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Live Coverage from the 10th World Youth Championships in Orlando, Florida

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:26:23 +0200

The 10th World Youth Championships will be held from July 18-26, 2008 at Boardwalk Entertainment Center in Orlando, Florida, United States.

First 300-game shooter Guay returns to Mexico for 44th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:52:45 +0200

Jack Guay of Canada will take part in the 44th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in November returning to Hermosillo, Mexico, the city where he became the first player in the history of the event to hit a perfect game in 1994.

Leandersson and Mack together on the Swedish national team for Thailand

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:32:23 +0200

Hans Karlsson, press officer of the Swedish Bowling Federation reports that multiple World and European champion Tomas Leandersson and American globetrotter Tim Mack will be on the Swedish national team for the 2008 Men's World Championships in Thailand in August.

When Tomas Leandersson took over the position as national team coach in Sweden 18 months ago, he retired as a player for the national team to which he belonged since 1988.

24 spots up for grabs for 8th World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei

Sat, 24 May 2008 11:54:05 +0200

The World Games are a kind of "Olympic Games" for the most popular non-Olympic sports. Contested in the years following the Games of the Olympiad, the 8th World Games 2009 will be held in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei from July 16-26, 2009.

Women's World Championship 2009 to be held in Las Vegas

Mon, 19 May 2008 07:01:52 +0200

The Presidium of the World Tenpin Bowling Association has decided at its meeting in Kuwait on April 26 that the Women's World Championships 2009 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States from July 26 to August 2, 2009.

The 2009 WWC will be staged in a 56-lane bowling arena. The last day of arrival for the delegations is July 25th. The WTBA had to change dates and the venue as Australia withdrew as host two moths ago.

Men's World Championship 2008

Sun, 18 May 2008 19:40:24 +0200

The Thai Tenpin Bowling Association (TTBA) will host the second Men's World Championship from August 21-31, 2008 at SF Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan. The 42-laner with AMF equipment is located on the 8th Floor of a shopping center in Nonthaburi, approx. 30 minutes away from down town Bangkok. The 5-star Chaophya Park Hotel & Resorts in Bangkok was chosen as the official hotel.

Ratia earns men's title in 8th World Ranking Masters

Mon, 05 May 2008 11:12:06 +0200

Jari Ratia (left), Finland, the No. 7 seed, defeated fifth-seeded Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia in the men's final of the 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, two-games-to-one.

Photo Yap Kok Wee.

The Finn won the first game 248-191, but the Malaysian rebounded with a 179-173 win in game two to level the match. In the third and deciding match in best-of-three games format, Ratia cruised to the title with a 212-185 win.

Ratia received the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while Zulkifli was consoled with $5,000.

Wendy Chai wins Women's World Ranking Masters

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:59:49 +0200

Wendy Chai (left), Malaysia, defeated No. 1 seed Karen Marcano (right), Venezuela, two-games-to-one to win the Women's 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta.

Photos Yap Kok Wee.

Marcano, who could decide the starting pattern - short or long oil - used the advantage to win the first game, 186-181.

Chai, who was targeting to improve on a second-place finish in 2005, leveled the match with a 200-160 win in game two.

In the third and deciding game, the long-time Malaysian national team member sealed the victory with 220-201. T

he champion pocketed the $10.000 (approx. $6,425) top prize, while Marcano received $5,000.

Ratia and Zulkifli to bowl for Men's World Ranking Masters title

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:28:06 +0200

In an all-Finnish semi-final, Jari Ratia (left) defeated top seeded Sami Konsteri, two-games-to-none, to advance to the men's title match in the 8th World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Marcano, Chai to bowl for Women's World Ranking Masters crown

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:01:47 +0200

Top seeded Karen Marcano (l.), Venezuela, advanced to the title match of the Women's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, with a 2-1 victory over Diana Zavjalova, Latvia. Marcano had to go the distance in best-of-three games format and won the deciding third game, 199-173.

Finns set up semi-final match; local favorite Lalisang still in the race for World Ranking Masters title

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:56:58 +0200

Tournament leader Sami Konsteri knew if he would beat Hussain Al-Suwaidi in the quarterfinal (what he did, two-games-to-none) and No. 7 Jari Ratia would win his match against No. 2 Lucas Legnani, Argentina (what he did too, 2-0), the two Finns will meet in the semi-final of the 8th World Ranking Masters.

No. 1 seed Marcano advances to semi-finals, both Indonesians eliminated

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:38:38 +0200

And then there were four... that's the number of players still alive in the chase for the Women's World Ranking Masters crown.

Konsteri wins his second qualifying round and leads top 8 into Men's World Ranking Masters finals

Sun, 04 May 2008 13:45:13 +0200

Finn Sami Konsteri made it two out of three when he won yet another qualifying day in the Men's World Ranking Masters Sunday at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Finnish national coach, who won the qualifying on short oil on Friday, posted the highest 8-game block of the tournament with 1844 on dual lane condition (one lane with short, the other with long oil) en route secure the victory in this year's qualifying.

Karen Marcano wins qualifying in Women's World Ranking Masters to earn No. 1 seed for Single-Elimination finals

Sun, 04 May 2008 09:31:51 +0200

Karen Marcano, Venezuela, dominated the women's division in the World Ranking Masters on day three qualifying on dual lane condition (one lane with short, the other with long oil) en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the best-of-three games single-elimination finals.

Arab bowlers take control of the leaderboard in Men's World Ranking Masters

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:57:43 +0200

Mubarak Al-Muraikhi (left) from Qatar took the $1,000 bonus for the highest 8-game series on long oil en route to jump from sixth to first place in the qualifying of the Men's World Ranking Masters at Senayan Sportainment Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Al-Muraikhi had 1667 on short oil and added 1732 including a 289 game, the highest of the tournament thus far, to set the pace after 16 out of 24 games with 3399, an average of 212.44.