The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the Bowling at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.

Qualification system A total of 50 bowlers will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 4 athletes (two per gender). The champions of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games will only be able to compete in the individual events of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. If the athletes who qualified at the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games do not participate in the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, this spot will be nominal blocked and cannot be transferred to another NOC or athlete. Qualified athletes at the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games will not be able to obtain another slot for their NOC; however, another athlete may compete for another slot through the Santiago 2023 qualification system within the maximum quota per NOC. In each gender there will be a total of 12 pairs qualified, with one spot per event (so a total of four bowlers) reserved for the host nation Chile. There will be a total of four qualification events. Each nation could only enter two qualification events per gender.

Qualification timeline Events Date Venue 2021 Junior Pan American Games November 28–30, 2021 Cali PABCON Champion of Champions August 28 – September 4, 2022 Rio de Janeiro 2022 South American Games October 9–12, 2022 Asunción PABCON Female Championships October 22–29, 2022 Lima PABCON Male Championships May 2023 Santo Domingo 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games June 23 – July 8, 2023 San Salvador

Qualification summary Nation Men Women TotalIndividual Doubles Individual Doubles Bowlers 2X 2 2X2X 4 2X 2 2X2X 4 2X2X 4 2X 2 2X 2 2X 2 2X 2 2X 2 3X3X 6 2X2X 4 2X2X 4Total: 13 NOCs2512251250

Men Event Quotas Qualified Total bowlersHost nation 12Junior Pan American Games 11PABCON Champion of Champions36South American Games36PABCON Male Championships24Central American and Caribbean Games36 TOTAL 13 25

Women Event Quotas Qualified Total bowlersHost nation 12Junior Pan American Games 11PABCON Champion of Champions36South American Games36PABCON Female Championships24Central American and Caribbean Games36 TOTAL 13 25

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