Bowling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Bowling at the 2023 Pan American Games. The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the Bowling at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.

Qualification system

A total of 50 bowlers will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 4 athletes (two per gender). The champions of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games will only be able to compete in the individual events of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. If the athletes who qualified at the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games do not participate in the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, this spot will be nominal blocked and cannot be transferred to another NOC or athlete. Qualified athletes at the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games will not be able to obtain another slot for their NOC; however, another athlete may compete for another slot through the Santiago 2023 qualification system within the maximum quota per NOC. In each gender there will be a total of 12 pairs qualified, with one spot per event (so a total of four bowlers) reserved for the host nation Chile. There will be a total of four qualification events. Each nation could only enter two qualification events per gender.^[1]

Qualification timeline

Events	Date	Venue
	November 28–30, 2021	Cali
PABCON Champion of Champions	August 28 – September 4, 2022	Rio de Janeiro
2022 South American Games	October 9–12, 2022	Asuncion
PABCON Female Championships	October 22–29, 2022	Lima
PABCON Male Championships	May 2023	Santo Domingo
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	June 23 – July 8, 2023	San Salvador

Qualification summary

Nation					Total
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			2	X	2
	2	X	2	X	4
	2	X			2
	2	X	2	X	4
	2	X	2	X	4
	2	X			2
	2	X			2
			2	X	2
			2	X	2
			2	X	2
	3	X	3	X	6
	2	X	2	X	4
	2	X	2	X	4
Total: 13 NOCs	25	12	25	12	50

Men

Event	Quotas	Qualified	Total bowlers
Host nation	1		2
Junior Pan American Games	1		1
PABCON Champion of Champions^[2]	3	^[3]	6
South American Games^[4]	3		6
PABCON Male Championships^[5]	2		4
Central American and Caribbean Games	3		6
TOTAL	13		25

Women

Event	Quotas	Qualified	Total bowlers
Host nation	1		2
Junior Pan American Games	1		1
PABCON Champion of Champions^[6]	3		6
South American Games	3		6
PABCON Female Championships^[7]	2		4
Central American and Caribbean Games	3		6
TOTAL	13		25

Notes and References

1. Web site: Santiago 2023 Qualification System manual. 11 April 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 4 June 2022.
2. Web site: Clasificacion Juegos Panamericanos 2022 Masculino. Men's 2022 Pan American Games Qualification. Spanish. www.panambowling.com/. Pan American Bowling Confederation. 25 August 2022.
3. Web site: Team USA Wins Eight Medals on Final Day of 2022 Champion of Champions, Qualifies for 2023 Pan American Games. Kanak. Gene. 26 August 2022. www.bowl.com. United States Bowling Congress. 17 September 2022.
4. Web site: Asuncion 2022 South American Games will feature 18 qualifying sports for Santiago 2023. www.panamsports.com/. 26 September 2022 . Pan American Sports. 24 October 2022.
5. Web site: CLASIFICACION A SANTIAGO 2023. Santiago 2023 Qualification. Spanish. www.panambowling.com/. Pan American Bowling Confederation. 30 June 2023.
6. Web site: Clasificacion Juegos Panamericanos 2022 Femenino. Women's 2022 Pan American Games Qualification. Spanish. www.panambowling.com/. Pan American Bowling Confederation. 25 August 2022.
7. Web site: Clasificación a Santiago 2023 Dobles Femenino Elite. Spanish. www.panambowling.com/. Pan American Bowling Confederation. 29 October 2022.