This article is a list of world champions in

Ten-pin Ten-pin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle. The objective is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll ...

bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

in the tournaments listed below- * World Championships of the

International Bowling Federation International Bowling Federation (IBF), known as the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) from 1952 to April 2014) and as World Bowling (WB) from April 2014 to November 2020, is the world Sport governing body, governing body of Nine-pi ...

IBF (formerly World Bowling), owns the World Championships and is under the International Olympic Committee. It is a sanctioning body for all international ten-pin bowling tournaments. Championships are held every 4 years and six male and six female from participating nations compete for medals for their flag. * The

World Games The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...

, which include all sports that are not included in the Olympics. Championships are held every 4 years, in the years following the Summer Olympic Games. Male and female participants compete for medals for their flag. * The

Professional Bowlers Association The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the PBA membership consists of over 3,000 members worldwide. Member ...

world championships. PBA is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. The

PBA World Championship The PBA World Championship is one of five major PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) bowling events. It is one of three PBA Tour major events that are open only to PBA members. (The U.S. Open and USBC Masters allow qualifying amateurs to enter.) ...

is one of five major PBA bowling events. * The

QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup 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 na ...

, previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual championship sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide and played exclusively on AMF equipment. One male and/or one female bowler represents a nation in the tournament and a champion is declared. * Other commercial or invitational world championship events. * IBSA, the International Blind Sports Federation. * World Deaf Bowling Championships

The World Championships

The World Championships is owned by

(formerly known as

World Bowling International Bowling Federation (IBF), known as the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) from 1952 to April 2014) and as World Bowling (WB) from April 2014 to November 2020, is the world governing body of nine-pin and ten-pin bowling ...

). From 1963 to 2003, and from 2013 the world championships were conducted every fourth year. The two genders were divided beginning in 2005 in addition to the Combined World Championships. Participating countries sends 6 women and 6 men on each team for men and women. See

World Tenpin Bowling Championships The World Tenpin Bowling Championships is a global event that invites all countries that are members of International Bowling Federation to participate. Event details and history The first World Championships was in 1954, held in Helsinki where ...

for the playing format.

Masters

All Events

The All-Events is the combined games from singles, doubles, trios and 5-player team.

Singles

Doubles, Trios and Team

The World Championships is owned by

(formerly known as

). Doubles, Trios and Team events of the World Championships are listed below.

World Games

Sports not included in the Olympic games are a part of the

Bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

is played since 1981, every fourth year.

Singles

All Events, Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Professional Bowling Association World Champions

The

is one of five major PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) bowling events. The PBA World Championship has been held in a variety of formats over the years. Since the 2009–10 season, the initial qualifying scores for the World Championship have come from other stand-alone tournaments at the

PBA World Series of Bowling The PBA World Series of Bowling (WSOB) is an annual multi-tournament ten-pin bowling event held by the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in North America. Formation The inaugural World Series of Bowling event was held by the PBA at the start ...

. The current tournament is open to any PBA member who is also a competitor in the World Series of Bowling.

World U21 Championships

The World U21 Championships is owned by

(formerly known as

). Athletes must be under the age of 21 on the first of January of the championship year. The World Singles Championships were held for the first time in 2022, and are held every second year in odd-numbered years. Each federation is allowed to send two male and two female athletes to the championships. Singles, Doubles, Team of Four (mixed genders), All Event, and Masters are the disciplines for both genders.

Singles

World Junior Championships

The World Junior Championships is owned by

(formerly known as

). Athletes must be under the age of 18 on the first of January of the championship year. The World Singles Championships were held for the first time in 2019, and are held every second year in odd-numbered years. Each federation is allowed to send two male and two female athletes to the championships. Singles, Doubles, Team of Four (mixed genders), All Event, and Masters are the disciplines for both genders.

All Events

Singles

World Youth Championships

The World Youth Championships is owned by

(formerly known as

). Athletes must be at least 13 years old and not older than 21 years old on January 1 of the championship year. The first World Youth Championships were held in Manilla, the Philippines, in 1990. The championships were first held every other year in 1990, with two girls and two boys on each team. Since 1994, each team has consisted of four girls and four boys. Since 1994 the disciplines for both genders have been Singles, Doubles, Team of Four, All Event and Masters.

Masters

All Events

Singles

Doubles and Team

The World Championships is owned by

(formerly known as

). Doubles, and Team events of the World Youth Championships are listed here.

QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup

The

, previously known as the International Masters and AMF Bowling World Cup, is an annual championship sponsored by

QubicaAMF Worldwide QubicaAMF Worldwide is a bowling equipment provider. The company has U.S. headquarters in Richmond, Virginia and European headquarters in Bologna, Italy. History Qubica S.p.A. was founded in Italy in 1993 by Roberto Vaioli, Luca Drusiani, and Em ...

. Each nation chooses one male and/or one female bowler to represent them in the tournament.

The following is a list of IBSA World Champions for visually impaired bowlers, sanctioned by the

World Tenpin Bowling Association The World Tenpin Bowling Association is the world governing body of ten-pin bowling, and one of the two sections of the International Bowling Federation International Bowling Federation (IBF), known as the Fédération Internationale des Quille ...

and International Blind Sports Association.

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