World Tenpin Bowling Championships

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recurring sporting event ten-pin bowling world championship

The World Tenpin Bowling Championships is the premier international tournament where elite bowlers from around the globe compete for world titles in ten-pin bowling.

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Label	Occurrences
World Tenpin Bowling Championships canonical	2
World Bowling Championships	1
World Tenpin Bowling Championships titles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Target entity: World Tenpin Bowling Championships
Context triple: [Shalin Zulkifli, hasParticipatedIn, World Tenpin Bowling Championships]

A. Bowl Alliance
The Bowl Alliance was a 1990s college football postseason system that attempted to match top-ranked teams in major bowl games before being superseded by the Bowl Championship Series.
B. Candlepin
Candlepin is a subscription management service that tracks and enforces software entitlements for Red Hat and related systems.
C. International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and shrine dedicated to preserving the history of bowling and honoring the sport’s most accomplished players and contributors.
D. World Games
The World Games are an international multi-sport event featuring disciplines and sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games, held every four years under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.
E. Splitsville Luxury Lanes
Splitsville Luxury Lanes is an upscale, retro-themed bowling and entertainment venue at Disney Springs featuring bowling lanes, live music, and full-service dining.
F. None of above. chosen
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Target entity: World Tenpin Bowling Championships
Target entity description: The World Tenpin Bowling Championships is the premier international tournament where elite bowlers from around the globe compete for world titles in ten-pin bowling.

A. Bowl Alliance
The Bowl Alliance was a 1990s college football postseason system that attempted to match top-ranked teams in major bowl games before being superseded by the Bowl Championship Series.
B. Candlepin
Candlepin is a subscription management service that tracks and enforces software entitlements for Red Hat and related systems.
C. International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and shrine dedicated to preserving the history of bowling and honoring the sport’s most accomplished players and contributors.
D. World Games
The World Games are an international multi-sport event featuring disciplines and sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games, held every four years under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.
E. Splitsville Luxury Lanes
Splitsville Luxury Lanes is an upscale, retro-themed bowling and entertainment venue at Disney Springs featuring bowling lanes, live music, and full-service dining.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	recurring sporting event ⓘ ten-pin bowling world championship ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	World Tenpin Bowling Championships ⓘ surface form: World Bowling Championships World Championships ⓘ
category	recurring sporting events established in 1954 ⓘ world championships in bowling ⓘ
competitionLevel	world ⓘ
continentRepresentation	Africa ⓘ Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Oceania ⓘ
discipline	adult ⓘ
eventType	all-events ⓘ doubles events ⓘ masters ⓘ singles events ⓘ team events ⓘ trios events ⓘ
firstHeld	1954 ⓘ
firstHostCity	Helsinki ⓘ
firstHostCountry	Finland ⓘ
format	national-team based ⓘ
formerOrganiser	WTBA ⓘ International Bowling Federation ⓘ surface form: World Tenpin Bowling Association
frequency	biennial ⓘ
genderCategories	men ⓘ mixed ⓘ women ⓘ
governingBody	International Bowling Federation ⓘ
medalTypes	bronze ⓘ gold ⓘ silver ⓘ
organisedBy	IBF ⓘ International Bowling Federation ⓘ
participants	elite ten-pin bowlers ⓘ national teams ⓘ
purpose	to determine world champions in ten-pin bowling ⓘ
relatedCompetition	World Cup competitions ⓘ surface form: World Cup World Senior Curling Championships ⓘ surface form: World Senior Championships world youth championships ⓘ surface form: World Youth Championships
scope	international ⓘ
selectionMethod	through national federations ⓘ
sport	ten-pin bowling ⓘ
status	active ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shalin Zulkifli → hasParticipatedIn → World Tenpin Bowling Championships ⓘ

World Tenpin Bowling Championships → alsoKnownAs → World Tenpin Bowling Championships ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Bowling Championships

Shalin → hasWon → World Tenpin Bowling Championships ⓘ

subject surface form: Shalin Zulkifli

this entity surface form: World Tenpin Bowling Championships titles

Shalin → hasParticipatedIn → World Tenpin Bowling Championships ⓘ