Maccabi GB Tenpin Bowling

Four of the six Team GB bowlers finished in the top 24 of the All Events and will be competing in today’s Masters competition. Click on the Maccabiah 2009 Updates page for LIVE SCORES.

The Trios event ended in controversy today after both the men’s and women’s Israel1 teams were penalised for amending the order of their teams between the fifth and sixth games. Their scores from these games were forfeited causing both teams to finish bottom of their respective tables. The women’s team therefore lost out on the silver medal.  They had previously been warned for contravening another rule by not cleaning the gripsack powder from their balls.

Team GB1 and Team GB2 finished in joint 6th position with 3229 pins.

Read the full update at http://www.maccabibowling.com/maccabiah-2009-updates/ and watch LIVE SCORING on Monday from 8.00am UK time.

The Trios are now underway. Click on the Maccabiah Updates 2009 link on the right of the page for LIVE SCORES.

After a two day break for Shabbat, which included some well earned rest and good food, Team GB are back in action tomorrow morning for the third event of the competition, the Trios. GB1 are represented by captain Paul Loberman, Michael Loberman and Gary Ellis with GB2 comprising Ian Davis, Tony Sharpstone and Jack Nesbit. Stay right up to date with LIVE SCORE UPDATES by clicking on the Maccabiah Updates link on the right of this page.

Another difficult day in the Doubles event, but before fading in the last couple of games, Team GB had two teams in contention, which is positive for the next two events – trios and five man team.

Read the full update at http://www.maccabibowling.com/maccabiah-2009-updates/ and watch LIVE SCORING on Sunday and Monday from 8.00am UK time.

It was a day of mixed fortunes this morning in the first event of the competition, the singles. On very difficult conditions, Michael Loberman was the pick of the bowlers finishing in 9th place with total pinfall of 1145 (190.83 average). For all the results, click on the Maccabiah Updates 2009 link.

The competition is finally underway with the singles tournament now in full flow at the National Bowling Centre in Poleg, Netanya. Click on the updates page for LIVE SCORES.

Sir Bobby Charlton was at the front of the GB delegation at Monday night’s opening ceremony, but it’s been an emotional few days, and the bowling hasn’t even started yet! Read all about it on our Maccabiah 2009 Updates page.

Table for 50 please! Nearly all the bowlers from several countries descended on Netanya to find food on Saturday night. Read all about it on the Maccabiah 2009  updates page

The team flies out to the Maccabiah this week with competition starting next week.

If you click on the Maccabiah 2009 link on the right or go to http://www.maccabibowling.com/maccabiah-2009-updates/ you will find the tournament schedule and this will also be the place to look for our progress updates over the coming weeks. We should be updating on a daily basis so please keep an eye on it