The World Tenpin Bowling Association is the world governing body of ten-pin bowling , and one of the two sections of the International Bowling Federation . They promulgate and enforce playing rules and equipment specifications, conduct world championships , oversee zone championships, and grant approval for other international tournaments.
8-653: The WTBA manages the World Bowling Tour . International bowling began during the 1930s under the International Bowling Federation. The attempt to unite all the bowlers in the world created Fédération Internationale des Quillers (FIQ) in 1952; the body renamed itself World Bowling in 2014. It is divided into the following geographical Zones: National organizations qualify to become WB member federations based on certain admission criteria. Currently, WB has 123 members. In some cases,
16-550: A PBA Tour title, as long as the bowler registered for the tournament beforehand as a professional. International bowlers, bowlers who do not reside in the United States , can also join the PBA under its PBA International program. If a PBA International member wins a WBT tournament, he must upgrade to full membership of the PBA. The entry fee for a WBT tournament is $ 5,000 USD. Winners of World Bowling Tour events also qualify for
24-528: A sports-related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . World Bowling Tour The World Bowling Tour , a major professional tour, unites bowlers from selected major professional and amateur organizations through a series of events organized by World Bowling . The World Bowling Tour's marquee event, the WTBA World Championships , attracts bowlers from over 50 countries. World Bowling Tour events include all
32-518: Is intended to be easier to understand than traditional scoring for fans or bowlers that are new to the sport. The television networks also advertised current frame scoring to increase struggling television ratings. Match play scoring is a 12-frame system that made its first national appearance in bowling at the 2014 World Bowling Tour finals. This system scores by counting frames won rather than counting total pinfall. It resembles match play scoring in golf where players go even, plus one, or minus one as
40-692: The PBA Tour major tournaments. As a stepladder tournament, the season-ending World Bowling Tour Finals features the top three men, and top three women in the World Bowling Tour points standings. To participate in the World Bowling Tour, bowlers must be a member of one of the federations of the World Tenpin Bowling Association. The federations of the WTBA include: The winner of a WBT tournament can also earn credit for
48-482: The PBA Tournament of Champions . Tournaments listed in bold are considered majors by the World Bowling Tour. In order for a tournament to qualify as a major, it must offer a minimum prize fund of $ 200,000 USD. The tournaments that are recognized as majors by the World Bowling Tour include: The World Bowling scoring system, described as "current frame scoring," is used during the stepladder finals of
56-549: The World Bowling Tour Finals. Current frame scoring counts 30 pins for each strike (regardless of previous shot), 10 pins for each spare (bonus pins that are added match the first roll of the next frame), and basic pin count for open frames. The tenth frame follows the same format as the first nine frames. That means no bonus, or fill shots, are given. The maximum score is still 300, achieved with ten rather than twelve, consecutive strikes. World Bowling scoring
64-538: The member represents only the Tenpin discipline or the Ninepin discipline. In other cases the member represents both disciplines. The WB Presidium (similar to an Executive Committee) is responsible for legislative matters, membership fees, fiscal plans and general administration of WB programs. It also has authority to hear and determine disputes between WB members or between WB members and WTBA. This article about
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