Marios Nicolaides
The 25th edition of the Mediterranean Bowling Championships took place in the Republic of San Marino from the 7th to 14 th of May 2023. Rose’n Ball bowling center hosts the event under the leadership of the president of the San Marino Bowling Federation, Mr. Adriano Santi. 15 federations with 60 athletes participated in 7 events, claiming 32 medals
Women singles
1st place & Gold medallist, Eva Krafogel from Slovenia
2nd place & Silver medallist, Alja Bergauer from Slovenia
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Alexandra Lopes D, France
Men singles
1st place & Gold medallist, Tim Cerkvenik Muzafirovič, Slovenia
2nd place & Silver medallist, Gregory Rius, France
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Albin Osmani, Kosovo
– this was the first-ever medal from Κοsovo in the MBC
Mixed Doubles
1st place & Gold medallist, Greece with Georgia Sagona & Eleftherios Montsenigos
2nd place & Silver medallist, Israel with Sara Aviram Harlap & Or Azriel Aviram
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Malta with Sue Abela & Kayden Lagana
Women Doubles
1st place & Gold medallist, Cyprus with Niki Schiza & Myria Kastori
2nd place & Silver medallist, Malta with Sue Abela & Cynthia Frendo Luca
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Greece with Georgia Sagona & Stavroula Stefanopoulou
Men Doubles
1st place & Gold medallist, France with Gregory Rius & Loick Coolen
2nd place & Silver medallist, Greece with Eleftherios Montsenigos & Stamatios Roros
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Malta with Anastasi Mauro & Kayden Lagana
Team event
1st place & Gold medallist, France with Gregory Rius, Loick Coolen, Alexandra Lopes D & Laura Garcia
2nd place & Silver medallist, S Turkey with Habib Doğan, Tuna Böncü, Gökçe Çınar & Ebru Özoğluuntur
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Malta with Anastasi Mauro, Kayden Lagana, Sue Abela & Cynthia Frendo Luca
Women’s all events
1st place & Gold medallist, Malta with Sue Abela
2nd place & Silver medallist, Slovenia with Alja Bergauer
3rd place & Bronze medallist, France with Alexandra Lopes D
Men’s all events
1st place & Gold medallist, France with Gregory Rius
2nd place & Silver medallist, Greece with Eleftherios Montsenigos
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Slovenia with Tim Cerkvenik Muzafirovič
Women’s Masters
1st place & Gold medallist, Cyprus with Myria Kastori
2nd place & Silver medallist, Turkey Ebru Özoğluntur
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Slovenia with Eva Krafogel
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Greece with Georgia Sagona
Men’s Masters
1st place & Gold medallist, France with Gregory Rius
2nd place & Silver medallist, Malta with Kayden Lagana
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Greece with Stamatios Roros
3rd place & Bronze medallist, Greece with Eleftherios Montsenigos
- Kayden Lagana from Malta bowls a 300 game at Men’s Masters – Step 2, semi-final
Marios Nicolaides/President
Mediterranean Bowling Confederation
This amazing tournament finished yesterday and all participants and officials we are so happy having been able to be part of it!
8 federations, 16 boys and 12 girls (under 21) participated in their own bowlingcentres using TenPinCam technology.
Tournament Manager Kirill Hudjakov (Latvia) and his team did an excellent job. I appreciate all of you that worked behind the scenes to make the system work.
Congratulations to all participants and especially to our winners:
Girls:
1st place, Isabel Allen from England
Sofiia Druchyna from Ukraine, runner-up
Boys:
1st place, Artemy Hudiakov from Latvia
Maxime Dubois from France, runner-up
Marios Nicolaides
ETBF Presidium Member
World Bowling has officially changed its name to the International Bowling Federation (IBF) and has vowed to properly act as the sport’s global governing body.
The decision was made at the organization’s Extraordinary Congress, which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on the 2nd of November 2020.
The official headquarters of the IBF will continue to be based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Out of the 114 member federations, only 6 NEVER responded. 106 federations were in FAVOUR of the new statutes, 1 federation was AGAINST and 1 federation ABSTAINED.
The rebranding is expected to mark the first of many changes by their chief executive officer Andrew Oram who came on board in October last year.
