Sixteen women are left in the singles competition at the 2026 IBF World Cup in Munich. The Top 32, a best-of-three-games knockout, finished on Sunday morning. The Last 16 starts at 13:50 Munich time.
The World Cup runs from October 12 to 21 at Max Munich Bowling in Brunnthal. The 32 women reached the bracket after Round 1, where the top four from each pool advanced.
Karen Kaergaard Nielsen of Denmark, who led Round 1 with 36 points, beat Nur Hazirah Ramli of Malaysia 2-1 (224-200, 171-213, 250-166). Anna Andersson of Sweden and Gianna Brandolino of the United States both won in two games.
Shayna Ng of Singapore, the Group A, Pool 2 winner, lost 2-0 to Danielle Escolano of the Philippines (226-187, 194-167). Nora Johansson of Sweden won 2-1 against Samantha Clifton of Australia, and Emma Friant of France won 2-1 against Chrysoula-Anna Avgerinou of Greece. Li Jane Sin of Malaysia bowled the highest game of the round, 258, in a 2-0 win over Megan Dicay of Denmark.
Top 32 results
Women's Round of 32 Results
Best-of-three match play results and advancers:
Last 16 matchups
France, Malaysia, Singapore, Sweden and the United States all have more than one woman left. Three Last 16 matches are between players from the same country, so Singapore, Malaysia and the United States are each guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals. All three Chinese bowlers, the only German and the only Polish bowler are out.
Women's Round of 16 Matchups
Head-to-head pairings and lane assignments:
Schedule
The Last 16 is played in best-of-three games. The later times are from the organizers' schedule in Bulletin 3. All times are Munich local time (CEST, UTC+2).
Women's Finals Schedule
Sunday, October 18 timetable:
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