List of world bowling champions
This article is a list of world champions in Ten-pin bowling in the tournaments listed below-
- World Championships of the International Bowling Federation IBF (formerly World Bowling), owns the World Championships and is under the International Olympic Committee. It is a sanctioning body for all international ten-pin bowling tournaments. Championships are held every 4 years and six male and six female from participating nations compete for medals for their flag.
- The World Games, which include all sports that are not included in the Olympics. Championships are held every 4 years, in the years following the Summer Olympic Games. Male and female participants compete for medals for their flag.
- The Professional Bowlers Association world championships. PBA is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. The PBA World Championship is one of five major PBA bowling events.
- The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual championship sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide and played exclusively on AMF equipment. One male and/or one female bowler represents a nation in the tournament and a champion is declared.
- Other commercial or invitational world championship events.
- IBSA, the International Blind Sports Federation.
- World Deaf Bowling Championships
The World Championships
The World Championships 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.[1] See World Tenpin Bowling Championships for the playing format.
Masters
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All Events
The All-Events is the combined games from singles, doubles, trios and 5-player team.
Singles
Doubles, Trios and Team
The World Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling). Doubles, Trios and Team[1] events of the World Championships are listed below.
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World Games
Sports not included in the Olympic games are a part of the World Games. Bowling is played since 1981, every fourth year.
Singles
| Year | Host | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Santa Clara | Norway Arne Svein Strøm | France Liliane Gregori |
| 1985 | London | Sweden Raymond Jansson | Singapore Adelene Wee |
| 1989 | Karlsruhe | Chinese Taipei Ma Ying-Chieh | Canada Jane Amlinger |
| 1993 | The Hague | Sweden Tomas Leandersson | United Kingdom Pauline Smith |
| 1997 | Lahti | Belgium Gery Verbruggen | Germany Patricia Schwarz |
| 2001 | Akita | Germany Tobias Gäbler | Guatemala Sofia Matilde Rodriguez |
| 2005 | Duisburg | Finland Kai Virtanen | South Korea Kim Soo-Kyung |
| 2009 | Kaohsiung | Colombia Manuel Otalora | Finland Krista Pöllänen |
| 2013 | Cali | Finland Osku Palermaa | Ukraine Daria Kovalova |
| 2017 | Wroclaw | South Korea Cho Young-Seon | United States Kelly Kulick |
All Events, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Professional Bowling Association World Champions
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 is open to any PBA member who is also a competitor in the World Series of Bowling.[2]
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World U21 Championships
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 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.
Singles
| Year | Host | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[4] | Sweden | Sweden Carl Eklund | Singapore Colleen Pee |
World Junior Championships
The World Junior Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling).[5] Athletes must be under the age of 18 on the first of January of the championship year. The World Singles Championships were held for 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.
All Events
| Year | Host | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | France | South Korea Geun Ju | Finland Mila Nevalainen |
Singles
| Year | Host | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | France | South Korea Geun Ji | Singapore Arianne Tay |
World Youth Championships
The World Youth Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling).[6] Athletes must be at least 13 years old and not older than 21 years old on January 1 of 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.
Masters
| Year | Host | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Manila | United States Pat Healey | South Korea Mi-Sun Shin |
| 1992 | Caracas | United States Anthony Chapman | Finland Jaana Puhakka |
| 1994 | Monterrey | Chinese Taipei An-Shan Chiang | Finland Jaana Puhakka |
| 1996 | Hong Kong | South Korea Myong-Jo Kim | Chinese Taipei Yu-Ling Wang |
| 1998 | Incheon | Malaysia Alex Liew | Chinese Taipei Yu-Ling Wang |
| 2000 | Santo Domingo | United States Derek Sapp | United States Diandra Hyman |
| 2002 | Pattaya | Hong Kong Wu Siu Hong | United States Shannon Pluhowsky |
| 2004 | Agana | Thailand Yannaphon Larpapharat | United States Jennifer Petrick |
| 2006 | Berlin | Norway Mads Sandbäkken | Malaysia Sharon Koh |
| 2008 | Orlando | Malaysia Aaron Kong | South Korea Gwi-Ae Jun |
| 2010 | Helsinki | South Korea Ju-Young Kim | South Korea Yeon-Ju Kim |
| 2012 | Bangkok | Sweden Daniel Fransson | South Korea Yeon-Ju Hwang |
| 2014 | Hong Kong | Sweden Jesper Svensson | Japan Mirai Ishimoto |
| 2016 | Lincoln | United States Anthony Simonsen | Malaysia Natasha Roslan |
| 2018 | Detroit | United States Cortez Schenck | South Korea Lee Jungmin |
All Events
| Year | Host | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Manila | Finland Lasse Lintilä | United States Lynda Norry |
| 1992 | Caracas | Qatar Soud Al-Hajri | England Emma Barlow |
| 1994 | Monterrey | Finland Pasi Pöllänen | Australia Kelly Warren |
| 1996 | Hong Kong | Venezuela Nicola Petrillo | Chinese Taipei Yu-Ling Wang |
| 1998 | Incheon | Finland Petteri Salonen | Malaysia Shalin Zulkifli |
| 2000 | Santo Domingo | South Korea Jae-Hoon Kim | United States Kelly Kulick |
| 2002 | Pattaya | Thailand Yannaphon Larpapharat | Sweden Malin Glendert |
| 2004 | Agana | Australia Jason Belmonte | Finland Minna Mäkelä |
| 2006 | Berlin | Malaysia Zulmazran Zulkifli | Malaysia Esther Cheah |
| 2008 | Orlando | England Dominic Barrett | Japan Maki Nakano |
| 2010 | Helsinki | United States Andrew Koff | South Korea Moon-Jeong Kim |
| 2012 | Bangkok | Australia Sam Cooley | South Korea Yeon-Ju Hwang |
| 2014 | Hong Kong | United States Wesley Low | Japan Shion Izumune |
| 2016 | Lincoln | Sweden Pontus Andersson | United States Gazmine Mason |
| 2018 | Detroit | Qatar Ghanim Aboujassoum | Malaysia Syazwani Sahar |
Singles
| Year | Host | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Manila | Brazil Fernando Rezende | Australia Jenny Hertrick |
| 1992 | Caracas | Philippines Angelo Constantino | Puerto Rico Cristina Kortright |
| 1994 | Monterrey | Finland Pasi Pöllänen | Finland Jaana Puhakka |
| 1996 | Hong Kong | Japan Ito Masaru | Colombia Sara Vargas |
| 1998 | Incheon | United States Shawn Evans | Malaysia Shalin Zulkifli |
| 2000 | Santo Domingo | South Korea Jae-Hoon Kim | United States Kelly Kulick |
| 2002 | Pattaya | Thailand Yannaphon Larpapharat | Thailand Angkana Netruiseth |
| 2004 | Agana | Australia Jason Belmonte | South Korea Hyun-Jin Kang |
| 2006 | Berlin | Kuwait Mohammed Al-Zaidan | Singapore Valerie Teo |
| 2008 | Orlando | England Dominic Barrett | South Korea Mi-Ran Park |
| 2010 | Helsinki | England Adam Cairns | South Korea Yeon-Ju Kim |
| 2012 | Bangkok | United States Marshall Kent | South Korea Seon-Jeong Kim |
| 2014 | Hong Kong | South Korea Woo-Sub Choi | South Korea Su-Jin Yang |
| 2016 | Lincoln | United States Wesley Low | United States Gazmine Mason |
| 2018 | Detroit | Norway Georg Skryten | Japan Nanami Irie |
| 2024 | Incheon | Germany Paul Purps | Finland Stella Lökfors |
Doubles and Team
The World Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling). Doubles, and Team[1] events of the World Youth Championships are listed here.
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
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 the tournament.[7]
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Discontinued World Championships
World Singles Championships
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.[8]
| Year | Host | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cyprus | United States Chris Barnes | United States Kelly Kulick |
| 2016 | Doha | Denmark Jesper Agerbo | United States Kelly Kulick |
World Tenpin Masters
The World Tenpin Masters was an invitational ten-pin bowling tournament hosted by Matchroom Sport Television that ran from 1998 to 2009. Sixteen (16) bowlers are invited to compete head-to-head in a single lane in a straight knockout format.
| Year | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster | Norway Tore Torgersen |
| 1999 | Milton Keynes Shopping Centre | Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno |
| 2000 | Milton Keynes Shopping Centre | United States Tim Mack |
| 2001 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham | Malaysia Shalin Zulkifli |
| 2002 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham | Norway Tore Torgersen |
| 2003 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham | England Nikki Harvey |
| 2004 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham | Norway Tore Torgersen |
| 2005 | Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster | Germany Jens Nickel |
| 2006 | Barnsley Metrodome | United States Chris Barnes |
| 2007 | Barnsley Metrodome | Australia Jason Belmonte |
| 2008 | Barnsley Metrodome | South Africa Guy Caminsky |
| 2009 | Barnsley Metrodome | England Dominic Barrett |
IBSA Men's Champions
The following is a list of IBSA World Champions for visually impaired bowlers, sanctioned by the World Tenpin Bowling Association and International Blind Sports Association.
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sid Sapru[9] (1) | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | |
| 2017[10] | Koh Young Bae | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | TPB2 - MEN'S SINGLES |
| 2017[10] | Huang Yu-Hsiao | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | TPB3 - MEN'S SINGLES |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "World Championships, A Historical Review". European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
- ↑ "The Professional Bowlers Tour Historical Stats". PBA.com. The Professional Bowlers Tour.
- ↑ Vint, Bill (May 9, 2018). "PBA's 10th Anniversary World Series of Bowling Returns to Its Detroit Roots in March 2019". PBA.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ↑ "2022 IBF U21 world Championships". bowling.sport. International Bowling Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "WJC Historical Review" (PDF). ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "World Youth Championships Historical Review". ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
- ↑ All QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Winners
- ↑ "Championships Results". ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "IBSA 2008 singles".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Results". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.