The World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA) is the world governing body of

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, and one of two member associations of the

International Bowling Federation International Bowling Federation (IBF), formerly 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 bod ...

. The WNBA counts approximately 250,000 members in 28 countries in

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and

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Position within the IBF

The WNBA holds the position of a disciplinary association and is thus an independent organ within the IBF. The WNBA is responsible for disseminating nine-pin bowling all over the world and to acquire more nations as members of the WNBA.

History

FIQ (Federation Internationale des Quilleurs) - Tenpin Bowling and Ninepin Bowling WTBA (

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. They promulgate and enforce playing rules and equipment specifications, conduct world champi ...

) WNBA (

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 28 countries in Europe, Sout ...

) FIQ and WTBA merged to

World Bowling International Bowling Federation (IBF), formerly 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 ...

in 2015.

Disciplinary associations within the WNBA

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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 ...

# NBC (Ninepin Bowling Classic) – www.wnba-nbc.com # NBS (Ninepin Bowling Schere) – www.wnba-nbs.de # NBN (Ninepin Bowling National) – www.fiqwnba-nbbk.eu Given the fact that there are three different kinds of nine-pin bowling lanes, there are three respective disciplinary associations within the WNBA, so-called sections.

Classic

Classic lanes are the most similar ones to ten-pin bowling lanes. They have a wide, flat ball rolling surface.

Bohle

Bohle ''(German for “plank”)'' lanes have a narrow, concave ball rolling surface.

Schere

Schere ''(German for “scissors”)'' lanes have a narrow, concave ball rolling surface until about the midpoint of the lane. After that, the lane widens linearly to the width of Classic lanes, resembling a pair of opened scissors.

Events

Source: # Champions League # World Championship U14 # World Championship U18 # World Championship National Teams # World Cup Club Teams # European Cup Club Teams # NBC Cup Club Teams

WNBA members

Source:https://www.world-ninepins.org/en/members # Asia: 2 (TPE,IND) # Oceania: 0 # Africa: 0 # Americas: 2 (ARG,BRA) # Europe: 23

Presidency

References

External links

Internet site of the WNBA

New website of the WNBA
{{International Sports Federations Bowling organizations Sports organizations established in 1973 1973 establishments in Austria Organisations based in Vienna