Bermuda's top bowler Dean Lightbourn will be the Island's only representative at the AMF Bowling World Cup to be staged in Pattaya, Thailand from November 4-10.

Lightbourn, who has travelled to numerous international events in the past, will face bowlers from 95 countries, eight more than competed in Lisbon, Portugal last year.

The AMF World Cup claims to be the largest international sports competition in terms of participating countries.

Among those taking part for the first time this year are Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Laos, palestine, St. Helena, Syria and Vietnam.