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    QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
    SportTen-Pin Bowling
    Founded1965
    Singles entrants133 (73 men, 60 women) from 75 countries[1]
    Most recent
    champions    		Men: South Africa Francois Louw
    Women: Australia Rebecca Whiting
    SponsorQubicaAMF Worldwide
    Official websiteQubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

    The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual Ten-pin bowling championship sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide, and the largest in bowling in terms of number of participating nations. Each nation chooses one male and/or one female bowler to represent them in the tournament, and in the majority of cases, this is done by running a qualifying tournament, the winners of which (male and/or female) are chosen.

    History

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    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.[2] 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 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.[3]

    As of 2019, the Bowling World Cup has visited 42 different cities in 31 different countries.

    Currently the men's champion is Francois Louw and the women's champion is Rebecca Whiting.[4] 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.[5] The 56th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup was to be held in Salmiya, Kuwait at the Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club[4] in November 2020, but was postponed to March 2021 and then further postponed to October 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] and then canceled all together.

    Format

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    Qualifying Rounds

    • Stage 1: Qualifying Round of 24 Games, total pinfall. Top 24 Men, Top 24 Women advance to Stage 2, total pinfall carries over.[7]
    • Stage 2: Top 24 Men, Top 24 women bowls 8 games. Top 8 Men, Top 8 Women based on total pinfall after 32 games advance to Stage 3.[7]
    • Stage 3: Top 8 Men, Top 8 women bowls another 8 games in a round robin format, 30 bonus pins for a win, 15 bonus pins for a tie. Top 4 Men, Top 4 Women after 40 games (total pinfall + bonus pins) advance to the knockout finals.[7]

    Knockout Finals

    • Semifinals: First seeded bowler vs Fourth seeded bowler; Second seeded bowler vs Third seeded bowler, winners (Men and women) advance to the finals.[7]
    • Finals: Semifinal winners bowl for the title. (Men and women)[7]

    Lane Pattern

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    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.[8]

    Previous winners

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    Single

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    YearLocationMenWomen
    1965Republic of Ireland Dublin, IrelandFinland Lauri Ajanto
    Women did not participate from 1965 to 1971
    1966England London, EnglandUnited States John Wilcox
    1967France Paris, FranceUnited States Jack Connaughton
    1968Mexico Guadalajara, MexicoWest Germany Fritz Blum
    1969Japan Tokyo, JapanCanada Graydon Robinson
    1970Denmark Copenhagen, DenmarkWest Germany Klaus Müller
    1971Hong Kong Hong KongUnited States Roger Dalkin
    1972Germany Hamburg, West GermanyCanada Ray MitchellMexico Irma Urrea
    1973Singapore SingaporeUnited Kingdom Bernie CatererThailand Kesinee Srivises
    1974Venezuela Caracas, VenezuelaColombia Jairo OcampoDenmark Birgitte Lund
    1975Philippines Makati, PhilippinesItaly Lorenzo MontiCanada Cathy Townsend
    1976Iran Tehran, IranPhilippines Paeng NepomucenoUnited States Lucy Giovinco
    1977England Tolworth, EnglandNorway Arne Svein StrömCanada Rea Rennox
    1978Colombia Bogotá, ColombiaThailand Samran BanyenPhilippines Lita dela Rosa
    1979Thailand Bangkok, ThailandFrance Philippe DuboisPhilippines Bong Coo
    1980Indonesia Jakarta, IndonesiaPhilippines Paeng NepomucenoCanada Jean Gordon
    1981United States New York City, United StatesUnited States Bob WorrallUnited Kingdom Pauline Smith
    1982Netherlands Scheveningen, NetherlandsNorway Arne Svein StrömAustralia Jeanette Baker
    1983Mexico Mexico City, MexicoChinese Taipei Chu You-tienAustralia Jeanette Baker
    1984Australia Sydney, AustraliaUnited States Jack JurekItaly Eliana Rigato
    1985South Korea Seoul, South KoreaMexico Alfonso RodríguezRepublic of Ireland Marjorie McEntee
    1986Denmark Copenhagen, DenmarkSweden Peter LjungSweden Annette Hagre
    1987Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaItaly Remo FornasariNetherlands Irene Gronert
    1988Mexico Guadalajara, MexicoUnited Arab Emirates Mohammed Khalifa Al-QubaisiUnited States Linda Kelly
    1989Republic of Ireland Dublin, IrelandQatar Salem Al-MonsuriUnited States Patty Ann
    1990Thailand Pattaya, ThailandFinland Tom HahlUnited States Linda Graham
    1991China Beijing, ChinaUnited States Jon JuneauSweden Åsa Larsson
    1992France Le Mans, FrancePhilippines Paeng NepomucenoGermany Martina Beckel
    1993South Africa Johannesburg, South AfricaGermany Rainer PuisisUnited Kingdom Pauline Smith
    1994Mexico Hermosillo, MexicoNorway Tore TorgersenSouth Africa Anne Jacobs
    1995Brazil São Paulo, BrazilUnited States Patrick Healey Jr.United Kingdom Gemma Burden
    1996Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern IrelandPhilippines Paeng NepomucenoAustralia Cara Honeychurch
    1997Egypt Cairo, EgyptGermany Christian NokelChinese Taipei Tseng Su-fen
    1998Japan Kobe, JapanChinese Taipei Yang Cheng-mingAustralia Maxine Nable
    1999United States Las Vegas, United StatesQatar Ahmed ShaheenAustralia Amanda Bradley
    2000Portugal Lisbon, PortugalSweden Tomas LeanderssonWales Mel Issac
    2001Thailand Pattaya, ThailandNorway Kim HaugenJapan Nachimi Itakura
    2002Latvia Riga, LatviaFinland Mika LuotoUnited States Shannon Pluhowsky
    2003Honduras Tegucigalpa, HondurasPhilippines Christian Jan SuarezCanada Kerrie Ryan-Ciach
    2004Singapore SingaporeFinland Kai VirtanenUnited States Shannon Pluhowsky
    2005Slovenia Ljubljana, SloveniaCanada Michael SchmidtUnited States Lynda Barnes
    2006Venezuela Caracas, VenezuelaFinland Osku PalermaaUnited States Diandra Asbaty
    2007Russia Saint Petersburg, RussiaUnited States Bill HoffmanAustralia Ann-Maree Putney
    2008Mexico Hermosillo, MexicoUnited States Derek EoffSingapore Jasmine Yeong-Nathan
    2009Malaysia Malacca Town, MalaysiaSouth Korea Choi Yong-kyuCanada Caroline Lagrange
    2010France Toulon, FranceCanada Michael SchmidtDominican Republic Aumi Guerra
    2011South Africa Johannesburg, South AfricaAustralia Jason BelmonteDominican Republic Aumi Guerra
    2012Poland Wrocław, PolandMalaysia Syafiq RidhwanSingapore Shayna Ng
    2013Russia Krasnoyarsk, RussiaIsrael Or AviramCanada Caroline Lagrange
    2014Poland Wrocław, PolandUnited States Chris BarnesColombia Clara Guerrero
    2015United States Las Vegas, United StatesHong Kong Wu Siu HongColombia Clara Guerrero
    2016China Shanghai, ChinaChina Wang HongboSweden Jenny Wegner
    2017Mexico Hermosillo, MexicoUnited States Jakob ButturffPhilippines Krizziah Tabora
    2018United States Las Vegas, United StatesAustralia Sam CooleyUnited States Shannon O'Keefe
    2019Indonesia Palembang, IndonesiaSouth Africa Francois LouwAustralia Rebecca Whiting
    2021United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUnited States Tom DaughertySingapore Shayna Ng
    2022Australia Queensland, AustraliaSweden Carl EklundSingapore Colleen Pee
    2023Kuwait Salmiya, KuwaitChina Xiang Yi ZhangUnited States Shannon O'Keefe
    2024Peru Lima, PeruSweden Robin IlhammarUnited States Jenna Stretch
    2025Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong KongChina Du JianchaoMalaysia Natasha Roslan

    Source:[9]

    Number of titles by country/territory

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    1. ^ a b As West Germany.

    Team

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    YearLocationMenWomen
    2022Australia Queensland, Australia United States Sweden
    2025Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong Malaysia United States

    Number of titles by country/territory

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    Records

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    Winners

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    • Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno holds two Guinness World Records from his victories in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. His four victories (1976, 1980, 1992, 1996) came in a record three different decades.[10] He also holds the record for the youngest men's champion, 19, when he won his first of four titles in 1976.[10] Incidentally, Nepomuceno won his titles in Olympic years.
    • The oldest champions are Italy Remo Fornasari, 51, when he won in 1987;[11] and Mexico Irma Urrea, 45, when she won the very first women's title in 1972.
    • United Kingdom Gemma Burden holds a Guinness World Record as the youngest Bowling World Cup Champion, 17, when she won in 1995.[12]
    • Two other men besides Nepomuceno has won multiple Bowling World Cup titles, Norway Arne Svein Ström (1977 and 1982) and Canada Michael Schmidt (2005 and 2010).
    • Six women have each won two times, United Kingdom Pauline Smith (1981 and 1993), Australia Jeanette Baker (1982 and 1983), United States Shannon Pluhowsky (2002 and 2004), Dominican Republic Aumi Guerra (2010 and 2011), Canada Caroline Lagrange (2009 and 2013) and Colombia Clara Guerrero (2014 and 2015).
    • Baker, Guerra, and Guerrero are the only bowlers in QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup history to win consecutive titles.
    • Only once has a country swept the men's and women's titles in the same year. This occurred in 1986 when Sweden Sweden incidentally defeated Philippines in both the men's and women's finals.
    • A host representative has won the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup three times. United States Bob Worrall won in New York City in 1981, China Wang Hongbo won in Shanghai in 2016, and United States Shannon O'Keefe won in Las Vegas in 2018.
    • Chris Barnes (2014 men's champion) and Lynda Barnes (2005 women's champion) is the only husband-wife duo to win the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.[13]
    •  United States is the most successful nation in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, winning a combined 23 titles[14] (12 men's titles,[15] 11 women's titles[16])

    Scoring

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    CategoryRecordPlayerYear/Venue
    Qualifying Rounds[a]
    Men's Individual Game59 300s have been bowled in the qualifying rounds.[b]
    Women's Individual Game15 300s have been bowled in the qualifying rounds.[c]
    Men's 3 Game Series896Australia Paul Trotter[18]2002, Latvia Riga, Latvia
    Women's 3 Game Series803Dominican Republic Aumi Guerra[d]2011, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
    Men's 5 Game Block1307Qatar Ahmed Shaheen[19]2002, Latvia Riga, Latvia
    Women's 5 Game Block1304Dominican Republic Aumi Guerra[19]2011, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
    Men's 6 Game Block1599Belgium Mats Maggi[20]2013, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
    Women's 6 Game Block1531United States Lynda Barnes[21]2005, Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Men's 8 Game Block2088United States Tommy Jones[22]2011, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
    Women's 8 Game Block1948Colombia Clara Guerrero[23]2014, Poland Wrocław, Poland
    Men's High Average[e]246.22Finland Osku Palermaa[24]2006, Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
    Women's High Average[e]244.03Canada Caroline Lagrange[25]2013, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
    Finals – Arena "Knockout" Rounds (2000–2005), (2016–)[f] and Stepladder
    Men's Individual GameFinland Kai Virtanen[26]2004, Singapore Singapore
    United States Chris Barnes[13]2014, Poland Wrocław, Poland
    Women's Individual Game298Singapore Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[27]2008, Mexico Hermosillo, Mexico
    Men's 2 Game Series536Norway Petter Hansen[26]2004, Singapore Singapore
    Women's 2 Game Series561Singapore Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[27]2008, Mexico Hermosillo, Mexico
    Men's 3 Game Series778United States Derek Eoff[27]2008, Mexico Hermosillo, Mexico
    Women's 3 Game Series747Colombia Clara Guerrero[28]2014, Poland Wrocław, Poland
    1. ^ Qualifying rounds consists of three or four days of qualifying, eight games in the Top 24 round, and round-robin match play.
    2. ^ Jason Belmonte and Tore Torgersen has bowled the most 300s, each with three.[17] In 2013, Torgersen became the first in QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup history to bowl consecutive 300s.[17]
    3. ^ No women has bowled multiple 300s as of 2019.[17]
    4. ^ Qualifying Day 2: Games 6, 7, 8: 244, 280, 279
    5. ^ a b 32 Games
    6. ^ From 2000 to 2005, Arena Knockout Rounds was a format of three rounds of single elimination, best-of-three-games. From 2016 till present, Arena Knockout rounds is a format of two rounds of single elimination, one game matches.

    Appearances and Participation

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    1976, 1979–1980, 1982, 1985–1989, 1991–1996, 2009

    1982–1983, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994–1996, 1998–2000, 2002–2006, 2008

    • Netherlands Erik Kok has participated in the Bowling World Cup in five different decades.[30]

    1979–1980, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2005, 2014

    • Most Championship Appearances, Stepladder and Arena, Men – 9, Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno

    1976, 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996

    • Most Championship Appearances, Stepladder and Arena, Women – 7, Malaysia Shalin Zulkifli

    1996–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2004

    • Most Countries – 95 in 2004[17]
    • Most Bowlers, Men and Women Combined – 167 in 2010[17]
    • Most Bowlers, Men – 93 in 2004[17]
    • Most Bowlers, Women – 76 in 2010[17]

    Awards

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    • The Bent Petersen Country Award is awarded to the country with the best combined finishes in the men's and women's divisions. It is named after Bent Petersen, who ran AMF's international operations for 36 years before retiring in 1998.[31] Originally known as the Country Champion Award, it has been awarded at the BWC since 1984. The first winner of the award was Thailand Thailand.[32] Australia Australia are the most recent winners.[4] In 2000, the award was renamed in honor of Petersen. Petersen died on November 21, 2014.[33]
    • Highest Game Award is awarded in both the men's and women's division to the bowlers who had the highest one game score during the tournament. There have been 76[34] 300s bowled at the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup (61 by men, 15 by women). Canada Jack Guay bowled the first-ever 300 game in 1994, the 30th year of the AMF Bowling World Cup; while Malaysia Shalin Zulkifli was the first woman to bowl a 300 in 1997.[17] United States United States has the most 300s by a country, seven.
    • The Barry James Sportsman Award and Jacky Felsenstein Sportswoman Award, awarded to one male bowler and one female bowler, is voted for by the participating bowlers. Representatives from Canada Canada and Mexico Mexico have each won this award more times than any country, seven times each.

    References

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    1. ^ "abf-online.org – brought to you by ASIAN BOWLING FEDERATION". www.abf-online.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
    2. ^ "Humble Beginnings by Keith Hale – A World Cup Story". Talk Tenpin.[permanent dead link]
    3. ^ "50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup officially declared open | bowlingdigital.com". www.bowlingdigital.com. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
    4. ^ a b c "South Africa, Australia win titles at 2019 QubicaAMF World Cup". USBC.
    5. ^ "World Bowling and QubicaAMF Work to Form a New Partnership". QubicaAMF Worldwide.
    6. ^ "World Bowling and QubicaAMF Announce Postponement of the 56th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup to October 2021". QubicaAMF Worldwide. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
    7. ^ a b c d e "53rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup kicks off with Opening Ceremonies". Bowlingdigital. 6 November 2017.
    8. ^ "2019 proposed lane conditions" (PDF). QubicaAMF. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
    9. ^ a b c d All QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Winners
    10. ^ a b "Paeng's Guinness World Records". Philippine Star.
    11. ^ Oldest Men's Champion
    12. ^ "Youngest tenpin bowling world champion". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
    13. ^ a b "Chris Barnes sweeps two opponents to win men's title in 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup". Bowlingdigital.
    14. ^ "Medal Tally All (Men & Women)". European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
    15. ^ "Medal History Men". European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
    16. ^ "Medal History Women". European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
    17. ^ a b c d e f g h "Stats, records and more stuff on the 51st QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup". Bowlingdigital.
    18. ^ "Australian National Records". Tenpin Bowling Australia.
    19. ^ a b "Aumi does it again!". QubicaAMF.
    20. ^ Men's 6 Game Block Record
    21. ^ Women's 6 Game Block Record
    22. ^ Men's 8 Game Block Record
    23. ^ Women's 8 Game Block Record
    24. ^ Men's High Average Record After 32 games
    25. ^ Women's High Average Record After 32 games
    26. ^ a b "40th AMF Bowling World Cup". Asian Bowling Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
    27. ^ a b c "High scoring finals see championship go to Singapore and USA". QubicaAMF.
    28. ^ Women's 3 game Series Record
    29. ^ Most Appearances Male or Female
    30. ^ Participation in each of the last five decades
    31. ^ Bent Petersen Award
    32. ^ First Country Champion Award
    33. ^ "A very sad farewell to AMF legend, Bent Petersen 1932–2014". Bowlingdigital.
    34. ^ "Kyle Troup achieves perfection: Wins Qualifying at the 54th Bowling World Cup". Bowlingdigital. 9 November 2018.
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    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=QubicaAMF_Bowling_World_Cup&oldid=1330471347"
      QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
      SportTen-Pin Bowling
      Founded1965
      Singles entrants133 (73 men, 60 women) from 75 countries[1]
      Most recent
      champions      		Men: South Africa Francois Louw
      Women: Australia Rebecca Whiting
      SponsorQubicaAMF Worldwide
      Official websiteQubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

      The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual Ten-pin bowling championship sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide, and the largest in bowling in terms of number of participating nations. Each nation chooses one male and/or one female bowler to represent them in the tournament, and in the majority of cases, this is done by running a qualifying tournament, the winners of which (male and/or female) are chosen.

      History

      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.[2] 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 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.[3]

      As of 2019, the Bowling World Cup has visited 42 different cities in 31 different countries.

      Currently the men's champion is Francois Louw and the women's champion is Rebecca Whiting.[4] 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.[5] The 56th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup was to be held in Salmiya, Kuwait at the Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club[4] in November 2020, but was postponed to March 2021 and then further postponed to October 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] and then canceled all together.

      Format

      Qualifying Rounds

      • Stage 1: Qualifying Round of 24 Games, total pinfall. Top 24 Men, Top 24 Women advance to Stage 2, total pinfall carries over.[7]
      • Stage 2: Top 24 Men, Top 24 women bowls 8 games. Top 8 Men, Top 8 Women based on total pinfall after 32 games advance to Stage 3.[7]
      • Stage 3: Top 8 Men, Top 8 women bowls another 8 games in a round robin format, 30 bonus pins for a win, 15 bonus pins for a tie. Top 4 Men, Top 4 Women after 40 games (total pinfall + bonus pins) advance to the knockout finals.[7]

      Knockout Finals

      • Semifinals: First seeded bowler vs Fourth seeded bowler; Second seeded bowler vs Third seeded bowler, winners (Men and women) advance to the finals.[7]
      • Finals: Semifinal winners bowl for the title. (Men and women)[7]

      Lane Pattern

      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.[8]

      Previous winners

      Single

      YearLocationMenWomen
      1965Republic of Ireland Dublin, IrelandFinland Lauri Ajanto
      Women did not participate from 1965 to 1971
      1966England London, EnglandUnited States John Wilcox
      1967France Paris, FranceUnited States Jack Connaughton
      1968Mexico Guadalajara, MexicoWest Germany Fritz Blum
      1969Japan Tokyo, JapanCanada Graydon Robinson
      1970Denmark Copenhagen, DenmarkWest Germany Klaus Müller
      1971Hong Kong Hong KongUnited States Roger Dalkin
      1972Germany Hamburg, West GermanyCanada Ray MitchellMexico Irma Urrea
      1973Singapore SingaporeUnited Kingdom Bernie CatererThailand Kesinee Srivises
      1974Venezuela Caracas, VenezuelaColombia Jairo OcampoDenmark Birgitte Lund
      1975Philippines Makati, PhilippinesItaly Lorenzo MontiCanada Cathy Townsend
      1976Iran Tehran, IranPhilippines Paeng NepomucenoUnited States Lucy Giovinco
      1977England Tolworth, EnglandNorway Arne Svein StrömCanada Rea Rennox
      1978Colombia Bogotá, ColombiaThailand Samran BanyenPhilippines Lita dela Rosa
      1979Thailand Bangkok, ThailandFrance Philippe DuboisPhilippines Bong Coo
      1980Indonesia Jakarta, IndonesiaPhilippines Paeng NepomucenoCanada Jean Gordon
      1981United States New York City, United StatesUnited States Bob WorrallUnited Kingdom Pauline Smith
      1982Netherlands Scheveningen, NetherlandsNorway Arne Svein StrömAustralia Jeanette Baker
      1983Mexico Mexico City, MexicoChinese Taipei Chu You-tienAustralia Jeanette Baker
      1984Australia Sydney, AustraliaUnited States Jack JurekItaly Eliana Rigato
      1985South Korea Seoul, South KoreaMexico Alfonso RodríguezRepublic of Ireland Marjorie McEntee
      1986Denmark Copenhagen, DenmarkSweden Peter LjungSweden Annette Hagre
      1987Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaItaly Remo FornasariNetherlands Irene Gronert
      1988Mexico Guadalajara, MexicoUnited Arab Emirates Mohammed Khalifa Al-QubaisiUnited States Linda Kelly
      1989Republic of Ireland Dublin, IrelandQatar Salem Al-MonsuriUnited States Patty Ann
      1990Thailand Pattaya, ThailandFinland Tom HahlUnited States Linda Graham
      1991China Beijing, ChinaUnited States Jon JuneauSweden Åsa Larsson
      1992France Le Mans, FrancePhilippines Paeng NepomucenoGermany Martina Beckel
      1993South Africa Johannesburg, South AfricaGermany Rainer PuisisUnited Kingdom Pauline Smith
      1994Mexico Hermosillo, MexicoNorway Tore TorgersenSouth Africa Anne Jacobs
      1995Brazil São Paulo, BrazilUnited States Patrick Healey Jr.United Kingdom Gemma Burden
      1996Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern IrelandPhilippines Paeng NepomucenoAustralia Cara Honeychurch
      1997Egypt Cairo, EgyptGermany Christian NokelChinese Taipei Tseng Su-fen
      1998Japan Kobe, JapanChinese Taipei Yang Cheng-mingAustralia Maxine Nable
      1999United States Las Vegas, United StatesQatar Ahmed ShaheenAustralia Amanda Bradley
      2000Portugal Lisbon, PortugalSweden Tomas LeanderssonWales Mel Issac
      2001Thailand Pattaya, ThailandNorway Kim HaugenJapan Nachimi Itakura
      2002Latvia Riga, LatviaFinland Mika LuotoUnited States Shannon Pluhowsky
      2003Honduras Tegucigalpa, HondurasPhilippines Christian Jan SuarezCanada Kerrie Ryan-Ciach
      2004Singapore SingaporeFinland Kai VirtanenUnited States Shannon Pluhowsky
      2005Slovenia Ljubljana, SloveniaCanada Michael SchmidtUnited States Lynda Barnes
      2006Venezuela Caracas, VenezuelaFinland Osku PalermaaUnited States Diandra Asbaty
      2007Russia Saint Petersburg, RussiaUnited States Bill HoffmanAustralia Ann-Maree Putney
      2008Mexico Hermosillo, MexicoUnited States Derek EoffSingapore Jasmine Yeong-Nathan
      2009Malaysia Malacca Town, MalaysiaSouth Korea Choi Yong-kyuCanada Caroline Lagrange
      2010France Toulon, FranceCanada Michael SchmidtDominican Republic Aumi Guerra
      2011South Africa Johannesburg, South AfricaAustralia Jason BelmonteDominican Republic Aumi Guerra
      2012Poland Wrocław, PolandMalaysia Syafiq RidhwanSingapore Shayna Ng
      2013Russia Krasnoyarsk, RussiaIsrael Or AviramCanada Caroline Lagrange
      2014Poland Wrocław, PolandUnited States Chris BarnesColombia Clara Guerrero
      2015United States Las Vegas, United StatesHong Kong Wu Siu HongColombia Clara Guerrero
      2016China Shanghai, ChinaChina Wang HongboSweden Jenny Wegner
      2017Mexico Hermosillo, MexicoUnited States Jakob ButturffPhilippines Krizziah Tabora
      2018United States Las Vegas, United StatesAustralia Sam CooleyUnited States Shannon O'Keefe
      2019Indonesia Palembang, IndonesiaSouth Africa Francois LouwAustralia Rebecca Whiting
      2021United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUnited States Tom DaughertySingapore Shayna Ng
      2022Australia Queensland, AustraliaSweden Carl EklundSingapore Colleen Pee
      2023Kuwait Salmiya, KuwaitChina Xiang Yi ZhangUnited States Shannon O'Keefe
      2024Peru Lima, PeruSweden Robin IlhammarUnited States Jenna Stretch
      2025Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong KongChina Du JianchaoMalaysia Natasha Roslan

      Source:[9]

      Number of titles by country/territory

      1. ^ a b As West Germany.

      Team

      YearLocationMenWomen
      2022Australia Queensland, Australia United States Sweden
      2025Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong Malaysia United States

      Number of titles by country/territory

      Records

      Winners

      • Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno holds two Guinness World Records from his victories in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. His four victories (1976, 1980, 1992, 1996) came in a record three different decades.[10] He also holds the record for the youngest men's champion, 19, when he won his first of four titles in 1976.[10] Incidentally, Nepomuceno won his titles in Olympic years.
      • The oldest champions are Italy Remo Fornasari, 51, when he won in 1987;[11] and Mexico Irma Urrea, 45, when she won the very first women's title in 1972.
      • United Kingdom Gemma Burden holds a Guinness World Record as the youngest Bowling World Cup Champion, 17, when she won in 1995.[12]
      • Two other men besides Nepomuceno has won multiple Bowling World Cup titles, Norway Arne Svein Ström (1977 and 1982) and Canada Michael Schmidt (2005 and 2010).
      • Six women have each won two times, United Kingdom Pauline Smith (1981 and 1993), Australia Jeanette Baker (1982 and 1983), United States Shannon Pluhowsky (2002 and 2004), Dominican Republic Aumi Guerra (2010 and 2011), Canada Caroline Lagrange (2009 and 2013) and Colombia Clara Guerrero (2014 and 2015).
      • Baker, Guerra, and Guerrero are the only bowlers in QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup history to win consecutive titles.
      • Only once has a country swept the men's and women's titles in the same year. This occurred in 1986 when Sweden Sweden incidentally defeated Philippines in both the men's and women's finals.
      • A host representative has won the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup three times. United States Bob Worrall won in New York City in 1981, China Wang Hongbo won in Shanghai in 2016, and United States Shannon O'Keefe won in Las Vegas in 2018.
      • Chris Barnes (2014 men's champion) and Lynda Barnes (2005 women's champion) is the only husband-wife duo to win the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.[13]
      •  United States is the most successful nation in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, winning a combined 23 titles[14] (12 men's titles,[15] 11 women's titles[16])

      Scoring

      CategoryRecordPlayerYear/Venue
      Qualifying Rounds[a]
      Men's Individual Game59 300s have been bowled in the qualifying rounds.[b]
      Women's Individual Game15 300s have been bowled in the qualifying rounds.[c]
      Men's 3 Game Series896Australia Paul Trotter[18]2002, Latvia Riga, Latvia
      Women's 3 Game Series803Dominican Republic Aumi Guerra[d]2011, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
      Men's 5 Game Block1307Qatar Ahmed Shaheen[19]2002, Latvia Riga, Latvia
      Women's 5 Game Block1304Dominican Republic Aumi Guerra[19]2011, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
      Men's 6 Game Block1599Belgium Mats Maggi[20]2013, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
      Women's 6 Game Block1531United States Lynda Barnes[21]2005, Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia
      Men's 8 Game Block2088United States Tommy Jones[22]2011, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
      Women's 8 Game Block1948Colombia Clara Guerrero[23]2014, Poland Wrocław, Poland
      Men's High Average[e]246.22Finland Osku Palermaa[24]2006, Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
      Women's High Average[e]244.03Canada Caroline Lagrange[25]2013, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
      Finals – Arena "Knockout" Rounds (2000–2005), (2016–)[f] and Stepladder
      Men's Individual GameFinland Kai Virtanen[26]2004, Singapore Singapore
      United States Chris Barnes[13]2014, Poland Wrocław, Poland
      Women's Individual Game298Singapore Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[27]2008, Mexico Hermosillo, Mexico
      Men's 2 Game Series536Norway Petter Hansen[26]2004, Singapore Singapore
      Women's 2 Game Series561Singapore Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[27]2008, Mexico Hermosillo, Mexico
      Men's 3 Game Series778United States Derek Eoff[27]2008, Mexico Hermosillo, Mexico
      Women's 3 Game Series747Colombia Clara Guerrero[28]2014, Poland Wrocław, Poland
      1. ^ Qualifying rounds consists of three or four days of qualifying, eight games in the Top 24 round, and round-robin match play.
      2. ^ Jason Belmonte and Tore Torgersen has bowled the most 300s, each with three.[17] In 2013, Torgersen became the first in QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup history to bowl consecutive 300s.[17]
      3. ^ No women has bowled multiple 300s as of 2019.[17]
      4. ^ Qualifying Day 2: Games 6, 7, 8: 244, 280, 279
      5. ^ a b 32 Games
      6. ^ From 2000 to 2005, Arena Knockout Rounds was a format of three rounds of single elimination, best-of-three-games. From 2016 till present, Arena Knockout rounds is a format of two rounds of single elimination, one game matches.

      Appearances and Participation

      1976, 1979–1980, 1982, 1985–1989, 1991–1996, 2009

      • Most Appearances, Women – 17, El Salvador Aida Granillo[29]

      1982–1983, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994–1996, 1998–2000, 2002–2006, 2008

      • Netherlands Erik Kok has participated in the Bowling World Cup in five different decades.[30]

      1979–1980, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2005, 2014

      • Most Championship Appearances, Stepladder and Arena, Men – 9, Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno

      1976, 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996

      • Most Championship Appearances, Stepladder and Arena, Women – 7, Malaysia Shalin Zulkifli

      1996–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2004

      • Most Countries – 95 in 2004[17]
      • Most Bowlers, Men and Women Combined – 167 in 2010[17]
      • Most Bowlers, Men – 93 in 2004[17]
      • Most Bowlers, Women – 76 in 2010[17]

      Awards

      • The Bent Petersen Country Award is awarded to the country with the best combined finishes in the men's and women's divisions. It is named after Bent Petersen, who ran AMF's international operations for 36 years before retiring in 1998.[31] Originally known as the Country Champion Award, it has been awarded at the BWC since 1984. The first winner of the award was Thailand Thailand.[32] Australia Australia are the most recent winners.[4] In 2000, the award was renamed in honor of Petersen. Petersen died on November 21, 2014.[33]
      • Highest Game Award is awarded in both the men's and women's division to the bowlers who had the highest one game score during the tournament. There have been 76[34] 300s bowled at the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup (61 by men, 15 by women). Canada Jack Guay bowled the first-ever 300 game in 1994, the 30th year of the AMF Bowling World Cup; while Malaysia Shalin Zulkifli was the first woman to bowl a 300 in 1997.[17] United States United States has the most 300s by a country, seven.
      • The Barry James Sportsman Award and Jacky Felsenstein Sportswoman Award, awarded to one male bowler and one female bowler, is voted for by the participating bowlers. Representatives from Canada Canada and Mexico Mexico have each won this award more times than any country, seven times each.

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      5. ^ "World Bowling and QubicaAMF Work to Form a New Partnership". QubicaAMF Worldwide.
      6. ^ "World Bowling and QubicaAMF Announce Postponement of the 56th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup to October 2021". QubicaAMF Worldwide. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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      8. ^ "2019 proposed lane conditions" (PDF). QubicaAMF. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
      9. ^ a b c d All QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Winners
      10. ^ a b "Paeng's Guinness World Records". Philippine Star.
      11. ^ Oldest Men's Champion
      12. ^ "Youngest tenpin bowling world champion". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
      13. ^ a b "Chris Barnes sweeps two opponents to win men's title in 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup". Bowlingdigital.
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      16. ^ "Medal History Women". European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
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      18. ^ "Australian National Records". Tenpin Bowling Australia.
      19. ^ a b "Aumi does it again!". QubicaAMF.
      20. ^ Men's 6 Game Block Record
      21. ^ Women's 6 Game Block Record
      22. ^ Men's 8 Game Block Record
      23. ^ Women's 8 Game Block Record
      24. ^ Men's High Average Record After 32 games
      25. ^ Women's High Average Record After 32 games
      26. ^ a b "40th AMF Bowling World Cup". Asian Bowling Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
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      28. ^ Women's 3 game Series Record
      29. ^ Most Appearances Male or Female
      30. ^ Participation in each of the last five decades
      31. ^ Bent Petersen Award
      32. ^ First Country Champion Award
      33. ^ "A very sad farewell to AMF legend, Bent Petersen 1932–2014". Bowlingdigital.
      34. ^ "Kyle Troup achieves perfection: Wins Qualifying at the 54th Bowling World Cup". Bowlingdigital. 9 November 2018.
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