The QubicaAMF World Cup will celebrate a historic milestone when the 50th edition of the event takes place in Wroclaw, Poland, next week. Chris Barnes (l.) of Double Oak, Texas, and Brittni Hamilton (r.) of Wood Ridge, New Jersey, will represent Team USA at the event, which begins Tuesday with the first round of qualifying. The World Cup is considered one of the sport's most prestigious singles titles and will draw bowlers from 88 countries.
Win Russian qualifier to represent their country at the 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Poland and the European Champions Cup in Iceland
Russian national team members Maria Bulanova of Nizny Novgorod and Alexey Parshukov of Ekaterinburg (pictured l-r) won the Russian World Cup Qualifier to clinch a berth in the 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland (November 1-9, 2014). In addition, the duo will also represent Russia in the European Champions Cup which will be held at Keiluhollin, Egilsholl bowling center in Reykjavik, Iceland (October 13-19, 2014).
Bowlingdigital.com will provide live coverage and BowtTV will provide live streaming from Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland, November 3-9, 2014
World champions and World Cup champions line up for the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup which will be held from November 1-9, 2014, at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. This year is the 50th edition of the prestigious event and several celebrations are being planned, including a spectacular final. Live coverage by Bowlingdigital.com and live streaming by BowlTV will commence on Nov. 3rd all the through to the stepladder finals on Sunday 9th.
Champions qualify for 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Wroclaw, Poland
Roberta Rodrigues and Renan Zoghaib (r-l) capture the women's and men's title in the XXIII QubicaAMF Brazil Cup July 27 at Dragon Bowling Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will represent their country in the 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup November 1-9 at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. In the men's title match, Zoghaib defeated Few Campos, 191-182, while Rodrigues celebrated a narrow 174-170 victory over Neuza Kae to win the women's title.
Jolanda Visser (32) and Eric Kok (54) won the 2014 Dutch Bowling Tour which also serves as the qualifier in the Netherlands for the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. The 50th edition of the World Cup will be contested November 1-9, 2014, at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. It will be Visser's first World Cup appearance, while Kok will participate for the 7th time in his career. The long-time national team member and former Dutch national coach participated in every decade since the 1970's.
Sarit Mizrachi and Oron Cohen (pictured l-r), both of bowling club Nesher, won the men's and women's division of the 25th Israeli National qualification tournament at Superbol bowling center in Rishon-Letzion and will represent their country in the 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. The 2014 BWC will be held November 1-9 at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. It will be the third World Cup for Mizrachi after 2000 and 2010 and the first for Cohen.
Duo will represent Kazakhstan in the 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Poland
Yelena Grishinenko (l.) and youth bowler Ilya Orlov (r.) captured the women's and men's titles in the 2014 Kazakhstan Cup in Almaty. Grishinenko, 37, dominated the women's field from the beginning and finished distant 489 pins ahead of her nearest competitor to win the women's title. 16-year-old Orlov averaged over 213 for 19 games to win his first career national title. The duo will represent Kazakhstan in the 2014 Bowling World Cup.
Sky Bowling center in Wroclaw, Poland (November 1-9, 2014)
Just two years after going to Wroclaw, Poland, QubicaAMF is taking its 50th edition of the Bowling World Cup back to Sky Bowling center from November 1-9, 2014. Asian bowlers dominated the 2012 event as Syafiq Ridhwan of Malaysia and Singapore's Shayna Ng captured the men's and women's title. The official arrival days for the tournament are November 1-2 and a spectacular finale is planned to crown this very special 50th anniversary on Sunday, November 9.
No. 3 seed defeats Alexei Parshukov (Russia) and Guy Caminsky (South Africa) on his way to the men's title; USA wins the Bent Petersen trophy for top country
Or Aviram (l.) became the first Israeli bowler to win a Bowling World Cup title when he defeated Guy Caminsky (r.) of South Africa, two-games-to-one, in the men's title match of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. Aviram, seeded third, defeated Alexei Parshukov of the host country Russia, 2-0, for the right to bowl tournament leader Caminsky for the title.
Canadian defeats Singapore Cherie Tan in the title match to capture her second World Cup title; Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic finishes third
Caroline Lagrange (l.) of Canada went wire-to-wire at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup capturing her second World Cup title Saturday at Sharovaya Molniya Bowling Center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. In the title match, Lagrange defeated Cherie Tan (r.) of Singapore in best-of-three games format, two-games-to-one. In the opening match, Tan swept Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, 2-0.
Swede averages 243.34 for 32 games; Team USA's John Szczerbinski rolls the field-best 1994 series (249.25 average); Nino Stenko (SLO) and Joel Tan (SIN) bring the number of 300s in this event to 16; Or Aviram (ISR) and Humberto Vazquez (MEX) shoot 299; cut number for 8th place is 7612 (237.88)
Peter Hellström (l.) of Sweden averaged 243.34 for 32 games to lead the top 8 men into round robin match play of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Hellström had eight games between 255 and 214 in Friday's Round of 24 for
1895 pinfall and 7787 overall. Nino Stenko (r.) of Slovenia and Joel Tan of Singapore each rolled a 300 game bringing the total number of perfect games in this year's event to 16.
Swede averages 245.50 for 24 games as the field was cut to the top 24 men; Mats Maggi (BEL) rolls the lone 1500-series including the tournament's 13th 300 game; another 13 players surpass the 1400-mark and 26 more crack the 1300-bar; cut for 24th place is 5465 (227.71 average)
Peter Hellström (l.) of Sweden left it until the last two games to regain control of the 74-player field en route to earn high qualifier honors in the men's division with 5892 and an average of 245.50 for 24 games. Hellström rolled 1313 in the last six-game block but was able to weather a strong charge by Mats Maggi (r.) of Belgium (1502 including a 300 game) to hang onto the fourth round lead as the field was cut to the top 24.
Canadian shoots her second 1500-series in the fourth round to widen her lead to 205 pins; Filipino Maria Lourdes Arles rolls the 12th 300 game of the tournament and the second by a woman; the field is cut to the top 24 players; cut for 24th place is 5002 (208.42 average)
Caroline Lagrange (pictured) of Canada rolled her second 1500-series in the fourth round of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Thursday at Sharovaya Molniya bowling center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, to win the women's qualifying as the 64-player field was cut to the top 24. Lagrange, who is looking for her second World Cup title after her victory four years ago, toppled 15956 pins, an average of 248.17 for 24 games. There were no changes in the top 6 in this round and the top 24 players remained the same.
Sweden's Peter Hellström averages 254.39 for 18 games to lead the men's division by 182 pins heading into the final qualifying block on Thursday; another 16 players shoot 1400-series; just 18 of 74 players average under 200; Aviram, Kalika, Sloan bring the total number of 300 games to record 11; cut for 24th place is 4117 (228.72 average)
Peter Hellström (l.) of Sweden, who leads the men's division at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup since the first day, began to pull away on Wednesday. Hellström rolled his third consecutive 1500-series and the highest of three 1500-series today to lead the 74-player field with 4579 and an average of 254.39 for 18 games. Or Aviram (r.), Israel, Mykhaylo Kalika, Ukraine, and Ireland's Christopher Sloan brought the number of 300 games to record 11.
Canadian rolls the highest series of the day (1490) to widen her lead to 162 pins; the third six-game block of the women's division features six 1400-series and 14 1300-series; cut for 24th place is currently 3750 (208.5 average)
A pair of World Cup champions lead the 64-player women's field into the final day of qualifying in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. 2009 champion Caroline Lagrange (l.) rolled the highest series in the third round Wednesday morning to widen her lead to 162 pins. Lagrange toppled 1490 pins including the first 300 game by a woman in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 2010 & 2011 winner Aumi Guerra (r.) of the Dominican Republic moved into second place with 4287.
Canada's Caroline Lagrange also rolls a 1400 series to maintain a 99-pin lead as qualifying reaches the halfway point; another 14 players crack the 1300-mark; cut for 24th place is currently 2484 (207 average)
Overnight leader Caroline Lagrange (l.) of Canada posted the third-highest 1449 series in the second round of qualifying to maintain her lead in the women's division of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup currently underway at Sharovaya Molniya bowling center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. Singapore's Cherie Tan (r.) and Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic topped Lagrange on Wednesday to narrow the gap to 99 and 123 pins, respectively.
Scores are going through the roof in Siberia; second qualifying block features four 1500-series including a record 1599 by Mats Maggi (BEL), 16 1400-series and 14 1300-series; Tore Torgersen (NOR) rolls back-to-back 300; another two 300s bring the total number of perfectos to seven; cut for 24th place is 2720 (226.67 average)
Scores went through the roof in the men's second qualifying block of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Four men cracked the 1500-bar while another 16 players had 1400-series. Mats Maggi (l.) of Belgium fired a 1599 series, an average of 266.50, to set a new record for six games. Tore Torgersen (r.) of Norway reeled of 24 consecutive strikes to become the first player in BWC history with back-to-back 300s.
Canadian takes a 98-pin lead after the first of four six-game blocks; Luminita Farkas and Danielle McEwan crack the 1400-bar; 13 players surpass the 1300-bar; cut for 24th place is currently 1230 (205 average)
Caroline Lagrange (l.) of Canada got off to a blistering start as she tallied a 1510 series Monday evening at Sharovaya Molniya Bowling Center to take a commanding lead in the women's division of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Lagrange, who won the 2009 World Cup, averaged 151.67 for the first of four qualifying blocks including games of 279, 258, 247, 220, 248 and 258 to lead her nearest competitor Luminita Farkas (r.) of Romania by 98 pins.
Swede fires a 1543 series to lead a field of 74 players after 6 of 24 qualifying games; 12 players crack the 1400-bar; another 26 players surpass the 1300-mark; three players achieve perfection; cut for 24th place is currently 1364 (227.33 average)
Peter Hellström (pictured left) of Sweden averaged 257.17 in the opening qualifying block to take the lead in the men's division after the opening round in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. The two-time European Bowling Tour champion started his six-game series with back-to-back 267 games and a high game of 279and closed things out with back-to-back 236 low games and a final 258. Another twelve players cracked the 1400-bar Monday at Sharovaya Molniya Bowling Center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.
The QubicaAMF World Cup will celebrate a historic milestone when the 50th edition of the event takes place in Wroclaw, Poland, next week. Chris Barnes (l.) of Double Oak, Texas, and Brittni Hamilton (r.) of Wood Ridge, New Jersey, will represent Team USA at the event, which begins Tuesday with the first round of qualifying. The World Cup is considered one of the sport's most prestigious singles titles and will draw bowlers from 88 countries.
Russian national team members Maria Bulanova of Nizny Novgorod and Alexey Parshukov of Ekaterinburg (pictured l-r) won the Russian World Cup Qualifier to clinch a berth in the 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland (November 1-9, 2014). In addition, the duo will also represent Russia in the European Champions Cup which will be held at Keiluhollin, Egilsholl bowling center in Reykjavik, Iceland (October 13-19, 2014).
World champions and World Cup champions line up for the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup which will be held from November 1-9, 2014, at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. This year is the 50th edition of the prestigious event and several celebrations are being planned, including a spectacular final. Live coverage by Bowlingdigital.com and live streaming by BowlTV will commence on Nov. 3rd all the through to the stepladder finals on Sunday 9th.
Roberta Rodrigues and Renan Zoghaib (r-l) capture the women's and men's title in the XXIII QubicaAMF Brazil Cup July 27 at Dragon Bowling Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will represent their country in the 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup November 1-9 at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. In the men's title match, Zoghaib defeated Few Campos, 191-182, while Rodrigues celebrated a narrow 174-170 victory over Neuza Kae to win the women's title.
Jolanda Visser (32) and Eric Kok (54) won the 2014 Dutch Bowling Tour which also serves as the qualifier in the Netherlands for the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. The 50th edition of the World Cup will be contested November 1-9, 2014, at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. It will be Visser's first World Cup appearance, while Kok will participate for the 7th time in his career. The long-time national team member and former Dutch national coach participated in every decade since the 1970's.
Sarit Mizrachi and Oron Cohen (pictured l-r), both of bowling club Nesher, won the men's and women's division of the 25th Israeli National qualification tournament at Superbol bowling center in Rishon-Letzion and will represent their country in the 50th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. The 2014 BWC will be held November 1-9 at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland. It will be the third World Cup for Mizrachi after 2000 and 2010 and the first for Cohen.
Yelena Grishinenko (l.) and youth bowler Ilya Orlov (r.) captured the women's and men's titles in the 2014 Kazakhstan Cup in Almaty. Grishinenko, 37, dominated the women's field from the beginning and finished distant 489 pins ahead of her nearest competitor to win the women's title. 16-year-old Orlov averaged over 213 for 19 games to win his first career national title. The duo will represent Kazakhstan in the 2014 Bowling World Cup.
Just two years after going to Wroclaw, Poland, QubicaAMF is taking its 50th edition of the Bowling World Cup back to Sky Bowling center from November 1-9, 2014. Asian bowlers dominated the 2012 event as Syafiq Ridhwan of Malaysia and Singapore's Shayna Ng captured the men's and women's title. The official arrival days for the tournament are November 1-2 and a spectacular finale is planned to crown this very special 50th anniversary on Sunday, November 9.
Or Aviram (l.) became the first Israeli bowler to win a Bowling World Cup title when he defeated Guy Caminsky (r.) of South Africa, two-games-to-one, in the men's title match of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. Aviram, seeded third, defeated Alexei Parshukov of the host country Russia, 2-0, for the right to bowl tournament leader Caminsky for the title.
Caroline Lagrange (l.) of Canada went wire-to-wire at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup capturing her second World Cup title Saturday at Sharovaya Molniya Bowling Center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. In the title match, Lagrange defeated Cherie Tan (r.) of Singapore in best-of-three games format, two-games-to-one. In the opening match, Tan swept Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic, 2-0. 
Peter Hellström (l.) of Sweden averaged 243.34 for 32 games to lead the top 8 men into round robin match play of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Hellström had eight games between 255 and 214 in Friday's Round of 24 for
1895 pinfall and 7787 overall. Nino Stenko (r.) of Slovenia and Joel Tan of Singapore each rolled a 300 game bringing the total number of perfect games in this year's event to 16. 
Caroline Lagrange of Canada (l.) averaged 231.63 in the Round of 24 and stayed atop the women's leaderboard in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup as the field was cut to the top 8. With the 24-game qualifying pinfall carried over, Lagrange toppled 1853 pins for 7809 overall, an average of 244.03 for 32 games. Roosa Lundén (r.) of Finland used the field-best 1942 series including the tournaments 14th 300 game to move from eighth to sixth place. 
Peter Hellström (l.) of Sweden left it until the last two games to regain control of the 74-player field en route to earn high qualifier honors in the men's division with 5892 and an average of 245.50 for 24 games. Hellström rolled 1313 in the last six-game block but was able to weather a strong charge by Mats Maggi (r.) of Belgium (1502 including a 300 game) to hang onto the fourth round lead as the field was cut to the top 24.
Caroline Lagrange (pictured) of Canada rolled her second 1500-series in the fourth round of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Thursday at Sharovaya Molniya bowling center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, to win the women's qualifying as the 64-player field was cut to the top 24. Lagrange, who is looking for her second World Cup title after her victory four years ago, toppled 15956 pins, an average of 248.17 for 24 games. There were no changes in the top 6 in this round and the top 24 players remained the same.
Peter Hellström (l.) of Sweden, who leads the men's division at the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup since the first day, began to pull away on Wednesday. Hellström rolled his third consecutive 1500-series and the highest of three 1500-series today to lead the 74-player field with 4579 and an average of 254.39 for 18 games. Or Aviram (r.), Israel, Mykhaylo Kalika, Ukraine, and Ireland's Christopher Sloan brought the number of 300 games to record 11. 
A pair of World Cup champions lead the 64-player women's field into the final day of qualifying in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. 2009 champion Caroline Lagrange (l.) rolled the highest series in the third round Wednesday morning to widen her lead to 162 pins. Lagrange toppled 1490 pins including the first 300 game by a woman in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 2010 & 2011 winner Aumi Guerra (r.) of the Dominican Republic moved into second place with 4287.
Overnight leader Caroline Lagrange (l.) of Canada posted the third-highest 1449 series in the second round of qualifying to maintain her lead in the women's division of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup currently underway at Sharovaya Molniya bowling center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. Singapore's Cherie Tan (r.) and Aumi Guerra of the Dominican Republic topped Lagrange on Wednesday to narrow the gap to 99 and 123 pins, respectively.
Scores went through the roof in the men's second qualifying block of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Four men cracked the 1500-bar while another 16 players had 1400-series. Mats Maggi (l.) of Belgium fired a 1599 series, an average of 266.50, to set a new record for six games. Tore Torgersen (r.) of Norway reeled of 24 consecutive strikes to become the first player in BWC history with back-to-back 300s.
Caroline Lagrange (l.) of Canada got off to a blistering start as she tallied a 1510 series Monday evening at Sharovaya Molniya Bowling Center to take a commanding lead in the women's division of the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Lagrange, who won the 2009 World Cup, averaged 151.67 for the first of four qualifying blocks including games of 279, 258, 247, 220, 248 and 258 to lead her nearest competitor Luminita Farkas (r.) of Romania by 98 pins.
Peter Hellström (pictured left) of Sweden averaged 257.17 in the opening qualifying block to take the lead in the men's division after the opening round in the 49th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. The two-time European Bowling Tour champion started his six-game series with back-to-back 267 games and a high game of 279and closed things out with back-to-back 236 low games and a final 258. Another twelve players cracked the 1400-bar Monday at Sharovaya Molniya Bowling Center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. 