# Ninepin Bowling Classic Singles World Cup

The Ninepin Bowling Classic Singles World Cup was a biennial nine-pin bowling competition organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA NBC). The World Cup was started in 1989 and until 2003 took place every year. The next one was held in 2004 and take place biennially since then.
The formula of the competition has changed many times. Since 2003, it has been played in the KO system. Since 2005 games for the 3rd place were not played, but two bronze medals were awarded. Since 2009, the World Cup was held simultaneously with the U23 World Cup.
The 2023 edition was the last held. Due to changes in the WNBA-NBC calendar, the World Cup will be replaced with the European Championship.

## List of championships

| Edition | Year | City | Country | Women's winner | Men's winner | Notes |
| 1st | 1989 | Steyr | Austria | Antonia Škafar | Béla Csányi | |
| 2nd | 1990 | Eppelheim | Germany | - | - | The competition was canceled due to an insufficient number of participants |
| 3rd | 1991 | Budapest | Hungary | Claudia Schumann | József Mészáros | Combination: Naděžda Dobešová; József Mészáros |
| 4th | 1992 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Poland | Naděžda Dobešová | Franc Kirbiš | Combination: Naděžda Dobešová; Friedhelm Zänger |
| 5th | 1993 | Zagreb | Croatia | Biserka Perman | Leontin Popp | Combination: Biserka Perman; Cvitan Vučak |
| 6th | 1994 | Tramin | Italy | Cilly Ploner | Arpad Boroš | |
| 7th | 1995 | Blansko | Slovakia | Ágota Kovácsné Grampsch | Albin Juvančič | |
| 8th | 1996 | Vienna | Austria (2) | Beate Schönerstedt | Uroš Stoklas | |
| 9th | 1997 | Kelsterbach | Germany (2) | Claudia Hoffmann | Nicolae Lupu | |
| 10th | 1998 | Bratislava | Slovakia (2) | Claudia Hoffmann | Petrut Mihalcioiu | |
| 11th | 1999 | Skopje | Macedonia | Elda Sinovčić | Josef Sieder | |
| 12th | 2000 | Hallein | Austria (3) | Claudia Hoffmann | Branislav Bogdanović | |
| 13th | 2001 | Budapest (2) | Hungary (2) | Sanela Nović Suturović | Franc Kirbiš | |
| 14th | 2002 | Klagenfurt | Austria (4) | Sandra Matešić | Branislav Bogdanović | |
| 15th | 2003 | Skopje (2) | Macedonia (2) | Beata Włodarczyk | Uroš Stoklas | |
| 16th | 2005 | Celje | Slovenia | Beata Włodarczyk | Branislav Bogdanović | |
| 17th | 2007 | Klagenfurt (2) | Austria (5) | Daniela Muntean | Matko Bulka | |
| 18th | 2009 | Rijeka | Croatia (2) | Barbara Fidel | Mario Mušanić | |
| 19th | 2011 | Tallinn | Estonia | Beata Włodarczyk | Ivan Čech | |
| 20th | 2013 | Zalaegerszeg | Hungary (3) | Eva Sajko | Matko Bulka | |
| 21st | 2015 | Hirschau | Germany (3) | Nataša Ravnić Gašparini | Norbert Kiss | |
| 22nd | 2017 | Straubing | Germany (4) | Hana Wiedermannová | Vilmoš Zavarko | |
| 23rd | 2019 | Přerov | Czech Republic | Anita Méhész | Vilmoš Zavarko | |
| - | 2021 | Schönebeck | Germany | | | Cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 24th | 2023 | Rijeka (2) | Croatia (3) | Anna Müller | Lukas Huber | |

## Medal count

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Croatia | 12 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Germany | 6 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Hungary | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Romania | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | FR Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Serbia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 53 | 52 | 68 | 173 |

## List of hosts

List of hosts by number of competitions hosted.
| Times hosted | Host | Year(s) |
| 5 | Austria | 1989, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007 |
| 4 | Germany | 1990, 1997, 2015, 2017, 2021 |
| 3 | Croatia | 1993, 2009, 2023 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1991, 2001, 2013 |
| 2 | Macedonia | 1999, 2003 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 1995, 1998 |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 2019 |
| 1 | Estonia | 2011 |
| 1 | Italy | 1994 |
| 1 | Poland | 1992 |
| 1 | Slovenia | 2005 |