The first World Bowling Tour event in the American Zone outside of the United States, the Bahamas International Bowling Classic 2012, has changed the dates. The inaugural event, which was scheduled for Feb. 27-March 4, will now be held May 14-20 at Mario's Bowling and Entertainment Palace, a new 50-lane bowling center in Nassau.

The 2012 World Bowling Tour currently features 14 tournaments in ten countries - Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Finland, France, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Thailand and the United States.

The second season of the WBTA event kicks off Jan. 6-15 with the Ballmaster Open in Helsinki and concludes with the AMF Australian Masters in October. The Bahamas International Bowling Classic 2012 is the ninth stop of the 2012 WBT. There will also be a World Bowling Tour Finals event with dates and venue to be determined

The World Tenpin Bowling Association, which is made up of 115 bowling federations, governs the sport throughout the world.

 

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2012 WTBA World Bowling Tour Schedule (as of Nov. 23, 2011)

2012 World Bowling Tour #1
Brunswick Ballmaster Open
Tali Bowling Center in Helsinki, Finland, (Jan. 6-15, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #2
United States Bowling Congress Masters
Strike Zone at Sunset Station in Henderson, Nev. United States, (Jan. 23-29, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #3
WTBA International Open
Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev. United States, (Jan. 28 - Feb. 5, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #4
International Bowling Championship 2012 supported by DHC
Hakata Star Lanes in Hakata, Japan, (Feb. 7-11, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #5
69th U.S. Open
Brunswick Zone Carolier in North Brunswick, N.J. United States, (Feb. 20-26, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #6
9th Kuwait International Open
Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait, (March 15-19, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #7
Brunswick Euro Challenge
Plaza Saint Maximin in Saint Maximin, France, (March 16-25, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #8
USBC Queens
AMF Euless Lanes in Euless; finals at ITRC in Arlington, Texas, United States (April 20-25, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #9
Bahamas International Bowling Classic 2012
Mario's Bowling and Entertainment Palace in Nassau, Bahamas, (Feb. 27 - March 4, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #10
Daejeon International Open 2012
Daejeon World Cup Bowling Center in Daejeon, Korea, (June 16-21, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #11
Bowling U.S. Women's Open
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev. United States (June 22-29, 2012)

2012 World Bowling Tour #12
PTT World Bowling Tour Thailand
TBD in Bangkok, Thailand (Sept. 24-30, 2012)

2013 World Bowling Tour #13
10th Columbia 300 Vienna Open
Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria (Oct. 2-7, 2012)

2014 World Bowling Tour #14
AMF Australian Masters 2012
TBD in Sydney, NSW, Australia (TBA October, 2012)