Bill O’Neill Wins PBA Viper Championship
Bill O’Neill rolled through the TV finals of the Pepsi PBA Viper Championship to win his third PBA title. O’Neill started the day off with a match against Amleto Monacelli, winning 244-159. O’Neill went on to face Mike DeVaney and beat him 242-209, which moved him onto the semifinals to bowl against Tommy Jones. O’Neill won the match 248-192 to move on to the finals against Andres Gomez. O’Neill won the match and the championship, 237-203.
Jack Jurek Leads after Round 2 of U.S. Open
Jack Jurek used a 1298 (+98) score in the second round of the U.S. Open to bring his 12 game total to 2672 (+272, 222.67 Average), which leads Amleto Monacelli’s 2659. Other bowlers rounding out the top five are David Beres (2656), Jason Wojnar (2652), and Robert Smith (2650). Bill O’Neill had the high score for the day of 1457, but currently sits in 13th place. As of right now, the cut score (top 25%, 88/352 bowlers) is at 2396 (-4, 199.67 Average). Today bowlers are bowling 6 more games, then the cut will be made to the top 88 of the 352 bowler field. Those who make the cut will come back on Friday for 9 more games, before cutting to the top 24. Then matchplay begins on Friday night and will continue throughout the day on Saturday.
Bill O’Neill Wins Chameleon Championship
In the semifinals, Bill O’Neill defeated Amleto Monacelli, 170-142. Ronnie Russell beat Sean Rash, 172-170. In the finals, O’Neill defeated Russell, 205-192.
This is the first career PBA title for the 3 time Collegiate Player of the Year Bill O’Neill, who had a very successful college career at Saginaw Valley State University.
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PBA Chameleon Championship Final four
The PBA Chameleon Championship Round of 4 is set. The four finalists are Amleto Monacelli, Sean Rash, Ronnie Russell, and Bill O’Neill, who had a 300 game in his match against Walter Ray Williams, Jr. The semifinals will take place on Sunday, September 6.
Check out the results on PBA.com
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