Mahipal Singh (Tamil Nadu) and Sumathi N (Andhra Pradesh) won the Titles at the 2nd South Zone Tenpin Bowling Tournament, hosted by the Tenpin Bowling Association (Telangana) at Game Xtreme Bowling Center , Hyderabad.

In the Finals of the Men‘sDivision, based on cumulative pinfall of 2 games, Top seedMahipal Singh overcame the challenge of his compatriot 7thseed Ganesh N T (Tamil Nadu) defeating  him  by a margin of 52 pins  (405—353).

Earlier, in the Semi Finals Ganesh NT (387) sailed past Lalith Kumar G (Telangana) (347) and 2nd SeedKishan R ( Karnataka ) ( 323 ).

In the Low scoring Finals of the Women‘s Division, reigning National Champion SumathiNallabantuof Andhra Pradesh won by 3 pins defeatingHitashaSisodia ( Karnataka ) and SabeenaAthica(Tamil Nadu) (298 - 295 - 280). 

94 Bowlers, (82 men and 12 Women) from 5 States, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana participated in this week long Tournament.  

Dr Jagadish Babu Rangisetty, Chairman, Biophore India Pharmaceuticals pvt. Ltd did the Honours and distributed the trophies and prizes to the Winners.

Special Prizes:

Maximum Pinfall in 6 games Men’s Category: Kishan R (Karnataka) — 1220 

Maximum Pinfall in 18 games Men’s Category:Mahipal Singh (Tamil Nadu) — 3586 

Maximum Pinfall in 12 games Women’s Category: Sumathi N. (AP)– 2124