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With new format, doubles qualifying at 2021 IBF Super World Championships now about not blowing it

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, November 7, 2021 9:00 pm
With new format, doubles qualifying at 2021 IBF Super World Championships now about not blowing it
Jesper Svensson, left, and Pontus Anderson, right, of Sweden led Sunday's doubles qualifying at the 2021 IBF Super World Championships. Photo by IBF.
In the past, doubles qualifying at the World Bowling World Championships demanded absolute excellence to medal: The format was six games of qualifying, with the top four duos advancing to the medal round. The new IBF Super World Championships format calls for a cautious, even defensive strategy, as the top 32 duos advance to match play after 10 games of Baker format qualifying. And the 2021 competition at the Dubai International Bowling Centre in Dubai featured just 64 men’s and 45...