QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] The 56th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup was to be held in Salmiya, Kuwait at the Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club[3] in November 2020, but was postponed to March 2021 and then further postponed to October 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic[5] 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.[6]
  • 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.[6]
  • 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.[6]

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.[6]
  • Finals: Semifinal winners bowl for the title. (Men and women)[6]

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.[7]

Previous winners

Single

Year Location Men Women
1965 Template:Flagicon Dublin, Ireland Template:Flagicon Lauri Ajanto
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1966 Template:Flagicon London, England Template:Flagicon John Wilcox
1967 Template:Flagicon Paris, France Template:Flagicon Jack Connaughton
1968 Template:Flagicon Guadalajara, Mexico Template:Flagicon Fritz Blum
1969 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan Template:Flagicon Graydon Robinson
1970 Template:Flagicon Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagicon Klaus Müller
1971 Template:Flagicon Hong Kong Template:Flagicon Roger Dalkin
1972 Template:Flagicon Hamburg, West Germany Template:Flagicon Ray Mitchell Template:Flagicon Irma Urrea
1973 Template:Flagicon Singapore Template:Flagicon Bernie Caterer Template:Flagicon Kesinee Srivises
1974 Template:Flagicon Caracas, Venezuela Template:Flagicon Jairo Ocampo Template:Flagicon Birgitte Lund
1975 Template:Flagicon Makati, Philippines Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Monti Template:Flagicon Cathy Townsend
1976 Template:Flagicon Tehran, Iran Template:Flagicon Paeng Nepomuceno Template:Flagicon Lucy Giovinco
1977 Template:Flagicon Tolworth, England Template:Flagicon Arne Svein Ström Template:Flagicon Rea Rennox
1978 Template:Flagicon Bogotá, Colombia Template:Flagicon Samran Banyen Template:Flagicon Lita dela Rosa
1979 Template:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand Template:Flagicon Philippe Dubois Template:Flagicon Bong Coo
1980 Template:Flagicon Jakarta, Indonesia Template:Flagicon Paeng Nepomuceno Template:Flagicon Jean Gordon
1981 Template:Flagicon New York City, United States Template:Flagicon Bob Worrall Template:Flagicon Pauline Smith
1982 Template:Flagicon Scheveningen, Netherlands Template:Flagicon Arne Svein Ström Template:Flagicon Jeanette Baker
1983 Template:Flagicon Mexico City, Mexico Template:Flagicon Chu You-tien Template:Flagicon Jeanette Baker
1984 Template:Flagicon Sydney, Australia Template:Flagicon Jack Jurek Template:Flagicon Eliana Rigato
1985 Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea Template:Flagicon Alfonso Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Marjorie McEntee
1986 Template:Flagicon Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagicon Peter Ljung Template:Flagicon Annette Hagre
1987 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Remo Fornasari Template:Flagicon Irene Gronert
1988 Template:Flagicon Guadalajara, Mexico Template:Flagicon Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi Template:Flagicon Linda Kelly
1989 Template:Flagicon Dublin, Ireland Template:Flagicon Salem Al-Monsuri Template:Flagicon Patty Ann
1990 Template:Flagicon Pattaya, Thailand Template:Flagicon Tom Hahl Template:Flagicon Linda Graham
1991 Template:Flagicon Beijing, China Template:Flagicon Jon Juneau Template:Flagicon Åsa Larsson
1992 Template:Flagicon Le Mans, France Template:Flagicon Paeng Nepomuceno Template:Flagicon Martina Beckel
1993 Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa Template:Flagicon Rainer Puisis Template:Flagicon Pauline Smith
1994 Template:Flagicon Hermosillo, Mexico Template:Flagicon Tore Torgersen Template:Flagicon Anne Jacobs
1995 Template:Flagicon São Paulo, Brazil Template:Flagicon Patrick Healey Jr. Template:Flagicon Gemma Burden
1996 Template:Flagicon Belfast, Northern Ireland Template:Flagicon Paeng Nepomuceno Template:Flagicon Cara Honeychurch
1997 Template:Flagicon Cairo, Egypt Template:Flagicon Christian Nokel Template:Flagicon Tseng Su-fen
1998 Template:Flagicon Kobe, Japan Template:Flagicon Yang Cheng-ming Template:Flagicon Maxine Nable
1999 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, United States Template:Flagicon Ahmed Shaheen Template:Flagicon Amanda Bradley
2000 Template:Flagicon Lisbon, Portugal Template:Flagicon Tomas Leandersson Template:Flagicon Mel Issac
2001 Template:Flagicon Pattaya, Thailand Template:Flagicon Kim Haugen Template:Flagicon Nachimi Itakura
2002 Template:Flagicon Riga, Latvia Template:Flagicon Mika Luoto Template:Flagicon Shannon Pluhowsky
2003 Template:Flagicon Tegucigalpa, Honduras Template:Flagicon Christian Jan Suarez Template:Flagicon Kerrie Ryan-Ciach
2004 Template:Flagicon Singapore Template:Flagicon Kai Virtanen Template:Flagicon Shannon Pluhowsky
2005 Template:Flagicon Ljubljana, Slovenia Template:Flagicon Michael Schmidt Template:Flagicon Lynda Barnes
2006 Template:Flagicon Caracas, Venezuela Template:Flagicon Osku Palermaa Template:Flagicon Diandra Asbaty
2007 Template:Flagicon Saint Petersburg, Russia Template:Flagicon Bill Hoffman Template:Flagicon Ann-Maree Putney
2008 Template:Flagicon Hermosillo, Mexico Template:Flagicon Derek Eoff Template:Flagicon Jasmine Yeong-Nathan
2009 Template:Flagicon Malacca Town, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-kyu Template:Flagicon Caroline Lagrange
2010 Template:Flagicon Toulon, France Template:Flagicon Michael Schmidt Template:Flagicon Aumi Guerra
2011 Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa Template:Flagicon Jason Belmonte Template:Flagicon Aumi Guerra
2012 Template:Flagicon Wrocław, Poland Template:Flagicon Syafiq Ridhwan Template:Flagicon Shayna Ng
2013 Template:Flagicon Krasnoyarsk, Russia Template:Flagicon Or Aviram Template:Flagicon Caroline Lagrange
2014 Template:Flagicon Wrocław, Poland Template:Flagicon Chris Barnes Template:Flagicon Clara Guerrero
2015 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, United States Template:Flagicon Wu Siu Hong Template:Flagicon Clara Guerrero
2016 Template:Flagicon Shanghai, China Template:Flagicon Wang Hongbo Template:Flagicon Jenny Wegner
2017 Template:Flagicon Hermosillo, Mexico Template:Flagicon Jakob Butturff Template:Flagicon Krizziah Tabora
2018 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, United States Template:Flagicon Sam Cooley Template:Flagicon Shannon O'Keefe
2019 Template:Flagicon Palembang, Indonesia Template:Flagicon Francois Louw Template:Flagicon Rebecca Whiting
2021 Template:Flagicon Dubai, United Arab Emirates Template:Flagicon Tom Daugherty Template:Flagicon Shayna Ng
2022 Template:Flagicon Queensland, Australia Template:Flagicon Carl Eklund Template:Flagicon Colleen Pee
2023 Template:Flagicon Salmiya, Kuwait Template:Flagicon Xiang Yi Zhang Template:Flagicon Shannon O'Keefe
2024 Template:Flagicon Lima, Peru Template:Flagicon Robin Ilhammar Template:Flagicon Jenna Stretch
2025 Template:Flagicon Kowloon, Hong Kong Template:Flagicon Du Jianchao Template:Flagicon Natasha Roslan

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Number of titles by country/territory

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Team

Year Location Men Women
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Number of titles by country/territory

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Records

Winners

  • Template:Flagicon 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.[9] He also holds the record for the youngest men's champion, 19, when he won his first of four titles in 1976.[9] Incidentally, Nepomuceno won his titles in Olympic years.
  • The oldest champions are Template:Flagicon Remo Fornasari, 51, when he won in 1987;[10] and Template:Flagicon Irma Urrea, 45, when she won the very first women's title in 1972.
  • Template:Flagicon Gemma Burden holds a Guinness World Record as the youngest Bowling World Cup Champion, 17, when she won in 1995.[11]
  • Two other men besides Nepomuceno has won multiple Bowling World Cup titles, Template:Flagicon Arne Svein Ström (1977 and 1982) and Template:Flagicon Michael Schmidt (2005 and 2010).
  • Six women have each won two times, Template:Flagicon Pauline Smith (1981 and 1993), Template:Flagicon Jeanette Baker (1982 and 1983), Template:Flagicon Shannon Pluhowsky (2002 and 2004), Template:Flagicon Aumi Guerra (2010 and 2011), Template:Flagicon Caroline Lagrange (2009 and 2013) and Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon 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. Template:Flagicon Bob Worrall won in New York City in 1981, Template:Flagicon Wang Hongbo won in Shanghai in 2016, and Template:Flagicon 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.[12]
  • Script error: No such module "flag". is the most successful nation in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, winning a combined 23 titles[13] (12 men's titles,[14] 11 women's titles[15])

Scoring

Category Record Player Year/Venue
Qualifying RoundsTemplate:Efn
Men's Individual Game 59 300s have been bowled in the qualifying rounds.Template:Efn
Women's Individual Game 15 300s have been bowled in the qualifying rounds.Template:Efn
Men's 3 Game Series 896 Template:Flagicon Paul Trotter[16] 2002, Template:Flagicon Riga, Latvia
Women's 3 Game Series 803 Template:Flagicon Aumi GuerraTemplate:Efn 2011, Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa
Men's 5 Game Block 1307 Template:Flagicon Ahmed Shaheen[17] 2002, Template:Flagicon Riga, Latvia
Women's 5 Game Block 1304 Template:Flagicon Aumi Guerra[17] 2011, Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa
Men's 6 Game Block 1599 Template:Flagicon Mats Maggi[18] 2013, Template:Flagicon Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Women's 6 Game Block 1531 Template:Flagicon Lynda Barnes[19] 2005, Template:Flagicon Ljubljana, Slovenia
Men's 8 Game Block 2088 Template:Flagicon Tommy Jones[20] 2011, Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa
Women's 8 Game Block 1948 Template:Flagicon Clara Guerrero[21] 2014, Template:Flagicon Wrocław, Poland
Men's High AverageTemplate:Efn 246.22 Template:Flagicon Osku Palermaa[22] 2006, Template:Flagicon Caracas, Venezuela
Women's High AverageTemplate:Efn 244.03 Template:Flagicon Caroline Lagrange[23] 2013, Template:Flagicon Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Finals - Arena "Knockout" Rounds (2000-2005), (2016-)Template:Efn and Stepladder
Men's Individual Game Template:Flagicon Kai Virtanen[24] 2004, Template:Flagicon Singapore
Template:Flagicon Chris Barnes[12] 2014, Template:Flagicon Wrocław, Poland
Women's Individual Game 298 Template:Flagicon Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[25] 2008, Template:Flagicon Hermosillo, Mexico
Men's 2 Game Series 536 Template:Flagicon Petter Hansen[24] 2004, Template:Flagicon Singapore
Women's 2 Game Series 561 Template:Flagicon Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[25] 2008, Template:Flagicon Hermosillo, Mexico
Men's 3 Game Series 778 Template:Flagicon Derek Eoff[25] 2008, Template:Flagicon Hermosillo, Mexico
Women's 3 Game Series 747 Template:Flagicon Clara Guerrero[26] 2014, Template:Flagicon Wrocław, Poland

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Appearances and Participation

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

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

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

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

1996–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2004

  • Most Countries - 95 in 2004[29]
  • Most Bowlers, Men and Women Combined - 167 in 2010[29]
  • Most Bowlers, Men - 93 in 2004[29]
  • Most Bowlers, Women - 76 in 2010[29]

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.[30] Originally known as the Country Champion Award, it has been awarded at the BWC since 1984. The first winner of the award was Template:Flagicon Thailand.[31] Template:Flagicon Australia are the most recent winners.[3] In 2000, the award was renamed in honor of Petersen. Petersen died on November 21, 2014.[32]
  • 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[33] 300s bowled at the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup (61 by men, 15 by women). Template:Flagicon Jack Guay bowled the first-ever 300 game in 1994, the 30th year of the AMF Bowling World Cup; while Template:Flagicon Shalin Zulkifli was the first woman to bowl a 300 in 1997.[29] Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon Canada and Template:Flagicon Mexico have each won this award more times than any country, seven times each.

References

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  19. ↑ Women's 6 Game Block Record
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  21. ↑ Women's 8 Game Block Record
  22. ↑ Men's High Average Record After 32 games
  23. ↑ Women's High Average Record After 32 games
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