Live Coverage from the WTBA Women's World Championship 2009
07/25/09
235 of the best female amateur bowlers in the world from 45 countries including some of the most decorated professional women bowlers are getting ready for the action at the 2009 Women's World Championship.
For the first time in the history of the bowling sport, professionals are allowed to participate in the championships which will be hosted from July 24 through Aug. 3, 2009 on 60 lanes, specially constructed inside the Cashman Center (point-and-click cam) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The temporary lanes were built inside the convention center earlier this year and have hosted the USBC Open Championships, which concludes July 24 (special squads for WWC guests July 22-24).
45 countries - Austria, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Catalonia, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela, Wales and the host country, the United States of America - will participate in the event.
Please use the link on the left menu bar to view the List of Players.
The total marks the most countries to compete in the World Women's Championships since it split with the men's championships after the 2003 event in Malaysia.
Maximum six players per team will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in six disciplines: Singles, Doubles, Trios, 5-player Team, All Events and Masters.
In a rule change put in place by the WTBA Presidium, the patterns used will be from a bank of three short and three medium patterns. Technical delegate Daniel Falconi, Mexico, (pictured left) has decided Stockholm for the short and Athens for the medium. You find the patterns here.
Singles and Doubles will be contested on one oil pattern, while Trios and Team will feature both oil patterns (3 games each on medium and short).
The top four players and teams after six games in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team, respectively, will advance to the semifinals. The winners will determine the world champion. All matches are single-game matches
Bowlingdigital will bring you all the action from Las Vegas featuring our much-anticipated high definition videos produced by Flavio Cuva and a gallery of high-quality photos taken by Beat Grauwiler.
2009 WWC
Contestants are offered a complimentary reentry in the 7th annual BTM tournament
235 of the best female amateur bowlers in the world from 45 countries including some of the most decorated professional women bowlers are getting ready for the action at the 2009 Women's World Championship. For the first time in the history of the bowling sport, professionals are allowed to participate in the championships which will be hosted from July 24 through Aug. 3, 2009 on 60 lanes, specially constructed inside the Cashman Center (point-and-click cam) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The temporary lanes were built inside the convention center earlier this year and have hosted the USBC Open Championships, which concludes July 24 (special squads for WWC guests July 22-24). 45 countries - Austria, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Catalonia, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela, Wales and the host country, the United States of America - will participate in the event.
Please use the link on the left menu bar to view the List of Players.
The total marks the most countries to compete in the World Women's Championships since it split with the men's championships after the 2003 event in Malaysia.
Maximum six players per team will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in six disciplines: Singles, Doubles, Trios, 5-player Team, All Events and Masters.
In a rule change put in place by the WTBA Presidium, the patterns used will be from a bank of three short and three medium patterns. Technical delegate Daniel Falconi, Mexico, (pictured left) has decided Stockholm for the short and Athens for the medium. You find the patterns here. Singles and Doubles will be contested on one oil pattern, while Trios and Team will feature both oil patterns (3 games each on medium and short).
The top four players and teams after six games in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team, respectively, will advance to the semifinals. The winners will determine the world champion. All matches are single-game matches
Bowlingdigital will bring you all the action from Las Vegas featuring our much-anticipated high definition videos produced by Flavio Cuva and a gallery of high-quality photos taken by Beat Grauwiler. Bowlingdigital's Live Coverage commences Sunday, July 26, all the way through to the Masters final on Sunday, Aug. 2. Live Coverage on Bowlingdigital.com continues with the U.S. Women’s Open immediately following the WWC from Aug 3-9.
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$10,000.00 Las Vegas Jackpot
The BTM $10,000.00 Clean Block Jackpot will attract ladies traveling to Las Vegas to participate in the upcoming Women’s World Championships.
The 7th annual BTM tournament is presented by Bowling This Month magazine and open to all USBC sanctioned bowlers and continues daily until August 2 at the Silver Nugget Bowling Center which is located a mile from Cashman Center.
You can find out more information about The BTM and 1 2 3 Tournament here.
2009 WWC contestants are also offered a complimentary reentry into The BTM courtesy of Bowling This Month, www.Bowlingdigital.com, Kegel and the Silver Nugget Bowling Center.
Tournament hours are 9:30am until 4:00pm daily. You can call tournament director, Rick Ramsey, for additional details at 800-218-1667.
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Bulletin 1 (word document)
Bulletin 1 (pdf file)
Bulletin 2 (word document)
Bulletin 3 (word document)
Schedule at a glance:
Friday, July 24 Arrival
Saturday, July 25 Arrival
Sunday, July 26 Last day for teams to arrive, Unofficial practice
Monday, July 27 Unofficial practice, official practice and opening ceremonies
Tuesday, July 28 Singles
Wednesday, July 29 Doubles
Thursday, July 30 Trios block 1, Singles and Doubles finals
Friday, July 31 Trios block 2 and finals
Saturday, Aug. 1 Team block 1 and 2 and finals
Sunday, Aug. 2 Masters and Banquet
Monday, Aug 3 Departure for all teams/players not competing in U.S. Women’s Open, WTBA Congress
Tuesday, Aug 4 FIQ Congress
Please use the link on the left menu bar to view the complete schedule.
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Schedule at a glance:
Friday, July 24 Arrival
Saturday, July 25 Arrival
Sunday, July 26 Last day for teams to arrive, Unofficial practice
Monday, July 27 Unofficial practice, official practice and opening ceremonies
Tuesday, July 28 Singles
Wednesday, July 29 Doubles
Thursday, July 30 Trios block 1, Singles and Doubles finals
Friday, July 31 Trios block 2 and finals
Saturday, Aug. 1 Team block 1 and 2 and finals
Sunday, Aug. 2 Masters and Banquet
Monday, Aug 3 Departure for all teams/players not competing in U.S. Women’s Open, WTBA Congress
Tuesday, Aug 4 FIQ Congress
Please use the link on the left menu bar to view the complete schedule.
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