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Nine-pin bowling
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Nine-pin ball and pins, as used in Germany.
Highest governing body WNBA
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.

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