History
The 1st AMF World Cup, then called the 'International Masters', was contested in Dublin, Ireland in 1965, won by Lauri Ajanto of Finland. Women first competed in 1972, the 8th edition of the AMF World Cup, with Irma Urrea of Mexico being the first ever champion. The AMF World Cup has visited every continent (except Antarctica) in 31 different countries, with Mexico hosting the most AMF World Cups, 5 (1968, 1983, 1988, 1994, 2008). The current format used in 2012 is 4 days of qualifying, 5 games a day, to cut to the top 24, with total pinfall carrying over. The top 24 bowl another 8 games before another cut to the top 8 with total pinfall carrying over. The top 8 then bowl a match play round robin + position round (8 games total), where a win gives 30 additional bonus pins, 15 for a tie. The top 3 with the highest total pinfall including bonus pins advances to the stepladder finals. In the stepladder semifinals, the 2nd and 3rd seeded bowlers have a best of 3 match to determine who will face the top seed in the finals, also in a best of 3 match to determine a champion.
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