228 of the best female amateur bowlers in the world representing 45 member federations of the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) have one more day to prepare for the 2009 Women's World Championships which will be officially declared open during the Opening Ceremonies scheduled for 6.30pm Las Vegas time.

The 45 countries, who have indicated to send up to six players are: Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Canada, Catalonia, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela, Wales and the host country, the United States of America.

The total number of players (complete list) was announced by the host federation, the United States Bowling Congress, after yesterday's unofficial practice session. The total marks the most countries to compete in the World Women's Championships since it split with the men's championships after the 2003 event in Malaysia.

There will be a fourth and final two-hour block of unofficial practice this morning on the on 60 lanes, specially constructed inside the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

12:00 - 14:00 Official practice (Squad 1)
14:00 - 16:00 Lane maintenance
16:00 - 18:00 Official practice (Squad 2)
18:30 - 19:30 Opening ceremonies

 

The players will be divided into two squads for the official practice starting at noon and at 4pm today. The Women's World Championships 2009 will kick off with the Grand Opening from 6.30-7.30pm.

Real action starts on Tuesday with the Singles event. The women will compete over the next six days for gold, silver and bronze medals in six disciplines: Singles, Doubles, Trios, 5-player Team, All Events and Masters.

The bowlers will compete on a medium lane condition and a short lane condition, as selected by the World Women's Championships technical delegate Daniel Falconi (pictured left) of Mexico.

Singles (on short) and Doubles (on medium) will be contested on one oil pattern, while Trios and Team will feature both oil patterns (3 games each on medium and short). You find the patterns here.

The top four players and teams after six games in Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team, respectively, will advance to the semifinals. The winners will determine the world champion. All matches are single-game matches

Bowling fans around the world will be able to watch the finals and select semifinals on the United States Bowling Congress website bowl.com.

Bowlingdigital will bring you all the action from Las Vegas featuring our much-anticipated high definition videos produced by Flavio Cuva (l.) and a gallery of high-quality photos taken by Beat Grauwiler (r.).

Check here for game-by-game results, news, interviews, photos, videos and all kind of information from the Women's World Championships all the way through to the Masters final on Sunday, Aug. 2. Live Coverage on Bowlingdigital.com continues with the U.S. Women’s Open immediately following the WWC from Aug 3-9.

 

Schedule for Monday, July 27, 2009
09:00 - 18:00 Ball check
09:00 - 11:00 Unofficial practice
11:00 - 12:00 Lane maintenance
12:00 - 14:00 Official practice (Squad 1)
14:00 - 16:00 Lane maintenance
16:00 - 18:00 Official practice (Squad 2)
18:30 - 19:30 Opening ceremonies

 

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