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.
PBA Go RVing Match Play Championship TQR
The Tour Qualifying Round of the PBA Go RVing Match Play Championship has finished. Ryan Ciminelli led all bowlers with a score of 1586 (+186, 226.57 Average). Jesse Buss finished in second with 1564. Tony LaCaze and Matthew O’Grady tied for third at 1544. Others making the cut include Alex Aguiar (1520), Ryan Avel (1518), David O’Sullivan (1514), and Justin Warhol (1500).
These top 8 bowlers advance into the PBA Go RVing Match Play Championship. They will be matched up against the top eight seeds in the tournament. Best 4 games out of 7 match play will begin on Thursday, March 18, 2010. The full round of 64 will take place on Thursday, with the rounds of 32, 16, and 8 taking place on Friday. The semifinals will be bowled on Saturday. The finals will be bowled live on ESPN on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The TV finals will feature the final two bowlers bowling three games, taking total pins.
D’Entremont, Traber, O’Sullivan Win PBA Regional Events
Three PBA Regional events took place this weekend. The PBA East Region Mt. Greylock Open was held in North Adams, Massachusetts. The PBA Midwest Region Stars & Strikes Open took place at Scott AFB, Illinois. The PBA South Region Fran Bohlman Milton, Fl Open was held in Milton, Florida.
Brian LeClair led qualifying in the East Region event with 1980 (+380, 247.5 Average). LeClair lost in the first round of matchplay to eventual runner-up Jeff Zaffino. Dave D’Entremont beat Zaffino in the finals to win this event.
Richard Kidd led qualifying in the Midwest Region event with a score of 1867 (+267, 233.38 Average). Jason Wojnar took over the lead in the semifinal qualifying round with a total 13-game score of 3015 (+415, 231.92 Average). Wojnar and Kidd were both eliminated in the first round of match play. David Traber and John Lee advanced to the finals of this event. Traber won the match 235-156 to win this event.
Qualifying of the South Region event was led by Brandon Baker with a score of 1901 (+301, 237.63 Average). Peter Dohan Jr. took over the lead in the semifinal round of qualifying with a 13-game score of 3063 (+463, 235.62 Average). David O’Sullivan and Sam Zurich beat all other bowlers in match play to advance to the finals. O’Sullivan won the match 268-203 to win this event.
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