The Men’s Singles qualifying round at the IBF World Championships 2025 has finished at Top Bowl inside Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong.
A total of 168 bowlers completed eight games on the tournament’s 46-foot pattern, and Sweden’s Jesper Svensson ended the day in first place. Two-handed lefty scored 1497 total and averaged 249.50 with games of 258, 236, 257, 279, 238 and 229.
Korea’s Baek Seung Min followed in second place with 1468, and Denmark’s Nicolas Carter was close behind with 1464. Korea’s Ji Geun and France’s Gaëtan Mouveroux completed the top five with 1454 and 1449.
Finland’s Luukas Väänännen posted 1447, Malaysia’s Rafiq Ismail finished with 1446, and Sweden’s Markus Jansson recorded 1442. Denmark’s Mathias Ankerdal scored 1437, while Romania’s Mihai-Alin Dragnia placed tenth with 1435.
The final qualifying spot went to Abdulrahman Al Doseri of Qatar. His block included the first 300 game of the championship, which helped him secure the last advancing position.
The battle around the cut line was extremely close, as seven bowlers missed the top 32 by fewer than ten pins. One bowler missed by three pins and three others by four.
The remaining players will compete in round-robin match play, divided into four groups of eight on Thursday. Each bowler will face every opponent in their group once. A win awards three points and a tie gives one point. Only the top point earner in each group will reach the semifinals.
Next Stage: 32 Players Split Into Four Groups
Group A
- Jesper Svensson (Sweden)
- Markus Jansson (Sweden)
- Mathias Ankerdal (Denmark)
- Yukon Murahama (Japan)
- Dan Østergard (Denmark)
- Patrick Harahan (United States)
- Robin Ilhammar (Sweden)
- Abdulrahman Al Doseri (Qatar)
Group B
- Baek Seung Min (Korea)
- Rafiq Ismail (Malaysia)
- Mihai-Alin Dragnia (Romania)
- Tomas Käyhkö (Finland)
- Mohammad Hafiz Zainuddin (Malaysia)
- Ricardo Lecuona Manzano (Mexico)
- Muhammad Syazirol Shamsudin (Malaysia)
- Nayef Eqab Al Obeidli (United Arab Emirates)
Group C
- Nicolas Carter (Denmark)
- Luukas Väänännen (Finland)
- James Blomgren (Sweden)
- Sandro Brandt (Germany)
- Talal Al Marri (Qatar)
- Muhammad Danial Abu Samah (Malaysia)
- Mitch Hupé (Canada)
- François Lavoie (Canada)
Group D
- Ji Geun (Korea)
- Gaëtan Mouveroux (France)
- Joonas Jähi (Finland)
- Ma Ka Yin, Jovi (Hong Kong)
- Lukáš Jelínek (Czech Republic)
- Ryan Barnes (United States)
- Blake Walsh (Australia)
The Women’s Singles qualifying will take place tomorrow, followed by Singles
Round 2, semifinals and finals for both divisions on Thursday, November 27.
Women’s Doubles qualifying is scheduled for November 28, and the
men will bowl on November 29. All final rounds for both divisions will be held
on November 30.
Men’s Trios is scheduled for December 1, followed by Women’s Trios on December
2. Team of Five qualifying and Round 2 for both men and women will be held on
December 3.
The semifinals and finals for Trios and Team of Five
will be played in an arena setting at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai on
December 4 and 5.
All information, results and livestream links for the IBF World Championships 2025 can be found at tournaments.bowlinglife.eu.
Official Schedule – IBF World Championships 2025
Wednesday, November 26
Women’s Singles QualifyingThursday, November 27
Men and Women Singles Round 2Men and Women Singles Semifinals
Men and Women Singles Finals
Friday, November 28
Women’s Doubles QualifyingSaturday, November 29
Men’s Doubles QualifyingSunday, November 30
Men and Women Doubles Round 2Men and Women Doubles Semifinals
Men and Women Doubles Finals
Monday, December 1
Men’s Trios QualifyingMen’s Trios Round 2
Tuesday, December 2
Women’s Trios QualifyingWomen’s Trios Round 2
Wednesday, December 3
Men and Women Team of Five QualifyingMen and Women Team of Five Round 2
Thursday, December 4 – Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai
Men and Women Trios Semifinals and FinalsFriday, December 5 – Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai
Men and Women Team of Five Semifinals and FinalsVictory Banquet at Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel
