BAHRAINSPORTS
APRIL 2014
TOP THREE
Al Hassan, Szczerbinski, left, and Loschetter
Shaker spared a crucial 3-10 split in
the ninth frame and needed only to mark
his last frame to clinch the victory.
His shot looked good but went high.
Fortunately, it left a single pin which
he subsequently spared to secure his
triumph.
“When I started off with four strikes,
I was a lot more relaxed,” said the 43year-old Al Hassan, whose last title was
the Thailand Open in 2013.
“When you’re playing against such a
good bowler, you cannot afford to make
any mistakes and that was exactly what I
said to myself, so I put in all my concentration into making good shots.”
Al Hassan pocketed a cool US$25,000
with his win.
Szczerbinski, who had earlier sailed
past second-seeded compatriot Chris Loschetter 197-166, settled for US$12,500 as
the runner-up, while Loschetter earned a
US$8,000 payday.
Defending champion Mika Koivuniemi of Finland and Chris Barnes of the
US rounded out the top five.
The winners and the sponsors were
praised and recognised by Supreme
Council for Youth and Sports secretary
general Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al
Khalifa. Also in attendance were Bahrain
Volleyball Association president and Bah-
FINAL STANDINGS AND PRIZE MONEY
1 Shaker Al Hassan
United Arab Emirates
$25,000
2 John Szczerbinski
N. Tonawanda, N.Y.
$12,500
Avon, Ohio
$8,000
3 Chris Loschetter
OTHER PBA CASHIERS
4 Mika Koivuniemi
Finland-Hartland, Mich.
$6,000
5 Chris Barnes
Double Oak, Texas
$5,000
7 Mike Fagan
Fort Worth, Texas
$3,000
9 Tommy Jones
Simpsonville, S.C.
$2,700
10 Dom Barrett
England
$2,600
12 Paul Moor
England
$2,250
13 Bill O’Neill
Langhorne, Pa.
$2,000
15 Jason Belmonte
17 Brad Angelo
19 Tom Daugherty
Australia
$2,000
Lockport, N.Y.
$2,000
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
$1,500
20 Osku Palermaa
21 Tim Mack
22 Craig Nidiffer
Finland
$1,500
Indianapolis
$1,500
Trenton, Mich.
$1,500
rain Tenpin Bowling Association (BTBA)
honorary chairman Shaikh Ali bin
Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain Olympic
Committee secretary general Abdulrahman Askar, and BTBA president Abdulla
Al Doseri.” THE GAME
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