# 2022 World Singles Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships – Men's single

The men's single event at the 2022 World Singles Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships was held in Elva, Estonia. Qualifying took place on 23-24 May, while knock-out phase from 26 May to 28 May 2022.
The defending champion was Serb Vilmoš Zavarko, who won this competition at 2018 World Championships in Cluj-Napoca and successfully defended the title by defeating in the final Croatian Alen Kujundžić.

## Qualifying
### Starting places

The starting places have been allocated on the basis of each nation achievements during the previous championships. The first were given on the basis of the places taken by the teams during 2021 World Championships, and the rest in reference to the competition of previous championships taken.
| | AUT | BIH | CRO | CZE | DEN | EST | FRA | GER | HUN | ITA | POL | ROU | SLO | SRB | SVK | SWE | Total |
| Number of seeds | 5+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 4+2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4+2 | 1 | 4 | 3+1 | 3+2 | 6 | 4+1 | 1 | 61 |

### Results

All players played qualifying game with 120 balls. Best 32 qualified to the knock-out phase.
| Rank | Name | Country | All | Clear off | Faults | Total | Notes |
| 1 | Alen Kujundžić | Croatia | 431 | 281 | 0 | 712 | Q |
| 2 | Vilmoš Zavarko | Serbia | 429 | 280 | 0 | 709 | Q |
| 3 | Christian Wilke | Germany | 413 | 283 | 0 | 696 | Q |
| 4 | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | Austria | 429 | 250 | 1 | 679 | Q |
| 5 | Norbert Kiss | Hungary | 416 | 258 | 0 | 674 | Q |
| 6 | Martin Janits | Austria | 425 | 248 | 0 | 673 | Q |
| 7 | Hrvoje Marinović | Croatia | 418 | 254 | 0 | 672 | Q |
| 8 | Danijel Lavrič | Slovenia | 417 | 251 | 2 | 668 | Q |
| 9 | Zsombor Zapletán | Hungary | 415 | 248 | 0 | 663 | Q |
| 10 | Čongor Baranj | Serbia | 419 | 242 | 0 | 661 | Q |
| 11 | Florian Fritzmann | Germany | 421 | 239 | 0 | 660 | Q |
| 12 | Rostislav Gorecký | Czech Republic | 427 | 233 | 1 | 660 | Q |
| 13 | Manuel Weiß | Germany | 413 | 246 | 1 | 659 | Q |
| 14 | Bojan Vlakevski | Croatia | 424 | 233 | 0 | 657 | Q |
| 15 | Matej Lepej | Slovenia | 404 | 246 | 1 | 650 | Q |
| 16 | Adrijan Lončarević | Serbia | 405 | 245 | 0 | 650 | Q |
| 17 | Erik Kuna | Slovakia | 410 | 240 | 0 | 650 | Q |
| 18 | Radovan Vlajkov | Serbia | 427 | 223 | 1 | 650 | Q |
| 19 | Daniel Barth | Germany | 413 | 232 | 1 | 645 | Q |
| 20 | Frédéric Koell | France | 413 | 231 | 0 | 644 | Q |
| 21 | Armin Egger | Italy | 400 | 241 | 1 | 641 | Q |
| 22 | Manuel Lallinger | Germany | 402 | 238 | 0 | 640 | Q |
| 23 | Jan Bína | Czech Republic | 404 | 235 | 1 | 639 | Q |
| 24 | Igor Kovačić | Serbia | 417 | 220 | 0 | 637 | Q |
| 25 | Ivan Čech | Slovakia | 395 | 240 | 0 | 635 | Q |
| 26 | Lukas Temistokle | Austria | 410 | 225 | 1 | 635 | Q |
| 27 | Jaroslav Hažva | Czech Republic | 393 | 241 | 0 | 634 | Q |
| 28 | Luka Bolanča | Croatia | 401 | 233 | 1 | 634 | Q |
| 29 | Markus Vsetecka | Austria | 392 | 241 | 0 | 633 | Q |
| 30 | Matija Mance | Croatia | 393 | 240 | 0 | 633 | Q |
| 31 | Jürgen Pointinger | Germany | 402 | 231 | 0 | 633 | Q |
| 32 | Robert Ernješi | Serbia | 394 | 237 | 1 | 631 | Q |
| 33 | Károly Kozma | Hungary | 389 | 240 | 0 | 629 | |
| 34 | Bogdan Dudas Horatiu | Romania | 408 | 221 | 0 | 629 | |
| 35 | Gašper Kragelj | Slovenia | 408 | 221 | 2 | 629 | |
| 36 | Lukáš Juris | Slovakia | 411 | 218 | 1 | 629 | |
| 37 | Blaž Čerin | Slovenia | 388 | 236 | 0 | 624 | |
| 38 | Levente Kakuk | Hungary | 413 | 210 | 1 | 623 | |
| 39 | Lukas Huber | Austria | 397 | 225 | 0 | 622 | |
| 40 | Bartosz Krug | Poland | 397 | 224 | 1 | 621 | |
| 41 | Urmas Lembla | Estonia | 410 | 211 | 1 | 621 | |
| 42 | Cyril Hugele | France | 396 | 221 | 4 | 617 | |
| 43 | Michał Szulc | Poland | 400 | 215 | 0 | 615 | |
| 44 | Peter Nemček | Slovakia | 402 | 213 | 0 | 615 | |
| 45 | Bystrík Vadovič | Slovakia | 387 | 226 | 2 | 613 | |
| 46 | Bogdan Tudorie | Romania | 400 | 213 | 2 | 613 | |
| 47 | Milan Blecha | Czech Republic | 410 | 201 | 0 | 611 | |
| 48 | Zoltán Móricz | Hungary | 402 | 207 | 0 | 609 | |
| 49 | Franci Velišček | Slovenia | 399 | 209 | 1 | 608 | |
| 50 | Ion Cercel | Romania | 383 | 223 | 2 | 606 | |
| 51 | Philipp Vsetecka | Austria | 377 | 228 | 2 | 605 | |
| 52 | Zdeněk Ransdorf | Czech Republic | 400 | 204 | 4 | 604 | |
| 53 | Ivan Totić | Croatia | 391 | 200 | 2 | 591 | |
| 54 | Mateusz Goździk | Poland | 399 | 187 | 2 | 586 | |
| 55 | Karol Sellmann | Poland | 408 | 176 | 0 | 584 | |
| 56 | Petr Dobeš | Czech Republic | 388 | 195 | 1 | 583 | |
| 57 | Martin Folmer Hansen | Denmark | 404 | 167 | 9 | 571 | |
| 58 | Stefan Romeo Balan | Romania | 385 | 185 | 4 | 570 | |
| 59 | János Brancsek | Hungary | 393 | 177 | 1 | 570 | |
| 60 | Juha Sahlman | Sweden | 382 | 185 | 2 | 567 | |
| 61 | Markko Abel | Estonia | 386 | 173 | 4 | 559 | |

## Finals

According to the results of the qualification, 32 players were put together in bouts, which took place on standard match rules - 4 sets of 30 throws. The competitor who obtains a larger number of sets wins. With an equal number of sets decides a higher total score.

### Schedule

| Match # | Lanes | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 |
| 1st unit 11:00 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 1 | 1 – 4 | Alen Kujundžić | 2 - 2 682 - 671 | Robert Ernješi | 150 - 169 | 164 - 177 | 174 - 165 | 194 - 160 |
| SCM 2 | 1 – 4 | Erik Kuna | 3 - 1 651 - 609 | Adrijan Lončarević | 176 - 159 | 147 - 150 | 165 - 154 | 163 - 146 |
| 2nd unit 12:20 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 3 | 1 – 4 | Zsombor Zapletán | 3 - 1 643 - 609 | Igor Kovačić | 165 - 148 | 159 - 145 | 152 - 153 | 167 - 163 |
| SCM 4 | 1 – 4 | Ivan Čech | 4 - 0 639 - 584 | Danijel Lavrič | 166 - 157 | 165 - 133 | 158 - 154 | 150 - 140 |
| 3rd unit 13:40 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 5 | 1 – 4 | Norbert Kiss | 2 - 2 631 - 654 | Luka Bolanča | 165 - 154 | 172 - 164 | 149 - 165 | 145 - 171 |
| SCM 6 | 1 – 4 | Armin Egger | 3 - 1 621 - 622 | Rostislav Gorecký | 152 - 150 | 160 - 147 | 166 - 156 | 143 - 169 |
| 4th unit 15:00 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 7 | 1 – 4 | Manuel Weiß | 2 - 2 658 - 644 | Frédéric Koell | 156 - 160 | 167 - 155 | 164 - 173 | 171 - 156 |
| SCM 8 | 1 – 4 | Markus Vsetecka | 1 - 3 615 - 661 | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | 151 - 172 | 153 - '166 | 160 - 158 | 151 - 165 |
| 5th unit 16:20 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 9 | 1 – 4 | Christian Wilke | 4 - 0 664 - 613 | Matija Mance | 173 - 153 | 170 - 156 | 162 - 153 | 159 - 151 |
| SCM 10 | 1 – 4 | Daniel Barth | 1 - 3 642 - 664 | Bojan Vlakevski | 169 - 164 | 153 - 168 | 161 - 171 | 159 - 161 |
| 6th unit 17:40 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 11 | 1 – 4 | Florian Fritzmann | 3 - 1 661 - 607 | Manuel Lallinger | 160 - 155 | 180 - 159 | 153 - 158 | 168 - 135 |
| SCM 12 | 1 – 4 | Jaroslav Hažva | 2 - 2 678 - 651 | Martin Janits | 151 - 157 | 178 - 165 | 173 - 177 | 176 - 152 |
| 7th unit 19:00 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 13 | 1 – 4 | Hrvoje Marinović | 1 - 3 645 - 668 | Lukas Temistokle | 166 - 181 | 145 - 147 | 174 - 171 | 160 - 169 |
| SCM 14 | 1 – 4 | Jan Bína | 2 - 2 646 - 665 | Čongor Baranj | 162 - 173 | 167 - 159 | 153 - 172 | 164 - 161 |
| 8th unit 20:20 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 15 | 1 – 4 | Matej Lepej | 2 - 2 634 - 619 | Radovan Vlajkov | 160 - 166 | 141 - 158 | 169 - 134 | 164 - 161 |
| SCM 16 | 1 – 4 | Jürgen Pointinger | 1.5 - 2.5 656 - 673 | Vilmoš Zavarko | 167 - 166 | 170 - 170 | 166 - 175 | 153 - 162 |
| Match # | Lanes | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 |
| 1st unit 10:00 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 17 | 5 – 8 | Alen Kujundžić | 2 - 2 675 - 653 | Erik Kuna | 155 - 158 | 178 - 180 | 173 - 151 | 169 - 164 |
| SCM 18 | 5 – 8 | Zsombor Zapletán | 1 - 3 609 - 628 | Ivan Čech | 144 - 155 | 156 - 177 | 159 - 137 | 150 - 159 |
| 2nd unit 11:20 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 19 | 5 – 8 | Luka Bolanča | 3 - 1 679 - 613 | Armin Egger | 183 - 165 | 181 - 140 | 160 - 145 | 155 - 163 |
| SCM 20 | 5 – 8 | Manuel Weiß | 4 - 0 667 - 638 | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | 171 - 153 | 167 - 162 | 169 - 167 | 160 - 156 |
| 3rd unit 12:40 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 21 | 5 – 8 | Christian Wilke | 3 - 1 708 - 677 | Bojan Vlakevski | 175 - 143 | 181 - 176 | 178 - 187 | 174 - 171 |
| SCM 22 | 5 – 8 | Florian Fritzmann | 3 - 1 637 - 642 | Jaroslav Hažva | 161 - 184 | 154 - 153 | 164 - 153 | 158 - 152 |
| 4th unit 14:00 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 23 | 5 – 8 | Lukas Temistokle | 2 - 2 682 - 671 | Čongor Baranj | 174 - 176 | 137 - 166 | 167 - 163 | 154 - 159 |
| SCM 24 | 5 – 8 | Matej Lepej | 0 - 4 644 - 694 | Vilmoš Zavarko | 158 - 177 | 160 - 170 | 168 - 178 | 158 - 169 |
| Match # | Lanes | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 |
| 1st unit 15:30 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 25 | 1 – 4 | Alen Kujundžić | 2 - 2 643 - 615 | Ivan Čech | 157 - 172 | 144 - 155 | 165 - 150 | 177 - 138 |
| SCM 26 | 1 – 4 | Luka Bolanča | 2 - 2 624 - 642 | Manuel Weiß | 161 - 168 | 149 - 173 | 163 - 151 | 151 - 150 |
| 2nd unit 16:50 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 27 | 1 – 48 | Christian Wilke | 1.5 - 2.5 679 - 714 | Fritzmann Florian | 170 - 191 | 171 - 171 | 175 - 171 | 163 - 181 |
| SCM 28 | 1 – 4 | Čongor Baranj | 0 - 4 629 - 701 | Vilmoš Zavarko | 166 - 180 | 157 - 159 | 156 - 172 | 150 - 190 |
| Match # | Lanes | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 |
| 10:00 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 29 | 5 – 8 | Alen Kujundžić | 2 - 2 638 - 637 | Manuel Weiß | 154 - 149 | 156 - 167 | 149 - 164 | 179 - 157 |
| SCM 30 | 5 – 8 | Florian Fritzmann | 2 - 2 683 - 690 | Vilmoš Zavarko | 170 - 151 | 161 - 202 | 172 - 156 | 180 - 181 |
| Match # | Lanes | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 |
| 11:30 (EEST) |||||||||
| SCM 31 | 3 – 6 | Alen Kujundžić | 1 - 3 646 - 685 | Vilmoš Zavarko | 162 - 166 | 165 - 175 | 149 - 184 | 170 - 160 |

### Bracket

| Round of 32 26 May | Round of 32 26 May | Round of 32 26 May | Round of 32 26 May | Round of 16 27 May | Round of 16 27 May | Round of 16 27 May | Round of 16 27 May | Quarterfinals 27 May | Quarterfinals 27 May | Quarterfinals 27 May | Quarterfinals 27 May | | Semifinals 28 May | Semifinals 28 May | Semifinals 28 May | Semifinals 28 May | | Final 28 May | Final 28 May | Final 28 May | Final 28 May |
| 1 | Alen Kujundžić | 2 | 664 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Robert Ernješi | 2 | 613 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Robert Ernješi | 2 | 613 | Alen Kujundžić | Alen Kujundžić | 2 | 675 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Erik Kuna | Erik Kuna | 2 | 653 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Erik Kuna | 3 | 651 | Erik Kuna | Erik Kuna | 2 | 653 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Adrijan Lončarević | 1 | 609 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Adrijan Lončarević | 1 | 609 | | | | | Alen Kujundžić | Alen Kujundžić | 2 | 643 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Ivan Čech | Ivan Čech | 2 | 615 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Zsombor Zapletán | 3 | 643 | | | | | | | | | Ivan Čech | Ivan Čech | 2 | 615 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Igor Kovačić | 1 | 609 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Igor Kovačić | 1 | 609 | Zsombor Zapletán | Zsombor Zapletán | 1 | 609 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ivan Čech | Ivan Čech | 3 | 628 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Ivan Čech | 4 | 639 | Ivan Čech | Ivan Čech | 3 | 628 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Danijel Lavrič | 0 | 584 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Danijel Lavrič | 0 | 584 | | | | | | | | | | Alen Kujundžić | Alen Kujundžić | 2 | 638 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Manuel Weiß | Manuel Weiß | 2 | 637 | | | | | |
| 5 | Norbert Kiss | 2 | 631 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Manuel Weiß | Manuel Weiß | 2 | 637 | | | | | |
| 28 | Luka Bolanča | 2 | 654 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Luka Bolanča | 2 | 654 | Luka Bolanča | Luka Bolanča | 3 | 679 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Armin Egger | Armin Egger | 1 | 613 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Armin Egger | 3 | 621 | Armin Egger | Armin Egger | 1 | 613 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Rostislav Gorecký | 1 | 622 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Rostislav Gorecký | 1 | 622 | | | | | Luka Bolanča | Luka Bolanča | 2 | 624 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Manuel Weiß | Manuel Weiß | 2 | 642 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Manuel Weiß | 2 | 658 | | | | | | | | | Manuel Weiß | Manuel Weiß | 2 | 642 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Frédéric Koell | 2 | 644 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Frédéric Koell | 2 | 644 | Manuel Weiß | Manuel Weiß | 4 | 667 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | 0 | 638 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Markus Vsetecka | 1 | 615 | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | 0 | 638 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | 3 | 661 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Matthias Zatschkowitsch | 3 | 661 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alen Kujundžić | Alen Kujundžić | 1 | 646 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 3 | 685 |
| 3 | Christian Wilke | 4 | 664 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 3 | 685 |
| 30 | Matija Mance | 0 | 613 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Matija Mance | 0 | 613 | Christian Wilke | Christian Wilke | 3 | 708 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bojan Vlakevski | Bojan Vlakevski | 1 | 677 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Daniel Barth | 1 | 642 | Bojan Vlakevski | Bojan Vlakevski | 1 | 677 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Bojan Vlakevski | 3 | 664 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Bojan Vlakevski | 3 | 664 | | | | | Christian Wilke | Christian Wilke | 1.5 | 679 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Florian Fritzmann | Florian Fritzmann | 2.5 | 714 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Florian Fritzmann | 3 | 661 | | | | | | | | | Florian Fritzmann | Florian Fritzmann | 2.5 | 714 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Manuel Lallinger | 1 | 607 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Manuel Lallinger | 1 | 607 | Florian Fritzmann | Florian Fritzmann | 3 | 637 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jaroslav Hažva | Jaroslav Hažva | 1 | 642 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Jaroslav Hažva | 2 | 678 | Jaroslav Hažva | Jaroslav Hažva | 1 | 642 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Martin Janits | 2 | 651 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Martin Janits | 2 | 651 | | | | | | | | | | Florian Fritzmann | Florian Fritzmann | 1 | 683 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 3 | 690 | | | | | |
| 7 | Hrvoje Marinović | 1 | 645 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 3 | 690 | | | | | |
| 26 | Lukas Temistokle | 3 | 668 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Lukas Temistokle | 3 | 668 | Lukas Temistokle | Lukas Temistokle | 1 | 632 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Čongor Baranj | Čongor Baranj | 3 | 664 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Jan Bína | 2 | 646 | Čongor Baranj | Čongor Baranj | 3 | 664 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Čongor Baranj | 2 | 665 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Čongor Baranj | 2 | 665 | | | | | Čongor Baranj | Čongor Baranj | 0 | 629 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 4 | 701 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Matej Lepej | 2 | 634 | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 4 | 701 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Radovan Vlajkov | 2 | 619 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Radovan Vlajkov | 2 | 619 | Matej Lepej | Matej Lepej | 0 | 644 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 4 | 694 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Jürgen Pointinger | 1.5 | 656 | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 4 | 694 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Vilmoš Zavarko | 2.5 | 674 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |