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Tenpin Bowling
UK Governing Bodies
- British Tenpin Bowling Association
International Governing Body
- Fédération Internationale de Quilleurs
The FIQ oversees the World Tenpin Bowling
Tenpin Bowling Overview
Evidence of bowling can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians over 7,000 years ago. However the modern game is believed to have descended from the German nine-skittle game known as “Kegal”. In the 3rd century AD German villagers would arrange their clubs (“keglers”) in a diamond formation and took turns trying to knock them over. At this time gatherings of people were not encouraged and the game was banned in public. The sport continued to blossom nevertheless and a tenth pin was introduced by the Dutch in the 1600s. Further developments also saw the introduction of a triangle formation for the pins and a 60 foot lane. There has been enormous uptake in the sport since the 1960s after an automatic pin-spotter was developed in America which quickly crossed the Atlantic to Britain. Computerised scoring was introduced and participating numbers grew further.
It is believed that more than 100million people have at one time participated in the sport and there are over 200,000 elite bowlers around the world. Tenpin Bowling is included on the official program of almost all major world and regional multi-sport competitions, including the Asian Games, Pan-American Games and the World Games. World and zonal (American, Asian and European) Championships are conducted annually or biennially for both Seniors and Juniors.