Bowling

Nine-pin bowling (also known as ninepin bowling, nine-pin, kegel, or kegeln) is a bowling game played primarily in Europe. European championships are held each year. In Europe overall, there are some 130,000 players. Nine-pin bowling lanes are mostly found in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Estonia, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, North Macedonia, Hungary, France, Brazil and Liechtenstein. In English-speaking countries, where 10-pin bowling is dominant, facilities for nine-pin bowling are relatively uncommon, though it remains popular in areas such as the Barossa Valley in South Australia where many German people settled in the 19th century. In Australia, it predates 10-pin bowling. A modified version is played in the American state of Texas.