KUWAIT: President
of International and Asian Bowling Federations, Chairman of Kuwait Bowling Club
Sheikh Talal Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah expressed satisfaction towards the success of
the three tournaments that were hosted by Kuwait Bowling Center in Salmiya all
along 19 days, as the focus of bowling fans around the world was on Kuwait.

He said the World
Tour season finale, the 13th Kuwait International Open and the 25th Asian
Championship formed a chain of success, proving that Kuwait is able to host the
strongest of world events, as it seeks to become a world center of the game,
and this was the goal of the bowling club for years.

Al-Mohammad
appreciated the patronage of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak
Al-Hamad Al-Sabah of the Asian championship, adding that his support had the
biggest effect on improving the game and motivate players to give more and make
great achievements.

Sheikh Mohammad
said the three championships are a prelude to the two important events the
country is waiting for, they are the individuals world championship in 2020 and
the group in 2021, as both will be held in Kuwait for the first time, as the
case was with the 25th Asian championship, which received praise from all those
involved, as far as quality of organization and high level of competition
between 27 countries.

Al-Mohammad
lauded the benefit of the three championships Kuwait players received as they
got competed with the strongest world and Asian bowlers, and were able to
clinch the silver medal of the threes category by Khalid Al-Dubayyan, Jassim
Al-Saqer and Mustafa Al-Mousawy.

He also spoke
about the efforts of the committees who were working since Oct 20, and this
effort was the corner stone of success that was achieved by Kuwaitis. Al-Mohammad
thanked the Public Authority for Sport, Kuwait Olympic Committee and the media
for the support that made the bowling club a big motivation to bring out the
events in the best way possible.

Meanwhile, England's
Dom Barrett and Colombia's Maria Rodriguez were dominated the finals of the
world tour on Thursday that took place at the Kuwait Bowling Center with the
participation of 12 top ranked champions of both genders. Barrett won his
second title in two days, as he won the gold medal at the Kuwait International
Open, winning $12,500. He beat Iceland's Arnar Johsnon in the final match with
the score (276-232). Meanwhile Rodriguez beat Liz Johnson (252-234).