France's Manon Clément, Singapore's Shayna Ng and Hui Fen New, and the United States' Gianna Brandolino won their pools as women's Groups A and B finished Round 1 of the singles at the 2026 IBF World Cup at Max Munich Bowling in Brunnthal, Germany.
Sixteen women have now qualified for the singles Top 32. The remaining bowlers from Group C and D will be decided tomorrow.
Group A: Clement and Clifton Share the Pool 1 Lead
Manon Clément, a two-handed bowler, won the combined U17 and U21 girls’ category at the most recent BowlingGP Series Youth event in France, and Australia's Samantha Clifton both finished Pool 1 with 33 points and 11W, 2L records.Clement was ranked first with a 200.0 average and 2,600 pins, including games of 254, 245 and 244. Clifton averaged 194.0.
Poland's Daria Pajak was third with 30 points and a 10W, 3L record. Denmark's Megan Dicay lost her first two matches but went 9W, 4L to take the fourth spot with 27 points. Her 196.2 average was the second best in the pool.
In Pool 2, Shayna Ng went 7-0 on the opening day and finished with 11W, 2L (33 points and a 201.0 average).
Sweden's Victoria Johansson was second with 31 points and a 10W, 2L, 1T record. China's Rui Peng and Malaysia's Nur Hazirah Ramli both went 10W, 3L for 30 points and took the last two places. Germany's Franziska Czech finished fifth with 25 points.
Group B: New Tops the Pinfall, Brandolino Wins Pool 1
New Hui Fen won Pool 2 with 30 points and a 10W, 3L record. Her 2,732 pins at a 210.2 average were the highest totals in Groups A and B.
The Netherlands' Samantha Greiner and Sweden's Ottilia Gunnarsson followed with 27 points and 9W, 4L records. Gunnarsson lost her first three matches before winning eight in a row. Greece's Chrysoula-Anna Avgerinou took the last spot with 25 points and an 8W, 1T, 4L record, one point ahead of the Philippines' Grace Ann Hernandez and Türkiye's Ayse Elif Eser.
Brandolino, who opened the event with a 267, won Pool 1 with 33 points and an 11W, 2L record. She averaged 205.2. Malaysia's Adelia Nur Irwan Syazalee was second with 30 points and a 10W, 3L record.
Four bowlers finished level on 27 points with 9W, 4L records for the last two places: Delafosse, Martin Ponsoda, China's Jinfeng Zhang and Norway's Madelen Thorsrudhagen Danielsen. Delafosse, who won her last five matches, was ranked third and Martin Ponsoda fourth. Zhang had the highest average of the four, 181.7, but missed out along with Danielsen.
Qualifiers for the Women's Top 32
Pool Match Play Leaders
Top four standings across Groups A & B:
What Comes Next
Women's Groups C and D will complete their pools before the singles Top 32 and medal matches on Sunday, October 18. Those matches are played as best-of-three games.
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