2016 in bowling explained
- February 25 – March 2: H.H. Emir Cup in Doha
- Winner: Danielle McEwan
- March 4 – 9: 14th Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling Championships in Manama
- Winner: Ahmed Al-Awadhi
- March 13 – 20: Brunswick Euro Challenge in Unterföhring
- August 6 – 12: PBA–WBT Thailand in Bangkok
- November 1 – 8: UAE Open in Abu Dhabi
- November 10 – 16: Kuwait Open in Kuwait City
- November 18 – 23: 10th Kingdom International Open in Riyadh
- December 10 – 16: Qatar Open 2016 in Doha
- December: PBA World Championship (final) in Reno
European Bowling Tour 2016
- December 29, 2015 – January 10, 2016: Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Helsinki
- January 10 – 17: 28th Irish Open Championships in association with Storm in Dublin
- Winner: Tom Byrne
- January 31 – February 7: Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 in Tilburg
- Winner: Daniel Fransson
- February 17 – 21: 10th International Wroclaw Open in Wrocław
- Winner: Daniel Fransson
- March 12 – 20: Brunswick Euro Challenge in Unterföhring
- Winner: Jesper Svensson
- May 23 – 29: Kegel Aalborg International 2016 in Aalborg
- Winner: Peter Hellström
- May 29 – June 5: Odense International in Odense
- July 2 – 10: IV Brunswick Madrid Challenge in Madrid
- July 9 – 17: 12th Storm San Marino Open in Serravalle
- July 16 – 24: Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger in Munich
- July 25 – 31: Polish Open in Wrocław
- September 11 – 18: Chandra Open 2016 in Nieuwegein
- Winner: Ghislaine Stigter-van der Tol
- September 26 – October 2: 14th Columbia 300 Vienna Open in Vienna
- Winner: Jesper Svensson
- October 3 – 9: 1st Emax Open in Munich
- October 7 – 16: Norwegian Open 2016 by Brunswick in Oslo
- Winner: Jesper Svensson
- December 10 – 16: Qatar Bowling Open 2016 (final) in Doha
Asian Bowling Tour 2016
- April 8: ABF Tour - Thailand 2016 in Bangkok
- Men's winner: Sam Cooley
- Women's winner: Sharon Koh
- June 27: ABF Tour – Macau 2016 in Macau
- Men's winner: Daisuke Yoshida
- Women's winner: Lee Young Seung
- July 10: ABF Tour – Chinese Taipei 2016 in Kaohsiung
- Men's winner: Michael Mak
- Women's winner: Hsu Chun-Yi
- July 18: ABF Tour – Hong Kong 2016 in Hong Kong
- Men's winner: Michael Mak
- Women's winner: Han Kyeo Rae
- October 13: ABF Tour - China 2016 in Shanghai
- Men's winner: Mi Zhongli
- Women's winner: Yang Liyan
- October 24: ABF Tour - Indonesia 2016 in Jakarta
- Men's winner: Remy Ong
- Women's winner: Esther Cheah
- November 8 – 9: ABF Tour Tournament of Champions 2016 in
Other in bowling
- March 19 – 28: European Youth Championships 2016 in Reykjavík
- Boys' singles winner: Patrik Sörensen
- Girls' singles winner: Maria Bulanova
- Boys' all events winner: Niko Oksanen
- Girls' all events winner: Cajsa Wegner
- Boys' Masters winner: William Svensson
- Girls' Masters winner: Maria Bulanova
- Boys' doubles winners: 1 (William Svensson & Robert Lindberg)
- Girls' doubles winners: 2 (Bettina Burghard & Lea Degenhardt)
- Boys' team winners: (Aleksander Kostric, Rok Kostric, Ziga Zalar, Tim Cerkvenik)
- Girls' team winners: (Amanda Nyman, Alida Molander, Cajsa Wegner, Madelene Gullberg)
- April 3 – 10: CONCECABOL Senior and Super Senior in Medellín
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 22 – 26: PABCON Champion of Champions in Mérida
- May 22 – 28: 2016 WNBA Nine-Pin Bowling World Championships in Novigrad
- Men's Single winner: Vilmoš Zavarko
- Men's Sprint winner: Vilmoš Zavarko
- Men's Combined winner: Igor Kovačić
- Women's Single winner: Ines Maričić
- Women's Sprint winner: Beata Włodarczyk
- Women's Combined winner: Ines Maričić
- Mixed Tandem winners: (Luminiţa Viorica Dogaru & Nicolae Lupu)
- May 7 – 14: 2nd CONCECABOL Championship in Mérida
- Winners: Harvey Ramos (m) / Jessica Sandoval (f)
- May 27 – June 2: 27th East Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship in Tamuning
- wins overall gold and medal tally.
- June 8 – 19: European Women Championships 2016 in Vienna
- Women's Singles winner: Keira Reay
- Women's Doubles winners: 3 (Nina Flack & Joline Persson Planefors)
- Women's Trio winners: 1 (Birgit Pöppler, Tina Hulsch, Nadine Geißler)
- Women's Team winners:
- June 25 – July 1: European Senior Bowling Championships 2016 in Copenhagen
- Singles winners: Michael Wittendorff (m) / Martina Beckel (f)
- Doubles winners: 11 (Fred Larsson, Clas-Göran Henriksson) (m) / 1 (Miluše Nováková, Jana Lébrová) (f)
- Trios winners: 2 (Larry Exell, Kim Johnson, Paul Morris) (m) / 12 (Jaana Anttas, Tuula Tamminen, Helvi Nybakka) (f)
- All events winners: Michael Wittendorff (m) / Martina Beckel (f)
- July 24 – August 3: 2016 World Tenpin Bowling Youth Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Singles winners: Wesley Low Jr. (m) / Gazmine Mason (f)
- Doubles winners: 1 (Anthony Simonsen, Wesley Low Jr.) (m) / 1 (Lee Yeong-seung, Pak Yu-na) (f)
- Teams winners: 1 (Kamron Doyle, Wesley Low Jr., Anthony Simonsen, Michael Tang) (m) / 1 (Hong Sun-hwa, Kim Jin-ju, Lee Yeong-seung, Pak Yu-na) (f)
- All Event winners: Pontus Andersson (m) / Gazmine Mason (f)
- Masters winners: Anthony Simonsen (m) / Natasha Roslan (f)
- August 17 – 28: European Men Championship 2016 in Wemmel
- Singles winner: Jesper Agerbo
- Doubles winners: 3 (Joonas Jähi, Osku Palermaa)
- Trios winners: 1 (Glenn Morten Pedersen, Oyvin Kulseng, Tore Torgersen)
- Team winners: (Peter Hellström, Martin Larsen, Jesper Svensson, Markus Jansson, Mattias Wetterberg, Pontus Andersson)
- All Event winner: Jesper Agerbo
- August 21 – 28: Pabcon Senior & Super Senior Championship in Santo Domingo
- Seniors winners: Tony Santa (m) / Veronica Berumen (f)
- Super Senior winners: Bob Puttick (m) / Nora Delgado
- September 10 – 24:Pabcon Championships (combined men and women) in Cali
- Singles winners: Sean Rash (m) / Missy Parkin (f)
- Doubles winners: (John Szczerbinski, AJ Chapman) (m) / (Clara Guerrero, Rocio Restrepo) (f)
- Trios winners: (Zach Wilkinis, Mitch Hupé, François Lavoie) (m) / (Shannon Pluhowsky, Shannon O'Keefe, Josie Earnest) (f)
- Team winners: (m) / (f)
- All Event winners: Zach Wilkinis (m) / Clara Guerrero (f)
- Masters winners: Marshall Kent (m) / Shannon Pluhowsky (f)
- September 18 – 28: 24th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Hong Kong
- won both the gold. overall medal tallies.
- October 14 – 23: QubicaAMF World Cup 2016 in Shanghai
- Winners: Wang Hongbo (m) / Jenny Wegner
- October 24 – 31: European Champions Cup 2016 in Olomouc
- Winners: Jaroslav Lorenc (m) / Cajsa Wegner
- October 25 – 31: 30th Asian Intercity Bowling Championships in Jakarta
- Senior Men's Medal Tally: Jakarta (m) / Jakarta (f)
- Men's winners: Daegu / Women's winners: Singapore Overall Medal Tally: Singapore November 19 – 27: Commonwealth Championships 2016 in Johannesburg
- Winners: Mohd Nur Aiman (m) / Siti Amirah (f)[1]
- November 20 – 30: 14th Asian Senior Bowling Championship in Seoul
- Seniors Masters winners: Jang Rang Hyun (m) / Yumiko Yoshida (f)
- Grand Seniors Masters winners: Masanobu Matsui (m) / Junko Kuji (f)
- December 2 – 9: World Single Championships – men and women in Doha
Notes and References
- Web site: Johannesburg farewells VII CTBC . 2016-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220103336/http://www.ctbf.org/press/JOHANNESBURG%20FAREWELLS%20VII%20CTBC%20%20%20mr12%2026.11.16.pdf . 2016-12-20 . dead .