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Doha: The H H Amir Cup bowling 2024, organised by the Qatar Bowling Federation got underway at the Qatar International Bowling Center yesterday.
The tournament which runs till December 12 will see singles and mixed singles competitions with a large participation of Qatari and top players from various countries around the world.
The first day's competitions witnessed five attempts, with the participation of 23 players from Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, including 16 players from the Qatari national team and a number of players who have previously participated in several previous versions of the tournament.
These players include Mohammed Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Qatar's Jassim Al Muraikhi, Mansour Al Hajri, Mosaed Al Muraikhi, Mohammed Al Muraikhi, and Ibrahim Sattam Al Muraikhi, Kuwait's Ali Haidar, Egypt's Abdullah Abdul Salam, and Bahrain's Youssef Falah.
Qatari players achieved good results on the first day, and perhaps the most prominent of which was in the first attempt where Khaled Al Dosari topped with a total of 678 points, while Mosaed Al Muraikhi came in second place with 209.67 points, and Jassim Al Muraikhi finished third with 209.67 points.
Qatari's Fahad Al Emadi stood first place in the second attempt with a total score of 694 points, while Malaysian Nora Norkam was second with 685 points, and Saudi Prince Mohammed Al Saud third with 684 points.
The tournament competitions will continue tomorrow and for the second day with 5 attempts as well, followed by 4 attempts over 3 days, December 6, 7 and 8, then 5 attempts on December 9, 10, 11 and 12 in the first stages. The final stages of the tournament will begin on the penultimate day, for which 36 players will qualify to compete to win the title in five stages.
The Qatar Bowling Federation has announced a total prize-money of $110,000 with the winner receiving $25,000 and the runner-up $16,000. The third-place winner will get $12,000.
Swede Kim Bolleby had won the title last year defeating Emirati Naif Aqab 257-226 in the final.
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