WORLD BOWLING NEWSLETTER 2014-10-19 1(2) To all WTBA member federations Correction Hotel reservations WMC 2014 In the Newsletter sent some days ago we made a mistake about contact information when you want to make room reservations now for WMC 2014. Sorry for inconvenience caused. Because the official hotel Centro Capital Centre has no more double rooms and the room rate presented in the Bulletins is not valid any longer and a second official hotel Premier Inn is now available. You now have the following options: 1. Continue booking the Capital Centro but the room situation is that they only have single rooms or double rooms occupancy with 1 queen size bed. Contact [email protected] 2. Book into the Premier Inn who has single, twin and double occupancy available. You need to fill out the attached form and send it to [email protected] [email protected] Tell: 00971 2 8131999 Fax: 00971 2 6500979 Until today the following 52 countries have registered to participate in 2014 WMC. PABCON ETBF ABF Bermuda Belarus Lithuania Australia Korea Brazil Belgium Norway Bahrain Kuwait Canada Czech Poland Chinese Taipei Macau China Colombia Denmark Romania Egypt Malaysia Costa Rica England Russia Hong Kong Nigeria Mexico Estonia Scotland Indonesia Pakistan Puerto Rico Finland Slovakia Iran Philippines USA Germany Spain Iraqi Qatar Venezuela Greece Sweden Japan Saudi Arabia Iceland Turkey Jordon Uzbekistan Wales Kazakstan UAE WMC Bulletins together with the forms are available on worldbowling.org Any questions about the championships except the hotel reservation email [email protected] WORLD BOWLING NEWSLETTER 2014-10-19 2(2) 2015 World Bowling Tour schedule Attached to this Newsletter a Press Release distributed today to media around the world. 2015 WBT schedule Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2014 PBA World Championship, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Major) Nov. 9-22, 2014 It’s Daejeon International Open, Daejeon, Korea (Major) Nov. 22-27, 2014 Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2014 Kingdom International Open, Riyadah, Saudi Arabia Dec. 4-15, 2014 World Men’s Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Major) Jan. 2-11, 2015 Brunswick Ballmaster Open, Helsinki, Finland Feb. 1-8, 2015 USBC Masters, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA (Major) Feb. 24-March 2, 2015 H.H. Emir Cup, Doha, Qatar March 3-9, 2015 Kingdom of Bahrain Open, Manama, Bahrain March 10-14, 2015 Kuwait International Open, Kuwait City, Kuwait March 14-22, 2015 Brunswick Euro Challenge, Munich, Germany May 9-17, 2015 PBA Summer Swing Oklahoma Open, Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA May 13-19, 2015 USBC Queens, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA October 2015, TBD WBT Thailand, Bangkok Thailand TBD U.S. Open, TBD, USA November 2015, TBD World Bowling Tour Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Next WTBA Executive Board meeting Next WTBA Executive Board meeting will be held December 15-16, 2014 in Abu Dhabi, UAE in conjunction with 2014 WMC. FIQ Executive Board will meet December 15, 2014. Member federations which want to submit proposals they wish to be considered by the WTBA Executive Board have to send the proposals to WTBA Secretary General latest November 10, 2014. Kevin Dornberger Christer Jonsson WTBA President WTBA Secretary General Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] WORLD BOWLING NEWSLETTER Press Release distributed October 19, 2014 WORLD BOWLING TOUR 2015 SEASON SET TO KICK OFF ARLINGTON, Texas – The World Bowling Tour again will feature events from every zone in 2015 as the tour kicks off its fifth season. The 2015 schedule, which actually includes five events from late 2014, will consist of 16 events, and begins with the Professional Bowlers Association World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, from Oct. 26- Nov. 2. The 2014 It’s Daejeon International Open in Daejeon, Korea, has come on board and will be a major event with double points awarded, just like the PBA World Championship. “Starting the 2015 World Bowling Tour with back-to-back majors is a great way to begin our fifth season,” World Bowling President and CEO Kevin Dornberger said. “It is my hope that many bowlers will travel to compete in Daejeon. It’s a first-class event in a first-class city.” After the Daejeon event, the WBT heads into its first swing of events in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC). The Qatar Open will take place in Doha from Nov. 22-27 and be immediately followed by the 8th Kingdom International Open in Riydah, Saudi Arabia, from Nov. 28-Dec. 2. The World Men’s Championships, another major event, will take place Dec. 4-15 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The WMC is open only to those who qualify to compete for their home federation. The Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Helsinki, Finland, is the lone event in January from Jan. 2-11, while the United States Bowling Congress Masters, a major, takes place Feb. 1-8 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. In late February and March, the WBT returns with the second GCC swing with the H.H. Emir Cup in Doha, Qatar (Feb. 24-March 2), the Kingdom of Bahrain Open (March 3-9) and the Kuwait International Open (March 10-14). The Brunswick Euro Challenge in Munich, Germany, wraps up March from March 14-22. The PBA Summer Swing Oklahoma Open takes place May 9-17 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States, while the women’s only United States Bowling Congress Queens will be held May 13-19 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The WBT Thailand event is back on the schedule in Bangkok, Thailand, with dates yet to be set in October. The U.S. Open will also be on the tour but dates a location have not been announced. The WBT is made up of various events around the world and players earn points based on how they finish in each event. The current points system is based on a continuous two-year cycle. The top three men and top three women in the points list will compete in the season-ending World Bowling Tour Finals in November in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The special event will feature a total prize fund of $70,000. The prize money for each division is the same, with the winner taking $20,000, second place earning $10,000 and third place winning $5,000. For more information on the World Bowling Tour, visit WorldBowling.org. WORLD BOWLING NEWSLETTER About World Bowling: World Bowling is the official trade name for FIQ, recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of Bowling. World Bowling is autonomous in administering the sport and is responsible to promote the development of bowling throughout the world, promote the Olympic movement, contribute to the achievement of the goals set forth in the Olympic Charter, establish rules for the uniform practice of bowling throughout the world, and ensure that official bowling activities meet the requirements of the Olympic Charter. 2015 WORLD BOWLING TOUR SCHEDULE Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2014 – PBA World Championship, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (major) Nov. 9-22, 2014 – It’s Daejeon International Open, Daejeon, Korea (major) Nov. 22-27, 2014 – Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2014 – Kingdom International Open, Riyadah, Saudi Arabia Dec. 4-15, 2014 – World Men’s Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE (major, qualification through federations only) Jan. 2-11 – Brunswick Ballmaster Open, Helsinki, Finland Feb. 1-8 – United States Bowling Congress Masters, Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States (major) Feb. 24-March 2 – H.H. Emir Cup, Doha, Qatar March 3-9 – Kingdom of Bahrain Open, Manama, Bahrain March 10-14 – Kuwait International Open, Kuwait City, Kuwait March 14-22 – Brunswick Euro Challenge, Munich, Germany May 9-17 – PBA Summer Swing Oklahoma Open, Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States May 13-19 – United States Bowling Congress Queens, Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States October TBD – WBT Thailand, Bangkok Thailand TBD – U.S. Open, TBD, United States November TBD – World Bowling Tour Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For more information, contact: Kevin Dornberger, World Bowling President Tel: +1 414 803 9188 [email protected] www.worldbowling.org .