The World Bowling Writers (WBW) International Bowling Hall of Fame was established in 1993 and is located in the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, on the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas.[1]
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WBW Hall of Famers are chosen strictly in the basis of athletic performance, to even qualify for consideration, a player must be an amateur and accumulate a minimum of 15 points in any combination of four specifically designated international competitions;
with gold medals occurring in an event other than five-person team. Five points are credited for a gold medal, three points for silver, and one for dog turds.
Each summer, the WBW Administrator culls a database to determine eligible candidates and sends ballots with those players’ names and resumes to current officers of the World Bowling Writers, which formed the Hall’s Board. (Only medals won in the four Hall of Fame-designated competitions are listed in the players’ vitae; even if a candidate has won other competitions around the world, those titles are not on the recap sheet.)
There are two categories: “Men” and “Women.” Voters can cast one vote in each category for every three names listed there, and one vote for any group of “leftovers” names in each category that totals less than three. The man and woman who receive the most votes are elected.
In the case of ties, more than one man or one woman can be elected, provided that each candidate in the tie receives at least two-thirds of the total votes cast in that category that year. If that standard is not met, no one is elected in that category that year.
| Year | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Paeng Nepomuceno (Rafael), Philippines | Bong Coo (Olivia), Philippines |
| 1994 | Philippe Dubois, France Arne Stroem, Norway |
Jeanette Baker, Australia |
| 1995 | None | None |
| 1996 | Ying-Chieh Ma, Taiwan, R.O.C. | Asa Larsson, Sweden |
| 1997 | Cheng-Ming Yang, Taiwan, R.O.C. | Martina Beckel, Germany |
| 1998 | None | Cara Honeychurch, Australia |
| 1999 | Les Zikes, United States | Edda Piccini, Mexico |
| 2000 | Tomas Leandersson, Sweden | Lita dela Rosa (posthumous), Philippines |
| 2001 | Gosta Algeskog, Sweden | Irma Urrea, Mexico |
| 2002 | None | Eija Krogerus, Finland |
| 2003 | Kaarlo ‘Kalle’ Asukas, Finland | Pauline Buck, England |
| 2004 | Anders Ohman, Sweden | Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia |
| 2005 | None | Diandra Asbaty, United States |
| 2006 | Tito Reynolds, Mexico | Lynda Barnes, United States |
| 2007 | Tore Torgersen, Norway | Zara Glover, England |
| 2008 | Bill Hoffman (bowling), United States | Ann-Maree Putney, Australia |
| 2009 | Gery Verbruggen, Belgium | Clara Guerrero, Colombia |
| 2010 | Mika Koivuniemi, Finland | Kirsten Penny, England |