165	216	579	216	255	179	650	1229	204.83
6.	Qatar	406	370	407	1183	410	394	435	1239	2422	201.83
	Hazeem Al-Muraikhi	184	192	205	581	211	217	243	671	1252	208.67
	Bader Al-Deyab	222	178	202	602	199	177	192	568	1170	195.00
7.	Kuwait	396	410	374	1180	409	430	364	1203	2383	198.58
	Mustafa Al-Mousawi	204	220	206	630	225	225	191	641	1271	211.83
	Yaqoob Al-Shatti	192	190	168	550	184	205	173	562	1112	185.33
8.	Saudi Arabia	349	374	387	1110	364	386	482	1232	2342	195.17
	Bader Al-Shaikh	147	177	190	514	232	195	236	663	1177	196.17
	Abdulla Dolijan	202	197	197	596	132	191	246	569	1165	194.17
9.	Kuwait	403	336	373	1112	475	351	403	1229	2341	195.08
	Fawaz Al-Busairi	242	169	162	573	237	165	189	591	1164	194.00
	Aseel Al-Roomi	161	167	211	539	238	186	214	638	1177	196.17
10.	United Arab Emirates	428	391	346	1165	423	375	354	1152	2317	193.08
	Sultan Al-Qubaisi	244	212	154	610	199	183	182	564	1174	195.67
	Hussain Al-Suwaidi	184	179	192	555	224	192	172	588	1143	190.50
11.	Bahrain	341	369	381	1091	426	349	437	1212	2303	191.92
	Ahmed Abduljabbar	159	151	188	498	195	149	221	565	1063	177.17
	Yousif Falah	182	218	193	593	231	200	216	647	1240	206.67
12.	Saudi Arabia	368	385	415	1168	344	405	378	1127	2295	191.25
	Hassan Al-Shaikh	181	179	200	560	174	199	184	557	1117	186.17
	Hrh Mohammed Al-Saud	187	206	215	608	170	206	194	570	1178	196.33
13.	Bahrain	324	350	356	1030	356	426	428	1210	2240	186.67
	Ahmed Al-Khaja	201	163	132	496	150	212	218	580	1076	179.33
	Osama Hasan	123	187	224	534	206	214	210	630	1164	194.00
14.	Oman	304	333	396	1033	457	354	391	1202	2235	186.25
	Hassan Al-Kharusi	160	173	187	520	258	173	233	664	1184	197.33
	Yasser Al-Barwani	144	160	209	513	199	181	158	538	1051	175.17
15.	Saudi Arabia	395	380	301	1076	410	338	365	1113	2189	182.42
	Moeed Al-Qhatani	196	209	146	551	232	168	164	564	1115	185.83
	Adel Al-Barqi	199	171	155	525	178	170	201	549	1074	179.00
16.	Kuwait	311	397	394	1102	394	311	375	1080	2182	181.83
	Faisal Saleem	142	208	193	543	159	145	208	512	1055	175.83
	Ali Saleh	169	189	201	559	235	166	167	568	1127	187.83
17.	Oman	360	399	357	1116	355	352	314	1021	2137	178.08
	Abdulla Al-Sulaiman	183	199	190	572	177	228	169	574	1146	191.00
	Munther Al-Shamsi	177	200	167	544	178	124	145	447	991	165.17
18.	Oman	320	334	263	917	306	404	426	1136	2053	171.08
	Mahmood Al-Hadidi	166	183	133	482	127	206	224	557	1039	173.17
	Khalid Al-Alawi	154	151	130	435	179	198	202	579	1014	169.00

14th GCC Bowling Championships – All-Events after 2/4 disciplines

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Singles	Doubles	Trios	Team	Pins	Avg.
1.	Nayef Oqab Jaber	United Arab Emirates	12	1354	1360			2714	226.17
2.	Yousif Falah	Bahrain	12	1359	1240			2599	216.58
3.	Khamis Al Shamsi	United Arab Emirates	12	1260	1293			2553	212.75
4.	Ghanim Aboujassom	Qatar	12	1313	1234			2547	212.25
5.	Hazeem Al Muraikhi	Qatar	12	1281	1252			2533	211.08
6.	Jassim Al Muraikhi	Qatar	12	1277	1253			2530	210.83
7.	Mahmood Al Attar	United Arab Emirates	12	1178	1319			2497	208.08
8.	Mustafa Al Mousawi	Kuwait	12	1216	1271			2487	207.25
9.	Yousef Al Jabber	Qatar	12	1231	1247			2478	206.50
10.	Shaker Al Hassan	United Arab Emirates	12	1311	1155			2466	205.50
11.	Yaqoob Al Shatti	Kuwait	12	1339	1112			2451	204.25
12.	Bader Al Shaikh	Saudi Arabia	12	1240	1177			2417	201.42
13.	HRH Mohammed Al Saud	Saudi Arabia	12	1239	1178			2417	201.42
14.	Ahmed Al Awadhi	Bahrain	12	1176	1229			2405	200.42
15.	Emad Hussain Jahromi	Bahrain	12	1145	1257			2402	200.17
16.	Mohammed Al Muraikhi	Qatar	12	1121	1279			2400	200.00
17.	Abdulla Dolijan	Saudi Arabia	12	1221	1165			2386	198.83
18.	Bader Al Deyab	Qatar	12	1207	1170			2377	198.08
19.	Hassan Al Kharusi	Oman	12	1164	1184			2348	195.67
20.	Osama Hasan ARahman	Bahrain	12	1179	1164			2343	195.25
21.	Aseel Al Roomi	Kuwait	12	1155	1177			2332	194.33
22.	Ahmed Al Khaja	Bahrain	12	1250	1076			2326	193.83
23.	Hussain Al Suwaidi	United Arab Emirates	12	1140	1143			2283	190.25
24.	Hassan Al Shaikh	Saudi Arabia	12	1165	1117			2282	190.17
25.	Fawaz Al Busairi	Kuwait	12	1100	1164			2264	188.67
26.	Ahmed Abduljabbar	Bahrain	12	1197	1063			2260	188.33
27.	Moeed Al Qahtani	Saudi Arabia	12	1145	1115			2260	188.33
28.	Sultan Al Qubaisi	United Arab Emirates	12	1068	1174			2242	186.83
29.	Abdulla Al Sulaiman	Oman	12	1081	1146			2227	185.58
30.	Yasser Al Barwani	Oman	12	1166	1051			2217	184.75
31.	Adel Al Barqi	Saudi Arabia	12	1140	1074			2214	184.50
32.	Ali Saleh	Kuwait	12	1055	1127			2182	181.83
33.	Mahmood Al Hadidi	Oman	12	1104	1039			2143	178.58
34.	Faisal Saleem	Kuwait	12	1033	1055			2088	174.00
35.	Khalid Al Alawi	Oman	12	1041	1014			2055	171.25
36.	Munther Al Shamsi	Oman	12	1026	991			2017	168.08