IT'S OPEN AND RARING TO GO
The 41st edition of the prestigious QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup got underway on Sunday evening with a memorable opening ceremony on the concourse and lanes of the Gladiator Bowling Center in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The Mayor of Ljubljana performed the ceremony of cutting the ribbon and declaring the tournament open. This delightful part of the ceremony was preceded by speeches from the managing director of the Vodfaone Arena complex, Heikki Sarso, President of WTBA and John Walker, chief executive of the recently merged QubicaAMF.

The traditional parade of competitors embraced the contingents representing 86 nations and oaths of sportsmanship and honesty were taken by Barbara Brezic on behalf of the players and Milan Lukic for the officials. Both are Slovenians.

The evening came to a pleasant conclusion with the Welcome Reception held on the main concourse of the Gladiator Bowling Center.

Action gets underway at 08:00 local time on Monday morning when the first of the two men's squads takes to the lanes for their first six of 24 qualifying games.

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