The Women’s Doubles event at the IBF World Championships 2025 in Hong Kong completed its first stage today, with 24 teams advancing to Round 2 after seven Baker-format games at Top Bowl in Kai Tak Sports Park.
Singapore's Shayna Ng and New Hui Fen topped the qualifying with a strong total of 1493, averaging 213.29. They were followed closely by Japan’s Shion Izumune and Kiri Watanabe, who posted 1489. Korea’s Kim Bo Ah and Shin Hye Bin placed third with 1483.
Denmark's sisters Sofie and Karen Kærgaard Nielsen scored 1478 to finish fourth, while Singapore's Cherie and Daphne Tan scored 1474 to round out the top five.
Finland, USA and Singapore have all three of their doubles inside the cut. The cut for Round 2 fell at 1349, taken by Finland’s Tiiamari Laukkanen and Jenni Heino.
32 Players Split Into Four Groups
Group A (Places 1, 8, 9, 16, 17, 24)
- SGP – Shayna Ng / New Hui Fen
- KOR – Song Si Ra / Paek Ye Dam
- SWE – Hanna Engberg / Nora Johansson
- FIN – Eliisa Hiltunen / Ani Juntunen
- CAN – Felicia Wong / Jennifer Besana
- FIN – Tiiamari Laukkanen / Jenni Heino
Group B (Places 2, 7, 10, 15, 18, 23)
- JPN – Shion Izumune / Kiri Watanabe
- MAC – Hui Tong / Veronica Dias de Souza
- USA – Bryanna Coté / Shannon Pluhowsky
- FIN – Essi Pakarinen / Peppi Konsteri
- SWE – Anna Andersson / Victoria Johansson
- MAS – Gillian Lim / Nora Lyana Norkamal
Group C (Places 3, 6, 11, 14, 19, 22)
- KOR – Kim Bo Ah / Shin Hye Bin
- TPE – Wang Ya Ting / Teng Jo Yu
- USA – Lauren Russo / Breanna Clemmer
- USA – Jillian Martin / Julia Bond
- MAC – So Cheng Lam / Wong Son Ian
- AUS – Rebekah Martin / Bec Whiting
Group D (Places 4, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21)
- DEN – Sofie K. Nielsen / Karen K. Nielsen
- SGP – Cherie Tan / Daphne Tan
- MEX – Iliana Lomelí Lemus / Lilia M. Robles González
- SGP – Tay Ning / Bernice Lim
- DEN – Maria Bak Gerding / Cecilie Dam
- MAS – Adelia Nur / Siti Safiyah
Schedule Ahead
Next up is the Men’s Doubles qualification, which continues on Saturday with three seven-game squads at Top Bowl. On Sunday, the Women’s Doubles Round 2 round-robin will open the day, followed by Men’s Doubles Round 2. Later in the afternoon, both men’s and women’s doubles semifinals and finals will be contested in best-of-three matches.
Trios and Team of Five events will follow in early December, with the final stages held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai.
A full schedule and all results from the IBF World Championships 2025 are available at tournaments.bowlinglife.eu.
Saturday, 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
