Previous & Future Championships
From 2005 the men's and women's Championships have been held as separate events on alternating years. In 2013, there will be a combined world championships, the first since 2003. WTBA has also announced that Abu Dhabi will host the men's world championships in 2014 and the women's world championships in 2015.
A new event, WTBA World Singles Championships for men and women, was held for the first time in Limassol, Cyprus from September 18-26, 2012 and will be held every four years. With this new event, there will a WTBA bowling championships held every year.
| Year | City | Country | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Helsinki | Finland | - | 58 | 58 |
| 1955 | Essen | West Germany | - | 64 | 64 |
| 1958 | Helsingborg | Sweden | - | 99 | 99 |
| 1960 | Hamburg | West Germany | - | 102 | 102 |
| 1963 | Mexico City | Mexico | 45 | 132 | 177 |
| 1967 | Malmö | Sweden | 84 | 161 | 225 |
| 1971 | Milwaukee | United States | 103 | 268 | 371 |
| 1975 | London | England | 152 | 271 | 423 |
| 1979 | Manila | Philippines | 146 | 175 | 321 |
| 1983 | Caracas | Venezuela | 175 | 206 | 381 |
| 1987 | Helsinki | Finland | 196 | 230 | 426 |
| 1991 | Singapore | Singapore | 196 | 280 | 476 |
| 1995 | Reno | United States | 253 | 358 | 611 |
| 1999 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 255 | 345 | 600 |
| 2003 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 234 | 348 | 582 |
| 2005 | Aalborg | Denmark | 216 | - | 216 |
| 2006 | Busan | South Korea | - | 247 | 247 |
| 2007 | Monterrey | Mexico | 227 | - | 227 |
| 2008 | Bangkok | Thailand | - | 333 | 333 |
| 2009 | Las Vegas | United States | 228 | - | 228 |
| 2010 | Munich | Germany | - | 356 | 356 |
| 2011 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 171 | - | 171 |
| 2013 | Henderson | United States | - | - | |
| 2014 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | - | ||
| 2015 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | - |
Coming WTBA Events
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