| 1st World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships | |
| Host City: | Belgrade |
| Country: | SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Athletes: | 48 |
| Events: | 4 |
| Opened By: | Heinz Kropp |
| Stadium: | KK Partizan |
| Next: | 1955 Essen |
The 1953 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships was the first edition of the championships and were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, from 21–24 June 1953. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.
In the men's competition the title was won by Yugoslavia in the team competition and by Alfred Baierl (Austria) in the individual event. In the women's competition the title was won by Austria in the team competition and by Jelena Šincek (Yugoslavia) in the individual event.
The competition was played with 200 throws mixed (100 full, 100 clean). Teams were composed of 6 competitors
and the scores were added up.
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The competition was played with 100 throws mixed (50 full, 50 clean). Teams were composed of 6 competitors
and the scores were added up.
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| Rank | Name | Nation | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Beierl | 862 | |||
| Ludwig Schmid | 858 | |||
| Zvonimir Kružić | 851 | |||
| 4. | Stanko Pogelšek | 839 | ||
| 5. | Vlado Martelanc | 835 | ||
| 6. | Evgen Kobal | 832 | ||
| 7. | Alfred Wigger | 831 | ||
| 8. | Hans Kreuzer | 829 | ||
| 9. | Miljenko Bobanac | 824 | ||
| 10. | Stanko Hladnik | 819 | ||
| 11. | Karl Fehrer | 806 | ||
| 12. | Anton Czech | 797 | ||
| 13. | Hans Heindel | 791 | ||
| 14. | Charles Metzger |  | 782 | |
| 15. | Fritz Bölsterli | 782 | ||
| 16. | Peter Heinz | 779 | ||
| 17. | Philipp Noll | 773 | ||
| 18. | Hans Dammann | 770 | ||
| 19. | Josef Assmann | 768 | ||
| 20. | Rene Weiss | | 764 | |
| 21. | Karl Aschwander | 760 | ||
| 22. | Hans Maier | 753 | ||
| 23. | Albert Lamey | | 742 | |
| 24. | Raymond Brechenmacher | | 732 | |
| 25. | Wilhelm Hübner | 731 | ||
| 26. | Hans Sonntag | 727 | ||
| 27. | Pierre Neff | | 722 | |
| 28. | Victor Chatelain | | 709 | |
| 29. | Fritz Brönimann | 688 | ||
| 30. | Arthur Notz | 685 | ||
| 31. | Jacob Theisen | 679 | ||
| 32. | Johann Gäbges | 667 | ||
| 33. | Kauko Ahlström | 654 | ||
| 34. | Fritz Böhli | 635 | ||
| 35. | Josef Stocker | 632 | ||
| 36. | Arvi Tikkanen | 600 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jelena Šincek | 417 (WR) | |||
| Maria Schmoranzer | 386 | |||
| Maria Zimmerl | 379 | |||
| 4. | Steffi Weiss | 375 | ||
| 5. | Wetti Knapp | 361 | ||
| 6. | Anna Heinzel | 359 | ||
| 7. | Barbara Bulić | 359 | ||
| 8. | Marija Šimunić | 354 | ||
| 9. | Zinka Tepina | 350 | ||
| 10. | Hedwig Biedermann | 333 | ||
| 11. | Ana Švajger | 331 | ||
| 12. | Marija Gašparić | 330 |
| Team | Dujam Smoljanović Stanko Hladnik Vlado Martelanc Dušan Denić Eugen Kobal Stanko Pogelšek | Friedrich Beschl Hans Portadar Wilhelm Donath Hans Haidvogel Anton Czech Karl Fehr | Hans Sonntag Philipp Noll Günther Lehmann Hans Dammann Adolf Wigger Ludwig Schmid | |
| Individual |
| Team | Anna Reitzer Anna Heinzel Rosa Kesselgruber Maria Zimmel Steffi Weiss Maria Schmoranzer | Ljerka Prezelj Anika Jakovec Ruža Vaštag Jelena Šincek Franciška Erjavec Barbara Bulić | ||
| Individual |