By Abdellatif Sharaa
KUWAIT: The continent of Asia received the lion’s share in the men’s and women’s singles competition of the World Bowling Championship being held in Kuwait until October 15th as they won the medals of top places except for one European sharing third place in the men’s competitions from Germany Tobias Boerding. Singapore’s Darren Ong claimed Kuwait’s World Championship for men, while Malaysia’s Natasha Roslan won the women’s title as the singles competition concluded on Monday night.
Ong’s win came at the expense of his compatriot Muhd Jaris Goh in the final match, while Qatar’s Ghanim Aboujassoum and Germany’s Tobias Boerding shared third place. Natasha beat her seasoned compatriot Sin Li Jane following a very competitive match while third place was shared by Koreans Hong Hae Ni and Son Hye Rin.
President of IBF and Asian Bowling confederations Sheikh Talal Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said the singles competitions were on high technical level, particularly during the advanced rounds. Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah told Journalists following the singles awarding ceremony that the organizing committee will continue its efforts to ensure the complete success of the tournament in organization, technically and media wise, and congratulated the winners.
Head of Qatar’s Bowling Federation Abdulla Al-Qattan lauded the strong competitions which is an opportunity for Gulf and Arab players to improve, as he pleased with Qatar’s Aboujassoum winning third place in the singles. He said that electing Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah for a third term is the result of the development and improvement of the game during the past two terms.