USBC bowling championships—open division winners
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Also known as: tenpins
- Also called:
- tenpins
- Related Topics:
- duckpins
- skittles
- ninepins
- cocked hat
- candlepins
Winners of the open division of the USBC bowling championships are provided in the table.
| USBC bowling championships—open division | |
|---|---|
|
*ABC championships until 2006. **Champions tied. | |
| year | regular singles (ABC)* |
| 1901 | F. Brill |
| 1902 | F. Strong |
| 1903 | D. Jones |
| 1904 | M. Kern |
| 1905 | C.M. Anderson |
| 1906 | F. Favour |
| 1907 | M.T. Levey |
| 1908 | A. Wengler |
| 1909 | L. Sutton |
| 1910 | T. Haley |
| 1911 | J. Blouin |
| 1912 | L. Sutton |
| 1913 | F. Peterson |
| 1914 | W. Miller |
| 1915 | W. Pierce |
| 1916 | S. Schliman |
| 1917 | O. Kallusch |
| 1918 | C.J. Styles |
| 1919 | H. Cavan |
| 1920 | J. Shaw |
| 1921 | F. Smith |
| 1922 | W. Lundgren |
| 1923 | C. Baumgartner |
| 1924 | H. Smyers |
| 1925 | A. Green |
| 1926 | E. Votel |
| 1927 | W. Eggars |
| 1928 | H. Summers |
| 1929 | A. Unke |
| 1930 | L. Shotwell |
| 1931 | W. Lachowski |
| 1932 | O. Nitschke |
| 1933 | E. Hewitt |
| 1934 | J. Vidro |
| 1935 | D. Brokaw |
| 1936 | C. Warren |
| 1937 | E. Gagliardi |
| 1938 | K. Anderson |
| 1939 | J. Danek |
| 1940 | R. Brown |
| 1941 | F. Ruff, Jr. |
| 1942 | J. Stanley |
| 1943–45 | not held |
| 1946 | L. Rollick |
| 1947 | J. McMahon |
| 1948 | L. Protich |
| 1949 | B. Rusche |
| 1950 | E. Leins |
| 1951 | L. Jouglard |
| 1952 | A. Sharkey |
| 1953 | F. Santore |
| 1954 | T. Sparando |
| 1955 | E. Gerzine |
| 1956 | G. Wade |
| 1957 | B. Allen |
| 1958 | E. Shay |
| 1959 | E. Lubanski |
| 1960 | P. Kulbaga |
| 1961 | L. Spooner |
| 1962 | A. Renaldy |
| 1963 | F. Delello |
| 1964 | J. Stefanich |
| 1965 | K. Roeth |
| 1966 | D. Chapman |
| 1967 | F. Perry |
| 1968 | W. Kowalski |
| 1969 | G. Campbell |
| 1970 | J. Yoder |
| 1971 | A. Cohn |
| 1972 | B. Pointer |
| 1973 | E. Thompson |
| 1974 | G. Krause |
| 1975 | J. Setser |
| 1976 | M. Putzer |
| 1977 | F. Gadaleto |
| 1978 | R. Mersek |
| 1979 | R. Peters |
| 1980 | M. Eaton |
| 1981 | R. Vital |
| 1982 | B. Bohm |
| 1983 | R. Kendrick |
| 1984 |
R. Antczak** N. Young** |
| 1985 | G. Harbison |
| 1986 | J. Mackey |
| 1987 | T. Taylor |
| 1988 | S. Hutkowski |
| 1989 | P. Tetreault |
| 1990 | R. Hochrein |
| 1991 | E. Deines |
| 1992 |
G. Blatchford** B. Youker** |
| 1993 | D. Bock |
| 1994 | J. Weltzien |
| 1995 | M. Surina |
| 1996 | D. Scudder, Jr. |
| 1997 | J. Socha |
| 1998 | J. Gaines |
| 1999 | D. Winter |
| 2000 | G. Hein |
| 2001 | N. Hoagland |
| 2002 | M. Millsap |
| 2003 | R. Bahr |
| 2004 | J. Janawicz |
| 2005 | D. Adam |
| 2006 | W. MacPherson |
| 2007 | C. Aki |
| 2008 | B. Young |
| 2009 | B. Goergen |
| 2010 | T. Syring |
| 2011 | M. Weggen |
| 2012 | H. Teetz III |
| 2013 | Z. Bayt |
| 2014 | L. Jenkins, Jr. |
| 2015 | R. Sparks, Jr. |
USBC bowling championships—women’s division winners
Winners of the women’s division of the USBC bowling championships are provided in the table.
|
USBC bowling championships—women | ||
|---|---|---|
|
*WIBC championships until 2006; overall scratch champion 2010–13; Division 1 champion from 2014. **Champions tied. | ||
| year | women's singles (WIBC)* | |
| 1916 | Mrs. A.J. Koster | |
| 1917 | not held | |
| 1918 | F. Steib | |
| 1919 | B. Husk | |
| 1920 | B. Humphreys | |
| 1921 | E. Jaeger | |
| 1922 | E. Jaeger | |
| 1923 | E. Jaeger | |
| 1924 | A. Feeney | |
| 1925 | E. Reich | |
| 1926 | E. Weismann | |
| 1927 | F. Ahrhart | |
| 1928 | A. Rump | |
| 1929 | A. Higgins | |
| 1930 | A. Rump | |
| 1931 | M. Schulte | |
| 1932 | A. McVay | |
| 1933 | S. Twyford | |
| 1934 | M. Clemensen | |
| 1935 | M. Warmbier | |
| 1936 | E. Mankie | |
| 1937 | A. Gottstine | |
| 1938 | R. Warner | |
| 1939 | H. Hengstler | |
| 1940 | S. Twyford | |
| 1941 | N. Huff | |
| 1942 | T. Taylor | |
| 1943–45 | not held | |
| 1946 | V. Mikiel | |
| 1947 | A. Junker | |
| 1948 | S. Wernecke | |
| 1949 | C. Mataya | |
| 1950 | C. McGovern | |
| 1951 | I. Simpson | |
| 1952 | L. Craig | |
| 1953 | M. Baginski | |
| 1954 | H. Bassett | |
| 1955 | N. Vella | |
| 1956 | L. Noe | |
| 1957 | E. Towles | |
| 1958 | R. Hertel | |
| 1959 | M. Bolt | |
| 1960 | M. McDaniels | |
| 1961 | E. Newton | |
| 1962 | M. Hoffman | |
| 1963 | D. Wilkinson | |
| 1964 | J. Havlish | |
| 1965 | D. Rudell | |
| 1966 | G. Bouvia | |
| 1967 | G. Paeth | |
| 1968 | N. Parks | |
| 1969 | J. Bender | |
| 1970 | D. Fothergill | |
| 1971 | M. Scruggs | |
| 1972 | D.D. Jacobson | |
| 1973 | B. Buffaloe | |
| 1974 | S. Garms | |
| 1975 | B. Leicht | |
| 1976 | B. Shonk | |
| 1977 | Yamaga A. (Japan) | |
| 1978 | M. Bolt | |
| 1979 | B. Morris | |
| 1980 | B. Morris | |
| 1981 | V. Norton | |
| 1982 | G. Freeman | |
| 1983 | A. Rzepecki Sill | |
| 1984 | F. Gate | |
| 1985 | P. Schwarzel | |
| 1986 | D. Stewart | |
| 1987 | R. Jonak | |
| 1988 | M. Meyer-Welty | |
| 1989 | L. Anderson | |
| 1990 |
P. Carter** D. Miller-Mackie** |
|
| 1991 | D. Kuhn | |
| 1992 | P. Ann | |
| 1993 |
K. Collura (Can.)** K. Murph** |
|
| 1994 | V. Fifield | |
| 1995 | B. Owen | |
| 1996 | C. Berlanga | |
| 1997 | J. Schmidt | |
| 1998 | N. Glandon | |
| 1999 | N. Gianulias | |
| 2000 | C. Krasner | |
| 2001 | L. Wagner | |
| 2002 | T. Smith | |
| 2003 | M. Feldman | |
| 2004 | S. Smith | |
| 2005 | L. Barrette | |
| 2006 | K. Stroud | |
| 2007 | T. Stanbrough | |
| 2008 | C. Ham | |
| 2009 | M. Feldman | |
| 2010 | K. Howard | |
| 2011 | S. Pluhowsky | |
| 2012 | P. Pancoast | |
| 2013 | J. Adams | |
| 2014 | D. van der Meer | |
| 2015 | B. Bower | |
Men’s world tenpin bowling championship winners
Winners of the men’s world tenpin bowling championships are provided in the table.
| World Tenpin Bowling Championships—men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *In 1979 eights were discontinued altogether and triples were introduced. | |||||
| year | singles | pairs | triples | fives | eights |
| 1954 | G. Algeskog (Swed.) | Finland | Sweden | Sweden | |
| 1955 | N. Backstrom (Swed.) | Sweden | West Germany | Finland | |
| 1958 | K. Asukas (Fin.) | Sweden | Finland | Sweden | |
| 1960 | T. Reynolds (Mex.) | Mexico | Venezuela | Mexico | |
| 1963 | L. Zikes (U.S.) | United States | United States | United States | |
| 1967 | D. Pond (U.K.) | United Kingdom | Finland | United States | |
| 1971 | E. Luther (U.S.) | Puerto Rico | United States | United States | |
| 1975 | M. Stoudt (U.S.) | United Kingdom | Finland | West Germany | |
| 1979* | G. Bugden (U.K.) | Australia | Malaysia | Australia | |
| 1983 | T. Cariello (U.S.) | Australia | Sweden | Finland | |
| 1987 | P. Rolland (France) | Sweden | United States | Sweden | |
| 1991 | Ying Chieh Ma (Taiwan) | United States | United States | Taiwan | |
| 1995 | M. Doi (Can.) | Sweden | Netherlands | Netherlands | |
| 1999 | G. Verbruggen (Belg.) | Sweden | Finland | Sweden | |
| 2003 | M. Luoto (Fin.) | Sweden | United States | Sweden | |
| 2006 | R. Ong (Sing.) | Sweden | South Korea | United States | |
| 2008 | W.R. Williams, Jr. (U.S.) | United States | South Korea | United States | |
| 2010 | B. O'Neill (U.S.) | Sweden | United States | United States | |
| 2013 | B. O'Neill (U.S.) | United States | Canada | Finland | |
| 2014 | D. MacLelland (Can.) | South Korea | Denmark | South Korea | |
Women’s world tenpin bowling championship winners
Winners of the women’s world tenpin bowling championships are provided in the table.
| World Tenpin Bowling Championships—women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
*In 1963 this event was played as a four-woman team, European style (either the entire game on one lane or half of game on one lane, balance on accompanying lane). **In 1979 fours were discontinued altogether and triples were introduced. | |||||
| year | singles | pairs | triples | fours | fives* |
| 1963 | H. Shablis (U.S.) | United States | Mexico | United States | |
| 1967 | H. Weston (U.S.) | Mexico | Finland | Finland | |
| 1971 | A. Gonzalez (P.R.) | Japan | United States | United States | |
| 1975 | A. Haefker (W.Ger.) | Sweden | Japan | Japan | |
| 1979** | L. de la Rosa (Phil.) | The Philippines | United States | United States | |
| 1983 | L. Sulkanen (Swed.) | Denmark | West Germany | Sweden | |
| 1987 | E. Piccini (Mex.) | United States | United States | United States | |
| 1991 | M. Beckel (Ger.) | Japan | Canada | South Korea | |
| 1995 | D. Ship (Can.) | Thailand | Australia | Finland | |
| 1999 | K. Kulick (U.S.) | Australia | South Korea | South Korea | |
| 2003 | Z. Glover (Eng.) | England | Philippines | Malaysia | |
| 2005 | E. Cheah (Malay.) | Germany | Taiwan | Taiwan | |
| 2007 | S. O'Keefe (U.S.) | South Korea | Sweden | Malaysia | |
| 2009 | S. Nation (U.S.) | South Korea | Taiwan | South Korea | |
| 2011 | J. Sijore (Malay.) | United States | United States | United States | |
| 2013 | Ryu Seo-Yeon (S.Kor.) | United States | South Korea | South Korea | |
| 2015 | Jeon Eun-Hee (S.Kor.) | United States | South Korea | United States | |