2016 in bowling
PBA Bowling Tour: 2016 season
- February 25 – March 2: H.H. Emir Cup in Doha
- * Winner: Danielle McEwan
- March 4 – 9: 14th Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling Championships in Manama
- * Winner: Ahmed Al-Awadhi
- March 13 – 20: Brunswick Euro Challenge in Unterföhring
- * Winner: Jesper Svensson
- August 6 – 12: PBA–WBT Thailand in Bangkok
- * Winner: Jesper Svensson
- November 1 – 8: UAE Open in Abu Dhabi
- * Canceled
- November 10 – 16: Kuwait Open in Kuwait City
- * Canceled
- November 18 – 23: 10th Kingdom International Open in Riyadh
- * Canceled
- December 10 – 16: Qatar Open 2016 in Doha
- * Winner: Diana Zavjalova
- December: PBA World Championship in Reno
- * Winner: E. J. Tackett
European Bowling Tour 2016
- December 29, 2015 – January 10, 2016: Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Helsinki
- * Winner: Parker Bohn III
- January 10 – 17: 28th Irish Open Championships in association with Storm in Dublin
- * Winner: Tom Byrne
- January 31 – February 7: Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 in Tilburg
- * Winner: Daniel Fransson
- February 17 – 21: 10th International Wroclaw Open in Wrocław
- * Winner: Daniel Fransson
- March 12 – 20: Brunswick Euro Challenge in Unterföhring
- * Winner: Jesper Svensson
- May 23 – 29: Kegel Aalborg International 2016 in Aalborg
- * Winner: Peter Hellström
- May 29 – June 5: Odense International in Odense
- * Winner: Richard Teece
- July 2 – 10: IV Brunswick Madrid Challenge in Madrid
- * Winner: Ray Teece
- July 9 – 17: 12th Storm San Marino Open in Serravalle
- * Winner: Dominic Barrett
- July 16 – 24: Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger in Munich
- * Winner: Sin Li Jane
- July 25 – 31: Polish Open in Wrocław
- * Winner: Richard Teece
- September 11 – 18: Chandra Open 2016 in Nieuwegein
- * Winner: Ghislaine Stigter-van der Tol
- September 26 – October 2: 14th Columbia 300 Vienna Open in Vienna
- * Winner: Jesper Svensson
- October 3 – 9: 1st Emax Open in Munich
- * Winner: Richard Teece
- October 7 – 16: Norwegian Open 2016 by Brunswick in Oslo
- * Winner: Jesper Svensson
- December 10 – 16: Qatar Bowling Open 2016 in Doha
Asian Bowling Tour 2016
- April 8: ABF Tour - Thailand 2016 in Bangkok
- * Men's winner: Sam Cooley
- * Women's winner: Sharon Koh
- June 27: ABF Tour – Macau 2016 in Macau
- * Men's winner: Daisuke Yoshida
- * Women's winner: Lee Young Seung
- July 10: ABF Tour – Chinese Taipei 2016 in Kaohsiung
- * Men's winner: Michael Mak
- * Women's winner: Hsu Chun-Yi
- July 18: ABF Tour – Hong Kong 2016 in Hong Kong
- * Men's winner: Michael Mak
- * Women's winner: Han Kyeo Rae
- October 13: ABF Tour - China 2016 in Shanghai
- * Men's winner: Mi Zhongli
- * Women's winner: Yang Liyan
- October 24: ABF Tour - Indonesia 2016 in Jakarta
- * Men's winner: Remy Ong
- * Women's winner: Esther Cheah
- November 8 – 9: ABF Tour Tournament of Champions 2016 in
- * Canceled
Other in bowling
- March 19 – 28: European Youth Championships 2016 in Reykjavík
- * Boys' singles winner: Patrik Sörensen
- * Girls' singles winner: Maria Bulanova
- * Boys' all events winner: Niko Oksanen
- * Girls' all events winner: Cajsa Wegner
- * Boys' Masters winner: William Svensson
- * Girls' Masters winner: Maria Bulanova
- * Boys' doubles winners: 1
- * Girls' doubles winners: 2
- * Boys' team winners:
- * Girls' team winners:
- April 3 – 10: CONCECABOL Senior and Super Senior in Medellín
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 22 – 26: PABCON Champion of Champions in Mérida
- * Men's winner: François Lavoie
- * Women's winner: Rocio Restrepo
- May 22 – 28: 2016 WNBA Nine-Pin Bowling World Championships in Novigrad
- * Men's Single winner: Vilmoš Zavarko
- * Men's Sprint winner: Vilmoš Zavarko
- * Men's Combined winner: Igor Kovačić
- * Women's Single winner: Ines Maričić
- * Women's Sprint winner: Beata Włodarczyk
- * Women's Combined winner: Ines Maričić
- * Mixed Tandem winners:
- May 7 – 14: 2nd CONCECABOL Championship in Mérida
- * Winners: Harvey Ramos / Jessica Sandoval
- May 27 – June 2: 27th East Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship in Tamuning
- * wins overall gold and medal tally.
- June 8 – 19: European Women Championships 2016 in Vienna
- * Women's Singles winner: Keira Reay
- * Women's Doubles winners: 3
- * Women's Trio winners: 1
- * Women's Team winners:
- June 25 – July 1: European Senior Bowling Championships 2016 in Copenhagen
- * Singles winners: Michael Wittendorff / Martina Beckel
- * Doubles winners: 11 / 1
- * Trios winners: 2 / 12
- * All events winners: Michael Wittendorff / Martina Beckel
- July 24 – August 3: 2016 World Tenpin Bowling Youth Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska
- * Singles winners: Wesley Low Jr. / Gazmine Mason
- * Doubles winners: 1 / 1
- * Teams winners: 1 / 1
- * All Event winners: Pontus Andersson / Gazmine Mason
- * Masters winners: Anthony Simonsen / Natasha Roslan
- August 17 – 28: European Men Championship 2016 in Wemmel
- * Singles winner: Jesper Agerbo
- * Doubles winners: 3
- * Trios winners: 1
- * Team winners:
- * All Event winner: Jesper Agerbo
- August 21 – 28: Pabcon Senior & Super Senior Championship in Santo Domingo
- * Seniors winners: Tony Santa / Veronica Berumen
- * Super Senior winners: Bob Puttick / Nora Delgado
- September 10 – 24:Pabcon Championships in Cali
- * Singles winners: Sean Rash / Missy Parkin
- * Doubles winners: /
- * Trios winners: /
- * Team winners: /
- * All Event winners: Zach Wilkinis / Clara Guerrero
- * Masters winners: Marshall Kent / Shannon Pluhowsky
- September 18 – 28: 24th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Hong Kong
- * won both the gold. overall medal tallies.
- October 14 – 23: QubicaAMF World Cup 2016 in Shanghai
- * Winners: Wang Hongbo / Jenny Wegner
- October 24 – 31: European Champions Cup 2016 in Olomouc
- * Winners: Jaroslav Lorenc / Cajsa Wegner
- October 25 – 31: 30th Asian Intercity Bowling Championships in Jakarta
- * Senior Men's Medal Tally: Jakarta / Jakarta
- * Men's winners: Daegu / Women's winners: Singapore
- * Overall Medal Tally: Singapore
- November 19 – 27: Commonwealth Championships 2016 in Johannesburg
- * Winners: Mohd Nur Aiman / Siti Amirah
- November 20 – 30: 14th Asian Senior Bowling Championship in Seoul
- * Seniors Masters winners: Jang Rang Hyun / Yumiko Yoshida
- * Grand Seniors Masters winners: Masanobu Matsui / Junko Kuji
- December 2 – 9: World Single Championships – men and women in Doha