Team USA ready to begin competition at 2025 IBF World Championships
November 21, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas – Twelve outstanding athletes are set to represent Team USA on the lanes at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Championships, which kicks off on Sunday with unofficial practice sessions at Top Bowl, Kai Tak Sports Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, and runs through Dec. 5.
The American women’s roster features Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona; Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio; Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, and Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri.
The Team USA men’s contingent includes Andrew Anderson of Chesterfield Township, Michigan; Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas; Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas; A.J. Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois, and Chris Via of Blacklick, Ohio.
Those 12 amazing bowlers will be under the direction of Team USA Head Coach Bryan O’Keefe and Kelly Kulick, a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer who serves as Junior Team USA Head Coach and assistant coach for Team USA.
Twenty-eight countries are slated to compete in men’s action at the 2025 IBF World Championships while 22 nations will fight to reach the podium on the women’s side.
Official practice sessions and the tournament’s opening ceremony will take place on Monday, kicking off 12 straight days of bowling action in Hong Kong.
The first event of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be singles. Men’s and women’s qualifying will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, with Round 2-, semifinal- and final-round action in both divisions taking place on Thursday.
A similar schedule will be followed for the doubles event but in reverse order. For doubles, the women will qualify first, bowling on Nov. 28 with the men following on Nov. 29. The final three rounds of doubles competition in both divisions will be contested on Nov. 30.
The final two events of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be trios and team.
The first two rounds of Men’s Trios will occur on Dec. 1 with Women’s Trios following on Dec. 2.
The focus will shift from three bowlers to five on Dec. 3, which is when the first two rounds of Men’s Team and Women’s Team competition will occur.
The excitement is sure to reach a fever pitch during the last two days of competition when the action moves from Top Bowl to Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai.
The trios semifinals and finals in both divisions will take place at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Dec. 4 with the Men’s Team and Women’s Team semis and finals following on Dec. 5, which will be the last day of competition at this year’s tournament.
After the last balls have been rolled and the final medals have been awarded, the Victory Banquet will officially bring the 2025 IBF World Championships to a close on the evening of Dec. 5.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
The American women’s roster features Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona; Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio; Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, and Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri.
The Team USA men’s contingent includes Andrew Anderson of Chesterfield Township, Michigan; Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas; Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas; A.J. Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois, and Chris Via of Blacklick, Ohio.
Those 12 amazing bowlers will be under the direction of Team USA Head Coach Bryan O’Keefe and Kelly Kulick, a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer who serves as Junior Team USA Head Coach and assistant coach for Team USA.
Twenty-eight countries are slated to compete in men’s action at the 2025 IBF World Championships while 22 nations will fight to reach the podium on the women’s side.
Official practice sessions and the tournament’s opening ceremony will take place on Monday, kicking off 12 straight days of bowling action in Hong Kong.
The first event of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be singles. Men’s and women’s qualifying will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, with Round 2-, semifinal- and final-round action in both divisions taking place on Thursday.
A similar schedule will be followed for the doubles event but in reverse order. For doubles, the women will qualify first, bowling on Nov. 28 with the men following on Nov. 29. The final three rounds of doubles competition in both divisions will be contested on Nov. 30.
The final two events of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be trios and team.
The first two rounds of Men’s Trios will occur on Dec. 1 with Women’s Trios following on Dec. 2.
The focus will shift from three bowlers to five on Dec. 3, which is when the first two rounds of Men’s Team and Women’s Team competition will occur.
The excitement is sure to reach a fever pitch during the last two days of competition when the action moves from Top Bowl to Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai.
The trios semifinals and finals in both divisions will take place at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Dec. 4 with the Men’s Team and Women’s Team semis and finals following on Dec. 5, which will be the last day of competition at this year’s tournament.
After the last balls have been rolled and the final medals have been awarded, the Victory Banquet will officially bring the 2025 IBF World Championships to a close on the evening of Dec. 5.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.