Xuereb, Jónsson conclude 1st Small Nations Cup with victory in Masters

18 March, 2017

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Sara Xuereb of Malta and Iceland’s Arnar David Jónsson captured the gold medals in women’s and men’s match play Masters which concluded the inaugural Small Nations Cup Sunday at Rose’n’Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino.

The top 4 women and the top 4 men with the highest 18-game totals in Mixed Doubles, Doubles and Mixed Teams advanced to the medal round.

Seeded third, Xuereb (pictured left) eliminated Magna Yr Hjalmtysdottir of Iceland in the semi-finals, 192-190, and went on to defeat Nandia Irodotou of Cyprus in the gold medal match, 201-176. Irodotou, the No. 4 seed, advanced to the title match with a 179-168 win over top-seeded Sue Abela of Malta.

Irodotou earned the silver medal and Abela and Hjalmtysdottir both received bronze.

On the men’s side, No. 3 Jónsson (right) defeated No. 4 Neoklis Erodotou of Cyprus in the gold medal match, 185-167, to claim the second gold medal for Iceland in this tournament. On their way to the finale Jónsson ousted No. 2 Justin Caruana Scicluna of Malta, 205-158, and Erodotou stunned top-seeded Mauro Anastasi of Malta, 215-187.

Erodotou received the silver medal, while Anastasi and Scicluna shared the bronze medal.

Malta led the medal tally with 3 gold and 6 bronze medals. Iceland was second with 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. Third placed Cyprus took home 1 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze. Luxembourg received 1 silver and 1 bronze, while the host country San Marino got one bronze medal.

Starting in 2017 the European Tenpin Bowling Federation’s Small Nations Cup will be conducted biennially. The inaugural SNC was held from March 15-19, 2017 at the Rose’n’Bowl, an 18-laner in Serravalle in the Republic of San Marino.

European countries with a population under 1 million can participate in the Small Nations Cup. Each participating country is represented by a team of two female and two male competitors.

Players from five countries, Cyprus, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta and San Marino, competed in San Marino for gold, silver and bronze medals in Mixed Doubles, men’s and women’s Doubles, Mixed Team and men’s and women’s Masters in the three-day event.

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1st Small Nations Cup 2017 – Women’s Masters Medal Round

Rose’n’Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino (March 18, 2017)

Championship Round:
1. Sara Xuereb, Malta, 393 (2 games)
2. Nandia Irodotou, Cyprus, 355 (2 games)
3. Sue Abela, Malta, 168 (1 game)
(tie) Magna Yr Hjalmtysdottir, Iceland, 190 (1 game)

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: No. 4 Irodotou def. No. 1 Abela, 179-168
Semifinal Match 2: No. 3 Xuereb def. No. 2 Hjalmtysdottir, 192-190
Championship: Xuereb def. Irodotou, 201-176.

1st Small Nations Cup 2017 – Men’s Masters Medal Round

Rose’n’Bowl in Serravalle, San Marino (March 18, 2017)

Championship Round:
1. Arnar David Jónsson, Iceland, 390 (2 games)
2. Neoklis Erodotou, Cyprus, 382 (2 games)
3. Mauro Anastasi, Malta, 187 (1 game)
(tie) Justin Caruana Scicluna, Malta, 158 (1 game)

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: No. 4 Erodotou def. No. 1 Anastasi, 215-187
Semifinal Match 2: No. 3 Jónsson def. No. 2 Scicluna, 205-158
Championship: Jónsson def. Erodotou, 185-167.

1st Small Nations Cup 2017 – Women’s All-Events (final)

No medals given. Top 4 advance to match play Masters.

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Mixed Doubles	Doubles	Mixed Team	Pins	Avg.
1.	Sue Abela	Malta	18	1228	1207	1208	3643	202.39
2.	Magna Yr Hjalmtysdottir	Iceland	18	1220	1164	1109	3493	194.06
3.	Sara Xuereb	Malta	18	1172	1177	1077	3426	190.33
4.	Nandia Irodotou	Cyprus	18	1160	1107	1045	3312	184.00
5.	Dagny Edda Þorisdottir	Iceland	18	1086	1157	1063	3306	183.67
6.	Niki Schiza	Cyprus	18	1013	1040	1239	3292	182.89
7.	Morena Barbieri	San Marino	18	1032	1027	1053	3112	172.89
8.	Nora Turci	Luxemburg	18	909	1107	1029	3045	169.17
9.	Catherine Chesney	Luxemburg	18	1019	1040	947	3006	167.00
10.	Milva Piva	San Marino	18	928	853	893	2674	148.56

1st Small Nations Cup 2017 – Men’s All-Events (final)

No medals given. Top 4 advance to match play Masters.

Pos	Player	Country	Games	Mixed Doubles	Doubles	Mixed Team	Pins	Avg.
1.	Mauro Anastasi	Malta	18	1259	1297	1309	3865	214.72
2.	Justin Caruana Scicluna	Malta	18	1318	1259	1270	3847	213.72
3.	Arnar David Jónsson	Iceland	18	1279	1328	1227	3834	213.00
4.	Neoklis Erodotou	Cyprus	18	1402	1213	1106	3721	206.72
5.	David Manderscheid	Luxemburg	18	1214	1220	1199	3633	201.83
6.	Ettori Bacciocchi	San Marino	18	1122	1286	1172	3580	198.89
7.	Ioannis Konstantinou	Cyprus	18	1197	1165	1182	3544	196.89
8.	Bjorn G. Sigurdsson	Iceland	18	1149	1188	1179	3516	195.33
9.	Alain Lieners	Luxemburg	18	1115	1042	1159	3316	184.22
10.	Matteo Corazza	San Marino	18	1165	1115	1009	3289	182.72