Finnish five some defeat three-time defending champion USA, 1183-1126, in a re-match of the 2010 Men's World Championships; USA gets silver, Korea and Denmark share the bronze; Championships conclude later this evening with the Award Ceremonies for the Team events and the Victory Banquet
Perttu Jussila, Tony Ranta, Petteri Salonen, Pasi Uotila and Osku Palermaa won the first gold medal since 30 years in the men's team event for Finland when they defeated three-time defending champion United States, 1183-1126, in a re-match of the 2010 Men's World Championships. With the Finnish victory in the prestigious five-player Team event competition in the 2013 combined adult WTBA World Championships concluded at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev.
Korea beats defending champion United States, 1159-992, to win the first ever Team gold for Korea; USA takes silver, Malaysia and Venezuela share bronze
Korea's Ryu Seo-Yeon, Lee Na-Young, Kim Moon-Jeong, Jung Da-Wun and Son Yun-Hee (pictured), who made the finals in fourth place, defeated the top-seeded U.S. women Stefanie Nation, Missy Parkin, Shannon O'Keefe, Kelly Kulick and Liz Johnson, 1159-992, to win the coveted gold medal in the Women's Team event. It is third women's team gold medal for Korea at World Championships after 1999 and 2009 and the fourth gold medal in this championships by the Korean women (fifth overall).
Korea sweeps the gold medals in Masters; Young-Seon and women's Masters champion Son-Yun Hee become the first couple to accomplish the feat; Barnes gets the silver medal, Koreans Shin Seung-Hyeon, Kim Jun-Yung share the bronze medal
In a championship medal match between the top seeded players, Cho Young-Seon (l.) defeated defending champion and No. 1 seed, Chris Barnes, United States, 254-195, to win the gold medal in Men's Masters at the 2013 WTBA World Championships. Young-Seon followed in the footprints of his wife Son Yun-Hee (r.), which gave Korea a sweep of the gold medals Masters and made Yun-Hee and Young-Seon the first couple in WTBA history which has won the Masters gold medals.
Ryu Seo-Yeon, Korea, and Team USA's Liz Johnson share the bronze medal
In an all-Korean championship match, Son Yun-Hee (r.) defeated Kim Moon-Jeong, 211-193, to win the gold medal in Women's Masters at the World Championships. Yun-Hee, the No. 3 seed, never trailed in the title match on dual lane condition and sealed the victory with a nine-count in the 10th frame. In the semifinals, Moon-Jeong defeated Ryu Seo-Yeon of Korea, 208-180, and Yun-Hee topped Team USA's Liz Johnson, 232-213. Moon-Jeong received the silver medal, Ryu and Johnson shared bronze.
Defending champion USA meet the Finns in a re-match of the 2010 World Championships finals
In 2010, the Team USA men won the third consecutive team gold medal, defeating Finland 1073 to 1057 in dramatic fashion at the Men's World Championships in Munich, Germany. On Thursday evening, The United States (l.) defeated Denmark, 1050-973, and Finland (r.) topped Korea, 1101-976, in the semifinals at the 2013 World Championships in Henderson, Nev., to set up a re-match for the team gold medal on Friday.
The championship match starts Friday at 12.45 p.m. PDT live on Bowl.com's BowlTV
The United States (l.) and their rivals from South Korea (r.) won their semifinal matches at the WTBA World Championships and will face each other in Friday's gold medal match starting at 12.45 p.m. PDT. The U.S. women defeated Venezuela, 1014-921, while Korea ousted Malaysia, 1065-966.
Kim, her team mates Son Yun-Hee, Ryu Seo-Yeon and Liz Johnson (USA) advance to the women's semifinals; Barnes will be joined in the men's medal round by Koreans Cho Young-Seon, Shin Seung-Hyeon and Kim Jun-Yung
Kim Moon-Jeong (l.) of Korea and Team USA's Chris Barnes (r.) led the women's and men's round robin match play round en route to earn the No. 1 seed for Friday's medals round of the World Championships Masters event. Kim will meet her compatriot Ryu Seo-Yeon in the semifinals, while Liz Johnson, United States,takes on the third Korean, Son Yun-Hee. Barnes bowls Kim Jun-Yung and Cho Young-Seon meets Shin Seung-Hyeon, all Korea.
Ryu Seo-Yeon (l.) of Korea and Chris Barnes (r.), United States, are in the pole position after the first round of the Masters competition at the WTBA World Championships as the field of 24 women and 24 men was cut to the top eight. Four-time World Champion Ryu leaped from fourth place to first in the women's division behind the field-best 1423 series, while five-time Wiorld Champion Barnes had no problems to maintain his lead in the men's division.
Semifinals feature USA vs. Venezuela and Malaysia vs. Korea matches; Shannon O'Keefe (USA) claims gold in All-Events, Son Yun-Hee (KOR) takes silver and Diana Zavjalova (LAT) gets bronze
The U.S women's team (l.) posted a new championship record for three games en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the medal round of the five-player team event Wednesday evening at the World Championships. Joining the defending champion in the semifinals on Thursday evening are Malaysia, Korea and Venezuela. Team USA's Shannon O'Keefe claimed the gold medal in in All Events with Korea's Son Yun-Hee taking silver and Diana Zavjalova of Latvia getting bronze.
Chris Barnes wins gold in All-Events, Cho Young-Seon gets silver and Bill O'Neill takes bronze; Hareb Al Mansoori and Ricardo Lecuona roll the 9th and 10th 300 game of the championships; Mexico sets a new championship record for one team game (1309)
The Korean men (pictured left) led the qualifying en route to earn the No. seed 1 for the five-player Team finals at the WTBA World Championships at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev. In the semifinals on Thursday afternoon, the Koreans will bowl No. 4 seeded Finland while the United States, seeded second, take on No. 3 seed Denmark. Chris Barnes, USA, won the gold medal in All-Events. Korea's Cho Young-Seon took silver and Bill O'Neill got bronze.
Korea leads Venezuela, Malaysia and Canada after three games on short oil; two-time gold medalist Ryu Seo-Yeon overtakes lead in All-Events heading into the last three-game block on long oil
Singles and Trios gold medalist Ryu Seo-Yeon led her team mates Lee Na-Young, Kim Moon-Jeong, Baek Seung-Ja and Son Yun-Hee (pictured) to a 3156 three game total, an average of 210.40, en route to overtake the pole position in the hunt for the coveted gold medal in the women's five-player team event. The Koreans led second-place Venezuela (3089) by 67 pins. Malaysia was in third place with 3041 followed by Canada in fourth place with 3039.
The 36 countries, who have qualified for the women's division of the WTBA Bowling World Championships, will battle it out for the medals in the most prestigious discipline of the championships, the five-player Team event. The top four teams after the six-game qualifying portion, three games on short oil on Tuesday and three games on long oil on Wednesday, will advance to the medal round. The semifinals will be contested on Thursday starting at 5 p.m. PDT and the finals are slated for Friday at 12.45 p.m.
Bowlingdigital.com presents its third video from the 2013 WTBA Bowling World Championships at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev. This video focuses on the hand position and ball release of the female bowlers and the various styles and different lines played by the bowlers from 36 countries. The high definition video was recorded in high shutter speed recording, which is suitable for recording a fast-moving object. To watch the 13:30 minute video
Hong Kong, Denmark and Korea sit in second thru fourth place after the first block on short oil; three-time defending World Champion United States is in sixth place, just 34 pins off the pace for the Medal Round; Germany's Achim Grabowski rolls the 8th 300 game of the Championships
Eddy Fuentes, Luis Eduardo Rovaina, Richard Leon, Ildemaro Ruiz and Amleto Monacelli (pictured) of Venezuela averaged 219.13 on the short pattern to take the lead as the men's five-player team event has reached its halfway mark. The five some had games of 1103, 1108 and 1076 for 3287 total. Second place belonged to Hong Kong with 3266. Denmark is third with 3220 and Korea fourth with with 3206. The top four after qualifying will advance to the medal round.
The 36 countries, who have qualified for the men's division of the WTBA Bowling World Championships, will battle it out for the medals in the most prestigious discipline of the championships, the five-player Team event. The top four teams after the six-game qualifying portion, three games on short oil on Tuesday and three games on long oil on Wednesday, will advance to the medal round. The semifinals will be contested on Thursday starting at 7.15 p.m. PDT and the finals are slated for Friday at 2.30 p.m.
Bowlingdigital.com presents its third video from the 2013 WTBA Bowling World Championships at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev. This video focuses on the hand position and ball release of the male bowlers and the various styles and different lines played by the bowlers from 36 countries. The high definition video was recorded in high shutter speed recording, which is suitable for recording a fast-moving object. To watch the 13:30 minute video
Korea beats Canada in a dramatic finale, 587-585, as Canada's anchor Lagrange suffers a pocket 7-10 split in the 10th frame; Canada gets silver, Japan and England share the bronze
In the most dramatic finale of the 2013 World Championships so far, the Korean's Ryu Seo-Yeon, Lee Na-Young and Son Yun-Hee (left) celebrated a last-minute victory over their Canadian opponents Samantha How, Isabelle Rioux and Caroline Lagrange (right) en route to win the gold medal in Women's Trios Monday at Sunset Station's Strike Zone.
Canada, Korea, Sweden and Singapore hold the top four spots as half of the field has completed the second block on the long oil pattern
Inspired by the success of the Canadian men, won the gold medal in trios yesterday, Isabelle Rioux, Samantha How and Caroline Lagrange (l-r) averaged 222.78 on the long oil pattern to lead the Women's trios event as the 34 trios of Squad 2 have completed the six-game qualifying. The Canadians finished qualifying with 3825 total and an average of 212.50. Korea, slipped to second place with 3808 and was followed by Sweden and Singapore, who sit in third and fourth place with 3727 and 3709, resp.
Korea gets the silver medal, USA and Colombia receive bronze; Norway's Tore Torgersen rolls the seventh 300 game of the World Championships in the last game of Squad 1
Mark Buffa, Francois Lavoie and Patrick Girard (l-r) of Canada defeated two teams from tenpin bowling powerhouses United States and Korea on their way to capture the gold medal in Men's Trios at the World Championships Sunday at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev. In the title match, the Canadians fired a big game to defeat Koreans Choi Bok-Eum, Cho Young-Seon and Kim Jun-Yung, 721-601. The Korean received the silver medak, while USA and Colombia shared the bronze medal.
Trios from USA, Australia and Denmark round out the top four; Squad 1 bowlers will conclude qualifying Sunday afternoon; The top four trios will advance to the Medal Round starting at 3 p.m. PDT
Mark Buffa, Francois Lavoie and Patrick Girard (l-r) of Canada took the lead in the Men's Trios event at the World Championships as the 36 trios of Squad 2 have completed their second three-game block on the 39-feet Seoul lane conditioning pattern. The 36 trios of Squad 1 including first block leaders Bill O'Neill, Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes of the United States will complete the qualifying later this afternoon. The top four trios advance to the Medal Round starting at 3 p.m. PDT.
Perttu Jussila, Tony Ranta, Petteri Salonen, Pasi Uotila and Osku Palermaa won the first gold medal since 30 years in the men's team event for Finland when they defeated three-time defending champion United States, 1183-1126, in a re-match of the 2010 Men's World Championships. With the Finnish victory in the prestigious five-player Team event competition in the 2013 combined adult WTBA World Championships concluded at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev.
In an all-Korean championship match, Son Yun-Hee (r.) defeated Kim Moon-Jeong, 211-193, to win the gold medal in Women's Masters at the World Championships. Yun-Hee, the No. 3 seed, never trailed in the title match on dual lane condition and sealed the victory with a nine-count in the 10th frame. In the semifinals, Moon-Jeong defeated Ryu Seo-Yeon of Korea, 208-180, and Yun-Hee topped Team USA's Liz Johnson, 232-213. Moon-Jeong received the silver medal, Ryu and Johnson shared bronze.
In 2010, the Team USA men won the third consecutive team gold medal, defeating Finland 1073 to 1057 in dramatic fashion at the Men's World Championships in Munich, Germany. On Thursday evening, The United States (l.) defeated Denmark, 1050-973, and Finland (r.) topped Korea, 1101-976, in the semifinals at the 2013 World Championships in Henderson, Nev., to set up a re-match for the team gold medal on Friday.
The United States (l.) and their rivals from South Korea (r.) won their semifinal matches at the WTBA World Championships and will face each other in Friday's gold medal match starting at 12.45 p.m. PDT. The U.S. women defeated Venezuela, 1014-921, while Korea ousted Malaysia, 1065-966. 
Kim Moon-Jeong (l.) of Korea and Team USA's Chris Barnes (r.) led the women's and men's round robin match play round en route to earn the No. 1 seed for Friday's medals round of the World Championships Masters event. Kim will meet her compatriot Ryu Seo-Yeon in the semifinals, while Liz Johnson, United States, takes on the third Korean, Son Yun-Hee. Barnes bowls Kim Jun-Yung and Cho Young-Seon meets Shin Seung-Hyeon, all Korea.
The 36 countries, who have qualified for the women's division of the WTBA Bowling World Championships, will battle it out for the medals in the most prestigious discipline of the championships, the five-player Team event. The top four teams after the six-game qualifying portion, three games on short oil on Tuesday and three games on long oil on Wednesday, will advance to the medal round. The semifinals will be contested on Thursday starting at 5 p.m. PDT and the finals are slated for Friday at 12.45 p.m.
Bowlingdigital.com presents its third video from the 2013 WTBA Bowling World Championships at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev. This video focuses on the hand position and ball release of the female bowlers and the various styles and different lines played by the bowlers from 36 countries. The high definition video was recorded in high shutter speed recording, which is suitable for recording a fast-moving object. To watch the 13:30 minute video
Eddy Fuentes, Luis Eduardo Rovaina, Richard Leon, Ildemaro Ruiz and Amleto Monacelli (pictured) of Venezuela averaged 219.13 on the short pattern to take the lead as the men's five-player team event has reached its halfway mark. The five some had games of 1103, 1108 and 1076 for 3287 total. Second place belonged to Hong Kong with 3266. Denmark is third with 3220 and Korea fourth with with 3206. The top four after qualifying will advance to the medal round.
Bowlingdigital.com presents its third video from the 2013 WTBA Bowling World Championships at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev. This video focuses on the hand position and ball release of the male bowlers and the various styles and different lines played by the bowlers from 36 countries. The high definition video was recorded in high shutter speed recording, which is suitable for recording a fast-moving object. To watch the 13:30 minute video
In the most dramatic finale of the 2013 World Championships so far, the Korean's Ryu Seo-Yeon, Lee Na-Young and Son Yun-Hee (left) celebrated a last-minute victory over their Canadian opponents Samantha How, Isabelle Rioux and Caroline Lagrange (right) en route to win the gold medal in Women's Trios Monday at Sunset Station's Strike Zone.
Inspired by the success of the Canadian men, won the gold medal in trios yesterday, Isabelle Rioux, Samantha How and Caroline Lagrange (l-r) averaged 222.78 on the long oil pattern to lead the Women's trios event as the 34 trios of Squad 2 have completed the six-game qualifying. The Canadians finished qualifying with 3825 total and an average of 212.50. Korea, slipped to second place with 3808 and was followed by Sweden and Singapore, who sit in third and fourth place with 3727 and 3709, resp.
Mark Buffa, Francois Lavoie and Patrick Girard (l-r) of Canada defeated two teams from tenpin bowling powerhouses United States and Korea on their way to capture the gold medal in Men's Trios at the World Championships Sunday at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Henderson, Nev. In the title match, the Canadians fired a big game to defeat Koreans Choi Bok-Eum, Cho Young-Seon and Kim Jun-Yung, 721-601. The Korean received the silver medak, while USA and Colombia shared the bronze medal.
Mark Buffa, Francois Lavoie and Patrick Girard (l-r) of Canada took the lead in the Men's Trios event at the World Championships as the 36 trios of Squad 2 have completed their second three-game block on the 39-feet Seoul lane conditioning pattern. The 36 trios of Squad 1 including first block leaders Bill O'Neill, Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes of the United States will complete the qualifying later this afternoon. The top four trios advance to the Medal Round starting at 3 p.m. PDT.