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.