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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 edit

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 edit

Masters Champions[1]
Year Host Men Women
1954 Helsinki   Gösta Algeskog -
1955 Essen   Nils Bäckström -
1958 Helsingborg   Kalle Asukas -
1960 Hamburg   MEX Tito Reynolds -
1963 Mexico City   Lez Zikes   Helen Shablis
1967 Malmö   David Pond   Helen Weston
1971 Milwaukee   Edwin Luther   Ashie Gonzalez
1975 London   Marvin Stoudt   Anne-Dore Häfker
1979 Manila   Gerry Bugden   Lita de la Rosa
1983 Caracas   Tony Cariello   Lena Sulkanen
1987 Helsinki   Roger Pieters   Anette Hägre
1991 Singapore   Mika Koivuniemi   Catherine Willis
1995 Reno   Chen-Min Yang   Celia Flores
1999 Abu Dhabi   Ahmed Shaheen   Ann-Maree Putney
2003 Kuala Lumpur   Australia Michael Little   Diandra Hyman
2005 Aalborg -   Sui-Ling Yang
2006 Busan   [[ ]] -
2007 Monterrey -   Diandra Asbaty
2008 Bangkok   Walter Ray Williams -
2009 Las Vegas -   Clara Juliana Guerrero
2010 Las Vegas   Chris Barnes -
2011 Hong Kong -   Shannon Pluhowsky
2013 Las Vegas   Young-Seon Cho   Yun-Hee Son
2014 Abu Dhabi   Hee-Won Kang -
2015 Abu Dhabi -   Daw-Un Jung
2017 Las Vegas   Francois Lavoie   Daw-Un Jung
2018 Hong Kong   Mitch Hupe -
2019 Las Vegas -   Cherie Tan

All Events edit

The All-Events is the combined games from singles, doubles, trios and 5-player team.

All Events Champions[1]
Year Host Men Women
1979 Manila   Eric Thompson   Bong Coo
1983 Caracas   Mats Karlsson   Bong Coo
1987 Helsinki   Rick Steelsmith   Sandra Jo Shiery
1991 Singapore   Ying-Chieh Ma   Helle Andersen
1995 Reno   Michael Sassen   Jaana Puhakka
1999 Abu Dhabi   Tore Torgersen   Amanda Bradley
2003 Kuala Lumpur   Anders Öhman   Zara Glover
2005 Aalborg -   Yu-Ling Wang
2006 Busan   Remy Ong -
2007 Monterrey -   Jin-A Choy
2008 Bangkok   Bok-Eum Choi -
2009 Las Vegas -   Clara Juliana Guerrero
2010 Las Vegas   Bill O'Neill -
2011 Hong Kong -   Mai Ginge Jensen
2013 Las Vegas   Chris Barnes   Shannon O'Keefe
2014 Abu Dhabi   Bok-Eum Choi -
2015 Abu Dhabi -   Shayna Ng
2017 Las Vegas   Hao-Ming Wu   Danielle McEwan
2018 Hong Kong   EJ Tackett -
2019 Las Vegas -   Maria Rodriguez

Singles edit

Singles Champions[1]
Year Host Men Women
1979 Manila   Ollie Ongtawco   Lita de la Rosa
1983 Caracas   Armando Marino   Lena Sulkanen
1987 Helsinki   Patrick Rolland   Edda Piccini
1991 Singapore   Ying-Chieh Ma   Martina Beckel
1995 Reno   Marc Doi   Debby Ship
1999 Abu Dhabi   Gery Verbruggen   Kelly Kulick
2003 Kuala Lumpur   Mika Luoto   Zara Glover
2005 Aalborg -   Esther Cheah
2006 Busan   Remy Ong -
2007 Monterrey -   Shannon O'Keefe
2008 Bangkok   Walter Ray Williams -
2009 Las Vegas -   Stefanie Nation
2010 Las Vegas   Bill O'Neill -
2011 Hong Kong -   Jacqueline Sijore
2013 Las Vegas   Bill O'Neill   Seo-Yeon Ryu
2014 Abu Dhabi   Dan MacLelland -
2015 Abu Dhabi -   Eun-Hee Jeon
2017 Las Vegas   Xander van Mazijk   Futaba Imai
2018 Hong Kong   Muhammad Ismail Rafiq -
2019 Las Vegas -   Danielle McEwan
2023 Kuwait City   Darren Ong   Natasha Roslan

Doubles, Trios and Team edit

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.

World Champions
Year Host Doubles Trios Team (5 players + 1 constructive)
Men Women Men Women Men Women
1954 Helsinki   Finland
  1. Osmo Koivunen
  2. Odin Koskinen
1955 Essen   Sweden
  1. Pelle Phil
  2. Fritiof Söderberg
1958 Helsingborg   Sweden
  1. Evert Lindbergh
  2. Carl-Gustav Carjö
1960 Hamburg   Mexico
  1. Tito Reynolds
  2. Miguel Anaya
1963 Mexico City   United States
  1. Jim Schroeder
  2. Bud Oswalt
   United States
  1. Helen Shablis
  2. Dorothy Wilkinsson
1967 Malmö   England
  1. David Pond
  2. J E S Morley

  Mexico

  1. Tea Orozco
  2. Alicia Sarabia
1971 Milwaukee   Puerto Rico
  1. Rolaldo Sebelen
  2. Carlos Diaz
   Japan
  1. Yoshimi Fukuda
  2. Michiko Hirooka
1975 London   England
  1. Brian Michael
  2. Bernie Caterer
   Sweden
  1. Britt Cederbrink
  2. Svea Ljungkvist
Year Host Doubles Trios Team (5 players + 1 constructive)
Men Women Men Women Men Women
1979 Manila   Australia
  1. Eric Thompson
  2. Ronald Powell
   Philippines
  1. Lita de la Rosa
  2. Bong Coo
   Malaysia
  1. Allan Hooi
  2. Edward Lim
  3. J. B. Koo
   United States
  1. Annese Kelly
  2. Cindy Schuble
  3. Jacquelyn Stormo
   Australia
  1. Eric Thompson
  2. Kevin Quinn
  3. Gary Anthony Kee
  4. John Sullivan
  5. Ronald Powell
  6. Bruce Kennedy
   United States
  1. Cindy Schuble
  2. Sandi Tice
  3. Betty Maw
  4. Jacquelyn Stormo
  5. Annese Kelly
  6. Regina Hillier
1983 Caracas   England
  1. Chris Buck
  2. Alan Fawcett

  Australia

  1. Ken Harding
  2. John Sullivan
   Denmark
  1. Birgitte Jensen
  2. Jette Hansen
   Sweden
  1. Kenneth Andersson
  2. Tony Rosenquist
  3. Mats Karlsson
   Germany
  1. Hani Hoplitchek
  2. Christel Helisler
  3. Gisela Lins
   Finland
  1. Mikko Kaartinen
  2. Sam Anker Martti
  3. Koskela Hannu Närhi
  4. Simo Vähäkorpela
  5. Ailo Votila
   Sweden
  1. Karin Glennert
  2. Gerda Öhman
  3. Aasa Larsson
  4. Lena Sulkanen
  5. Yvonne Berndt
  6. Ingrid Andersell
1987 Helsinki   Sweden
  1. Ulf Hämnäs
  2. Ulf Bolleby
   United States
  1. Cora Fiebig
  2. Kathy Wodka
   United States
  1. Dan Nadeau
  2. Duane Sandvick
  3. Rick Steelsmith
   United States
  1. Sue Holton
  2. Karen Bender
  3. Nellie Glandon
   Sweden
  1. Raymond Jansson
  2. Per Jansson
  3. Ulf Hämnäs
  4. Ulf Bolleby
  5. Tony Rosenquist
  6. Gunnar Samuelsson
   United States
  1. Nellie Glandon
  2. Karen Bender
  3. Sandra Jo Shiery
  4. Kathy Wodka
  5. Cora Fiebig
  6. Sue Holton
1991 Singapore   United States
  1. Pat Healey
  2. Steve Kloempken
   Japan
  1. Tomoko Hatanaka
  2. Kumiko Inatsu
   United States
  1. Pat Healey
  2. Vince Biondo
  3. Steve Kloempken
   Canada
  1. Catherine Willis
  2. Jane Amlinger
  3. Anne Saasto
   Chinese Taipei
  1. Ying-Chieh Ma
  2. Chien-Yi Tang
  3. Cheng-Ming Yang
  4. Te-Lin Lai
  5. Chao-Hsiung Lin
  6. Peng-Sheng Cheng
   South Korea
  1. Mi-Sun Shin
  2. Hae-Hyung Lee
  3. Young-Sim Kim
  4. Mi-Suk Cho
  5. Hyun-Suk Hong
  6. Sook-Young Kim
1995 Reno   Sweden
  1. Tomas Leandersson
  2. Raymond Jansson
   Thailand
  1. Kanit Kitchatham
  2. Phetchara Kaewsuk
   Netherlands
  1. Erwin Groen
  2. Niko Thienpondt
  3. Michael Sassen
   Australia
  1. Cara Honeychurch
  2. Sharon McLeish
  3. Sue Cassell
   Netherlands
  1. Erwin Groen
  2. Maarten Krull
  3. Michael Sassen
  4. Niko Thienpondt
  5. Geert van Baest
  6. Marcel van den Bosch
   Finland
  1. Jaana Puhakka
  2. Anu Peltola
  3. Pauliina Aalto
  4. Heta-Maija Allen
  5. Reija Lundén
  6. Leena Pulliainen
1999 Abu Dhabi   Sweden
  1. Patrick Backe
  2. Martin Blixt
   Australia
  1. Joy Haymen
  2. Amanda Bradley
   Finland
  1. Antti-Pekka Lax
  2. Lasse Lintilä
  3. Ari Halme
   South Korea
  1. Jin-Hee Park
  2. Sun-Hwa Kim
  3. Ji-Yeon Lee
   Sweden
  1. Tomas Leandersson
  2. Patrick Backe
  3. Johan Damberg
  4. Martin Blixt
  5. Raymond Jansson
  6. Göran Carlsson
   South Korea
  1. Mi-Jung Cha
  2. Ji-Yeon Lee
  3. Sun-Hwa Kim
  4. Jin-Hee Park
  5. Hee-Soon Kim
  6. Mi-Young Lee
2003 Kuala Lumpur   Sweden
  1. Tomas Leandersson
  2. Anders Öhman
   England
  1. Zara Glover
  2. Kirsten Penny
   United States
  1. Dino Castillo
  2. Bill Hoffman
  3. Tim Mack
   Philippines
  1. Liza del Rosario
  2. Liza Clutario
  3. Cecilia Yap
   Sweden
  1. Martin Blixt
  2. Martin Larsen
  3. Patrick Backe
  4. Anders Öhman
  5. Tomas Leandersson
  6. Robert Andersson
   Malaysia
  1. Sarah Yap
  2. Choy Poh Lai
  3. Sharon Chai
  4. Wendy Chai
  5. Shalin Zulkifli
  6. Lai Kin Ngoh
2005 Aalborg -   Germany
  1. Martina Beckel
  2. Tanya Petty
 -   Chinese Taipei
  1. Yu-Ling Wang
  2. Chiung-Yao Huang
  3. Miao-Lin Chou
 -   Chinese Taipei
  1. Yu-Ling Wang
  2. Chiung-Yao Huang
  3. Miao-Lin Chou
  4. I-Fen Lin
  5. Ya-Ting Wang
  6. Hsin-Yi Tsai
2006 Busan   Sweden
  1. Martin Larsen
  2. Robert Andersson
 -   South Korea
  1. Tae-Won Kim
  2. Jong-In Choi
  3. Seoung-Joo Joung
 -   United States
  1. Scott Pohl
  2. Ronnie Sparks
  3. David Haynes
  4. Rhino Page
  5. Bill Hoffman
  6. Dan Patterson
 -
2007 Monterrey -   South Korea
  1. Jin-A Choy
  2. Bo-Ra Nam
 -   Sweden
  1. Helén Johnsson
  2. Malin Glendert
  3. Nina Flack
 -   Malaysia
  1. Esther Cheah
  2. Shalin Zulkifli
  3. Sharon Koh
  4. Wendy Chai
  5. Zandra Aziela
  6. Choy Poh Lai
2008 Bangkok   United States
  1. Patrick Allen
  2. Rhino Page
 -   South Korea
  1. Bok-Eum Choi
  2. Ki-Bong Choi
  3. Tae-Young Kim
 -   United States
  1. Walter Ray Williams
  2. Chris Barnes
  3. Tommy Jones
  4. Bill Hoffman
  5. Patrick Allen
  6. Rhino Page
 -
2009 Las Vegas -   South Korea
  1. Sun-Ok Hwang
  2. Hye-Eun Gang
 -   Chinese Taipei
  1. Hao-Ting Yang
  2. Hsin-Yi Tsai
  3. Ya-Chun Tang
 -   South Korea
  1. Sun-Ok Hwang
  2. Hye-Eun Gang
  3. Yun-Hee Jeon
  4. Yun-Hee Son
  5. Su-Yeon Hong
  6. Yeau-Jin Kim
2010 Las Vegas   Sweden
  1. Martin Paulsson
  2. Mathias Aarup
 -   United States
  1. Patrick Allen
  2. Rhino Page
  3. Wes Malott
 -   United States
  1. Bill O'Neill
  2. Patrick Allen
  3. Wes Malott
  4. Chris Barnes
  5. Tommy Jones
  6. Rhino Page
2011 Hong Kong -   United States
  1. Shannon Pluhowsky
  2. Liz Johnson
 -   United States
  1. Stefanie Nation
  2. Shannon Pluhowsky
  3. Shannon O'Keefe
 -   United States
  1. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
  2. Shannon Pluhowsky
  3. Shannon O'Keefe
  4. Kelly Kulick
  5. Liz Johnson
  6. Stefanie Nation
2013 Las Vegas   United States
  1. John Szczerbinski
  2. Chris Barnes
   United States
  1. Shannon O'Keefe
  2. Stefanie Nation
   Canada
  1. Mark Buffa
  2. Francois Lavoie
  3. Patrick Girard
   South Korea
  1. Seo-Yeon Ryu
  2. Na-Young Lee
  3. Yun-Hee Son
   Finland
  1. Perttu Jussila
  2. Toni Ranta
  3. Petteri Salonen
  4. Pasi Uotila
  5. Osku Palermaa
  6. Joonas Jehkinen
   South Korea
  1. Seo-Yeon Ryu
  2. Na-Young Lee
  3. Moon-Jeong
  4. Kim Da-Wun
  5. Jung Yun-Hee
  6. Son Seung-Ja Baek"
2014 Abu Dhabi   South Korea
  1. Jong-Woo Park
  2. Bok-Eum Choi
 -   Denmark
  1. Frederik Öhrgaard
  2. Carsten W. Hansen
  3. Thomas Larsen
 -   South Korea
  1. Jong-Woo Park
  2. Bok-Eum Choi
  3. Hee-Won Kang
  4. Hae-Sol Hong
  5. Seung-Hyeon Shin
  6. Kyung-Min Kim
2015 Abu Dhabi -   United States
  1. Danielle McEwan
  2. Kelly Kulick
 -   South Korea
  1. Hye-Rin Son
  2. Jin-Sun Kim
  3. Seung-Ja Baek
 -   United States
  1. Shannon Pluhowsky
  2. Stefani Johnson
  3. Shannon O'Keefe
  4. Kelly Kulick
  5. Danielle McEwan
  6. Liz Johnson
2017 Las Vegas   United States
  1. Chris Barnes
  2. Tommy Jones
   South Korea
  1. Daw-Un Jung
  2. Moon-Jeong Kim
   Hong Kong
  1. Eric Tseng
  2. Siu-Hong Wu
  3. Michael Mak
   United States
  1. Danielle McEwan
  2. Kelly Kulick
  3. Shannon O'Keefe
   United States
  1. Chris Barnes
  2. AJ Johnson
  3. Tommy Jones
  4. Marshall Kent
  5. Chris Via
  6. Jakob Butturff
   Malaysia
  1. Syaidatul Afifah
  2. Natsaha Roslan
  3. Siti Safiyah
  4. Shalin Zulkifli
  5. Li-Jane Sin
  6. Esther Cheah
2018 Hong Kong   Malaysia
  1. Adrian Ang
  2. Tun Al-Hakim
 -   United States
  1. E. J. Tackett
  2. Kyle Troup
  3. Andrew Anderson
 -   Italy
  1. Marco Reviglio
  2. Pierpaolo De Filippi
  3. Nicola Pongolini
  4. Erik Davolio
  5. Antonino Fiorentino
  6. Marco Parapini
 -
2019 Las Vegas -   Sweden
  1. Josefine Hermansson
  2. Jenny Wegner
 -   United States
  1. Missy Parkin
  2. Jordan Richard
  3. Liz Kuhlkin
 -   Colombia
  1. Juliana Franco
  2. Rocio Restrepo
  3. Laura Plazas
  4. Clara Guerrero
  5. Maria Rodriguez
  6. Anggie Ramirez
2023 Kuwait City   Korea
  1. Kim Kyung-min
  2. Kim Dong-hyeon
   Singapore
  1. Daphne Tan
  2. Cherie Tan
   Hong Kong
  1. Tony Wong
  2. Ivan Tse
  3. Wu Siu Hong
   Korea
  1. Jung Da-wun
  2. Hong Hae-ni
  3. Kim Hyun-mi
   Canada
  1. Austyn Ducharme
  2. Jordan Jung
  3. Nathan Ruest-Lajoie
  4. Mitch Hupe
  5. Darren Alexander
  6. François Lavoie
   Korea
  1. Kim Hyun-mi
  2. Son Hye-rin
  3. Ka Yun-mi
  4. Baek Seung-ja
  5. Jung Da-wun
  6. Hong Hae-ni
Year Host Men Women Men Women Men Women
Doubles Trios Team (5 players + 1 constructive)

World Games edit

Sports not included in the Olympic games are a part of the World Games. Bowling is played since 1981, every fourth year.

Singles edit

Singles Champions[1]
Year Host Men Women
1981 Santa Clara   Arne Svein Strøm   Liliane Gregori
1985 London   Raymond Jansson   Adelene Wee
1989 Karlsruhe   Ma Ying-Chieh   Jane Amlinger
1993 The Hague   Tomas Leandersson   Pauline Smith
1997 Lahti   Gery Verbruggen   Patricia Schwarz
2001 Akita   Tobias Gäbler   Sofia Matilde Rodriguez
2005 Duisburg   Kai Virtanen   Kim Soo-Kyung
2009 Kaohsiung   Manuel Otalora   Krista Pöllänen
2013 Cali   Osku Palermaa   Daria Kovalova
2017 Wroclaw   Cho Young-Seon   Kelly Kulick

All Events, Doubles, Mixed Doubles edit

World Games Champions in All Events, Doubles and Mixed Doubles
Year Host All Events Doubles Mixed Doubles
Men Women Men Women
1981 Santa Clara Played Singles Played mixed doubles only   Australia (AUS)
Ruth Guerster
Chris Batson
1985 London   Sweden Raymond Jansson   West Germany Gisela Lins   Belgium (BEL)
Nora Haveneers
Dominique De Nolf
1989 Karlsruhe Played Singles   Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Ma Ying-Chieh
Huang Yuen-Yue
1993 The Hague   Finland (FIN)
Pauliina Aalto
Mika Koivuniemi
1997 Lahti   Malaysia (MAS)
Sharon Low
Daniel Lim
2001 Akita   Great Britain (GBR)
Kirsten Penny
Steven Thornton
2005 Duisburg   France (FRA)
Isabelle Saldjian
François Sacco
2009 Kaohsiung   South Korea (KOR)
Gye Min-Young
Kong Byoung-Hee
2013 Cali   South Korea (KOR)
Gye Min-Young
Kong Byoung-Hee
2017 Wroclaw   Canada (CAN)
François Lavoie
Dan MacLelland 		  Colombia (COL)
Clara Guerrero
Rocio Restrepo 		  United States (USA)
Kelly Kulick
Mike Fagan

Professional Bowling Association World Champions edit

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]

PBA Champions
Season Winner Nationality
1960 Don Carter   United States
1961 Dave Soutar   United States
1962 Carmen Salvino   United States
1963 Billy Hardwick   United States
1964 Bob Strampe   United States
1965 Dave Davis   United States
1966 Wayne Zahn   United States
1967 Dave Davis   United States
1968 Wayne Zahn   United States
1969 Mike McGrath   United States
1970 Mike McGrath   United States
1971 Mike Limongello   United States
1972 Johnny Guenther   United States
1973 Earl Anthony   United States
1974 Earl Anthony   United States
1975 Earl Anthony   United States
1976 Paul Colwell   United States
1977 Tommy Hudson   United States
1978 Warren Nelson   United States
1979 Mike Aulby   United States
1980 Johnny Petraglia   United States
1981 Earl Anthony   United States
1982 Earl Anthony   United States
1983 Earl Anthony   United States
1984 Bob Chamberlain   United States
1985 Mike Aulby   United States
1986 Tom Crites   United States
1987 Randy Pedersen   United States
1988 Brian Voss   United States
1989 Pete Weber   United States
1990 Jim Pencak   United States
1991 Mike Miller   United States
1992 Eric Forkel   United States
1993 Ron Palombi Jr.   United States
1994 Dave Traber   United States
1995 Scott Alexander   United States
1996 Butch Soper   United States
1997 Rick Steelsmith   United States
1998 Pete Weber   United States
1999 Tim Criss   United States
2000 Norm Duke   United States
2001 Walter Ray Williams Jr.   United States
2001–02 Doug Kent   United States
2002–03 Walter Ray Williams Jr.   United States
2003–04 Tom Baker   United States
2004–05 Patrick Allen   United States
2005–06 Walter Ray Williams Jr.   United States
2006–07 Doug Kent   United States
2007–08 Norm Duke   United States
2008–09 Norm Duke   United States
2009–10 Tom Smallwood   United States
2010–11 Chris Barnes   United States
2011–12 Osku Palermaa   Finland
2012–13+ Parker Bohn III   United States
2012–13+ Dominic Barrett   England
2014 Mike Fagan   United States
2015 Gary Faulkner Jr.   United States
2016 E. J. Tackett   United States
2017 Jason Belmonte   Australia
2018 Tournament not held in 2018[3]
2019 Jason Belmonte   Australia
2020 Jason Belmonte   Australia
2021 Tom Daugherty   United States

World U21 Championships edit

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 edit

World Junior Singles Champions
Year Host Men Women
2022[4] Sweden   Carl Eklund   Colleen Pee

World Junior Championships edit

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 edit

World Junior All Events Champions[5]
Year Host Boys Girls
2019 France   Geun Ju   Mila Nevalainen

Singles edit

World Junior Singles Champions[5]
Year Host Men Women
2019 France   Geun Ji   Arianne Tay

World Youth Championships edit

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 edit

World Youth Masters Champions[6]
Year Host Boys Girls
1990 Manila   Pat Healey   Mi-Sun Shin
1992 Caracas   Anthony Chapman   Jaana Puhakka
1994 Monterrey   An-Shan Chiang   Jaana Puhakka
1996 Hong Kong   Myong-Jo Kim   Yu-Ling Wang
1998 Incheon   Alex Liew   Yu-Ling Wang
2000 Santo Domingo   Derek Sapp   Diandra Hyman
2002 Pattaya   Wu Siu Hong   Shannon Pluhowsky
2004 Agana   Yannaphon Larpapharat   Jennifer Petrick
2006 Berlin   Mads Sandbäkken   Sharon Koh
2008 Orlando   Aaron Kong   Gwi-Ae Jun
2010 Helsinki   Ju-Young Kim   Yeon-Ju Kim
2012 Bangkok   Daniel Fransson   Yeon-Ju Hwang
2014 Hong Kong   Jesper Svensson   Mirai Ishimoto
2016 Lincoln   Anthony Simonsen   Natasha Roslan
2018 Detroit   Cortez Schenck   Lee Jungmin

All Events edit

World Youth All Events Champions[6]
Year Host Boys Girls
1990 Manila   Lasse Lintilä   Lynda Norry
1992 Caracas   Soud Al-Hajri   Emma Barlow
1994 Monterrey   Pasi Pöllänen   Kelly Warren
1996 Hong Kong   Nicola Petrillo   Yu-Ling Wang
1998 Incheon   Petteri Salonen   Shalin Zulkifli
2000 Santo Domingo   Jae-Hoon Kim   Kelly Kulick
2002 Pattaya   Yannaphon Larpapharat   Malin Glendert
2004 Agana   Jason Belmonte   Minna Mäkelä
2006 Berlin   Zulmazran Zulkifli   Esther Cheah
2008 Orlando   Dominic Barrett   Maki Nakano
2010 Helsinki   Andrew Koff   Moon-Jeong Kim
2012 Bangkok   Sam Cooley   Yeon-Ju Hwang
2014 Hong Kong   Wesley Low   Shion Izumune
2016 Lincoln   Pontus Andersson   Gazmine Mason
2018 Detroit   Ghanim Aboujassoum   Syazwani Sahar

Singles edit

World Youth Singles Champions[6]
Year Host Boys Girls
1990 Manila   Fernando Rezende   Jenny Hertrick
1992 Caracas   Angelo Constantino   Cristina Kortright
1994 Monterrey   Pasi Pöllänen   Jaana Puhakka
1996 Hong Kong   Ito Masaru   Sara Vargas
1998 Incheon   Shawn Evans   Shalin Zulkifli
2000 Santo Domingo   Jae-Hoon Kim   Kelly Kulick
2002 Pattaya   Yannaphon Larpapharat   Angkana Netruiseth
2004 Agana   Jason Belmonte   Hyun-Jin Kang
2006 Berlin   Mohammed Al-Zaidan   Valerie Teo
2008 Orlando   Dominic Barrett   Mi-Ran Park
2010 Helsinki   Adam Cairns   Yeon-Ju Kim
2012 Bangkok   Marshall Kent   Seon-Jeong Kim
2014 Hong Kong   Woo-Sub Choi   Su-Jin Yang
2016 Lincoln   Wesley Low   Gazmine Mason
2018 Detroit   Georg Skryten   Nanami Irie

Doubles and Team edit

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.

World Youth Champions in Doubles and Team[6]
Year Host Doubles Team (4 players)
Boys Girls Mixed Team
1990 Manila   United States
  1. Pat Healey
  2. Jon Juneau
   Chinese Taipei
  1. Hui-Ying Lia
  2. Chun-Ying Yu
   United States
  1. Lynda Norry
  2. Tammy Turner
  3. Pat Healey
  4. Jon Juneau
1992 Caracas   Philippines
  1. Norberto Constantino
  2. Angelo Constantino
   Venezuela
  1. Joanna Fernandez
  2. Alicia Marcano
   United States
  1. Tammy Turner
  2. Nikki Brandolino
  3. Robert Smith
  4. Anthony Chapman
Year Host Doubles Team (4 players)
Boys Girls Boys Girls
1994 Monterrey   United States
  1. Anthony Chapman
  2. Robert Smith
   Australia
  1. Kelly Warren
  2. Sharon McLeish
   Finland
  1. Pasi Pöllänen
  2. Tomi Väänänen
  3. Kai Siltala
  4. Juha Maja
   Australia
  1. Kelly Warren
  2. Sharon McLeish
  3. Amanda Bradley
  4. Cara Honeychurch
1996 Hong Kong   Venezuela
  1. Richard Leon
  2. Nicola Petrillo
   Japan
  1. Tomie Kawaguchi
  2. Tomomi Shibata
   Chinese Taipei
  1. Chao-Sheng Cheng
  2. Chao-Yo Cheng
  3. Chin-Chung Tseng
  4. Chien-Hung Chen
   Chinese Taipei
  1. Su-Fen Tseng
  2. Shu-Chun Hung
  3. Chia-Shu Wu
  4. Yu-Ling Wang
1998 Incheon   Netherlands
  1. Gerard Wijnstra
  2. Michael Sassen
   United States
  1. Any Rocco
  2. Kelly Kulick
   Japan
  1. Masaru Ito
  2. Yoshio Koike
  3. Hirofumi Morimoto
  4. Atsushi Takahashi
   South Korea
  1. Yeau-Jin Kim
  2. Min-Hee Lee
  3. Bo-Ra Nam
  4. Jin-Hee Park
2000 Santo Domingo   South Korea
  1. Sun-Jong Kong
  2. Jae-Hoon Kim
   England
  1. Lisa John
  2. Zara Glover
   United States
  1. Scott Norton
  2. Nathan Bohr
  3. Derek Sapp
  4. David Haynes
   South Korea
  1. Hyun-Jee Koo
  2. Ho-Jung Kim
  3. Sara Lee
  4. Myo-Bouh Jung
2002 Pattaya   South Korea
  1. Sun-Jong Kong
  2. Jae-Hoon Kim
   England
  1. Donna Adams
  2. Ann Smith
   Sweden
  1. Robert Andersson
  2. Mats Olsson
  3. Jonni Kemppainen
  4. Martin Larsen
   England
  1. Ann Smith
  2. Donna Adams
  3. Zara Glover
  4. Lisa John
2004 Agana   Sweden
  1. Robert Andersson
  2. Mikael Kanold
   Mexico
  1. Sandra Gongora
  2. Iliana Lomeli
   Finland
  1. Sami Tolonen
  2. Joonas Huolman
  3. Mikko Ylitalo
  4. Osku Palermaa
   United States
  1. Anita Manns
  2. Olivia Sandham
  3. Jennifer Petrick
  4. Stefanie Nation
2006 Berlin   Canada
  1. Daniel Skitt
  2. Dan MacLelland
   Malaysia
  1. Zandra Aziela
  2. Esther Cheah
   Australia
  1. Glen Loader
  2. Stephen Cowland
  3. Michael Zentveld
  4. Jason Belmonte
   Netherlands
  1. Danielle van der Meer
  2. Wendy Kok
  3. Wendy van der List
  4. Ghislaine van der Tol
2008 Orlando   Sweden
  1. Kim Bolleby
  2. James Gruffman
   Germany
  1. Tina Hulsch
  2. Birgit Pöppler
   Malaysia
  1. Nur Aiman
  2. Syafiq Ridhwan
  3. Adrian Ang
  4. Aaron Kong
   South Korea
  1. Yeon-Ji Lee
  2. Gwi-Ae Jun
  3. Hye-Mi Lee
  4. Mi-Ran Park
2010 Helsinki   United States
  1. Craig Hanson
  2. Andrew Koff
   Colombia
  1. Laura Fonnegra
  2. Maria Rodriguez
   South Korea
  1. Hae-Sol-Hong
  2. Ju-Young Kim
  3. Seung-Hyeon Shin
  4. Jong-Woo Park
   South Korea
  1. Yeon-Ju Kim
  2. Bo-Hyun Shin
  3. Seung-Ja Baek
  4. Moon-Jeong Kim
2012 Bangkok   South Korea
  1. Yeon-Sang Kim
  2. Dong-Jun Hwang
   South Korea
  1. Seon-Jeong Kim
  2. Yeon-Ju Hwang
   United States
  1. Andrew Koff
  2. Zack Hattori
  3. Chris Via
  4. Marshall Kent
   United States
  1. Jessica Earnest
  2. Kelsey Muther
  3. Amanda Greene
  4. Danielle McEwan
2014 Hong Kong   Sweden
  1. Markus Jansson
  2. Pontus Andersson
   United States
  1. Lizabeth Kuhlkin
  2. Sarah Lokker
   United States
  1. Matthew Farber
  2. Gregory Young
  3. Kamron Doyle
  4. Wesley Low
   Japan
  1. Mirai Ishimoto
  2. Mana Yoshida
  3. Shion Izumune
  4. Kana Shimoide
2016 Lincoln   United States
  1. Wesley Low
  2. Anthony Simonsen
   South Korea
  1. Yeong-Seung Lee
  2. Yu-Na Pak
   United States
  1. Michael Tang
  2. Kamron Doyle
  3. Anthony Simonsen
  4. Wesley Low
   South Korea
  1. Yeong-Seung Lee
  2. Yu-Na Pak
  3. Jin-Ju Kim
  4. Sun-Hwa Hong
2018 Detroit   Sweden
  1. Robert Lindberg
  2. Alfred Berggren
   Mexico
  1. Paola Limon
  2. Raquel Orozco
   Qatar
  1. Jassim Al Muraikhi
  2. Mohammed Al Merekhi
  3. Jassem Al Deyab
  4. Ghanim Aboujassoum
   United States
  1. Caitlyn Johnson
  2. Mabel Cummins
  3. Taylor Bailey
  4. Breanna Clemmer

QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup edit

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]

Year Location Men Women
1965 Dublin   Lauri Ajanto
1966 London   John Wilcox
1967 Paris   Jack Connaughton
1968 Guadalajara   Fritz Blum
1969 Tokyo   Graydon Robinson
1970 Copenhagen   Klaus Müller
1971 Hong Kong   Roger Dalkin
1972 Hamburg   Ray Mitchell   Irma Urrea
1973 Singapore   Bernie Caterer   Kesinee Srivises
1974 Caracas   Jairo Ocampo   Birgitte Lund
1975 Makati   Lorenzo Monti   Cathy Townsend
1976 Tehran   Paeng Nepomuceno   Lucy Giovinco
1977 Tolworth   Arne Svein Ström   Rea Rennox
1978 Bogotá   Samran Banyen   Lita dela Rosa
1979 Bangkok   Philippe Dubois   Bong Coo
1980 Jakarta   Paeng Nepomuceno   Jean Gordon
1981 New York   Bob Worrall   Pauline Smith
1982 Scheveningen   Arne Svein Ström   Jeanette Baker
1983 Mexico City   Chu You-tien   Jeanette Baker
1984 Sydney   Jack Jurek   Eliana Rigato
1985 Seoul   Alfonso Rodríguez   Marjorie McEntee
1986 Copenhagen   Peter Ljung   Annette Hagre
1987 Kuala Lumpur   Remo Fornasari   Irene Gronert
1988 Guadalajara   Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi   Linda Kelly
1989 Dublin   Salem Al-Monsuri   Patty Ann
1990 Pattaya   Tom Hahl   Linda Graham
1991 Beijing   Jon Juneau   Åsa Larsson
1992 Le Mans   Paeng Nepomuceno   Martina Beckel
1993 Johannesburg   Rainer Puisis   Pauline Smith
1994 Hermosillo   Tore Torgersen   Anne Jacobs
1995 São Paulo   Patrick Healey Jr.   Gemma Burden
1996 Belfast   Paeng Nepomuceno   Cara Honeychurch
1997 Cairo   Christian Nokel   Tseng Su-fen
1998 Kobe   Yang Cheng-ming   Maxine Nable
1999 Las Vegas   Ahmed Shaheen   Amanda Bradley
2000 Lisbon   Tomas Leandersson   Mel Issac
2001 Pattaya   Kim Haugen   Nachimi Itakura
2002 Riga   Mika Luoto   Shannon Pluhowsky
2003 Tegucigalpa   Christian Jan Suarez   Kerrie Ryan-Ciach
2004 Singapore   Kai Virtanen   Shannon Pluhowsky
2005 Ljubljana   Michael Schmidt   Lynda Barnes
2006 Caracas   Osku Palermaa   Diandra Asbaty
2007 St Petersburg   Bill Hoffman   Ann-Maree Putney
2008 Hermosillo   Derek Eoff   Jasmine Yeong-Nathan
2009 Malacca Town   Choi Yong-kyu   Caroline Lagrange
2010 Toulon   Michael Schmidt   Aumi Guerra
2011 Johannesburg   Jason Belmonte   Aumi Guerra
2012 Wroclaw   Syafiq Ridhwan   Shayna Ng
2013 Krasnoyarsk   Or Aviram   Caroline Lagrange
2014 Wroclaw   Chris Barnes   Clara Guerrero
2015 Las Vegas   Wu Siu Hong   Clara Guerrero
2016 Shanghai   Wang Hongbo   Jenny Wegner
2017 Hermosillo   Jakob Butturff   Krizziah Tabora
2018 Las Vegas   Sam Cooley   Shannon O'Keefe
2019 Palembang   Francois Louw   Rebecca Whiting

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World Singles Championships edit

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]

World Singles Championships
Year Host Men Women
2012 Cyprus   Chris Barnes   Kelly Kulick
2016 Doha   Jesper Agerbo   Kelly Kulick

World Tenpin Masters edit

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   Tore Torgersen
1999 Milton Keynes Shopping Centre   Paeng Nepomuceno
2000 Milton Keynes Shopping Centre   Tim Mack
2001 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham   Shalin Zulkifli
2002 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham   Tore Torgersen
2003 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham   Nikki Harvey
2004 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham   Tore Torgersen
2005 Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster   Jens Nickel
2006 Barnsley Metrodome   Chris Barnes
2007 Barnsley Metrodome   Jason Belmonte
2008 Barnsley Metrodome   Guy Caminsky
2009 Barnsley Metrodome   Dominic Barrett

IBSA Men's Champions edit

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)   United States
2017[10] Koh Young Bae   South Korea TPB2 - MEN'S SINGLES
2017[10] Huang Yu-Hsiao   Chinese Taipei TPB3 - MEN'S SINGLES

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "World Championships, A Historical Review". European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
  2. ^ "The Professional Bowlers Tour Historical Stats". PBA.com. The Professional Bowlers Tour.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2022 IBF U21 world Championships". bowling.sport. International Bowling Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "WJC Historical Review" (PDF). ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "World Youth Championships Historical Review". ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
  7. ^ All QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Winners
  8. ^ "Championships Results". ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "IBSA 2008 singles".[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ a b "Results". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

External links edit

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