RIYADH — The stage is set once again for the 2016 MoneyGram Haj Friendship Games.
The bowling event, being organized by the Unified Filipino Tenpin Bowlers of Riyadh (UFTBR), will be held on Sept. 10 and 11 at the Universal Bowling Center (UBC) Riyadh.
Thirty seven teams have confirmed their participation in the 4-bowler team bowling tournament. They are: Filbowlers Men 1, Filbowlers Men 2, Filbowlers Men 3, Filbowlers Men 4, Filbowlers Men 5, Filbowlers Men 6, FTBJ Men 1, FTBJ Men 2, FTBJ Men 3, FTBJ Men 4, FTBJ Men 5, FTBJ Men 6, FTBJ Men 7, ABB Plus, Bankers, Cabalen, Davao Eagles, Fathi Warriors, Habagat, Rotunda, Thales, UNICA, F Filbowlers Ladies, FTBJ Ladies 1, FTBJ Ladies 2, Riyadh Ladies 1, Riyadh Ladies 2, Riyadh Ladies 3, Riyadh Ladies 4, Riyadh Ladies 5, D’Beavers, Forever Bowling, Kano, Minions, Pinpals, Sky Rockets, XOXO.
It will be a jam-packed bowling center for two days as top-notched bowlers from Filbowlers of Al-Khobar, Filipino Tenpin Bowlers of Jeddah and Unified Filipino Tenpin Bowlers of Riyadh (UFTBR) slug it out for the various games to be contested. Up for grabs will be the championships and prizes for the Team, Doubles, Singles, Masters and All Events competition.
MoneyGram Money Transfer together with Philippine Airlines and Virgin Mobile are sponsoring this year’s event.
The officers of UFTBR headed by Ernee Noto, chairman together with Armin Isles, Cesar De Mesa, Dennis Durens, Rita Sison and Irene Pua thanked the participants and sponsors for their continued support to this annual event. — SG
