Japan has been selected as the host country for the 2017 IBSA Tenpin Bowling World Championships.

The championships will be held in Fukuoka, in the south of Japan, from August 22nd to 30th 2017. Click on the links above to view or download the invitation, first entry form and competition rules.

The following is the tentative schedule of the competition:

22nd August: arrival
23rd August: classification, ball registration, Team Managers meeting, unofficial practice
24th August: classification, ball registration, city tour, unofficial practice
25th August: official practice, lane draw, opening ceremony, welcome reception
26th August: singles competition, preliminaries and finals
27th August: doubles competition, preliminaries and finals
28th August: 3 players team competition, preliminaries and finals
29th August: 4 players team competition, preliminaries and finals
30th August: depature

Nations intending to participate in the event are kindly asked to complete the first entry form (see above) and return it to [email protected] by Tuesday January 31st 2017.