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28th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships

Asian Championships underway with opening ceremony

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13th November, Doha: The 28th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships got underway with the Official Opening Ceremony graced by His Excellency Sheikh Talal Mohammad Al-Sabah, President of Asian Bowling Federation and International Bowling Federation.

The ceremony was attended by Mr Abdulla Al-Qattan, President of Qatar Bowling Federation (QBF), several presidents of ABF member federations, Mr Bandar Al-Shafi, Secretary General of QBF, Mr Saeed Al-Hajri, Host Tournament Manager, members of the organizing committee, embassy representatives and distinguished guests and team officials.

Also present were incumbent and newly-elected Executive Board members of the 28th ABF Annual General Assembly held yesterday. The emcee kicked off the ceremony by announcing the arrival of and introduction of the guest of honour, His Excellency Sheikh Talal Mohammad Al-Sabah.

He also introduced the presence of Mr Abdulla Al-Qattan, President of QBF and other dignitaries at the opening ceremony. The proceedings commenced with the announcement of the marchpast of each of the participating federations that paraded on the lanes.

19 participating teams parade at the opening ceremony

His Excellency, Sheikh Talal delivered his welcome speech during which he thanked Qatar Bowling Federation for hosting this year's championships in Doha, Qatar. He expressed confidence that QBF will do exceptionally well in organizing such an important tournament especially with their years of experience in hosting championships in the past.

Mr Abdulla Al-Qattan then proceeded to give his speech in which he thanked His Excellency Sheikh Talal and the Executive Board Members for awarding the championships to Qatar Bowling Federation. He also extended his sincere appreciation to the participating federations for their support and hoped that they will take home fond memories of their participation.

He also went through some of the important matters pertaining to the championship schedule, the official practice sessions and the opening ceremony. He also touched on each of the events to be contested regarding the lanes range used and the lane rotation format.

He added the importance in adhering to the deadline for submission of line ups for each event and that the submission will be done online via the official ABF website.

Five events will be contested consisting of Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team of 5 and Masters Finals. The top 3 at the end of each event will be declared medal winners. The top 16 men and top 16 women based on their All-Events Standings (24 games) will qualify for the Round-Robin Matchplay Masters Finals to be staged over two blocks of 8 and 7 games with the final position-round game for the top 3 men and top 3 women advancing to the Stepladder Finals.

As this championship is the qualifying round for the 2027 IBF World Championships to be held in Korea, the combined All-Events total of the top 5 bowlers from each federation will be added together to determine their standings.

HE Sheikh Talal delivering his opening speech

Mr Ahmed Al Kuwari, Head Referee for the championship took the official oath on behalf of all tournament officials while Mr Jassim Al-Muraikhi, team member of Qatar took the athlete oath on behalf of all the participating athletes.

The distinguished guests were then entertained to a tradition "Qatari Ardah" performance before His Excellency Sheikh Talal officially declared the championships open.

Five events will be contested for both genders comprising of Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team of 5 and the Masters Finals over the next nine days. The top 16 men and top 16 women based on their All-Events Standings (24 games) will qualify for the Round-Robin Matchplay Masters Finals over two blocks of 8 games.

The top 3 men and top 3 women at the end of the Masters Finals will advance to the Stepladder Shootout finals to determine the Masters champions. The top 9 men federations plus the host (Korea) and the top 10 women federations based on the top 5 All-Events totals from each federation will qualify the 2027 IBF World Championships in Seoul, Korea.

Live scoring and live video streaming will be featured throughout the championships commencing tomorrow morning with the Women's Singles right up to the Masters Finals on November 22.

Photos by Terence Yaw in Doha, Qatar.

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