1998 Kobe, Japan
Bowler Details
| MEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Christian Saint-Bonnet* | Argentina | 26 | 202 | Businessman |
| 2 | Fred Allsop | Australia | 40 | 208 | Insurance Broker |
| 3 | Tom Bernberger | Austria | 18 | 187 | Pilot |
| 4 | Mahmood Ahmed Sharif**** | Bahrain | 39 | 190 | Businessman |
| 5 | Roger Pieters** | Belgium | 49 | 214 | Proshop Manager |
| 6 | Reynaldo Marsolik | Brazil | 26 | 198 | Teacher |
| 7 | Jack Guay*** | Canada | 43 | 220 | Production Manager |
| 8 | Patricio Purcell* | Chile | 35 | 190 | Employee |
| 9 | Cheng-Ming Yang***** | Chinese Taipei | 38 | 210 | Salesman |
| 10 | Andres Gomez* | Colombia | |||
| 11 | Alvaro Castro* | Costa Rica | |||
| 12 | Rolando Sebelen**** | Dominican Republic | |||
| 13 | Morten Christoffersen | Denmark | 27 | 214 | Military Police |
| 14 | Amr Essam | Egypt | Electrical Engineer | ||
| 15 | Franciso Zelaya | El Salvador | 43 | 193 | Electrical Engineer |
| 16 | Paul Boyle | England | 32 | 204 | Proshop Owner |
| 17 | Dejene Hailemariam | Ethiopia | 50 | 192 | Businessman |
| 18 | Matti Lepisto | Finland | 38 | 208 | Businessman |
| 19 | Christophe De Munico | France | 33 | 207 | Artisan |
| 20 | Peter Knopp | Germany | 38 | 209 | Proshop Owner |
| 21 | Dimitris Karetsos** | Greece | 38 | 208 | Technician |
| 22 | Pedro Jose Keilhauer | Guatemala | 43 | 200 | Salesman |
| 23 | Derek Tomlin* | Guernsey | 51 | 195 | Stamp Dealer |
| 24 | Alfred Pang | Hong Kong | 34 | 202 | Proshop Owner |
| 25 | Gergely Kapronczay | Hungary | 21 | 178 | Computer Operator |
| 26 | Magnus Magnusson | Iceland | 26 | 198 | Student |
| 27 | Mohan Lal | India | |||
| 28 | Ryan Lalisang | Indonesia | 18 | 189 | Student |
| 29 | PaulL Magee** | Ireland | 41 | 204 | Sales Manager/Broadcaster |
| 30 | Bill Maxwell | Isle of Man | 32 | 193 | Centre Manager |
| 31 | Rabin Yahav | Israel | 16 | 195 | Student |
| 32 | Guiliano Bulegato*** | Italy | 43 | 204 | Boat Driver |
| 33 | Koichi Takahashi | Japan | 43 | 211 | Civil Servant |
| 34 | Michael Le Bot | Jersey | |||
| 35 | Lee Sung-Won | Korea | 20 | 200 | Student |
| 36 | Audrius Varaskevicius | Lithuania | 29 | 179 | Sales Agent |
| 37 | Alain Lieners | Luxemburg | 34 | 180 | Civil Servant |
| 38 | Kenny Ang** | Malaysia | 45 | 208 | Businessman |
| 39 | Thierry Chretien** | Martinique | 35 | 215 | |
| 40 | Mario Quintero | Mexico | 29 | 210 | Trader |
| 41 | U Ye Min Swe | Myanmar | 195 | Student | |
| 42 | Michel Theys | Netherlands | |||
| 43 | Dominic Di Fonzo | New Caledonia | 32 | 180 | Representative |
| 44 | Pete Richardson | New Zealand | 29 | 195 | Duty Manager |
| 45 | Kevin Horton* | Northern Ireland | 38 | 204 | Civil Servant |
| 46 | Tom Ingholm | Norway | 30 | 215 | Proshop Owner |
| 47 | Eric Lanuza** | Panama | 42 | 200 | Biologist |
| 48 | Bene Villa*** | Paraguay | 40 | Publicity | |
| 49 | Jing Sablan | Philippines | 31 | 205 | Businessman |
| 50 | Leszek Torka | Poland | |||
| 51 | Vitor C P A Marques* | Portugal | 26 | 173 | Gas Installer |
| 52 | Jaime Almendro* | Puerto Rico | 46 | 213 | Financial Consultant |
| 53 | Ahmed Shaheen* | Qatar | |||
| 54 | Patrice Esparson | Reunion | |||
| 55 | Dmitry Areshkin | Russia | 30 | 180 | Manager |
| 56 | Robbie Birnie** | Scotland | 43 | 209 | Dentist |
| 57 | Jack Wong*** | Singapore | |||
| 58 | Richard Aitken* | South Africa | 28 | 210 | Import Agent |
| 59 | Francois Lopez | Spain | 40 | 204 | Policeman |
| 60 | Per Gustavsson | Sweden | 25 | 207 | |
| 61 | Philippe Privat | Switzerland | 45 | 205 | Barman |
| 62 | Atthaphon Sirithai | Thailand | |||
| 63 | Habib Dogan | Turkey | |||
| 64 | Naif Oquab | UAE | 18 | 198 | Student |
| 65 | Vladimir Tokarev | Ukraine | 45 | Company Director | |
| 66 | John Gaines | USA | 31 | 225 | Storm Bowling Staff |
| 67 | Marin Tranier*** | Vanuatu | 32 | 178 | Merchant |
| 68 | Mark Shea* | Wales | 23 | 195 | Software Design Engineer |
| WOMEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Haydee Aristizabal* | Argentina | 50 | 180 | |
| 2 | Maxine Nable | Australia | 22 | 219 | Doctor's Receptionist |
| 3 | Irene Kohlhofer* | Austria | 34 | 186 | Customer Service |
| 4 | Nadia Ahmed Alawadhi* | Bahrain | 15 | 180 | Student |
| 5 | Susanne Jerusalem* | Belgium | 43 | 186 | Housewife |
| 6 | Dayse de Silva** | Brazil | 36 | Teacher | |
| 7 | Kellie Hildebrandt | Canada | 26 | 188 | Dental Nurse |
| 8 | Su-Fen Tseng**+ | Chinese Taipei | 24 | 200 | Student |
| 9 | Adriana Leal*** | Colombia | |||
| 10 | Malene Christoffersen | Denmark | 27 | 194 | Doctor's Secretary |
| 11 | Aida Granillo******** | El Salvador | 45 | 191 | Lawyer |
| 12 | Yuphin Lakambeha | Egypt | |||
| 13 | Gemma Burgen**+ | England | 20 | 202 | Sales Assistant |
| 14 | Elisabette Defranco*** | Ethiopia | 34 | 178 | Housewife |
| 15 | Anette Raback | Finland | 26 | 195 | Salesperson |
| 16 | Isabel Saldjian | France | 29 | 202 | |
| 17 | Andrea Mirschel* | Germany | 28 | 201 | Teacher |
| 18 | Dimitra Loukidou | Greece | 30 | 182 | Civil Servant |
| 19 | Zussie Machon*** | Guatemala | 47 | 195 | Housewife |
| 20 | Alison Lovell | Guernsey | 36 | 153 | Dental Nurse |
| 21 | Connie Kwok | Hong Kong | 37 | 190 | Executive Secretary |
| 22 | Maria Toth** | Hungary | 31 | 171 | Clerk |
| 23 | Vasanthi Ramaihia* | India | |||
| 24 | Yani Ruzgar | Indonesia | 50 | Housewife | |
| 25 | Sorcha Delaney | Ireland | 14 | 195 | Student |
| 26 | Pauline Maxwell* | Isle of Man | 30 | 173 | Insurance Official |
| 27 | Wanda Manor | Israel | 36 | 175 | Accountant |
| 28 | Anna Del Vecchio | Italy | |||
| 29 | Ayano Katai | Japan | 21 | 194 | Student |
| 30 | Caroline Hermon Rees*** | Jersey | 33 | 160 | Housekeeper |
| 31 | Kim Min-Sung | Korea | |||
| 32 | Ausra Antanaviciene | Lithuania | 33 | 187 | Manager |
| 33 | Shalin Zulkifli** | Malaysia | 20 | 200 | Student |
| 34 | Marika Chretien*** | Martinique | 25 | 182 | Manager |
| 35 | Sayuri Yamada | Mexico | 22 | 195 | Student |
| 36 | Ross Greiner** | Netherlands | 36 | 200 | Secretary |
| 37 | Rawwyn Longman | New Zealand | 46 | 195 | Legal Secretary |
| 38 | Karen Payne | Northern Ireland | 33 | 189 | Accounts Clerk |
| 39 | Grethe Andersen | Norway | 29 | 198 | Beauty Therapist |
| 40 | Orna Dolande | Panama | 43 | 190 | |
| 41 | Lizabeth Garcia | Philippines | 22 | 191 | Student |
| 42 | Anna Albrech | Poland | |||
| 43 | Marcia Macario | Portugal | 20 | 170 | Secretary |
| 44 | Evelyn Ortiz* | Puerto Rico | 38 | 192 | Secretary |
| 45 | Marie Tartaroli | Reunion | |||
| 46 | Tatiana Smirnova* | Russia | 38 | 168 | Manager |
| 47 | Trish Cavill | Scotland | 45 | ||
| 48 | Jesmine Ho | Singapore | |||
| 49 | Lisa Paluzzi** | South Africa | 26 | 200 | Bowling Centre Administrator |
| 50 | Milagros Albert* | Spain | 56 | 195 | |
| 51 | Lilla Nevanpera | Sweden | 26 | 195 | |
| 52 | Franziska Hugin | Switzerland | 43 | 191 | Housewife |
| 53 | Ratchanee Teerarat | Thailand | |||
| 54 | Zeynep Asli Anlar | Turkey | |||
| 55 | Oksana Skorobagach | Ukraine | 24 | Book-Keeper | |
| 56 | Janette Piesczynski | USA | 21 | 215 | |
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