The 2021
nine-pin bowling World Team Championships was the ninth edition of the team championships and held in
Tarnowo Podgórne
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,
Poland
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, in October 2021.
In
men's tournament Serbia has secured gold medal, while in
women's tournament
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world champion title was captured by Germany.
Postponement and new bidding
Initially scheduled to take place from 19 May to 29 May 2021 and be held in
Plauen
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,
Germany
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, however, on August 31, 2020, the contract with the
WNBA was terminated.
On December 21, WNBA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the championship scheduled for May will not be held. The event will not be moved to another date.
There were plans to organize the championships on special rules together with the youth championships in
Kranj
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and
Kamnik
Kamnik (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is the ninth-largest town of Slovenia, located in t ...
, but it was not approved by the national federations. On July 21, during the online conference, Tarnowo Podgórne was chosen as the host of the October competition as compensation for the
championships
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not held a year earlier.
Schedule
Two competitions was held.
Championships hourly schedule
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Participating teams
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Medal summary
Medal table
References
{{World championships in 2021
Nine-pin bowling World Team Championships
2021 in bowling
2021 in Polish sport
International sports competitions hosted by Poland
nine-pin bowling
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