The meeting kicked-off with the chairman introducing the technical committee seated at the head table which was then followed by a welcome speech by the Chairman of KBA International Committee. The meeting was then handed over to the tournament director during which a roll call was made to team officials present at the meeting.

Mr Chok went through briefly the contents of the technical handbook distributed to all team officials, which included athletes accreditation cards, athletes bibs and submission of line up forms. Some of the important issues discussed were the finalization of the championships schedule, lane draws, official practice session and the opening ceremony procedures.

Mr Dukes announced the oiling pattern that will be deployed for this championships. He also re-iterated the importance of having athlete's bowling balls registered prior to the start of competition. Mr Chok also announced the members of the Jury of Appeal comprising of Mr Michael Seymour, Mr Choi Jongbong and Ms Kendra Cameron-Curry.

The official practice will be held tomorrow comprising of one hour session per squad (total two squads for girls and three squads for boys) commencing 9.00am local time. The official opening ceremony will be held the same day at 7.00pm local time at the Nest Hotel.

Competition will kick off with the Singles qualifying rounds for the girls (2 squads) and boys (3 squads) on Jul 10, 11 and 12 followed by the Singles Matchplay and Singles Semi-finals for the top four from the Matchplay. Doubles will be held on July 12, 13 and 14.

The Team of 4 will be contested on July 15 and 16, the Mixed Team of 4 on July 17 and the finals for Singles, Doubles, Team of 4 and Mixed Team of 4 all on the final day, July 18. Live video streaming will be available throughout the championships including the finals. Live scores will also be made available.

Photos by Noelle Chong in Incheon, Korea.