The Last 16 is finished in men's and women's singles at the 2026 IBF World Cup in Munich. Eight men and eight women remain, and the quarter-finals are next.
The World Cup runs from October 12 to 21 at Max Munich Bowling in Brunnthal. The singles knockout stages are all played in best-of-three-games matches. Full scores are on the official results page.
Women: France and Sweden each guaranteed a semi-finalist
France and Sweden each have two women left, and both pairs meet in the quarter-finals.
Manon Clément and Celia Jeanne Delafosse of France play each other, as do Nora Johansson and Anna Andersson of Sweden.
Clément beat Jenny Mathiesen of Norway 2-1 (198-177, 147-191, 216-196), and Delafosse beat Danielle Escolano of the Philippines 2-0. Johansson beat Emma Friant of France 2-0 (226-175, 248-163), and Andersson beat Brianna Walsh of Australia 2-0.
Karen Kaergaard Nielsen of Denmark, who led Round 1 with 36 points, beat Adelia Nur Irwan Syazalee of Malaysia 2-0 and plays the defending Singles champion Natasha Roslan of Malaysia. Roslan beat her teammate Li Jane Sin 2-0, opening with a 258. Hui Fen New of Singapore beat her teammate Cherie Tan 2-1 and plays Shannon Pluhowsky of the United States, who beat teammate Gianna Brandolino 2-1.
Men: Ma bowls 289, Alroomi eliminates Svensson
Jovi Ma of Hong Kong bowled the highest game of the Last 16, 289, in a 2-1 win over Adrian Tokashiki of Peru. He now plays Aseel Alroomi of Kuwait, who beat Jesper Svensson of Sweden 2-1 (214-208, 216-224, 234-212).
Keith Mark of Hong Kong also advanced, beating Giorgio Gragnaniello of Italy 2-1. He plays Gregory Rius of France, who beat Carsten Hansen of Denmark 2-0.
Robin Ilhammar of Sweden, who had the highest average of any man in Round 1, beat Lukas Jelinek of the Czech Republic 2-1 (235-257, 276-252, 225-166). He is the only Swede left and plays Mathias Danielsen Otting of Norway, who beat Matus Hrusovsky of Slovakia 2-1. Mathijs Beverdam of the Netherlands, a 2-1 winner over Arnar David Jonsson of Iceland, plays Zachary Wilkins of Canada, who beat Shing Hei Tang of Macao 2-0.
Last 16 results
Women
Women's Round of 16 Results
Best-of-three match play results and quarter-final advancers:
Men
Men's Round of 16 Results
Best-of-three match play results and quarter-final advancers:
Quarter-final matchups
Quarter-Final Matchups
Head-to-head pairings and lane assignments for women and men:
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