World Team Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships

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World Team Ninepin Bowling Classic
Championships
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)May - second half
Frequencybiennial (odd years)
Location(s)various
Countryvarying
Inaugurated 2005
Most recent 2023
Next event 2025
Organised by WNBA NBC
Website www.wnba-nbc.com

The World Team Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships is a biennial nine-pin bowling competition organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA NBC). The World Championships was started in 2005, after dividing the championships into Team and Singles. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The sprint events took place only during the first championships in Novi Sad. Since 2009, the World Team Championships have in the program only team tournaments, after removing mixed tandems.

List of championships

EditionYearCityCountryDateEventsMen's Team
World Champions
Women's Team
World Champions
Notes
1st 2005 Novi Sad Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 30 May - 4 Jun5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Only with Sprint
2nd 2007 Košice Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 20 - 26 May3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Last with Mixed tandems
3rd 2009 Dettenheim Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17 - 23 May2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4th 2011 Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 - 28 May2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
5th 2013 Zalaegerszeg Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15 - 25 May2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
6th 2015 Speichersdorf Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2)13 - 23 May2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
7th 2017 Dettenheim (2)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (3)18 - 27 May2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8th 2019 Rokycany Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 16 - 26 May2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
9th 2021 Tarnowo Podgórne Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 23 - 30 Oct2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic
10th 2023 Varaždin Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 17 - 28 May2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
11th 2025 Törökbálint Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (2)TBA2
12th 2027 Rositz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (4)TBA2

Medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6028
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 49417
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 43411
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 42713
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2158
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1539
7Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1247
8Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1067
9Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 1001
10Flag of France.svg  France 0101
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 0101
12Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0011
Totals (12 entries)24243684

List of hosts

List of hosts by number of championships hosted.

Times
hosted
HostYear(s)
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2009, 2015, 2017, 2021 , (2027)
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2013, (2025)
1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2023
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2019
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2021
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 2005
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2007

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References

  1. "WNBA history from official site".
  2. "Women medalists of nine-pin bowling World Championships" (PDF).
  3. "Men medalists of nine-pin bowling World Championships" (PDF).