Bowlers Journal International - January 2008 - (Page A10) FIQ/WTBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1954 - HELSINKI, FINLAND Event Winner 8-Man Team Sweden 5-Man Team Sweden II Doubles Finland (Osmo KoivunenOdin Koskinen) Individual Gosta Algeskog, Sweden 1955 - ESSEN, GERMANY Finland West Germany Sweden (Per PihliFrithiol Soderbergh) Nils Backstrom, Sweden 3-Man Team Doubles Malaysia Australia (Eric ThompsonRon Powell) Singles Ollie Ongtawco, Philippines Masters Gerry Bugden, Great Britain 5-Woman Team United States 3-Woman Team United States Doubles Philippines (Bong CooLita de la Rosa) Singles Lita de la Rosa, Philippines Masters Lita de la Rosa, Philippines 1983 - CARACAS, VENEZUELA 5-Man Team Finland 3-Man Team Sweden Doubles Australia (John SullivanKevin Harding) (tie) Great Britain (Chris Buck-Alan Fawcett) Singles Armando Marino, Colombia All-Events Mats Karlsson, Sweden Matchplay (15*) Mats Karlsson, Sweden Stepladder Finals Tony Cariello, United States 5-Woman Team Sweden 3-Woman Team West Germany Doubles Denmark (Birgitte JensenJette Hansen) Singles Lena Sulkanen, Sweden All-Events Bong Coo, Philippines Matchplay (15*) Lena Sulkanen, Sweden Stepladder Finals Lena Sulkanen, Sweden 1987 - HELSINKI, FINLAND 5-Man Team Sweden 3-Man Team United States Doubles Sweden (Ulf HamnasUlf Bolleby) Singles Patrick Rolland, France All-Events Rick Steelsmith, U.S. Matchplay (15*) Rick Steelsmith, U.S. Stepladder Finals Roger Pieters, Belgium 5-Woman Team United States 3-Woman Team United States Doubles United States (Cora FiebigKathy Wodka) Singles Edda Piccini, Mexico All-Events Sandra Jo Shiery, U.S. Matchplay (15*) Annette Hagre, Sweden Stepladder Finals Annette Hagre, Sweden 1991 - SINGAPORE 5-Man Team Taiwan, Republic of China 3-Man Team United States Doubles United States (Pat Healey Jr.Steve Kloempken) Singles Ying-Chieh Ma, Taiwan, China All-Events Ying-Chieh Ma, Taiwan, China Matchplay (15*) Teemu Raatikainen, Finland Stepladder Finals Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 5-Woman Team Korea 3-Woman Team Canada Doubles Japan (Tomoko HatanakaKumiko Inatsu) Singles Martina Beckel, Germany All-Events Helle Andersen, Denmark Matchplay (15*) Catharine Willis, Canada Stepladder Finals Catharine Willis, Canada 3,582 2,460 1,278 5,667 3,419 2,348 1,220 3-Woman Team Australia Doubles Thailand (Kanit KitchathamPhetchara Kaewsuk) Singles Debby Ship, Canada All-Events Janna Puhakka, Finland Matchplay (16*) Celia Flores, Mexico Stepladder Finals Celia Flores, Mexico 3,626 2,489 1,318 4,916 3,461 Score 12,171 2,892 2,380 4,392 8-Man Team 5-Man Team Doubles Individual 11,910 2,735 2,362 4,838 6,365 3,899 2,515 2,515 1,357 5,242 3,648 5,866 3,532 2,409 1,293 4,806 3,264 1958 - HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN 8-Man Team Sweden 5-Man Team Finland Doubles Sweden (Evert LindberghCarl Gustave Carje) Individual Kalle Asukas, Finland 1960 - HAMBURG, GERMANY 8-Man Team Mexico 5-Man Team Venezuela Doubles Mexico (Tito ReynoldsMiguel Anaya) Individual Tito Reynolds, Mexico 12,560 2,877 2,459 5,034 11,992 2,919 2,377 4,963 1999 - ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 5-Man Team Sweden 6,514 3-Man Team Finland 4,088 Doubles Sweden (Patrick BackeMartin Blix) 2,716 Singles Gery Verbruggen, Belgium 1,379 All-Events Tore Torgersen, Norway 5,365 Matchplay (16*) Gery Verbruggen, Belgium 3,662 Stepladder Finals Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar 5-Woman Team Korea 6,183 3-Woman Team Korea 3,782 Doubles Australia (Joy HaymanAmanda Bradley) 2,595 Singles Kelly Kulick, United States 1,405 All-Events Amanda Bradley, Australia 5,229 Matchplay (16*) Ann-Maree Putney, Australia 3,542 Stepladder Finals Ann-Maree Putney, Australia 2003 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 5-Man Team Sweden 6,507 3-Man Team United States 3,982 Doubles Sweden (Tomas LeanderssonAnders Ohman) 2,906 Singles Mika Luoto, Finland 1,427 All-Events Anders Ohman, Sweden 5,534 Matchplay (16*) Tim Mack, United States 3,943 Stepladder Finals Michael Little, Australia 5-Woman Team Malaysia 6,208 3-Woman Team Philippines 3,797 Doubles England (Kirsten PennyZara Glover) 2,737 Singles Zara Glover, England 1,386 All-Events Zara Glover, England 5,286 Matchplay (16*) Liza Clutario, Philippines 3,573 Stepladder Finals Diandra Hyman (Asbaty), U.S. 2005 - AALBORG, DENMARK 5-Woman Team Chinese Taipei 3-Woman Team Chinese Taipei Doubles Germany (Martina BeckelTanya Petty) Singles Esther Chea, Malaysia All-Events Yu-Ling Wang, Chinese Taipei Matchplay (16*) Yu-Ling Wang, Chinese Taipei Stepladder Finals Yang Suiling, China 2006 - BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA 5-Man Team United States 3-Man Team Korea Doubles Sweden (Robert AnderssonMartin Larsen) Singles Remy Ong, Singapore All-Events Remy Ong, Singapore Masters (Match Play) Biboy Rivera, Philippines 1963 - MEXICO CITY & CUERNAVACA, MEXICO 8-Man Team United States 12,617 5-Man Team United States 5,786 Doubles United States (Jim Schroeder-Bus Oswalt) 2,449 Individual Les Zikes, United States 5,519 4-Woman Team American Style-Mexico 4,237 4-Woman Team European Style-United States 4,300 Doubles United States (Helen ShablisDot Wilkinson) 2,270 Individual Helen Shablis, United States 4,535 1967 - MALMO, SWEDEN 8-Man Team United States 5-Man Team Finland Doubles Great Britain (David PondJes Morley) Individual David Pond, Great Britain 5-Woman Team Finland 4-Woman Team Finland Doubles Mexico (Tea OrzocoAlicia Sarabia) Individual Helen Weston, United States 6,272 3,873 2,638 1,332 5,261 3,394 6,011 3,603 2,566 1,259 4,894 3,283 12,403 5,700 2,433 5,708 5,417 4,455 2,328 4,585 6,100 3,811 2,642 1,296 5,132 3,587 6,021 3,880 2,532 1,327 5,048 3,264 5,850 3,563 2,438 1,272 4,821 3,215 1971 - MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A. 8-Man Team United States 12,691 5-Man Team United States 6,194 Doubles Puerto Rico (Rolando SebelenCarlos Diaz) 2,520 Individual Ed Luther, United States 5,963 5-Woman Team United States 5,474 4-Woman Team United States 4,656 Doubles Japan (Yoshimi FukudaMichiko Horooka) 2,302 Individual Ashie Gonzalez, Puerto Rico 4,535 1975 - TOLWORTH, ENGLAND 8-Man Team West Germany 5-Man Team Finland Doubles Great Britain (Brian MichaelBernie Caterer) Individual Bud Stoudt, United States 5-Woman Team Japan 4-Woman Team Japan Doubles Sweden (Britt CederbrinkSvea Ljungkvist) Individual Annedore Haefker, West Germany 1979 - MANILA, PHILIPPINES 5-Man Team Australia 6,618 4,073 2,831 1,524 5,566 12,406 5,769 2,553 5,816 5,461 4,551 2,334 4,615 5,892 1995 - RENO, NEVADA, U.S.A. 5-Man Team Netherlands 6,282 3-Man Team Netherlands 3,954 Doubles Sweden (Tomas LeanderssonRaymond Jansson) 2,702 Singles Marc Doi, Canada 1,364 All-Events Michael Sassen, Netherlands 5,496 Matchplay (16*) Cheng-Ming Yang, Taiwan, China 3,476 Stepladder Finals Cheng-Ming Yang, Taiwan, China 5-Woman Team Finland 5,974 2007 – MONTEREY, MEXICO 5-Woman Team Malaysia 6,323 3-Woman Team Sweden 3,970 Doubles Korea (Jin A Choi/Bo Ra Nam) 2,804 Singles Shannon O’Keefe, USA 1,362 All-Events Jin A Choi, Korea 5,316 Masters (Match Play) Diandra Asbaty, USA (*Number of games, includes bonus pins. Note: Women’s events added in 1963. Men’s and Women’s Championships separated and held on an alternating basis beginning in 2005.) A-10 BOWLERS JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL 2008 ALMANAC
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