The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup is an amateur singles event within the sport of ten-pin bowling, sanctioned by World Bowling and sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide.
It is the largest annual international sports championship in terms of participating nations. Since its inception in 1965, this event has brought together champions from all over world so that players from small countries with few bowling facilities can meet the greats of the sport, all on equal terms and all in a spirit of friendly competition.
Heads of state, members of royal families, government ministers, media personalities and renowned sportspeople have all been to the tournament and tried their hands at bowling. Strong competition each year from potential hosts makes the selection of venue very tough – a state-of-the-art QubicaAMF bowling centre and good local backing are a must. The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup has visited every continent, 42 cities in 31 different countries as of the 2017 edition.
1965: The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup began as a tournament called the International Masters, held on December 12, 1965 at the 12-lane Stillorgan Bowl, Dublin, Ireland.
1966: The second International Masters was staged at the grounds of world-famous Wembley Stadium, at Wembley Stadium Bowl in London, England. The tournament used the Petersen Points system from the previous year. 24 nations were represented.
In the fifty three year history the UK has had four winners winning five titles. Out in front is 2013 inductee Pauline Smith (Buck) who won the event in 1981 and again in 1993. Other female winners include Gemma Burden (Harding) in 1995 and the only Welsh winner Mel Isaac (Oates). The UK’s sole male winner was Bernie Caterer who won in Singapore in 1973.
Champions
| 1973 Bernie Caterer | 1981 Pauline Smith(Buck) | 1993 Pauline Smith(Buck) | Gemma Burden(Harding) | Mel Isaac(Oates) |
Players finishing in the top three
1973 Singapore Winner Bernie Caterer (England)
1975 Canada Bronze Lesley Potter (England)
1981 New York, Champion Pauline Buck (England)
1982 Australia, Bronze Pauline Buck (England)
1985 South Korea Silver Judy Howlett (England)
1991 Sweden Silver Pauline Buck (England)
1993 South Africa Champion Pauline Buck (England)
1995 Brazil – Winner Gemma Harding (England)
2000 Portugal – Champion Mel Isaac (Wales)
2000 Portugal – Bronze Kirsten Penny (England)
2002 Latvia – Silver Nikki Harvey (England)
2005 USA Silver Fiona Banks (England)
2006 Venezuela Silver Lisa John (England)
2008 Mexico – Bronze Zara Giles
2009 Malaysia – Silver Zara Giles (England)
2010 France – Silver Matt Miller (England)
2010 France – Bronze Fiona Banks (England)
2012 Poland – Bronze Kirsten Penny (England)
Home nation participants and placings
Great Britain and England
Chris Buck became the first player to represent both England and Great Britain as England entered the World cup in the second and third championships then entered as Great Britain until 1996 where they returned to just England.
| Year | Bowler | Final Place | Year | Bowler | Final Place | |
| 1966 | Chris Buck | 6th | 1972 | Margaret Shaw | 10th | |
| 1967 | David Pond | 18th | 1973 | Ena Prattley | ? | |
| 1968 | Jon Reeves | 10th | 1974 | Joyce Pressland | 9th | |
| 1969 | Chris Buck | 11th | 1975 | Lesley Potter | 3rd | |
| 1970 | Chris Petty | 33rd | 1976 | Carol Cuthbert | 14th | |
| 1971 | Chris Buck | 15th | 1977 | Carol Cuthbert | 12th* | |
| 1972 | Alan Fawcett | 9th | 1978 | Lyn Walker | 19th | |
| 1973 | Bernie Caterer | 1st | 1979 | Mo Jarrom | ? | |
| 1974 | Sam Pugh | 25th | 1980 | Tina Darvill | 24th | |
| 1975 | Nev Robinson | 17th | 1981 | Pauline Smith(Buck) | 1st | |
| 1976 | Geoff Buck | 6th | 1982 | Pauline Smith(Buck) | 3rd | |
| 1977 | Sam Pugh | 23rd | 1983 | Judy Howlett | 11th | |
| 1978 | Tom Marshall | 25th | 1984 | Shelagh Leonard | 10th (HG278) | |
| 1979 | Nev Robinson | Top 16 | 1985 | Judy Howlett | 2nd | |
| 1980 | Ralston Reid | 21st | 1986 | Tina Darvill | 8th | |
| 1981 | Roger Peartree | — | 1987 | Jill Owens | 22nd | |
| 1982 | Roger Peartree | 21st | 1988 | Gina Wardle | 5th | |
| 1983 | Alan Fawcett | 18th | 1989 | Gina Wardle | 6th | |
| 1984 | No Player | — | 1990 | Gina Wardle | 22nd | |
| 1985 | Dave Taylor | 18th | 1991 | Pauline Smith(Buck) | 2nd | |
| 1986 | Phil Scammell | 9th | 1992 | Ali Teasdale | 12th | |
| 1987 | Phil Scammell | 9th | 1993 | Pauline Smith(Buck) | 1st | |
| 1988 | Graham Botting | 18th | 1994 | Pauline Smith(Buck) | 6th | |
| 1989 | Phil Scammell | 19th | 1995 | Gemma Burden (Harding) | 1st | |
| 1990 | Roger Peartree | 32nd | 1996 | Gemma Burden (Harding) | 4th | |
| 1991 | Phil Scammell | 24th | 1997 | Nikki Harvey | 7th | |
| 1992 | Kevin Hills | 7th | 1998 | Gemma Burden (Harding) | 13th | |
| 1993 | Paul Delany | 7th | 1999 | Nikki Harvey | 9th | |
| 1994 | Paul Delany | 19th | 2000 | Kirsten Penny | 3rd | |
| 1995 | Wayne Greenall | 10th | 2001 | Kirsten Penny | 5th | |
| 1996 | Ron Oldfield | 11th | 2002 | Nikki Harvey | 2nd | |
| 1997 | Ron Oldfield | 22nd | 2003 | Donna Adams | 12th | |
| 1998 | Paul Boyle | 14th (300) | 2004 | Donna Adams | 22nd | |
| 1999 | Paul Moor | 57th | 2005 | Fiona Banks | 2nd | |
| 2000 | Steve Thornton | 5th | 2006 | Lisa John | 2nd | |
| 2001 | Paul Moor | 21st | 2007 | Jo Allsebrook | 10th | |
| 2002 | Wayne Greenall | 5th | 2008 | Zara Giles | 3rd | |
| 2003 | Darren Cundy | 31st | 2009 | Zara Giles | 2nd | |
| 2004 | Paul Moor | 26th | 2010 | Fiona Banks | 3rd | |
| 2005 | Steve Thornton | 9th (300) | 2011 | Lisa John | 8th | |
| 2006 | Dom Barrett | 7th | 2012 | Kirsten Penny | 3rd | |
| 2007 | Paul Moor | 5th | 2013 | Autum Chamberlain | 14th | |
| 2008 | Nick Froggatt | 47th | 2014 | Danni Hopcroft | 13th | |
| 2009 | Darren Cundy | 16th | 2015 | Keira Reay (300) | 9th | |
| 2010 | Matt Miller | 2nd | 2016 | Lisa John | 5th | |
| 2011 | Steve Thornton | 9th | 2017 | Lorna Scott | 13th | |
| 2012 | Matt Chamberlain | 7th | 2018 | |||
| 2013 | Paul Moor | 31st | ||||
| 2014 | Steve Thornton | 10th | ||||
| 2015 | Sam Rose | 19th | ||||
| 2016 | Peter Stevenson | 13th | ||||
| 2017 | Ray Teece | 8th |
*1977 Carol Cuthbert voted Sportswoman of the tournament
Gibraltar
In the Millennium year Gibraltar joined the fray as Edmund O’Reilly and Julie Jackson represented the small rock nation. The country’s best performance so far has been Adam Shrubb who placed 22nd in 2014
| 2000 | Edmund O’Reilly | 84th | 2000 | Julie Jackson | 66th | |
| 2001 | Stuart Watkins | 83rd | 2001 | Moira Viagas | 61st | |
| 2002 | Paul Lennon | 76th | 2002 | Helen McGunnigle | 65th | |
| 2003 | Edmund O’Reilly | 74th | 2003 | Charly Clark | 61st | |
| 2004 | Graham Coles | 62nd | 2004 | Helen McGunnigle | 71st | |
| 2005 | Graham Coles | 57th | 2005 | Julie Jackson | 55th | |
| 2006 | Graham Coles | 65th | 2006 | Julie Jackson | 68th | |
| 2007 | Graham Coles | 43rd | 2007 | Charly Clark | 72nd | |
| 2008 | Charles De La Rosa | 78th | 2008 | No Player | – | |
| 2009 | Michael Wood | 68th | 2009 | No Player | – | |
| 2010 | Michael Wood | 59th | 2010 | Kelly Ann Turnbull | 73rd | |
| 2011 | Michael Wood | 70th | 2011 | No Player | – | |
| 2012 | Adam Schrubb | 25th | 2012 | No Player | – | |
| 2013 | Adam Schrubb | 41st | 2013 | No Player | – | |
| 2014 | Adam Schrubb | 22nd | 2014 | No Player | – | |
| 2015 | Michael Wood | 63rd | 2015 | No Player | – | |
| 2016 | Michael Wood | 64th | 2016 | No Player | – | |
| 2017 | No Player | – | 2017 | No Player | – | |
| 2018 | 2018 |
Guernsey
Guernsey have entered 15 times with the first in 1997 with Derek Tomlin finishing in 50th place. The first female was Alison Lovell a year later in 1998 and ending in 54th place. The country’s highest placing has been Derek Tomlin in 200 in 34th place.
| 1997 | Derek Tomlin | 50th | 1998 | Alison Lovell | 54th | ||
| 1998 | Derek Tomlin | 39th | 1999 | Linda Robilliard | 61st | ||
| 1999 | Derek Tomlin | 49th | 2001 | Joanne Johnson | 53rd | ||
| 2000 | Derek Tomlin | 34th | 2002 | Joanne Johnson | 39th | ||
| 2001 | No Player | – | 2003 | Joanne Johnson | 41st | ||
| 2002 | Gary Hill | 44th | 2004 | Joanne Johnson | 68th | ||
| 2003 | Derek Tomlin | 37th | 2005 | Joanne Johnson | 62nd | ||
| 2004 | Michael Prigent | 82nd | 2006 | Lauren Hurford | 53rd | ||
| 2005 | Derek Tomlin | 55th | 2007 | Lauren Hurford | 39th | ||
| 2006 | No Player | – | 2008 | Chantelle Jones | 60th | ||
| 2007 | Matt Southwell | 80th | 2009 | Danielle Le Couvey | 45th | ||
| 2008 | Garry Hale | 61st | 2010 | Linda Robilliard | 70th | ||
| 2009 | Derek Tomlin | 52nd | 2011 | Danielle Machon | 66th | ||
| 2010 | Michael Prigent | 80th | |||||
| 2011 | Derek Tomlin | 67th | |||||
| 2012 | Garry Hale | 62nd |
Isle of Man
Stephen Taylor and Marian Scott were the first to represent the tiny Isle of Man nation in the 1996 W0rld Cup In Northern Ireland. Rob Bernie who previously represented Scotland has had their highest placing in 17th in the year 2000.
| 1996 | Stephen Taylor | 46th | 1996 | Marian Scott | 43rd | ||
| 1997 | David Hill | 63rd | 1997 | Pauline Maxwell | 52nd | ||
| 1999 | David Hill | 47th | 1998 | Pauline Maxwell | 40th | ||
| 2000 | Nick Cayzer | 43rd | 1999 | Pauline Maxwell | 52nd | ||
| 2001 | Phillip Hatton | 48th | 2000 | Pauline Maxwell | 43rd | ||
| 2002 | Phillip Hatton | 66th | 2001 | Pam Hooper | 46th | ||
| 2003 | Rob Bernie | 17th | 2002 | Pam Hooper | 58th | ||
| 2004 | Erle Cornelius | 78th | 2003 | Pauline Maxwell | 44th | ||
| 2005 | David Hill | 49th | 2004 | Viv Cornelius | 72nd | ||
| 2006 | Nick Cayzer | 59th | 2005 | Dianne Moore | 65th | ||
| 2007 | Nick Cayzer | 70th | |||||
| 2008 | Nick Cayzer | 77th* |
*Nick Kayzer voted Sportsman of the tournament
Jersey
Twenty two times Jersey have sent players to a World cup with the very first in 1995 where Paul Wright came 44th and Caroline Rees placed 38th. Best player so far has been Tracey Aubert in 2002 placing 22nd.
| 1995 | Paul Wright | 44th | 1995 | Caroline Rees | 38th | ||
| 1996 | Tony Wiseman | 27th | 1996 | Caroline Rees | 46th | ||
| 1997 | Paul Wright | 42nd | 1997 | Caroline Rees | 46th | ||
| 1998 | Michael Le Bot | 62nd | 1998 | Caroline Rees | 50th | ||
| 1999 | Declan McKeown | 62nd | 1999 | Meg Devlin | 51st | ||
| 2000 | Paul Wright | 45th | 2000 | Tracey Aubert | 49th | ||
| 2001 | Stephen King | 75th | 2001 | No Player | – | ||
| 2002 | Stephen King | 60th | 2002 | Tracey Aubert | 22nd | ||
| 2003 | Matthew Minier | 61st | 2003 | Tracey Aubert | 25th | ||
| 2004 | Paul Gay | 93rd | 2004 | Tracey Aubert | 53rd | ||
| 2005 | Lee Jarvis | 64th | 2005 | Stepheny Le Lion | 46th | ||
| 2006 | Mike High | 61st | 2006 | June Dransfield | 70th | ||
| 2007 | Mike High | 56th | 2007 | No Player | – | ||
| 2008 | JP Rabet | 80th | 2008 | No Player | – | ||
| 2009 | Paul Wright | 43rd | 2009 | Lorraine Jarvis | 61st | ||
| 2010 | Mark Rabet | 85th | 2010 | Melissa Kendall | 55th | ||
| 2011 | Paul Wright | 43rd | 2011 | Melissa Kendall | 57th | ||
| 2012 | Nathan Jarvis | 60th | 2012 | No Player | – | ||
| 2013 | Robbie Rive | 66th | 2013 | Chris Rive | 58th | ||
| 2014 | Nathan Jarvis | 67th | 2014 | Liz Wall | 68th | ||
| 2015 | Nathan Jarvis | 62nd | 2015 | Chris Rive | 65th | ||
| 2016 | Paul Wright | 41st | 2016 | Glenda Burrows | 63rd | ||
| 2017 | No Player | – | 2017 | No Player | – | ||
| 2018 | 2018 |
Northern Ireland
1991 was the year The Northern Irish joined the World Cup when Thomas Robinson (38th) and Anna Heath (34th) participated. The highest player over 27 attempts has been Kevin Horton in 14th place in 2009.
| 1991 | Thomas Robinson | 38th | 1991 | Anna Heath | 34th | |
| 1992 | No Player | – | 1992 | Katie Carlie | 31st | |
| 1993 | 1993 | Maybeth King | 26th | |||
| 1995 | Gary Stoops | 29th | 1995 | Karen Kerr | 39th | |
| 1996 | Kevin Horton | 59th | 1996 | Christine Robinson | 42nd | |
| 1997 | Gary Stoops | 51st | 1997 | Isobel Smith | 50th | |
| 1998 | Kevin Horton | 28th | 1998 | Karen Payne | 43rd | |
| 1999 | Kenny Donnelly | 42nd | 1999 | Gynis Wilson | 45th | |
| 2000 | Kevin Horton | 35th | 2000 | Gynis Wilson | 45th | |
| 2001 | Kevin Horton | 26th | 2001 | Gynis Wilson | 45th | |
| 2002 | Kevin Horton | 41st | 2002 | Lynne Black | 47th | |
| 2003 | Kevin Horton | 14th | 2003 | Lynne Black | 34th | |
| 2004 | Kevin Horton | 54th | 2004 | Karen Payne | 65th | |
| 2005 | William Nimick | 22nd | 2005 | Lynne Black | 18th | |
| 2006 | William Nimick | 19th | 2006 | Karen Payne | 51st | |
| 2007 | Grant Dugan | 48th | 2007 | Helen Tamblyn | 26th | |
| 2008 | Ryan Press | 47th | 2008 | Christine Robinson | 45th | |
| 2009 | Kevin Horton | 16th | 2009 | Donna Horton | 53rd | |
| 2010 | William Nimick | 29th | 2010 | Lauren Dugan | 63rs | |
| 2011 | Tony O’Hare | 69th | 2011 | Karen Payne | 52nd | |
| 2012 | Tony O’Hare | 35th | 2012 | Caroline Horan | 55th | |
| 2013 | Grant Dugan | 49th | 2013 | Lauren Dugan | 59th | |
| 2014 | Alan Smith | 63rd | 2014 | Donna Horton | 65th | |
| 2015 | William Nimick | 52nd | 2015 | Caroline Horan | 67th | |
| 2016 | Kevin Horton | 42nd | 2016 | Lauran Dugan | 29th | |
| 2017 | Kevin Horton | 62nd | 2017 | Lauren Dugan | 39th | |
| 2018 | 2018 |
Scotland
Scotland like England entered the 1966 and 1967 World Cups under a Scottish flag before having to spend the next 29 years under a Great Britain banner like other home nations. Jim Kenny had the countries best placing in the very first year when he ended in 11th.
| 1966 | Jim Kenny | 11th | 1966 | No Player | – | |
| 1967 | George Wood | 24th | 1967 | No Player | – | |
| 1996 | Rob Bernie | 21st | 1996 | No Player | – | |
| 1997 | Rob Bernie | 24th | 1997 | Carol Pirie | 36th | |
| 1998 | Rob Bernie | 17th | 1998 | Trish Cavill | 34th | |
| 1999 | Rob Bernie | 31st | 1999 | Laura Rhoney | 20th | |
| 2000 | Andy Gillespie | 47th | 2000 | Laura Rhoney | 10th | |
| 2001 | Mark Hutton | 40th | 2001 | Susan Mutch | 27th | |
| 2002 | Tayo Doyle | 45th | 2002 | Laura Rhoney | 17th | |
| 2003 | Mark Hutton | 24th | 2003 | Laura Rhoney | 10th | |
| 2004 | Marco Jonson | 28th | 2004 | Laura Rhoney | 5th | |
| 2005 | Mark Biondi | 50th * | 2005 | Jacqui MacColl | 42nd | |
| 2006 | Ross Murray | 50th | 2006 | Laura Rhoney | 4th (300) | |
| 2007 | Mark McQueen | 22nd | 2007 | Jacqui MacColl | 51st | |
| 2008 | Shaun Macleod | 27th | 2008 | Laura Rhoney | 10th | |
| 2009 | Mark Kerr | 13th | 2009 | Laura Rhoney | 14th | |
| 2010 | Martin Williamson | 43rd | 2010 | Holly Fleming | 23rd | |
| 2011 | Paul Traynor | 44th | 2011 | Tania Yusaf | 49th | |
| 2012 | Steven Gill | 40th | 2012 | Holly Fleming | 30th | |
| 2013 | Mark McQueen | 29th | 2013 | Jacqui MacColl | 31st | |
| 2014 | Mark McQueen | 41st | 2014 | Holly Fleming | 37th | |
| 2015 | Mark McQueen | 40th | 2015 | Hazel McQueen | 44th | |
| 2016 | Martin Williamson | 43rd | 2016 | Alison Williamson | 30th | |
| 2017 | Steven Gill | 23rd | 2017 | Jacqui MacColl | 26th | |
| 2018 | 2018 |
*Mark Biondi voted Sportsman of the tournament
Wales
Wales joined the World Cup Party in 1996 when Alan Parker placed 47th but Wales actually had their first and only winner in the year 200 when Welsh born Mel Isaac won the Lisbon event.
| 1996 | Alan Parker | 47th | 1996 | Tricia Outrim | 22nd | |
| 1997 | Mark Shea | 38th | 1997 | No Player | – | |
| 1998 | Mark Shea | 36th | 1998 | No Player | – | |
| 1999 | Terry Richards | 51st | 1999 | Susan Thomas | 22nd | |
| 2000 | Gary Hopkins | 51st | 2000 | Mel Isaac (Oates) | 1st | |
| 2001 | Stuart Chamberlain | 52nd | 2001 | Mel Isaac (Oates) | 33rd | |
| 2002 | Mark Shea | 63rd | 2002 | Mel Isaac (Oates) | 25th | |
| 2003 | Kevin Jaap | 20th | 2003 | No Player | – | |
| 2004 | Ron Chamberlain | 57th | 2004 | Sue Thomas | 26th | |
| 2005 | Steve Dalton | 75th | 2005 | Sue Thomas | 36th | |
| 2006 | Stuart Chamberlain | 33rd | 2006 | No Player | – | |
| 2007 | Tim Johnson | 72nd | 2007 | Sarah Morgan | 67th | |
| 2008 | Graham Dalton | 67th | 2008 | Sue Thomas | 56th | |
| 2009 | Stuart Chamberlain | 65th | 2009 | No Player | – | |
| 2010 | Steve Dalton | 69th | 2010 | Louise Roberts | 44th | |
| 2011 | Paul Green | 57th | 2011 | No Player | – | |
| 2012 | Lyndon Walters | 68th | 2012 | Lynne Walker | 46th | |
| 2013 | Jamie Cunningham | 37th | 2013 | Lynne Walker | 39th | |
| 2014 | Lyndon Walters | 60th | 2014 | No Player | – | |
| 2015 | James Footner | 35th | 2015 | Louise Roberts | 35th | |
| 2016 | Robert Bruce | 50th | 2016 | Louise Roberts | 42nd | |
| 2017 | Gareth Roberts | 45th | 2017 | Louise Roberts | 35th | |
| 2018 | 2018 |
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