The men's pair event at the 2026 World Singles Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships was held in Schwaz, Austria and took place on 1 June 2026.
The world champions became the Germans Daniel Barth and Lukas Funk who set new world record with 1372 pins knocked down. The silver medals went to Austrians Lukas Huber and Philipp Vsetecka, while the bronzes were won by other Germans Tim Brachtel and Christian Wilke.
Background This is the first time the pair competition took place at the World Championships since 2006 edition in Skopje.
Event
Starting places Starting places were allocated to nations according to their final ranking at the previous World Team Championships. The nations placed 1st to 5th received three pairs, those placed 6th to 12th received two pairs, and all other nations received one pair.
AUT BIH CRO CZE DEN EST FRA GER HUN ITA MKD POL ROU SRB SVK SLO Total Number of seeds 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 33
Results The pair competition was played according to the scheduled allocation of lanes and playing times. Each pair consisted of two players, and each player played one game of 120 balls across four lanes (30 balls per lane), resulting in a total of 240 balls per pair. The players changed lanes according to the prescribed lane rotation system. The result of each pair was determined by adding together the total number of pins knocked down by both players. The ranking was established on the basis of the total score, with the pair placed first declared the winner.
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