World bowling

World bowling
sport	Skittles, bowling
Founded	1952
Place of foundation	Hamburg
president	Sheikh Talal M Al Sabah
Board	Kevin Dornberger
Members	100 million
Association headquarters	Lausanne
Official languages)	English , German , French , Spanish
Homepage	www.worldbowling.org

World Bowling ( WB ; from 1952 to April 2014 Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs , FIQ ) is the world umbrella organization for skittles and bowling . It was founded in 1952 and hosts world and continental championships of all ages. The members of the FIQ are spread across all Olympic zones. WB has a potential of more than 100 million members, 10 million participants and 250,000 bowling lanes.

tasks

• Promote the development of ninepin and tenpin bowling in the world.
• Maintain international friendships through national and international competitions.
• The recognition of ninepin and tenpin bowling as an athletic competition and as an Olympic discipline.
• Support national organizations that practice ninepin and tenpin bowling.

history

founding

old FIQ logo

Finland , Germany , the Netherlands , Sweden and the USA founded the International Bowling Association (IBA) in 1926 for the purpose of organizing world championships and standardizing the rules of the game. They made the first attempt to coordinate skittles and bowling on an international level.

In December 1951, the IBA members invited representatives from all countries to come to Hamburg on January 27, 1952 to debate the situation of the skittles and bowling and the possible reactivation of the IBA.

The following countries were represented at this meeting:

•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  Finland
•  France
•  BR Germany
•  Yugoslavia
•  Sweden
•  Switzerland
•  Luxembourg (by vote delegated to Belgium)

The first proposal was the creation of a European association; However, it was unanimously of the opinion that it would be of interest if the strong bowling nation USA also became a member. Finally, it was decided to found a world association with four sections, one for tenpin bowling and three for the three ninepin disciplines asphalt (later Classic), screed and scissors.

At the suggestion of the French delegate René Weiss, the new organization Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ - International Bowling Association) was named. In addition, the first association president (Heinz Kropp, FRG ) and the first section presidents ( Tenpin: Han Berger, Sweden ; asphalt: Leopold Hatzi, Austria ; Bohle: Willi Stark, FRG ; scissors: François van Arkels, Belgium ) were elected.

Sections

The following countries belonged to the individual sections:

country	bowling	Classic	Bohle	scissors
Belgium	•			•
Finland	•
BR Germany	•	•	•	•
Sweden	•	•
Switzerland	•	•
Austria	•	•
France		•
Yugoslavia		•
Denmark		•	•
Netherlands			•	•
Luxembourg	•	•		•

Although Denmark was not represented at the meeting, it had agreed to participate in the association and was therefore accepted as a member of the Bohle department.

The national associations resolved to prepare harmonized rules of the game and equipment regulations for the individual sections and to communicate these to the member associations before the next regular meeting. Messrs. Weiss and Hatzi were commissioned to draft a proposal for the FIQ statutes in accordance with the requirements of the International Olympic Committee.

World championships

In addition, dates for the first official FIQ championships have been set:

• The first European asphalt championships were planned for May / June 1952 in Zagreb ( Yugoslavia ).
• The first European scissors championships were awarded to Brussels ( Belgium ) in July 1952 .

In addition, in July 1952, parallel to the Olympic Games , the first world championships of the tenpin bowling section were to take place in Helsinki ( Finland ). However, these were postponed to 1954 due to the lack of consent from the German federation, which was of the opinion that holding three championships in the first year would mean too great a financial burden for the FIQ.

After taking note of the minutes of the founding conference, Austria proposed to include in the statutes as a principle that the association and section presidencies should not be assigned to a country but to a person to be elected. This person should also be authorized to chair their respective national association. The FIQ received its first funding from the IBA, which was finally dissolved in March 1952.

One of the first tasks of the new FIQ Presidium was the integration of further national associations. To this end, they contacted the countries in which tenpin or ninepin bowling was played:

•  Argentina
•  Bulgaria
•  England
•  Canada
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Czechoslovakia
•  Saarland
•  Spain
•  Hungary
•  United States

The Czechoslovakia , Hungary , the Saarland and Spain accepted the invitation in the first year. The German Democratic Republic and the Netherlands later joined the world association.

The first European asphalt championships, which were planned for 1952, could unfortunately not take place as planned due to insufficient preparation and were relocated to Zurich ( Switzerland ). In the same year, players from five countries took part in the first European scissors championships.

Congresses

The German association organized the first FIQ congress in November 1952 in Munich ; eight member associations took part in it. During the meeting the first FIQ statutes were adopted, which were to remain in force for almost 20 years. A method of setting annual dues was also adopted, which also remained unchanged for nearly 20 years until the first increase was required, and German became the official language for all meetings of Congress, which would be unthinkable today.

Fundamental structural changes were decided upon at the 2011 Congress in Hong Kong. The FIQ continues to try to include bowling in the Olympic program . Kevin Dornberger was elected as the new president in a secret ballot; he received 95% of the votes from 181 delegates. Ludwig Kocsis was elected President of the WNBA as his vice-president , which increases the influence of the WNBA in the FIQ.

List of FIQ / WB congresses:

year	place
1952	Munich	BR Germany
1953	Zurich	Switzerland
1955	Saarbrücken	Saarland
1957	Vienna	Austria
1959	Leipzig	German Democratic Republic
1961	Strasbourg	France
1963	Budapest	Hungary
1965	Stockholm	Sweden
1967	Salzburg	Austria
1969	Mamaia	Romania
1971	Milwaukee	United States
1973	Dublin	Ireland
1975	London	England
1977	Helsinki	Finland
1979	Manila	Philippines
1981	Milwaukee	United States
1983	Caracas	Venezuela
1985	Vienna	Austria

year	place
1987	Helsinki	Finland
1989	Wichita	United States
1991	Singapore	Singapore
1993	Rome	Italy
1995	Reno	United States
1997	Nottingham	England
2001	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates
2003	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia
2005	Aalborg	Denmark
2007	Monterrey	Mexico
2009	Las Vegas	United States
2010	Munich	Germany
2011	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
2013	Henderson	United States
2015	Las Vegas	United States
2017	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates

Members

In 1953 another six national associations joined, and by 1954 the FIQ already had fifteen members. Five years later, in 1959, the first non-European associations were incorporated: Mexico and Venezuela . These two countries had already taken part in the Tenpin World Championships in Helsingborg as provisional members in 1958 . The statutes allowed the presidium to admit new associations as temporary members until the next ordinary congress in order to confirm (or reject) their membership there.

Since 1952 the membership of the FIQ has developed as follows:

year	Associations
1952	5 national associations
1954	15 national associations
1959	17 national associations
1961	32 national associations
1969	41 national associations
1975	52 national associations
1981	64 national associations
1987	73 national associations
1991	79 national associations
1995	89 national associations
2007	134 national associations
2010	141 national associations

President

year	Surname	country
1952-1953	Heinz Kopp	BR Germany
1953-1955	Dr. Ivan Križanić	Yugoslavia
1955-1973	Adolf Oesch	Switzerland
1973-1977	Kauko Ahlström	Finland
1977-1983	Frank K. Baker	United States
1983-1984	Soetopo Jananto	Indonesia
1985-1995	Roger H. Tessman	United States
1995-2003	Gerald L. Koenig	United States
2003-2007	Steve Hontiveros	Philippines
2007-2011	Jessie Phua	Singapore
2011-2015	Kevin Dornberger	United States
from 2015	Sheikh Talal M Al Sabah	Kuwait

Disciplines

The FIQ was divided into two organizations, the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) and the World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA). In 2014, FIQ and WTBA merged to form World Bowling. The WNBA and its sections have since operated as 'affiliates' of World Bowling. Ninepin Bowling focuses on Europe, Asia and South America. Tenpin Bowling is represented by sub-organizations on all continents. Both disciplines organize national and international championships and competitions.

Tenpin sub-organizations:

• Asian Bowling Federation (ABF)
• European Tenpin Bowling Federation ( ETBF )
• Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON)
• Bowling Federation of Africa (BFA)
• Oceania Zone

World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA)

• Classic Section (NBC)
• Section Bohle (NBB)
• Section Scissors (NBS)

Members

country	Surname	Track type
		bowling	Classic	Bohle	scissors
Australia	Tenpin Bowling Australia	•	•
Albania	Albanian Bowling Federation	•
Argentina	Féderacion Argentina de Bolos	•			•
Aruba	Asociacion de Bowling de Aruba	•
Albania	Tenpin Bowling Australia Limited	•
Austria	Austrian Skittles and Bowling Association	•	•
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Bowling Federation	•
Bahamas	Bahamas Bowling Federation	•
Barbados	Bahrain Tenpin Bowling Association	•
Belarus	Belorussian Bowling Federation	•
Belgium	Royal Belgian Bowling Association	•			•
Bermuda	Bermuda Bowling Federation	•
Bolivia	Federacion Boliviana de Bowling	•
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Kuglacki Savez Bosne i Hercegovina		•		•
Brazil	Confederacao Brasileira de Bocha e Bolao	•			•
Brunei	Negara Brunei Darussalam Tenpin Bowling Congress	•
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Bowling Federation	•
Canada	Canadian Tenpin Bowling Federation	•
Catalonia	Fédéració Catalana de Bitlles i Bowling	•	•
Chile	Federacion de Bowling de Chile	•
People's Republic of China	Chinese Bowling Association	•
Taiwan	Chinese Taipei Bowling Association	•			•
Colombia	Federacion Colombiana de Bowling	•
Costa Rica	Asociacion de Boliche de Costa Rica	•
Croatia	Hrvatski Kuglacki Savez	•	•		•
Cuba	Federacion de Bolos de Cuba	•
Cyprus	Cyprus Bowling Federation	•
Czech Republic	Česká Kuželkářská a Bowlingová Federace	•	•
Denmark	Dansk Kegle Forbund	•	•	•
North Korea	DPR Korea Bowling Association	•
Ecuador	Federacion de Bolos de Ecuador	•
Egypt	Egyptian Bowling Federation	•
El Salvador	Federacion Salvadorena de Boliche	•
United Kingdom	British Tenpin Bowling Association	•
Estonia	Eesti Veeremangude Liit	•	•
Ethiopia	Ethiopian Bowling Association	•
Finland	Finnish Bowling Federation	•
France	Fédération Francaise de Bowling et de Sport de Quilles	•	•	•	•
Germany	German skittles and bowling association	•	•	•	•
Gibraltar	Gibraltar Tenpin Bowling Association	•
Greece	Hellenic Bowling Federation	•
Guam	Guam Bowling Congress	•
Guatemala	Federacion Nacional de Boliche de Guatemala	•
guernsey	Guernsey Tenpin Bowling Association	•
Honduras	Federacion Nacional de Boliche de Honduras	•
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress	•
Hungary	Magyar Bowling es Teke Szövetseg	•	•
Iceland	Icelandic Bowling Association	•
Italy	Italian sport bowling association		•		•
	Federazione Italiana Sport Bowling	•
Japan	Japan Bowling Congress	•
jersey	Jersey Tenpin Bowling Association	•
Jordan	Jordan Bowling Federation	•
Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan Bowling Federation	•
South Korea	Korea Bowling Congress	•
Kuwait	Kuwait Bowling Federation	•
Latvia	Latvijas Boulinga Federacija	•
Lithuania	Lithuanian Bowling Federation	•
Luxembourg	Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Quilleurs	•	•		•

country	Surname	Track type
		bowling	Classic	Bohle	scissors
Macau	Macau China Bowling Association General	•
North Macedonia	Kuglarska Federacija na Makedonija	•	•
Malaysia	Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress	•
Malta	Malta Tenpin Bowling Association	•
Mexico	Federacion Mexicana de Boliche	•
Moldova	Federation Bowling in the Republic of Moldova	•
Mongolia	Mongolian Bowling Association	•
Montenegro	Kuglaski Savez Crne Gore		•
Myanmar	Myanmar Bowling Federation	•
Nepal	Nepal Bowling Association	•
Netherlands	Netherlands Bowling Federation	•			•
New Zealand	New Zeland Tenpin Bowling Congress	•
Nicaragua	Federación Nicaraguense de Boliche	•
Niger	Nigerian Bowling Association	•
Netherlands Antilles	Federacion de Bowling de Antillas Holandesas	•
Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Tenpin Bowling Association	•
Norway	Norges Bowlingforbund	•
Pakistan	Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation	•
Panama	Asociacion de Boliche de Panama	•
Paraguay	Asociación de Bowling de Paraguay	•
Peru	Federacion Peruana de Bowling	•
Philippines	Philippine Bowling Congress	•
Poland	Polish Nine and Tenpin Association	•
Portugal	Portugal Bowling Federation	•
Puerto Rico	Federacion de Bolos de Puerto Rico	•
Qatar	Qatar Bowling Federation	•
Dominican Republic	Federacion de Boliche de Republica Dominicana	•
Romania	Romanian Ninepin and Tenpin Federation	•
Russia	Federation of Sports Bowling of Russia	•
Spain	Saipan Bowling Association	•
San Marino	Federazione Sammarinese di Bowling	•
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Bowling Federation	•
Scotland	Scottish Tenpin Bowling Association	•
Serbia	Serbian Bowling Federation	•
	Kuglaski Savez Srbije		•
Singapore	Singapore Bowling Federation	•
Slovakia	Slovak Bowling Federation	•
	Slovensky Kolkarsky Zvaz		•
Slovenia	Bowling Zveza Slovenije	•
	Kegljaska Zveza Slovenije		•
Sweden	Asfaltkägelsektionen (AKS) SV Bowlingförbundet	•	•
South Africa	Tenpin Bowling Association of South Africa	•
Spain	Federación Española de Bolos	•
Switzerland	Fédération Suisse de Bowling	•
	Swiss sport bowling association		•
Syria	Syrian Bowling Federation	•
Thailand	Thai Tenpin Bowling Congress	•
Tunisia	Tunisia Bowling Federation	•
Turkey	Turkish Bocce, Bowling and Darts Federation	•
United States	United States Bowling Congress	•
United Arab Emirates	Emirates Bowling Federation	•
Ukraine	All-Ukrainian Sports Tenpin Bowling Federation	•
Uruguay	Asociacion Uruguaya de Bowling	•
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan Pin Sport Federation	•
Venezuela	Federacion de Boliche de Venezuela	•
Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh City Bowling Association	•
American Virgin Islands	Federacion de Bowling de Islas Virgenes	•
Wales	Tenpin Bowling Association of Wales	•

Web links

• Official website
• World Tenpin Bowling Association
• World Ninepin Bowling Association

Individual evidence

1. ^ World Bowling Celebrates Industry Wide Support as It Launches New Brand . In: worldbowling.org . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
2. ↑ WNBA report (PDF file; 762 kB)
3. ↑ FIQ statement
4. ↑ About World Bowling. In: World Bowling. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .