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.
Barnes Wins in Fifth Challenge
Chris Barnes and Anthony Pepe faced off in the fifth Chris Barnes Challenge on Saturday night. Pepe was the high bidder for the week, putting up his $5000 to take on Chris Barnes. Barnes matched the $5000 bid and the two bowled for the total pot of $10,000. This is the highest yet in one of these challenge matches. The two bowled a three game series, with the highest total score taking home all of the money.
Anthony Pepe had a nine pin lead headed into game three, but as everyone knows, that is not a big enough cushion at all. Barnes came back and finished with a 681 series to beat Pepe’s 649. This win makes Barnes 3-2 in these matches, having lost one to Derek Hartnell and another to Alex Aguiar. Pepe is no stranger to the pressure, as a 33 time JBT winner he also has some experience in PBA regional events.
Anthony Pepe is Challenger in Chris Barnes Challenge #5
Anthony Pepe is the highest bidder and will take on Chris Barnes in the fifth Chris Barnes Challenge. Pepe put up the max bid of $5000 today. Each bowler will put up their $5000, making the pot the highest in any of these events at $10,000. Barnes is currently 2-2 in these matches. There is currently some talk of people wanting to take on Barnes for more than just the $5000 this weekend, but we will have to wait and see if anything comes of this.
Chris Barnes and Anthony Pepe will take each other in a 3 game series on Saturday night, March 27, 2010 at approximately 9:00 Eastern Time. This match will take place at AMF Babylon Lanes in West Babylon, New York and will be aired live on PBA Xtra Frame. The challenger, Pepe, will have the choice of bowling with regular equipment on the PBA Shark pattern, or using plastic equipment on the modified “plastic shark pattern.”
Aguiar Wins in Chris Barnes Challenge #4
Alex Aguiar took on Chris Barnes for the second time this week, this time in the Chris Barnes Challenge. Aguiar was the highest bidder, at $1500, to take on Chris Barnes. Coincidentally, the two were paired together earlier in the week in the PBA Go RVing Match Play Championship. Aguiar beat Barnes 4-0 in their match earlier.
This time, Aguiar jumped out to an early lead and didn’t look back. Aguiar started with a 224 to jump ahead of Barnes’ 192 game. Aguiar beat Barnes the other two games to win the match 626-524. By defeating Barnes, Alex won the $3000 prize. As of the end of the match, Alex Aguiar has a 7-0 record against “the best bowler in the world.”
Chris Barnes is now 2-2 in his matches in the Chris Barnes Challenge. Barnes has already set the date of the next challenge, coming next week at the PBA GEICO Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship. Chris will look to make back some of the money that he lost to Aguiar this week.
Upsets Galore in Round 1 of Match Play Championship
The PBA Go RVing Match Play Championship is underway today. The first round of the tournament was full of upsets. Three of the top four seeds lost their opening match. #3 seed Bill O’Neill was the only of the top four to advance into round 2, but not without a struggle. O’Neill needed all seven games to defeat David O’Sullivan.
#1 seed Walter Ray Williams, Jr. lost in his opening match to Justin Warhol. #3 seed Wes Malott lost his match to Ryan Abel. #4 seed Chris Barnes lost his match to Alex Aguiar. Barnes hopes to get his revenge this saturday in the Chris Barnes Challenge.
This event is being bowled on both the PBA Cheetah and PBA Shark patterns. The rounds of 32, 16, and 8 will be bowled tomorrow, Friday, March, 19, 2010.
Aguiar Winning Bidder for Chris Barnes Challenge #4
Alex Aguiar is the winning bidder for the fourth Chris Barnes Challenge. Aguiar’s winning bid stands at $1500. Alex will take on Chris Barnes in a three game series on Saturday night, March 20, 2010. Alex Aguiar and Chris Barnes faced each other in the first round of the PBA Go RVing Match Play Championship. Aguiar won the best of 7 match, four games to one. Aguiar averaged 245.6 in the match. If Alex can keep up the great bowling, he may have a very big week, not only facing the rest of the bowlers throughout the week, but when he takes on Barnes on Saturday night for the $3000 pot.
This match will be aired live on Xtra Frame Saturday night. Good luck to both bowlers!
Go RVing Match Play Championship This Week
This week is the PBA Go RVing Match Play Championship. The Tour Qualifying Round will take place on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. TQR bowlers will bowl 7 games of qualifying and the top 8 bowlers will advance into the tournament. These 8 bowlers will face off against the top 8 ranked bowlers in the tournament. As the tournament starts on Thursday, bowlers will bowl best 4 games out of 7 matches against one another. The winner will go on to the next round. The top four seeds for this tournament are #1 Walter Ray Williams, Jr., #2 Bill O’Neill, #3 Wes Malott, and #4 Chris Barnes. These are the top guys looking to get into the final four. This tournament is the PBA’s version of March Madness. It should be a lot of fun to watch and to participate. To fill out your bracket, head over to PBA.com. This tournament is being bowled on the PBA Cheetah and PBA Shark patterns.
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