World Bowling

World Bowling initially started to organise world bowling in 1926 as the INTERNATIONAL BOWLING ASSOCIATION (IBA). In 1952, the IBA formed into to FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES QUILLEURS (FIQ – International alliance of Bowlers) to cultivate overall enthusiasm for novice tenpin and ninepin bowling, just as global companionship by organising world and zone competitions and rivalries between bowlers of various nations. The International Olympic Committee has perceived it since 1979 as the world overseeing body for the game of Bowling.

In 2014, the global bowling associations of the FIQ joined under the new brand name of WORLD BOWLING to grow the compass and pertinence of bowling around the world.