Season 01Free ratings now liveMookie Betts confirmed as CaptainJason Belmonte confirmed as Captain$200,000 Championship FinalsAny lane, any country, one leaderboard3 captains still to be revealed Season 01Free ratings now liveMookie Betts confirmed as CaptainJason Belmonte confirmed as Captain$200,000 Championship FinalsAny lane, any country, one leaderboard3 captains still to be revealed

World bowlingLeague

Play from any lane. Get globally rated. Earn your way to the Championship Finals.

Season One · Launching 2027

Bowling, reimagined
for the 21st century

Compete from any lane

The Kinetic Truth Engine™ verifies your session on any lane in the world

One global leaderboard

One leaderboard for the whole sport,
ranked by the FSP Rating

Iconic $200,000 final

The top WBL competitors play alongside the biggest names in culture, broadcast to the world

You don’t have to be the best to win

A different Captain drops rewards every month, for every rating level

Championship Finals grand prize
$200,000*
*See terms and conditions

Rewards are grouped by rating level, so you compete inside your own band rather than against the whole leaderboard

  • Championship Finals experience: flights and hotel to watch or play in person
  • Signed pro gear and drops: limited WBL equipment, ceramic, lacquer and stone finishes
  • Cash and FSP Bucks: monthly cash bonuses plus Bucks for the wheel
  • Time with the Captains: meet-and-bowl sessions and coaching
  • Money cannot buy moments: exclusive experiences and once-off prizes

Your Captains

Captains host the rewards every month and draft their squad for the
Championship Finals from the open leaderboard

Mookie Betts
Mookie Betts

MLB superstar and a 300-game bowler.

Captain ofTeam OMG
ArenaWorld Bowling League
Jason Belmonte
Jason Belmonte

The greatest two-hander of all time.

Captain ofTeam Belmo
ArenaWorld Bowling League
Mookie BettsJason Belmonte030405Two named · three announcing soon

Get rated before the first draft

Join the waitlist for first access to the app. Start your rating early and get noticed before the squads are picked

Any lane. No card needed.
Powering the FSP Rating

The Kinetic Truth Engine™

No sensors. No refs. Proprietary AI computer vision verifies every shot you throw,
from any lane in the world

How to play

One phone.
Any lane.

The Kinetic Truth Engine turns any lane on earth into a verified competition surface. No special hardware, nothing self-reported.

01

Prop up your phone

Set it at the foul line. Calibration takes about twenty seconds, on any lane, in any center.

02

Bowl your session

The engine tracks every ball, pin and release, live. Nothing to self-report.

03

Sealed on finish

Signed and locked the second the session ends. Nothing can be edited.

04

Your rating moves

Immediately, and Captains are watching the board

Verified session✓ Kinetic Truth Engine™ verified
279
Strikes9
Spares2
Clean gameYes
▲ Rating up · Contender → Elite

Every figure is one we measured

In-app only

Nothing to fake

Sessions are captured in the app as you bowl. There is no upload, so every score on the board was thrown live.

KTE verified

One standard for everyone

The engine reads every session the same way for a first-timer as for a Captain. Nobody gets a friendlier version of the rules.

5 free sessions. No card.
FSPThe FSP integrity
How you are ranked

The FSP rating

Truly based on skill, earned only through AI verified sessions

ACE ELITE CONTENDER AMATEUR ROOKIE Beat a stronger opponent big jump up Win unconvincingly against a weaker player, so you slip back You start provisional with big early swings start of season now
Current standing
Contender
Progress to elite60%
Confidence score82%

82%, your rating is trusted

The format

One leaderboard.
Anyone can win.

The season is built so every player has something to play for: prizes from the first ball, pop-up events throughout, and a route to the finals that does not depend only on being the top performer

The finals · iconic location revealed soon

The WBL
Championship Finals

Two Captains and their squads meet in the finals, each Captain bringing the players who earned their place alongside them

Invite-only, broadcasted, $200,000 decided on the lanes

Captain
Plus squad
Captain
Plus squad
World Bowling League Champion $200,000
Running all season
Not drafted? There is still a way in

Golden tickets are earned all season long. If you are not among a Captain’s Top 60, a Golden Ticket is your route to a place at the finals, earned through your participation

Pop-up events, all season

Action matches run right through the season: WBL members, Captains, celebrities and creators on the same lanes at the same events, competing together

1,340 of the first 2,000 places taken
Pricing

Rate for free.
Compete as an early member.

Getting your verified rating is free. Competing in the league is paid. Pre-register now to lock a Season 1 rate that rises at launch.

Your verified rating is free
5 free sessions · no card
Most popular
Competitor
Early member · Season 1
$119.99$59.99/ Season 1
Regular $19.99 per month or $119.99 per year at launch.
Premier
Early member · Season 1
$399$299/ Season 1
Regular $49 per month or $399 per year at launch.

Charged today, covers Season 1. The early member rate rises to the regular rate at launch for everyone after. Your verified rating is yours to keep.

May be LSA eligible

Many employers cover fitness and wellness spend through a Lifestyle Spending Account. You pay for membership yourself, we issue an itemised invoice, and you submit it to your employer for reimbursement. Eligibility is set by your employer, not by us, so check your plan before you pre-register.

What you getFreeCompetitorPremier
Verified KTE ratingYesYesYes
Rating sessions5 free70 / monthUnlimited, fair use
AnalyticsScore onlyHigh-level trendsShot by shot
Global leaderboardView onlyRankedRanked
Session storage~7 days~30 days, with downloadForever
Compete and call-outsNoYesPriority
Captain draft eligibilityNoYesYes, priority
Monthly band rewardsNoYesYes
FSP Bucks earn rate1x base2x plus allowance3x plus max
Power-ups and wheel spinsNoStandardMax
Finals pathNoMeritMerit plus entries
Exclusive dropsNoOccasionalFull, signed and custom
Action match attendanceNoEligibleYes, priority
Coaching and Captain timeNoNoYes
Ranking, rookie to aceEarned on the laneEarned on the laneEarned on the lane

Student plan $49 per year, verified. Rank is always earned on the lane, never bought.

Thousands of years in the making

A sleeping giant,
awakened

3200 BC

Older than the pyramids

In 1930 Sir Flinders Petrie found stone balls and pins in the grave of an Egyptian child from around 3200 BC.

1366

Banned by a king

Edward III outlaws bowling because his archers will not stop playing it.

1511

Banned again

Henry VIII outlaws it a second time, then keeps a lane of his own at Whitehall.

The Gamesters, Germany, 1834
1834

The Gamesters, Germany

Bowling pins called Kegels were placed in the corner of churches to represent sin, or the heathen. You rolled a stone at it. Knock it down and you were considered cleansed.

1895

The rules are written

Ten pins, ten frames, one scoring system. The shape of the modern game is fixed.

Pin boys at the Subway Bowling Alleys, Brooklyn, 1910
1910

Pin boys, Brooklyn

1:00 a.m., Subway Bowling Alleys, Brooklyn, NY

1961

Prime-time sport

Bowling fills American television. Champions earn more than baseball players.

1964

The first million-dollar deal

Don Carter signed sports first million-dollar endorsement in any sport.

LIFE magazine special issue on Japan, 1964
1968–72

A whole country fell for it, fast

Japan went from 14,000 lanes in 1968 to 124,000 by 1972, and Tokyo held the largest bowling centre on earth. Now a player in Tokyo and a player in Texas can share one leaderboard.

1980s

Left behind

Broadcast money moves on. The sport keeps its players and loses its stage.

Today

Sixty million players

More participation than tennis, and still no verified global rating.

2027

Claim the World Bowling League Champion title

Every lane becomes a verified competition surface. One rating, one table, one path to the finals.

The giant wakes
Press

Updates

View all
ESPN
Dodgers star Mookie Betts buys WBL franchise
March 2025
Reuters
Virat Kohli invests in World Bowling League
May 2025
Reuters
Mookie Betts to own World Bowling League franchise
March 2025
Bloomberg
Dodgers star who has bowled a 300 game buys pro team
March 2025
Terms and conditions

The short version

The full Season One rules are published with the season calendar. Everything below is the part people ask about most.

The $200,000 grand prize

The prize is awarded to the winner of the WBL Championship Finals at the close of Season One. Entry is by qualification only, either through a Captain's draft or a Golden Ticket. No purchase is required to get a verified rating.

Eligibility

Open to players aged 18 and over in countries where the app is available. Employees of the League Sports Company and their immediate families cannot enter. Where local law restricts prize competitions, the prize is void.

Verified play only

Only sessions captured live in the app and sealed by the Kinetic Truth Engine count towards a rating, a leaderboard position or a prize. Sessions cannot be uploaded, edited or resubmitted after they close.

Fair play

Interfering with capture, sharing an account, or misrepresenting a session voids the rating and any prize attached to it. Rating decisions and squad eliminations are final.

Membership and billing

Early member pricing is charged once and covers Season One. It rises to the regular rate at launch for everyone joining after. Your verified rating is yours to keep whether or not you renew.

Your data

Session footage is processed to produce your rating and is not sold. You can export your session history and delete your account from the app at any time.

Season One launches in 2027. Dates, prize structure and the finals venue are confirmed with the season calendar and the official rules take precedence over this summary.