Dear Participants,
following recent decisions and announcements by IBF and EBF, the ESBC Presidium has dealt with the usage of Urethane Bowling Balls in the European Seniors Bowling Championships. Since IBF and EBF Rules have been and will be the basis for the conduction of any ESBC competition, it was unanimously acknowledged by the ESBC Presidium that the current Urethane Bowling Ball Regulation by EBF will be in effect for the ESBC 2026 in Rome. This means that only urethane bowling balls manufactured with a minimum hardness of 78D and approved by USBC are permitted.
For more details on this regulation and the official list of non-eligible bowling balls please see:
https://europeanbowling.sport/statement-from-ebf/
https://bowl.com/equipment-specifications/approved,-non-approved-products
Apart of this clarification for the upcoming ESBC 2026 in Rome, the ESBC Presidium is also going to prepare an adoption to the ESBC Rules for any future events. This proposal shall be dealt with at the next ESBC meeting.
For any questions on this issue, please contact the ESBC Tournament Director Pini Hershkovitz.
Best regards on behalf of the ESBC Presidium.
Dear athletes, technicians, and companions,
It is with great pride and deep emotion that, on behalf of the Italian Federation of Billiards and Bowling Sports, I welcome you to Rome, the eternal city, on the European Senior Bowling Championship.
Hosting this prestigious event represents for us not only an honour, but also a great responsibility. This championship celebrates values that go beyond sporting competition: experience, passion, respect, and friendship among various nations. The senior athletes present here are a concrete example of how sport can accompany an entire life, continuing to unite generations and nations.
Rome, with its millennia-old history and its spirit of hospitality, is the ideal stage for a European event of such importance, and the bowling lanes will become a place of sporting confrontation, but also of human and cultural encounters, in the full European spirit.
A special thanks goes to the organizing committee, which with professionalism and dedication has worked to ensure that this championship takes place at the highest technical and organizational levels.
To all the athletes, I wish you to live this experience with enthusiasm, loyalty, and sporting spirit. May the best win, but above all, may each of you return home with the memory of a high-level competition and an unforgettable stay in our city.
With our warmest regards and long live bowling!
Vice President
Cosimo Zecca


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