Ten-pin bowling which govern the sport and have predominant influence over its rules. These two central bodies are based in the United Kingdom and the United States, but their influence and ascendant ruling are highly respected globally and are projected worldwide. Additionally, there is the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA), a part of the WB organization, which governs the sport of tenpin bowling throughout the world of which is divided in three zones; the American Zone, Asian Zone and European Zone. In England, ten-pin bowling is sanctioned and governed by the BTBA (British Tenpin Bowling Association). The BTBA is devoted to the
Ten-pin bowling and trick shot challenges) of the complex technique required to bowl successfully and compete at higher levels. However, the debate over whether bowling should be considered a "sport" or a "game" continues. A distribution table for scores using traditional scoring in ten-pin bowling may be found at http://www.balmoralsoftware.com/bowling/bowling.htm. It shows that there are just under 6 possible ways to obtain a score, ranging from 1 way of getting zero (20 gutterballs in a row) to 1 way of getting 300 (12 strikes in a row). Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling is a sport in which a player (called a "bowler") rolls