Brian LeClair Leads TQR for Plastic Ball Championship
The PBA GEICO Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship is underway this week. This event is being bowled on a modified version of the PBA Shark pattern. This pattern is similar in length, but has a much lighter volume of oil.
The Tournament Qualifying Round of this event was bowled on Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Brian LeClair led the TQR with a score of 1685 (+285, 240.71 Average). The top ten bowlers from the TQR advance into the tournament. Others making the top five in this event included Bobby Hall II (1595), Joseph Costanzo (1588), Johny Petraglia, Jr. (1584), and Ryan Ciminelli (1573). The cut for this event (10th place) was 1542 (+142, 220.29 Average).
The round of 64 is being bowled today (Thursday), with the top 32 bowlers advancing to the round of 32 on Friday.
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.
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.
PBA Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator TQR Results
The PBA Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator is taking place this week in Columbus, Ohio. The Tour Qualifying Round took place this week. Bowlers bowled 8 games in the TQR with he top 9 bowlers advancing into the tournament this week. Bill Oatman led the qualifier with a score of 1846 (+246, 230.75 Average). Other bowlers in the top 5 include Jesse Buss (1844), Eddie Graham (1801), Scott Newell (1793), and Joe Bailey (1768). Others making the cut include Anthony LaCaze (1752), Chad Kloss (1749), Liz Johnson (1747), and Andres Gomez (1739). The cut score was 1739 (+139, 217.38 Average).
This tournament is being bowled on the PBA Chameleon pattern. The eliminator will begin on Thursday, March 4, with the TV Finals airing live on ESPN on Sunday, March 7.
PBA Shark Championship TQR Results
Bo Goergen led the men’s PBA Shark Championship TQR this week with a score of 1509 (+109, 215.57 Average). Adrienne Miller led the women with a score of 1563 (+163, 223.28 Average).
13 men and 3 women advance to the PBA Shark Championship, which begins on Friday, August 28th.
View the full TQR results on PBA.com
PBA Scorpion Championship TQR Results
Leading the men in the PBA Scorpion Championship TQR was Lee Vanderhoef with a score of 1537 (+137, 219.57 Average). Sun Hee Lee led the women with a score of 1384 (-16, 197.71 Average).
13 men and 4 women advance to bowl in the PBA Scorpion Championship, which starts on Monday, August 24th.
See more details at PBA.com
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