The latest from Bowl Canada

2015 Bowling World Cup – World Final Results – Las Vegas, USA

Hong Kong’s, Siu Hong Wu and Columbia’s Clara Guerrero are the newest World Champions at the Qubica/AMF Tenpin Bowling World Cup.

Our women’s champion, Kerrie Ryan-Ciach (Mississauga, ON) represented Canada in fine fashion. After a bit of a rough start, Kerrie (in a field of 71 bowlers) fought her way into the top 24 where she fell just shy of the cut to the top 8. We’re proud of our 2003 WORLD CHAMPION and we’re sure she will be tough to beat at the upcoming Canadian National Championships in July, 2016.

Jean-Francois Gorley (Drummondville, QC), in his rookie attempt at the World’s fell short of the cut to the top 24 with a 38th place finish. Not bad in a field of over 85 of the world’s most talented competitors!

Congratulations to both our Canadian Champs!

2015 Bowling World Cup – World Finals – Las Vegas, USA

World Cup

Canadian Champions Jean-Francois Gorley (Drummondville, QC) and Mississauga, ON’s Kerrie Ryan-Ciach have arrived in Las Vegas to compete in the 2015 BOWLING WORLD CUP. Competition begins Sunday, November 15th. Keep up on how they’re doing by visiting http://www.qubicaamf.com/worldcup

Kerrie, of course, is the 2003 World Champion and 2004 Runner-Up. She was responsible for breaking a long drought in the event for Canada, as we had gone 23 years to that point since the last Canadian won the title. For Jean-Francois this will be his first appearance at the worlds, but that hasn’t stopped Canadians in the past. Ask Kerrie… she won the World title in her first appearance. And of course, Team Canada Head Coach Tye Rose will be there in support of the team!

The entire Canadian bowling community will be cheering them on. Do your part by making your LOCAL MEDIA aware they should be covering this event. Bowling is huge in participation, and it’s time the media knew it. The more voices that speak up, the louder the message will be.

Bowling in the Olympics?

On June 22nd the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee announced that it had selected bowling as one of the 8 sports to make its shortlist for inclusion into the Games of the XXXII Olympiad.  Among the other shortlisted sports are;

Baseball/Softball, Karate, Roller Sports, Sport Climbing, Squash, Surfing and Wushu.

Bowling enthusiasts around the world need to speak up NOW.   Let our voices be heard and let it be known that bowling is everywhere, and is participated by the masses, and WE SHOULD BE PART OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES!

VOTE FOR BOWLING NOW!   The Wall Street Journal-Asia has instituted a poll through its blog section, allowing one to vote for one of the 8 Tokyo shortlist sports. Please join the cause and vote for bowling by visiting….

http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-JRTB-20215

Get all your friends and acquaintances to vote also.  Let’s be heard!  And let’s get the sound of crashing pins to be the new soundtrack at the Olympic Games.  VOTE NOW!

 

Prairies sweep the 2015 National Classified Bowling Championships!

144 bowlers from all over Canada converged on Bowlerama Rexdale in Toronto for 2 solid days of competition this past weekend.   Provincial teams each bowled a double round robin, with a total of 14 games on the scoreboard to declare the Gold Medallists in the 45th Annual edition of the National Classified Bowling Championships.

The championship concluded with a Victory Banquet at the Toronto Airport Marriott hotel Sunday night in honour of the new Canadian Champion Teams…  and it was Manitoba and Saskatchewan who cleaned up as follows;

  • Fivepin Women’s Champions…. Saskatchewan (Canadian Bowling Centre, Saskatoon)
  • Tenpin Women’s Champions… Manitoba (Chateau Lanes, Winnipeg)
  • Fivepin Men’s Champions…  Manitoba (Coronation Bowling Centre, Winnipeg)
  • Tenpin Men’s Champions… Saskatchewan (Fairhaven Bowl, Saskatoon)

For complete details on the event, including photos and standings for all teams in all divisions click here 

Bowl Canada’s Annual Meeting is West Coast Bound this June

Vancouver Island will provide the scenery as Victoria, BC hosts the Canadian bowling industry June 2nd, 3rd & 4th.   Bowl Canada’s Annual Meeting brings together the association’s member bowling centre proprietors and industry stakeholders for a few days of meetings, fun social functions, informative seminars and great networking opportunities.  All Bowl Canada members are welcome and encouraged to make the Annual Meeting their start to great off-season, and their ideas-pool for the coming season.

An association of member bowling centres supporting the bowling community across Canada.