Qatar’s six-player team set for Asian Bowling Championships

The Executive Office of the Asian Bowling Confederation (AFBF) held its meeting today in Doha, on the sidelines of the 28th edition of the Asian Bowling Championship for men and women, hosted by the Qatar Bowling Federation.

The meeting witnessed the participation of members of the Executive Bureau and representatives of the member federations, in the presence of Sheikh Talal Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, President of the International, Asian and Kuwaiti Bowling Federations, and Mr. Bandar Mubarak Al-Shafi, Member of the Executive Office of the Asian Bowling Federation and Secretary General of the Qatar Bowling Federation.

During the meeting, a number of important files related to the sport's career in the continent were discussed, foremost of which is the follow-up of the organization of the current Asian Championship, the evaluation of technical and organizational aspects, the discussion of ways to develop Asian bowling, raise the level of competitions, and enhance cooperation between the member associations.

The meeting also reviewed the main agenda presented to the 28th General Assembly of the Asian Games Confederation, scheduled to be held tomorrow, Thursday, which includes a main agenda that will determine the features of the next phase of the Confederation.

On the sidelines of the meeting of the Executive Office of the Asian Bowling Confederation, Sheikh Talal Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah expressed his thanks to the Qatar Bowling Association for hosting the 28th Asian Championship.

The President of the International, Asian and Kuwaiti Bowling Federations said that the General Assembly tomorrow will choose the members of the Executive Bureau for the next stage, in addition to choosing the countries that host the Asian Championships for Youth and Juniors.

At the end of his speech, he expressed his hope that this edition of the Asian Championship will achieve great success on various standards. He wished success to the participating teams.

On a related note, the Qatar Bowling Association has completed the preparation of the competition hall in preparation for the start of the tournament, which opens tomorrow Friday and will continue until November 23, with the participation of 168 elite players from the Asian continent representing 18 countries.

The participating delegations were also received today, the procedures for scoring balls and informal exercises, and tomorrow will witness the continuation of the scoring of balls.

Preparations will continue tomorrow (Friday) with the official training of the teams in three groups, before the evening period will witness the opening ceremony of the championship, marking the start of the official competitions that will start on Saturday, November 14 with the women's singles competition, followed by the men's singles competitions in two groups on Sunday, November 15, with the crowning ceremony of the winners of the medals of the individual competitions.

On Monday, November 16, the women's and men's doubles competitions will be held in two groups for men, while the women's and men's triathlon competitions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 17 and 18, in two periods, followed by the crowning ceremony of the medal winners.

The competitions will continue on Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20, with the five-player team competition, for women and men, in two periods, and this competition will conclude with the coronation ceremony.

Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22, will be dedicated to the Masters competitions, where the finals will be held in two groups for women and men, and up to the step-ladder competitions for women and men on Sunday, November 22, which includes the medal ceremony for all competitions, in addition to the crowning of the Masters champions, after which the curtain will fall on the competitions of the 28th edition of the Asian Bowling Championship.

The Qatari national team will participate in the tournament with six players: Jassim Mohammed Al-Muraikhi, Mohammed Hamad Al-Muraikhi, Bader Khaled Al-Sada, Talal Ali Al-Marri, Musaed Mohammed Al-Muraikhi, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Dosari, and the team will be supervised by coach Pedro Luis Mirani and his assistant Khalifa Ali Al-Kubaisi.

Al-Adam players have undergone daily training during the past period in preparation for the tournament, under the supervision of coach Pedro Mirani and Khalifa Al-Kubaisi, and the Al-Ittihad Hall also witnessed the training of the Kuwait and South Korean teams, who arrived in Doha early, several days ago, to set up a training camp in Qatar before the start of the tournament.

Doha's hosting of the continental event is an important sporting milestone on the Asian bowling calendar for 2026, with singles, doubles, triples, teams and masters competitions, allowing players to compete for championship titles and medals in various categories.

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