Doha, Qatar: Qatar players reaped pretty good results in the competitions held within the fourth Sheikh Saud bin Ahmed Al-Thani Ramadan Bowling Championship in Doha.
Hosted by the Qatar Bowling Federation (QBF), the tournament winds up on March 7, 2026, with the participation of over 100 players from both genders hailing from Qatar, as well as several countries of the world, endowing the contests with a global nature and reinforcing the level of challenge among the contestants.
This edition featured three main categories: U-16 juniors, men 50+, and the open men's division, promoting competitive opportunities across age groups.
In the open men's preliminaries, Qatari bowlers dominated, with Mousa Brshashi first (2,198 points), Abdullah Hassan Ali second (2,170 points), and Hamad Al Khouri third (2,166 points).
In the 50+ men's category, Mohamed Jamal secured first place (2,081 points), followed by Abdulmalik Malik (1,991 points) and Filipino bowler Romel Ferran (1,963 points), while subsequent positions saw intense competition among participants from Jordan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Qatar.
In the junior category, Qatari bowler Mosaed Al Murikhi clinched first place with a total of 2,130 points from three attempts, followed by Palestinian Hamad Siyam (1,901 points) and Qatari Talal Abdullah (1,750 points).
The top eight players from each category advanced to the Finals, percolating anticipation for the decisive rounds, with daily recognition awarded to the highest-scoring performers, all claimed by Qatari athletes.
Interestingly, QBF allocated cash accolades totaling QAR 142,000, with 20,000 for first place in the open men's division, 15,000 for second, 10,000 for third, 7,000 for fourth, and 5,000 for fifth, underscoring the championship's eminent status and competitive prestige.
Winners ranking sixth to twelfth receive QAR 3,000, those thirteenth to sixteenth are awarded QAR 2,000, seventeenth to twenty-fourth receive QAR 1,500, and twenty-fifth to twenty-eighth collect QAR 1,000.
In the 50+ men's category, the first-place winner earns QAR 5,000, second place takes QAR 4,000, while third and fourth receive QAR 2,500, and fifth to eighth receive QAR 1,500 each.
For the junior category, first place is awarded QAR 4,500, second place QAR 3,200, and third place QAR 2,000, with daily distribution of prizes to the highest-scoring performers in each attempt, highlighting the eminence and competitive prestige of the championship.
This tournament obviously underscores the commitment of QBF's curators to backing this kind of sport and promoting its societal presence throughout Ramadan, in addition to having an opportunity to explore and hone sports talents, thereby helping broaden the practitioners' base and deepen the culture of this sport among a spectrum of age groups.
The organising panel looks forward to providing a phenomenal edition in commemoration of the legacy of late Sheikh Saud Bin Ahmed Al-Thani, former Chair of QBF, in a Ramadan extravaganza atmosphere and contest that reflect the spirit of fraternity and sportsmanship, epitomising simultaneously the constant evolution of this type of sport.
In essence, the tournament is significantly deepening its position as one of the most eminent sporting events in the nation, and this is well vindicated by the broad participation and professional organisation underscoring the substantial ambitions for promoting this sport on the domestic and global stages.
