European Youth Champion from Sweden defeats three-time Ballmaster champion Pasi Uotila to become the youngest Ballmaster winner the youngest player ever to win an EBT title
Jesper Svensson (pictured), a 17-year-old Swedish youth national team member, defeated long-time Finnish international Pasi Uotila, 206-163, to win the 43rd edition of the Brunswick Ballmaster Open and the 12.000 Euro top prize. Svensson, who won the gold medal in Masters at the 2012 European Youth Championships, became the youngest player ever to win an EBT title and is also the youngest Ballmaster champion in the 43-year history of the prestigious event.
World Bowling Tour major offers total prize fund of 30.000.000 Yen PLUS 10.000.000 JPY for EVERY 300 game bowled in the TV final eliminator rounds; Main Event Schedule changes as of Jan. 11; Japanese government raises income tax rate for foreigners from 20% to 20.42%; Bowlingdigital covers the event live at 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan
JPBA super stars Shota Kawazoe (l.) and Hiromi Matsunaga (r.) lead a strong field of local contenders in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC, which will be held from Jan. 15-19 at 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 138 men and 120 women will bowl for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live.
Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan (Jan. 15-19, 2013)
Defending men's and women's champion Tommy Jones (l.), United States, and Singapore's Cherie Tan (r.) will spearhead a star-studded field competing in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC from Jan. 15-19 at Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 138 men and 120 women will bowl for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live.
IBC is the lone World Bowling Tour "Major" tournament outside the U.S.; offers total prize fund of 30.000.000 Yen with 6.000.000 each going to the men's and women's champion
The International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC is the fourth event on the 2013 World Bowling Tour and will be held from Jan. 15-19 at 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 137 men and 119 women will bowl in separate divisions for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen. The men's and women's champion each will receive the JPY6,000,000 top prize. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live from Inazawa Grand Bowl.
Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev., United States (Aug. 16-31, 2013)
The 2013 World Championships is open for 36 men and 36 women teams which have qualified in zone qualifications in Europe, Asia and America during the year 2012. The World Tenpin Bowling Association has announced in its December newsletter that all invited federations have confirmed their participation in the event which will be held from August 16-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center, a 72-laner in Henderson, Nev., in suburban Las Vegas, United States.
Defeats fellow countryman Tony Ranta in all-Finnish affair to win his 11th career PBA title and the 30.000 Euro top prize; Dominic Barrett (ENG) and Birgit Pöppler (GER) win men's and women's EBT Point Ranking
Fresh off his victory in the Round1 Japan Cup, Mika Koivuniemi (pictured) of Finland defeated fellow countryman Tony Ranta in the title match of the 12th Qatar Bowling Open, 544-471, en route to win his second consecutive PBA International title and the 11th PBA title of his career Saturday at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha. The two-time PBA Player led Final Round 1 & 2 to capture the No. 1 seed for the playoffs. Koivuniemi pocketed 30.000 for the victory while Ranta received 14.400 Euro for second place.
No. 3 seed defeats Andres Gomez (COL) and tournament leader Marshall Kent (USA) to become first ever Malaysian World Cup champion
Syafiq Ridhwan (pictured) captured the men's title of the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Saturday evening at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. In the title match, Ridhwan swept tournament leader Marshall Kent of the United States, two-games-to-none, to become the first ever Malaysian World Cup champion in the 48-year history of the event. Ridhwan, seeded third, advanced to the title match with a 2-1 victory over No. 2 seed, Andres Gomez of Colombia.
Singaporean beats No. 2 Kirsten Penny (ENG) and two-time defending champion Aumi Guerra (DOM) in come-from-behind victory
Shayna Ng of Singapore (pictured), seeded third, defeated top seeded Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, two-games-to-one, to capture the women's title at 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Ng, who lost the first game, 224-269, rebounded with back-to-back wins, 267-259 and 247-169, to deny Guerra's bid for an unprecedented third consecutive title. In the opening match of the three-player stepladder finals, Ng swept Kirsten Penny of England, 2-0.
Ukrainian Mykhaylo Kalika rolls second 300 game of the tournament; two-time World Cup champion Michael Schmidt eliminated despite averaging over 260 in the first five games
Marshall Kent (pictured ) of the United States averaged 234.25 over eight games in the men's round of 24 to easily maintain the pole position in the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Friday afternoon at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. The qualifying leader started the day with a 91-pin cushion and widened his lead to 138 pins behind an 1874 series including high games of 280 and 267. Kent totaled 6541 and averaged 233.61 for 28 games en route to lead the top 8 men into Saturday's round robin match play.
Singaporean maintains 28-pin lead as the women's field was cut to the top 8 for Saturday's round robin match play
Qualifying leader Shayna Ng (pictured) of Singapore refused to fall during the eight-game Round of 24 at the 48th Bowling World Cup en route to lead the top eight players into Saturday's round robin match play. Ng posted the third-best 1832 series to maintain her lead with 6491 total and an average of 231.84 for 28 games. Kirsten Penny of England and two-time defending champion Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic were just 28 and 49 pins behin in second and third place with 6463 and 6442, respectively.
20-year-old U.S. bowler tops 82-player men's field after 20 games of qualifying with 233.35 average; Russia's Sergey Andreev hits cutoff number for 24th place with 4177 (208.85)
Marshall Kent (pictured ) of the United States averaged 242.80 for the last five qualifying games Thursday en route to claim the top qualifying position in the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Poland as the men's field was cut to the top 24. Starting the day in the pole position, the 20-year-old one-time European Bowling Tour champion added a 1214 series to his three 1100-plus series from the first three days (1132, 1129 and 1192) to lead the 82-player field with 4667 and an average of 233.35 over 20 games.
Singaporean leads top 24 of 69 bowlers into Friday's eight-game round; cut for 24th place fell to Blanka Hanusikova with 3913 total and an average of 195.65
Shayna Ng (pictured) of Singapore won the women's qualifying at the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup with 4659 total and an average of 232.95 for twenty games en route to lead the top 24 out of 69 bowlers into the Round of 24 Friday at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. Rebecka Larsen of Sweden moved from eighth to fourth place by posting the highest 1193 series of day. Blanka Hanusikova of the Czech Republic hit the cutoff number for the 24th place with 3913 or an average of 195.65.
Team USA member leads 82-player men's field into final qualifying day; cut for 24th place is currently a 209 average
Marshall Kent (pictured) of the United States moved into the top qualifying position in the men's division of the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup after averaging 238.40 in the third qualifying block Wednesday at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. The 20-year-old, who became the second-youngest player ever to win an European Bowling Tour title in the Russian Open in September at the age of 19, rolled games of 237, 264, 225, 222 and 244 for 1192 and 3453 total, an average of 230.30 over 15 games.
Singaporean shoots the highest five-game series of all 151 bowlers to take a 139-pin lead in women's division; cut for 24th place is a 196.13 average
Shayna Ng (pictured) of Singapore posted her second consecutive 1200-series in Wednesday's qualifying round three to take over pole position in the women's division at the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Wroclaw, Poland. The member of the Singaporean national team, who used a 1215 series Tuesday to leap into third place, averaged 249.80 and posted the tournament high 1249 series to lead the field of 69 players into the last qualifying day with 3551 total and an average of 236.73 over 15 games.
Swede leads field of 82 players with 2290 (229 ave.); for the second consecutive day eleven players roll 1100-series; cut for 24th place is 2093 (209.30 average)
James Gruffman (l.) of Sweden averaged 235.40 in the second block at the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup en route to overtake the qualifying lead in the men's division after 10 of 20 games 2290 total (229 average). Marshall Kent (r.), United States, leaped one spot into second place with 2261 finishing his 1129 block with 244 and 257. Mads Sandbækken of Norway moved from fourth to third place with 1134 and 2260.
Defending champion averaged 234.40 for ten games; Team USA's Danielle McEwan shoots first perfecto of the 48th Bowling World Cup; cut for 24th place is 1973 (197.30 ave.)
Aumi Guerra (l.), Dominican Republic, maintained the qualifying lead in the women's division of the 48th Bowling World Cup due to a strong finish in the second block Tuesday. The champion of 2010 and 2011 leads the field of 69 women with 2344 total as qualifying has reached the halfway point. Team USA's Danielle McEwan (r.) rolled the 50th 300 game in
the history of the World Cup,
which propelled her from eighth to fourth place with 2260.
In an effort to determine new lines of specifications at the sport of bowling's elite level, the United States Bowling Congress will join with the World Tenpin Bowling Association to look at factors that influence scoring. A background study and hypothesis testing will begin immediately, with lab and field testing beginning next year.
Mykhaylo Kalika set the tone in men's qualifying at 48th Bowling World Cup
Mykhaylo Kalika (l.) of Ukraine posted an 1149 five-game series in the first of three squads Monday at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland to take the early lead in the men's qualifying at the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Squad C leader Mise Mrkonjic was second with 1142 and third place belonged to Marshall Kent (r.), United States, with 1132. The men return on Tuesday for the second qualifying block.
Two-time defending champion averages over 240 to lead the women's division after 5 of 20 qualifying games
Two-time defending champion Aumi Guerra (l.) of the Dominican Republic averaged 240.20 in the first of four five-game qualifying blocks to take the lead in the women's division of the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland with 1201 total. Guerra, who targets to become the first player ever to win three consecutive BWC titles, has a 55-pin cushion Kirsten Penny (r.) of England, who led Squad A with 1146.
82 men and 69 women representing 84 countries to compete at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw from Nov. 26 to Dec. 1
The 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup got underway Monday morning with the first five-block of qualifying at 24-lane Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland, with 151 players, 82 men and 69 women, representing 84 countries participating. All players will bowl 20 games of qualifying over four days. The men were split into three squads, while the women's division features two squads. In a unique schedule, the women's squads are sandwiched between the men's squads.
Jesper Svensson (pictured), a 17-year-old Swedish youth national team member, defeated long-time Finnish international Pasi Uotila, 206-163, to win the 43rd edition of the Brunswick Ballmaster Open and the 12.000 Euro top prize. Svensson, who won the gold medal in Masters at the 2012 European Youth Championships, became the youngest player ever to win an EBT title and is also the youngest Ballmaster champion in the 43-year history of the prestigious event.
JPBA super stars Shota Kawazoe (l.) and Hiromi Matsunaga (r.) lead a strong field of local contenders in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC, which will be held from Jan. 15-19 at 116-lane Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 138 men and 120 women will bowl for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live.
Defending men's and women's champion Tommy Jones (l.), United States, and Singapore's Cherie Tan (r.) will spearhead a star-studded field competing in the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC from Jan. 15-19 at Inazawa Grand Bowl in Inazawa City, Japan. 138 men and 120 women will bowl for total prize fund of 30 million Japanese Yen or approximately USD375,000. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live.
The 2013 World Championships is open for 36 men and 36 women teams which have qualified in zone qualifications in Europe, Asia and America during the year 2012. The World Tenpin Bowling Association has announced in its December newsletter that all invited federations have confirmed their participation in the event which will be held from August 16-31 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone bowling center, a 72-laner in Henderson, Nev., in suburban Las Vegas, United States. 
Syafiq Ridhwan (pictured) captured the men's title of the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Saturday evening at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. In the title match, Ridhwan swept tournament leader Marshall Kent of the United States, two-games-to-none, to become the first ever Malaysian World Cup champion in the 48-year history of the event. Ridhwan, seeded third, advanced to the title match with a 2-1 victory over No. 2 seed, Andres Gomez of Colombia.
Shayna Ng of Singapore (pictured), seeded third, defeated top seeded Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, two-games-to-one, to capture the women's title at 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Ng, who lost the first game, 224-269, rebounded with back-to-back wins, 267-259 and 247-169, to deny Guerra's bid for an unprecedented third consecutive title. In the opening match of the three-player stepladder finals, Ng swept Kirsten Penny of England, 2-0. 
Marshall Kent (pictured ) of the United States averaged 234.25 over eight games in the men's round of 24 to easily maintain the pole position in the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Friday afternoon at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. The qualifying leader started the day with a 91-pin cushion and widened his lead to 138 pins behind an 1874 series including high games of 280 and 267. Kent totaled 6541 and averaged 233.61 for 28 games en route to lead the top 8 men into Saturday's round robin match play.
Qualifying leader Shayna Ng (pictured) of Singapore refused to fall during the eight-game Round of 24 at the 48th Bowling World Cup en route to lead the top eight players into Saturday's round robin match play. Ng posted the third-best 1832 series to maintain her lead with 6491 total and an average of 231.84 for 28 games. Kirsten Penny of England and two-time defending champion Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic were just 28 and 49 pins behin in second and third place with 6463 and 6442, respectively.
Marshall Kent (pictured ) of the United States averaged 242.80 for the last five qualifying games Thursday en route to claim the top qualifying position in the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Poland as the men's field was cut to the top 24. Starting the day in the pole position, the 20-year-old one-time European Bowling Tour champion added a 1214 series to his three 1100-plus series from the first three days (1132, 1129 and 1192) to lead the 82-player field with 4667 and an average of 233.35 over 20 games.
Shayna Ng (pictured) of Singapore won the women's qualifying at the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup with 4659 total and an average of 232.95 for twenty games en route to lead the top 24 out of 69 bowlers into the Round of 24 Friday at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. Rebecka Larsen of Sweden moved from eighth to fourth place by posting the highest 1193 series of day. Blanka Hanusikova of the Czech Republic hit the cutoff number for the 24th place with 3913 or an average of 195.65. 
Marshall Kent (pictured) of the United States moved into the top qualifying position in the men's division of the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup after averaging 238.40 in the third qualifying block Wednesday at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. The 20-year-old, who became the second-youngest player ever to win an European Bowling Tour title in the Russian Open in September at the age of 19, rolled games of 237, 264, 225, 222 and 244 for 1192 and 3453 total, an average of 230.30 over 15 games.
Shayna Ng (pictured) of Singapore posted her second consecutive 1200-series in Wednesday's qualifying round three to take over pole position in the women's division at the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Wroclaw, Poland. The member of the Singaporean national team, who used a 1215 series Tuesday to leap into third place, averaged 249.80 and posted the tournament high 1249 series to lead the field of 69 players into the last qualifying day with 3551 total and an average of 236.73 over 15 games.
James Gruffman (l.) of Sweden averaged 235.40 in the second block at the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup en route to overtake the qualifying lead in the men's division after 10 of 20 games 2290 total (229 average). Marshall Kent (r.), United States, leaped one spot into second place with 2261 finishing his 1129 block with 244 and 257. Mads Sandbækken of Norway moved from fourth to third place with 1134 and 2260.
Aumi Guerra (l.), Dominican Republic, maintained the qualifying lead in the women's division of the 48th Bowling World Cup due to a strong finish in the second block Tuesday. The champion of 2010 and 2011 leads the field of 69 women with 2344 total as qualifying has reached the halfway point. Team USA's Danielle McEwan (r.) rolled the 50th 300 game in
the history of the World Cup,
which propelled her from eighth to fourth place with 2260. 
Two-time defending champion Aumi Guerra (l.) of the Dominican Republic averaged 240.20 in the first of four five-game qualifying blocks to take the lead in the women's division of the 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland with 1201 total. Guerra, who targets to become the first player ever to win three consecutive BWC titles, has a 55-pin cushion Kirsten Penny (r.) of England, who led Squad A with 1146. 
The 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup got underway Monday morning with the first five-block of qualifying at 24-lane Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland, with 151 players, 82 men and 69 women, representing 84 countries participating. All players will bowl 20 games of qualifying over four days. The men were split into three squads, while the women's division features two squads. In a unique schedule, the women's squads are sandwiched between the men's squads.