Winning IBF World Cup gold apparently wasn't enough excitement for France.After beating Australia in the men's team final, the celebrations tookthem indoor skydiving. For Grégory Rius, there were two medals to celebrate. He had already wonsingles silver before helping Francebeat Australia 3–2 for the team title.Speaking to BowlingLife afterwards, he was still trying to take it all in. beat…

Singapore had erased Denmark’s two-game lead in the women’s team final atthe 2026 IBF World Cup. With one game left to decide the title, Megan Dicaysays the Danish team kept its attention on the things it could control. Denmark won that fifth game 243–215 toclaim gold with a 3–2 victory in Munich. claim gold with a 3–2 victory in Munich Speaking to BowlingLife after the final, Dicay explained how…

Anna Andersson, the only left-hander in Group C, Pool 2, finished the day with more pins than any other woman at the 2026 IBF World Cup. The Swede averaged 211.3 for 1,479 pins in the first seven rounds of women's singles qualifying in Munich. She currently leads her pool with 18 points, together with Krizziah Lyn Macatula of the Philippines. “I felt like the more I got to bowl today the more…

During her first seven games of singles qualifying, Poland's Daria Pająk never scored above 208, but that was enough for second place in Group A, Pool 1 at the 2026 IBF World Cup in Munich. Together with four other players, she has 15 points, and her 1,390 pins are the most in the pool. Her lowest game was 179. Keeping her scores that steady took constant work, she told BowlingLife. “I started…

Team USA's Gianna Brandolino did not expect a high-scoring day in Munich. Ironically, she opened her singles qualifying with a 267. In fact, that was the highest game of the women's opening day at the 2026 IBF World Cup. The American averaged 204.3 for a 1,430 total in the first seven rounds of singles qualifying and currently leads Group B, Pool 1 with 18 points, together with Norway's Madelen…

Carsten Hansen lost his first two matches at the IBF World Cup. After such a bad start, there was nothing left to lose. The Dane won eight of his next nine to finish second in Group A, Pool 2, and became one of the first four men to reach the singles Top 32 at the 2026 IBF World Cup at Max Munich Bowling in Brunnthal, Germany. Italy's Giorgio Gragnaniello did the same in Pool 1, but only after a…

Jord van Weeren left Ankara with two gold medals and a reason to look forwardto his own bed. Yet after a week in which he and Nicole Sanders won everytitle available at the European Championship of Champions, going home stillfelt a little sad. “Leaving a fun event always feels sad,” he told BowlingLife's Erikas Jansonas."It was a tough week, conditions were not easy and it has been a true…

A young tennis talent was climbing her way towards Greece’s elite, earning aplace among the country’s top 12 under-16 players. Her future in tennis seemedas bright as the summer sun in Athens. Few would have imagined, least of all Alexandra Giannadaki herself, that shewould soon be making her name in a completely different sport: bowling. Earlier this year, Alexandra won the Greek national title,…

Pontus Andersson paced nervously behind the lanes at Jaya Ancol Bowling Centerin Jakarta as Hong Kong’s young bowlers chased medals at the 25th Asian Junior Bowling Championships. Only a few months ago, Andersson had been the one with a ball in his hands anda medal resting directly on his own shots.Now, on the other side of the world,he could only watch and guide the bowlers representing his new…

For many people, August is a time to slow down, take a holiday and to just forget about work - and, perhaps, bowling. But for Martin Larsen and the team behindthe Storm Lucky Larsen Masters, the PBA Tour’s only 2026 stop outside theU.S., it means the exact opposite. Storm Lucky Larsen Masters The PBA Tour will return to Olympia Bowling in Helsingborg, Sweden, fromAugust 21-31, bringing many of…

If you had a rough night at your local league last weekend and finished with a150, don’t feel too bad. This past Sunday, a score like that would have madeyou a PBA Tour champion. In a match that opened jaws even for seasoned bowling spectators, Marshall Kent outlasted top seed Boog Krol to win the 2026 PBA Indiana Classic. Marshall Kent outlasted top seed Boog Krol to win the 2026 PBA Indiana…

Last Sunday, Patrick Dombrowski secured the biggest victory of his career in Indianapolis, defeating Anthony Simonsen by just mere two pins to win the 2026U.S. Open and capture his first PBA Tour title. Patrick Dombrowski secured the biggest victory of his career in Indianapolis, defeating Anthony Simonsen The dramatic championship match came down to the final shot, when Simonsenleft a pocket…