Mediterranean Bowling Championship 2021 at the Escape Factory, Moussy le Neuf, France
The idea of creating the Mediterranean Games came about in 1997 during the European Championship that was being held in Nottingham, England
Mediterranean countries share a lot of history, traditions and culture and a sport event is always an opportunity to enforce good relations. For this reason, Roni Ashkenazi from Israel, Roger Cristofidis from Cyprus, Niko Papadimitriou from Greece, and Julian Pace Bonello from Malta came up with the idea of uniting all Mediterranean federations in one Bowling event.
During the 2015 edition of the Mediterranean Challenge Cup in Greece, the decision was taken change the name to The Mediterranean Bowling Championships or MBC. This decision was taken with intention to formalize many aspects of the event.
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Singles
Play got underway on Tuesday with the singles and first up were the women. Six games later we had our medalists as Tali Itzhak Abdu took Gold with 1315 and Georgia Sagona from Greece in Silver with 1273 as Alexandra Lopes D’Andrade from France took Bronze with 1231 and just a pin ahead on an unlucky Melania Rossi from Italy with 1230.
Next up were the men and it soon became apparent that nobody was going to catch Italian Walter Alessandro Santu as he blasted games of 279,256,276,235,238 and 183 for 1467 to take the Gold in some style.
The chase was on for the other two medals and five players all close to grabbing one. At the end it was Konstantinos Kitsos taking silver with 1266 and 200 pins behind Gold and Portugal’s Paulo Lopes taking Bronze with 1263 and first ever MBC medal for the country.
Doubles
The men were first up on Wednesday for the doubles and Italy starting where they left off as Walter Alessandro Santu was amazing again and this time with 1436. Team mate Tommaso Radi adding 1298 and a team score of 2734 taking the Gold medal by almost 100 pins. Silver going to France with 2638 and Spain taking Bronze with 2560.
The women returned for action in the afternoon and joy for Italy as they lead after three games with 1246 ahead of Malta in second with 1238 and France third with 1238. Three games later it was the same positions and Italy made it two Golds in a day. Roberta Ferina with 1233 and Melania Rossi with 1223 for 2456 overall. Malta ending with 2443 and France two pins behind on 2441.
Mixed doubles
Two squads to find the medals and staking an early claim in squad one were Israel (Tali Itzhak Abdu & Netanel Shimon Volpertin) in pole position with 2666 followed by Greece in second with 2632 and Malta in third with 2526. After the next block the result was the same and no one could pass Israel on 2666 as they added new records also for 1 game(536), 3 games (1416) and 6 games (2666). France holding silver with 2647 and Greece grabbing Bronze with 2632.
Team
Friday saw the bowlers return to the lanes for the team event and Gold went to the home nation with 5078 by the closest of margins as Slovenia took the Silver medal with 5077 and just a pin behind. Bronze going to Italy with 5065.
MBC 2021 – Results
Team
| 1. | FRANCE | FRA | 812 | 851 | 776 | 849 | 877 | 913 | 24 | 5078 | 5078 |
| 2. | SLOVENIE | SLO | 908 | 775 | 836 | 892 | 860 | 806 | 24 | 5077 | 5077 |
| 3. | ITALIE | ITA | 831 | 827 | 808 | 832 | 871 | 896 | 24 | 5065 | 5065 |
| 4. | ESPAGNE | ESP | 811 | 874 | 767 | 794 | 838 | 795 | 24 | 4879 | 4879 |
| 5. | GRECE | GRC | 821 | 806 | 734 | 786 | 807 | 871 | 24 | 4825 | 4825 |
| 6. | MALTA | MLT | 725 | 804 | 853 | 784 | 770 | 784 | 24 | 4720 | 4720 |
| 7. | TURKIE | TUR | 727 | 885 | 753 | 770 | 788 | 759 | 24 | 4682 | 4682 |
| 8. | CHYPRE | CYP | 739 | 801 | 758 | 790 | 841 | 734 | 24 | 4663 | 4663 |
| 9. | ISRAEL | ISR | 657 | 710 | 788 | 811 | 735 | 747 | 24 | 4448 | 4448 |
| 10. | CROATIE | CRO | 720 | 770 | 746 | 719 | 836 | 653 | 24 | 4444 | 4444 |
| 11. | PORTUGAL | POR | 707 | 677 | 721 | 767 | 746 | 689 | 24 | 4307 | 4307 |
| 12. | KOSOVO | KOS | 733 | 733 | 648 | 623 | 665 | 702 | 24 | 4104 | 4104 |
| 13. | GIBRALTAR | GIB | 455 | 499 | 487 | 432 | 428 | 462 | 18 | 2763 | 2763 |
| 14. | SAN MARIN | SMR | 384 | 408 | 391 | 381 | 337 | 443 | 12 | 2344 | 2344 |
Mixed Doubles
| 1. | ISRAEL | ISR | 438 | 534 | 444 | 470 | 426 | 354 | 12 | 2666 | 2666 |
| 2. | FRANCE | FRA | 413 | 471 | 420 | 451 | 458 | 434 | 12 | 2647 | 2647 |
| 3. | GRECE | GRC | 392 | 517 | 433 | 446 | 434 | 410 | 12 | 2632 | 2632 |
| 4. | MALTA | MLT | 423 | 388 | 470 | 439 | 405 | 401 | 12 | 2526 | 2526 |
| 5. | GRECE | GRC | 446 | 490 | 441 | 345 | 401 | 385 | 12 | 2508 | 2508 |
| 6. | FRANCE | FRA | 413 | 321 | 435 | 383 | 444 | 474 | 12 | 2470 | 2470 |
| 7. | TURKIE | TUR | 480 | 436 | 384 | 394 | 407 | 360 | 12 | 2461 | 2461 |
| 8. | SLOVENIE | SLO | 383 | 364 | 463 | 405 | 397 | 438 | 12 | 2450 | 2450 |
| 9. | ESPAGNE | ESP | 418 | 394 | 389 | 432 | 390 | 424 | 12 | 2447 | 2447 |
| 10. | CHYPRE | CYP | 383 | 425 | 389 | 411 | 428 | 409 | 12 | 2445 | 2445 |
| 11. | ITALIE | ITA | 449 | 368 | 415 | 453 | 367 | 393 | 12 | 2445 | 2445 |
| 12. | TURKIE | TUR | 402 | 429 | 474 | 386 | 325 | 396 | 12 | 2412 | 2412 |
| 13. | MALTA | MLT | 407 | 459 | 345 | 387 | 434 | 354 | 12 | 2386 | 2386 |
| 14. | ITALIE | ITA | 387 | 404 | 373 | 409 | 429 | 369 | 12 | 2371 | 2371 |
| 15. | ESPAGNE | ESP | 391 | 361 | 370 | 396 | 392 | 453 | 12 | 2363 | 2363 |
| 16. | SAN MARIN | SMR | 365 | 359 | 326 | 424 | 435 | 449 | 12 | 2358 | 2358 |
| 17. | SLOVENIE | SLO | 377 | 455 | 402 | 382 | 344 | 334 | 12 | 2294 | 2294 |
| 18. | PORTUGAL | POR | 390 | 420 | 361 | 342 | 372 | 403 | 12 | 2288 | 2288 |
| 19. | CROATIE | CRO | 391 | 377 | 361 | 345 | 395 | 386 | 12 | 2255 | 2255 |
| 20. | CROATIE | CRO | 349 | 365 | 296 | 405 | 422 | 388 | 12 | 2225 | 2225 |
| 21. | CHYPRE | CYP | 335 | 354 | 391 | 392 | 366 | 377 | 12 | 2215 | 2215 |
| 22. | KOSOVO | KOS | 388 | 411 | 342 | 338 | 325 | 344 | 12 | 2148 | 2148 |
| 23. | PORTUGAL | POR | 355 | 305 | 384 | 347 | 372 | 364 | 12 | 2127 | 2127 |
| 24. | KOSOVO | KOS | 344 | 324 | 325 | 398 | 318 | 416 | 12 | 2125 | 2125 |
| 25. | ISRAEL | ISR | 345 | 339 | 350 | 283 | 447 | 357 | 12 | 2121 | 2121 |
| 26. | GIBRALTAR | GIB | 354 | 328 | 348 | 316 | 312 | 304 | 12 | 1962 | 1962 |
| 27. | GIBRALTAR | GIB | 158 | 149 | 174 | 147 | 159 | 136 | 6 | 923 | 923 |
Doubles
| Pos. | Nom | Pays | P 1 | P 2 | P 3 | P 4 | P 5 | P 6 | Parties | Total | QA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ITALIE | ITA | 500 | 441 | 482 | 455 | 415 | 441 | 12 | 2734 | 2734 |
| 2. | FRANCE | FRA | 447 | 427 | 513 | 427 | 403 | 421 | 12 | 2638 | 2638 |
| 3. | ESPAGNE | ESP | 451 | 453 | 390 | 417 | 415 | 434 | 12 | 2560 | 2560 |
| 4. | SLOVENIE | SLO | 461 | 400 | 383 | 423 | 333 | 474 | 12 | 2474 | 2474 |
| 5. | GRECE | GRC | 395 | 405 | 420 | 460 | 430 | 360 | 12 | 2470 | 2470 |
| 6. | ISRAEL | ISR | 421 | 375 | 453 | 413 | 422 | 367 | 12 | 2451 | 2451 |
| 7. | TURKIE | TUR | 425 | 351 | 423 | 459 | 367 | 388 | 12 | 2413 | 2413 |
| 8. | CHYPRE | CYP | 392 | 386 | 448 | 428 | 375 | 383 | 12 | 2412 | 2412 |
| 9. | CROATIE | CRO | 411 | 345 | 369 | 414 | 400 | 392 | 12 | 2331 | 2331 |
| 10. | MALTA | MLT | 437 | 390 | 369 | 384 | 366 | 372 | 12 | 2318 | 2318 |
| 11. | PORTUGAL | POR | 339 | 353 | 332 | 398 | 359 | 400 | 12 | 2181 | 2181 |
| 12. | KOSSOVO | KOS | 356 | 402 | 361 | 362 | 365 | 327 | 12 | 2173 | 2173 |
| 13. | SAN MARIN | SMR | 393 | 401 | 316 | 375 | 331 | 329 | 12 | 2145 | 2145 |
| 14. | GIBRALTAR | GIB | 344 | 321 | 407 | 342 | 303 | 317 | 12 | 2034 | 2034 |
| Pos. | Nom | Pays | P 1 | P 2 | P 3 | P 4 | P 5 | P 6 | Parties | Total | QA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ITALIE | ITA | 380 | 445 | 421 | 387 | 380 | 443 | 12 | 2456 | 2456 |
| 2. | MALTA | MLT | 419 | 390 | 429 | 381 | 427 | 397 | 12 | 2443 | 2443 |
| 3. | FRANCE | FRA | 391 | 426 | 421 | 400 | 384 | 419 | 12 | 2441 | 2441 |
| 4. | GRECE | GRC | 394 | 399 | 373 | 389 | 448 | 392 | 12 | 2395 | 2395 |
| 5. | CHYPRE | CYP | 453 | 370 | 409 | 398 | 340 | 359 | 12 | 2329 | 2329 |
| 6. | SLOVENIE | SLO | 326 | 379 | 422 | 383 | 342 | 386 | 12 | 2238 | 2238 |
| 7. | ISRAEL | ISR | 391 | 394 | 391 | 328 | 338 | 387 | 12 | 2229 | 2229 |
| 8. | ESPAGNE | ESP | 383 | 345 | 394 | 355 | 347 | 376 | 12 | 2200 | 2200 |
| 9. | TURKIE | TUR | 356 | 375 | 431 | 320 | 348 | 369 | 12 | 2199 | 2199 |
| 10. | CROATIE | CRO | 353 | 339 | 318 | 316 | 321 | 375 | 12 | 2022 | 2022 |
| 11. | PORTUGAL | POR | 314 | 342 | 306 | 363 | 328 | 354 | 12 | 2007 | 2007 |
| 12. | KOSSOVO | KOS | 315 | 344 | 305 | 334 | 333 | 330 | 12 | 1961 | 1961 |
| 13. | GIBRALTAR | GIB | 153 | 176 | 209 | 169 | 171 | 148 | 6 | 1026 | 1026 |
Singles
| Pos. | Nom | Pays | P 1 | P 2 | P 3 | P 4 | P 5 | P 6 | Parties | Total | QA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Walter Alessandro Santu | 279 | 256 | 276 | 235 | 238 | 183 | 6 | 1467 | 1467 | 204 | |
| 2. | Konstantinos KITSOS | 174 | 199 | 165 | 237 | 267 | 224 | 6 | 1266 | 1266 | 3 | |
| 3. | Paulo LOPES | 224 | 179 | 215 | 245 | 193 | 207 | 6 | 1263 | 1263 | 0 | |
| 4. | Maxime DUBOIS | 218 | 166 | 238 | 217 | 220 | 203 | 6 | 1262 | 1262 | -1 | |
| 5. | Roko KNEZIC | 214 | 246 | 220 | 185 | 198 | 193 | 6 | 1256 | 1256 | -7 | |
| 6. | Taygun ERKESKIN | 176 | 203 | 245 | 188 | 186 | 251 | 6 | 1249 | 1249 | -14 | |
| 7. | Matthew MAGRO | 203 | 182 | 213 | 233 | 227 | 182 | 6 | 1240 | 1240 | -23 | |
| 8. | Konstantinov KYRIAKOS | 225 | 214 | 169 | 203 | 190 | 209 | 6 | 1210 | 1210 | -53 | |
| 9. | Quentin DEROO | 206 | 190 | 226 | 242 | 159 | 180 | 6 | 1203 | 1203 | -60 | |
| 10. | Nysret HAZIRI | 160 | 175 | 225 | 212 | 224 | 204 | 6 | 1200 | 1200 | -63 | |
| 11. | Ziga ZALAR | 197 | 189 | 203 | 214 | 194 | 203 | 6 | 1200 | 1200 | -63 | |
| 12. | Alvar CARDONA | 232 | 222 | 183 | 174 | 208 | 154 | 6 | 1173 | 1173 | -90 | |
| 13. | Theos ANASTASIOU | 205 | 199 | 194 | 195 | 180 | 198 | 6 | 1171 | 1171 | -92 | |
| 14. | Vasileios STEFOPOULOS | 162 | 162 | 200 | 182 | 266 | 180 | 6 | 1152 | 1152 | -111 | |
| 15. | LAPIDOT YUVAL | 151 | 220 | 212 | 177 | 150 | 234 | 6 | 1144 | 1144 | -119 | |
| 16. | KAYDEN LAGANA | 204 | 183 | 192 | 182 | 174 | 202 | 6 | 1137 | 1137 | -126 | |
| 17. | Mickael PICCARI | 187 | 195 | 226 | 185 | 168 | 168 | 6 | 1129 | 1129 | -134 | |
| 18. | Tommaso RADI | 197 | 203 | 182 | 173 | 196 | 171 | 6 | 1122 | 1122 | -141 | |
| 19. | Tim CERKVENIK-MUZAFIROVIC | 205 | 215 | 145 | 184 | 178 | 193 | 6 | 1120 | 1120 | -143 | |
| 20. | Firat COSKUN | 197 | 171 | 208 | 208 | 169 | 153 | 6 | 1106 | 1106 | -157 | |
| 21. | Matteo CORAZZA | 225 | 211 | 179 | 150 | 164 | 171 | 6 | 1100 | 1100 | -163 | |
| 22. | Zeljko BARUNCIC | 165 | 190 | 144 | 213 | 167 | 209 | 6 | 1088 | 1088 | -175 | |
| 23. | Nuno MARTINHO | 204 | 169 | 178 | 164 | 197 | 148 | 6 | 1060 | 1060 | -203 | |
| 24. | THOMAS De MARINI | 176 | 167 | 158 | 173 | 168 | 210 | 6 | 1052 | 1052 | -211 | |
| 25. | Anthony GALEA | 156 | 158 | 199 | 179 | 198 | 161 | 6 | 1051 | 1051 | -212 | |
| 26. | Netanel Shimon Volpert | 180 | 164 | 158 | 180 | 204 | 159 | 6 | 1045 | 1045 | -218 | |
| 27. | SHPEND TAHIRI | 117 | 193 | 151 | 181 | 196 | 146 | 6 | 984 | 984 | -279 | |
| 28. | Christopher GOMEZ | 174 | 137 | 130 | 169 | 146 | 148 | 6 | 904 | 904 | -359 | |
| Pos. | Nom | Pays | P 1 | P 2 | P 3 | P 4 | P 5 | P 6 | Parties | Total | QA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tali Itzhak Abdu | 192 | 247 | 175 | 220 | 290 | 191 | 6 | 1315 | 1315 | 84 | |
| 2. | Georgia SAGONA | 243 | 223 | 205 | 223 | 190 | 189 | 6 | 1273 | 1273 | 42 | |
| 3. | Alexandra LOPES D’ANDRADE | 221 | 213 | 156 | 224 | 225 | 192 | 6 | 1231 | 1231 | 0 | |
| 4. | Melania ROSSI | 168 | 173 | 224 | 227 | 216 | 222 | 6 | 1230 | 1230 | -1 | |
| 5. | Emma FRIANT | 174 | 187 | 203 | 202 | 245 | 202 | 6 | 1213 | 1213 | -18 | |
| 6. | Ingrid JULIA | 192 | 213 | 193 | 190 | 186 | 194 | 6 | 1168 | 1168 | -63 | |
| 7. | Roberta FERINA | 193 | 236 | 186 | 192 | 177 | 184 | 6 | 1168 | 1168 | -63 | |
| 8. | Alja BERGAUER | 222 | 159 | 223 | 201 | 172 | 188 | 6 | 1165 | 1165 | -66 | |
| 9. | Sue ABELA | 201 | 216 | 180 | 171 | 215 | 171 | 6 | 1154 | 1154 | -77 | |
| 10. | Cynthia FRENDO LUCA | 196 | 192 | 210 | 212 | 184 | 159 | 6 | 1153 | 1153 | -78 | |
| 11. | Gokce CINAR | 192 | 177 | 196 | 214 | 170 | 199 | 6 | 1148 | 1148 | -83 | |
| 12. | Martha KARATZOULA | 204 | 158 | 212 | 172 | 186 | 215 | 6 | 1147 | 1147 | -84 | |
| 13. | Maria Angeles SANCHEZ | 218 | 146 | 234 | 168 | 156 | 223 | 6 | 1145 | 1145 | -86 | |
| 14. | Sara AVIRAM HARLAP | 184 | 176 | 204 | 171 | 216 | 192 | 6 | 1143 | 1143 | -88 | |
| 15. | Victoria KRIVOKUTSKAYA | 193 | 213 | 195 | 167 | 180 | 171 | 6 | 1119 | 1119 | -112 | |
| 16. | EBRU ÖZOGLUUNTUR | 182 | 145 | 203 | 179 | 171 | 192 | 6 | 1072 | 1072 | -159 | |
| 17. | Niki SCHIZA | 158 | 205 | 159 | 225 | 177 | 127 | 6 | 1051 | 1051 | -180 | |
| 18. | Myria KASTORI | 193 | 178 | 165 | 189 | 184 | 141 | 6 | 1050 | 1050 | -181 | |
| 19. | Olinda BETTENCOURT | 132 | 170 | 168 | 156 | 212 | 204 | 6 | 1042 | 1042 | -189 | |
| 20. | Vivian BANJAC | 198 | 175 | 137 | 191 | 111 | 193 | 6 | 1005 | 1005 | -226 | |
| 21. | Daniella GALEA | 139 | 185 | 180 | 151 | 118 | 219 | 6 | 992 | 992 | -239 | |
| 22. | Kaula HAZIRI | 130 | 187 | 157 | 141 | 178 | 196 | 6 | 989 | 989 | -242 | |
| 23. | Vita REXHEPI | 223 | 165 | 157 | 160 | 144 | 140 | 6 | 989 | 989 | -242 | |
| 24. | Héléna LOURENCO | 188 | 178 | 163 | 151 | 146 | 137 | 6 | 963 | 963 | -268 | |
| 25. | Ljiljana PUNEK | 176 | 133 | 167 | 181 | 146 | 134 | 6 | 937 | 937 | -294 | |
