47 countries and regions are expected to compete at the inaugural World Tenpin Bowling Association World Singles Championships which will get underway Wednesday, Sept. 19 with the official practice and the opening ceremonies at Galactica Bowling Center in Limassol, Cyprus.

The countries and regions, who have announced to participate, are Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Catalonia, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, UAE, United States, Venezuela, and the host country Cyprus.

With all these teams being at the championships which occur every 4 years now, I still expect Team USA to have a great chance at taking home the title! On the Mens side we have Chris Barnes and Tommy Jones representing the red, white, and blue. Kelly Kulick and Shannon O'Keefe will be representing Team USA on the Womens side. So with those names being mentioned, I think we have a good chance! Don't get me wrong here, other teams still have great players at the WSC. Dan MacLelland with Canada and Osku Palermaa with Finland just to mention a few names you may know!

The bowling center's 24 lanes are divided into two floors of 12 lanes each. Men and women will bowl on separate floors. Maximum two men and two women from each country are eligible to compete in the six-day event. Each player must have reached the age of 15 years on January 1, 2012.

Grab a drink, make some popcorn, sit back with your pom-poms and cheer for Team USA!

To watch the World Singles Championships click on the following link - https://new.livestream.com/WTBA/Singles2012