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Youth is served in singles at 2026 IBF World Cup, as Hong Kong's Jovi Ma and France's Manon Clement win gold; Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky earns bronze

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 10/18/2026, 11:00 PM
Youth is served in singles at 2026 IBF World Cup, as Hong Kong's Jovi Ma and France's Manon Clement win gold; Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky earns bronze
Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky with her singles bronze medal and daughter Autumn Kelly at the 2026 IBF World Cup in Munich, Germany on Sunday. Photo by USBC.
Youth was served in singles at the 2026 IBF World Cup at Max Munich Bowling – Brunnthal in Munich, Germany, as 18-year-old Jovi Ma of Hong Kong and 16-year-old Manon Clement of France won the gold medals on Sunday. Clement is the youngest ever World Cup winner, though the format is very different from what it was for almost all of the tournament’s storied history. The previous youngest champion was Gemma Burden of England, who was 17 when she won in 1995 in Brazil, according to Europ...

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