Nine-pin bowling facts for kids
Nine-pin ball and pins, as used in Germany.
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| Highest governing body | WNBA |
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| Nicknames | ninepins, 9-pin, kegel, kegeln |
| First played | Medieval times, Germany |
| Registered players | about 130,000 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | 6 per side + reserves |
| Mixed-sex | Yes, separate competitions |
| Type | Team sport, ball sport |
| Equipment | Nine-pin bowling ball and pins |
| Venue | Nine-pin bowling lane |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No |
| World Games | 2005 |
Nine-pin bowling (also known as ninepin bowling, nine-pin, kegel, or kegeln) is a bowling game played primarily in Europe. European championships are held each year. Over 90,000 members are on teams in Germany, often playing in officially registered Bundeskegelbahnen (association bowling alleys) to be found in almost every sizable town. In Europe overall, there are some 130,000 players. Nine-pin bowling lanes are often found in Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Estonia, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, North Macedonia, Hungary, Brazil and Liechtenstein. The English-speaking countries, having a predominance of facilities for the modern ten-pin sport which originated in the United States, as well as regionally popular "small-ball" bowling sports of various types, do not have many facilities in existence for the nine-pin game in the 21st century. On the other hand, a modified version is played in the US state of Texas.
Images for kids
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"Music and Bowling" (1736) by Johann Franz Hörmannsperger (b.1710 – d.?)
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Often associated with gambling, bowling often had a negative image. This 1800 English mayor instructed "putting a stop to the growing evil of skittle and bowling alleys... to take care that there are as few inducements as possible for the thoughtless husband to spend his substance to the detriment of his family."
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Nine-pin bowler in East Germany, 1976
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Historic depiction of Nine-pin bowling by Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim (1834)
