Moves from Zagreb, Croatia, to Toulon, France; date remains Oct. 15-24, 2010
QubicaAMF has announced that the 46th Bowling World Cup will be held at Bowling de Provence in Toulon (pictured), on the French Riviera, from October 15-24, 2010. Michel Beltramone, Managing Director of the 44-lane center, stepped in to host the World Cup after a change in ownership in Croatia prevented the tournament going ahead there as planned. Toulon lies on the western end of the Cote d'Azur on the Mediterranean,
known around the world as the French Riviera.
June at the SuperBowl in St. Julian's, Malta, saw the MTBA qualifying event for this year’s QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, which will be held in Zagreb, Croatia between the 15th - 24th of October. Malta will be represented by Mark Spiteri (l.) and Sue Abela (r.) after the duo came through to top their respective divisions with flying colors. The Maltese World Cup qualifier follows a simple format, all bowlers
playing three 8-game sessions, and the highest pinfall total determining the male and female winners.
Eight up-and-coming bowlers will follow in the footsteps of stars such as Kelly Kulick and Tommy Jones by representing Junior Team USA at the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Youth Championships in Helsinki, Finland, next month. The World Youth Championships will take place at Tali Bowl in Helsinki from July 24-Aug. 1 and will feature bowlers from an estimated 48 countries. The 11th installment of this great biennial tournament is for national junior team members who must not have reached the age of 21 years on January 1, 2010.
Six PBA professionals to represent the United States in Germany in August
The United States Bowling Congress has announced its "Dream Team" for the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association Men's World Championships Aug. 12-21 at Dream Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. Selected to compete for Team USA are Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Chris Barnes (l.), Tommy Jones (r.), Wes Malott, Bill O'Neill, Rhino Page and Patrick Allen.
Entry deadline has been extended until June 15, 2010
The World Tenpin Bowling Association and the host federation, German
Bowling Union (DBU) have informed that the extended entry period for the
2010 Men's World Championship is over. Record 69 countries have submitted entry forms for more than 380
players, who will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in
Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team, All-Events and Masters from Aug. 11
through 22, 2010. The 2010 MWC will be staged at 52-laner Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, which is the biggest bowling center in Europe. Bowlingdigital will cover the event live including live streaming from all playoffs and the Masters.
Represents Brazil in 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia
Marcelo Suartz won the XIX Copa AMF Brazil to earn the right to represent his country in the 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Bowling 300 Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia (Oct. 15-24, 2010). In the title match of the five player stepladder final, Suartz, the No. 1 seed, flew past #5 Fernando de Azevedo, 246-188, to win his second berth into the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Suartz' 7th place finish including a 217.68 average over 40 games at the 43rd BWC in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the best performance of a Brazilian bowler in the BWC history.
URGENT! - Invitation to host WWC and the Congresses 2011
The World Tenpin Bowling Association Presidium has announced that it has withdrawn the award of the Women's World Championships 2011 to Malaysia as it has not been possible to agree on a written contract about the championship and the Congresses. Because the WTBA Presidium had to withdraw the WWC 2011 from Malaysia it now invites all WTBA member federations to apply to host the world championship and the WTBA/FIQ Congresses in conjunction with the championship.
The World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) today officially launched the bidding process for its marquee event, the World Bowling Championship 2013. The bidding process is open to all cities, regions, WTBA member federations, private event organizers and corporate partners. Interested parties have until October 1, 2010, midnight, to submit their bid documents for the World Bowling Championship 2013.
Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany (Aug. 11-22, 2010)
The German Bowling Federation (DBU), host of the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association Men’s World Championships, has released the second and last Bulletin for the championships which will be held from Aug. 11-22, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 2010 MWC will be staged at Dream-Bowl Palace, a state-of-the-art 52-laner in Unterföhring, a suburb of the city of Munich. Bulletin No. 2 contains information about the Preliminary Schedule of Events, Official Hotels, Dream-Bowl Palace, Munich Area, Committees, Facilities/Services, Fees, Visa information, Other tournaments and Forms/Deadlines.
2009 World Cup champion Caroline Lagrange falls to Wong in women's title match
Michael Schmidt (pictured left) of Tyndall, Manitoba, and Felicia Wong (left), Calgary, Alberta,will represent Canada at the 2010 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia, October 15-24, 2010. Schmidt earned his fifth berth out of the last six attempts by defeating Robbie Scerbo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 245-142. Wong denied Caroline Lagrange's bid to defend her World Cup title with a 232-203 win in the decisive game.
MTV, the world's biggest music TV station, is holding its first ever party in Croatia and has chosen Bowling 300 Zagreb as the venue, the home of the 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in 2010. DJs Dario and Doki will keep the musical fun moving along while party-goers will be able to try their hand at bowling. Bowling 300 Zagreb is a brand new center which features not only 32 lanes of QubicaAMF equipment, but also four lanes of Highway 66 mini-bowling and a special VIP area with two large screens and a private bar.
Bowling 300 Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia (Oct. 15-24, 2010)
At the victory banquet of the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Melaka, Malaysia in November 2009 it was announced that the 2010 edition of one of bowling's most prestigious tournaments will be held in Zagreb, Croatia. QubicaAMF Worldwide, founder, organizer and principal sponsor of the Bowling World Cup and one of the largest bowling products companies in the world, has now confirmed that the 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup will be held in the Croatian capital from Oct. 15-24, 2010.
Watch Bowlingdigital's slideshow with the highlights of the year
The Tenpin Bowling Year 2009 was filled with action, record-breaking performances, great comebacks as well as stunningly surprising or long-overdue breakthroughs. The PBA pros went globe-trotting and Asians, Americans and Europeans tested their skills in the inaugural PBA World Series of Bowling. Spearheaded by Philippine legend Paeng Nepomuceno, the international USBC silver coaches have certified numerous bronze coaches all over the world. To watch Bowlingdigital's slideshow with the highlights of the year 2009
click here
Just 175 days after the ground-breaking ceremony, Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, celebrated its Grand Opening on Monday evening, Dec. 14, 2009 with a couple of hundred guests from politics, business, media and the world of bowling The 52-laner equipped with Brunswick Anvilane Pro Lane with Vector plus scoring system is the largest bowling center in Europe with all 52 lanes on a single floor with no supporting pillars.
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Manager Anne-Marie Board has announced the TV transmission times for the stepladder finals of the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Melaka, Malaysia (Nov. 13-20, 2009.) The men's show will feature No. 1 Choi Yong-Kyu, Korea, No. 2 Michael Schmidt, Canada and No. 3 Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia. The women's final will feature No. 1 seed Caroline Lagrange, Canada, No. 2 Siti Safiyah Amirah, Malaysia, and No. 3 Zara Giles, England.
Project gives players eight months for preparation
The 2010 Men's World Championship is exactly eight months away (Aug. 11-22, 2010) but Swedish national team coach Tomas Leandersson (l.) has already nominated the six players for the Swedish national team for Munich, Germany. "It has never happened before that we decided the team eight months ahead," stated Leandersson,. "However, this is a project where we want to see the outcome when the players get the possibility of a much longer time for preparation before the championship."
Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany (Aug. 11-22, 2010)
The German Bowling Federation (DBU), host of the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association Men’s World Championships, has released the Bulletin No. 1 for the championships which will be held from Aug. 11-22, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 2010 MWC will be staged at Dream-Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany, a state-of-the-art 52-laner in Unterföhring, a suburb of the city of Munich, close to Munich International Airport. Bulletin No. 1 contains information about the tentative schedule, official hotels, Dream-Bowl Palace, Munich, committees, facilities and services, fees as well as forms and deadlines.
Canada's Caroline Lagrange and Choi Yong-Kyu, Korea (l.) were the winners of the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Melaka, Malaysia. Lagrange and Michael Schmidt won the
Country Award for the best team performance. 4-time BWC
champion Paeng Nepomuceno, Philippines, and Belinda Tan (r.), New Zealand, were voted Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Tournament.
Bowlingdigital.com has partnered with the United States Bowling Congress, BOWL.com and QubicaAMF to live stream the men's and women's semifinals and finals of the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Melaka, Malaysia. Lucas Wiseman , USBC Senior Public Relations Coordinator, served as play-by-play announcer for all broadcasts, which were recorded by Flavio Cuva. All photos by Beat Grauwiler. To review the men's and women's matches in best-of-three games format on Bowlingdigital's Ustream TV
QubicaAMF has announced that the 46th Bowling World Cup will be held at Bowling de Provence in Toulon (pictured), on the French Riviera, from October 15-24, 2010. Michel Beltramone, Managing Director of the 44-lane center, stepped in to host the World Cup after a change in ownership in Croatia prevented the tournament going ahead there as planned. Toulon lies on the western end of the Cote d'Azur on the Mediterranean,
known around the world as the French Riviera. 
June at the SuperBowl in St. Julian's, Malta, saw the MTBA qualifying event for this year’s QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, which will be held in Zagreb, Croatia between the 15th - 24th of October. Malta will be represented by Mark Spiteri (l.) and Sue Abela (r.) after the duo came through to top their respective divisions with flying colors. The Maltese World Cup qualifier follows a simple format, all bowlers
playing three 8-game sessions, and the highest pinfall total determining the male and female winners. 
Eight up-and-coming bowlers will follow in the footsteps of stars such as Kelly Kulick and Tommy Jones by representing Junior Team USA at the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Youth Championships in Helsinki, Finland, next month. The World Youth Championships will take place at Tali Bowl in Helsinki from July 24-Aug. 1 and will feature bowlers from an estimated 48 countries. The 11th installment of this great biennial tournament is for national junior team members who must not have reached the age of 21 years on January 1, 2010. 
The United States Bowling Congress has announced its "Dream Team" for the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association Men's World Championships Aug. 12-21 at Dream Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. Selected to compete for Team USA are Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Chris Barnes (l.), Tommy Jones (r.), Wes Malott, Bill O'Neill, Rhino Page and Patrick Allen.
Marcelo Suartz won the XIX Copa AMF Brazil to earn the right to represent his country in the 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at Bowling 300 Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia (Oct. 15-24, 2010). In the title match of the five player stepladder final, Suartz, the No. 1 seed, flew past #5 Fernando de Azevedo, 246-188, to win his second berth into the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Suartz' 7th place finish including a 217.68 average over 40 games at the 43rd BWC in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the best performance of a Brazilian bowler in the BWC history.
The World Tenpin Bowling Association Presidium has announced that it has withdrawn the award of the Women's World Championships 2011 to Malaysia as it has not been possible to agree on a written contract about the championship and the Congresses. Because the WTBA Presidium had to withdraw the WWC 2011 from Malaysia it now invites all WTBA member federations to apply to host the world championship and the WTBA/FIQ Congresses in conjunction with the championship.
Michael Schmidt (pictured left) of Tyndall, Manitoba, and Felicia Wong (left), Calgary, Alberta,will represent Canada at the 2010 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia, October 15-24, 2010. Schmidt earned his fifth berth out of the last six attempts by defeating Robbie Scerbo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 245-142. Wong denied Caroline Lagrange's bid to defend her World Cup title with a 232-203 win in the decisive game.
MTV, the world's biggest music TV station, is holding its first ever party in Croatia and has chosen Bowling 300 Zagreb as the venue, the home of the 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in 2010. DJs Dario and Doki will keep the musical fun moving along while party-goers will be able to try their hand at bowling. Bowling 300 Zagreb is a brand new center which features not only 32 lanes of QubicaAMF equipment, but also four lanes of Highway 66 mini-bowling and a special VIP area with two large screens and a private bar.
At the victory banquet of the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Melaka, Malaysia in November 2009 it was announced that the 2010 edition of one of bowling's most prestigious tournaments will be held in Zagreb, Croatia. QubicaAMF Worldwide, founder, organizer and principal sponsor of the Bowling World Cup and one of the largest bowling products companies in the world, has now confirmed that the 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup will be held in the Croatian capital from Oct. 15-24, 2010.
Just 175 days after the ground-breaking ceremony, Dream-Bowl Palace in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, celebrated its Grand Opening on Monday evening, Dec. 14, 2009 with a couple of hundred guests from politics, business, media and the world of bowling The 52-laner equipped with Brunswick Anvilane Pro Lane with Vector plus scoring system is the largest bowling center in Europe with all 52 lanes on a single floor with no supporting pillars.
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Manager Anne-Marie Board has announced the TV transmission times for the stepladder finals of the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Melaka, Malaysia (Nov. 13-20, 2009.) The men's show will feature No. 1 Choi Yong-Kyu, Korea, No. 2 Michael Schmidt, Canada and No. 3 Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia. The women's final will feature No. 1 seed Caroline Lagrange, Canada, No. 2 Siti Safiyah Amirah, Malaysia, and No. 3 Zara Giles, England.
The 2010 Men's World Championship is exactly eight months away (Aug. 11-22, 2010) but Swedish national team coach Tomas Leandersson (l.) has already nominated the six players for the Swedish national team for Munich, Germany. "It has never happened before that we decided the team eight months ahead," stated Leandersson,. "However, this is a project where we want to see the outcome when the players get the possibility of a much longer time for preparation before the championship."
Canada's Caroline Lagrange and Choi Yong-Kyu, Korea (l.) were the winners of the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Melaka, Malaysia. Lagrange and Michael Schmidt won the
Country Award for the best team performance. 4-time BWC
champion Paeng Nepomuceno, Philippines, and Belinda Tan (r.), New Zealand, were voted Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Tournament. 
