World Championships
World Bowling conducts the following championship events for its member federations. View past results.
World Bowling Junior Championships
Once every second year
Inaugural event in 2019
Bid document available – bids are due by June 1, 2018
RFP WJC 2019 (DOC)
World Tenpin Bowling Youth Championships
Once every second year
Next time 24 July – 3 August, 2018 in Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Michigan, USA
2018 WYC Bulletin 1 (PDF)
2018 WYC Bulletin 2 (PDF)
2018 WYC Bulletin 3 (PDF)
2018 WYC Bulletin 4 (PDF)
2018 WYC Form A to F (DOCX)
Last time 24 July – 3 August, 2016 in Sun Valley Lanes , Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
World Tenpin Bowling Championships for Men
Once every fourth year
Next time 23 November – 5 December, 2018 In Hong Kong
2018 WMC Bulletin 1 (PDF)
2018 WMC Bulletin 2 (PDF)
2018 WMC Bulletin 3 (PDF)
2018 WMC Form A (DOC)
2018 WMC Form A (Fillable PDF)
2018 WMC Form B1 (Fillable PDF)
2018 WMC Form B2 (Fillable PDF)
2018 WMC Form B3 (Fillable PDF)
2018 WMC Form B4 (Fillable PDF)
2018 WMC Form C and D (Fillable PDF)
2018 WMC Form E and F (Fillable PDF)
2018 WMC Form G (DOC)
2018 WMC Form H (DOC)
Last time 4 – 15 December 2014 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Results 2014
Video Highlights from 2014 WMC
World Senior Championships – men and women
Once every second year
Last time 13 – 20 August, 2017 in Munich (Unterfuring), Germany
and next time 2 – 10 September, 2019 at South Point, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2017 WSrC Forms ABCDEF (PDF)
2017 WSrC Forms ABCDEF (DOC)
2017 WSRC Dream Bowl Munich LaneMap Guide (PDF)
World Championships – men and women
Once every fourth year. 36 men and 36 women teams qualify from the zones.
Last time 2013 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.
Next time November 24 – December 4, 2017 in South Point Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, USA
2017 WC Bulletin 1 (PDF)
2017 WC Bulletin 2 (PDF)
2017 WC Bulletin 3 (PDF)
2017 WC Bulletin 4 (PDF)
2017 WC Bulletin 5 (PDF)
2017 WC Bulletin 6 (PDF)
2017 World Championship Forms (PDF)
2017 World Championship Forms (DOCX)
World Single Championships – men and women
Once every fourth year
Next time December 2 – 9, 2016 in Doha, Qatar and preliminary 2020 in Tokyo, Japan
2016 WSC Bulletin 1 (PDF)
2016 WSC Bulletin 2 (PDF)
2016 WSC Bulletin 3 (PDF)
2016 WSC Entrance Forms (PDF)
2016 WSC Entrance Forms (DOCX)
Travel Visas
Qatar has visitor travel arrangements with 33 countries (see link below), so for many tourists a visa will be issued on arrival. For those whose country is not on the list, a visa should be applied for ahead of your visit.
Email Contact: qatarbowlingfederation@gmail.com
World Tenpin Bowling Championships for Women
Once every fourth year
Last time 5 – 14 December, 2015 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Next time 22 – 30 August, 2019 at South Point, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
World Bowling Tour
Every year
Schedule
World Games
Once every fourth year
Next time July 20 – 30, 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland