Voss/Asbaty Win in PBA Mixed Doubles
Brian Voss and Diandra Asbaty came from the final qualifying position to run the ladder and win the PBA Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles tournament. Voss and Asbaty took on Tom Smallwood and Jodi Woessner in their first match, winning by a score of 276-224. The went on to face Rhino Page and Shannon Pluhowsky in the second match. Voss and Asbaty threw another big 276 game to beat their opponents’ 227 to go on and face Wes Malott and Shannon O’Keefe. Voss and Asbaty won the match 224-202 to earn their spot in the championship match against Jason Belmonte and Michelle Feldman. Voss and Asbaty were victorious, winning the match 234-212. See the equipment used by the pros on my InTheBag page for the PBA Don and Paula Johnson Mixed Doubles event.
In winning this tournament, Brian and Diandra won the first place prize of $50,000. This coming week, bowlers are headed to Indianapolis, Indiana for the U.S. Open. Good luck to everyone this week!
Tom Smallwood Wins PBA World Championship
Tom Smallwood won the PBA World Championship by defeating Wes Malott in the finals, 244-228. Malott beat Rhino Page in the semifinals, 203-191, to move on to bowl against Smallwood. Smallwood defeated Bill O’Neill, 211-159, to move on to the finals. The PBA World Championship is Smallwood’s first PBA Tour title, coming after a third place finish in the Scorpion Championship earlier this season.
The PBA World Championship was bowled on the PBA World Championship pattern, which is a modified version of the 41′ pattern D from the 2002-2003 season. Tom was throwing the Columbia 300 Pure Swing to win the World Championship. You can pre-order the full swing from BowlingBall.com. For the full list of equipment used in the PBA World Championship, see InTheBag.
Congrats to Tom Smallwood!
Americans Bowling Well in 7th Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge
Six U.S. bowlers have made the cut to the second round of the 7th Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge. Malaysia’s Zulmazran Zulkifli led round 1 with a score of 1957 (+357, 244.63 Average). The top 24 bowlers advance to round 2. The cut score was 1753 (+153, 219.13 Average). The six Americans making the cut are Doug Kent (2nd), Mike Wolfe (4th), Tom Smallwood (9th), Rhino Page (15th), Jeffrey Butler (17th), and John Nolen (19th). Lonnie Waliczek and Tim Mack fell short of the cut. 15-year-old Michael Mak of Hong Kong continues to bowl well finishing 5th in round one.
After round 2, the top 8 bowlers qualify for round 3, then the top 4 qualify for the stepladder finals. Two Michigan bowlers continue to prove themselves by making the top 24. Tom Smallwood continues to bowl well after making the TV finals in the PBA Scorpion Championship and the PBA World Championship. John Nolen is continuing to prove himself after winning the 2009 USBC Masters last year.
View the full results at abf-online.org
Mike DeVaney Wins Scorpion Championship
In the finals, Mike DeVaney defeated Jason Belmonte, 189-170, to win the PBA Scorpion Championship. On the way to the finals, DeVaney beat Sean Rash, 182-162. Belmonte defeated Tom Smallwood, 222-175.
This is DeVaney’s first PBA title of the season and second of his career.
See PBA.com for the full results.
PBA World Championship Results
The finals are set for the PBA World Championship. The four finalists are Wes Malott, Rhino Page, Bill O’Neill, and Tom Smallwood.
In the Women’s World Championship, the finalists are Kelly Kulick and Shannon Pluhowsky. The finalists in the Senior World Championship are Hugh Miller and Harry Sullins.
The Women’s and Senior World Championship title matches will be contested Saturday at noon for delayed telecast to open the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season on ESPN on Sunday, Oct. 25. The men’s finals will be contested live on ESPN on Dec. 13 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan.
PBA Scorpion Championship Update
The TV finals field is set for the PBA Scorpion Championship. For the men, the four finalists are Tom Smallwood, Mike DeVaney, Jason Belmonte, and Sean Rash. For the women, the two finalists are Liz Johnson and Shannon Pluhowsky.
This tournament is Smallwood’s first TV finals appearance, coming after winning his exemption in the tour trials back in May.
For the full results, see PBA.com
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