List of world bowling champions

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This article is a list of world champions in Ten-pin bowling in the tournaments listed below-

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The World Championships

The World Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling). From 1963 to 2003, and from 2013 the world championships were conducted every fourth year. The two genders were divided beginning in 2005 in addition to the Combined World Championships. Participating countries sends 6 women and 6 men on each team for men and women. [1]

See World Tenpin Bowling Championships for the playing format.

Masters

Masters Champions [1]
YearHostMenWomen
1954 Helsinki Flag of Sweden.svg Gösta Algeskog-
1955 Essen Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Bäckström-
1958 Helsingborg Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Asukas-
1960 Hamburg Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Tito Reynolds-
1963 Mexico City Flag of the United States.svg Lez Zikes Flag of the United States.svg Helen Shablis
1967 Malmö Flag of England.svg David Pond Flag of the United States.svg Helen Weston
1971 Milwaukee Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Luther Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ashie Gonzalez
1975 London Flag of the United States.svg Marvin Stoudt Flag of Germany.svg Anne-Dore Häfker
1979 Manila Flag of England.svg Gerry Bugden Flag of the Philippines.svg Lita de la Rosa
1983 Caracas Flag of the United States.svg Tony Cariello Flag of Sweden.svg Lena Sulkanen
1987 Helsinki Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger Pieters Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Hägre
1991 Singapore Flag of Finland.svg Mika Koivuniemi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Catherine Willis
1995 Reno Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen-Min Yang Flag of Mexico.svg Celia Flores
1999 Abu Dhabi Flag of Qatar.svg Ahmed Shaheen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ann-Maree Putney
2003 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Michael Little Flag of the United States.svg Diandra Hyman
2005 Aalborg - Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sui-Ling Yang
2006 Busan Flag placeholder.svg [[ ]]-
2007 Monterrey - Flag of the United States.svg Diandra Asbaty
2008 Bangkok Flag of the United States.svg Walter Ray Williams -
2009 Las Vegas - Flag of Colombia.svg Clara Juliana Guerrero
2010 Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg Chris Barnes -
2011 Hong Kong - Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Pluhowsky
2013 Las Vegas Flag of South Korea.svg Young-Seon Cho Flag of South Korea.svg Yun-Hee Son
2014 Abu Dhabi Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Won Kang-
2015 Abu Dhabi - Flag of South Korea.svg Daw-Un Jung
2017 Las Vegas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francois Lavoie Flag of South Korea.svg Daw-Un Jung
2018 Hong Kong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mitch Hupe -
2019 Las Vegas - Flag of Singapore.svg Cherie Tan

All Events

The All-Events is the combined games from singles, doubles, trios and 5-player team.

All Events Champions [1]
YearHostMenWomen
1979 Manila Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eric Thompson Flag of the Philippines.svg Bong Coo
1983 Caracas Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Karlsson Flag of the Philippines.svg Bong Coo
1987 Helsinki Flag of the United States.svg Rick Steelsmith Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Jo Shiery
1991 Singapore Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ying-Chieh Ma Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Andersen
1995 Reno Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Sassen Flag of Finland.svg Jaana Puhakka
1999 Abu Dhabi Flag of Norway.svg Tore Torgersen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amanda Bradley
2003 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Öhman Flag of England.svg Zara Glover
2005 Aalborg - Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yu-Ling Wang
2006 Busan Flag of Singapore.svg Remy Ong-
2007 Monterrey - Flag of South Korea.svg Jin-A Choy
2008 Bangkok Flag of South Korea.svg Bok-Eum Choi-
2009 Las Vegas - Flag of Colombia.svg Clara Juliana Guerrero
2010 Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg Bill O'Neill -
2011 Hong Kong - Flag of Denmark.svg Mai Ginge Jensen
2013 Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg Chris Barnes Flag of the United States.svg Shannon O'Keefe
2014 Abu Dhabi Flag of South Korea.svg Bok-Eum Choi-
2015 Abu Dhabi - Flag of Singapore.svg Shayna Ng
2017 Las Vegas Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hao-Ming Wu Flag of the United States.svg Danielle McEwan
2018 Hong Kong Flag of the United States.svg EJ Tackett-
2019 Las Vegas - Flag of Colombia.svg Maria Rodriguez

Singles

Singles Champions [1]
YearHostMenWomen
1979 Manila Flag of the Philippines.svg Ollie Ongtawco Flag of the Philippines.svg Lita de la Rosa
1983 Caracas Flag of Colombia.svg Armando Marino Flag of Sweden.svg Lena Sulkanen
1987 Helsinki Flag of France.svg Patrick Rolland Flag of Mexico.svg Edda Piccini
1991 Singapore Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ying-Chieh Ma Flag of Germany.svg Martina Beckel
1995 Reno Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Doi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Debby Ship
1999 Abu Dhabi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gery Verbruggen Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kulick
2003 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Finland.svg Mika Luoto Flag of England.svg Zara Glover
2005 Aalborg - Flag of Malaysia.svg Esther Cheah
2006 Busan Flag of Singapore.svg Remy Ong -
2007 Monterrey - Flag of the United States.svg Shannon O'Keefe
2008 Bangkok Flag of the United States.svg Walter Ray Williams -
2009 Las Vegas - Flag of the United States.svg Stefanie Nation
2010 Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg Bill O'Neill -
2011 Hong Kong - Flag of Malaysia.svg Jacqueline Sijore
2013 Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg Bill O'Neill Flag of South Korea.svg Seo-Yeon Ryu
2014 Abu Dhabi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan MacLelland-
2015 Abu Dhabi - Flag of South Korea.svg Eun-Hee Jeon
2017 Las Vegas Flag of the Netherlands.svg Xander van Mazijk Flag of Japan.svg Futaba Imai
2018 Hong Kong Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Ismail Rafiq-
2019 Las Vegas - Flag of the United States.svg Danielle McEwan
2023 Kuwait City Flag of Singapore.svg Darren Ong Flag of Malaysia.svg Natasha Roslan

Doubles, Trios and Team

The World Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling). Doubles, Trios and Team [1] events of the World Championships are listed below.

World Champions
YearHostDoublesTriosTeam (5 players + 1 constructive)
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
1954 Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1. Osmo Koivunen
  2. Odin Koskinen
1955 Essen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Pelle Phil
  2. Fritiof Söderberg
1958 Helsingborg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Evert Lindbergh
  2. Carl-Gustav Carjö
1960 Hamburg Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
  1. Tito Reynolds
  2. Miguel Anaya
1963 Mexico City Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Jim Schroeder
  2. Bud Oswalt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Helen Shablis
  2. Dorothy Wilkinsson
1967 Malmö Flag of England.svg  England
  1. David Pond
  2. J E S Morley

Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

  1. Tea Orozco
  2. Alicia Sarabia
1971 Milwaukee Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
  1. Rolaldo Sebelen
  2. Carlos Diaz
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  1. Yoshimi Fukuda
  2. Michiko Hirooka
1975 London Flag of England.svg  England
  1. Brian Michael
  2. Bernie Caterer
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Britt Cederbrink
  2. Svea Ljungkvist
YearHostDoublesTriosTeam (5 players + 1 constructive)
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
1979 Manila Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1. Eric Thompson
  2. Ronald Powell
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
  1. Lita de la Rosa
  2. Bong Coo
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  1. Allan Hooi
  2. Edward Lim
  3. J. B. Koo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Annese Kelly
  2. Cindy Schuble
  3. Jacquelyn Stormo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1. Eric Thompson
  2. Kevin Quinn
  3. Gary Anthony Kee
  4. John Sullivan
  5. Ronald Powell
  6. Bruce Kennedy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Cindy Schuble
  2. Sandi Tice
  3. Betty Maw
  4. Jacquelyn Stormo
  5. Annese Kelly
  6. Regina Hillier
1983 Caracas Flag of England.svg  England
  1. Chris Buck
  2. Alan Fawcett

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

  1. Ken Harding
  2. John Sullivan
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
  1. Birgitte Jensen
  2. Jette Hansen
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Kenneth Andersson
  2. Tony Rosenquist
  3. Mats Karlsson
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1. Hani Hoplitchek
  2. Christel Helisler
  3. Gisela Lins
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1. Mikko Kaartinen
  2. Sam Anker Martti
  3. Koskela Hannu Närhi
  4. Simo Vähäkorpela
  5. Ailo Votila
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Karin Glennert
  2. Gerda Öhman
  3. Aasa Larsson
  4. Lena Sulkanen
  5. Yvonne Berndt
  6. Ingrid Andersell
1987 Helsinki Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Ulf Hämnäs
  2. Ulf Bolleby
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Cora Fiebig
  2. Kathy Wodka
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Dan Nadeau
  2. Duane Sandvick
  3. Rick Steelsmith
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Sue Holton
  2. Karen Bender
  3. Nellie Glandon
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Raymond Jansson
  2. Per Jansson
  3. Ulf Hämnäs
  4. Ulf Bolleby
  5. Tony Rosenquist
  6. Gunnar Samuelsson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Nellie Glandon
  2. Karen Bender
  3. Sandra Jo Shiery
  4. Kathy Wodka
  5. Cora Fiebig
  6. Sue Holton
1991 Singapore Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Pat Healey
  2. Steve Kloempken
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  1. Tomoko Hatanaka
  2. Kumiko Inatsu
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Pat Healey
  2. Vince Biondo
  3. Steve Kloempken
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1. Catherine Willis
  2. Jane Amlinger
  3. Anne Saasto
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  1. Ying-Chieh Ma
  2. Chien-Yi Tang
  3. Cheng-Ming Yang
  4. Te-Lin Lai
  5. Chao-Hsiung Lin
  6. Peng-Sheng Cheng
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Mi-Sun Shin
  2. Hae-Hyung Lee
  3. Young-Sim Kim
  4. Mi-Suk Cho
  5. Hyun-Suk Hong
  6. Sook-Young Kim
1995 Reno Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Tomas Leandersson
  2. Raymond Jansson
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
  1. Kanit Kitchatham
  2. Phetchara Kaewsuk
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1. Erwin Groen
  2. Niko Thienpondt
  3. Michael Sassen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1. Cara Honeychurch
  2. Sharon McLeish
  3. Sue Cassell
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1. Erwin Groen
  2. Maarten Krull
  3. Michael Sassen
  4. Niko Thienpondt
  5. Geert van Baest
  6. Marcel van den Bosch
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1. Jaana Puhakka
  2. Anu Peltola
  3. Pauliina Aalto
  4. Heta-Maija Allen
  5. Reija Lundén
  6. Leena Pulliainen
1999 Abu Dhabi Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Patrick Backe
  2. Martin Blixt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1. Joy Haymen
  2. Amanda Bradley
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1. Antti-Pekka Lax
  2. Lasse Lintilä
  3. Ari Halme
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Jin-Hee Park
  2. Sun-Hwa Kim
  3. Ji-Yeon Lee
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Tomas Leandersson
  2. Patrick Backe
  3. Johan Damberg
  4. Martin Blixt
  5. Raymond Jansson
  6. Göran Carlsson
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Mi-Jung Cha
  2. Ji-Yeon Lee
  3. Sun-Hwa Kim
  4. Jin-Hee Park
  5. Hee-Soon Kim
  6. Mi-Young Lee
2003 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Tomas Leandersson
  2. Anders Öhman
Flag of England.svg  England
  1. Zara Glover
  2. Kirsten Penny
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Dino Castillo
  2. Bill Hoffman
  3. Tim Mack
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
  1. Liza del Rosario
  2. Liza Clutario
  3. Cecilia Yap
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Martin Blixt
  2. Martin Larsen
  3. Patrick Backe
  4. Anders Öhman
  5. Tomas Leandersson
  6. Robert Andersson
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  1. Sarah Yap
  2. Choy Poh Lai
  3. Sharon Chai
  4. Wendy Chai
  5. Shalin Zulkifli
  6. Lai Kin Ngoh
2005 Aalborg -Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1. Martina Beckel
  2. Tanya Petty
-Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  1. Yu-Ling Wang
  2. Chiung-Yao Huang
  3. Miao-Lin Chou
-Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  1. Yu-Ling Wang
  2. Chiung-Yao Huang
  3. Miao-Lin Chou
  4. I-Fen Lin
  5. Ya-Ting Wang
  6. Hsin-Yi Tsai
2006 Busan Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Martin Larsen
  2. Robert Andersson
-Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Tae-Won Kim
  2. Jong-In Choi
  3. Seoung-Joo Joung
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Scott Pohl
  2. Ronnie Sparks
  3. David Haynes
  4. Rhino Page
  5. Bill Hoffman
  6. Dan Patterson
-
2007 Monterrey -Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Jin-A Choy
  2. Bo-Ra Nam
-Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Helén Johnsson
  2. Malin Glendert
  3. Nina Flack
-Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  1. Esther Cheah
  2. Shalin Zulkifli
  3. Sharon Koh
  4. Wendy Chai
  5. Zandra Aziela
  6. Choy Poh Lai
2008 Bangkok Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Patrick Allen
  2. Rhino Page
-Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Bok-Eum Choi
  2. Ki-Bong Choi
  3. Tae-Young Kim
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Walter Ray Williams
  2. Chris Barnes
  3. Tommy Jones
  4. Bill Hoffman
  5. Patrick Allen
  6. Rhino Page
-
2009 Las Vegas -Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Sun-Ok Hwang
  2. Hye-Eun Gang
-Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  1. Hao-Ting Yang
  2. Hsin-Yi Tsai
  3. Ya-Chun Tang
-Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Sun-Ok Hwang
  2. Hye-Eun Gang
  3. Yun-Hee Jeon
  4. Yun-Hee Son
  5. Su-Yeon Hong
  6. Yeau-Jin Kim
2010 Las Vegas Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Martin Paulsson
  2. Mathias Aarup
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Patrick Allen
  2. Rhino Page
  3. Wes Malott
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Bill O'Neill
  2. Patrick Allen
  3. Wes Malott
  4. Chris Barnes
  5. Tommy Jones
  6. Rhino Page
2011 Hong Kong -Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Shannon Pluhowsky
  2. Liz Johnson
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Stefanie Nation
  2. Shannon Pluhowsky
  3. Shannon O'Keefe
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
  2. Shannon Pluhowsky
  3. Shannon O'Keefe
  4. Kelly Kulick
  5. Liz Johnson
  6. Stefanie Nation
2013 Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. John Szczerbinski
  2. Chris Barnes
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Shannon O'Keefe
  2. Stefanie Nation
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1. Mark Buffa
  2. Francois Lavoie
  3. Patrick Girard
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Seo-Yeon Ryu
  2. Na-Young Lee
  3. Yun-Hee Son
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1. Perttu Jussila
  2. Toni Ranta
  3. Petteri Salonen
  4. Pasi Uotila
  5. Osku Palermaa
  6. Joonas Jehkinen
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Seo-Yeon Ryu
  2. Na-Young Lee
  3. Moon-Jeong
  4. Kim Da-Wun
  5. Jung Yun-Hee
  6. Son Seung-Ja Baek"
2014 Abu Dhabi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Jong-Woo Park
  2. Bok-Eum Choi
-Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
  1. Frederik Öhrgaard
  2. Carsten W. Hansen
  3. Thomas Larsen
-Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Jong-Woo Park
  2. Bok-Eum Choi
  3. Hee-Won Kang
  4. Hae-Sol Hong
  5. Seung-Hyeon Shin
  6. Kyung-Min Kim
2015 Abu Dhabi -Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Danielle McEwan
  2. Kelly Kulick
-Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Hye-Rin Son
  2. Jin-Sun Kim
  3. Seung-Ja Baek
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Shannon Pluhowsky
  2. Stefani Johnson
  3. Shannon O'Keefe
  4. Kelly Kulick
  5. Danielle McEwan
  6. Liz Johnson
2017 Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Chris Barnes
  2. Tommy Jones
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Daw-Un Jung
  2. Moon-Jeong Kim
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
  1. Eric Tseng
  2. Siu-Hong Wu
  3. Michael Mak
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Danielle McEwan
  2. Kelly Kulick
  3. Shannon O'Keefe
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Chris Barnes
  2. AJ Johnson
  3. Tommy Jones
  4. Marshall Kent
  5. Chris Via
  6. Jakob Butturff
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  1. Syaidatul Afifah
  2. Natsaha Roslan
  3. Siti Safiyah
  4. Shalin Zulkifli
  5. Li-Jane Sin
  6. Esther Cheah
2018 Hong Kong Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  1. Adrian Ang
  2. Tun Al-Hakim
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. E. J. Tackett
  2. Kyle Troup
  3. Andrew Anderson
-Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1. Marco Reviglio
  2. Pierpaolo De Filippi
  3. Nicola Pongolini
  4. Erik Davolio
  5. Antonino Fiorentino
  6. Marco Parapini
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2019 Las Vegas -Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Josefine Hermansson
  2. Jenny Wegner
-Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Missy Parkin
  2. Jordan Richard
  3. Liz Kuhlkin
-Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
  1. Juliana Franco
  2. Rocio Restrepo
  3. Laura Plazas
  4. Clara Guerrero
  5. Maria Rodriguez
  6. Anggie Ramirez
2023 Kuwait City Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
  1. Kim Kyung-min
  2. Kim Dong-hyeon
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
  1. Daphne Tan
  2. Cherie Tan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
  1. Tony Wong
  2. Ivan Tse
  3. Wu Siu Hong
Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
  1. Jung Da-wun
  2. Hong Hae-ni
  3. Kim Hyun-mi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1. Austyn Ducharme
  2. Jordan Jung
  3. Nathan Ruest-Lajoie
  4. Mitch Hupe
  5. Darren Alexander
  6. François Lavoie
Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
  1. Kim Hyun-mi
  2. Son Hye-rin
  3. Ka Yun-mi
  4. Baek Seung-ja
  5. Jung Da-wun
  6. Hong Hae-ni
YearHostMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
DoublesTriosTeam (5 players + 1 constructive)

World Games

Sports not included in the Olympic games are a part of the World Games. Bowling is played since 1981, every fourth year.

Singles

Singles Champions [1]
YearHostMenWomen
1981 Santa Clara Flag of Norway.svg Arne Svein Strøm Flag of France.svg Liliane Gregori
1985 London Flag of Sweden.svg Raymond Jansson Flag of Singapore.svg Adelene Wee
1989 Karlsruhe Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ma Ying-Chieh Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jane Amlinger
1993 The Hague Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Leandersson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pauline Smith
1997 Lahti Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gery Verbruggen Flag of Germany.svg Patricia Schwarz
2001 Akita Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Gäbler Flag of Guatemala.svg Sofia Matilde Rodriguez
2005 Duisburg Flag of Finland.svg Kai Virtanen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Soo-Kyung
2009 Kaohsiung Flag of Colombia.svg Manuel Otalora Flag of Finland.svg Krista Pöllänen
2013 Cali Flag of Finland.svg Osku Palermaa Flag of Ukraine.svg Daria Kovalova
2017 Wroclaw Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Young-Seon Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kulick

All Events, Doubles, Mixed Doubles

World Games Champions in All Events, Doubles and Mixed Doubles
YearHostAll EventsDoublesMixed Doubles
MenWomenMenWomen
1981 Santa Clara Played SinglesPlayed mixed doubles onlyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Ruth Guerster
Chris Batson
1985 London Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Raymond JanssonFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Gisela LinsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Nora Haveneers
Dominique De Nolf
1989 Karlsruhe Played SinglesFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)
Ma Ying-Chieh
Huang Yuen-Yue
1993 The Hague Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Pauliina Aalto
Mika Koivuniemi
1997 Lahti Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)
Sharon Low
Daniel Lim
2001 Akita Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Kirsten Penny
Steven Thornton
2005 Duisburg Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Isabelle Saldjian
François Sacco
2009 Kaohsiung Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
Gye Min-Young
Kong Byoung-Hee
2013 Cali Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
Gye Min-Young
Kong Byoung-Hee
2017 Wroclaw Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
François Lavoie
Dan MacLelland		Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)
Clara Guerrero
Rocio Restrepo 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Kelly Kulick
Mike Fagan

Professional Bowling Association World Champions

The PBA World Championship is one of five major PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) bowling events. The PBA World Championship has been held in a variety of formats over the years. Since the 2009–10 season, the initial qualifying scores for the World Championship have come from other stand-alone tournaments at the PBA World Series of Bowling. The current tournament is open to any PBA member who is also a competitor in the World Series of Bowling. [2]

PBA Champions
SeasonWinnerNationality
1960 Don Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1961 Dave Soutar Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1962 Carmen Salvino Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1963 Billy Hardwick Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1964 Bob Strampe Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1965 Dave Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1966 Wayne Zahn Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1967 Dave Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1968 Wayne Zahn Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1969 Mike McGrath Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1970 Mike McGrath Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1971 Mike Limongello Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1972 Johnny Guenther Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1973 Earl Anthony Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1974 Earl Anthony Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1975 Earl Anthony Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1976 Paul Colwell Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1977 Tommy Hudson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1978 Warren Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1979 Mike Aulby Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1980 Johnny Petraglia Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1981 Earl Anthony Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1982 Earl Anthony Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1983 Earl Anthony Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1984 Bob Chamberlain Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1985 Mike Aulby Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1986 Tom Crites Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1987 Randy Pedersen Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1988 Brian Voss Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1989 Pete Weber Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1990 Jim Pencak Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1991 Mike Miller Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1992 Eric Forkel Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1993 Ron Palombi Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1994 Dave Traber Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1995 Scott Alexander Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1996 Butch Soper Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1997 Rick Steelsmith Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1998 Pete Weber Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1999 Tim Criss Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2000 Norm Duke Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2001 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2001–02 Doug Kent Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2002–03 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2003–04 Tom Baker Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2004–05 Patrick Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2005–06 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2006–07 Doug Kent Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2007–08 Norm Duke Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2008–09 Norm Duke Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2009–10 Tom Smallwood Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2010–11 Chris Barnes Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2011–12 Osku Palermaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2012–13+ Parker Bohn III Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2012–13+ Dominic Barrett Flag of England.svg  England
2014 Mike Fagan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2015 Gary Faulkner Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2016 E. J. Tackett Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2017 Jason Belmonte Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2018Tournament not held in 2018 [3]
2019 Jason Belmonte Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2020 Jason Belmonte Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2021 Tom Daugherty Flag of the United States.svg  United States

World U21 Championships

The World U21 Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling). Athletes must be under the age of 21 on the first of January of the championship year. The World Singles Championships were held for the first time in 2022, and are held every second year in odd-numbered years. Each federation is allowed to send two male and two female athletes to the championships. Singles, Doubles, Team of Four (mixed genders), All Event, and Masters are the disciplines for both genders.

Singles

World Junior Singles Champions
YearHostMenWomen
2022 [4] Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Eklund Flag of Singapore.svg Colleen Pee

World Junior Championships

The World Junior Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling). [5] Athletes must be under the age of 18 on the first of January of the championship year. The World Singles Championships were held for the first time in 2019, and are held every second year in odd-numbered years. Each federation is allowed to send two male and two female athletes to the championships. Singles, Doubles, Team of Four (mixed genders), All Event, and Masters are the disciplines for both genders.

All Events

World Junior All Events Champions [5]
YearHostBoysGirls
2019 France Flag of South Korea.svg Geun Ji Flag of Finland.svg Mila Nevalainen

Singles

World Junior Singles Champions [5]
YearHostMenWomen
2019 France Flag of South Korea.svg Geun Ji Flag of Singapore.svg Arianne Tay

World Youth Championships

The World Youth Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling). [6] Athletes must be at least 13 years old and not older than 21 years old on January 1 of the championship year. The first World Youth Championships were held in Manila, the Philippines, in 1990. The championships were first held every other year in 1990, with two girls and two boys on each team. Since 1994, each team has consisted of four girls and four boys. Since 1994 the disciplines for both genders have been Singles, Doubles, Team of Four, All Event and Masters.

Masters

World Youth Masters Champions [6]
YearHostBoysGirls
1990 Manila Flag of the United States.svg Pat Healey Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Sun Shin
1992 Caracas Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Chapman Flag of Finland.svg Jaana Puhakka
1994 Monterrey Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg An-Shan Chiang Flag of Finland.svg Jaana Puhakka
1996 Hong Kong Flag of South Korea.svg Myong-Jo Kim Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yu-Ling Wang
1998 Incheon Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Liew Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yu-Ling Wang
2000 Santo Domingo Flag of the United States.svg Derek Sapp Flag of the United States.svg Diandra Hyman
2002 Pattaya Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wu Siu Hong Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Pluhowsky
2004 Agana Flag of Thailand.svg Yannaphon Larpapharat Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Petrick
2006 Berlin Flag of Norway.svg Mads Sandbäkken Flag of Malaysia.svg Sharon Koh
2008 Orlando Flag of Malaysia.svg Aaron Kong Flag of South Korea.svg Gwi-Ae Jun
2010 Helsinki Flag of South Korea.svg Ju-Young Kim Flag of South Korea.svg Yeon-Ju Kim
2012 Bangkok Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Fransson Flag of South Korea.svg Yeon-Ju Hwang
2014 Hong Kong Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Svensson Flag of Japan.svg Mirai Ishimoto
2016 Lincoln Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Simonsen Flag of Malaysia.svg Natasha Roslan
2018 Detroit Flag of the United States.svg Cortez Schenck Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jungmin

All Events

World Youth All Events Champions [6]
YearHostBoysGirls
1990 Manila Flag of Finland.svg Lasse Lintilä Flag of the United States.svg Lynda Norry
1992 Caracas Flag of Qatar.svg Soud Al-Hajri Flag of England.svg Emma Barlow
1994 Monterrey Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Pöllänen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelly Warren
1996 Hong Kong Flag of Venezuela.svg Nicola Petrillo Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yu-Ling Wang
1998 Incheon Flag of Finland.svg Petteri Salonen Flag of Malaysia.svg Shalin Zulkifli
2000 Santo Domingo Flag of South Korea.svg Jae-Hoon Kim Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kulick
2002 Pattaya Flag of Thailand.svg Yannaphon Larpapharat Flag of Sweden.svg Malin Glendert
2004 Agana Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Belmonte Flag of Finland.svg Minna Mäkelä
2006 Berlin Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulmazran Zulkifli Flag of Malaysia.svg Esther Cheah
2008 Orlando Flag of England.svg Dominic Barrett Flag of Japan.svg Maki Nakano
2010 Helsinki Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Koff Flag of South Korea.svg Moon-Jeong Kim
2012 Bangkok Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Cooley Flag of South Korea.svg Yeon-Ju Hwang
2014 Hong Kong Flag of the United States.svg Wesley Low Flag of Japan.svg Shion Izumune
2016 Lincoln Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Andersson Flag of the United States.svg Gazmine Mason
2018 Detroit Flag of Qatar.svg Ghanim Aboujassoum Flag of Malaysia.svg Syazwani Sahar

Singles

World Youth Singles Champions [6]
YearHostBoysGirls
1990 Manila Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Rezende Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny Hertrick
1992 Caracas Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Constantino Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Cristina Kortright
1994 Monterrey Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Pöllänen Flag of Finland.svg Jaana Puhakka
1996 Hong Kong Flag of Japan.svg Ito Masaru Flag of Colombia.svg Sara Vargas
1998 Incheon Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Evans Flag of Malaysia.svg Shalin Zulkifli
2000 Santo Domingo Flag of South Korea.svg Jae-Hoon Kim Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kulick
2002 Pattaya Flag of Thailand.svg Yannaphon Larpapharat Flag of Thailand.svg Angkana Netruiseth
2004 Agana Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Belmonte Flag of South Korea.svg Hyun-Jin Kang
2006 Berlin Flag of Kuwait.svg Mohammed Al-Zaidan Flag of Singapore.svg Valerie Teo
2008 Orlando Flag of England.svg Dominic Barrett Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Ran Park
2010 Helsinki Flag of England.svg Adam Cairns Flag of South Korea.svg Yeon-Ju Kim
2012 Bangkok Flag of the United States.svg Marshall Kent Flag of South Korea.svg Seon-Jeong Kim
2014 Hong Kong Flag of South Korea.svg Woo-Sub Choi Flag of South Korea.svg Su-Jin Yang
2016 Lincoln Flag of the United States.svg Wesley Low Flag of the United States.svg Gazmine Mason
2018 Detroit Flag of Norway.svg Georg Skryten Flag of Japan.svg Nanami Irie

Doubles and Team

The World Championships is owned by International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling). Doubles, and Team [1] events of the World Youth Championships are listed here.

World Youth Champions in Doubles and Team [6]
YearHostDoublesTeam (4 players)
BoysGirlsMixed Team
1990 Manila Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Pat Healey
  2. Jon Juneau
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  1. Hui-Ying Lia
  2. Chun-Ying Yu
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Lynda Norry
  2. Tammy Turner
  3. Pat Healey
  4. Jon Juneau
1992 Caracas Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
  1. Norberto Constantino
  2. Angelo Constantino
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
  1. Joanna Fernandez
  2. Alicia Marcano
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Tammy Turner
  2. Nikki Brandolino
  3. Robert Smith
  4. Anthony Chapman
YearHostDoublesTeam (4 players)
BoysGirlsBoysGirls
1994 Monterrey Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Anthony Chapman
  2. Robert Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1. Kelly Warren
  2. Sharon McLeish
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1. Pasi Pöllänen
  2. Tomi Väänänen
  3. Kai Siltala
  4. Juha Maja
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1. Kelly Warren
  2. Sharon McLeish
  3. Amanda Bradley
  4. Cara Honeychurch
1996 Hong Kong Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
  1. Richard Leon
  2. Nicola Petrillo
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  1. Tomie Kawaguchi
  2. Tomomi Shibata
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  1. Chao-Sheng Cheng
  2. Chao-Yo Cheng
  3. Chin-Chung Tseng
  4. Chien-Hung Chen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  1. Su-Fen Tseng
  2. Shu-Chun Hung
  3. Chia-Shu Wu
  4. Yu-Ling Wang
1998 Incheon Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1. Gerard Wijnstra
  2. Michael Sassen
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Any Rocco
  2. Kelly Kulick
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  1. Masaru Ito
  2. Yoshio Koike
  3. Hirofumi Morimoto
  4. Atsushi Takahashi
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Yeau-Jin Kim
  2. Min-Hee Lee
  3. Bo-Ra Nam
  4. Jin-Hee Park
2000 Santo Domingo Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Sun-Jong Kong
  2. Jae-Hoon Kim
Flag of England.svg  England
  1. Lisa John
  2. Zara Glover
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Scott Norton
  2. Nathan Bohr
  3. Derek Sapp
  4. David Haynes
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Hyun-Jee Koo
  2. Ho-Jung Kim
  3. Sara Lee
  4. Myo-Bouh Jung
2002 Pattaya Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Sun-Jong Kong
  2. Jae-Hoon Kim
Flag of England.svg  England
  1. Donna Adams
  2. Ann Smith
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Robert Andersson
  2. Mats Olsson
  3. Jonni Kemppainen
  4. Martin Larsen
Flag of England.svg  England
  1. Ann Smith
  2. Donna Adams
  3. Zara Glover
  4. Lisa John
2004 Agana Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Robert Andersson
  2. Mikael Kanold
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
  1. Sandra Gongora
  2. Iliana Lomeli
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1. Sami Tolonen
  2. Joonas Huolman
  3. Mikko Ylitalo
  4. Osku Palermaa
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Anita Manns
  2. Olivia Sandham
  3. Jennifer Petrick
  4. Stefanie Nation
2006 Berlin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1. Daniel Skitt
  2. Dan MacLelland
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  1. Zandra Aziela
  2. Esther Cheah
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1. Glen Loader
  2. Stephen Cowland
  3. Michael Zentveld
  4. Jason Belmonte
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1. Danielle van der Meer
  2. Wendy Kok
  3. Wendy van der List
  4. Ghislaine van der Tol
2008 Orlando Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Kim Bolleby
  2. James Gruffman
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1. Tina Hulsch
  2. Birgit Pöppler
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  1. Nur Aiman
  2. Syafiq Ridhwan
  3. Adrian Ang
  4. Aaron Kong
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Yeon-Ji Lee
  2. Gwi-Ae Jun
  3. Hye-Mi Lee
  4. Mi-Ran Park
2010 Helsinki Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Craig Hanson
  2. Andrew Koff
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
  1. Laura Fonnegra
  2. Maria Rodriguez
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Hae-Sol-Hong
  2. Ju-Young Kim
  3. Seung-Hyeon Shin
  4. Jong-Woo Park
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Yeon-Ju Kim
  2. Bo-Hyun Shin
  3. Seung-Ja Baek
  4. Moon-Jeong Kim
2012 Bangkok Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Yeon-Sang Kim
  2. Dong-Jun Hwang
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Seon-Jeong Kim
  2. Yeon-Ju Hwang
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Andrew Koff
  2. Zack Hattori
  3. Chris Via
  4. Marshall Kent
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Jessica Earnest
  2. Kelsey Muther
  3. Amanda Greene
  4. Danielle McEwan
2014 Hong Kong Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Markus Jansson
  2. Pontus Andersson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Lizabeth Kuhlkin
  2. Sarah Lokker
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Matthew Farber
  2. Gregory Young
  3. Kamron Doyle
  4. Wesley Low
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  1. Mirai Ishimoto
  2. Mana Yoshida
  3. Shion Izumune
  4. Kana Shimoide
2016 Lincoln Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Wesley Low
  2. Anthony Simonsen
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Yeong-Seung Lee
  2. Yu-Na Pak
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Michael Tang
  2. Kamron Doyle
  3. Anthony Simonsen
  4. Wesley Low
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  1. Yeong-Seung Lee
  2. Yu-Na Pak
  3. Jin-Ju Kim
  4. Sun-Hwa Hong
2018 Detroit Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1. Robert Lindberg
  2. Alfred Berggren
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
  1. Paola Limon
  2. Raquel Orozco
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
  1. Jassim Al Muraikhi
  2. Mohammed Al Merekhi
  3. Jassem Al Deyab
  4. Ghanim Aboujassoum
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. Caitlyn Johnson
  2. Mabel Cummins
  3. Taylor Bailey
  4. Breanna Clemmer

QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual championship sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide. Each nation chooses one male and/or one female bowler to represent them in the tournament. [7]

YearLocationMenWomen
1965 Dublin Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Ajanto
1966 London Flag of the United States.svg John Wilcox
1967 Paris Flag of the United States.svg Jack Connaughton
1968 Guadalajara Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Blum
1969 Tokyo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graydon Robinson
1970 Copenhagen Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Müller
1971 Hong Kong Flag of the United States.svg Roger Dalkin
1972 Hamburg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ray Mitchell Flag of Mexico.svg Irma Urrea
1973 Singapore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bernie Caterer Flag of Thailand.svg Kesinee Srivises
1974 Caracas Flag of Colombia.svg Jairo Ocampo Flag of Denmark.svg Birgitte Lund
1975 Makati Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Monti Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cathy Townsend
1976 Tehran Flag of the Philippines.svg Paeng Nepomuceno Flag of the United States.svg Lucy Giovinco
1977 Tolworth Flag of Norway.svg Arne Svein Ström Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rea Rennox
1978 Bogotá Flag of Thailand.svg Samran Banyen Flag of the Philippines.svg Lita dela Rosa
1979 Bangkok Flag of France.svg Philippe Dubois Flag of the Philippines.svg Bong Coo
1980 Jakarta Flag of the Philippines.svg Paeng Nepomuceno Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean Gordon
1981 New York Flag of the United States.svg Bob Worrall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pauline Smith
1982 Scheveningen Flag of Norway.svg Arne Svein Ström Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeanette Baker
1983 Mexico City Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chu You-tien Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeanette Baker
1984 Sydney Flag of the United States.svg Jack Jurek Flag of Italy.svg Eliana Rigato
1985 Seoul Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Rodríguez Flag of Ireland.svg Marjorie McEntee
1986 Copenhagen Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Ljung Flag of Sweden.svg Annette Hagre
1987 Kuala Lumpur Flag of Italy.svg Remo Fornasari Flag of the Netherlands.svg Irene Gronert
1988 Guadalajara Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi Flag of the United States.svg Linda Kelly
1989 Dublin Flag of Qatar.svg Salem Al-Monsuri Flag of the United States.svg Patty Ann
1990 Pattaya Flag of Finland.svg Tom Hahl Flag of the United States.svg Linda Graham
1991 Beijing Flag of the United States.svg Jon Juneau Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Larsson
1992 Le Mans Flag of the Philippines.svg Paeng Nepomuceno Flag of Germany.svg Martina Beckel
1993 Johannesburg Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Puisis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pauline Smith
1994 Hermosillo Flag of Norway.svg Tore Torgersen Flag of South Africa.svg Anne Jacobs
1995 São Paulo Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Healey Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gemma Burden
1996 Belfast Flag of the Philippines.svg Paeng Nepomuceno Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cara Honeychurch
1997 Cairo Flag of Germany.svg Christian Nokel Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Su-fen
1998 Kobe Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Cheng-ming Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maxine Nable
1999 Las Vegas Flag of Qatar.svg Ahmed Shaheen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amanda Bradley
2000 Lisbon Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Leandersson Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mel Issac
2001 Pattaya Flag of Norway.svg Kim Haugen Flag of Japan.svg Nachimi Itakura
2002 Riga Flag of Finland.svg Mika Luoto Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Pluhowsky
2003 Tegucigalpa Flag of the Philippines.svg Christian Jan Suarez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kerrie Ryan-Ciach
2004 Singapore Flag of Finland.svg Kai Virtanen Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Pluhowsky
2005 Ljubljana Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Schmidt Flag of the United States.svg Lynda Barnes
2006 Caracas Flag of Finland.svg Osku Palermaa Flag of the United States.svg Diandra Asbaty
2007 St Petersburg Flag of the United States.svg Bill Hoffman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ann-Maree Putney
2008 Hermosillo Flag of the United States.svg Derek Eoff Flag of Singapore.svg Jasmine Yeong-Nathan
2009 Malacca Town Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yong-kyu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Caroline Lagrange
2010 Toulon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Schmidt Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Aumi Guerra
2011 Johannesburg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Belmonte Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Aumi Guerra
2012 Wroclaw Flag of Malaysia.svg Syafiq Ridhwan Flag of Singapore.svg Shayna Ng
2013 Krasnoyarsk Flag of Israel.svg Or Aviram Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Caroline Lagrange
2014 Wroclaw Flag of the United States.svg Chris Barnes Flag of Colombia.svg Clara Guerrero
2015 Las Vegas Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wu Siu Hong Flag of Colombia.svg Clara Guerrero
2016 Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Hongbo Flag of Sweden.svg Jenny Wegner
2017 Hermosillo Flag of the United States.svg Jakob Butturff Flag of the Philippines.svg Krizziah Tabora
2018 Las Vegas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Cooley Flag of the United States.svg Shannon O'Keefe
2019 Palembang Flag of South Africa.svg Francois Louw Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebecca Whiting

Discontinued World Championships

World Singles Championships

The championships was conducted twice by World Bowling who owns the World Championships. Initially designed every fourth year, participants are two men and two women from participating nations. The first edition was held in Limassol, Cyprus in 2012, with 71 male and 57 female athletes from 40 different federations competing. The last was in Doha, Qatar with 81 male and 53 female athletes. [8]

World Singles Championships
YearHostMenWomen
2012 Cyprus Flag of the United States.svg Chris Barnes Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kulick
2016 Doha Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Agerbo Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kulick

World Tenpin Masters

The World Tenpin Masters was an invitational ten-pin bowling tournament hosted by Matchroom Sport Television that ran from 1998 to 2009. Sixteen (16) bowlers are invited to compete head-to-head in a single lane in a straight knockout format.

YearLocationWinner
1998Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster Flag of Norway.svg Tore Torgersen
1999 Milton Keynes Shopping Centre Flag of the Philippines.svg Paeng Nepomuceno
2000 Milton Keynes Shopping Centre Flag of the United States.svg Tim Mack
2001Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham Flag of Malaysia.svg Shalin Zulkifli
2002Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham Flag of Norway.svg Tore Torgersen
2003Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham Flag of England.svg Nikki Harvey
2004Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham Flag of Norway.svg Tore Torgersen
2005Adwick Leisure Centre, Doncaster Flag of Germany.svg Jens Nickel
2006 Barnsley Metrodome Flag of the United States.svg Chris Barnes
2007 Barnsley Metrodome Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Belmonte
2008 Barnsley Metrodome Flag of South Africa.svg Guy Caminsky
2009 Barnsley Metrodome Flag of England.svg Dominic Barrett

IBSA Men's Champions

The following is a list of IBSA World Champions for visually impaired bowlers, sanctioned by the World Tenpin Bowling Association and International Blind Sports Association.

YearWinnerNationalityClassification
2008 Sid Sapru [9] (1)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2017 [10] Koh Young BaeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea TPB2 - MEN'S SINGLES
2017 [10] Huang Yu-HsiaoFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei TPB3 - MEN'S SINGLES

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Cara Honeychurch of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia is a female world champion tenpin bowler. She won the AMF Bowling World Cup in 1996 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and voted Bowler of the Year by the World Bowling Writers the same year. She was inducted to the World Bowling Writers' International Hall of Fame in 1998.

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