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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. They promulgate and enforce playing rules and equipment specifications, conduct world championships , oversee zone championships, and grant approval for other international tournaments.
Tenpin 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 goal is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll of the ball (a strike), or failing that, on the second roll (a spare).
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States.Headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia, [1] and currently owned by Bowlero Corporation since 2019, [2] the PBA's membership consists of over 3,000 members worldwide. [3]
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 [ edit ]
The British Tenpin Bowling Association (BTBA) is the official governing body of ten-pin bowling in the United Kingdom, affiliated to Sport England. [1]It is the official sanctioning body, recognised by International Bowling Federation, the sport's world governing body, for all competitions, leagues and tournaments held in the UK, and is the organisation responsible for the protection ...
The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) is a sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States.It was formed in 2005 by a merger of the American Bowling Congress—the original codifier of all tenpin bowling standards, rules, and regulations from 1895 onwards; the Women's International Bowling Congress—founded in 1916, as the female bowlers' counterpart to ...
The new federation would become a worldwide international organisation with 4 different sections: One for Tenpin bowling and 3 for Ninepin bowling: Asphalt (later: Classic), Bohle and Schere. The new organisation would be named as proposed by René Weiss from France, Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ – International federation of ...
The Tenpin Bowling Association of South Africa (TBASA) is the recognised official governing body of the sport of ten-pin bowling in South Africa.It is the sanctioning body recognised by World Bowling, [1] the sport's world governing body to organise competitions in South Africa, and is responsible for the growth and development of the sport.