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28-576: The Bowling World Cup was created by AMF's European Promotions Director at the time, Victor Kalman, and Gordon Caie, AMF's Promotions Manager in the UK at the time. Dublin, Ireland in 1965 hosted the first-ever Bowling World Cup, then called the International Masters. 20 bowlers, all men, participated. Lauri Ajanto became the first-ever winner of the BWC. Women first competed in 1972, the 8th edition of

56-492: A member and included among the countries practicing Bohle. All federations were given the task to prepare for each respective section, playing rules as well as regulations for equipment and to circulate such information among the member federations for comments before the next ordinary meeting. Weiss and Hatzi were authorized to draft a proposal for a FIQ Constitution respecting the IOC regulations. The first official IBF Championship

84-651: A part of the World Games . Bowling is played since 1981, every fourth year. The PBA World Championship is one of five major PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) bowling events. The PBA World Championship has been held in a variety of formats over the years. Since the 2009–10 season, the initial qualifying scores for the World Championship have come from other stand-alone tournaments at the PBA World Series of Bowling . The current tournament

112-433: Is allowed to send two male and two female athletes to the championships. Singles, Doubles, Team of Four (mixed genders), All Event, and Masters are the disciplines for both genders. The World Junior Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling ). Athletes must be under the age of 18 on the first of January of the championship year. The World Singles Championships were held for

140-485: Is open to any PBA member who is also a competitor in the World Series of Bowling. The World U21 Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling ). Athletes must be under the age of 21 on the first of January of the championship year. The World Singles Championships were held for the first time in 2022, and are held every second year in odd-numbered years. Each federation

168-485: Is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling ). Doubles, and Team events of the World Youth Championships are listed here. The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup , previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual championship sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide . Each nation chooses one male and/or one female bowler to represent them in

196-555: Is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling ). From 1963 to 2003, and from 2013 the world championships were conducted every fourth year. The two genders were divided beginning in 2005 in addition to the Combined World Championships. Participating countries sends 6 women and 6 men on each team for men and women. See World Tenpin Bowling Championships for

224-783: The Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs ( FIQ ) from 1952 to April 2014 and as World Bowling ( WB ) from April 2014 to November 2020, is the world governing body of nine-pin and ten-pin bowling . IBF was founded in 1952 in Hamburg, Germany by officials of the International Bowling Association (founded 1926) to grow worldwide interest in amateur ten-pin and nine-pin bowling, as well as international friendship by encouraging world and zone tournaments and other competition between bowlers of different countries. IBF has been recognized by

252-528: The International Olympic Committee since 1979 as the governing body for bowling sports . Starting with five member federations in 1952, it grew to 141 in 2010. IBF has member federations located in all five Olympic regions. The first attempt to coordinate the sport of bowling at the world level by organizing world championships and by bringing uniformity through universal playing rules, was undertaken in 1926 by Finland, Germany,

280-566: The 1st European Asphalt Championships had to be cancelled due to delayed preparations; they were moved to Zürich, Switzerland. The Championships for Schere, however, were held and were attended by participants from five countries. The first FIQ Congress was hosted by the German federation in November 1952 in Munich ; eight member federations attended. During that meeting, the first FIQ Constitution

308-663: The AMF Bowling World Cup in Hamburg, West Germany where Irma Urrea became the first-ever woman to win the BWC. 13 countries have participated in every Bowling World Cup since its inception: Australia, Belgium, England (as Great Britain from 1965 to 1995), Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and United States. As of 2019, the Bowling World Cup has visited 42 different cities in 31 different countries. Currently

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336-913: The Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club in November 2020, but was postponed to March 2021 and then further postponed to October 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and then canceled all together. Qualifying Rounds Knockout Finals For the 2019 BWC, all games are bowled on one pattern, typically a 41 foot pattern unless lane topography at the host site dictates that the pattern be adjusted one foot less or one foot more. Source: 1976, 1979–1980, 1982, 1985–1989, 1991–1996, 2009 1982-1983, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994-1996, 1998-2000, 2002–2006, 2008 1979–1980, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2005, 2014 1976, 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996 1996–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2004 World Bowling International Bowling Federation ( IBF ), formerly known as

364-580: The Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States with the formation of the International Bowling Association (IBA). In December 1951, the officials of the IBA took initiative to invite delegates from all interested countries to come to Hamburg, West Germany on 27 January 1952 to discuss the status of bowling and the possible re-activation of the IBA. Representatives of the following countries attended

392-604: The World Tenpin Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden, as provisional members. The Constitution provided the Presidium the authority to grant new member federations provisional membership status, to be confirmed (or rejected) at the next regular congress. The development of the membership looks as follows: IBF regulates two disciplines – tenpin and ninepin. The two organisations that administer

420-521: The championship year. The first World Youth Championships were held in Manila, the Philippines, in 1990. The championships were first held every other year in 1990, with two girls and two boys on each team. Since 1994, each team has consisted of four girls and four boys. Since 1994 the disciplines for both genders have been Singles, Doubles, Team of Four, All Event and Masters. The World Championships

448-724: The disciplines are the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) and the World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA) . Both organizations were founded by FIQ in 1973. World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA) List of world bowling champions This article is a list of world champions in Ten-pin bowling in the tournaments listed below- The World Championships

476-480: The first time in 2019, and are held every second year in odd-numbered years. Each federation is allowed to send two male and two female athletes to the championships. Singles, Doubles, Team of Four (mixed genders), All Event, and Masters are the disciplines for both genders. The World Youth Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling ). Athletes must be at least 13 years old and not older than 21 years old on January 1 of

504-665: The history of the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) and World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) were held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, during which the merger of the two organizations into one entity, World Bowling. World Bowling has officially changed its name to the International Bowling Federation (IBF) and has vowed to properly act as the sport's global governing body. The decision

532-501: The immediate tasks for the new leadership was to recruit more member federations. Either Ninepin or Tenpin could be found in: It took some time, but in the first year, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Saarland, and Spain accepted the invitation. Later, the German Democratic Republic (the former East Germany) and the Netherlands also accepted to be members. In the first year (1952) there were also disappointments, because

560-672: The meeting in Hamburg, West Germany: The unanimous decision of all present was to form a new international bowling federation. The first proposal was to make it a European federation, but it was pointed out that the United States, being a strong ten-pin country, may also want to affiliate. The new federation would become a worldwide international organisation with 4 different sections: One for Tenpin bowling and 3 for Ninepin bowling: Asphalt (later: Classic), Bohle and Schere. The new organisation would be named as proposed by René Weiss from France, Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ – International federation of Bowlers). Heinz Kropp from Germany

588-638: The men's champion is Francois Louw and the women's champion is Rebecca Whiting. On March 9, 2020, World Bowling and QubicaAMF announced a merger of the World Bowling Singles Championships and the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup into one annual event, that will continue to be called the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup from 2020 onwards. The 56th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup was to be held in Salmiya , Kuwait at

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616-584: The minutes of that Conference, Austria wanted to add as a leading principle for the newly established FIQ, that the Chairmanship of the FIQ or of a Section is not given to a nation, but to a person who has been elected to the position. That person would also have the right to lead their own national federation. The FIQ received its first funds from the former IBA, which was eventually dissolved in March 1952. One of

644-538: The playing format. The All-Events is the combined games from singles, doubles, trios and 5-player team. The World Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling ). Doubles, Trios and Team events of the World Championships are listed below. [REDACTED]   Mexico [REDACTED]   Australia Sports not included in the Olympic games are

672-601: The tournament. The championships was conducted twice by World Bowling who owns the World Championships. Initially designed every fourth year, participants are two men and two women from participating nations. The first edition was held in Limassol, Cyprus in 2012, with 71 male and 57 female athletes from 40 different federations competing. The last was in Doha, Qatar with 81 male and 53 female athletes. The World Tenpin Masters

700-534: Was adopted and it became the guideline and law for almost 20 years. Also a scale and method for charging annual membership fees was adopted. Also this lasted almost 20 years until the first raise of annual fees and a new scale were found necessary. Another decision adopted, which would be impossible to follow today, was that the official language for all Congress meetings was German . Rules, however, were to be printed also in English and French . The last congresses in

728-658: Was decided upon: The ten-pin section was planning to conduct its 1st World Championships in Helsinki , Finland , in July 1952 during the Olympic Games . But because of Germany's disagreement based on the fact that three championships in the first year would be financially a heavy burden for the federation, it was decided that the Ten-pin Championships should be postponed to 1954. After the circulation of

756-648: Was elected as its first President. Also Section Presidents were elected: for Tenpin Bowling – Hans Berger from Sweden; for the Asphalt Section – Leopold Hatzi from Austria; for the Bohle Section – Willi Stark from Germany; and for the Schere Section – Francois van Arkels from Belgium. Although Denmark was not present at the meeting, it had promised to attend and for this reason considered as

784-473: Was made at the organization's Extraordinary Congress, which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 2 November 2020. List of FIQ/World Bowling congresses: 1953 brought six more member federations and in 1954 FIQ had 15 member federations in total. It took five more years (1959) to register the first non-European member federations: Mexico and Venezuela . The two countries had participated in 1958 in

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