Champions League is a sports competition, typically association football, that is contested by club teams who have distinguished themselves in their respective national competitions. The name originated with, and most often refers to, the UEFA Champions League. It may also refer to:
International Bowling Federation and World Bowling (WB) between 2014 and November 2020 is the world governing body of ninepin and tenpin bowling. IBF was founded in 1952 in Hamburg, Germany by officials of the International Bowling Association to foster worldwide interest in amateur ten-pin and nine-pin bowling, as well as international friendship by encouraging world and zone tournaments and other competition between bowlers of different countries. IBF has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee since 1979 as the governing body for bowling sports. Starting with five member federations in 1952, it grew to 141 in 2010.
Nine-pin bowling is a bowling game played primarily in Europe. European championships are held each year. Over 90,000 members are on teams in Germany, often playing in officially registered Bundeskegelbahnen to be found in almost every sizable town. In Europe overall, there are some 130,000 players. Nine-pin bowling lanes are often found in Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Estonia, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, North Macedonia, Hungary, Brazil and Liechtenstein. The English-speaking countries, having a predominance of facilities for the modern ten-pin sport which originated in the United States, as well as regionally popular "small-ball" bowling sports of various types, do not have many facilities in existence for the nine-pin game in the 21st century. On the other hand, a modified version is played in the US state of Texas.
The Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) is the World Bowling Federation. The FIQ is subdivided into two disciplines, the World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA) and the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA). Both organizations were founded by the FIQ in 1973 in London. The WNBA counts approximately 250.000 members in 26 countries on three continents.
The 1953 nine-pin bowling World Championships was the first edition of the championships and were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, from 21-24 June 1953. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.
The 1955 nine-pin bowling World Championships was the second edition of the championships and was held in Essen, West Germany, from 30 August to 5 September 1955.
The women's combination event at the 2018 nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships was held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania from 21 May to 26 May 2018.
The nine-pin bowling World Championships was a biennial nine-pin bowling competition organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. The World Championships was started in 1953 and until 1959 took place every two years. The next one was held in 1962 with the assumption of alternating with the European Championships every two years. In 1966, this concept was abandoned and thereafter the championships were biennial until 2004.
The nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships is a biennial nine-pin bowling competition organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. The World Championships was started in 2006, after dividing the championships into Team's and Single's.
The 1957 nine-pin bowling World Championships was the third edition of the championships and was held in Vienna, Austria, from 9 to 14 June 1957.
The 1959 nine-pin bowling World Championships was the fourth edition of the championships and was held in Bautzen, East Germany, from 22 to 27 September 1959.
The 2020 nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships were to be the eighth edition of the single's championships. It was initially scheduled to take place from 17 May to 23 May 2020. It would have been the third time that Poland have hosted the championships.
The 1962 nine-pin bowling World Championships was the fifth edition of the championships and was held in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, from 24 to 29 September 1962.
The 2017 nine-pin bowling World Team Championships were the seventh edition of the team championships and held in Dettenheim, Germany, from 19 May to 27 May 2017.
The 2021 nine-pin bowling World Team Championships will be the ninth edition of the team championships and held in Tarnowo Podgórne, Poland, in October 2021. Initially scheduled to take place from 19 May to 29 May 2021 and be held in Plauen, Germany, however, on August 31, 2020, the contract with the WNBA was terminated.
The 1966 nine-pin bowling World Championships was the sixth edition of the championships and was held in Bucharest, Romania, from 19 to 25 June 1966.
The nine-pin bowling European Championships was a nine-pin bowling competition organized by the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ). The first European Championships were held in 1949 in Vienna. It was an unofficial competition in which seven countries took part.
The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling men's clubs, organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. It is playing since 2002, and the first season the competition was named as Euroleague.
The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling women's clubs, organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. It is playing since 2002, and the first season the competition was named as Euroleague.
The nine-pin bowling Singles World Cup is a biennial nine-pin bowling competition organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. The World Cup was started in 1989 and until 2003 took place every year. The next one was held in 2004 and take place biennially since then.
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