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The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual Ten-pin bowling championship sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide, and the largest in bowling in terms of number of participating nations. Each nation chooses one male and/or one female bowler to represent them in the tournament, and in the majority of cases, this is done by running a qualifying tournament, the winners of which (male and/or female) are chosen.
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| Sport | Ten-Pin Bowling |
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| Founded | 1965 |
| Singles entrants | 133 (73 men, 60 women) from 75 countries[1] |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men:  Francois LouwWomen:  Rebecca Whiting |
| Sponsor(s) | QubicaAMF Worldwide |
| Official website | QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup |
The Bowling World Cup was created by AMF's European Promotions Director at the time, Victor Kalman, and Gordon Caie, AMF's Promotions Manager in the UK at the time.[2] Dublin, Ireland in 1965 hosted the first-ever Bowling World Cup, then called the International Masters. 20 bowlers, all men, participated. Lauri Ajanto became the first-ever winner of the BWC. Women first competed in 1972, the 8th edition of the AMF Bowling World Cup in Hamburg, West Germany where Irma Urrea became the first-ever woman to win the BWC.
13 countries have participated in every Bowling World Cup since its inception: Australia, Belgium, England (as Great Britain from 1965 to 1995), Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and United States.[3]
As of 2019, the Bowling World Cup has visited 42 different cities in 31 different countries.
Currently the men's champion is Francois Louw and the women's champion is Rebecca Whiting.[4] On March 9, 2020, World Bowling and QubicaAMF announced a merger of the World Bowling Singles Championships and the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup into one annual event, that will continue to be called the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup from 2020 onwards.[5] The 56th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup was to be held in Salmiya, Kuwait at the Kuwait Bowling Sporting Club[4] in November 2020, but was postponed to March 2021 and then further postponed to October 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic[6] and then canceled all together.
Qualifying Rounds
Knockout Finals
For the 2019 BWC, all games are bowled on one pattern, typically a 41 foot pattern unless lane topography at the host site dictates that the pattern be adjusted one foot less or one foot more.[8]
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Paeng Nepomuceno holds two Guinness World Records from his victories in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. His four victories (1976, 1980, 1992, 1996) came in a record three different decades.[10] He also holds the record for the youngest men's champion, 19, when he won his first of four titles in 1976.[10] Incidentally, Nepomuceno won his titles in Olympic years.
Remo Fornasari, 51, when he won in 1987;[11] and 
Irma Urrea, 45, when she won the very first women's title in 1972.
Gemma Burden holds a Guinness World Record as the youngest Bowling World Cup Champion, 17, when she won in 1995.[12]
Arne Svein Ström (1977 and 1982) and 
Michael Schmidt (2005 and 2010). Pauline Smith (1981 and 1993), Jeanette Baker (1982 and 1983), 
Shannon Pluhowsky (2002 and 2004), 
Aumi Guerra (2010 and 2011), Caroline Lagrange (2009 and 2013) and 
Clara Guerrero (2014 and 2015).
Sweden incidentally defeated Philippines in both the men's and women's finals. Bob Worrall won in New York City in 1981, 
Wang Hongbo won in Shanghai in 2016, and Shannon O'Keefe won in Las Vegas in 2018. USA is the most successful nation in the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, winning a combined 20 titles[14] (11 men's titles,[15] 9 women's titles[16])| Category | Record | Player | Year/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
Qualifying Rounds[a] | |||
| Men's Individual Game | 59 300s have been bowled in the qualifying rounds.[b] | ||
| Women's Individual Game | 15 300s have been bowled in the qualifying rounds.[c] | ||
| Men's 3 Game Series | 896 | Paul Trotter[18] |
2002,  Riga, Latvia |
| Women's 3 Game Series | 803 | Aumi Guerra[d] |
2011, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Men's 5 Game Block | 1307 |  Ahmed Shaheen[19] |
2002, Riga, Latvia |
| Women's 5 Game Block | 1304 | Aumi Guerra[19] |
2011, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Men's 6 Game Block | 1599 |  Mats Maggi[20] |
2013,  Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Women's 6 Game Block | 1531 | Lynda Barnes[21] |
2005,  Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Men's 8 Game Block | 2088 | Tommy Jones[22] |
2011, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Women's 8 Game Block | 1948 | Clara Guerrero[23] |
2014,  Wroclaw, Poland |
| Men's High Average[e] | 246.22 |  Osku Palermaa[24] |
2006,  Caracas, Venezuela |
| Women's High Average[e] | 244.03 | Caroline Lagrange[25] |
2013, Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
Finals - Arena "Knockout" Rounds (2000-2005), (2016-)[f] and Stepladder | |||
| Men's Individual Game | Kai Virtanen[26] |
2004,  Singapore | |
| Chris Barnes[13] |
2014, Wroclaw, Poland | ||
| Women's Individual Game | 298 | Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[27] |
2008, Hermosillo, Mexico |
| Men's 2 Game Series | 536 | Petter Hansen[26] |
2004, Singapore |
| Women's 2 Game Series | 561 | Jasmine Yeong-Nathan[27] |
2008, Hermosillo, Mexico |
| Men's 3 Game Series | 778 | Derek Eoff[27] |
2008, Hermosillo, Mexico |
| Women's 3 Game Series | 747 | Clara Guerrero[28] |
2014, Wroclaw, Poland |
Paeng Nepomuceno1976, 1979–1980, 1982, 1985–1989, 1991–1996, 2009
Aida Granillo[29]1982-1983, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994-1996, 1998-2000, 2002–2006, 2008
Erik Kok has participated in the Bowling World Cup in five different decades.[30]1979–1980, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2005, 2014
Paeng Nepomuceno1976, 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996
Shalin Zulkifli1996–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2004
Thailand.[32] Australia are the most recent winners.[4] In 2000, the award was renamed in honor of Petersen. Petersen died on November 21, 2014.[33] Jack Guay bowled the first-ever 300 game in 1994, the 30th year of the AMF Bowling World Cup; while Shalin Zulkifli was the first woman to bowl a 300 in 1997.[17] United States has the most 300s by a country, seven. Canada and Mexico have each won this award more times than any country, seven times each.Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
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