The Men’s Doubles event at the IBF World Championships 2025 completed its first stage today in Hong Kong, with the top 24 teams advancing to Round 2 after seven Baker-format games at Top Bowl in Kai Tak Sports Park.
Malaysia’s Muhammad Danial Abu Samah and Mohammad Hafiz Zainuddin dominated the qualifying with 1699, averaging 242.71.
Romania’s Mihai-Alin Dragnia and Mate Balazs-Becsi followed in second place with 1660, while Australia’s Julian Dinham and Luke Doyle finished third with 1651.
Dinham and Doyle delivered one of the biggest stories of the day. Australia's duet scored games 299 and 300 - securing their place comfortably inside the top 24.
France’s Maxime Dubois and Gaëtan Mouveroux placed fourth on 1649, just ahead of Finland’s Tomas Käyhkö and Niko Oksanen, who closed the top 5 with 1635.
The cut for Round 2 stood at 1512, claimed by Germany’s Dennis Gruneheid and Paul Purps.
32 Players Split Into Four Groups
Group A (Places 1, 8, 9, 16, 17, 24)
- MAS – Muhammad Danial Abu Samah / Mohammad Hafiz Zainuddin
- FIN – Niko Oksanen / Tim Stampe
- FIN – Joonas Jähi / Luukas Väänänen
- KOR – Baek Seung Min / Ji Geun
- CAN – François Lavoie / Mitch Hupe
- GER – Dennis Gruneheid / Paul Purps
Group B (Places 2, 7, 10, 15, 18, 23)
- ROU – Mihai-Alin Dragnia / Mate Balazs-Becsi
- DEN – Mathias Ankerdal / Niclas Sørensen
- SWE – Pontus Andersson / Joachim Karlsson
- PHI – Marc Dylan Custodio / Artegal Barrientos
- HKG – Ma Ka Yin, Jovi / Tse Chun Hin, Ivan
- MEX – Jesús Alberto Lecona Escartín / Dante Romero Nava
Group C (Places 3, 6, 11, 14, 19, 22)
- AUS – Julian Dinham / Luke Doyle
- DEN – Carsten W. Hansen / Tim Stampe
- MAS – Rafiq Ismail / Muhammad Syazirol Shamsudin
- CHN – Zhang Min / Du Jian Chao
- SWE – Jesper Svensson / James Blomgren
- UAE – Nayef Eqab Al Obeidli / Mohamed Ismail Al Zarooni
Group D (Places 4, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21)
- FRA – Maxime Dubois / Gaëtan Mouveroux
- FIN – Tomas Käyhkö / Niko Oksanen
- CZE – Ondrej Trojek / Lukas Jelinek
- ITA – Alessandro Walter Santu / Marco Cesare Parapini
- SWE – Markus Jannson / Robin Ilhammar
- FRA – Mike Bartaire / VAlentin Saulnier
Schedule Ahead
Men’s Doubles Round 2 takes place on Sunday morning, followed by Women’s Doubles Round 2. In the afternoon, both men’s and women’s doubles semifinals and finals will be played in best-of-three matches.
Trios and Team of Five events will follow in early December, with the final stages held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai.
A full schedule and all results from the IBF World Championships 2025 are available at tournaments.bowlinglife.eu.
Sunday, November 30
Men and Women Doubles Round 2Men and Women Doubles Semifinals
Men and Women Doubles Finals
Monday, December 1
Men’s Trios QualifyingMen’s Trios Round 2
Tuesday, December 2
Women’s Trios QualifyingWomen’s Trios Round 2
Wednesday, December 3
Men and Women Team of Five QualifyingMen and Women Team of Five Round 2
Thursday, December 4 – Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai
Men and Women Trios Semifinals and FinalsFriday, December 5 – Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai
Men and Women Team of Five Semifinals and FinalsVictory Banquet at Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel
