Canada's Zach Wilkins and Greece's Evangelos Krizinis won their pools in Group
B of the men's singles at the 2026 IBF World Cup at Max Munich Bowling in
Brunnthal, Germany.
Singapore's Nu'man Syahmi and Slovakia's Matus
Hrusovsky finished second and also qualified for the Top 32.
Pool 1: Syahmi Recovers After Three Straight Losses
Wilkins topped Pool 1 with 24 points and an 8W, 3L record. He had the best average in the pool, 213.7, for 2,351 pins.
Syahmi also went 8W, 3L and took second place. He won his first match and then lost the next three, but he closed with seven straight wins. He averaged 207.5.
Four bowlers finished one win behind on 21 points: Norway's Kristoffer Berg Nilsen, Malaysia's Tun Hakim, Bermuda's David Maycock and Hamad Ahli of the United Arab Emirates. Nilsen had the second-best average in the pool, 208.4.
Pool 2: Leaders Tie Final Match, Hanrahan Misses by One Point
Krizinis and Matus Hrusovsky both finished with 25 points and identical 8W, 2L, 1T records. Krizinis was ranked first with a 207.5 average and 2,282 pins, and Hrusovsky took second with a 200.5 average.
Hrusovsky joined Simon Hrusovsky, who won Group A, Pool 3 earlier on Wednesday, in the Top 32.
Patrick Hanrahan missed the cut by one point. He went 8W, 3L for 24 points and had the highest average and pinfall in the pool, 210.5 for 2,315 pins, including games of 255 and 253.
Group B Qualifiers So Far
Pool Match Play Leaders
Top 2 advancers from Pools 1 & 2:
Group B, Pools 3 and 4 were still being bowled late on Wednesday. The women start Round 1 on Thursday, October 15, and the men's Groups C and D follow through Saturday.
The singles Top 32, played as best-of-three-game matches, and the medal matches are set for Sunday, October 18.
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