Organisers World Bowling said they were "pleased to see the growing number of athletes qualifying for the event" which is held every four years.

Limassol in Cyprus hosted the first edition in 2012, with the event now the largest global bowling competition of its type.

"It is great to see such a large number of athletes from our confederations who will take part in the event," said World Bowling's chief executive Kevin Dornberger, who was replaced as President of the governing body by Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Mohammed Al-Sabah in December 2015.

"Every year our Championships are showing a greater level of skill and tougher competition from emerging nations.

"The talent pool is becoming more diverse, particularly from strong, young teams developing from the Asian nations and tough individual competitors from Europe. 

"This is going to be a close, electrifying competition."

Action in the Qatari capital will take place between December 2 and 9 at the Doha Bowling Center.

The event will be streamed on the World Bowling YouTube channel and website.

In Limassol, the United States dominated the event by winning both the men's and women's titles as 128 bowlers competed.

Chris Barnes was victorious in the men's event with his compatriot Tommy Jones taking the silver medal.

Bronzes were won by Andrés Gómez of Colombia and Finland's Osku Palermaa.

Kelly Kulick won American gold in the women's event, with Latvian Diana Zavjalova taking silver.

The two bronze medals were shared by Esther Cheah of Malaysia and Aseret Zetter of Mexico.

The 2020 edition of the Championship will be held in Japanese capital Tokyo.

World Bowling had hoped the sport would be included at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the same year, but it was rejected for inclusion alongside squash and wushu.

Baseball and softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing were all accepted.