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The World Bowling Tour is the major professional tour that unite bowlers, both men and women, from selected major professional and amateur organizations through a series of events. It is organized by the World Bowling.〔(World Bowling Tour (WBT) )〕 The WBT Tour's marque event is the WTBA World Championships. Other events under the WBT include all the PBA Tour major tournaments, as well as other WTBA-sponsored tournaments held world-wide. The season-ending World Bowling Tour Finals feature the top three men, and top three women in the World Bowling Tour points rankings.〔(World Bowling Tour Sees Continued Growth )〕 == Tour qualifications == To participate in the WBT, the bowler must already be a member of one of the member federations of the WTBA, as long as the bowler is in good standing with his parent organization. The member federations of the WTBA include: * Professional Bowlers Association, which include the PBA Tour and PBA International; * Thai Tenpin Bowling Association; * Korea Professional Bowlers Association; * Japan Professional Bowling Association; * Ladies Bowling Organization. The winner of a WBT tournament can also earn credit for a PBA Tour title, as long as the bowler registered for the tournament beforehand as a professional.〔(PBA, World Tenpin Bowling Association Unveil International Tour )〕 International bowlers (in this context, bowlers who do not reside in the United States) who are in good standing with the WTBA can also join the PBA under its PBA International program. If a PBA International member wins a WBT tournament, he must upgrade to full membership of the PBA.〔(Become a PBA Member )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Bowling Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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