History of QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup  The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup is a singles event within the sport of ten-pin bowling, sanctioned by World Bowling and sponsored by QubicaAMF Worldwide. It is the largest annual international sports championship in terms of participating nations.  1965: The QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup began as a tournament called the International Masters, held at the 12-lane Stillorgan Bowl, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament's three-day format (eventually becoming week-long) was modeled loosely after that used by the Professional Bowlers Association. Players had to bowl a total of 38 games which was based on the complicated Petersen Points system, which was one point per pin scored, 50 bonus pins for a game won.  20 players, all men, took part in the inaugural tournament. The first ever winner was a dental technician from Helsinki, Finland, Lauri Ajanto finished with an average (191) less than the runner up Tom Hathaway (averaged 192) and third place Vittorio Noveletto (averaged 196), but had the most wins in the field with 26, with a tie, which resulted in scoring the most bonus pins overall based off the Peterson Points system which carried him to the title.  1966: The second International Masters was staged at the grounds of world-famous Wembley Stadium, at Wembley Stadium Bowl in London, England. The tournament used the Petersen Points system from the previous year. 24 nations were represented, among them last year's champion Lauri Ajanto and last year's 3rd-place finisher Vittorio Noveletto. Ajanto finished 17th this time, while Noveletto was in contention for the title. Noveletto came up short but not without giving 19-year-old John Wilcox, later elected to the American Bowling Congress's Hall of Fame, a scare. Heading into the last two game match, Wilcox led Noveletto by 241 pins. Noveletto defeated Wilcox in those last two games, 233-181 and 202–167, but he still fell 54 pins shy of taking the title.  1967: The third International Masters was held at Bowling de Paris, an elegant 12-lane center in the French capital's massive central park known as Bois de Boulougne. 30 nations were represented, split into three squads of 10 players each. In each squad, all the players faced each other in two game matches with bonus pins to determine the top four. 12 bowlers would advance to a semifinal round, where the top four in pinfall here would advance to the final round.