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2026 IBF World Youth Championships

Sweden tops Boys Team qualifying

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2nd July, Kuching, Sarawak: Sweden topped the Boy's Team qualifying round of the 2026 IBF World Youth Bowling Championships with Canada in second and Romania third as strong teams dramatically missed the cut for the next round.

Canada had a great start in their opening game with 257 to lead Finland by 11 pins with Russia and United Emirates putting in good games for third and fourth spots. Russia added a superb game of 239 to take over the lead as Sweden moved up to second with an identical 239.

Finland, who started off with 246 and 213, shot a stunning 267 after the third game to take over the running. Hong Kong fired a higher game of 279 to leapfrog into second. Finland held on to the lead for the next two games with Hong Kong and Sweden trading second positions.

Two massive games of 257 and 276 from Canada in the fifth and sixth games saw them move into the lead with Finland still in the hunt in second. Despite managing only 217 in the seventh game, Canada held on to the lead. Sweden continued to trail the lead.

Boy's Team qualifying leader, Sweden

Sweden down 243 in the eighth game to eventually take the lead away from Canada. Romania moved into third as Finland slipped away. The leader ended the qualifying round with 238 to take pole position on a total of 2267. Canada settled for second with 2153.

Romania took third spot with 2149 while Hong Kong and USA rounded out the top five with 2147 and 2123 respectively. The biggest disappoint was Germany missing the cut in 17th position after being in the top 16 for most of the round. Strong teams like Japan and Malaysia dramatically failed to advance to the next round.

The top 16 advanced to the head-to-head Matchplay round over seven matches with 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 pins for a loss divided into two groups of eight teams. The top 2 at the end of the round will proceed to the semi-finals shootout.

Photos by Terence Yaw in Kuching, Sarawak.

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