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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 Sweden Gösta Algeskog -
1955 Essen Sweden Nils Bäckström -
1958 Helsingborg Finland Kalle Asukas -
1960 Hamburg  MEX Tito Reynolds -
1963 Mexico City United States Lez Zikes United States Helen Shablis
1967 Malmö England David Pond United States Helen Weston
1971 Milwaukee United States Edwin Luther Puerto Rico Ashie Gonzalez
1975 London United States Marvin Stoudt Germany Anne-Dore Häfker
1979 Manila England Gerry Bugden Philippines Lita de la Rosa
1983 Caracas United States Tony Cariello Sweden Lena Sulkanen
1987 Helsinki Belgium Roger Pieters Sweden Anette Hägre
1991 Singapore Finland Mika Koivuniemi Canada Catherine Willis
1995 Reno Chinese Taipei Chen-Min Yang Mexico Celia Flores
1999 Abu Dhabi Qatar Ahmed Shaheen Australia Ann-Maree Putney
2003 Kuala Lumpur  Australia Michael Little United States Diandra Hyman
2005 Aalborg - China Sui-Ling Yang
2006 Busan [[ ]] -
2007 Monterrey - United States Diandra Asbaty
2008 Bangkok United States Walter Ray Williams -
2009 Las Vegas - Colombia Clara Juliana Guerrero
2010 Las Vegas United States Chris Barnes -
2011 Hong Kong - United States Shannon Pluhowsky
2013 Las Vegas South Korea Young-Seon Cho South Korea Yun-Hee Son
2014 Abu Dhabi South Korea Hee-Won Kang -
2015 Abu Dhabi - South Korea Daw-Un Jung
2017 Las Vegas Canada Francois Lavoie South Korea Daw-Un Jung
2018 Hong Kong Canada Mitch Hupe -
2019 Las Vegas - Singapore 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 Australia Eric Thompson Philippines Bong Coo
1983 Caracas Sweden Mats Karlsson Philippines Bong Coo
1987 Helsinki United States Rick Steelsmith United States Sandra Jo Shiery
1991 Singapore Chinese Taipei Ying-Chieh Ma Denmark Helle Andersen
1995 Reno Netherlands Michael Sassen Finland Jaana Puhakka
1999 Abu Dhabi Norway Tore Torgersen Australia Amanda Bradley
2003 Kuala Lumpur Sweden Anders Öhman England Zara Glover
2005 Aalborg - Chinese Taipei Yu-Ling Wang
2006 Busan Singapore Remy Ong -
2007 Monterrey - South Korea Jin-A Choy
2008 Bangkok South Korea Bok-Eum Choi -
2009 Las Vegas - Colombia Clara Juliana Guerrero
2010 Las Vegas United States Bill O'Neill -
2011 Hong Kong - Denmark Mai Ginge Jensen
2013 Las Vegas United States Chris Barnes United States Shannon O'Keefe
2014 Abu Dhabi South Korea Bok-Eum Choi -
2015 Abu Dhabi - Singapore Shayna Ng
2017 Las Vegas Chinese Taipei Hao-Ming Wu United States Danielle McEwan
2018 Hong Kong United States EJ Tackett -
2019 Las Vegas - Colombia Maria Rodriguez

Singles[edit]

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

Singles[edit]

World Junior Singles Champions[5]
Year Host Men Women
2019 France South Korea Geun Ji Singapore 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 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[edit]

World Youth All Events Champions[6]
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[edit]

World Youth Singles Champions[6]
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

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

Discontinued World Championships[edit]

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 United States Chris Barnes United States Kelly Kulick
2016 Doha Denmark Jesper Agerbo United States 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 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[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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