The much-awaited Pak-China Friendship Tenpin Bowling Championship and the 18th National Tenpin Bowling Championship will commence from January 24 at the Leisure City Bowling Club, Safa Gold Mall, F-7 Markaz.
Sharing details of the event, an official said that a total of 20 friendly matches between Pakistani and Chinese men and women will be played on the opening day of the championship. These will include 10 matches each in the men’s and women’s categories.
The championship features nine categories: men’s singles, men’s doubles, ladies’ singles, amateur, deaf men’s singles, deaf ladies’ singles, team events, media, and take-takers. The event will continue until January 30, with prizes to be distributed among the winning players at the conclusion of the championship.
President of the Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation and Chairman of the organising Committee, Ijaz-ur-Rehman, said that 10 male and 10 female players from both Pakistan and China will compete in the friendly matches on the opening day.
Alongside the Pak-China Friendship Championship, matches of the 18th National Tenpin Bowling Championship 2026 will also be held. Male and female players from across the country are expected to take part in the national event.
It is worth mentioning here that tenpin bowling is a sport in which players roll a bowling ball along a wooden or synthetic lane toward ten pins arranged in four rows forming a triangular shape.
The objective is to knock down all ten pins with the first delivery, known as a strike, or to clear the remaining pins with the second delivery, known as a spare.
Although many people enjoy tenpin bowling as a recreational activity, competitive bowling, particularly at elite levels demands a high degree of accuracy, control, and technical skill. The bowler uses an approach area of about 15 feet (5 meters to build momentum and apply rotation before releasing the ball at the foul line.
The lane measures 60 feet (18 meters) in length and 41.5 inches (105 centimetres) in width, with gutters running along both sides to catch misdirected balls.
Due to the lane’s narrow and elongated design, straight shots are less effective for consistently achieving strikes. As a result, bowlers apply side rotation to curve or “hook” the ball into the pins, improving their chances of knocking down all ten pins in a single roll.
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