The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Japanese bowlers average 212 on medium oil to lead the Teams who were in position 29 and lower after Friday's first block on long oil; Kang Heewon (KOR) and Daisuke Yoshida (JPN) roll 700-plus series to set the pace in All-Events
Asian Games champions Toshihiko Takahashi, Shogo Wada, Shusaku Asato and Yoshinao Masatoki and Daisuke Yoshida of Japan (pictured) set the tone as Squad A teams have completed their six-game preliminaries at the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. First-block leader Finland leads the top 28 teams into the second
block with 3381 total and an average of 225.40. The top 4 teams after six games will advance to the medal round beginning at
18.30.
Squad 1 leader Korea slips to third place with Malaysia in fourth; Canadian Dan MacLelland regains lead in All-Events
Long-time Scandinavian rivals Finland (l.) and Sweden (r.) battled for a bragging right that is no laughing matter at Bowling World Championships, the lead in the prestigious five-player Team event. Defending Team World Champions Finland had games of 1145, 1131 and 1105 on long oil in the second squad to take the overall lead with 3381 total (225.40).
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Korean fivesome average 223.60 for the first three games on long oil to lead Squad 1 with 3354; United States, Australia and Denmark round out the top 4; Korea's Choi Bokeum maintains lead in All-Events after 21 of 24 games
Korea's Park Jongwoo, Choi Bokeum, Kang Heewon, Shin Seunghyeon and Kim Kyungmin (pictured left) improved every game, posting scores 1023, 1088 and 1243 for a 3354 total to take the early lead the prestigious five-player Team event at the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Koreans averaged 223.60 for the first three-game block on long oil (43 ft. Tokyo pattern) to lead the United States by 93 pins. Australia is third and Denmark is fourth.
Danish anchor doubles in the 10th frame to give Denmark its first ever gold medal at World Championships; USA takes silver, Korea and Australia share bronze
In a title match between the top-seeded teams, Denmark's Carsten Warming Hansen, Frederik Øhrgaard and Thomas Larsen (pictured with coach Michael Bai) defeated Team USA's Mike Fagan, Marshall Kent and Sean Rash (right, l-r) in classic come-from-behind fashion, 647-638, to win the gold medal in Trios in the 2014 Men's World Championships at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Americans Fagan, Kent, Rash set e new Championship record to lead the top 4 of 86 trios into the medal round; Squad 1 leader Denmark misses top spot by three pins in second place; Korea's Choi Bokeum takes the lead in All-Events after 18 of 24 games
The United States, Denmark, Korea and Australia will bowl for the medals in the Trios event of the Men's World Championships Thursday evening at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Carsten Warming Hansen, Frederik Øhrgaard and Thomas Larsen (l-r) of Denmark led the last qualifying squad with 4141 total, an average of 230.06, to finish the preliminaries just three pins behind USA's Mike Fagan, Marshall Kent and Sean Rash (4144).
USA and Korea remain in the lead; overnight leader Denmark needs a 1987 series on medium oil, a 220.78 average, to regain the top spot; Korea's Choi Bokeum shoots 717 in Squad 3 to take the lead in All-Events
Australia's Sam Cooley, Jason Belmonte and David Porto (pictured left, l-r) closed out their three games on medium oil with a big 729 game to overtake Korea, Sweden and USA en route to move into third place in the Trios standings at the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Belmonte led the team at Khalifa International Bowling Center with 1419, Singles bronze medalist Cooley added 1337 and Porto contributed 1244 for 4000 on the nose, an average of 222.22.
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Americans move to the top of the leaderboard as Squad 2 has finished the six-game preliminaries; Korea, Sweden and Denmark round out the top 4 at the moment; Mike Fagan shoots 798 to take the lead in All-Events
Team USA's Mika Fagan, Sean Rash and Marshall Kent (l-r), who started the second day of the Trios preliminaries at the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in third place in their Squad and fourth overall, moved to the top of the leaderboard as Squad 2 has finished the six-game preliminaries. The Americans had games of 748, 706 and 652 on medium oil Thursday morning to set the pace with 4144 total and an overall average of 230.22.
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Denmark, Canada, Sweden and USA hold the top 4 spots after the first three-game block on long oil; Squad 3 leaders Choi, Kang and Shin tie their team mates from Korea for fifth place; Singles champion Dan MacLelland leads in All-Events after 15 of 24 games
There were no changes to the leaderboard in the third squad of the Men's World Championships Trios qualifying Wednesday evening as squad leaders Choi Bokeum, Kang Heewon and Shin Seunghyeon (l-r) toppled 2032 pins, an average of 225.78, to tie their teammates from Korea for fifth place. Squad 1 leaders Carsten Warming Hansen, Frederik Øhrgaard and Thomas Larsen (r.) of Denmark emerged as overall leaders after the first block on long oil with 2158.
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Squad 1 leader Denmark remains atop the qualifying leaderboard; Canada is second, Sweden third and the United States fourth as two of three squads have completed the first three-game block on long oil; Singles champion Dan MacLelland moves to the top in All-Events
David Simard, Francois Lavoie and Dan MacLelland (l-r) of Canada finished their three-game block on long oil Wednesday afternoon at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE with 2079 total and an average of 231.00 to beat out Sweden for the top spot in Squad 2 by one pin and to leap into second place in the Trios qualifying at the Men's World Championships. Squad 1 leader Denmark held on the lead with 2158 and an average of 239.78.
Øhrgaard, Hansen, Larsen average 239.78 for three games on long oil to take a commanding 183-pin lead after the first of three squads; Colombia's Manuel Otalora sets the pace in All-Events after 15/24 games
Carsten Warming Hansen, Frederik Øhrgaard and Thomas Larsen (l-r) of Denmark averaged 239.78 in the first block on long oil to take a commanding 183-pin lead after the first of three squads in the Trios event at the Men's World Championships. The Danes came out of the gates with a 732 game, and continued to strike as they added games of 686 and 740 for a three-game total of 2158, just 38 pins shy of the Championships record set by the United States in 2010 (2196).
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Japan earns silver, Finland and Korea share the bronze
Koreans Choi Bokeum and Park Jongwoo (pictured left, l-r) defeated Daisuke Yoshida and Shusaku Asato of Japan in an exciting title match that went down to the last frame, 410-396, to claim the gold medal in Doubles at the Men's World Championships Tuesday afternoon at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Japanese earned the silver medal. Kimmo Lehtonen and Joonas Jehkinen of Finland and Korea's Shin Seunghyeon and Kang Heewon shared bronze.
Korea's Choi Bokeum and Park Jongwoo led Squad 4 to survive the cut to the top 4 in fourth place; Finland's Kimmo Lehtonen, Joonas Jehkinen earn the top seed; Biboy Rivera, Philippines, may miss the rest of the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi with the knee injury he suffered in practice for Squad 4 this morning
Squad 1 leaders Kimmo Lehtonen and Joonas Jehkinen of Finland remained unchallenged in Squad 4 on Tuesday morning to finish the Doubles preliminaries atop the leaderboard with 2729 total. Japan's Daisuke Yoshida and Shusaku Asato stayed in second place with 2725 while Shin Seunghyeon and Kang Heewon and Park Jongwoo and Choi Bokeum (pictured left) of Korea took the last two spots to advance to the medal round with 2717 and 2703, respectively.
Finland's Kimmo Lehtonen & Joonas Jehkinen survive a strong charge by the Squad 3 leaders; hold on to lead with Squad 4 to conclude the Doubles preliminaries on Tuesday morning
Japan's Daisuke Yoshida and Shusaku Asato, Korea's
Shin Seunghyeon and Kang Heewon, and Sweden's Daniel Fransson and Martin Larsen finished Squad 3 with some big scores to move into the top 4 in the Doubles preliminaries of the Men's World Championships Monday evening at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Kimmo Lehtonen and Joonas Jehkinen of Finland held the lead since Squad 1 with 2729 six-game total and an average of 227.42.
Squad 1 leaders Finland, United States and Malaysia hold on to the lead in the preliminaries with Squad 3 and 4 yet bowl their six-game block on the medium pattern; Kimmo Lehtonen (FIN) leads in All-Events with 2780 12-game total and an average of 231.67
French Canadians David Simard and Jonathan Simoneau (r-l) finished the second squad of Doubles with a big 493 game to crack the top 4 in the overall standings at the Men's World Championships Monday afternoon at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Simard had 1352 and Simoneau added 1257 on the Atlanta pattern to move into fourth place with 2609 total and an average of 217.42. The top three teams of Squad 1 remained atop the leaderboard.
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Asian Games champions Toshihiko Takahashi, Shogo Wada, Shusaku Asato and Yoshinao Masatoki and Daisuke Yoshida of Japan (pictured) set the tone as Squad A teams have completed their six-game preliminaries at the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. First-block leader Finland leads the top 28 teams into the second
block with 3381 total and an average of 225.40. The top 4 teams after six games will advance to the medal round beginning at
18.30.
Long-time Scandinavian rivals Finland (l.) and Sweden (r.) battled for a bragging right that is no laughing matter at Bowling World Championships, the lead in the prestigious five-player Team event. Defending Team World Champions Finland had games of 1145, 1131 and 1105 on long oil in the second squad to take the overall lead with 3381 total (225.40).
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Korea's Park Jongwoo, Choi Bokeum, Kang Heewon, Shin Seunghyeon and Kim Kyungmin (pictured left) improved every game, posting scores 1023, 1088 and 1243 for a 3354 total to take the early lead the prestigious five-player Team event at the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Koreans averaged 223.60 for the first three-game block on long oil (43 ft. Tokyo pattern) to lead the United States by 93 pins. Australia is third and Denmark is fourth. 
In a title match between the top-seeded teams, Denmark's Carsten Warming Hansen, Frederik Øhrgaard and Thomas Larsen (pictured with coach Michael Bai) defeated Team USA's Mike Fagan, Marshall Kent and Sean Rash (right, l-r) in classic come-from-behind fashion, 647-638, to win the gold medal in Trios in the 2014 Men's World Championships at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The United States, Denmark, Korea and Australia will bowl for the medals in the Trios event of the Men's World Championships Thursday evening at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Carsten Warming Hansen, Frederik Øhrgaard and Thomas Larsen (l-r) of Denmark led the last qualifying squad with 4141 total, an average of 230.06, to finish the preliminaries just three pins behind USA's Mike Fagan, Marshall Kent and Sean Rash (4144).
Australia's Sam Cooley, Jason Belmonte and David Porto (pictured left, l-r) closed out their three games on medium oil with a big 729 game to overtake Korea, Sweden and USA en route to move into third place in the Trios standings at the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Belmonte led the team at Khalifa International Bowling Center with 1419, Singles bronze medalist Cooley added 1337 and Porto contributed 1244 for 4000 on the nose, an average of 222.22.
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Team USA's Mika Fagan, Sean Rash and Marshall Kent (l-r), who started the second day of the Trios preliminaries at the Men's World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in third place in their Squad and fourth overall, moved to the top of the leaderboard as Squad 2 has finished the six-game preliminaries. The Americans had games of 748, 706 and 652 on medium oil Thursday morning to set the pace with 4144 total and an overall average of 230.22.
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
There were no changes to the leaderboard in the third squad of the Men's World Championships Trios qualifying Wednesday evening as squad leaders Choi Bokeum, Kang Heewon and Shin Seunghyeon (l-r) toppled 2032 pins, an average of 225.78, to tie their teammates from Korea for fifth place. Squad 1 leaders Carsten Warming Hansen, Frederik Øhrgaard and Thomas Larsen (r.) of Denmark emerged as overall leaders after the first block on long oil with 2158.
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
David Simard, Francois Lavoie and Dan MacLelland (l-r) of Canada finished their three-game block on long oil Wednesday afternoon at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE with 2079 total and an average of 231.00 to beat out Sweden for the top spot in Squad 2 by one pin and to leap into second place in the Trios qualifying at the Men's World Championships. Squad 1 leader Denmark held on the lead with 2158 and an average of 239.78.
The 2014 Men's World Championships will be held from December 4-15 at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 272 players, representing 49 countries, participate in the event which is hosted by World Bowling Tenpin, the Emirates Bowling Federation and Zayed Sports City. Maximum six men per country compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, five-player Teams, All-Events and Masters in the 9-day competition.
Koreans Choi Bokeum and Park Jongwoo (pictured left, l-r) defeated Daisuke Yoshida and Shusaku Asato of Japan in an exciting title match that went down to the last frame, 410-396, to claim the gold medal in Doubles at the Men's World Championships Tuesday afternoon at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Japanese earned the silver medal. Kimmo Lehtonen and Joonas Jehkinen of Finland and Korea's Shin Seunghyeon and Kang Heewon shared bronze.
Squad 1 leaders Kimmo Lehtonen and Joonas Jehkinen of Finland remained unchallenged in Squad 4 on Tuesday morning to finish the Doubles preliminaries atop the leaderboard with 2729 total. Japan's Daisuke Yoshida and Shusaku Asato stayed in second place with 2725 while Shin Seunghyeon and Kang Heewon and Park Jongwoo and Choi Bokeum (pictured left) of Korea took the last two spots to advance to the medal round with 2717 and 2703, respectively.
Japan's Daisuke Yoshida and Shusaku Asato, Korea's
Shin Seunghyeon and Kang Heewon, and Sweden's Daniel Fransson and Martin Larsen finished Squad 3 with some big scores to move into the top 4 in the Doubles preliminaries of the Men's World Championships Monday evening at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Kimmo Lehtonen and Joonas Jehkinen of Finland held the lead since Squad 1 with 2729 six-game total and an average of 227.42.
French Canadians David Simard and Jonathan Simoneau (r-l) finished the second squad of Doubles with a big 493 game to crack the top 4 in the overall standings at the Men's World Championships Monday afternoon at Khalifa International Bowling Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Simard had 1352 and Simoneau added 1257 on the Atlanta pattern to move into fourth place with 2609 total and an average of 217.42. The top three teams of Squad 1 remained atop the leaderboard.