Imagine throwing a shot on a pair that’s never seen a drop of lane oil. You’dexpect your ball to burn up right away, yup?But what if I told youit could still skid, hook and roll the way you’re used to? That’s the wholeidea behind Shin Jun-seo’s No-Oil Lane, which won a prize at the Next Sprintsports startup competition in Seoul, South Korea. Shin proposed using low-friction panels that would let…

The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) has approved the use of data acquisition devices in bowling balls. The approval follows testing that found the lightweight sensors have no significant effect on ball motion or performance. Data acquisition devices are small sensors that record information about a shot. According to USBC's report, they measure a bowler's release and the motion of the…

Bowling is set to return to the Asian Games at Doha 2030, ending a 12-yearabsence from Asia's biggest multi-sport event. The news was announced on theAsian Bowling Federation (ABF) website, and the Korea Bowling Association(KBA) reported it in a news release on November 13. The Asian Games are held every four years and are the largest multi-sportevent outside the Olympics. Doha 2030 runs from…

The Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) has confirmed the hosts of three 2027championships. The decisions were made at the ABF General Assembly. Macau will host the Asian Junior Championships, Hong Kong the Asian YouthChampionships and Taiwan the Asian Para Championships. The dates come from theABF's preliminary 2027 calendar and may change. 2027 ABF championship hosts and preliminary dates…

Sheikh Talal Mohammad Al-Sabah of Kuwait has been re-elected president of theAsian Bowling Federation (ABF) for another four years. Nobodystood against him at the 28th ABF General Assembly, held on November 12 at theGrand Regency Hotel in Doha, Qatar, on the eve of the2026 Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships. Talal is also president of the International BowlingFederation, the sport's world…

Strikes for Heroes at Shasta Lanes Crawford is a PBA member and runs the pro shop at Shasta Lanes. For Strikesfor Heroes, supporters could make a flat donation or pledge an amount forevery strike he rolled. The money supportsOur Heroes’ Dreams, which helps veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. Its founder,Army veteran Justin Bond, runs a camp for veterans in nearby Oak Run. Our…

Malaysian bowler Ahmad Muaz has announced that he is stepping away from thenational team. He shared the news in an Instagram post, saying that November2026 will be his final month as a national team athlete. "After 16 years, November 2026 will be my last month representing Malaysia asa national team athlete," Muaz wrote. He joined the national team back in2010. Muaz described the decision as a…

On Saturday, November 14, 132 bowlers take the lanes at ROUND1 Stadium Sakai Chuo Kanjo in Sakai, Osaka, for the Grand Final of the ROUND1 Grand Championship Bowling 2026. It is one of very few events anywhere where professionals and amateurs bowl in the same bracket for the same money: members of the Japan Professional Bowling Association (JPBA) against amateurs from the two national amateur…

Malaysia won eight gold medals at the last Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships, yet both team titles slipped away. Singapore’s men beat them by 26 pins. Korea’s women edged them by just 17. All three meet again in Doha, where 19 federations have entered the 28th edition. Qatar hosts the championships from November 12 to 22, 2026. Singles opens the competition on November 14, followed by doubles,…

Steve Meyer had more than 250 perfect games to his name. On Saturday, November 7, he put three of them together. Domm’s Bowling Center in Rochester, New York, announced that Meyer had rolled his first 900 series. All 36 strikes came during the 55th Annual Maury Hayes 700 Club Tournament. How rare is that? See how rare a 900 series really is. See how rare a 900 series really is A Second 900 at…

Linda Graham, the Iowa bowler who won the 1990 AMF Bowling World Cup for Team USA, died on November 2 following a car accident. She was 76.She was bown on June 5, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from Norwalk High School in 1968, then attended Simpson College. She built a career at Meredith Corporation while competing on the lanes. In 1985, Graham and fellow Iowan Melody Philippson…

Lucky Strike Entertainment, the company that owns the Professional Bowlers Association and runs 366 bowling and entertainment locations across North America, has suspended its quarterly dividend. The decision came with its first quarter results for fiscal year 2027, released on November 5, which showed a net loss of $25.7 million, almost double the $13.8 million loss from the same quarter a year…