DATE CHANGE ANNOUNCED FOR 2004 AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP

 

LONDON, ENGLAND, May 5, 2004 - The dates for the 2004 AMF Bowling World Cup, originally announced for December 4-11 in Singapore, have been changed to
December 5-12.

Anne-Marie Board, tournament manager, noted that the date change was necessary to better accommodate travel and other logistics associated with the tournament.

The venue host remains the new 34-lane SuperBowl bowling center under construction at the SAFRA club in Telok Blangah, and the official host hotel remains the Marina Mandarin Hotel.

Bowlers from 77 nations competed in the 2003 AMF Bowling World Cup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Defending women's champion Kerrie Ryan-Ciach of Canada has already qualified to compete in Singapore. Last year's men's champion, C.J. Suarez of the Philippines, must still win his national qualifying later this year to defend his title.

The AMF Bowling World Cup is the world's largest annual international sports championship in terms of number of participating nations.

SuperBowl Management Pte Ltd is part of the SuperBowl Group. More information about the company can be accessed at www.superbowl.com.sg.

AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc., the founder and principal sponsor of the Bowling World Cup, is the world's largest owner and operator of bowling centers. AMF is also a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of bowling and billiards products. More information about AMF is available on the Internet at www.amf.com.
 

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NOTE: The official 2004 AMF Bowling World Cup tournament logo is available in digital JPEG format. Please contact Lydia Rypcinski, AMF Bowling World Cup media coordinator, at l.rypcinski@att.net to obtain a copy of the file.