List of world bowling champions

This article is a list of world champions in Ten-pin bowling in the tournaments listed below-

  • World Championships of the International Bowling Federation IBF (formerly World Bowling), owns the World Championships and is under the International Olympic Committee. It is a sanctioning body for all international ten-pin bowling tournaments. Championships are held every 4 years and six male and six female from participating nations compete for medals for their flag.
  • The World Games, which include all sports that are not included in the Olympics. Championships are held every 4 years, in the years following the Summer Olympic Games. Male and female participants compete for medals for their flag.
  • The Professional Bowlers Association world championships. PBA is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. The PBA World Championship is one of five major PBA bowling events.
  • The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual championship sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide and played exclusively on AMF equipment. One male and/or one female bowler represents a nation in the tournament and a champion is declared.
  • Other commercial or invitational world championship events.
  • IBSA, the International Blind Sports Federation.
  • World Deaf Bowling Championships

The World Championships

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

All Events

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

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

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

Doubles, Trios and Team

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)
MenWomen MenWomen MenWomen
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. Jers 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)
MenWomen MenWomen MenWomen
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
Year Host MenWomen MenWomen MenWomen
Doubles Trios Team (5 players + 1 constructive)

World Games

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

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

All Events, Doubles, Mixed Doubles
World Games Champions in All Events, Doubles and Mixed Doubles
Year Host All Events Doubles Mixed Doubles
MenWomen MenWomen
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

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

World Junior Championships

The World Junior Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling).[4] 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
World Junior All Events Champions[4]
YearHostBoysGirls
2019 France Geun Ji Mila Nevalainen

Singles
World Junior Singles Champions[4]
YearHostMenWomen
2019 France Geun Ji Arianne Tay

World Youth Championships

The World Youth Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling).[5] Athletes must be at least 13 years old and not older than 21 years old on January 1st of the championship year. The first World Youth Championships were held in Manilla, 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
World Youth Masters Champions[5]
YearHostBoysGirls
1990 Manila Pat Healey Mi-Sun Shin
1992 Caracas Anthony Chapman Jaana Puhakka
1994 Monterrey An-Shan Chiang Jaana Puhakka
1996 Hong Kong Myong-Jo Kim Yu-Ling Wang
1998 Incheon Alex Liew Yu-Ling Wang
2000 Santo Domingo Derek Sapp Diandra Hyman
2002 Pattaya Wu Siu Hong Shannon Pluhowsky
2004 Agana Yannaphon Larpapharat Jennifer Petrick
2006 Berlin Mads Sandbäkken Sharon Koh
2008 Orlando Aaron Kong Gwi-Ae Jun
2010 Helsinki Ju-Young Kim Yeon-Ju Kim
2012 Bangkok Daniel Fransson Yeon-Ju Hwang
2014 Hong Kong Jesper Svensson Mirai Ishimoto
2016 Lincoln Anthony Simonsen Natasha Roslan
2018 Detroit Cortez Schenck Lee Jungmin

All Events
World Youth All Events Champions[5]
YearHostBoysGirls
1990 Manila Lasse Lintilä Lynda Norry
1992 Caracas Soud Al-Hajri Emma Barlow
1994 Monterrey Pasi Pöllänen Kelly Warren
1996 Hong Kong Nicola Petrillo Yu-Ling Wang
1998 Incheon Petteri Salonen Shalin Zulkifli
2000 Santo Domingo Jae-Hoon Kim Kelly Kulick
2002 Pattaya Yannaphon Larpapharat Malin Glendert
2004 Agana Jason Belmonte Minna Mäkelä
2006 Berlin Zulmazran Zulkifli Esther Cheah
2008 Orlando Dominic Barrett Maki Nakano
2010 Helsinki Andrew Koff Moon-Jeong Kim
2012 Bangkok Sam Cooley Yeon-Ju Hwang
2014 Hong Kong Wesley Low Shion Izumune
2016 Lincoln Pontus Andersson Gazmine Mason
2018 Detroit Ghanim Aboujassoum Syazwani Sahar

Singles
World Youth Singles Champions[5]
YearHostBoysGirls
1990 Manila Fernando Rezende Jenny Hertrick
1992 Caracas Angelo Constantino Cristina Kortright
1994 Monterrey Pasi Pöllänen Jaana Puhakka
1996 Hong Kong Ito Masaru Sara Vargas
1998 Incheon Shawn Evans Shalin Zulkifli
2000 Santo Domingo Jae-Hoon Kim Kelly Kulick
2002 Pattaya Yannaphon Larpapharat Angkana Netruiseth
2004 Agana Jason Belmonte Hyun-Jin Kang
2006 Berlin Mohammed Al-Zaidan Valerie Teo
2008 Orlando Dominic Barrett Mi-Ran Park
2010 Helsinki Adam Cairns Yeon-Ju Kim
2012 Bangkok Marshall Kent Seon-Jeong Kim
2014 Hong Kong Woo-Sub Choi Su-Jin Yang
2016 Lincoln Wesley Low Gazmine Mason
2018 Detroit Georg Skryten Nanami Irie

Doubles and Team

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[5]
Year Host Doubles Team (4 players)
BoysGirls 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)
BoysGirls BoysGirls
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

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.[6]

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

Discontinued World Champoionships

World Singles Championships

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.[7]

World Singles Championships
YearHostMenWomen
2012 Cyprus Chris Barnes Kelly Kulick
2016 Doha Jesper Agerbo Kelly Kulick

World Tenpin Masters

The World Tenpin Masters was an invitational ten-pin bowling tournament hosted by Matchroom Sport Television that ran from 1998 to 2009. Sixteen (16) bowlers are invited to compete head-to-head in a single lane in a straight knockout format.

Year Location Winner
1998 Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster Tore Torgersen
1999 Milton Keynes Shopping Centre Paeng Nepomuceno
2000 Milton Keynes Shopping Centre Tim Mack
2001 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham Shalin Zulkifli
2002 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham Tore Torgersen
2003 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham Nikki Harvey
2004 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham Tore Torgersen
2005 Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster Jens Nickel
2006 Barnsley Metrodome Chris Barnes
2007 Barnsley Metrodome Jason Belmonte
2008 Barnsley Metrodome Guy Caminsky
2009 Barnsley Metrodome Dominic Barrett

IBSA Men's Champions

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[8] (1)  United States
2017[9] Koh Young Bae  South Korea TPB2 - MEN'S SINGLES
2017[9] Huang Yu-Hsiao  Chinese Taipei TPB3 - MEN'S SINGLES

References
  1. "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. "WJC Historical Review" (PDF). ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. "World Youth Championships Historical Review". ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
  6. All QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Winners
  7. "Championships Results". ETBF. European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. "IBSA 2008 singles".
  9. "Results". International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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