| Bowling at the 2006 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Qatar Bowling Center |
| Dates | 3–10 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 191 from 20 nations |
Bowling took place for the men's and women's individual, doubles, trios, and team events at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 3 to December 10. All events were held at the Qatar Bowling Center.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | ● | ||||||||
| Men's doubles | ● | ||||||||
| Men's trios | ● | ● | |||||||
| Men's team of 5 | ● | ● | |||||||
| Men's all-events | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Men's masters | P | P | F | ||||||
| Women's singles | ● | ||||||||
| Women's doubles | ● | ||||||||
| Women's trios | ● | ● | |||||||
| Women's team of 5 | ● | ● | |||||||
| Women's all-events | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Women's masters | P | P | F | ||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Singapore (SIN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 36 | |
A total of 191 athletes from 20 nations competed in bowling at the 2006 Asian Games: [1]
Bahrain (12)
Brunei (3)
China (10)
Chinese Taipei (12)
Hong Kong (9)
India (12) Indonesia (12) Japan (12)
Kazakhstan (7)
Kuwait (12)
Macau (12) Malaysia (12)
Philippines (12) Qatar (6) Saudi Arabia (6) Singapore (12) South Korea (12) Thailand (6) United Arab Emirates (6)
Uzbekistan (6)
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