Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas hosted the inaugural World Senior Championships last month which saw Christir Danielsson of Sweden come out on top in the men's singles competition while American pair Ron Muhr and Hugh Miller claimed victory in the men's doubles.

Lucy Sandelin took gold in the women's singles competition ahead of Sweden's Christel Carlsson, however Sandelin and teammate Tish Johnson had to make do with silver as they lost out to Mexican duo Veronica Berumen and Teresa Piccini in the women's doubles competition.

Sweden claimed gold in both the men's and women's team events.

The 2015 tournament is scheduled to take place between July and September, as Sam's Town saw off rival bids from Vienna and Brussels.

"Sam's Town is tremendously honoured to be selected as the host of the World Senior Championships, and we look forward to welcoming the world's top senior bowlers back to Las Vegas in 2015," said John Sou, vice-President and general manager of Sam's Town.

Brussels also lost out in the bidding for the 2016 World Singles Championships as Doha was chosen ahead of the Belgian city and Finnish capital Helsinki to stage the second Championships following Limassol in 2012.

Doha will play host to the tenpin bowling World Singles Championships in 2016