World Team Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships
| World Team Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date | May - second half |
| Frequency | biennial (odd years) |
| Location | various |
| Country | varying |
| Inaugurated | 2005 |
Most recent | 2025 |
Next event | 2027 |
| Organised by | WNBA NBC |
| Website | www |
The World Team Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships is a biennial nine-pin bowling competition organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA NBC). The World Championships was started in 2005, after dividing the championships into Team and Singles. [1][2][3]
The sprint events took place only during the first championships in Novi Sad. Since 2009, the World Team Championships have in the program only team tournaments, after removing mixed tandems.
Editions
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Events | Men's Team World Champions | Women's Team World Champions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2005 | Novi Sad | .svg.png){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro | 30 May - 4 Jun | 5 |  Germany |  Romania | Only with Sprint |
| 2nd | 2007 | Košice |  Slovakia | 20 - 26 May | 3 |  Hungary |  Slovenia | Last with Mixed tandems |
| 3rd | 2009 | Dettenheim | Germany | 17 - 23 May | 2 |  Serbia | Germany | |
| 4th | 2011 | Sarajevo |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 - 28 May | 2 | Serbia | Hungary | |
| 5th | 2013 | Zalaegerszeg | Hungary | 15 - 25 May | 2 | Hungary | Hungary | |
| 6th | 2015 | Speichersdorf | Germany (2) | 13 - 23 May | 2 | Serbia |  Croatia | |
| 7th | 2017 | Dettenheim (2) | Germany (3) | 18 - 27 May | 2 | Serbia | Germany | |
| 8th | 2019 | Rokycany |  Czech Republic | 16 - 26 May | 2 | Serbia | Croatia | |
| 9th | 2021 | Tarnowo Podgórne |  Poland | 23 - 30 Oct | 2 | Serbia | Germany | Postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 10th | 2023 | Varaždin | Croatia | 17 - 28 May | 2 |  Austria | Croatia | |
| 11th | 2025 | Székesfehérvár | Hungary (2) | 28 May - 7 Jun | 2 | Serbia | Croatia | |
| 12th | 2027 | Altenburg | Germany (4) | 26 May - 6 Jun | 2 | |||
| 13th | 2031 | Zell am Harmersbach | Germany (5) | 28 May - 8 Jun | 2 |
Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Germany | 4 | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Romania | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 26 | 26 | 40 | 92 | |
List of hosts
List of hosts by number of championships hosted.
| Times hosted |
Host | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Germany | 2009, 2015, 2017, |
| 2 | Hungary | 2013, 2025 |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2011 |
| 1 | Croatia | 2023 |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 2019 |
| 1 | Poland | 2021 |
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2005 |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2007 |