The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for

nine-pin bowling Nine-pin bowling (also known as ninepin bowling, nine-pin, kegel, or kegeln) is a bowling game played primarily in Europe. European championships are held each year. In Europe overall, there are some 130,000 players. Nine-pin bowling lanes are mo ...

men's clubs, organized by the

World Ninepin Bowling Association The World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA) is the world governing body of nine-pin bowling, and one of two member associations of the International Bowling Federation. The WNBA counts approximately 250,000 members in 26 countries in Europe, the ...

. It is playing since 2002, and the first season the competition was named as Euroleague.

Competition formula

WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a stable competition formula. The following rules apply:

Qualification

* 16 teams participate in each event. * Most recent champions are always pre-qualified. * Top seven teams from the Team World Cup. * Top five teams from the Team European Cup. * Top three teams from the Team NBC Cup. ''Vacant starting-places will occupy after the ranking exclusively with participants in the Team’s World Cup.''

Competition format

All qualified teams are divided into two pots (seeded and unseeded) and then drawn into a bracket of 16 teams during an official ceremony. The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final four. The Final Four usually takes place in the weekend at the turn of March and April. * Seeded teams: ** Title holder ** World Cup winner ** World Cup runner-up ** 3rd team of World Cup ** 4th team of World Cup ** European Cup winner ** European Cup runner-up ** NBC Cup winner

Records and statistics

Final Four

Winning clubs

Performances by nation

Notes

References

{{reflist WNBA-NBC Champions League Nine-pin bowling competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2002