WNBA-NBC Champions League (men)

The WNBA-NBC Champions League is the annual competition for nine-pin bowling men's clubs, organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association. It is playing since 2002, and the first season the competition was named as Euroleague.

Competition formula
WNBA-NBC Champions League tournament has a stable competition formula. The following rules apply:

Qualification
Vacant starting-places will occupy after the ranking exclusively with participants in the Team’s World Cup.
 * 16 teams participate in each event.
 * Most recent champions are always pre-qualified.
 * Top seven teams from the Team World Cup.
 * Top five teams from the Team European Cup.
 * Top three teams from the Team NBC Cup.

Competition format
All qualified teams are divided into two pots (seeded and unseeded) and then drawn into a bracket of 16 teams during an official ceremony. The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final four. The Final Four usually takes place in the weekend at the turn of March and April.


 * Seeded teams:
 * Title holder
 * World Cup winner
 * World Cup runner-up
 * 3rd team of World Cup
 * 4th team of World Cup
 * European Cup winner
 * European Cup runner-up
 * NBC Cup winner