24 of 46 participating federations have not yet made room reservations at the host hotel; federations who do not stay at Sunset Station may face consequences such as double entry fee and no arranged transportation to any scheduled activity, hotel or airport
The World Tenpin Bowling Association has released Bulletin No. 2 for the 2013 World Championships, which will be held from August 16-31 Strike Zone bowling center in Henderson, Nev., a 72-laner inside Sunset Station Hotel & Casino in suburban Las Vegas, United States. In a letter attached to this Bulletin WTBA President Kevin Dornberger noted with some concern that only 21 out of 46 participating federations have booked their
confirmation with the host hotel.
Team USA members Mike Fagan (pictured left) and Kelly Kulick (right) will represent the United States at the 2013 World Games this summer in Cali, Colombia. The duo will look to give Team USA its first gold medal in World Games competition. Since the World Games began in 1981, the United States has won two silver medals and three bronze medals but has been shut out of the gold medals in the event, which is held every four years.
The Dutch team roster for 2013 World Championships begins to take shape as the Netherlands Bowling Federation (NBF) announced the selection of eight women and eight men, who will battle for the six spots in each team. Jeroen van Geel (l.) led the men's selection process ahead of Johnny Spil and Roel Mol. Ghislaine van der Tol (r.) led the women's field and was followed by Lisanne Breeschoten and Wendy Kok.
Missy Parkin continues to lead women's point list after seven events in 2013
Finland's Mika Koivuniemi (l.) and the United States' Missy Parkin (r.) lead the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Bowling Tour points list after seven events on the 2013 schedule. In the two most recent events, Koivuniemi picked up 40 points for a second-place finish at the Kuwait Open and earned eight points at the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge in Munich, Germany. He leads the men's field with 476 total points.
Players with country, ranking points earned in 2011, 2012 and 2013, ranking point total and number of top 50 finishes
The 2013 World Bowling Tour, which actually includes two events from late 2012, features five major events including double ranking points and two events which are exclusively for women. The top 50 men and women earn points based on how they finish in each event. The current points system is based on a continuous two-year cycle. The top 3 men and top 3 women will qualify for the World Bowling Tour finals at the end of 2013.
Players with country, ranking points earned in 2011, 2012 and 2013, ranking point total and number of top 50 finishes
The 2013 World Bowling Tour, which actually includes two events from late 2012, features five major events including double ranking points and two events which are exclusively for women. The top 50 men and women earn points based on how they finish in each event. The current points system is based on a continuous two-year cycle. The top 3 men and top 3 women will qualify for the World Bowling Tour finals at the end of 2013.
Newcomer Larry Salvati to represent Canada in the men's division at 49th BWC edition in Siberia
Caroline Lagrange (r.) of Montreal, Quebec, and Larry Salvati (l.) of Mississauga, Ontario, won the Bowling World Cup Canadian National Finals this past weekend at C & D Lanes in Woodstock, Ontario. Lagrange, who won the women's title in 2009, and Salvati, who had his first appearance at the BWC qualifier, will represent Canada this coming November 15-24 at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Sibiryak Bowling Center in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia), Russia.
PBA Touring pro earns berth in next week's PBA Tournament of Champions
PBA Touring pro Ronnie Russell, United States, defeated James Gruffman of Sweden, in the championship match of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge, 224-210, to claim the title and the 15.000 Euro top prize. Russell, who secured the No. 1 seed for the three-player stepladder finals with a 279 last game in the match play round, earned his first European Bowling Tour title, his first World Bowling Tour title and, due to an agreement between the PBA and the WTBA, his first career PBA international title.
A star-studded lineup will represent the United States at the inaugural WTBA World Senior Championships in Las Vegas from Aug. 10-16. On the men's side, the USA will be represented by Del Ballard Jr. (l.), Ron Mohr, Hugh Miller and Ed Roberts. All four members of the women's squad, Lucy Sandelin, Robin Romeo, Anne Marie Duggan (r.) and Tish Johnson are members of the USBC Hall of Fame.
Reigning PBA Player of the Year captures his sixth career PBA title
Reigning PBA Player of the Year, Sean Rash (l.) of Montgomery, Ill., USA, defeated Mika Koivuniemi (r.), Finland, 234-201, in the title match of the World Bowling Tour's 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 to win the PBA International title and the $25,000 top prize. Rash, who won his sixth career PBA title, Rash struck eight times and took advantage of a big split by Koivuniemi
in the 10th frame to seal the victory. Koivuniemi was consoled with $12,000.
Sam Cooley of Australia and Dayang Khairuniza of Malaysia won the gold medal in the Men's and Women's Masters competition, which concluded the 6th Commonwealth Championship Sunday, March 3, at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland, New Zealand. Cooley stormed to his third gold medal of the championships with a 249-181 win over Javier Tan of Singapore. Khairuniza defeated her team mate Siti Shazwani, 199-188, to capture the women's title.
Malaysia's Khairuniza, Shazwani atop the Women's Masters leaderboard
Singles and All Events champion Sam Cooley (l.) continued to dominate the men's division at the 6th Commonwealth Championship in New Zealand as the Aussie took the lead in the Masters competition after six of 12 games Saturday at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland. Malaysia's Dayang Khairuniza (r.) and All Events bronze medalist Siti Shazwani set the pace in the Women's Masters as the vents has reached its halfway point.
Australia's Sam Cooley and England's Lisa John win the men's and women's title in All Events
Singapore's Javier Tan, Bernice Lim, Geraldine Ng and Jaris Goh (pictured) totaled 5273 pins and averaged 219.71 for six games on two different lane condition en route to capture the gold medal in the Mixed Team event at the sixth Commonwealth Championship Friday at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland, New Zealand. Australia took the silver medal and Malaysia got bronze. Australia's Sam Cooley and England's Lisa John won the men's and women's title in All Events.
Malaysia takes the silver medal, England gets bronze; Australia's Sam Cooley, England's Lisa John lead in All Events after 18 of 24 games
Brendan Meads and Ann-Maree Putney of Australia joined forces to win the gold medal in Mixed Doubles in the 6th Commonwealth Championship in Auckland, New Zealand. The duo struck out in the 10th frame for 497, the highest game of the event, en route to claim the title with 2586 or an average of 215.50 for six games. Rafiq Ismail and Siti Shazwani of Malaysia took the silver medal with 2552. John Wells and Kirsten Penny of England received the bronze medal with 2520.
WTBA announces addition of It's Daejeon International Open to WBT schedule
Team USA members Mike Fagan (l.) and Missy Parkin (r.) lead the WTBA World Bowling Tour points list after the recently concluded USBC Masters. The World Bowling Tour is made up of various events around the world and players earn points based on how they finish in each event. The current points system is based on a continuous two-year cycle, so points include some events from 2011 and all events from 2012.
Australia's Sam Cooley, New Zealand's Julieanne Mollet lead in All Events after 12 of 24 games
The Singaporean men and women swept the gold medals in Doubles at the VI Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship underway in Auckland, New Zealand. Javier Tan and Jaris Goh finished their six-game series with a 462 game to claim the gold medal in Men's Doubles with 2702 total and an average of 225.16. Bernice Lim and Geraldine Ng finished with 440 to maintain the lead and to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles with the field-best 2716 total (226.33).
Malaysia's Siti Shazwani takes silver medal; Lisa John (ENG) and Sue Abela (MLT) share the bronze medal
England's Kirsten Penny (pictured) posted a 1301 six-game series, an average of 216.83, Tuesday afternoon at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland, New Zealand, en route to win the gold medal in Women's Singles at the VI Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship. Siti Shazwani of Malaysia was a distant second with 1188, while Penny's fellow countrywoman Lisa John tied Malta's Sue Abela for third place to share the bronze medal with 1183.
Singapore's Muhammad Jaris Goh; Malaysia's Isaac Russell Paul take silver and bronze medals
Australia's Sam Cooley averaged over 240 Monday at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland, New Zealand, to start the VI Commonwealth Championship with victory in Men's Singles. The 21-year-old led the 20-player field from ten countries with 1444 total and an average of 240.66. Cooley outaveraged his nearest competitor, Muhammad Jaris Goh of Singapore, by almost twenty pins. Goh had 1328 to claim the silver medal. Isaac Russell Paul of Malaysia earned the bronze medal with 1247 (207.83).
The Japan Bowling Congress has released four new High Definition videos featuring the highlights of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC. The preliminaries of the World Bowling Tour event were held at the world's biggest bowling center, 116-lane Inazawa Grandbowl in Inazawa City, Japan, while the Trios Shootout and the Men's and Women's TV Finals were staged on temporary lanes in an arena-style setting at Inazawa Futsal (Indoor Football) Stadium.
The Netherlands Bowling Federation (NBF) has announced the selection process for athletes to qualify for the Dutch men's and women's national team for the 2013 World Championships in the United States. 24 players, 13 men and 11 women, started the "Road to the World Championships 2013" program to select six men and six women who will represent the Netherlands in the first combined World Championships since 2003, August 18-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center in Henderson, Nev.
The World Tenpin Bowling Association has released Bulletin No. 2 for the 2013 World Championships, which will be held from August 16-31 Strike Zone bowling center in Henderson, Nev., a 72-laner inside Sunset Station Hotel & Casino in suburban Las Vegas, United States. In a letter attached to this Bulletin WTBA President Kevin Dornberger noted with some concern that only 21 out of 46 participating federations have booked their
confirmation with the host hotel.
Team USA members Mike Fagan (pictured left) and Kelly Kulick (right) will represent the United States at the 2013 World Games this summer in Cali, Colombia. The duo will look to give Team USA its first gold medal in World Games competition. Since the World Games began in 1981, the United States has won two silver medals and three bronze medals but has been shut out of the gold medals in the event, which is held every four years.
The Dutch team roster for 2013 World Championships begins to take shape as the Netherlands Bowling Federation (NBF) announced the selection of eight women and eight men, who will battle for the six spots in each team. Jeroen van Geel (l.) led the men's selection process ahead of Johnny Spil and Roel Mol. Ghislaine van der Tol (r.) led the women's field and was followed by Lisanne Breeschoten and Wendy Kok.
Finland's Mika Koivuniemi (l.) and the United States' Missy Parkin (r.) lead the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Bowling Tour points list after seven events on the 2013 schedule. In the two most recent events, Koivuniemi picked up 40 points for a second-place finish at the Kuwait Open and earned eight points at the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge in Munich, Germany. He leads the men's field with 476 total points.
The 2013 World Bowling Tour, which actually includes two events from late 2012, features five major events including double ranking points and two events which are exclusively for women. The top 50 men and women earn points based on how they finish in each event. The current points system is based on a continuous two-year cycle. The top 3 men and top 3 women will qualify for the World Bowling Tour finals at the end of 2013.
Caroline Lagrange (r.) of Montreal, Quebec, and Larry Salvati (l.) of Mississauga, Ontario, won the Bowling World Cup Canadian National Finals this past weekend at C & D Lanes in Woodstock, Ontario. Lagrange, who won the women's title in 2009, and Salvati, who had his first appearance at the BWC qualifier, will represent Canada this coming November 15-24 at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Sibiryak Bowling Center in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia), Russia.
PBA Touring pro Ronnie Russell, United States, defeated James Gruffman of Sweden, in the championship match of the 10th Brunswick Euro Challenge, 224-210, to claim the title and the 15.000 Euro top prize. Russell, who secured the No. 1 seed for the three-player stepladder finals with a 279 last game in the match play round, earned his first European Bowling Tour title, his first World Bowling Tour title and, due to an agreement between the PBA and the WTBA, his first career PBA international title.
A star-studded lineup will represent the United States at the inaugural WTBA World Senior Championships in Las Vegas from Aug. 10-16. On the men's side, the USA will be represented by Del Ballard Jr. (l.), Ron Mohr, Hugh Miller and Ed Roberts. All four members of the women's squad, Lucy Sandelin, Robin Romeo, Anne Marie Duggan (r.) and Tish Johnson are members of the USBC Hall of Fame.
Reigning PBA Player of the Year, Sean Rash (l.) of Montgomery, Ill., USA, defeated Mika Koivuniemi (r.), Finland, 234-201, in the title match of the World Bowling Tour's 10th Kuwait International Open 2013 to win the PBA International title and the $25,000 top prize. Rash, who won his sixth career PBA title, Rash struck eight times and took advantage of a big split by Koivuniemi
in the 10th frame to seal the victory. Koivuniemi was consoled with $12,000.
Sam Cooley of Australia and Dayang Khairuniza of Malaysia won the gold medal in the Men's and Women's Masters competition, which concluded the 6th Commonwealth Championship Sunday, March 3, at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland, New Zealand. Cooley stormed to his third gold medal of the championships with a 249-181 win over Javier Tan of Singapore. Khairuniza defeated her team mate Siti Shazwani, 199-188, to capture the women's title.
Singles and All Events champion Sam Cooley (l.) continued to dominate the men's division at the 6th Commonwealth Championship in New Zealand as the Aussie took the lead in the Masters competition after six of 12 games Saturday at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland. Malaysia's Dayang Khairuniza (r.) and All Events bronze medalist Siti Shazwani set the pace in the Women's Masters as the vents has reached its halfway point. 
Singapore's Javier Tan, Bernice Lim, Geraldine Ng and Jaris Goh (pictured) totaled 5273 pins and averaged 219.71 for six games on two different lane condition en route to capture the gold medal in the Mixed Team event at the sixth Commonwealth Championship Friday at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland, New Zealand. Australia took the silver medal and Malaysia got bronze. Australia's Sam Cooley and England's Lisa John won the men's and women's title in All Events.
Team USA members Mike Fagan (l.) and Missy Parkin (r.) lead the WTBA World Bowling Tour points list after the recently concluded USBC Masters. The World Bowling Tour is made up of various events around the world and players earn points based on how they finish in each event. The current points system is based on a continuous two-year cycle, so points include some events from 2011 and all events from 2012.
The Singaporean men and women swept the gold medals in Doubles at the VI Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship underway in Auckland, New Zealand. Javier Tan and Jaris Goh finished their six-game series with a 462 game to claim the gold medal in Men's Doubles with 2702 total and an average of 225.16. Bernice Lim and Geraldine Ng finished with 440 to maintain the lead and to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles with the field-best 2716 total (226.33).
England's Kirsten Penny (pictured) posted a 1301 six-game series, an average of 216.83, Tuesday afternoon at Pins Lincoln Bowling Center in Auckland, New Zealand, en route to win the gold medal in Women's Singles at the VI Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship. Siti Shazwani of Malaysia was a distant second with 1188, while Penny's fellow countrywoman Lisa John tied Malta's Sue Abela for third place to share the bronze medal with 1183.
The Japan Bowling Congress has released four new High Definition videos featuring the highlights of the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC. The preliminaries of the World Bowling Tour event were held at the world's biggest bowling center, 116-lane Inazawa Grandbowl in Inazawa City, Japan, while the Trios Shootout and the Men's and Women's TV Finals were staged on temporary lanes in an arena-style setting at Inazawa Futsal (Indoor Football) Stadium.
The Netherlands Bowling Federation (NBF) has announced the selection process for athletes to qualify for the Dutch men's and women's national team for the 2013 World Championships in the United States. 24 players, 13 men and 11 women, started the "Road to the World Championships 2013" program to select six men and six women who will represent the Netherlands in the first combined World Championships since 2003, August 18-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center in Henderson, Nev.