(DHC LBT) was a

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-based bowling tour for women bowlers. The Tour hosted a series of four to five tournaments each year throughout Japan. The tournaments were open to both professionals and amateurs. The Tour's corporate sponsor was DHC Corporation, a maker of cosmetics and health

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s. The

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of DHC is Yoshiaki Yoshida - one of the biggest supporters of the sport of bowling in Japan. DHC LBT started up in 2005, and was sanctioned by the

Japan Professional Bowling Association The (JPBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in Japan. The organization was founded by , and was established on January 27, 1967. The JPBA sanctions tournaments and other functions related to professiona ...

(JPBA). In addition to the Tour's tournaments, DHC also hosted the

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, at the time the third-biggest tournament for women in the world, just behind the Women's U.S. Open and the

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. The DHC members also competed in other non-DHC events, such as P★League. According to DHC's web site, the Tour was canceled, citing various circumstances. In May 2010, DHC officially separates itself from the JPBA, by announcing it will be the major sponsor of the ''LBO Ladies Bowling Tour'', and will be operated by the Ladies Bowling Organization of Japan. The JPBA and LBO are currently competing professional leagues. As of June 2010, twelve bowlers resigned from the JPBA and moved over to the LBO - including

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and

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2005/2006 season

* Tournament 1: May 20 to May 22, 2005, ''Sagamihara Park Lanes'' (winner: Mika Sakai) * Tournament 2: June 9 to June 11, 2005, ''Bowl Mate Kyobashi'' (winner: Shinobu Saito) * Tournament 3: August 25 to August 27, 2005, ''Bowl Aoki'' (winner: Kazue Inahashi) * Tournament 4: October 7 to October 9, 2005, ''Kakitagawa Park Lanes'' (winner: Keiko Aiko) * Tournament 5: January 20 to January 22, 2006, ''Hakata Star Lane'' (winner:

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) * Tournament 6: February 24 to February 26, 2006, ''Hoshigaoka Bowl'' (winner:

) * Final: April 12 to April 16, 2006, ''Tokyo Dome Bowling Center'' (winner: Akiko Tanigawa)

2006/2007 season

* Tournament 1： September 15 to September 17, 2006, ''Kakitagawa Park Lanes'' (winner:

) * Tournament 2： October 27 to October 29, 2006, ''Sagamihara Park Lanes'' (winner: Mitsuko Tokimoto) * Tournament 3： January 19 to January 21, 2007, ''Tokyo Port Bowl'' (winner:

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) * Tournament 4： February 23 to February 25, 2007, ''Mizushima International Bowling Hall'' (winner: Hiroko Shimizu) * Final： March 30 to April 4, 2007,''SAP Soka Bowl'' (winner: Ayami Kondo)

2007/2008 season

* Tournament 1: October 5 to October 7, 2007, ''Sagamihara Park Lanes'' (winner:

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) * Tournament 2: January 18 to January 20, 2008, ''Kakitagawa Park Lanes'' (winner: Yuko Nakatani) * Tournament 3: February 22 to February 24, 2008, ''Hakata Star Lanes'' (winner:

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) * Tournament 4: April 24 to April 27, 2008, ''Shinagawa Prince Hotel'' (winner: Urara Himeji)

2009 season

* Tournament 1: February 20 to February 22, ''Sagamihara Park Lanes'' (winner: Masae Nakajima) * Tournament 2: May 8 to May 10, ''Tokyo Port Bowl'' (winner:

) * Tournaments 3 and 4 were canceled.

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