The 46th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup is scheduled to be held in Toulon, on the French Riviera, from October 15 to 24, 2010.
Michel Beltramone, managing director of the 44-lane Bowling de Provence, stepped in to host the World Cup after a change in ownership in Croatia prevented the tournament going ahead there as planned.
QubicaAMF president and CEO John Walker, commented: "It is very regrettable that the economic climate in Croatia and ownership changes at the host bowling centre have made it necessary to move the 2010 Bowling Wolrd Cup from Zagreb. We had great support for the event from the Croatian Olympic Committee, the local Bowling Federation and other government agencies and I am confident the World Cup will be held in Croatia in the near future.
The Bowling de Provence centre is located at La Garde, a suburb of Toulon. It is part of one of Toulon’s major sports complexes, which also boasts an ice centre, billiards, a swimming pool, gymnasium and fitness centre. It has been completely refurbished, inside and out, and will re-open in early September. It is a modern, state of the art facility, fully-equipped with QubicaAMF equipment. It has grown from six lanes at the beginning to become a 12, then 16, 20, 24, 28 and now 44 lanes.
