Action will be shown directly after the completion of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Masters.

The finals, which will again be produced by the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), feature the top three ranked men and women from 2015 and 2016 World Bowling Tour events.

With just two competitions left, the PBA World Championship in Nevada and the Qatar Open in Doha, the list of athletes who could potentially make it to Las Vegas is starting to emerge. 

The top five men in WBT points, compiled during the two-year season, include Sweden's Martin Larsen, who has 458 points, England's Dom Barrett on 413 and Osku Palermaa of Finland with 399.

Australian Jason Belmonte is currently in fourth on 340 points while American Sean Rash completes the top five with 316.

Meanwhile, Danielle McEwan of the US leads the women's standings on 663 points.

Liz Johnson, another American, is well behind her in second on 421 while Kelly Kulick completes a US top three on 354.

Singapore's Cherie Tan sits in fourth on 307 while Latvian Diana Zavjalova completes the top five on 304.

Prize money in each division will be awarded to all three finalists of both competitions.

The winner of each will receive $20,000 (£16,100/€18,000), second place is set to earn $10,000 (£8,000/€9,000) while the bowler finishing in third will claim $5,000 (£4,000/€4,500).

Barrett and McEwan are the defending champions in the men’s and women’s top divisions respectively. 

At last year's WBT final in Indianapolis a new scoring system labelled "current frame scoring" was introduced to aid spectator understanding of the sport, and was ultimately aimed at increasing the television viewership.

The new scoring system was part of the sport's "evolution" following its failure to be shortlisted for inclusion on the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020. 

It is hoped simplifying the scoring system will help a future bid to gain Olympic recognition.