Participation Most Appearances, Men - 16, Paeng Nepomuceno 1976, 1979–1980, 1982, 1985–1989, 1991–1996, 2009 Most Appearances, Women - 17, Aida Granillo 1982-1983, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994-1996, 1998-2000, 2002–2006, 2008 Erik Kok has participated in the Bowling World Cup in five different decades. 1979–1980, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2005, 2014 Most Championship Appearances, Stepladder and Arena, Men - 9, Paeng Nepomuceno 1976, 1980, 1986, 1989, 1991–1993, 1995–1996 Most Championship Appearances, Stepladder and Arena, Women - 7, Shalin Zulkifli 1996–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Most Countries - 95 in 2004 Most Bowlers, Men and Women Combined - 167 in 2010 Most Bowlers, Men - 93 in 2004 Most Bowlers, Women - 76 in 2010 Awards The Bent Petersen Country Award is awarded to the country with the best combined finishes in the men's and women's divisions. It is named after Bent Petersen, who ran AMF’s international operations for 36 years before retiring in 1998. Originally known as the Country Champion Award, it has been awarded at the BWC since 1984. The first winner of the award was Thailand. Australia are the most recent winners. In 2000, the award was renamed in honor of Petersen. Petersen died on November 21, 2014. Highest Game Award is awarded in both the men's and women's division to the bowlers who had the highest one game score during the tournament. There have been 76 300s bowled at the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup (61 by men, 15 by women). Jack Guay bowled the first-ever 300 game in 1994, the 30th year of the AMF Bowling World Cup; while Shalin Zulkifli was the first woman to bowl a 300 in 1997. United States has the most 300s by a country, seven. The Barry James Sportsman Award and Jacky Felsenstein Sportswoman Award, awarded to one male bowler and one female bowler, is voted for by the participating bowlers. Representatives from Canada and Mexico have each won this award more times than any country, seven times each. References External links Bowlingdigital World Cup Section European Tenpin Bowling Federation World Cup Page Ten-pin bowling competitions Ten-pin bowling in Australia Ten-pin bowling in Japan Ten-pin bowling in the Philippines Tenpin bowling in the United Kingdom Ten-pin bowling in the United States Bowling