Eugene McCune Wins PBA Cheetah Championship
The Brunswick Pro Bowling PBA Cheetah Championship kicked off the season at the World Series of Bowling. The first match had Michael Haugen, Jr. facing of against Lonnie Waliczek. Haugen won the match 248-228 and went on to bowl against Norm Duke in round 2. Duke was able to beat Haugen 269-247 and went on to beat Ritchie Allen 229-192. This moved Duke on to the finals to bowl against tournament leader Eugene McCune. McCune continued to bowl well and defeated Duke in a close match 238-237.
In winning the PBA Cheetah Championship, Eugene McCune took home the top prize of $15,000 and his second career PBA title.
Richie Allen Wins PBA Cheetah Championship Qualifying Round
Richie Allen used a 252 12-game average to lead the qualifying round of the PBA Cheetah Championship to kick off the World Series of Bowling. The top 16 bowlers from the qualifier advance to matchplay of the PBA Cheetah Championship, which begins on Monday, November 1, 2010. Other bowlers in the top 5 of the qualifier include Lonnie Waliczek, Ronnie Russell, Steve Jaros, and Brian Menini.
Full results of the PBA Cheetah Championship Qualifier can be found here on PBA.com.
2010 – 2011 PBA Schedule
The 2010 – 2011 PBA Schedule has been announced. The season will begin with the World Series of Bowling taking place in Las Vegas, NV and finishing with the Dick Weber PBA Playoffs in Indianapolis, IN.
2010-2011 season
USA Vs The World
Sunday, October 24, 2010 – Friday, October 29, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV
WSOB – World Championship
Monday, October 25, 2010 – Friday, October 29, 2010 and Friday, January 14, 2011 – Sunday, January 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV
WSOB – Cheetah Championship
Monday, October 25, 2010 and Friday, November 05, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV
WSOB – Viper Championship
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 and Friday, November 05, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV
WSOB – Chameleon Championship
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 and Friday, November 05, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV
WSOB – Scorpion Championship
Thursday, October 28, 2010 and Saturday, November 06, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV
WSOB – Shark Championship
Friday, October 29, 2010 and Saturday, November 06, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV
Chris Paul Celebrity Invitational
Thursday, December 09, 2010 – Sunday, December 12, 2010 in New Orleans, LA
PBA Tournament of Champions
Saturday, January 15, 2011 – Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV
Earl Anthony Memorial Classic
Monday, January 24, 2011 – Sunday, January 30, 2011 in Dublin, CA
USBC Masters
Sunday, February 06, 2011 – Sunday, February 13, 2011 in Reno, NV
68th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open
Monday, February 21, 2011 – Sunday, February 27, 2011 in North Brunswick, NJ
Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 – Sunday, March 06, 2011 in Cheektowaga, NY
Dick Weber PBA Playoffs
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 – Sunday, March 13, 2011 in Indianapolis, IN
PBA Experience Showdown Takes Place This Weekend
The 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s regular season is over, but competition continues Sunday on ESPN with the first of two special events from the new International Training and Research Center located on the International Bowling Campus.
Eleven of the sport’s top players and six United States Bowling Congress league bowlers will compete in the PBA Experience Showdown and the PBA Women’s Series Showdown, both presented by BOWL.COM, which will air on ESPN on Sundays April 11 and April 18 at 1 p.m. Eastern, respectively.
The made-for-TV events will begin with the PBA Experience Showdown on Sunday. The PBA Experience Showdown is a unique competition, tying together USBC’s grassroots PBA Experience league program with the five PBA Tour champions who won the five PBA Experience “animal pattern” lane condition championships during the World Series of Bowling in Detroit, kicking off the 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season.
The five champions are Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla. (Cheetah), Rhino Page (Viper), Bill O’Neill (Chameleon), Mike DeVaney (Scorpion) and Jack Jurek (Shark).
The PBA stars were joined in Arlington by six USBC PBA Experience league bowlers – one each representing the five “animal patterns” and a sixth representing any other Sport Bowling lane condition. The six USBC Sport Bowling members who earned trips to Arlington through a national online voting process, along with their respective league secretaries and the proprietor/manager of the center that hosted the league, were: Bill Motovina, Clearwater, Fla.; Joe Petrowski, East Syracuse, N.Y.; Kevin Reuer, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; Pattie Riddle, Palatine, Ill.; Brent Watson, Parkersburg, W. Va., and Bobby Wenger, Wooster, Ohio. In a preliminary event, the six players bowled one game on each of six different PBA Experience lane conditions, and Reuer won the qualifier, advancing to the television final where he will bowl with the five PBA stars.
Sunday’s unique Showdown format will involve all six bowlers bowling one frame on each of five lanes, each featuring a different PBA Experience pattern. In order, the frames will be Shark, Chameleon, Viper, Scorpion and Cheetah. After five frames, the group will be re-ordered, from lowest score to highest, and they’ll bowl another five frames. After one full game, the top two players will advance to a five-frame title match following the same order. The fifth frame will act as a 10th frame.
Pete Weber Wins PBA Marathon Open
As the #1 seed in the PBA Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open, Mike Scroggins had the privilege of deciding which oil pattern the bowlers would bowl on in the TV finals. Scroggins decided that they would bowl on the PBA Dick Weber pattern.
The opening match had #4 Brad Angelo bowing against #5 Wes Malott. Angelo won the match, 207-192, and went on to face #3 Chris Barnes. Brad Angelo defeated Barnes, 256-227, and earned his way to the next match against #2 Pete Weber. Weber defeated Angelo, 233-212, and went on to face #1 seed Mike Scroggins. Weber continued to bowl well on the pattern named after his father and defeated Scroggins, 268-224.
Weber won the $25,000 for first place and his 35th PBA title and his first in the last three years. Scroggins had an opportunity to become the 2009-2010 PBA Player of the Year by winning this event, but fell just short. This year’s PBA Player of the Year is Walter Ray Williams, Jr.
Scroggins Leads PBA Marathon Open Into TV Finals
Mike Scroggins used a huge 7-game score of 1708 today on the PBA Dick Weber pattern to take over the lead in the PBA Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open. Scroggins’ final 53 game score is 12,204 (+1604, 230.26 Average). Scroggins will lead the field of five finalists in the TV finals, which will take place live on ESPN on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 1:00 PM. Pete Weber is in second place with 12,150 headed into the stepladder finals. Chris Barnes heads into the show in third place at 12,125. Brad Angelo makes the show in fourth place with 12,006. Wes Malott had the lead headed into this final 7-game set, but only had a score of 1391 to fall into fifth place, which still makes the TV finals.
In the opening match, Wes Malott will bowl against Brad Angelo, with the winner going on to face Chris Barnes. This winner will go on to bowl against Pete Weber, with the final winner going on to bowl against Mike Scroggins for the championship. The champion will take home the first prize of $25,000. All seven of the PBA patterns have been used throughout this week. The #1 seed, Mike Scroggins, gets to pick which pattern will be used for the TV finals.
See the full results for the round of 16 of the PBA Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open.
Malott Leads Going into Final Day of Qualifying of PBA Marathon Open
Wes Malott has been able to hold on to his lead in the PBA Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open. On Friday, the bowlers bowled on the PBA Scorpion pattern and the PBA Earl Anthony Pattern. Malott used his 7-game scores of 1648 and 1459 to hold on to his lead and bring his total 46-game score of 10,614 (+1414, 230.74 Average). Pete Weber heads into the final day of qualifying in second place with 10,559 and Brad Angelo is in third with 10,557. Other bowlers in the top five are Tommy Jones (10,507) and Chris Barnes (10,506).
The 39-game cut score to the top 24 was 8608 (+808, 220.72 Average). The 46-game top 16 cut score was 10,170 (+970, 221.09 Average). Bowlers will now bowl seven games on the PBA Dick Weber Pattern. This block is currently underway and Chris Barnes has started to make a big charge for the lead. We’ll have to see how this plays out throughout the day.
Malott Holds Lead in PBA Marathon Open
Wes Malott used a 7-game score of 1578 on the PBA Chameleon pattern to hold on to his lead in the PBA Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open. Malott currently sits at a total score of 7507 (+1107, 234.59 Average). Chris Barnes is close behind in second with 7416 and Walter Ray Williams, Jr. is in third at 7366. Rounding out the top five are Brad Angelo (7359) and Tommy Jones (7349).
The cut score to the top 32 is 6932 (+532, 216.63 Average). The top 32 bowlers will bowl 7 games on Friday with the top 24 bowling another 7 game set on Friday evening. The top 16 bowlers will bowl a final 7 game set on Saturday, before cutting to the top 5 bowlers for the live TV finals on ESPN on Sunday, April 4, 2010.
PBA Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open Schedule
The PBA Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open is taking place this week, in Baltimore, Maryland. This event is being bowled on seven different PBA oil patterns throughout the week. All five of the animal patterns will be used, while the patterns from the Dick Weber Open and Earl Anthony Memorial Classic will also be used.
All bowlers will bowl two blocks, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday for a total of 18 games. After the 18 games of qualifying, the field will be cut for the cashers round for 14 more games on Thursday. The rounds of 32 and 24 will be bowled on Friday, with the top 16 advancing to bowl on Saturday. The final 16 bowlers will bowl 7 games, with the top 5 advancing into the ESPN stepladder finals. The TV finals will take place on Sunday, April 4, 2010.
Smith, Neral Win PBA Regional Events
Two PBA Regional events took place this weekend. The PBA Northwest/West Regions Caveman Bowl Open took place at Caveman Bowl in Grant’s Pass, Oregon and the PBA South Region Midlothian, Va Non-Champion Open took place at King Pin Lanes in Midlothian, Virginia.
Don Allen III led qualifying of the Northwest/West region event with a score of 1888 (+288, 236 Average). Allen was not able to hang on to his lead, finishing with a 6-6 record to drop him to third place for the tournament. Bryon Smith finished match play with a 10-2 record to move into first with a total score of 4475 (+475). Dave Arnold finished the tournament in second and Bob Rosenau finished in fourth. This event was bowled on the 39′ Dick Weber Open pattern.
John Neral led qualifying of the PBA South region event this weekend with a score of 1780 (+180, 222.5 Average). John cruised through match play, losing only one game in the round of 8. John was undefeated otherwise, going on to win the tournament. Chris Hans made it to the final match before losing to John Neral, becoming the runner up. Chris Arcaro and Jason Fitzgerald were the other two semifinalists, finishing third and fourth. This event was bowled on the PBA Scorpion pattern.
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