85 men and 69 women to compete in 48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
11/16/12
The 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup will be held from Nov. 24 to Dec. 2 at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland (pronounced Vrots-waf; also known as Breslau). The 24-laner is part of a larger complex within Fitness Academy Group located inside Sky Tower.
154 players from 86 countries - 85 men and 69 women - have registered for the 48th edition of the event. It marks the first time its inception in 1965 in Dublin, Ireland that the BWC visits Poland.
All players will bowl 20 games of qualifying over four days beginning Monday, Nov. 26. The men's and women's field will then be cut to the top 24 for eight additional games on Friday, Nov. 30.
The top eight men and the top 8 women after 28 games advance to eight games round robin match play Saturday morning, Dec. 1, where the field will be paired down to the top three for the stepladder finals starting at 1 p.m. CET (7 a.m. EST).
Two-time defending women's champion Aumi Guerra (pictured right) of the Dominican Republic targets to become the first player in BWC history to win the title in three consecutive years.
Guerra became the fourth woman after Jeanette Baker, Australia (1982, 83), Pauline Smith, England (1981, 93) and Shannon Pluhowsky, United States (2002, '04), who won multiple World Cup titles. Guerra and Baker are the only players, who have successfully defended their title.
Legendary Paeng Nepomuceno of the Philippines holds the record with four titles in three decades (1976, 80, 92 and 96). The only other man with multiple titles, Michael Schmidt of Canada (2005, 10) will compete in Wroclaw and targets to win his third title. Defending champion, PBA star Jason Belmonte of Australia, did not qualify for the event.
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Australia's reps decided for 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
Subject to change
Argentina - Horacio Bustos/Lucrecia Lopez
Australia - Benjamin Coupland/Ann-Maree Putney
Austria - Benjamin Kubalek/none
Azerbaijan - Elkhan Feyzullayev/Viola Zharko
Azores - Marcio Jesus/Lara Jesus
Belarus - Siarhei Tazin/Aksana Sinitsa
Belgium - Jimmy Ravez/Katrien Goossens
Brazil - Claudio Goto/Alvarina de Suartz
Bulgaria - Kaloyan Ivanov/Marina Stefanova
Canada - Michael Schmidt/Felicia Wong
Catalonia - Moises Perez Ibanez/Noelia Ratrero Medina
Chile - Adrian Reyes/Constanza Bahamondez
Colombia - Andres Gomez/none
Costa Rica - Andres Valverde/Viviana Delgado
Croatia - Mise Mrkonjic/Ivana Krajacic
Cyprus - Andreas Christoforou/Myria Kastori
Czech Republic - Jiri Hindrak/Blanka Hanusikova
Dominican Republic - Rolando Antonio Sebelén/Aumi Guerra
Egypt - Mohamed El-Serafy/Menatallah Ahmed Hassan Sultan
El Salvador - none/Edith Quintanilla
England - Matt Chamberlain/Kirsten Penny
Estonia - Kert Truus/Terje Roosi
Ethiopia - Fekadu Asrat/Rita Defranco
Finland - Jarmo Ahokas/Krista Pöllänen
France - Thierry Sacco/Wendy Bartaire
French Guiana - Steeve Calumey/none
Germany - Pascal Winternheimer/Janine Gabel
Gibraltar - Adam Shrubb/none
Greece - Leonidas Maragkos/Martha Karatzoula
Guernsey - Garry Hale/none
Hong Kong - Joshua Chow/none
Hungary - Gyorgy Bodis/Nora Szabo
Iceland - Magnus Magnusson/Gudny Gunnarsdottir
India - Dhruv Sarda/none
Iran - Seyed Hamidreza Seyed Azizollah/Sara Ataei Kajouei
Iraq - Maher Aneed/none
Ireland - Simon English/Aimee Kellegher
Israel - Nati Volfart/Tali Yitzhk
Italy - Amedeo Spada/Helga Di Benedetto
Japan - Takashi Taniai/Yuka Ooshima
Jersey - Nathan Jarvis/none
Jordan - Ammar Yamin/Manal Al Hijjawi
Kazakhstan - Yuriy Sazonov/Yelena Grishinenko
Kyrgyzstan - Kim Valery/Indira Akmatova
Latvia - Arturs Levikins/Baiba Baltmane
Libya - Redha El Fezzani/none
Lithuania - Kestutis Gudauskas/Violeta Ona Musteikiene
Macau - Derek Lee/Julia Lam
Malaysia - Syafiq Ridhwan/Sin Li Jane
Mauritius - Steeve Thia/Nasheeha King
Mexico - Fabian Lopez/Lilia Robles
Moldova - Nikolay Babyuk/none
Mongolia - Bayarkhuu Sambuu/Ulziikhorol Khalzan
Netherlands - Michell Stinissen/Daniëlle van der Meer
New Caledonia - Marin Tranier/Samy-Anna Saba
New Zealand - James Kelly/Melonie Lister
Northern Ireland - Tony O'Hare/Caroline Horan
Norway - Mads Sandbækken/Heidi Thorstensen
Oman - Ghalib Albusaidi/none
Pakistan - Ijaz Ur Rehman/Janet Shaikh
Peru - Adolfo Vargas/none
Philippines - Rowen Jay Bautista/Krizziah Lyn Tabora
Poland - Pawel Bielski/Joanna Merklejn
Portugal - Paulo Lopes/Ana Vierira
Qatar - Mubarak Al-Muraikhi/none
Reunion - Stephane Severin/Virginie Merlo
Romania - Arpad Vass/Alina Orlanda
Russia - Sergey Andreev/Alena Korobkova
Saudi Arabia - Mohammed Al-Najrani/none
Scotland - Steven Gill/Holly Fleming
Singapore - Keith Saw/Shayna Ng
Slovakia - Martin Slavkovský/Alena Baluchova
Slovenia - Josko Hlede/Anja Musar Kalan
South Africa - Guy Caminsky/Angie Hartley
Spain - Francisco Rodriguez/Cristina Mas Lazaro
Sweden - James Gruffman/Rebecka Larsen
Switzerland - Mathieu Bergès/Joelle Company
Thailand - Phoemphun Yakasem/none
Tunisia - Khaled Meziou/Hela Meziou
Turkey - Taygun Erkeskin/Adile Sevgi Michajlow
UAE - Hareb Al-Mansoori/none
Ukraine - Mykhaylo Kalika/Olena Mishchenko
United States - Marshall Kent/Danielle McEwan
Uzbekistan - Bekzod Tukhtaniyazov/Svetlana Klimoyts
Venezuela - Giorgio Clinaz/Patricia de Faria
Wales - Lyndon Walters/Lynne Walker
Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland (Nov. 24 - Dec. 2, 2012)
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012
Arrival of Competitors; Acclimatization and Unofficial Practice; Ball Control
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 - Official Practice
07:45 - 08:45 Men Group 1
08:45 - 09:30 Lane Maintenance
09:30 - 10:30 Men Group 2
10:30 - 11:15 Lane Maintenance
11:15 - 12:15 Men Group 3
12:15 - 13:00 Lane Maintenance
13:00 - 14:00 Women Group 1
14:00 - 14:45 Lane Maintenance
14:45 - 15:45 Women Group 2
15:45 - 16:30 Lane Maintenance
16:30 - 17:30 Women Group 3
19:00 Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - First block of five games
08:00 - 10:15 Men Squad A
10:15 - 11:00 Lane Maintenance
11:00 - 13:45 Women Squad A
13:45 - 14:30 Lane Maintenance
14:30 - 16:45 Men Squad B
16:45 - 17:30 Lane Maintenance
17:30 - 20:15 Women Squad B
20:15 - 21:00 Lane Maintenance
21:00 - 23:15 Men Squad C
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 - Second block of five games
08:00 - 10:15 Men Squad B
10:15 - 11:00 Lane Maintenance
11:00 - 13:45 Women Squad B
13:45 - 14:30 Lane Maintenance
14:30 - 16:45 Men Squad C
16:45 - 17:30 Lane Maintenance
17:30 - 20:15 Women Squad A
20:15 - 21:00 Lane Maintenance
21:00 - 23:15 Men Squad A
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - Third block of five games
08:00 - 10:15 Men Squad C
10:15 - 11:00 Lane Maintenance
11:00 - 13:45 Women Squad A
13:45 - 14:30 Lane Maintenance
14:30 - 16:45 Men Squad A
16:45 - 17:30 Lane Maintenance
17:30 - 20:15 Women Squad B
20:15 - 21:00 Lane Maintenance
21:00 - 23:15 Men Squad B
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 - Fourth block of five games
08:00 - 10:45 Women Squad A
10:45 - 11:30 Lane Maintenance
11:30 - 14:15 Women Squad B
Cut to Top 24 Women
14:15 - 15:00 Lane Maintenance
15:00 - 17:15 Men Squad A
17:15 - 18:00 Lane Maintenance
18:00 - 20:15 Men Squad B
20:15 - 21:00 Lane Maintenance
21:00 - 23:15 Men Squad C
Cut to Top 24 Men
Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
08:00 - 12:30 Women Top 24 - 8 Games
Cut to Top 8 Women
12:30 - 13:15 Lane Maintenance
13:15 - 17:45 Men Top 24 - 8 Games
Cut to Top 8 Men
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2012
08:00 - 11:00 Men and Women Top 8 - 8 games Round Robin with bonus points
Cut to Top 3 Men and Top 3 Women
13:00 Men's and Women's Semifinals & Finals
Presentation of Trophies
20:00 Victory Banquet
Sunday, Nov. 2, 2012
Departure
Please note: This is a tentative schedule and is subject to change. The arrival date (No. 24) and departure date (Dec. 2) are valid and must be adhered to when making travel arrangements for national representatives.
2012 BWC
Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland (Nov. 24 - Dec. 2, 2012)
The 2012 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup will be held from Nov. 24 to Dec. 2 at Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland (pronounced Vrots-waf; also known as Breslau). The 24-laner is part of a larger complex within Fitness Academy Group located inside Sky Tower. 154 players from 86 countries - 85 men and 69 women - have registered for the 48th edition of the event. It marks the first time its inception in 1965 in Dublin, Ireland that the BWC visits Poland.
All players will bowl 20 games of qualifying over four days beginning Monday, Nov. 26. The men's and women's field will then be cut to the top 24 for eight additional games on Friday, Nov. 30.
The top eight men and the top 8 women after 28 games advance to eight games round robin match play Saturday morning, Dec. 1, where the field will be paired down to the top three for the stepladder finals starting at 1 p.m. CET (7 a.m. EST). Two-time defending women's champion Aumi Guerra (pictured right) of the Dominican Republic targets to become the first player in BWC history to win the title in three consecutive years.
Guerra became the fourth woman after Jeanette Baker, Australia (1982, 83), Pauline Smith, England (1981, 93) and Shannon Pluhowsky, United States (2002, '04), who won multiple World Cup titles. Guerra and Baker are the only players, who have successfully defended their title.
Legendary Paeng Nepomuceno of the Philippines holds the record with four titles in three decades (1976, 80, 92 and 96). The only other man with multiple titles, Michael Schmidt of Canada (2005, 10) will compete in Wroclaw and targets to win his third title. Defending champion, PBA star Jason Belmonte of Australia, did not qualify for the event.
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48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup - Participating Countries and Players
Subject to change
Argentina - Horacio Bustos/Lucrecia Lopez
Australia - Benjamin Coupland/Ann-Maree Putney
Austria - Benjamin Kubalek/none
Azerbaijan - Elkhan Feyzullayev/Viola Zharko
Azores - Marcio Jesus/Lara Jesus
Belarus - Siarhei Tazin/Aksana Sinitsa
Belgium - Jimmy Ravez/Katrien Goossens
Brazil - Claudio Goto/Alvarina de Suartz
Bulgaria - Kaloyan Ivanov/Marina Stefanova
Canada - Michael Schmidt/Felicia Wong
Catalonia - Moises Perez Ibanez/Noelia Ratrero Medina
Chile - Adrian Reyes/Constanza Bahamondez
Colombia - Andres Gomez/none
Costa Rica - Andres Valverde/Viviana Delgado
Croatia - Mise Mrkonjic/Ivana Krajacic
Cyprus - Andreas Christoforou/Myria Kastori
Czech Republic - Jiri Hindrak/Blanka Hanusikova
Dominican Republic - Rolando Antonio Sebelén/Aumi Guerra
Egypt - Mohamed El-Serafy/Menatallah Ahmed Hassan Sultan
El Salvador - none/Edith Quintanilla
England - Matt Chamberlain/Kirsten Penny
Estonia - Kert Truus/Terje Roosi
Ethiopia - Fekadu Asrat/Rita Defranco
Finland - Jarmo Ahokas/Krista Pöllänen
France - Thierry Sacco/Wendy Bartaire
French Guiana - Steeve Calumey/none
Germany - Pascal Winternheimer/Janine Gabel
Gibraltar - Adam Shrubb/none
Greece - Leonidas Maragkos/Martha Karatzoula
Guernsey - Garry Hale/none
Hong Kong - Joshua Chow/none
Hungary - Gyorgy Bodis/Nora Szabo
Iceland - Magnus Magnusson/Gudny Gunnarsdottir
India - Dhruv Sarda/none
Iran - Seyed Hamidreza Seyed Azizollah/Sara Ataei Kajouei
Iraq - Maher Aneed/none
Ireland - Simon English/Aimee Kellegher
Israel - Nati Volfart/Tali Yitzhk
Italy - Amedeo Spada/Helga Di Benedetto
Japan - Takashi Taniai/Yuka Ooshima
Jersey - Nathan Jarvis/none
Jordan - Ammar Yamin/Manal Al Hijjawi
Kazakhstan - Yuriy Sazonov/Yelena Grishinenko
Kyrgyzstan - Kim Valery/Indira Akmatova
Latvia - Arturs Levikins/Baiba Baltmane
Libya - Redha El Fezzani/none
Lithuania - Kestutis Gudauskas/Violeta Ona Musteikiene
Macau - Derek Lee/Julia Lam
Malaysia - Syafiq Ridhwan/Sin Li Jane
Mauritius - Steeve Thia/Nasheeha King
Mexico - Fabian Lopez/Lilia Robles
Moldova - Nikolay Babyuk/none
Mongolia - Bayarkhuu Sambuu/Ulziikhorol Khalzan
Netherlands - Michell Stinissen/Daniëlle van der Meer
New Caledonia - Marin Tranier/Samy-Anna Saba
New Zealand - James Kelly/Melonie Lister
Northern Ireland - Tony O'Hare/Caroline Horan
Norway - Mads Sandbækken/Heidi Thorstensen
Oman - Ghalib Albusaidi/none
Pakistan - Ijaz Ur Rehman/Janet Shaikh
Peru - Adolfo Vargas/none
Philippines - Rowen Jay Bautista/Krizziah Lyn Tabora
Poland - Pawel Bielski/Joanna Merklejn
Portugal - Paulo Lopes/Ana Vierira
Qatar - Mubarak Al-Muraikhi/none
Reunion - Stephane Severin/Virginie Merlo
Romania - Arpad Vass/Alina Orlanda
Russia - Sergey Andreev/Alena Korobkova
Saudi Arabia - Mohammed Al-Najrani/none
Scotland - Steven Gill/Holly Fleming
Singapore - Keith Saw/Shayna Ng
Slovakia - Martin Slavkovský/Alena Baluchova
Slovenia - Josko Hlede/Anja Musar Kalan
South Africa - Guy Caminsky/Angie Hartley
Spain - Francisco Rodriguez/Cristina Mas Lazaro
Sweden - James Gruffman/Rebecka Larsen
Switzerland - Mathieu Bergès/Joelle Company
Thailand - Phoemphun Yakasem/none
Tunisia - Khaled Meziou/Hela Meziou
Turkey - Taygun Erkeskin/Adile Sevgi Michajlow
UAE - Hareb Al-Mansoori/none
Ukraine - Mykhaylo Kalika/Olena Mishchenko
United States - Marshall Kent/Danielle McEwan
Uzbekistan - Bekzod Tukhtaniyazov/Svetlana Klimoyts
Venezuela - Giorgio Clinaz/Patricia de Faria
Wales - Lyndon Walters/Lynne Walker
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48th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup - Schedule of Events
Sky Bowling Center in Wroclaw, Poland (Nov. 24 - Dec. 2, 2012)
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012
Arrival of Competitors; Acclimatization and Unofficial Practice; Ball Control
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 - Official Practice
07:45 - 08:45 Men Group 1
08:45 - 09:30 Lane Maintenance
09:30 - 10:30 Men Group 2
10:30 - 11:15 Lane Maintenance
11:15 - 12:15 Men Group 3
12:15 - 13:00 Lane Maintenance
13:00 - 14:00 Women Group 1
14:00 - 14:45 Lane Maintenance
14:45 - 15:45 Women Group 2
15:45 - 16:30 Lane Maintenance
16:30 - 17:30 Women Group 3
19:00 Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - First block of five games
08:00 - 10:15 Men Squad A
10:15 - 11:00 Lane Maintenance
11:00 - 13:45 Women Squad A
13:45 - 14:30 Lane Maintenance
14:30 - 16:45 Men Squad B
16:45 - 17:30 Lane Maintenance
17:30 - 20:15 Women Squad B
20:15 - 21:00 Lane Maintenance
21:00 - 23:15 Men Squad C
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 - Second block of five games
08:00 - 10:15 Men Squad B
10:15 - 11:00 Lane Maintenance
11:00 - 13:45 Women Squad B
13:45 - 14:30 Lane Maintenance
14:30 - 16:45 Men Squad C
16:45 - 17:30 Lane Maintenance
17:30 - 20:15 Women Squad A
20:15 - 21:00 Lane Maintenance
21:00 - 23:15 Men Squad A
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - Third block of five games
08:00 - 10:15 Men Squad C
10:15 - 11:00 Lane Maintenance
11:00 - 13:45 Women Squad A
13:45 - 14:30 Lane Maintenance
14:30 - 16:45 Men Squad A
16:45 - 17:30 Lane Maintenance
17:30 - 20:15 Women Squad B
20:15 - 21:00 Lane Maintenance
21:00 - 23:15 Men Squad B
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 - Fourth block of five games
08:00 - 10:45 Women Squad A
10:45 - 11:30 Lane Maintenance
11:30 - 14:15 Women Squad B
Cut to Top 24 Women
14:15 - 15:00 Lane Maintenance
15:00 - 17:15 Men Squad A
17:15 - 18:00 Lane Maintenance
18:00 - 20:15 Men Squad B
20:15 - 21:00 Lane Maintenance
21:00 - 23:15 Men Squad C
Cut to Top 24 Men
Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
08:00 - 12:30 Women Top 24 - 8 Games
Cut to Top 8 Women
12:30 - 13:15 Lane Maintenance
13:15 - 17:45 Men Top 24 - 8 Games
Cut to Top 8 Men
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2012
08:00 - 11:00 Men and Women Top 8 - 8 games Round Robin with bonus points
Cut to Top 3 Men and Top 3 Women
13:00 Men's and Women's Semifinals & Finals
Presentation of Trophies
20:00 Victory Banquet
Sunday, Nov. 2, 2012
Departure
Please note: This is a tentative schedule and is subject to change. The arrival date (No. 24) and departure date (Dec. 2) are valid and must be adhered to when making travel arrangements for national representatives.