The inaugural PBA Fall Classic, hosted by South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas, has been a showcase for some of the PBA’s brightest young stars, some of the country’s best women bowlers and it’ll provide a unique look at PBA stars in team competition before it’s over.

The first contest officially concluded during the Fall Classic was the awarding of the women’s invitation to compete in the DHC PBA Japan Invitational in January in Tokyo. Based on total pinfall for 40 qualifying games in the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Women’s Open and PBA Xtra Frame Las Vegas Open, Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, N.Y., won the women’s invitation, knocking down 5,199 pins in the Women’s U.S. Open and 3,426 in Las Vegas for an 8,625 total to the competition by 27 pins over Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y. (5,146, 3,452, 8,598 total).

The top 10 men based on the same qualifying pinfall totals from the Las Vegas Open and the upcoming Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open will be invited to the DHC event. Based on Las Vegas Open qualifying, the men’s pinfall leaders are: Anthony Pepe, 3,843; Kris Prather, 3,705; Patrick Girard, 3,603; Aaron Lorincz, 3,598; Parker Bohn III, 3,571; Ryan Ciminelli, 3,571; Matt McNiel, 3,562; Lonnie Waliczek, 3,559; Jason Belmonte, 3,549, and Tom Daugherty, 3,549.

● One of the most competitive PBA Rookie of the Year races was on display during the South Point Bowling Plaza PBA Fall Classic where a handful of talented young players are making a splash after graduating from college in late May and early June.

Among the rookies who are getting a real test under fire of a full field of PBA Tour stars are McKendree University grad A.J. Johnson of Oswego, Ill., who got the sport’s attention as top qualifier and eventual second-place finisher in the USBC Masters earlier in the year; lefthander Matt McNiel of Prior Lake, Minn., who completed his graduate degree at Wichita State after helping the team win the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championship in addition to winning his record third USBC Open Championships all-events title, and former Wichita State star Kris Prather of Milton, Fla., who won the MOTIV Revolution tournament in July, earning a full season of PBA Tour competition as a representative of MOTIV’s products.

Anthony Simonsen of Princeton, Texas, skipped college, joined the PBA in 2014 at age 17 and now he’s also in the thick of the Rookie of the Year race. Approaching his 19th birthday on Jan. 6, the young two-handed player made a statement when he finished third in the Xtra Frame PBA Pensacola Open in June and this week in Las Vegas, he teamed with Connor Pickford of Charlotte, N.C., to claim the No. 1 berth in the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship presented by Storm…which presents Simonsen with a dilemma. One of his goals is to become the youngest PBA Tour champion but he’s running out of time.

Thirty-two years later, Norm Duke still holds the “youngest PBA Tour champion” record after winning the Cleveland Open in 1983 at the age of 18 years, 11 months, 8 days. That means Simonsen needs to win a title by Dec. 13 to break Duke’s record by one day, and the Roth/Holman Doubles finals won’t be contested until Dec. 19 in Reno. After missing the cut to match play in the PBA Xtra Frame Las Vegas Open Wednesday, Simonsen’s last chance is to win the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open in Garland, Texas, Nov. 2-8, the final PBA Tour event to be completed prior to Dec. 13.

For the record, if he wins the U.S. Open, Simonsen would become the youngest player to win a PBA major. That record is held by Hall of Famer Mike Aulby who won the 1979 PBA National Championship at age 19 years, 75 days.

● Liz Johnson distinguished herself once again by rolling a 300 game in the final game of the qualifying round of Roth/Holman Doubles Championship presented by Storm on Monday. The 2015 PWBA Player of the Year, USBC Queens and Bowlmor AMF U.S. Women’s Open champion became the first woman to bowl four 300 games in PBA Tour competition. Perfect game no. 4 came in a clutch situation, boosting her and partner Andrew Anderson of Holly, Mich., into the match play finals of the doubles event. Kelly Kulick and Diana Zavjalova also have bowled a 300 in a PBA Tour event. Several women have bowled 300s in PBA Regionals.

● PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber, suffering from a pinched nerve in his lower back, was forced to withdraw from the PBA Fall Classic. He was replaced in the Roth/Holman doubles event, where he had been paired with Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., by Tom Hess of Urbandale, Iowa. His replacement on the McCorkle Real Estate team of PBA50 all-stars (Tom Baker, Brian LeClair, Amleto Monacelli and Ron Mohr) for the PBA Team Challenge hasn’t been confirmed yet.

XTRA FRAME PROVIDES WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE OF SOUTH POINT’S PBA FALL CLASSIC

Comprehensive Xtra Frame coverage of the South Point Bowling Plaza PBA Fall Classic got underway Monday and Tuesday with the qualifying and match play rounds of the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship, followed by start-to-finish coverage of the PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open – the first PBA Tour singles event to be contested start-to-finish in the new South Point Bowling Plaza, Wednesday and Thursday. Coverage will shift to the South Point PBA West Challenge (a regional event for non-title winners) on Friday. The new five-player PBA Team Challenge will fill the Saturday-Sunday schedule, and the PBA50 Western Open will conclude the week-long series of events on Monday.

Following the Fall Classic, Xtra Frame will head to Garland, Texas, to provide live coverage of the qualifying and match play rounds of the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open, Nov. 3-7. The finals will air live on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, Nov. 8.

Bowling fans who want to sample Xtra Frame can subscribe on a three-day (72-hour) basis for only $3.99. Fans can lock in the entire October package with a full month Xtra Frame subscription for only $7.99. But PBA’s best package is the 12-month XF Season Ticket for $64.99, or $5.41 per month. To sign up, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: MARSHALL KENT WINS SANDS REGENCY

Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., defeated top qualifier Mike Wolfe of New Albany, Ind., 276-237, to win the PBA Sands Regency West/Northwest Classic presented by Radical at the National Bowling Stadium Sunday. Along with his second career PBA Regional title, the 2014 PBA Rookie of the Year earned a $10,000 first prize.

Kent advanced to the championship match by defeating Dino Castillo of Highland Village, Texas, 257-237, after Castillo eliminated rookie Cameron Weier of Federal Way, Wash., 276-222, in the first stepladder finals match.

On Friday, Weier, Kent’s former Robert Morris-Illinois University teammate, won his first PBA title in the PBA Sands Regency West/Northwest Challenge presented by Radical, defeating amateur Nicholas Duplan of Citrus Heights, Calif., in the title match, 224-204. Weier, who earned $1,700, also became eligible to enter the 2016 FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions in Shawnee, Okla.

● PBA60 competitor Mike Henry of Brunswick, Ohio and PBA50 partner Tom Carter of Columbus, Ohio, defeated amateurs Joe Nuzzo of Girard, Ohio and Danny Guerrieri of Youngstown, Ohio, 2-0, in a best-of-three-game match to win the Park Centre Lanes PBA50/PBA60 Doubles Central Open presented by Columbia 300 at Park Centre Lanes in North Canton, Ohio, Sunday. It also was the seventh career PBA Regional title for both players, who split a $3,200 first prize.

In the best-of-three-game semifinal round, Henry and Carter defeated Dave Bernhardt of Romeo, Mich., and Ken Wyatt of Sterling Heights, Mich., 2-1, while Nuzzo and Guerrieri downed Charlie Tapp of Portage, Mich. and Larry Verble of Mason, Mich., 2-1, to set up the championship match.

● Rusty Thomsen of South Amboy, N.J. earned his third career title and $2,000 when he defeated Tim Foy Jr. of Seaford, Del., 233-194, in the PBA Bowlers Discount Eastern Open at AMF Woodlawn Bowl in Baltimore on Saturday.

Thomsen, who was recently diagnosed with two herniated discs in his back, was the qualifying leader while Foy qualified third. After a first-round bye for both players, Thomsen eliminated Greg Ostrander of Freehold, N.J., 189-165, in the semifinal round while Foy outlasted Paul Nickle III of Rising Sun, Md., 178-169, to also advance to the title match.

● This weekend’s schedule includes the PBA50 Tomball Southwest Open from Tomball Bowl in Tomball, Texas, and the one-day PBA Tony Grigat Allstate Midwest Challenge at Strike N Spare II in Lockport, Ill. Teen Masters qualifying events are scheduled in Erie, Pa., and Frisco, Texas: the Erie Open Teen Masters event, presented by the Erie Sports Commission, at Rolling Meadows Lanes, and the Frisco Open presented by the Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau at Strikz in Frisco.

● October’s regional activity closes with the PBA50 WGB Accounting Craig Pezzano Memorial presented by The Insurance Market at Bryan’s Bowling Center in Laurel, Del.; the Wichita Southwest Open at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan., and the PBA50 Tony Grigat Allstate Midwest/Central Open at Arlington Lanes in Arlington Heights, Ill., over the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 weekend.

For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area.

QUICK NOTES

● PBA West/Northwest Region Manager Gary Mage is recovering at home after a stent procedure performed following a heart attack he suffered Sunday in Reno, following the PBA Sands Regency West/Northwest Classic. “They have ran every test possible the last two days and the future seems to be good for me as long as I take all the new pills and listen to the doctors,” Mage said Tuesday. “I want to say I have been overwhelmed from the calls from so many of the bowlers talking to (my wife) Toni and sending their prayers and for all the wishes for a speedy recovery.”

● Reminder: It isn’t too late to book a room through HotelPlanner.com’s link on pba.com for a chance to win a $200 lodging certificate in the October sweepstakes sponsored by PBA’s official hotel booking partner. And if you subscribe to Xtra Frame before Nov. 1 (monthly plan at $7.99 or XF Season Ticket for $64.99), you will automatically enter both the MOTIV and DV8 monthly sweepstakes for a chance to win a new high-performance MOTIV or DV8 bowling ball. October winners will be announced in early November.

● Reminder to PBA players: Oct. 26 is the deadline for 2016 PBA League team managers to declare up to three players they wish to protect from their 2015 rosters, and Nov. 13 is the deadline for PBA members to declare themselves eligible for the 2016 draft. Players not protected by team managers must then declare their intent to participate in the 2016 draft by contacting PBA Director of Events Janay Haggerty (janay.haggerty@pba.com) by no later than Nov. 13. The 2016 PBA League draft will be held on Dec. 17 in Las Vegas. The draft will be covered live on Xtra Frame at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT).

● Reminder: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Tony Reyes Community Service award. The award will be presented to a PBA member in good standing, based upon the extraordinary community service, charitable and/or educational contributions the nominee has made during the 2015 calendar year. The postmark deadline for nominations will be Monday, Dec. 21. Nominees must be current PBA members in good standing. Nominations may be submitted by anyone. The nomination form is available on pba.com: (http://www.pba.com/Content/images/forms/TonyReyes_App_2015.pdf)

● Correction: the qualifying final release for the PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open noted Anthony Pepe had bowled the first nationally-televised 300 game in the new South Point Bowling Plaza during the 2014 Cheetah Championship. He actually bowled the first nationally-televised 295 game during the Cheetah finals. Ronnie Russell bowled the first televised 300 in the Plaza during the PBA Chameleon Championship shootout match.

LAS VEGAS – Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y., struck on 10 of 12 shots to defeat top qualifier Anthony Pepe of Elmhurst, N.Y., 269-211, in the title match of the PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open Thursday at South Point Bowling Plaza.

In winning the duel of New York lefthanders, Ciminelli picked up his third career title and first since the 2013 PBA Chameleon Championship. It was a big disappointment for Pepe who had led the tournament from the first round, qualifying first for the stepladder finals by 370 pins over Ciminelli.

“It’s so hard to win a tournament twice, and leading by 370 pins…man, I’ve been there,” Ciminelli said. “I know what it feels like. I thought he was a little nervous and I tried to show a little emotion, and get after him. That’s just part of competition.”

In the first match, Ciminelli’s boyhood idol, 52-year-old PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., put together a string of four strikes, but got help when Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., left the 2-10 and 4-5 splits, opening in the fifth and eighth frames to give Bohn a comfortable cushion in his 215-200 victory. He then started the second match with seven strikes and ran away from Australia’s Jason Belmonte, who left three 10 pins in the first five frames, 253-210.

Bohn’s bid for his 35th career title and sole possession of fifth place on the PBA’s all-time titles list (he currently is tied with Mark Roth) came to an end in the semifinal match when Ciminelli followed a missed split conversion in the first frame with a string of five strikes on his way to a 234-190.

“It’s funny because when Parker bowls good, I seem to bowl bad. When Parker bowls bad, I bowl good, because of the differences in our styles,” Ciminelli said. “But this week, it seemed like if you threw the ball well, you were rewarded.”

Ciminelli, 29, said the win also was an important building block in her career.

“I still have a ways to go in taking what comes to you, and just dealing with it. Parker’s my idol that way. He just never gets upset about anything. I still have some things to learn about being a professional bowler and one thing that happened this week was dealing with perseverance. I had two 140 games and usually when I do that, I just miss the cut. To come back from that was big for me; the old me wouldn’t have been able to do that.”

The South Point Bowling Plaza PBA Fall Classic continues Friday with the South Point PBA West Challenge, a regional tournament open to players who have not won a PBA title. Action then shifts to the most high-powered five-player team competition in PBA history, the PBA Team Challenge, Saturday and Sunday. The PBA Fall Classic concludes with the PBA50 Western Open, a regional tournament for players ages 50 and older, on Monday.

The entire Fall Classic is being covered live, exclusively on PBA’s online video-streaming service, Xtra Frame. For details, visit pba.com.

PBA XTRA FRAME SOUTH POINT LAS VEGAS OPEN
South Point Bowling Plaza, Las Vegas, Thursday

Final Standings
1, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., $10,000.
2, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., $5,000.
3, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., $2,500.
4, Jason Belmonte, Australia, $2,000.
5, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., $1,500.

Stepladder Results:
Match One – Bohn def. O’Neill, 215-200.
Match Two – Bohn def. Belmonte, 253-210.
Semifinal Match – Ciminelli def. Bohn, 234-190.
Championship – Ciminelli def. Pepe, 269-211.

Final Match Play Standings (after 32 games, including match play bonus pins):
1, Pepe, 11-5, 7,888.
2, Ciminelli, 10-6, 7,518.
3, Belmonte, 10-6, 7,385.
4, Bohn, 8-8, 7,350.
5, O'Neill, 10-6, 7,344.
6, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 8-8, 7,280, $1,400.
7, Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 7-8-1, 7,248, $1,350.
8, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 8-7-1, 7,218, $1,300.
9, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 5-11, 7,210, $1,250.
10, Patrick Girard, Canada, 5-11, 7,140, $1,200.
11, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 10-6, 7,125, $1,150.
12, Sam Cooley, Australia, 7-9, 7,100, $1,100.
13, Matthew McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 6-9-1, 7,085, $1,075.
14, f-Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 7-8-1, 7,069, $1,050.
15, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 6-9-1, 6,980, $1,025.
16, a-Oscar Rodriguez, Colombia, 7-8-1, 6,816, $1,000.

CHICAGO – The two-time defending Professional Bowlers Association League champion Silver Lake Atom Splitters will make their bid for an Elias Cup “three-peat” in 2016 with a roster led by Chris Barnes, Dick Allen and Tom Daugherty.

The three players were protected by Atom Splitters manager Mark Baker and announced today, along with players protected by the other seven PBA League teams, by PBA Commissioner Tom Clark who also announced the host city for the 2016 PBA League series will field its own team for the first time: the Portland Lumberjacks. Each team was allowed to protect three players from its 2015 roster; all unprotected players and other PBA members who want to participate in 2016 have until Nov. 13 to declare their intention to participate in the league draft that will take place on Dec. 17 in Reno, Nev.

The PBA League will return to Portland, Maine, for two days of competition on April 2 and 3 for delayed telecast over a span of four consecutive Sundays, April 17-May 8, on ESPN. All four PBA League shows will air at 1 p.m. ET.

As part of the week-long 2016 PBA Maine Event, the newly-named Portland Lumberjacks will represent Portland, Bayside Bowl and the state of Maine, replacing the Pittsburgh Jack Rabbits in the PBA League program.

“It’s an excellent thing for Portland, and I think it’ll get our fans even more amped up to cheer for the home team,” Bayside Bowl owner Charlie Mitchell said. “We’re going to have a big tailgate party and do some special things. We want to make this year’s event bigger and better.

“We’re working on our expansion of Bayside Bowl, which won’t be ready until 2017, but we’re building toward the future. We’re really pleased the players were happy with what they found here last year and are as eager to come back as we are to have them.”

Mitchell said the Maine bowling community has continued its buzz over last year’s first-ever visit by the PBA, and can’t wait for the PBA to return.

“So many people who didn’t get in last year want to make sure they don’t miss out this time,” Mitchell said. “They have been bugging us already to make sure they get tickets or get into the pro-am. Having our own team is going to build on that.”

From a personal perspective, Mitchell said being a part of the Portland Lumberjacks team is special.

“Owning a professional sports franchise has been a lifelong dream for me,” he said. “I’m glad to have it finally come true.”

In addition to the Silver Lake Atom Splitters players protected by manager Mark Baker, players protected by the other seven teams include:

● Portland Lumberjacks (manager Tim Mack): Bryon Smith, Wes Malott and Osku Palermaa.

● Philadelphia Hitmen (Jason Couch): Dom Barrett, Chris Loschetter and Rhino Page.

● L.A. X (Andrew Cain): Jason Belmonte, Stu Williams and Martin Larsen.

● GEICO New York City WTT Kingpins (Carolyn Dorin-Ballard): Pete Weber, Scott Norton and Mike Fagan.

● Dallas Strikers (player-manager Norm Duke): Bill O’Neill, Tommy Jones and himself.

● Barbasol Motown Muscle (Del Ballard Jr.): EJ Tackett, Ronnie Russell and Josh Blanchard.

● Brooklyn Styles (Johnny Petraglia): Sean Rash, Parker Bohn III, Walter Ray Williams Jr.

On Dec. 17, each team manager will draft two additional players, selecting players in a serpentine draft in the reverse order of how they finished in 2015. Starting with the KingPins, draft order will then go to the Muscle, Strikers, Hitmen, Lumberjacks, Styles, L.A. X and the Atom Splitters. After Silver Lake makes the eighth pick, it also will pick ninth as the draft order reverses for the second round of selections.

Rostered players from 2015 who are automatically eligible for the 2016 draft include: Mika Koivuniemi, Craig Nidiffer, Dan MacLelland, Ryan Ciminelli, Tom Smallwood, Jason Sterner, Patrick Allen, Andres Gomez, Dave Wodka, Ryan Shafer, John Szczerbinski, Mike DeVaney, Michael Haugen Jr., Shawn Maldonado, DJ Archer and Amleto Monacelli. Any other PBA member who would like to be considered for the 2016 PBA League draft must declare their intentions to the PBA by no later than Nov. 13.

The draft will be held on Thursday, Dec. 17, prior to the live ESPN coverage of the PBA World Championship from the National Bowling Stadium in Reno. The draft will be video-streamed live on Xtra Frame at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT).

In addition to the PBA League competition at Bayside Bowl, the PBA Maine Event will include the PBA Xtra Frame Maine Shootout, a PBA Tour title event, April 4-6, along with pro-am events and other activities to be announced.

PBA’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the entire match play elimination event. Visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link for details.

Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, will try to defend his 2013 Lipton U.S. Open title and Australia’s Jason Belmonte– Malott’s title-match victim in the 2013 U.S. Open title match in Columbus, Ohio – will be out to win his third PBA major title of the year when the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open gets underway Monday at AMF Garland Lanes in Garland, Texas.

Exclusive live coverage of the qualifying and match play rounds of the U.S. Open is next up on Xtra Frame. Qualifying coverage will include eight-game squads beginning at 9 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3; Wednesday, Nov. 4, and Thursday, Nov. 5, and followed by the eight-game cashers round at 11 a.m. on Nov. 6. Three eight-game match play rounds will begin at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6, and at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Nov. 7. All times noted are Eastern. The stepladder finals will air live on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. ET.

Malott won the 2013 U.S. Open title with a 214-156 upset over Belmonte, the top qualifier. Since then, Belmonte has demonstrated his dominance in PBA major tournaments, winning a record three consecutive USBC Masters titles and back-to-back Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions titles, including events held earlier in 2015. The U.S. Open was not held in 2014.

Bowling fans who want to sample Xtra Frame can subscribe on a three-day (72-hour) basis for only $3.99. Fans can lock in the entire October package with a full month Xtra Frame subscription for only $7.99. But PBA’s best package is the 12-month XF Season Ticket for $64.99, or $5.41 per month. To sign up, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

ALL PBA MEMBERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR 2017 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Recently announced changes in the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships beginning in 2017 will make all PBA members eligible to participate. For complete details, visit bowl.com and look under the USBC Open Championships link under tournaments, or click here: http://bowl.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?id=23622325499

“The PBA appreciates USBC’s decision to allow all PBA members to participate in the USBC Open Championships,” said PBA CEO and Commissioner Tom Clark. “The presence of these players will only enhance the highly prestigious and largest national event in bowling.”

ULTIMATE BOWLING JOINS PBA PRODUCT REGISTERED LINEUP

Ultimate Bowling Products is joining the PBA Product Registered program, effective Dec. 1, making its full lineup of inserts, ball plug and accessories eligible for use in PBA competition. For detailed information about the company and its products, visit: http://www.ultimatebowling.com/

“KING OF BOWLING” SERIES TO DEBUT ON PBA’S MODERN CLASSICS ON YOUTUBE

The PBA’s made-for-television “King of Bowling” series, held in 2009 at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., will make an encore appearance beginning Friday when the first telecast in that series appears as one of the PBA’s Modern Classics programs on YouTube. In episode no. 1, Chris Barnes faces Norm Duke with the winner challenging Wes Malott. A new “King of Bowling” episode will appear in the PBA Modern Classics series every Friday through Nov. 27.

To access the free programming, visit YouTube and search for “PBA Modern Classics” or click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwuUW8zaol88yWoNbytvj286cU8TajCgg

PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: SCARDAVILLE TURNS 50, WINS FIRST PBA TITLE

Just two weeks into his “senior years” as a 50-year-old, David Scardaville from Houston won his first PBA title Sunday in the PBA50 Tomball Bowl Southwest Open in Tomball, Texas, by 118 pins over fellow Houstonian Rick Minier.

Scardaville’s previous best finish in a PBA event was second place at a PBA Challenge event two years ago. By virtue of his victory, he is now eligible to enter the 2016 FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions that will be held Jan. 30-Feb. 6 in Shawnee, Okla.

Scardaville, who finished the 21-game tournament with a 5-3 match play record and 4,951 total pins, started the round robin match play with a 51-pin lead over Charlie Mills of Pasadena, Texas, and an 80-pin lead over Minier, a past Senior U.S. Open champion. The top three qualifying leaders took turns holding the lead during the eight-game match play finals until Scardaville won his last two matches with games of 227 and 230 to pull away.

● Dave Williams of Omaha, Neb., defeated Brandon Korczykowski of E. Amherst, N.Y., 254-222, to win the PBA Tony Grigat Allstate Midwest Challenge at Strike N Spare II in Lockport, Ill., Sunday. With his

first in title (along with $1,500), Williams also qualified to enter the 2016 FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions.

Williams defeated Craig Keith of Bloomingdale, Ill., 2-0, and Korczykowski edged Matt Staninger of Highland, Ind., 2-0, in the best-of-three-game semifinal round to set up the championship match.

● October’s regional activity closes with the PBA50 WGB Accounting Craig Pezzano Memorial presented by The Insurance Market at Bryan’s Bowling Center in Laurel, Del.; the Wichita Southwest Open at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan., and the PBA50 Tony Grigat Allstate Midwest/Central Open at Arlington Lanes in Arlington Heights, Ill., over the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 weekend.

For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area.

QUICK NOTES

● Reminder to PBA players: Nov. 13 is the deadline for PBA members to declare themselves eligible for the 2016 PBA League draft. Players not protected by team managers must declare their intentions to participate in the 2016 draft by contacting PBA Director of Events Janay Haggerty (janay.haggerty@pba.com) by Nov. 13. The 2016 PBA League draft will be held on Dec. 17 in Las Vegas. The draft will be covered live on Xtra Frame at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT).

● Reminder: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Tony Reyes Community Service award. The award will be presented to a PBA member in good standing, based upon the extraordinary community service, charitable and/or educational contributions the nominee has made during the 2015 calendar year. The postmark deadline for nominations will be Monday, Dec. 21. Nominees must be current PBA members in good standing. Nominations may be submitted by anyone. The nomination form is available on pba.com: (http://www.pba.com/Content/images/forms/TonyReyes_App_2015.pdf)

Bill Fong gained national attention in January 2010 when he bowled a Texas record 899 series in Plano, Texas, unknowingly while fighting through the early stages of a stroke as he was preparing to throw his final shot.

A Chicago native, Fong moved to Texas where he opened a hair styling salon, and eventually developed a serious passion for bowling. In stories told by the New York Times and Fox TV, among numerous other media outlets, about his unique achievement and the events in his life that led up to his almost-perfect series, Fong – now 51 - said one of his fantasies is to bowl in the PBA World Series of Bowling.

In December, at the invitation of PBA CEO and Commissioner Tom Clark, Fong will get a chance to realize his dream when he begins competition in the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy Resort and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Bureau, at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno. He’ll join a field of more than 200 of the world’s best bowlers representing more than 20 different countries.

To view Fong’s story as told by FOX TV, click here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yluFPNADNw4&sns=em

To view the New York Times feature, click here:

http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000003551195/the-greatest-bowling-story-ever-told.html

All preliminary rounds of WSOB VII will be covered live on PBA’s online bowling channel, Xtra Frame. For Xtra Frame subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

“BAD BOY OF BOWLING” EARNING GREAT REVIEWS ON NATIONWIDE TOUR

The “Bad Boy of Bowling” documentary centered around PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber’s colorful career has yet to make its debut on ESPN’s “30 for 30” series, but producer Bryan Storkel said the film continues to earn great reviews as it tours the nation’s film festivals.

“The film has played at over 25 festivals and has gotten a great response everywhere we've shown it,” Storkel said. “We've played in San Francisco, Boston, Baltimore, Maui, Palm Springs, Indianapolis, Portland, Seattle, Milwaukee and many more.”

The film is scheduled for additional screenings in November, including the St. Louis Film Festival in Weber’s hometown Nov. 14 (where Weber will make a personal appearance to answer questions); Nov. 16 at Doc NYC in New York City, and at the Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington, N.C., Nov. 12-14.

For additional details about those festivals, visit the following links: http://www.cinemastlouis.org/sliff/2015/doc-shorts-st-louis-stories; http://www.docnyc.net/film/bad-boy-of-bowling-the/#.VjcB1q6rQUE; http://www.cucalorus.org/film_Detail.asp?id=2497.

MYRTLE BEACH COUPLE WINS TRIP TO WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING VII

Edward and Ellen Simpson of Myrtle Beach, S.C., will be special guests of the PBA and Next Level Bowling during the live ESPN telecast of the PBA World Championship on Thursday, Dec. 17, at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.

The Simpsons won round-trip airfare for two, hotel accommodations for four nights at GEICO WSOB VII host Silver Legacy Resort, and VIP tickets for the live World Championship telecast as part of Next Level Bowling’s participation in the Golf Patriot Day program in Myrtle Beach, benefitting the Folds of Honor Foundation. Next Level Bowling, the PBA, participating bowling manufacturers and PBA players including hall of famer Norm Duke have supported the Golf Patriot Day program for the past three years, raising more than $19,000 to benefit American military veterans and provide children of disabled veterans with scholarship assistance.

THIS WEEK ON XTRA FRAME: BOWLMOR AMF U.S. OPEN

This week’s Xtra Frame schedule includes exclusive live coverage of the qualifying and match play rounds of the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open from AMF Garland Lanes in Garland, Texas. Qualifying coverage of eight-game squads began Tuesday, and continues today and Thursday at 9 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday’s coverage includes the eight-game cashers round at 11 a.m. followed by three eight-game match play rounds at 7 p.m. Friday, and at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. All times noted are Eastern.

The stepladder finals will air live on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. ET.

Bowling fans who want to sample Xtra Frame can subscribe on a three-day (72-hour) basis for only $3.99. Fans can lock in the entire October package with a 30-day Xtra Frame subscription for only $7.99. But PBA’s best package is the 12-month XF Season Ticket for $64.99, or $5.41 per month. To sign up, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

“KING OF BOWLING” SERIES AVAILABLE ON PBA’S MODERN CLASSICS ON YOUTUBE

The PBA’s made-for-television “King of Bowling” series, held in 2009 at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., is making an encore appearance among the PBA’s Modern Classics on YouTube. Watch for a new episode every Friday through Nov. 27. To access the free programming, visit YouTube and search for “PBA Modern Classics” or click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwuUW8zaol88yWoNbytvj286cU8TajCgg

PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: AFTER CLOSE CALL, PETRAGLIA ROLLS TO PBA50 EAST VICTORY

PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia of Jackson, N.J., defeated Mike Hastings of Millsboro, Del, 278-267, to win the PBA50 Craig Pezzano Memorial presented by WGB Accounting and The Insurance Market at Bryan’s Bowling Center in Laurel, Del., Sunday.

Petraglia was one game from elimination in the Round of 16 but fired 290 and 298 games to force the best-of-five-game match to a final game where he defeated Jay Boyle of Garnet Valley, Pa., 225-217, to advance. From there the 68-year-old lefthander eliminated Norm Ginsberg of West Babylon, N.Y. 2-0, and Brian LeClair of Albany, N.Y., 279-234, in the semi-final round.

Hastings also escaped elimination in the first round, edging Don Herrington of Ballston Lake, N.Y., 234-232, in game five and then defeating amateur Jay Davis of Silver Springs, Md., 2-1, and Ernie Segura of Taylor, Mich. 236-216, in the other semi-final match.

Petraglia earned $3,000 along with his 13th PBA Regional title.

● Former Wichita State University competitor Kristopher Prather of Milton, Fla., defeated Kevin Andes of Wichita, Kan., 197-181, to win the $2,700 first prize and his first PBA title in the PBA Wichita Southwest Open at Northrock Lanes in Wichita on Sunday.

Prather dominated qualifying, earning a bye to the Round of 8 match where he defeated amateur Francois Lavoie, a Canadian citizen who bowls for Wichita State, 2-1. In the semifinal round, Prather disposed of Anthony Lavery-Spahr of Pasadena, Texas, 233-203, to advance to the title match.

Prather previously had won two PBA regionals as a non-member, which means he didn’t get credited with PBA titles. After winning the MOTIV Revolution tournament in July, however, Prather earned the right to represent the ball company on the PBA Tour for a full year, so his victory in Wichita as a PBA rookie qualifies him for the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions Jan. 30-Feb. 6 in Shawnee, Okla.

● After eliminating younger brother Dave in the semifinal round, Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., defeated amateur Craig Keith of Bloomingdale, Ill., 245-225, to win his 52nd overall PBA Regional title and the $1,500 first prize in the PBA50 Tony Grigat Allstate Midwest/Central Open at Arlington Lanes in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Saturday.

Traber defeated sibling Dave Traber of Hebron, Ill., 2-0, while Keith edged Lennie Boresch of Kenosha, Wis., 2-1, to set up the title match.

● The Nov. 6-8 regional calendar includes the PBA50 Dick’s Pro Shop Northwest/West Open presented by Lassen Toyota of Albany, a reduced entry fee event, at Linn Lanes in Lebanon, Ore.; the Reality Check Southern Open at Sawgrass Lanes in Tamarac, Fla.; the PBA50 Victory Lanes Midwest/Central Open in Kankakee, Ill.; the Lubbock Sports Southwest Challenge for non-champions, presented by Ebonite, at South Plains Lanes in Lubbock, Texas, and the Pro Bowl Central/Midwest Cheetah Classic, a reduced entry fee one-day event, in Fort Wayne, Ind.

● The PBA Regional schedule for the Nov. 13-15 weekend includes the Colorado Springs Harmony Bowl Southwest Open presented by Budweiser; the PBA50 Liberty Lanes South Open presented by Brunswick in Gastonia, N.C., and the PBA Japan Shark Open at Fuji Bowl in suburban Tokyo. The Teen Masters Ocala Open, presented by the Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau is scheduled for Nov. 14-15 at AMF Galaxy West in Ocala, Fla.

● Two events on the Nov. 20-22 PBA Regional calendar include the La-Z-Boy Central Challenge at Monroe Sport Center in Monroe, Mich., and the Decker Appraisal Services Waynesboro Baker Trios presented by Hammer at Wayne Lanes in Waynesboro, Va.

● The only PBA Regional activity over Thanksgiving weekend will be the Beaumont Southwest Open at Crossroads Bowling Center in Beaumont, Texas, Nov. 27-29.

For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area.

QUICK NOTES

● The October winner of the HotelPlanner.com sweepstakes, including a $200 gift certificate for future lodging, is Chip Fryer of Traverse City, Mich. Fryer was automatically entered in the monthly sweepstakes after booking a room through HotelPlanner.com’s link on pba.com.

● Subscribe to Xtra Frame (monthly plan at $7.99 or XF Season Ticket for $64.99) during November and you will be automatically entered into the monthly MOTIV and DV8 sweepstakes for a chance to win a new high-performance MOTIV or DV8 bowling ball, courtesy of the PBA’s Product Registered partners. For October, new subscriber Aloysius McLane of Lusby, Md., won the new MOTIV ball while Jeremy Farmer of Columbia, Tenn., won the DV8 ball.

● Last call: Nov. 13 is the deadline for PBA members to declare themselves eligible for the 2016 PBA League draft. Players not protected by team managers must declare their intentions to participate in the 2016 draft by contacting PBA Director of Events Janay Haggerty (janay.haggerty@pba.com) by Nov. 13. The 2016 PBA League draft will be held on Dec. 17 in Reno.

Mookie Betts returned to his home in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, Oct. 5 – the day after his highly-successful season with the Boston Red Sox ended – and Tuesday afternoon, he was at Donelson Strike & Spare, practicing as he began preparing for his debut in the GEICO Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling VII, presented by Silver Legacy and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Bureau, in Reno, Nev., Dec. 7-19.

For the past month, the 23-year-old Red Sox outfielder has been preparing himself for his next athletic challenge: competing for the first time against a field of more than 200 of the world’s best bowlers and hoping to make a “cut” in the sport’s most complex environment.

“I’ve been bowling for a long time and the opportunity to bowl against the guys I’ve watched on TV on Sundays for all these years is going to be an amazing experience,” Betts said.

Betts will get his chance to bowl with and against professional bowling’s best because he mentioned during the baseball season that he wanted to bowl in the annual PBA Chris Paul Celebrity Invitational (which he will do in January). That expression of interest led the PBA to invite him to bowl in the World Series as well. He eagerly accepted.

Now, he said, it’s a matter of getting into bowling shape and learning as much as he can about PBA-level competition before making his debut.

“I’m been practicing every other day,” he said, “and I’m subbing in a couple of leagues (at Donelson Strike & Spare, and Oak Valley Lanes). I’m going to try to make a cut.”

He’s getting help, from a couple of childhood friends – Aaron Martin and Kamron Doyle – along with technical advice from former collegiate star Rob Gotchall, who lives in the Nashville area. Doyle has been especially helpful by inviting Betts to practice privately at the so-called “Kamron Doyle Training Center” – a modern two-lane installation in Doyle’s home, complete with modern lane conditioning technology and ball drilling equipment.

“I’ve known Mookie since I was 7 or 8,” said Doyle, an accomplished international competitor even though he’s only a 17-year-old high school senior. Doyle set a record when he cashed in a PBA Regional at age 12 and another when he cashed in the 2012 U.S. Open as a 5-foot-5, 105-pound 14-year-old (he’s now 6-3, going on 6-foot-4).

“We bowled in the same youth league,” Doyle said. “I didn’t know him well, but we talked here and there. I lost touch when he got into baseball, but when I found out he was bowling to bowl in the PBA World Series, I called and asked if he wanted to train together. That’s what we’re doing.”

“I bowl at Kamron’s place whenever I get a chance, but I’m also subbing in a couple of leagues,” Betts said. “It’s house conditions, but I’m just trying to hit the same line, hit my mark, be consistent, that stuff. I’m working on throwing the ball straighter at spares.

“I don’t know about the (PBA) patterns, but I’m going to learn. I’ve got a couple of other buddies who are going to Reno, and I’ll listen to what they’re telling me. Right now, I’m just getting into bowling shape. Every other day helps, but I plan to bowl 7, 8 games every day when we get closer.”

Doyle, who has global experience as a Junior and Adult Team USA member, also has plans to help Betts get into game shape. He also has entered WSOB VII and will offer Betts advice on-site in Reno.

“Right now we’re just trying to get him sharp,” Doyle said. “We’re not doing anything exotic. We helped fix his footwork, which helped his accuracy. He’s used to bowling on house conditions, where he wanted to throw the ball 100 miles per hour with a lot of revs. So we’re working on some of the nuances, and helping him understand there isn’t much room for error on PBA conditions.

“Despite not bowling much for the past couple of years because of baseball, he’s still a pretty good spare shooter,” Doyle continued. “His misses are maybe a couple of boards. He’s not all over the place, and I think we can improve on that.

“I’ve kind of explained the differences between the animal patterns he’ll see in Reno. We haven’t put them out yet, but we will. I want to get him used to the patterns and how to adjust, and what the environment will be like in Reno,” he added. “Mookie’s a fast learner. “I’m not worried.”

Nor is Betts.

“I don’t know anything about the animal patterns,” Betts said, “but I’m going to learn.”

Betts has never patterned his bowling style after anyone in particular. “I really don’t have a favorite bowler,” he said. “I just watched to see how guys rolled the ball, how they changed things going along. I just watched and learned.

“I have no earthly idea what my strengths as a bowler might be,” he chuckled. “I haven’t bowled on Sport conditions. I have no feel for how good I am, but very soon, I’ll be able to answer that question.”

As he works to improve his techniques and broaden his knowledge about lane conditions, he’s also learning about difference in bowling balls.

“I think he has potential,” Gotchall said. “He’s a young athlete in his physical prime. He’s very humble. He’s working very hard to learn. The big thing is to get his fundamentals fine-tuned. The key to the World Series is versatility. (Former major league all-star pitcher) John Burkett is a perfect example. He was a good bowler, but he’s worked very hard to learn and now he’s competitive on the PBA50 Tour. Mookie will learn, too. He’ll learn to play different parts of the lane. He’s taking it seriously. He doesn’t want to be embarrassed.”

Doyle agrees. “Mookie loves to bowl. He’s competitive. He can’t stand to lose,” Doyle said. “I’m anxious to see how he does.”

Maybe the most important thing about Betts as he prepares to enter a world he’s never experienced before is that he’s realistic about it. While he divides his time in off-season training for the 2016 major league baseball season, he knows he has a lot to learn about competing at the highest level of bowling. That was a lesson he learned from his mother, Diana Benedict, are a very young age.

“I have no idea, going back to when I was 3 or 4 years old, who my first coach was,” Betts said, “but I do remember I’d go bowling when my mom was bowling league. She’d come down to watch me, and if I bowled two or three gutter balls, she’d make me stop. I got out of that habit in a hurry.”

Betts and the entire World Series field will bowl nine-game qualifying rounds in the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Champions on Dec. 8, 9, 10 and 11, respectively. The top 24 in each animal pattern event will advance to single-elimination match play Dec. 14-15, and the top 25 percent of the WSOB VII field after a combined 36 games in the four animal pattern events will advance to the Rolltech PBA World Championship cashers’ round on Dec. 12. The World Series continues through Saturday, Dec. 19, and also will feature the live ESPN finals of the Rolltech PBA World Championship on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. ET.

Bowling fans will be able to follow Mookie Betts’ progress, along with all other competitors, by watching live comprehensive coverage of all preliminary rounds on PBA’s online bowling channel, Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

In addition to winning back-to-back PBA titles in the Xtra Frame PBA Las Vegas Open at South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas on Oct. 22 and the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open at AMF Garland Lanes in Texas on Sunday, Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y., led the combined pinfall totals for 40 qualifying games between those two events to earn an automatic invitation to compete in the DHC PBA Japan Invitational at Tokyo Bowl in Tokyo Jan. 12-17.

Also earning invitations for the DHC event, which will be covered live, exclusively by PBA’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel, are Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich.; John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y.; Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla.; Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind.; Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla.; Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa.; Dom Barrett, England, and Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill.

Australia’s Jason Belmonte also earned an automatic berth, but has declined his invitation to remain home to await the arrival of his third child. His spot will be assumed by the next player in line, Ryan Shafer of Horseheads, N.Y.

Earning an invitation as the leading women’s points qualifier is Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, N.Y., and players who have been invited by DHC as the event sponsor are 2015 PWBA Player of the Year and Bowlmor AMF Women’s U.S. Open winner Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y. (who finished fourth in the 2015 DHC PBA Japan Invitational); defending champion Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas; Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela, and Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J.

The DHC PBA Japan Invitational will feature a field of 16 international players along with an elite field of 16 Japanese players competing for shares of a $152,000 prize fund and a PBA Tour title. The tournament will involve 32 games of round-robin match play – covered live, exclusively on Xtra Frame – leading up to a five-player stepladder final that will air on ESPN2 on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 1 p.m. ET.

XTRA FRAME CREW GEARING UP FOR WORLD SERIES MARATHON COVERAGE

Xtra Frame will have all hands on deck for extensive coverage of the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy, Dec. 7-17, from the National Bowling Stadium in Reno. The XF crew of Jef Goodger, Phil Brylow, Tim Burg and Ron Hickland will provide exclusive live coverage of the PBA50 and PBA Regional Challenge match play qualifying events presented by the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame to kick off coverage on Dec. 7, followed by coverage of qualifying for the Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Challenge Mobile Game by Concrete Software; the Viper Championship presented by Xtra Frame; the Chameleon Championship presented by HotelPlanner.com, and the Scorpion Championship presented by Reno Tahoe USA Dec. 8-11.

Xtra Frame and ESPN lead announcer Mike (Mike J. Laneside) Jakubowski and PBA Hall of Famer Marshall Holman will occupy the Xtra Frame booth Dec. 12-16 for the match play rounds of the Rolltech PBA World Championship and match play elimination rounds of the animal pattern events.

Prior to the live ESPN finals of the Rolltech PBA World Championship Thursday night, Dec. 17, Xtra Frame will cover the 2016 PBA League Draft at 2 p.m. ET.

Xtra Frame’s WSOB coverage also will feature a variety of special guests (competitors in the field who will provide their perspectives about what’s taking place, industry leaders and others), and Xtra Frame will debut its newest enhancements, including replays, slow motion, and a new feature where PBA will show the oil pattern on the lane during live coverage (click here for an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5RKwdRJn-k)

Bowling fans who want to sample Xtra Frame can subscribe on a three-day (72-hour) basis for only $3.99. Fans can lock in the entire World Series package with a 30-day Xtra Frame subscription for only $7.99. PBA’s best package (and a great Christmas gift idea…) is the 12-month XF Season Ticket for $64.99, or $5.41 per month. To sign up, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

“KING OF BOWLING” SERIES CONTINUES ON PBA’S MODERN CLASSICS ON YOUTUBE

The PBA’s made-for-television “King of Bowling” series, held in 2009 at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., is making an encore appearance among the PBA’s Modern Classics on YouTube. Watch for a new episode every Friday through Nov. 27. This week you can watch Bill O’Neill take on Walter Ray Williams Jr. for the right to try to de-throne Wes (The King) Malott.

To access the free programming, visit YouTube and search for “PBA Modern Classics” or click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwuUW8zaol88yWoNbytvj286cU8TajCgg

PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: COLEMAN WINS SUDDEN-DEATH MARATHON IN FLORIDA

Dale Coleman of High Springs, Fla., threw six consecutive strikes to win an extended one-ball, sudden-death roll-off against 17-year-old amateur James Matthews of Prattville, Ala., to conclude the best-of-three-game title match in the PBA Reality Check South Classic at Sawgrass Lanes in Tamarac, Fla., Sunday.

After losing the first game, 255-203, Coleman won the second, 258-247 to even the match. The two finalists then tied, 279-279, in game three to force the roll-off where both players threw five strikes in a row before Matthews left a ringing 10 pin and lost to Coleman’s sixth straight strike.

The title was Coleman’s second in PBA South Region competition. He also earned $2,500. Matthews earned $1,300 for his SMART scholarship account.

● Ron Mohr of Henderson, Nev., defeated Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., 190-177, to win the PBA50 Dick’s Pro Shop Northwest/West Open at Linn Lanes in Lebanon, Ore., Sunday, for his 15th PBA50 regional title and the $2,500 first prize.

Mohr defeated Scott Hansel of Stockton, Calif., 191-149, and Bohn defeated Joe Cannon of Puyallup, Wash., 244-143, in the semifinal round to set up the championship match.

● Eugene McCune of Munster, Ind. defeated Larry Verble of Mason, Mich., 227-180, to win the PBA Pro Bowl West Central/Midwest Cheetah Classic at Pro Bowl West in Ft. Wayne, Ind., Sunday, for his 22nd PBA Regional title and the $2,000 top prize.

McCune downed Dave Wodka of Beavercreek, Ohio, 2-1, and Verble topped J.R. Raymond of Bay City, Mich., 2-0, in the best-of-three-game semifinal round.

● Amateur Tyler Albracht from Amarillo, Texas, saved his best for the final position round match to win the PBA Lubbock Sports Southwest Challenge, presented by Ebonite, Sunday in Lubbock, Texas.

Albracht, a senior at West Texas A&M, trailed Beau Peterson of Newton, Kan., going into the final game when he shot the tournament’s only 300 game to win his match, 300-248, and overtake Peterson by 36 pins to clinch the $2,000 first-place check. PBA Challenge events are open to amateurs who have not won a PBA event and to PBA members not credited with a PBA title. Because he is a non-member, Albracht does not receive credit for a PBA title.

Albracht, who qualified 10th for the modified round robin match play finals, won his last seven matches to finish with 5,039 total pins, including match play bonus pins. Peterson held on to second place with a 5,003 total and earned $1,200.

● The PBA Regional schedule for the Nov. 13-15 weekend includes the Colorado Springs Harmony Bowl Southwest Open presented by Budweiser; the PBA50 Liberty Lanes South Open presented by Brunswick in Gastonia, N.C., and the PBA Japan Shark Open at Fuji Bowl in suburban Tokyo. The Teen Masters Ocala Open, presented by the Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau is scheduled for Nov. 14-15 at AMF Galaxy West in Ocala, Fla.

● Two events on the Nov. 20-22 PBA Regional calendar include the La-Z-Boy Central Challenge at Monroe Sport Center in Monroe, Mich., and the Decker Appraisal Services Waynesboro Baker Trios presented by Hammer at Wayne Lanes in Waynesboro, Va.

● The only PBA Regional activity over Thanksgiving weekend will be the Beaumont Southwest Open at Crossroads Bowling Center in Beaumont, Texas, Nov. 27-29.

For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area.

QUICK NOTES

● Reminder to PBA players: Friday is the deadline for PBA members to declare themselves eligible for the 2016 PBA League draft. Players not protected by team managers must declare their intentions to participate in the 2016 draft by contacting PBA Director of Events Janay Haggerty (janay.haggerty@pba.com) by Nov. 13. The 2016 PBA League draft will be held on Dec. 17 in Las Vegas. The draft will be covered live on Xtra Frame at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT).

● A first for bowling trivia buffs: Bowlmor AMF U.S. Women’s Open champ Liz Johnson and U.S. Open winner Ryan Ciminelli are both residents of Cheektowaga, N.Y. It’s the first time both U.S. Open champions have come from the same city in the same year.

● With the addition of eight players from China, the GEICO PBA WSOB VII now has entries from a record 22 countries, beating the previous record of 21 set in two previous WSOBs.

The eight PBA League managers will have difficult decisions to make in filling the final two berths on each of their teams for the 2016 PBA League program after more than 60 players formally announced their wishes to participate in the 2016 PBAL competition March 31-April 3 at Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine.

The eight team managers had the opportunity to protect up to three players from their 2015 rosters. Teams, managers and protected players for 2016 are:

● GEICO New York City WTT Kingpins (manager Carolyn Dorin-Ballard): Pete Weber, Scott Norton, Mike Fagan.

● Barbasol Motown Muscle (Del Ballard Jr.): EJ Tackett, Ronnie Russell, Josh Blanchard.

● Dallas Strikers (player-manager Norm Duke): Bill O’Neill, Tommy Jones, himself.

● Philadelphia Hitmen (Jason Couch): Dom Barrett, Chris Loschetter, Rhino Page.

● Portland Lumberjacks (Tim Mack): Bryon Smith, Wes Malott, Osku Palermaa.

● Brooklyn Styles (Johnny Petraglia): Sean Rash, Parker Bohn III, Walter Ray Williams Jr.

● L.A. X (Andrew Cain): Jason Belmonte, Stuart Williams, Martin Larsen.

● Silver Lake Atom Splitters (Mark Baker): Chris Barnes, Dick Allen, Tom Daugherty.

All other PBA members who wish to enter the 2016 PBAL draft, which will be held Dec. 17 during the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII in Reno, had until Nov. 13 to make their intentions known. The players who entered the draft are:

Patrick Allen, Brad Angelo, DJ Archer, Vincent Balisky, Dennis Briggs, Bruno Bidone, Nathan Bohr, Jesse Buss, Jakob Butturff, Alvar Cardona, Dino Castillo, Ryan Ciminelli,

Christopher Colella, Sam Cooley, Mike DeVaney, James Dinkins, Mike Edwards, Patrick Girard, Andres Gomez, Dan Gordon, Rick Graham, David Haynes,

Michael Haugen Jr., Tom Hess, AJ Johnson, Liz Johnson, Jack Jurek, Marshall Kent, Anthony LaCaze, Thomas Larsen, Bob Learn, Aaron Lorincz,

Scott Lyons, Dan MacLelland, Shawn Maldonado, Danielle McEwan, Matt McNiel, Amleto Monacelli, BJ Moore, Paul Moore, Craig Nidiffer, Matt O’Grady,

Missy Parkin, Thomas Patterson, Anthony Pepe, Jake Peters, Connor Pickford, JR Raymond, Ted Rosenquist, Ildemaro Ruiz, Ryan Shafer, David Shoop, Anthony Simonsen, Tom Smallwood,

Jason Sterner, Harry Sullins, Jesper Svensson, John Szczerbinski, Kyle Troup, Brian Valenta, Jon Van Hess, Lonnie Waliczek, Randy Weiss, Michael Williams, Dave Wodka, Mike Wolfe.

During the draft, which will be covered live on PBA’s Xtra Frame video-streaming channel beginning at 1:45 p.m. ET on Dec. 17, each team manager will be allowed to select two additional players to complete the team’s roster for 2016. The KingPins will make the first pick, followed by the Muscle, Strikers, Hitmen, Lumberjacks, Styles, L.A. X and the Atom Splitters. Round two will be reversed, with Silver Lake picking first, followed by L.A. X, etc.

PBA League competition will involve a series of Baker format elimination matches, taped for telecast on ESPN on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, and airing on ESPN on four consecutive Sundays beginning April 17 and concluding with the special Elias Cup finals match. The PBA League program will be part of an expanded “Maine Event” in Portland, including pro-ams, special activities for players and fans, and concluding with the PBA Xtra Frame Shootout, a 64-player PBA Tour match play elimination event, April 5-6.

XTRA FRAME TO RETURN TO TOKYO TO COVER DHC PBA JAPAN INVITATIONAL

Following its extensive coverage of the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy, Dec. 7-17, from the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, the XF team will head to Tokyo to provide exclusive live coverage of the DHC PBA Japan Invitational, Friday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Jan. 17. The tournament, featuring a field of 16 international and 16 Japanese professional stars, offers a PBA Tour title and a $40,000 first prize. Chris Barnes is defending champion.

The DHC tournament will kick off a power-house schedule of live Xtra Frame programming for 2016, including preliminary rounds of the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions and PBA Hall of Fame ceremonies from Shawnee, Okla., Jan. 30-Feb. 6; qualifying and match play rounds of the USBC Masters from Indianapolis, Feb. 9-13, and the qualifying and match play rounds of the Barbasol PBA Players Championship from Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 16-19.

Bowling fans can sample Xtra Frame on a three-day (72-hour) basis for only $3.99, purchase a 30-day subscription for $7.99, or sign up for PBA’s best package (and a great Christmas gift idea…), the 12-month XF Season Ticket for $64.99, or $5.41 per month. For complete details, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA EVENTS PRECEDE GEICO PBA WSOB VII

Two PBA International-World Bowling Tour events will provide the final tuneup for players heading into the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy in Reno Dec. 7-19.

The PBA International-World Bowling Tour Qatar Open will be held at Qatar Bowling Center in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 21-27, followed by the PBA International-World Bowling Tour 9th Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 28-Dec. 2.

England’s Dom Barrett is defending Qatar Open champion and Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., is defending Kingdom International Open champion. . Both events will award PBA Tour titles if the champion is a PBA member.

“KING OF BOWLING” SERIES CONTINUES ON PBA’S MODERN CLASSICS ON YOUTUBE

The PBA’s made-for-television “King of Bowling” series, held in 2009 at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., is making an encore appearance among the PBA’s Modern Classics on YouTube. Watch for a new episode every Friday through Nov. 27. This week you can watch Rhino Page take on John Nolen for the right to try to end Wes Malott’s ongoing reign as “King.”

To access the free programming, visit YouTube and search for “PBA Modern Classics” or click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwuUW8zaol88yWoNbytvj286cU8TajCgg.

PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: WARREN CLOSES IN ON WEBER WITH 44TH PBA REGIONAL TITLE

Chris Warren of Grants Pass, Ore., defeated Nathan Bohr of Amarillo, Texas, 222-205, to win $3,500 and his 44th PBA Regional title in the second annual PBA Harmony Lanes Southwest Open, presented by Budweiser, in Colorado Springs Sunday.

The 52-year-old Warren, who ranks second on the all-time PBA Regional titles list, is four behind PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber’s record 48 titles.

Warren struck out in the 10th frame to secure his 45th overall regional title (he also has one PBA50 regional win). Weber and Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., are tied for the lead in overall PBA Regional titles with 52 each. In addition to 48 standard titles, Weber has won four PBA50 regionals while Traber has 39 standard and 13 PBA50 regional wins.

As qualifying leader, Warren earned byes to the best-two-of-three-game Round of 8 where he defeated Frank Guccione of Castle Rock, Colo., 2-0. He then disposed of Kris Koeltzow of Wheat Ridge, Colo., 252-178, in the semifinal round. Bohr defeated amateur Cody Vaughn from Arvada, Colo., 2-1, in the Round of 12; Wayne Stellick from Arvada, Colo., 2-0 in the Round of 8, and Jason Duran of Greely, Colo., 233-227, in his semifinal match.

● Pat Nolan, an American military base employee living in Okinawa, won his third PBA Regional title Sunday when he defeated Yusuke Wada, 245-179, in the title match of the PBA Japan Shark Open at Fuji Bowl in suburban Tokyo.

Nolan, who won his previous PBA Regional titles in Roseburg, Ore., in 2004 and Atwater, Calif., in 2005, defeated Japan Region women’s star Yuka Tsuchiya, 200-156, in the Round of 8 and Yuuhi Shibata, 194-182, in the semifinal round to advance to the title match. The Shark Open drew a field of 91 players.

● Jeff Schrum of Cherryville, N.C., defeated Scott Thomsen of Sumter, S.C., 235-228, 203-221, 236-211 in the best-of-three-game title match to win $1,700 and his sixth PBA South Region title in the PBA50 Gastonia (N.C.) Southern Open presented by Brunswick at Liberty Lanes Sunday.

In the best-of-three semifinal round, Schrum defeated Charlie Toney of Oak Hill, W.Va., 2-1, while Thomsen swept Chuck Walker of Blaine, Tenn., 2-0.

● Two events on the Nov. 20-22 PBA Regional calendar include the La-Z-Boy Central Challenge at Monroe Sport Center in Monroe, Mich., and the Decker Appraisal Services Waynesboro Baker Trios presented by Hammer at Wayne Lanes in Waynesboro, Va.

● The only PBA Regional activity over Thanksgiving weekend will be the Beaumont Southwest Open at Crossroads Bowling Center in Beaumont, Texas, Nov. 27-29.

For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area.

QUICK NOTES

● CBS Sports Network’s telecast of the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open is now available to Xtra Frame subscribers in the 2015 PBA National Telecasts archive on Xtra Frame.

After undergoing surgery in early October to repair a herniated disk, defending champion Chris Barnes has begun rehab as he works toward defending his DHC PBA Japan Invitational in January, Barnes confirmed Monday.

“I’m healing well and have been doing rehab for a week now. I can start throwing balls - light weight - in approximately two weeks,” he noted. “I am definitely out for the World Series. My time table is to attempt the Team USA team trials (Jan. 2-7 at Gold Coast in Las Vegas), and then go to Japan to defend my title there.”

The DHC tournament, set for Jan. 15-17, with an elite field of 16 international and 16 Japanese stars, will kick off a power-house schedule of live Xtra Frame programming for 2016 that also will include preliminary rounds of the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions and PBA Hall of Fame ceremonies from Shawnee, Okla., Jan. 30-Feb. 6; qualifying and match play rounds of the USBC Masters from Indianapolis, Feb. 9-13, and the qualifying and match play rounds of the Barbasol PBA Players Championship from Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 16-19.

Closing out the 2015 Xtra Frame schedule will be extensive coverage of the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy, Dec. 7-17, from the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.

Bowling fans can sample Xtra Frame on a three-day (72-hour) basis for only $3.99, purchase a 30-day subscription for $7.99, or sign up for PBA’s best package (and a great Christmas gift idea…), the 12-month XF Season Ticket for $64.99, or $5.41 per month. For complete details, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

PBA-PWBA STARS SET TO COMPETE IN WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

A Team USA squad featuring women who have made PBA history as well as enjoying spotlight moments on the revived Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour earlier in the year will take on a field of international stars in the World Bowling Women’s World Championships Dec. 4-14 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Team USA’s roster includes four women who have won standard PBA Regional titles (Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, N.Y.; Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y.; Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., and Shannon O’Keefe of O’Fallon, Ill.) along with two women who own PBA Women’s Series titles (Shannon Pluhowsky of Kettering, Ohio, and Stefanie Johnson of Grand Prairie, Texas). Two additional PBA Regional title winners – Colombia’s Clara Guerrero and Latvia’s Diana Zavjalova– will be among the international stars leading their national teams.

At the conclusion of the Women’s World Championships, McEwan (PBA East Region), Guerrero (PBA Southwest Region) and Colombia’s Rocio Restrepo (Central Region) will travel to Reno, Nev., to represent their regions in the PWBA-PBA Women’s Regional qualifying tournament on Friday, Dec. 18. The eight-player, eight-game round robin match play event will determine the two women who will advance to the Saturday PBA Challenge Finals event for delayed telecast on ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 24. Other women’s regional representatives who also will bowl the entire GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy include Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla. (South Region); Inngellimar Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn. (Midwest Region); Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif. (West Region); April Lord Wittig, Steilacoom, Wash. (Northwest Region) and Yuka Tsuchiya, Tokyo (Japan Region).

Bowling fans will be able to follow the singles, doubles, trios, team and Masters competitions live from the Khalifa International Bowling Centre on BOWL.com’s BowlTV. Qualifying rounds in the PBA Challenge events (PBA Regional, PBA50 Tour and PWBA-PBA Women’s Regional finals) will bookend Xtra Frame’s live coverage of the PBA World Series of Bowling VII on Dec. 7 and Dec. 18.

FINAL “KING OF BOWLING” TELECAST DEBUTS ON PBA’S MODERN CLASSICS ON YOUTUBE

The final telecast in PBA’s 2009 made-for-television “King of Bowling” series, held at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., makes its encore appearance among the PBA’s Modern Classics on YouTube on Friday. This new episode features Brad Angelo vs. Parker Bohn III in a duel for the right to dethrone Wes Malott as “King.”

To access the free programming, visit YouTube and search for “PBA Modern Classics” or click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwuUW8zaol88yWoNbytvj286cU8TajCgg.

PBA REGIONAL UPDATE: AARON LORINCZ WINS FIRST PBA TITLE IN MICHIGAN

Former Saginaw Valley State University star Aaron Lorincz of Belleville, Mich., defeated amateur Frank Snodgrass of Sterling Heights, Mich., by 171 pins to win his first PBA Regional title in the La-Z-Boy Central Challenge at Monroe Sport Center in Monroe, Mich., Sunday.

Lorincz, who earned $1,400, finished with a 7-0-1 match play record and a total of 3,808 pins for 16 games, including match play bonus pins. With his win, Lorincz becomes eligible to enter the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions in late January in Shawnee, Okla.

Snodgrass finished with a 3,637 pinfall total. The tournament field consisted of PBA members who do not hold a PBA title or non-members who have never won a PBA event.

● The team composed of PBA Hall of Famer and PBA60 competitor Tom Baker, PBA50 regional champion Jeff Schrum and PBA Tour champion Jason Sterner defeated the team of Dick Gran, Sam Ventura and Joe Bailey, 213-179, to win the PBA South Region’s Decker Appraisal Southern Baker Trios event presented by Hammer at Wayne Lanes in Waynesboro, Va., Sunday.

The second annual PBA South Region event featured teams composed of one player under the age of 50, one in the 50-59 age group and one 60-or-older player in a Baker format trios competition. Each member of the winning team earned $1,700. The Gran group was the tournament leader going into the stepladder finals, but had to settle for $1,000 each for second place.

In the first stepladder match, the team of Darryl Bower, Jay Boyle and Darryl’s son Jonathan Bower from Harrisburg, Pa., defeated the team of “super senior” Steve Lickliter, Gary Morgan and Connor Pickford, 213-158. In the semifinal match, Sterner doubled in the 10th frame to shut out the Pennsylvania team, 258-213.

The event drew 24 teams. All competition involved the Baker scoring format whereby the leadoff bowler bowled the first, fourth, seventh and 10th frames; the No. 2 bowler bowled the second, fifth and eighth frames, and the No. 3 player bowled the third, sixth and ninth frames.

● The only PBA Regional activity over Thanksgiving weekend will be the Beaumont Southwest Open at Crossroads Bowling Center in Beaumont, Texas, Nov. 27-29.

● The GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy, set for Dec. 7-19 in Reno, will dominate the December calendar. Other activity over the Dec. 4-6 weekend includes the McKinley Lanes Central Challenge in Niles, Ohio, and the Knob Hill/MJK Pro Shop Eastern Challenge at Knob Hill Country Lanes in Manalapan, N.J. Both are reduced entry fee events for non-champions.

● The Dec. 12-13 PBA Regional calendar includes the Sands Regency Tri-Region Open presented by Radical and the PBA50 Sands Regency Tri-Region Open presented by Roto Grip at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno during a break in the GEICO PBA WSOB VII action.

● Closing out 2015 over the Dec. 18-20 weekend will be the PBA/PBA50 Houston Southwest Doubles Open presented by Bowling Dynamix at Emerald Bowl in Houston, Texas, and the PBA Japan Region’s DHC Women’s Scorpion Open and Scorpion Open at Higashiyamato Grandbowl in Tokyo.

For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area.

QUICK NOTES

● Corrections: in the Nov. 18 edition of PBA Spare Shots, the names of PBA League applicants David Haynes and Matt McNiel were misspelled. Players who weren’t listed on the original 2016 PBA League draft list include Jesse Buss, Jakob Butturff,Anthony Pepe and Brian Valenta.

CHICAGO – Harry O’Neale Jr. of Ravenel, S.C.; Denny Schreiner of Akron, Ohio, and Pete Couture of Cocoa, Fla., have been elected to the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame, PBA CEO and Commissioner Tom Clark announced Monday.

Induction ceremonies will be held on Monday, Feb. 1, at Oklahoma’s Grand Casino Resort & Hotel as part of the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions.

O’Neale built the PBA South Region tournament program into the organization’s most successful proving ground for aspiring young players over a span of 31 years before his retirement in 2011. A one-time PBA Tour competitor in his own right, O’Neale assumed a regional program with fewer than 200 members and built it into a membership as high as 971 members, frequently traveling thousands of miles while conducting more than 40 weekend tournaments a year.

“I’m really proud of (getting elected),” O’Neale said. “I joined the PBA in 1963, and it’s always been a dream to one day get elected to the hall of fame.

“When I went to work for the PBA, I tried to make people feel welcome and I think that’s why the regional program took off. I think the guys felt at home and so they kept coming back. Watching the region grow so much, and all of the people we met through the southern states made it all worthwhile,” O’Neale continued.

“It was nice to see some of the guys who grew up through the regional program go on to become some of the best in the world. I still keep up with them to see how they’re doing. Even though I’m retired,” he said, “the PBA is still one of my first loves. “

Schreiner, who served as the ESPN television voice of the PBA between 1986 and 1995, also was a skilled bowler who joined the PBA media staff in Akron short after his graduation from the University of Akron as the PBA Tour Broadcast Director. As PBA’s play-by-play announcer on ESPN, he quickly became popular for his ability to apply his knowledge as a bowler to the telecasts, working in harmony with PBA Hall of Famer Mike Durbin as his color analyst. Schreiner’s career in broadcasting was cut short when he was diagnosed with Stargardt macular degeneration, an incurable genetic eye disease that began robbing him of his central vision.

“I’ll tell you what, that was a pretty neat phone call (from PBA Commissioner Tom Clark),” Schreiner said. “It’s my first hall of fame and that’s really special, especially because (the late PBA Hall of Famer) Chuck Pezzano nominated me. Chuck’s not with us anymore, but he knew more about the sport and the people in it than anyone, so that was really special.

“Just to be nominated was fun,” he added. “The first thing I think about was when I went to work for the PBA in 1978, it was really, truly a family business. They were great, great people, and that’s what I’ve always appreciated. And to go out and work for the Tour was easily the best experience in my life, as a person and as a broadcaster.

“We worked our tails off, but I had more fun – and laughed more – than I have doing anything else in my life,” Schreiner said “Bowling and the PBA gave me a chance to get to the network level, and I did the best I could with the opportunity. I was truly blessed, and to join Chris Schenkel as the second broadcaster elected is an amazing honor. Chris was truly a legend. To have known him, and worked with him, was something I’ll never forget.”

Couture, 70, was elected in the PBA50 Performance category based on his exceptional record for a minimum of 10 years as a “senior” competitor. On the heels of a 24-year career as a PBA Tour competitor, when he won five standard PBA titles, Couture began his PBA50 career in 1995 when he earned PBA50 Rookie of the Year honors. He won the first of nine PBA50 Tour titles in Reno in 1996, and captured a pair of USBC Senior Masters titles in 1998 (when he was selected as PBA50 Player of the Year) and 2002. The Connecticut native has earned $959,900 during his PBA career.

“I’m kind of overwhelmed,” Couture said. “I’m not sure what to think. It’s a dream come true. I think everyone who bowls for a living has a dream of getting into the hall of fame, and to have it actually happen is unbelievable. It’s an honor just to be on the ballot.”

Couture said his 1998 PBA50 Tour season was the most memorable of his career.

“I went from being a so-called star to being a superstar in that one year,” he said of his four-title season. “Everything came together. When I made match play, I was able to get to the show, and when I got to the show I was pretty successful. Everything went the right way for me that year.

“There’s no higher honor,” Couture added. “I’m humbled.”

None of the three eligible candidates in the PBA Performance category – Bryan Goebel of Shawnee, Kan.; Steve Hoskins of Tampa, Fla., and Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas – received the required minimum of 70 percent of votes cast needed for election. PBA and PBA50 Performance candidates are elected by a panel of PBA Hall of Famers and veteran bowling writers and industry leaders.

The 2016 PBA Hall of Fame ceremonies will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1, at Oklahoma’s Grand Casino Resort & Hotel following the official practice session for the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions at nearby Firelake Bowling Center in Shawnee, Okla. Tickets for the hall of fame dinner will be available under the “tickets” link on pba.com.

The FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions program will get underway Saturday, Jan. 30-Sunday, Jan. 31 with a TOC Regional event which will qualify 24 PBA Regional, PWBA-PBA Women’s Regional and/or PBA50 Regional title winners to join the field of PBA Tour champions in the Tournament of Champions field. TOC qualifying and match play rounds will be contested Tuesday, Feb. 2-Friday, Feb. 5, with the top five players advancing to the live ESPN stepladder finals on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. ET. The finals will be conducted on a special installation inside the FireLake Arena, adjacent to FireLake Bowling Center.

All preliminary rounds of the TOC program, including the PBA Hall of Fame ceremonies, will be covered live, exclusively on PBA’s online bowling channel, Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.

DOHA, Qatar – Professional Bowlers Association rookie Cameron Weier of Tacoma, Wash., won his first PBA Tour title Wednesday when he defeated Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., 453-431, in the two-game title match of the 15th PBA-World Bowling Tour Qatar Open at Qatar Bowling Center.

Weier, a former Robert Morris–Illinois University star, took a 218-197 lead over Rash after their first game and locked up the $40,000 first prize with a 235-234 margin of victory in the second game.

Weier advanced to the championship match by eliminating former Robert Morris teammate Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., 542-516, in the semifinal round while Rash held off Denmark’s Thomas Larsen, 481-467, in the other semifinal match.

In the semifinal round, Kent threw back-to-back 258 games at Weier, but Weier answered with games of 264 and 278 to win their match. Rash, a nine-time PBA Tour title winner, took a 57-pin lead with a 267-210 performance in the first game, and outlasted Larsen, who rallied in the second game, 257-214.

Most of the PBA players who bowled in Qatar will now travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the 9th annual PBA-World Bowling Tour Kingdom International Open which concludes Sunday before flying to Reno, Nev., for the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy which officially gets underway at the National Bowling Stadium next Tuesday.

PBA-WORLD BOWLING TOUR QATAR OPEN
Qatar Bowling Center, Doha, Qatar, Wednesday
(All prize money is listed in U.S. dollars)

Championship (two games total pinfall): Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash. ($40,000) def. Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill. ($20,000), 453-431.

Semifinal Round (two games total pinfall, losers earned $7,000): Weier def. Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 542-516. Rash def. Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 481-467.

Final Qualifying Standings (after six games):
1, Kent, 1,458.
2, Rash, 1,450.
3, Larsen, 1,448.
4, Weier, 1411.
5, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,408, $3,500.
6, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,399, $3,500.
7, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,392, $3,500.
8, Ryan Lausang, Indonesia, 1,334, $3,500.
9 (tie), Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, and Marin Larsen, Sweden, 1,332, $3,500.
11, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,305, $3,500.
12, Richard Teece, England, 1,293, $3,500.
13 (tie), Daniel Fransson, Sweden, and f-Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 1,292, $2,500.
15, f-Victoria Johansson, Sweden, 1,284, $2,500.
16, JR Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,278, $2,500.
17, Bader Alshaikh, Kuwait, 1,264, $2,500.
18, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1,261, $2,500.
19, Dom Barrett, England, 1,256, $2,500.
20, Ronnie Sparks Jr., Redford, Mich., 1,243, $2,500.
21, Stuart Williams, England, 1,234, $2,000.
22, Hazeem Al-Muraikhi, Qatar, 1,228, $2,000.
23, Jassim Al-Muraikhi, Qatar, 1,212, $2,000.
24, Ray Teece, England, 1,189, $2,000.
25, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 1,181, $2,000.
26, DJ Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 1,116, $2,000.
27, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, Ariz., 1,113, $2,000.
28, Ghanim Aboujassoum, Qatar, 1,081, $2,000.

RENO, Nev. – Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J.; Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo.; Patrick Allen of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., and Josh Blanchard of Phoenix earned berths in the PBA Challenge Finals Monday to kick off 14 days of competition in the GEICO Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy at the National Bowling Stadium.

Bohn, with a 257-236 victory in the eighth and final match, advanced from fourth place to first in the PBA50 Tour Challenge qualifying event, breaking open an intense position round that began with the top four players only 27 pins apart. Weber claimed the second berth in the PBA50 Tour Challenge Finals when Ron Mohr of Las Vegas, who led by one pin heading into the final match, failed to strike out in his match against Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa. Mohr defeated Learn, 185-174, but it wasn’t enough to hold off Weber.

Bohn finished the eight-game contest with 1,911 pins, including match play bonus pins, while Weber finished with a 1,884 total. Venezuela’s Amleto Monacelli threw a closing 258 to finish third with 1,868 pins and Mohr, a last-minute substitute in the PBA50 Tour event for injured Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, dropped to fourth with 1,866 pins.

The PBA50 Tour field featured the top eight players in competition points during the 2015 PBA Tour season.

In the PBA Regional Challenge included the 2015 points leaders in the eight PBA Regional programs. Allen, representing the PBA East Region, defeated Blanchard in the final match, 256-203, to overtake the defending PBA Regional Challenge champion with 2,019 total pins. Blanchard, the PBA West Region representative, finished with 1,962 pins, 19 ahead of Northwest Region representative Scott Norton of Mission Viejo, Calif.

Monday’s four qualifiers will be joined in the PBA Challenge Finals by the top two players in the PWBA-PBA Women’s Regional qualifying event that will be held on Friday, Dec. 18, and Teen Masters boys and girls champions Brandon Soedarmasto of Levittown, N.Y., and Brigitte Jacobs of Freeport, Ill. The four-match special event will be contested on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the National Bowling Stadium for telecast by ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. ET.

GEICO WSOB VII competition continues Tuesday with the nine-game qualifying round in the PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game. A field of 245 players from 21 countries will battle for 24 positions in the best-of-five-game match play elimination round that will take place on Monday, Dec. 14.

All qualifying and match play rounds of the World Series of Bowling will be covered live, exclusively by PBA’s online video streaming service, Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link. Real-time results also will be posted on pba.com under its “live scoring” link.

PBA50 TOUR CHALLENGE FINALS QUALIFIER

Final Standings (after 8 games including match play bonus pins; top two players advance to PBA Challenge Finals on Saturday, Dec. 18; ESPN telecast on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m. ET):

1, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 4-4, 1,911.
2, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5-3, 1,884.
3, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 4-4, 1,868, $1,000.
4, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 6-2, 1,866, $700.
5, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3-5, 1,827, $600.
6, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 4-4, 1,824, $500.
7, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 3-5, 1,792, $400.
8, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 3-5, 1,722, $300.

PBA REGIONAL CHALLENGE FINALS QUALIFIER

Final Standings (after 8 games including match play bonus pins; top two players advance to PBA Challenge Finals on Saturday, Dec. 18; ESPN telecast on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m. ET):

1, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 6-2, 2,019.
2, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 5-3, 1,962.
3, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 5-3, 1,943, $1,000.
4, Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., 3-5, 1,845, $700.
5, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 4-4, 1,838, $600.
6, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 4-4, 1,767, $500.
7, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 3-5, 1,697, $400.
8, Pat Nolan, Japan, 2-6, 1,594, $300.

RENO, Nev. – Australia’s Sam Cooley averaged 252 for nine games to take the qualifying lead in the Professional Bowlers Association Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Challenge Mobile Game, the first qualifying leg of the Rolltech PBA World Championship, Tuesday at the National Bowling Stadium.

The Cheetah Championships is the first of five PBA Tour title events that are part of the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy.

Cooley, a 24-year-old right-hander, rolled games of 278, 203, 246, 210, 265, 280, 290, 289 and 211 for a total of 2,272 pins and a 65-pin lead over Eugene McCune of Munster, Ind., who won two of his three PBA Tour titles in the 2011 and 2012 Cheetah Championships.

Cooley, who made his professional debut in the PBA Fall Classic in Las Vegas in October, first experienced bowling in birthday parties at age 4 in Mount Warrigal, New South Wales, about a 90-minute drive south of Sydney. He then joined a 10-and-under youth league and became hooked on the sport. As a teenager, he found bowling videos of American stars Tommy Jones, Wes Malott, Pete Weber and others, and began developing his game.

“Competing on the PBA Tour is something I’ve been wanting to do for the past five years,” Cooley said, “so I decided to take the plunge. Coming to the Fall Classic (where he finished 12th in his first PBA Tour event) gave my confidence a boost.”

His performance in the Cheetah Championship “was a bit of a surprise to me, really. I didn’t have to make many changes in ball choices or where I lined up on the lane, so I was able to stay pretty much in the same area for the whole round. It was a surprise and a confidence boost.

“I feel pretty good about making the match play field next week,” he added. “Where I’m at today gives me a lot of confidence going into tomorrow. In games six, seven, eight and nine, it was just a matter of getting as many pins as I could for World Championship qualifying. It gives me a bit of a cushion in case things don’t work out later in the week.”

PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III got the tournament off to a fast start, bowling his record 105th career PBA 300 game in the first game. It was the first of 12 300s bowled in the high-scoring round.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, in his debut in professional bowling, averaged a respectable 196.33 in a roller-coaster round, finishing in 212th place. For the round, he bowled games of 224, 140, 245, 180, 168, 194, 249, 213 and 154. But he wasn’t overly disappointed.

“It was fun. It was tough, something to get used to,” Betts said, “but I crossed with some cool guys (2013 PBA Rookie of the Year EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind.; 2015 Rookie of the Year candidate AJ Johnson of Oswego, Ill., and PBA50 Tour veteran Ray Cobb of Highland, Calif.) and they made it easy for me. It was a little more laid back than I thought it would be because of the guys I bowled with.

“I would have liked to be at least even (average 200),” he added, “but for the first time, it was okay. Tomorrow (in the Viper Championship), I’m just going to try to be even. I have no great expectations. I made some good adjustments today in games five, six and seven, but the last game I almost dropped the ball on my foot and I fouled in the first frame, so that was a bad way to start.

“That’s the learning curve. Hopefully I’ll do better tomorrow.”

GEICO WSOB VII competition continues Wednesday with the nine-game qualifying round in the GoBowling.com Viper Championship presented by Xtra Frame. The field of 245 players from 21 countries will battle for 24 positions in the best-of-five-game match play elimination round that will take place on Monday, Dec. 14. Composite qualifying scores from the nine-game Cheetah, Viper, Thursday’s Chameleon and Friday’s Scorpion Champion rounds also will determine the 61 players who will advance to the Rolltech PBA World Championship cashers’ round on Saturday.

All qualifying and match play rounds of the World Series of Bowling will be covered live, exclusively by PBA’s online video streaming service, Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link. Real-time results also will be posted on pba.com under its “live scoring” link.

PBA CHEETAH CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY PBA BOWLING CHALLENGE MOBILE GAME

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Tuesday

Final Qualifying Standings (top 24 advance to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play Monday, Dec. 14; top 8 receive first round bye):

1, Sam Cooley, Australia, 2,272.
2, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,207.
3, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 2,195.
4, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 2,194.
5, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,193.
6, Stuart Williams, England, 2,191.
7, Paul Moor, England, 2,187.
8, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 2,186.
9, n-Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 2,180.
10, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 2,171.
11 (tie), Tom Baker, King, N.C., and Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 2,159.
13, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 2,158.
14, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 2,153.
15, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 2,149.
16, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 2,147.
17, n-Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 2,145.
18, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,139.
19, Markus Jansson, Sweden, 2,137.
19, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 2,137.
21, Matthew McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 2,132.
22, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 2,127.
23, Patrick Girard, Canada, 2,125.
24, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 2,112.

Other Cashers:
25, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 2,110, $600.
26 (tie), Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., and Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 2,107, $600.
28 (tie), Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., and D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 2,106, $550.
30, n-Benjamin Canfield, Tempe, Ariz., 2,104, $500.
31, Ryan Graywacz, Feeding Hills, Mass., 2,103, $500.
32, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,100, $500.

Failed to Cash:
33 (tie), David Haynes, Las Vegas, and Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,099.
35, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 2,093.
36, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 2,087.
37, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 2,081.
38, n-Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 2,080.
39, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 2,077.
40, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 2,073.
41, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 2,071.
42, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,066.
43 (tie), Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., and Will Barnes, Wichita, Kan., 2,060.
45, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 2,059.
46, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 2,058.
47 (tie), Magnus Johnson Jr., Sweden; Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, and Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,057.
50 (tie), Zhongli Mi, China, and f-Liz Kuhlkin, Rotterdam, N.Y., 2,056.
52, Jeff Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 2,053.
53, Richie Teece, England, 2,049.
54, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 2,048.
55, Matthew O'Grady, Matawan, N.J., 2,047.
56, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, 2,045.
57, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 2,044.
58 (tie), Shuichi Heki, Japan, and T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., 2,042.
60, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 2,039.
61, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 2,037.
62, n-Eric Fritton, Waukesha, Wis., 2,035.
63 (tie), Jason Belmonte, Australia; n-Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, and Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,033.
66 (tie), Martin Larsen, Sweden; Shigeo Saitoh, Japan; Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., and Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 2,029.
70, Carsten Hansen, Denmark, 2,025.
71 (tie), Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and n-Harold Hill Jr., San Diego, 2,024.
73, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,023.0
74 (tie), Thomas Larsen, Denmark; Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., and Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,022.
77 (tie), Anthony LaCaze, Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 2,019.
79, n-Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., 2,017.
80, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,016.
81, n-Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, 2,013.
82, Santiago Mejia, Colombia, 2,007.
83, Jonathan Hocsman, Argentina, 2,003.
84, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,001.
85, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 2,000.
86, Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, 1,994.
87, Josh Conner, Columbus, Ohio, 1,993.
88, Casey Knutson, Femley, Nev., 1,987.
89 (tie), f-Inngellimar Beasley, Venezuela, and J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,986.
91 (tie), Will Garber, Modesto, Calif., and Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,985.
93, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,982.
94, Joseph Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 1,980.
95, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 1,975.
96 (tie), Chris Arcaro, Wilmington, N.C.; Alvar Cardona, Spain, and Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 1,973.
99, Tobias Boerding, Germany, 1,972.
100, Adam Ferri, Jeannette, Pa., 1,971.
101, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,970.
102, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,968.
103, Daisuke Nakamura, Japan, 1,967.
104, Brad Miller, Maryland Hts, Mo., 1,963.
105, Shota Kawazoe, Japan, 1,961.
106 (tie), Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., and Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 1,957.
108 (tie), Pat Nolan, Japan, and Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,954.
110, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,953.
111, n-Christopher Sand, St Clair Shores, Mich, 1,951.
112 (tie), Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., and Dom Barrett, England, 1,950.
114, n-Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., 1,949.
115, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,948.
116, n-Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 1,947.
117, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 1,946.
118, Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 1,945.
119, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 1,944.
120, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 1,943.
121 (tie), n-Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, and Pascal Winternheimer, Germany, 1,940.
123, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 1,939.
124 (tie), Shawn Maldonado, Houston, and n-Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 1,937.
126 (tie), Joachim Karlsson, Sweden, and Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., 1,933.
128 (tie), Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., and Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,932.
130, f-Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 1,928.
131 (tie), n-Jianchao Du, China, and Peng Zhang, China, 1,925.
133 (tie), Andrew Suscreba, Clifton, N.J., and Toby Contreras, Lee's Summit, Mo., 1,924.
135, n-Jason Munkberg, Redding, Calif., 1,923.
136, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 1,921.
137 (tie), Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., and Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 1,916.
139, n-Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 1,914.
140, f-Yuka Tsuchiya, Japan, 1,911.
141, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 1,909.
142, Eddy Smith, Stanwood, Wash., 1,904.
143 (tie), n-Chris Drewes, Wichita, Kan., and Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 1,902.
145 (tie), Bob Spaulding, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Jonathan Sellers, Stratford, Conn., 1,901.
147, Terrance Bright, Atlanta, 1,898.
148, Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., 1,897.
149, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1,896.
150, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,893.
151, Cris Ferreira, Visalia, Calif., 1,892.
152, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 1,890.
153, Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., 1,889.
154, John Austin Jr., Friendswood, Texas, 1,888.
155, Jeremy Mooney, West Palm Beach, Fla., 1,886.
156, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 1,885.
157, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 1,884.
158 (tie), n-Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., and n-Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 1,881.
160 (tie), Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,880.
162, n-Michael Villarreal, Lakewood, Calif., 1,874.
163, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 1,870.
164, A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,869.
165 (tie), n-Michael Duran, Banning, Calif., and Clint Land, Houston, 1,866.
167 (tie), n-Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., and Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 1,865.
169, n-Carlos Tobon, Colombia, 1,863.
170 (tie), Hashim Guinomla, Philippines, and Akiko Suzuki, Japan, 1,857.
172, Lin Yao, China, 1,856.
173 (tie), Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., and n-Anton Ahlgren, Sweden, 1,855.
175, f-Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 1,852.
176, Joonas Jahi, Finland, 1,851.
177, David Shinn, West Columbia, S.C., 1,848.
178, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,847.
179, Jordan Jung, Canada, 1,846.
180 (tie), Roger Koplin Jr., Carson City, Nev., and Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 1,844.
182, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,841.
183 (tie), David Maycock, Bermuda; Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., and Zhiyong Wang, China, 1,840.
186, Junia Yoshida, Japan, 1,839.
187, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 1,838.
188, Derek Handy, Redmond, Wash., 1,837.
189, Matt Dammann, Canada, 1,833.
190, Scott Robertson, Australia, 1,830.
191, J.T. "Action" Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 1,824.
192, Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo.,, 1,822.
193, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,820.
194, Chris Colella, Templeton, Mass., 1,818.
195, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 1,816.
196, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 1,811.
197, f-Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 1,804.
198, Luke Matthys, Whitestown, Ind., 1,803.
199 (tie), Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., and Mateo Hernandez, Argentina, 1,801.
201 (tie), Chuck Tillson, Santa Rosa, Calif., and n-Wankang Qi, China, 0.
203, Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 1,793.
204, Vincent Balisky, Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,791.
205, n-Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 1,788.
206, Tommy Barna, Westminster, Md., 1,783.
207 (tie), Will Vidulich, Parsippany, N.J., and n-David Labinski, Milwaukee, 1,776.
209, David Canady, Germany, 1,775.
210, f-April Lordwittig, Steilacoom, Wash., 1,771.
211, Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., 1,769.
212, n-Mookie Betts, Boston, 1,767.
213, Warren Burr, Wilmington, Del., 1,766.
214, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 1,765.
215, Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 1,764.
216, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,763.
217, n-Bill Fong, Plano, Texas, 1,761.
218, n-Carl-Oskar Palmer, Sweden, 1,756.
219, Wes Newman, Panama City, Fla, 1,753.
220, n-Nelson Sand, Maple Valley. Wash., 1,749.
221 (tie), Harrison Jarvis, San Antonio, Tex, and Mike Watson, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,746.
223, David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,734.
224, Paul LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,729.
225, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 1,728.
226, Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., 1,720.
227, Chad Lusche, Parker, Colo., 1,718.
228, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 1,702.
229, n-Stephen Bennett, Hampton, Va., 1,687.
230, Chen Huang, China, 1,685.
231, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 1,663.
232, Brijesh Patel, Hollywood, Calif., 1,662.
233, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,659.
234, Bryan Osborne, Cypress, Calif., 1,654.
235, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 1,632.
236, Steve Adams, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,630.
237, Christopher Yoshimura, Rochester, Minn., 1,581.
238, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,575.
239, n-Thomas Musante, San Mateo, Calif., 1,531.
240, Adrian McCoy, British Virgin Islands, 1,529.
241 (tie), Matthew Graham, Stockton, Calif., and n-John Leathers, Anaconda, Mont., 1,492.
243, Cody Copeland, Abiline, Texas, 1,456.
244, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 1,420.
245, n-Ken Davis, Sun Valley, Nev., withdrew (injury)

n-denotes non-member; f-denotes female

300 Games (12): Parker Bohn III, Bryon Smith, John Furey, Rhino Page, Adam Barta, Manuel Otalora, Johnathan Bower, Paul Moor, Jesper Svensson, Shuichi Heki, Scott Newell, Jason Sterner.

The GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII field of 246 players set a blistering scoring pace in the first nine-game qualifying round that will lead to the Rolltech PBA World Championship on Thursday, Dec. 17. In Tuesday’s Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game, 199 players averaged 200 or higher, and it required averaging at least 234.67 (PBA50 Tour competitor Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa) to qualify among the top 24 who advanced to Monday’s best-of-five-game match play elimination competition.

PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., got the World Series off to a rousing start with the first of 12 300 games in the Cheetah Championship qualifying round. It was the 105th of his PBA career, improving upon his own record for perfect games bowled in PBA competition.

A PBA WORLD SERIES “ANIMAL PATTERN” PRIMER

Fans who have followed the PBA World Series since its inception in suburban Detroit in 2009 know the essence of the multi-event competition is a series of “animal pattern” lane conditions which serve as qualifying legs culminating with the PBA World Championship. In order to win the PBA World Championship, players must demonstrate a high level of consistency across the different challenges the “animal patterns” present.

Because oiling patterns applied to bowling lanes are invisible for the most part (until the PBA introduced blue dyed oil for televised World Series events in 2013), the so-called animal patterns gave a name to the different lane conditions that players and fans could understand. While the oiling patterns have been adjusted with passing years, the basics remain the same, and the animal patterns that are in play for WSOB VII include:

The Cheetah: PBA’s description says “A cheetah may look harmless, but this speedster has a dangerous side. So does this pattern - with a fast scoring pace and play near the gutter, there's no room for error.” The Cheetah involves applying oil on the lane to a distance of 35 feet. Past WSOB Cheetah champions include Norm Duke (2009), Eugene McCune (2010), Bill O’Neill (2012), Wes Malott (2013) and Anthony Pepe (2014). The Cheetah was not part of the 2011 WSOB.

The Viper: PBA’sdescription says:” A viper strikes with multiple angles of attack. This pattern will challenge players to attack the pins from multiple angles in order to score well.” The Viper pattern involves oiling to a distance of 39 feet. Past WSOB Viper champions include Rhino Page (2009), Bill O’Neill (2010), Stuart Williams (2011), Brad Angelo (2012), Chris Barnes (2013) and Mika Koivuniemi (2014).

The Chameleon: PBA’sdescription says: “Chameleons change color to outsmart their enemies. To excel on this pattern, bowlers must be versatile in many styles of play.” The Chameleon pattern involves oiling to a distance of 43 feet. Past WSOB Chameleon champions include Bill O’Neill (2009), Scott Norton (2010), Jason Belmonte (2011), Scott Norton (2012), Ryan Ciminelli (2013) and Mika Koivuniemi (2014)

The Scorpion: PBA’s description:A scorpion is dangerous and unpredictable, like this pattern. If you can't find the right groove on the lanes, you'll be stung! The Scorpion pattern involves oiling to a distance of 47 feet. Past WSOB Scorpion champions include Mike DeVaney (2009), non-member Yong-Jin Gu (2010), Dom Barrett (2011), Tom Daugherty (2012), Tom Smallwood (2013) and Michael Haugen Jr. (2014).

The PBA World Championship: A specific oiling pattern, to a distance of 41 feet, is used for PBA World Championship match play and television final competition. Past WSOB PBA World Champions include: Tom Smallwood (2009), Chris Barnes (2010), Osku Palermaa (2011), Parker Bohn III (2012), Dom Barrett (2013) and Mike Fagan (2014).

In addition to the distance oil is applied to the lane for each specific event, the distribution of oil across the lane, using very sophisticated lane maintenance equipment, influences angles of attack, ball speed and numerous other decisions bowlers have to make.Instead of being able to see the oil on the lane – and how it is moved around as each round progresses – professional bowlers read the motion of their bowling balls as they travel down the lane in order to make adjustments.

The bottom line is, the PBA World Series of Bowling provides the best test of skill available in the sport. Add the talents of the world’s best players to the playing environment, and you begin to understand why the WSOB is the greatest event in bowling.

ON DECK: PBA CHAMELEON CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY HOTELPLANNER.COM

Next up on the WSOB VII schedule is qualifying for the Chameleon Championship presented by HotelPlanner.com. Qualifying squads will bowl nine-game rounds at 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. (PT) on Thursday, with the top 24 players advancing to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play rounds at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The top eight qualifiers will receive a bye for the first round.

After Tuesday’s Rounds of 24 and 16, the top eight players will bowl the Round of 8 on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 4:30 p.m. with the four winners advancing to the Chameleon Championship bracket finals which will be conducted on Friday, Dec. 18 at the National Bowling Stadium for delayed telecast by ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 3, at 1 p.m. (ET).

Combined 36-game qualifying scores from the nine-game Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championships qualifying rounds will determine the 25 percent of the field who will advance to the six-game Rolltech PBA World Championship cashers’ round at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The top 24 players based on 42-game totals will then advance to the World Championship round-robin match play finals. Three eight-game match play rounds will be contested on the PBA World Championship lane condition on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

After 66 games contested on five different lane conditions, the top five players will advance to the live ESPN stepladder finals which will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT Thursday, Dec. 17.

FOLLOW THE WORLD SERIES ON XTRA FRAME, LIVE SCORING, SOCIAL MEDIA

Bowling fans around the world can follow all of the action in WSOB VII by watching Xtra Frame’s extensive live online coverage of all qualifying and match play rounds, or by checking “live scoring” on pba.com. Additional coverage will be provided on PBA’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, both by PBA staff and a number of players in the field.

In addition to the more than 75 hours of live coverage, Xtra Frame is providing interviews with a variety of bowling industry leaders, coaches and players, both from the U.S. and international representatives, and features which highlight great stories from past World Series.

To subscribe to Xtra Frame, visit pba.com. One-month subscriptions are offered for $7.99 and a full-year XF Season Ticket subscription is only $64.99.

P.S. – An XF Season Ticket might make a nice Christmas gift for the PBA fan in your family.

IT’S FREE: ATTEND WORLD SERIES EVENTS UNTIL ESPN TELEVISION FINALS

Bowling fans are invited to attend all sessions of the World Series, except for the ESPN-televised finals, at no cost. Tickets will be required for the live ESPN finals of the Rolltech PBA World Championship at 4 p.m. local time on Thursday, Dec. 17; for the finals of the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championships on Friday, Dec. 18, and for the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship and PBA Challenge finals on Saturday, Dec. 19. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance by ordering on pba.com.

Until then, there is plenty of action available at no cost. Chameleon Championship presented by HotelPlanner.com squads bowl at 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday. Scorpion Championship presented by Reno-Tahoe USA qualifying squads bowl at 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. The Rolltech PBA World Championship cashers’ round begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by PBA Tri-Regional Open competition at 2:30 and the first round PBA World Championship match play at 5 p.m. Rounding out this week’s WSOB competition will be the Tri-Regional Open match play and finals beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday followed by the final two rounds of PBA World Championship match play at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

WSOB TIDBITS

● The oldest player in the WSOB field is 68-year-old Dave Bernhardt of Romeo, Mich., the founder and owner of Turbo 2-N-1 Grips, and a regular competitor on the PBA50 Tour. The youngest in the field is 15-year-old Trey Ford III, a two-handed player from Bartlesville, Okla. Ford, a non-member, is allowed to bowl with parental consent. He currently bowls as an adult in his hometown.

● The hard-luck player award goes to non-member Ken Davis of Sun Valley, Nev., who sustained an injury in his very first game and was forced to withdraw from the World Series.

PBA QUICK NOTES

● Frank Bellavia of Niagara Falls, Ohio, defeated Aaron Morgan of Olmsted Township, Ohio, 2-0, in a best-of-three-game title match to win his first PBA Regional title in the McKinley Lanes Central Challenge at McKinley Lanes in Niles, Ohio, Sunday. In addition to his first title and a $1,200 prize, Bellavia became eligible to enter the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions in early February in Shawnee, Okla.

● Billy Asbury of Odenton, Md., took advantage of a 2-8-10 split by Greg Ostrander of Freehold, N.J., in the 10th frame to defeat Ostrander, 222-201, for his first PBA title in the MJK Pro Shop/Knob Hill Eastern Challenge at Knob Hill Country Lanes on Saturday in Manalapan, N.J. Needing a mark and good count in his 10th frame, Asbury struck to win $1,500 and qualify for the FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions in early February in Shawnee, Okla.

● South Africa’s Francois Louw, who recently finished second in the QubicaAMF World Cup in Las Vegas, won his first international title in the PBA-World Bowling Tour’s 9th Kingdom International Open in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday. Louw, the top qualifier, lost the opening match to Denmark’s Frederik Ohrgaard, 247-226, but won the second, 247-239, to win the $25,000 first prize. Because he is not a PBA member, Louw does not receive credit for a PBA title.

RENO, Nev. (Dec. 9, 2015)– Hard-throwing left-hander Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y., averaged 233.8 Wednesday to lead qualifying in the Professional Bowlers Association’s GoBowling.com Viper Championship presented by Xtra Frame at the National Bowling Stadium while England’s Stuart Williams assumed the early lead in Rolltech PBA World Championship qualifying.

Ciminelli, who is trying to become the PBA’s first three-time title winner in 2015, rolled games of 190, 279, 224, 217, 245, 257, 247, 225 and 221 to pace the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII field of 246 players through the nine-game Viper qualifying event. In October Ciminelli won the PBA Xtra Frame Las Vegas Open for his third PBA Tour title and he then won his first major title in early November in the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open.

“I made about four ball changes that first (190) game,” Ciminelli said. “I had a plan, but the lane condition wasn’t allowing me to do what I wanted. Then I picked up the magic ball and that was pretty much it. I could do what I wanted.

“The condition was similar to the modified Viper pattern I won on in Las Vegas in October, so I was able to come in with the same game plan, same equipment, same philosophy and it worked. I was a little worried about this condition in practice, but once I picked up the right ball, that was it.”

Williams, who became the first player from his country to win a title when he won the 2011 Viper Championship, averaged 229.6 Wednesday to finish with 2,067 pins, 38 behind Ciminelli. But he had the same kind of doubts coming into the round.

“Last night we were talking about the Viper and I had no idea what I was going to do,” Williams said. “In practice Monday, the condition was really difficult, but the guess I made today worked out. The length of (oiling) pattern (39 feet) seems to work out well with my ball roll.”

After finishing sixth in the Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game on Tuesday, Williams’ performance in the Viper qualifying round gave him the lead in Rolltech PBA World Championship qualifying with an 18-game total of 4,258 pins. With the Chameleon and Scorpion qualifying rounds yet to be contested over the next two days, Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., was in second place in World Championship qualifying with a 4,225 pinfall total.

“It’s been a really good start to the week,” Williams said.

The Viper Championship is the second of four qualifying legs leading into the PBA World Championship. It also is the second of five PBA Tour title events that are part of the 14-day GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy. Ciminelli and Williams will held the field of 24 qualifiers who will advance to the Viper Championship best-of-five-game match play elimination rounds next Monday.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, who is making his debut in professional bowling competition this week, had a solid round in the Viper event with two exceptions, rolling games of 210, 204, 148, 201, 186, 195, 149, 207 and 237 for a 1,737 total – finishing in a tie for 148th place. The two 140 games dropped his overall average to 193 for the round.

“I got lost for two or three games,” the 23-year-old Betts said, “but it was a good learning experience. I kind of have an idea of what to do moving forward.

“On Tuesday we played on the outside of the lane (in the Cheetah Championship). Today we played a deep inside angle and ball speed was really important,” he continued. “That’s one thing I haven’t paid much attention to in practice, so I’m learning as we go. Those spares, man – you really underestimate them and that’s the important thing. You have to learn to go hard and straight – but that’s something I’ll have to work on.”

Betts said he hasn’t experienced any physical issues because he’s been working out at home to get ready for the baseball season, “so that makes it pretty easy. My hand is a little sore, but I’ll get over it.”

GEICO WSOB VII competition continues Thursday with the nine-game qualifying round in the PBA Chameleon Championship presented by HotelPlanner.com. The top 24 players in each of four “animal pattern” championships advance to best-of-five-game match play elimination rounds that will take place next Monday and Tuesday. The top 61 players based on composite 36-game pinfall totals for the four animal pattern qualifying legs will advance to the cashers’ round of the Rolltech PBA World Championship on Saturday.

All qualifying and match play rounds of the World Series of Bowling will be covered live, exclusively by PBA’s online video streaming service, Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link. Real-time results also will be posted on pba.com under its “live scoring” link.

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National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Wednesday

Final Qualifying Standings (after nine games; top 24 advance to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play next Monday; top 8 receive a first round bye):

1, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,105.
2, Stuart Williams, England, 2,067.
3, Patrick Girard, Canada, 2,061.
4, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 2,054.
5, Magnus Johnson Jr., Sweden, 2,040.
6, Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., 2,030.
7, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 2,017.
8, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 2,011.
9 (tie), Daisuke Nakamura, Japan, and Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 2,007.
11, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 2,001.
12, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,999.
13, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 1,996.
14, n-Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 1,981.
15, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,980.
16, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,978.
17, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 1,975.
18, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,974.
19, Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 1,973.
20, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 1,969.
21, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 1,967.
22, Anthony LaCaze, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 1,965.
23, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 1,963.
24, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,962.

Other Cashers:
25, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,959, $600.
26, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,958, $600.
27, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 1,952, $600.
28, Markus Jansson, Sweden, 1,951, $600.
29, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,950, $500.
30, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 1,948, $500.
31, Tobias Boerding, Germany, 1,944, $500.
32 (tie), David Maycock, Bermuda, and Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1,941, $250.
Failed to Cash:

34, Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 1,936.
35 (tie), n-Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., and Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,933.
37, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,929.
38, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,927.
39, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1,926.
40, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,925.
41, Paul Moor, England, 1,924.
42, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,922.
43, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 1,920.
44, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,914.
45 (tie), Sam Cooley, Australia, and Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,909.
47, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 1,908.
48 (tie), Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa.; n-Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., and n-Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 1,906.
51, Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 1,904.
52 (tie), T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., and Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,901.
54, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,900.
55, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,896.
56, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 1,894.
57, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,891.
58, Ryan Graywacz, Feeding Hills, Mass., 1,890.
59 (tie), Matthew McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., and Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,888.
61 (tie), Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and Joseph Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 1,887.
63 (tie), Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, and Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 1,886.
65, Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 1,883.
66, Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., 1,880.
67, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,875.
68, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 1,874.
69, n-Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 1,873.
70, f-Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 1,871.
71 (tie), Brad Miller, Maryland Hts, Mo., and Matt Dammann, Canada, 1,870.
73, Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., 1,867.
74 (tie), Dom Barrett, England, and Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,865.
76, Pascal Winternheimer, Germany, 1,863.
77 (tie), Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, and Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,856.
79, n-Bill Fong, Plano, Texas, 1,854.
80, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 1,853.
81 (tie), Richie Teece, England, and n-Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 1,849.
83, A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,848.
84, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 1,847.
85, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 1,845.
86, n-Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., 1,843.
87, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 1,839.
88 (tie), n-Christopher Sand, St Clair Shores, Mich., and Jordan Jung, Canada, 1,838.
90, Josh Conner, Columbus, Ohio, 1,837.
91 (tie), Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., and Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,836.
93, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,834.
94 (tie), Chuck Tillson, Santa Rosa, Calif.; n-Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, and Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 1,833.
97, Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 1,828.
98, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,820.
99, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 1,817.
100 (tie), Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., and Peng Zhang, China, 1,815.
102 (tie), Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., and Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, 1,814.
104 (tie), Jeremy Mooney, West Palm Beach, Fla., and n-Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 1,813.
106, Carsten Hansen, Denmark, 1,812.
107, n-Eric Fritton, Waukesha, Wis., 1,807.
108 (tie), Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., and Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., 1,802.
110, n-Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 1,800.
111, n-Carlos Tobon, Colombia, 1,797.
112 (tie), Santiago Mejia, Colombia, and Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,794.
114, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 1,793.
115, Toby Contreras, Lee's Summit, Mo., 1,792.
116, David Canady, Germany, 1,790.
117 (tie), Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., and Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,788.
119, Luke Matthys, Whitestown, Ind., 1,787.
120, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 1,786.
121 (tie), Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, and Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,784.
123 (tie), Will Vidulich, Parsippany, N.J.; Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., and Shota Kawazoe, Japan, 1,782.
126, Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 1,780.
127 (tie), Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., and n-Jason Munkberg, Redding, Calif., 1,778.
129, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,777.
130, n-Benjamin Canfield, Tempe, Ariz., 1,776.
131, n-Jianchao Du, China, 1,773.
132, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 1,765.
133 (tie), Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., and Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 1,761.
135 (tie), John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y.; Scott Robertson, Australia, and Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,758.
138, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 1,757.
139, Chris Arcaro, Wilmington, N.C., 1,756.
140 (tie), n-Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, and David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,754.
142, David Shinn, West Columbia, S.C., 1,753.
143 (tie), Zhongli Mi, China; Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., and Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,746.
146, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 1,744.
147, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 1,743.
148 (tie), n-Mookie Betts, Boston, and Chad Lusche, Parker, Colo., 1,737.
150, n-Chris Drewes, Wichita, Kan., 1,736.
151, Derek Handy, Redmond, Wash., 1,733.
152, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, 1,729.
153, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,728.
154, n-Wankang Qi, China, 1,727.
155, Jonathan Sellers, Stratford, Conn., 1,724.
156 (tie), Eddy Smith, Stanwood, Wash.; Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., and Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 1,723.
159, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,721.
160, Andrew Suscreba, Clifton, N.J., 1,718.
161, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 1,717.
162, n-David Labinski, Milwaukee, 1,713.
163, Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., 1,710.
164, n-Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 1,709.
165 (tie), J.T. Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Zhiyong Wang, China, 1,708.
167, Shuichi Heki, Japan, 1,707.
168 (tie), Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, and Hashim Guinomla, Philippines, 1,706.
170, f-Inngellimar Beasley, Venezuela, 1,703.
171, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 1,702.
172, Bob Spaulding, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,700.
173, Joachim Karlsson, Sweden, 1,698.
174 (tie), Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., and ss-Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 1,697.
176 (tie), Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., and Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., 1,696.
178, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,695.
179, Chris Colella, Templeton, Mass., 1,694.
180 (tie), f-Yuka Tsuchiya, Japan, and f-Liz Kuhlkin, Rotterdam, N.Y., 1,692.
182 (tie), Pat Nolan, Japan, and n-Anton Ahlgren, Sweden, 1,691.
184, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 1,687.
185, n-Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 1,686.
186, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 1,683.
187, Adam Ferri, Jeannette, Pa., 1,682.
188, Casey Knutson, Femley, Nev., 1,681.
189, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 1,680.
190, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 1,679.
191, f-April Lordwittig, Steilacoom, Wash., 1,677.
192, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,675.
193, Alvar Cardona, Spain, 1,674.
194, Bryan Osborne, Cypress, Calif., 1,669.
195, Warren Burr, Wilmington, Del., 1,667.
196 (tie), Shigeo Saitoh, Japan; n-Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., and Akiko Suzuki, Japan, 1,664.
199, Chen Huang, China, 1,663.
200, Harrison Jarvis, San Antonio, Tex, 1,662.
201, Will Barnes, Wichita, Kan., 1,659.
202, Terrance Bright, Atlanta, 1,658.
203, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,656.
204, f-Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 1,655.
205, Jonathan Hocsman, Argentina, 1,650.
206, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,641.
207, Steve Adams, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,637.
208, Joonas Jahi, Finland, 1,636.
209, Paul LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,630.
210 (tie), Shawn Maldonado, Houston; Jeff Roche, Dearborn, Mich., and n-Carl-Oskar Palmer, Sweden, 1,625.
213 (tie), Cody Copeland, Abiline, Texas, and Mark Fennell, Seattle, 1,620.
215 (tie), Cris Ferreira, Visalia, Calif., and Roger Koplin Jr., Carson City, Nev., 1,618.
217, f-Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 1,617.
218 (tie), Clint Land, Houston, and Lin Yao, China, 1,614.
220, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,608.
221, Junia Yoshida, Japan, 1,602.
222 (tie), Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, and n-Michael Villarreal, Lakewood, Calif., 1,597.
224, Will Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,596.
225, Mateo Hernandez, Argentina, 1,593.
226 (tie), John Austin Jr., Friendswood, Texas, and Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 1,591.
228, n-Stephen Bennett, Hampton, Va., 1,582.
229, n-Michael Duran, Banning, Calif., 1,579.
230, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,578.
231, n-Harold Hill Jr., San Diego, 1,576.
232, Christopher Yoshimura, Rochester, Minn., 1,575.
233, n-Nelson Sand, Maple Valley. Wash., 1,574.
234, Wes Newman, Panama City, Fla, 1,560.
235, Brijesh Patel, Hollywood, Calif., 1,553.
236, Mike Watson, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,545.
237, Tommy Barna, Westminster, Md., 1,529.
238, n-Thomas Musante, San Mateo, Calif., 1,496.
239, Adrian McCoy, British Virgin Islands, 1,488.
240, Matthew Graham, Stockton, Calif., 1,479.
241, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 1,350.
242, n-John Leathers, Anaconda, Mont., 1,334.
Withdrew: Vincent Balisky, Elmhurst, N.Y., and Matthew O'Grady, Matawan, N.J.

n-denotes non-member; f-denotes female

300 Games: Warren Crawford.

ROLLTECH PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Wednesday

Qualifying Standings (top 100 after 18 of 36 games; top 61 after 36 games advance to cashers’ round on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT):

1, Stuart Williams, England, 4,258.
2, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 4,225.
3, Patrick Girard, Canada, 4,186.
4, Sam Cooley, Australia, 4,181.
5, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 4,164.
6, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 4,132.
7, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 4,127.
8, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 4,118.
9, Paul Moor, England, 4,111.
10, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 4,106.
11, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 4,102.
12, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 4,101.
13, Magnus Johnson Jr., Sweden, 4,097.
14, Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., 4,090.
15 (tie), Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., and Markus Jansson, Sweden, 4,088.
17, n-Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 4,086.
18, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 4,074.
19, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 4,055.
20, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 4,041.
21, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 4,034.
22, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 4,032.
23, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 4,026.
24, Matthew McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 4,020.
25, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 4,013.
26, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 4,001.
27, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 4,000.
28, Ryan Graywacz, Feeding Hills, Mass., 3,993.
29, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 3,992.
30, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 3,989.
31, Anthony LaCaze, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 3,984.
32, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 3,980.
33, n-Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 3,978.
34, Daisuke Nakamura, Japan, 3,974.
35 (tie), Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, and Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 3,971.
37, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 3,963.
38 (tie), Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., and Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,960.
40 (tie), Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., and Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,957.
42, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,955.
43, n-Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 3,953.
44 (tie), T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., and Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 3,943.
46, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 3,942.
47, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 3,940.
48, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,938.
49, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 3,936.
50, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,935.
51, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,934.
52 (tie), Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., and Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 3,933.
54, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 3,931.
55, n-Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 3,928.
56, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 3,923.
57, Tobias Boerding, Germany, 3,916.
58, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 3,913.
59 (tie), Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,911.
61, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,910.
62, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 3,909.
63, Richie Teece, England, 3,898.
64, Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., 3,897.
65, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3,888.
66, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 3,885.
67, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 3,884.
68, n-Benjamin Canfield, Tempe, Ariz., 3,880.
69, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 3,877.
70, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 3,869.
71, Joseph Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 3,867.
72, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3,859.
73, Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 3,856.
74, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,854.
75, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 3,850.
76, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 3,845.
77, n-Eric Fritton, Waukesha, Wis., 3,842.
78, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 3,840.
79 (tie), Osku Palermaa, Finland, and Carsten Hansen, Denmark, 3,837.
81, Brad Miller, Maryland Hts, Mo., 3,833.
82, Josh Conner, Columbus, Ohio, 3,830.
83, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,827.
84, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,823.
85, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,821.
86, Dom Barrett, England, 3,815.
87, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,809.
88, Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, 3,808.
89, Pascal Winternheimer, Germany, 3,803.
90, Zhongli Mi, China, 3,802.
91 (tie), Nobuhito Fujii, Japan; Santiago Mejia, Colombia, and PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 3,801.
94, f-Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 3,799.
95, n-Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., 3,798.
96 (tie), n-Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., and Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 3,792.
98, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 3,790.
99 (tie), n-Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas; n-Christopher Sand, St Clair Shores, Mich., and Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 3,789.

Seven bowlers from the People’s Republic of China, “graduates” of the Longmarch Pioneers League program created by Frank Zhao, are participating in the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII. A group of six players made China’s first appearance in PBA competition a year ago. Along with the players visiting Reno is a contingent of Chinese administrative leaders who are working with Zhao to expand bowling’s presence in the world’s most populous country.

Players who are competing in the World Series include Huang Chen, Yao Lin, Zhang Peng, Du Jianchao (who uses the “helicopter” or “spinner” technique that is popular in several Asian Rim countries), traditional left-hander Mi Zhongli (who finished 50th in Tuesday’s Cheetah Championship qualifying round – China’s best finish thus far), Wang Zhiyong, and 21-year-old lefty Qi Wankang, who is being hailed as one of China’s emerging stars.

By participating in Zhao’s Longmarch Pioneers League, players establish minimum 200 averages which allow them to apply for PBA membership. By bowling in the WSOB, the players are expanding their bowling knowledge and experience to take home where they are literally serving as “pioneers” in helping develop the next generation of Chinese bowlers.

Beyond the competitors, the 2015 delegation includes a group of leaders officially sent by the China Sports Bureau General, the top administrative body of all sports in China, to meet with PBA’s leaders along with USBC and BPAA leaders during a side trip to Arlington, Texas. The administrative group includes Mr. Shi, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Bowling Association; Mr. Huang, CBA Deputy Secretary; Mr. Wang, Executive Manager of Bowling, China Sports Bureau; Mr. Jia, CBB’s head coach, and Zhao, who is president of Longmarch Bowling along with leading the delegation.

EX-MLB ALL-STAR JOHN BURKETT IMPRESSED WITH MOOKIE BETTS’ DEBUT IN PBA COMPETITION

Former major league all-star pitcher John Burkett, who concluded his major league career as a member of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff, and recently concluded a successful “rookie” season on the PBA50 Tour, is an avid Xtra Frame viewer and PBA fan. He’s been following the GEICO WSOB VII, and here’s his take on Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts’ debut in PBA competition posted on Twitter Wednesday:

“I get tired of athletes from other sports claiming they can bowl. They always stink. I have respect for Mookie Betts. Kid has some game…”

ON DECK: PBA SCORPION CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY RENO-TAHOE USA

Next up on the WSOB VII schedule is qualifying for the Scorpion Championship presented by Reno-Tahoe USA. Qualifying squads will bowl nine-game squads at 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. (PT) on Friday at the National Bowling Stadium, with the top 24 players advancing to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play rounds at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The top eight qualifiers will receive a bye for the first round of Tuesday’s elimination matches.

After Tuesday’s Rounds of 24 and 16, the eight survivors will bowl the Round of 8 on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. with the four winners advancing to the ESPN bracket finals which will be conducted on Friday, Dec. 18 at the National Bowling Stadium for delayed telecast by ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. (ET).

Combined 36-game qualifying scores from the nine-game Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championships qualifying rounds will determine the 25 percent of the field who will advance to the six-game Rolltech PBA World Championship cashers’ round at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The top 24 players based on 42-game totals will then advance to the World Championship round-robin match play finals. Three eight-game match play rounds will be contested on the PBA World Championship lane condition on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

After 66 games contested on five different lane conditions, the top five players will advance to the live ESPN stepladder finals which will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT Thursday, Dec. 17.

FOLLOW THE WORLD SERIES ON XTRA FRAME, LIVE SCORING, SOCIAL MEDIA

Bowling fans around the world can follow all of the action in WSOB VII by watching Xtra Frame’s more than 75 hours of live online coverage of all qualifying and match play rounds, or by checking “live scoring” on pba.com. Additional coverage will be provided on PBA’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, both by PBA staff and a number of players in the field.

To subscribe to Xtra Frame, visit pba.com. One-month subscriptions are offered for $7.99 and a full-year XF Season Ticket subscription is only $64.99.

IT’S FREE: ATTEND WORLD SERIES EVENTS UNTIL ESPN TELEVISION FINALS

Bowling fans are invited to attend all sessions of the World Series, except for the ESPN-televised finals, at no cost. Tickets will be required for the live ESPN finals of the Rolltech PBA World Championship at 4 p.m. local time on Thursday, Dec. 17; for the finals of the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championships on Friday, Dec. 18, and for the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship and PBA Challenge finals on Saturday, Dec. 19. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance by ordering on pba.com.

Until then, there is plenty of action available at no cost. Scorpion Championship presented by Reno-Tahoe USA qualifying squads bowl at 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. The Rolltech PBA World Championship cashers’ round begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by PBA Tri-Regional Open competition at 2:30 and the first round PBA World Championship match play at 5 p.m. Rounding out this week’s WSOB competition will be the Tri-Regional Open match play and finals beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday followed by the final two rounds of PBA World Championship match play at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

RENO, Nev. – Sweden’s Jesper Svensson averaged a stunning 247 to win the qualifying round of the Professional Bowlers Association’s Chameleon Championship presented by HotelPlanner.com Thursday in the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy at the National Bowling Stadium.

The Chameleon Championship is the third of four PBA “animal pattern” championships that serve as qualifying legs of the Rolltech PBA World Championship.

Svensson, who is trying for his second PBA Tour title and first on American soil, fired games of 226, 279, 204, 246, 247, 259, 268, 235 and 259 for a 2,223 total to race into a 62-pin lead over Denmark’s Thomas Larsen. After making his professional debut in PBA WSOB VI in Las Vegas last fall, the slender 20-year-old won his first PBA title in the PBA International-World Bowling Tour Kingdom of Bahrain Open in March.

“I actually got lined up in the first game,” Svensson said of Thursday’s round. “I had some problems early in the third game, but I got some strikes late and saved it. After that, it was pretty good.”

Like most of the emerging young two-handed players, Svensson said he started bowling with two hands at a very young age because “I couldn’t throw the ball with one hand, so I used two, and I continued on. I’ve been a full-time bowler for a year now. I like coming to the World Series because it’s a good learning experience. It’s great to be here. I’m going to come back for many years.”

After three animal pattern qualifying rounds to make the 61-player cut for the Rolltech PBA World Championship, England’s Stuart Williams was bowling at a 236.5 pace to take a 103-pin lead over Canada’s Patrick Girard. Rookie Jakob Butturff of Chandler, Ariz., was in third place followed by 2013 PBA Rookie of the Year EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., and two-time 2015 title winner Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y. Friday’s nine-game Scorpion Championship round will determine the cashers for the World Championship.

Thursday’s Chameleon round proved to be the most challenging for Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, who is bowling in professional competition for the first time in Reno. Betts averaged 190.2 for the round, finishing in a tie for 204th place in the 246-player field.

“I was really frustrated with myself,” Betts said. “My mechanics aren’t good. I’d throw it good for a while, but I was not very consistent. I feel like I’m understanding what I need to do, but physically I’m not repeating shots and you can’t compete in any sport if you can’t repeat. That’s what I’m really frustrated about.”

The top 24 players in each of the four “animal pattern” championships that are part of the WSOB advance to best-of-five-game match play elimination rounds that will take place next Monday and Tuesday. The top 61 players based on 36-game pinfall totals after the four animal pattern legs will advance to the cashers’ round of the PBA World Championship on Saturday.

All qualifying and match play rounds of the WSOB are being covered live, exclusively by PBA’s online video streaming service, Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link. Real-time results also will be posted on pba.com under its “live scoring” link.

CHAMELEON CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY HOTELPLANNER.COM

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Thursday

Final Qualifying Standings (after nine games; top 24 advance to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play Tuesday, Dec. 15; top 8 receive first round bye):

1, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 2,223.
2, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 2,161.
3, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 2,154.
4, Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., 2,130.
5, Stuart Williams, England, 2,128.
6 (tie), n-Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., and Pascal Winternheimer, Germany, 2,121.
8, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 2,119.
9, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 2,114.
10, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 2,100.
11, Matthew McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 2,098.
12, Patrick Girard, Canada, 2,087.
13, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 2,084.
14, n-Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 2,078.
15, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2,066.
16, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,058.
17 (tie), Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y.; Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., and Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 2,055.
20, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,054.
21, n-Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., 2,051.
22, n-Chris Drewes, Wichita, Kan., 2,049.
23, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,048.
24, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 2,047.

Other Cashers:
25, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 2,046, $600.
26, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 2,043, $600.
27, Dom Barrett, England, 2,037, $600.
28, n-Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., 2,030, $600.
29, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 2,020, $500.
30, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 2,018, $500.
31, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 2,017, $500.
32, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,010, $500.

Failed to Cash:
33, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 2,009.
34, Tobias Boerding, Germany, 2,008.
35 (tie), Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., and Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 2,007.
37, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 2,006.
38, Ryan Graywacz, Feeding Hills, Mass., 2,004.
39, n-Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 2,003.
40, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 1,999.
41 (tie), Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., and Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 1,992.
43 (tie), Manuel Otalora, Colombia, and Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,986.
45, n-Anton Ahlgren, Sweden, 1,983.
46, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 1,982.
47, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,980.
48, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,979.
49, n-Christopher Sand, St Clair Shores, Mich, 1,978.
50, n-Wankang Qi, China, 1,977.
51, Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., 1,973.
52, Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., 1,968.
53, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 1,963.
54, Joseph Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 1,959.
55 (tie), Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., and Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,956.
57, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 1,955.
58, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,954.
59, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,951.
60, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,949.
61, Carsten Hansen, Denmark, 1,948.
62 (tie), Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., and T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., 1,947.
64, David Maycock, Bermuda, 1,945.
65, Paul Moor, England, 1,943.
66, Paul LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,942.
67, n-Erik Vermilyea, Eagan, Minn., 1,939.
68 (tie), Daisuke Nakamura, Japan; Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., and Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,938.
71 (tie), Hashim Guinomla, Philippines, and n-Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 1,937.
73, Zhongli Mi, China, 1,933.
74, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 1,930.
75, Chris Arcaro, Wilmington, N.C., 1,928.
76 (tie), Shota Kawazoe, Japan; n-Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, and Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 1,927.
79, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,921.
80, n-Eric Fritton, Waukesha, Wis., 1,920.
81 (tie), Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,919.
83, J.T. Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 1,915.
84, Clint Land, Houston, 1,913.
85 (tie), Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., and Andrew Suscreba, Clifton, N.J., 1,912.
87, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 1,911.
88 (tie), Santiago Mejia, Colombia, and Will Barnes, Wichita, Kan., 1,909.
90 (tie), Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, and Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,908.
92, Joonas Jahi, Finland, 1,907.
93, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,906.
94, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,901.
95, n-Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 1,892.
96 (tie), Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., and Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,891.
98, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,890.
99, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,889.
100 (tie), Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, and Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 1,886.
102 (tie), f-Inngellimar Beasley, Venezuela, and Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,883.
104, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,882.
105 (tie), Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., and John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 1,879.
107, Cris Ferreira, Visalia, Calif., 1,876.
108, Eddy Smith, Stanwood, Wash., 1,874.
109 (tie), Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., and Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,872.
111, Joachim Karlsson, Sweden, 1,869.
112 (tie), Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y.; Terrance Bright, Atlanta, and f-Liz Kuhlkin, Rotterdam, N.Y., 1,866.
115 (tie), n-Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., and Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 1,864.
117 (tie), Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., and n-Carlos Tobon, Colombia, 1,863.
119 (tie), n-Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., and Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 1,862.
121 (tie), Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., and Anthony LaCaze, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 1,859.
123 (tie), Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., and Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 1,858.
125, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,857.
126, Casey Knutson, Femley, Nev., 1,854.
127, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,853.
128, Magnus Johnson Jr., Sweden, 1,851.
129, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,849.
130, Jeremy Mooney, West Palm Beach, Fla., 1,848.
131, Sam Cooley, Australia, 1,847.
132 (tie), Jonathan Sellers, Stratford, Conn., and Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,844.
134, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 1,843.
135, David Canady, Germany, 1,841.
136, Markus Jansson, Sweden, 1,840.
137 (tie), Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., and n-Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 1,838.
139, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 1,836.
140 (tie), Shuichi Heki, Japan, and Brad Miller, Maryland Hts, Mo., 1,833.
142, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,832.
143 (tie), Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio; Richie Teece, England, and n-Jianchao Du, China, 1,831.
146, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,830.
147 (tie), Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind.; Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Josh Conner, Columbus, Ohio, 1,828.
150, Pat Nolan, Japan, 1,827.
151 (tie), Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., and Will Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,825.
153, A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,824.
154, Chad Lusche, Parker, Colo., 1,821.
155, n-Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 1,820.
156, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,817.
157, Jordan Jung, Canada, 1,815.
158, Zhiyong Wang, China, 1,814.
159, f-Yuka Tsuchiya, Japan, 1,812.
160, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,811.
161 (tie), Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., and Jonathan Hocsman, Argentina, 1,808.
163, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,807.
164, Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., 1,806.
165, Luke Matthys, Whitestown, Ind., 1,804.
166, Lin Yao, China, 1,802.
167, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 1,799.
168 (tie), Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, and Chen Huang, China, 1,797.
170, n-Jason Munkberg, Redding, Calif., 1,796.
171, Toby Contreras, Lee's Summit, Mo., 1,795.
172, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 1,792.
173, Shigeo Saitoh, Japan, 1,786.
174, n-Benjamin Canfield, Tempe, Ariz., 1,785.
175, Harrison Jarvis, San Antonio, Tex, 1,781.
176, f-Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 1,780.
177, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,778.
178, Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., 1,774.
179, Chuck Tillson, Santa Rosa, Calif., 1,773.
180, Bob Spaulding, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,769.
181, Will Vidulich, Parsippany, N.J., 1,768.
182, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 1,767.
183 (tie), John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., and Christopher Yoshimura, Rochester, Minn., 1,766.
185, Junia Yoshida, Japan, 1,762.
186 (tie), Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., and Scott Robertson, Australia, 1,758.
188, Adam Ferri, Jeannette, Pa., 1,751.
189 (tie), Warren Burr, Wilmington, Del., and Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 1,750.
191 (tie), Cody Copeland, Abilene, Texas, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,749.
193, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,747.
194, f-Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 1,744.
195, John Austin Jr., Friendswood, Texas, 1,742.
196 (tie), f-Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., and Chris Colella, Templeton, Mass., 1,739.
198, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 1,738.
199, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 1,735.
200, Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 1,730.
201, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 1,728.
202, n-Michael Villarreal, Lakewood, Calif., 1,727.
203, David Shinn, West Columbia, S.C., 1,714.
204 (tie), n-David Labinski, Milwaukee, and n-Mookie Betts, Boston, 1,712.
206, Brijesh Patel, Hollywood, Calif., 1,706.
207 (tie), Armando Santacruz, Ecuador; Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., and f-April Lord Wittig, Steilacoom, Wash., 1,702.
210, Bryan Osborne, Cypress, Calif., 1,699.
211, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 1,698.
212 (tie), Derek Handy, Redmond, Wash., and n-Carl-Oskar Palmer, Sweden, 1,695.
214 (tie), Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C.; David Haynes, Las Vegas, and Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 1,685.
217, n-Nelson Sand, Maple Valley. Wash., 1,682.
218, Alvar Cardona, Spain, 1,678.
219, Matt Dammann, Canada, 1,677.
220, Peng Zhang, China, 1,670.
221, Wes Newman, Panama City, Fla, 1,668.
222 (tie), Mark Fennell, Seattle, and n-Stephen Bennett, Hampton, Va., 1,661.
224, David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,658.
225, Steve Adams, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,655.
226, n-Bill Fong, Plano, Texas, 1,651.
227, Mateo Hernandez, Argentina, 1,645.
228, Jeff Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 1,641.
229, n-Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 1,610.
230, Mike Watson, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,599.
231, Akiko Suzuki, Japan, 1,592.
232, n-Harold Hill Jr., San Diego, 1,569.
233, Tommy Barna, Westminster, Md., 1,562.
234, n-Thomas Musante, San Mateo, Calif., 1,547.
235, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 1,545.
236, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, 1,515.
237, n-Michael Duran, Banning, Calif., 1,491.
238, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 1,472.
239, Adrian McCoy, British Virgin Islands, 1,467.
240, Matthew Graham, Stockton, Calif., 1,466.
241, n-John Leathers, Anaconda, Mont., 1,464.
(Five players have withdrawn)

n-denotes non-member; f-denotes female

300 Games: Zeke Bayt.

ROLLTECH PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Thursday

Qualifying Standings (after 27 games in Cheetah, Viper and Chameleon Championships; top 61 after 36 games advance to cashers’ round on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT):

1, Stuart Williams, England, 6,386.
2, Patrick Girard, Canada, 6,273.
3, Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., 6,220.
4, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 6,186.
5, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 6,181.
6, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 6,165.
7, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 6,143.
8 (tie), Thomas Larsen, Denmark, and Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 6,141.
10, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 6,140.
11, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 6,139.
12, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 6,123.
13, Matthew McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 6,118.
14, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 6,087.
15, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 6,083.
16, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 6,055.
17, Paul Moor, England, 6,054.
18 (tie), Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., and Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 6,053.
20, n-Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 6,049.
21, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 6,047.
22, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 6,043.
23, n-Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 6,031.
24, Sam Cooley, Australia, 6,028.
25, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 6,021.
26, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 6,012.
27, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 6,008.
28, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 6,007.
29, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 6,000.
30, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 5,998.
31, Ryan Graywacz, Feeding Hills, Mass., 5,997.
32, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 5,979.
32, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 5,979.
34, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 5,976.
35, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 5,953.
36, n-Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 5,950.
37, Magnus Johnson Jr., Sweden, 5,948.
38, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 5,946.
39, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 5,932.
40, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 5,931.
41, Markus Jansson, Sweden, 5,928.
42 (tie), Pascal Winternheimer, Germany, and Tobias Boerding, Germany, 5,924.
44, Daisuke Nakamura, Japan, 5,912.
45, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 5,899.
46 (tie), Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, and T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., 5,890.
48, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 5,887.
49, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,876.
50, n-Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 5,870.
51, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 5,862.
52, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,860.
53, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 5,857.
54, Dom Barrett, England, 5,852.
55 (tie), n-Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev.; Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., and Anthony LaCaze, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 5,843.
58, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 5,837.
59 (tie), Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., and Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 5,833.
61, n-Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., 5,828.
62, Joseph Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 5,826.
63, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 5,823.
64, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 5,818.
65, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 5,817.
66, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 5,813.
67, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 5,807.
68, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 5,801.
69, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 5,800.
70, Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 5,799.
71, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 5,787.
72, Carsten Hansen, Denmark, 5,785.
73, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 5,776.
74, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 5,768.
75, n-Christopher Sand, St Clair Shores, Mich, 5,767.
76, n-Eric Fritton, Waukesha, Wis., 5,762.
77, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 5,754.
78, Zhongli Mi, China, 5,735.
79 (tie), Richie Teece, England, and Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 5,729.
81, n-Erik Vermilyea, Eagan, Minn., 5,728.
82, David Maycock, Bermuda, 5,726.
83, n-Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 5,724.
84, n-Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 5,722.
85, Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 5,720.
86, Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., 5,711.
87, Santiago Mejia, Colombia, 5,710.
88 (tie), Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., and Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 5,703.
90, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 5,701.
91, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 5,698.
92 (tie), n-Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, and Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, 5,694.
94 (tie), n-Chris Drewes, Wichita, Kan., and Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 5,687.
96, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 5,682.
97, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 5,678.
98, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 5,677.
99, Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., 5,671.
100 (tie), Shota Kawazoe, Japan, and Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 5,670.

RENO, Nev. – Anthony Simonsen of Princeton, Texas, has a chance to tie Norm Duke’s record as the youngest bowler in history to win a Professional Bowlers Association Tour title, after leading qualifying in the PBA Scorpion Championship presented by Reno-Tahoe USA Friday at the National Bowling Stadium, and advancing into the cashers’ round of the Rolltech PBA World Championship.

Simonsen, a two-handed player, averaged 241.2 for his nine games on the PBA’s Scorpion lane condition Friday behind games of 216, 279, 226, 233, 217, 233, 290, 240 and 237. His 2,171 total led the top 24 qualifiers into the five-game Scorpion Championship match play elimination rounds on Tuesday.

In the interim, Simonsen has a chance to win his first PBA Tour title if he can reach stepladder finals of the Rolltech PBA World Championship which will be televised live on ESPN next Thursday. As the 25th qualifier heading into the World Championship cashers’ and match play rounds Saturday and Sunday, he has work to do to qualify among the top five TV finalists, but a title on Thursday would match Duke’s youngest titlist record at age 18 years, 345 days, which Duke set when he won the 1983 Cleveland Open.

“That’s a little extra flame for my fire,” Simonsen said Friday after overtaking Japan’s Nobuhito Fujii for the Scorpion lead by 49 pins.

“The first couple of days at the World Series weren’t very good physically, and yesterday I missed the match play cut (in the Chameleon Championship) by a pin,” Simonsen said. “That was disappointing and gave me a little more fuel today. I had a number in mind I wanted to post today to get me into the World Championship field, and I exceeded that.

“Whether or not I can get the youngest title might bother me for a while, but I’m here to bowl for a title, period. It doesn’t matter whether I’m 60 or whatever.”

If Simonsen can’t tie Duke’s record on Thursday, he has a chance to become the second-oldest titlist if he can win the Scorpion Championship and, if that doesn’t happen, Simonsen and partner Connor Pickford of Charlotte, N.C., are top qualifiers for the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship that will be decided next Saturday.

Among the 60 players standing in Simonsen’s way in the World Championship field is England’s Stuart Williams, who won his first and only PBA Tour title in the 2011 Viper Championship in Las Vegas. Williams joined an elite group of players who have qualified among the top 24 match play finalists in all four animal pattern events in the seven-year history of the WSOB, and by doing so, he rolled into the 36-game Rolltech PBA World Championship qualifying lead.

Williams qualified 14th in Friday’s Scorpion round, the final “animal pattern” qualifying leg leading into the PBA World Championship, for an overall total of 8,407 pins – a 233.5 average for 36 games in the four qualifying legs. WSOB VII is easily his best World Series performance since being one of the first international players to bowl in the inaugural WSOB in Detroit in 2009.

“I’m ecstatic,” the 34-year-old Williams said. “(The Scorpion) was definitely my weakest pattern so to be 221 pins over (a 200 average) today was great.

“It’s the most consistent World Series I’ve ever had. I tend to make my preparations for the year around the World Series, and I’ve previously had good results for two or three days, but never all four,” he added. “The key all week has been patience. I look at it like it’s a 36-game tournament, not four nine-game tournaments, so the key is to avoid the really big low games.”

Trailing Williams in World Championship qualifying was 2013 PBA Rookie of the Year EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., with 8,259 pins. Two-time 2015 titlist Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y., qualified third with 8,172 pins followed by Patrick Girard of Canada with 8,134 pins and Scott Norton of Mission Viejo, Calif., with an 8,111 total.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, completing his debut in professional bowling competition, had his most trying round on Friday’s Scorpion lane condition, averaging 181 for a nine-game total of 1,629 pins. For his 36 games on the four animal pattern lane conditions, the 23-year-old Betts averaged 190.

“It was fun, but after going through it, I have a whole new respect for what players go through to make it to the television finals,” Betts said. “For me, the toughest part of it was the mental side. You have to know what kind of adjustments to make within the first couple of frames. I didn’t know what to do, and it showed. But hopefully I’ll have a chance to come back next year, and if I do, I’ll practice more and figure it out.”

Saturday’s GEICO WSOB VII competition features the top 61 World Championship qualifiers bowling a six-game cashers’ round. Based on 42-game totals, the top 24 players will bowl World Championship head-to-head match play rounds Saturday at 8 p.m. ET and Sunday at 1 and 8 p.m. ET. After 66 games of qualifying and match play, the top five will compete in the live ESPN stepladder finals on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT for the $60,000 first prize and the PBA’s final major championship title of 2015.

All qualifying and match play rounds of the WSOB are being covered live, exclusively by PBA’s online video streaming service, Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link. Real-time results also will be posted on pba.com under its “live scoring” link.

SCORPION CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY RENO-TAHOE USA

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Friday

Final Qualifying Standings (after nine games; top 24 will advance to best-of-five-game single-elimination match play Tuesday, Dec. 15; top 8 receive first round bye):

1, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 2,171.
2, Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 2,122.
3, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2,082.
4, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 2,076.
5 (tie), Dom Barrett, England, and E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 2,073.
7 (tie), Ryan Graywacz, Feeding Hills, Mass., and Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 2,060.
9, Sam Cooley, Australia, 2,034.
10, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 2,033.
11, n-Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 2,029.
12, Chris Arcaro, Charlotte, N.C., 2,024.
13, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 2,023.
14 (tie), Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., and Stuart Williams, England, 2,021.
16, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 2,020.
17, Joseph Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 2,008.
18, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,007.
19 (tie), f-Liz Kuhlkin, Rotterdam, N.Y., and Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 2,002.
21 (tie), Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., and Markus Jansson, Sweden, 2,000.
23, Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,999.
24, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,997.

Other Cashers:
25, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 1,994, $600.
26 (tie), Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,991, $600.
28, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 1,989, $600.
29, Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., 1,988, $600.
30, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,987, $500.
31, Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 1,982, $500.

Failed to Advance:
32, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,980, $500. 
33, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,974.
34, Joachim Karlsson, Sweden, 1,973.
35, Hashim Guinomla, Philippines, 1,971.
36, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 1,970.
37 (tie), Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., and n-Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., 1,969.
39, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,966.
40 (tie), Paul Moor, England, and n-Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 1,963.
42, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,960.
43, Tobias Boerding, Germany, 1,959.
44, Matthew McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 1,957.
45, A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,954.
46 (tie), n-Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., and Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 1,952.
49, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,951.
50, n-Chris Drewes, Wichita, Kan., 1,950.
51, Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., 1,949.
52, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 1,944.
53, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 1,942.
54 (tie), Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., and Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,935.
57 (tie), Osku Palermaa, Finland, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Shota Kawazoe, Japan, 1,932.
60 (tie), J.T. Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 1,930.
62, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,929.
63, n-Michael Villarreal, Lakewood, Calif., 1,927.
64, Shigeo Saitoh, Japan, 1,926.
65 (tie), Chris Colella, Templeton, Mass., and Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,924.
67 (tie), Joonas Jahi, Finland, and Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 1,922.
69, n-Erik Vermilyea, Eagan, Minn., 1,920.
70, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 1,918.
71 (tie), Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., and Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,916.
73 (tie), Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., and Santiago Mejia, Colombia, 1,913.
75, Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, 1,912.
76, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,911.
77, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,910.
78 (tie), Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 1,909.
81, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 1,907.
82, Wes Newman, Panama City, Fla, 1,899.
83, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 1,898.
84, n-Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 1,894.
85, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,893.
86 (tie), Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., and Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,890.
88, Bob Spaulding, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,887.
89 (tie), Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., and n-Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 1,886.
91, n-Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, 1,884.
92 (tie), n-Jianchao Du, China, and PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 1,883.
94, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,882.
95, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 1,880.
96, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,879.
97, Matt Dammann, Canada, 1,878.
98, n-David Labinski, Milwaukee, 1,874.
99, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,871.
100, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,870.
101 (tie), Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., and Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 1,867.
104 (tie), T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., and Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,866.
106 (tie), Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., and Will Barnes, Wichita, Kan., 1,865.
108 (tie), John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., and Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 1,863.
110, Will Vidulich, Parsippany, N.J., 1,862.
111, Patrick Girard, Canada, 1,861.
112, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 1,860.
113 (tie), Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, and Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 1,858.
115, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 1,857.
116 (tie), John Furey, Freehold, N.J., and Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,856.
118 (tie), Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, n-Anton Ahlgren, Sweden, and Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 1,855.
121, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,854.
122, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,852.
123 (tie), Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., and  Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., 1,851.
125, Carsten Hansen, Denmark, 1,849.
126 (tie), Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., and Andrew Suscreba, Clifton, N.J., 1,848.
128, David Canady, Germany, 1,847.
129 (tie), Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., David Maycock, Bermuda, and Christopher Yoshimura, Rochester, Minn., 1,843.
132, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,841.
133 (tie), Scott Robertson, Australia, n-Christopher Sand, St Clair Shores, Mich., and Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 1,840.
136, Jeremy Mooney, West Palm Beach, Fla., 1,838.
137, Chuck Tillson, Santa Rosa, Calif., 1,837.
138 (tie), n-Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, and Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 1,836.
140, Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 1,835.
141, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,831.
142, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 1,829.
143, Anthony LaCaze, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 1,828.
144, Pascal Winternheimer, Germany, 1,827.
145, f-Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 1,826.
146, Jordan Jung, Canada, 1,825.
147 (tie), Jonathan Sellers, Stratford, Conn., and Chad Lusche, Parker, Colo., 1,824.
149, f-Yuka Tsuchiya, Japan, 1,823.
150, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 1,821.
151, Harrison Jarvis, San Antonio, Tex, 1,820.
152, Luke Matthys, Whitestown, Ind., 1,819.
153, Zhongli Mi, China, 1,812.
154, n-Eric Fritton, Waukesha, Wis., 1,811.
155, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 1,809.
156, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,806.
157, Jonathan Hocsman, Argentina, 1,805.
158 (tie), Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, and Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 1,804.
160, Brad Miller, Maryland Hts, Mo., 1,803.
161, Toby Contreras, Lee's Summit, Mo., 1,802.
162, Richie Teece, England, 1,798.
163 (tie), Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., f-Inngellimar Beasley, Venezuela, and n-Benjamin Canfield, Tempe, Ariz., 1,797.
166, Casey Knutson, Femley, Nev., 1,794.
167, Alvar Cardona, Spain, 1,793.
168, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,790.
169, Terrance Bright, Atlanta, 1,788.
170, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 1,786.
171 (tie), Shuichi Heki, Japan, and Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,780.
173, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,779.
174, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,778.
175, n-Bill Fong, Plano, Texas, 1,775.
176, Zhiyong Wang, China, 1,773.
177 (tie), Lin Yao, China, and n-Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., 1,772.
179, Daisuke Nakamura, Japan, 1,770.
180 (tie), Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, and Derek Handy, Redmond, Wash., 1,767.
182, Pat Nolan, Japan, 1,763.
183, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 1,761.
184, Magnus Johnson Jr., Sweden, 1,759.
185, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,756.
186, f-Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 1,751.
187 (tie), Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., and Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,750.
189, Bryan Osborne, Cypress, Calif., 1,748.
190 (tie), n-Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., and Paul LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,747.
193 (tie), Tommy Barna, Westminster, Md., and Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 1,746.
195, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,741.
196, Clint Land, Houston, 1,740.
197, Junia Yoshida, Japan, 1,730.
198, n-Jason Munkberg, Redding, Calif., 1,726.
199 (tie), f-Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., and n-Carlos Tobon, Colombia, 1,723.
201, n-Stephen Bennett, Hampton, Va., 1,718.
202, Eddy Smith, Stanwood, Wash., 1,717.
203, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,711.
204, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 1,705.
205, Cris Ferreira, Visalia, Calif., 1,699.
206, David Shinn, West Columbia, S.C., 1,698.
207, Adam Ferri, Jeannette, Pa., 1,695.
208, n-Michael Duran, Banning, Calif., 1,690.
209, Josh Conner, Columbus, Ohio, 1,686.
210, n-Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 1,684.
211, fp-April Lord Wittig, Steilacoom, Wash., 1,682.
212, Will Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,678.
213, Cody Copeland, Abiline, Texas, 1,677.
214, n-Nelson Sand, Maple Valley. Wash., 1,675.
215, Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., 1,673.
216, John Austin Jr., Friendswood, Texas, 1,670.
217, Adrian McCoy, British Virgin Islands, 1,667.
218, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 1,665.
219 (tie), Peng Zhang, China, and n-Carl-Oskar Palmer, Sweden, 1,661.
221, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 1,660.
222, Chen Huang, China, 1,655.
223, Akiko Suzuki, Japan, 1,648.
224, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 1,643.
225, n-Thomas Musante, San Mateo, Calif., 1,636.
226 (tie), Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., and  David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,631.
228, n-Mookie Betts, Boston, 1,629.
229, Steve Adams, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,626.
230, Brijesh Patel, Hollywood, Calif., 1,625.
231, n-Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 1,619.
232, Mateo Hernandez, Argentina, 1,604.
233, n-Wankang Qi, China, 1,577.
234, Mike Watson, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,559.
235, Warren Burr, Wilmington, Del., 1,555.
236, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 1,544.
237, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 1,526.
238, Matthew Graham, Stockton, Calif., 1,522.
239, n-John Leathers, Anaconda, Mont., 1,470.

n-denotes non-member; f-denotes female

300 Games: Sam Cooley.

ROLLTECH PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Friday

Final Qualifying Standings (after 36 games in Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championships; top 61 advance to cashers’ round on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT):

1, Stuart Williams, England, 8,407.
2, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 8,259.
3, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 8,172.
4, Patrick Girard, Canada, 8,134.
5, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 8,111.
6, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 8,103.
7, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 8,087.
8, Matthew McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 8,075.
9, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 8,074.
10, Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., 8,071.
11, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 8,070.
12, Sam Cooley, Australia, 8,062.
13, Ryan Graywacz, Feeding Hills, Mass., 8,057.
14, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 8,050.
15, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 8,036.
16, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 8,020.
17, Paul Moor, England, 8,017.
18, n-Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 8,013.
19, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 8,007.
20, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 7,999.
21, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 7,996.
22, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 7,992.
23, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 7,973.
24, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 7,963.
25, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 7,947.
26, n-Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 7,943.
27, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 7,933.
28, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 7,932.
29, Markus Jansson, Sweden, 7,928.
30, Dom Barrett, England, 7,925.
31, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 7,924.
32, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 7,922.
33, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 7,916.
34, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 7,899.
35, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 7,890.
36, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 7,885.
37, Tobias Boerding, Germany, 7,883.
38, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 7,864.
39, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 7,863.
40, n-Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 7,836.
41, Joseph Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 7,834.
42, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 7,833.
43, n-Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., 7,812.
44, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 7,810.
45, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 7,803.
46, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 7,802.
47, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 7,793.
48 (tie), Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., and Osku Palermaa, Finland, 7,789.
50, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 7,775.
51, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 7,769.
52, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 7,768.
53, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 7,759.
54, T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., 7,756.
55, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 7,754.
56, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 7,753.
57, Pascal Winternheimer, Germany, 7,751.
58, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 7,728.
59, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 7,718.
60, Magnus Johnson Jr., Sweden, 7,707.
61, n-Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 7,706.

Failed to Advance:
62, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 7,702.
63, Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., 7,699.
64, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 7,693.
65, n-Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 7,687.
66, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 7,683.
67 (tie), Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, and Daisuke Nakamura, Japan, 7,682.
69 (tie), Chris Arcaro, Charlotte, N.C., and  Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 7,681.
71 (tie), Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., and Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 7,677.
73, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 7,675.
74, n-Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 7,674.
75, Anthony LaCaze, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 7,671.
76, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 7,661.
77, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 7,659.
78, Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 7,657.
79, Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 7,653.
80, n-Erik Vermilyea, Eagan, Minn., 7,648.
81, Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 7,641.
82, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 7,638.
83, n-Chris Drewes, Wichita, Kan., 7,637.
84, Carsten Hansen, Denmark, 7,634.
85, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 7,632.
86, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 7,628.
87, Santiago Mejia, Colombia, 7,623.
88, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 7,617.
89, f-Liz Kuhlkin, Rotterdam, N.Y., 7,616.
90, n-Christopher Sand, St Clair Shores, Mich, 7,607.
91 (tie), Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, and Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 7,606.
93, Shota Kawazoe, Japan, 7,602.
94, n-Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., 7,600.
95, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 7,597.
96, n-Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, 7,578.
97, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 7,577.
98, n-Eric Fritton, Waukesha, Wis., 7,573.
99, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 7,572.
100, David Maycock, Bermuda, 7,569.
101, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 7,559.
102, Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 7,558.
103, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 7,554.
104, Zhongli Mi, China, 7,547.
105, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 7,539.
106, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 7,529.
107, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 7,528.
108 (tie), PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., and Richie Teece, England, 7,527.
110, Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., 7,522.
111, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 7,514.
112, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 7,505.
113, A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 7,495.
114, Will Barnes, Wichita, Kan., 7,493.
115, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 7,486.
116, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 7,480.
117, Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo.,, 7,476.
118, Joachim Karlsson, Sweden, 7,473.
119, Hashim Guinomla, Philippines, 7,471.
120, Brad Miller, Maryland Hts, Mo., 7,469.
121, n-Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 7,468.
122, n-Benjamin Canfield, Tempe, Ariz., 7,462.
123, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 7,443.
124, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 7,436.
125, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 7,434.
126 (tie), Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., and Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 7,432.
128, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 7,425.
129, n-Jianchao Du, China, 7,412.
130 (tie), Shigeo Saitoh, Japan, and  f-Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 7,405.
132, Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 7,403.
133, Andrew Suscreba, Clifton, N.J., 7,402.
134, Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 7,398.
135, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 7,394.
136, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 7,392.
137, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 7,390.
138, Jeremy Mooney, West Palm Beach, Fla., 7,385.
139, n-Anton Ahlgren, Sweden, 7,384.
140, J.T. Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 7,377.
141, Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., 7,376.
142, f-Inngellimar Beasley, Venezuela, 7,369.
143, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 7,365.
144, Shuichi Heki, Japan, 7,362.
145, Josh Conner, Columbus, Ohio, 7,344.
146, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 7,334.
147, Jordan Jung, Canada, 7,324.
148 (tie), Joonas Jahi, Finland, and Casey Knutson, Femley, Nev., 7,316.
150, Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 7,315.
151, Toby Contreras, Lee's Summit, Mo., 7,313.
152, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 7,312.
153, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 7,299.
154, Jonathan Sellers, Stratford, Conn., 7,293.
155, Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., 7,292.
156, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 7,277.
157, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 7,274.
158, Jonathan Hocsman, Argentina, 7,266.
159, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 7,259.
160, Matt Dammann, Canada, 7,258.
161 (tie), Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., Bob Spaulding, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 7,257.
164, David Canady, Germany, 7,253.
165, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 7,250.
166, n-Carlos Tobon, Colombia, 7,246.
167, Chuck Tillson, Santa Rosa, Calif., 7,243.
168, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 7,238.
168, f-Yuka Tsuchiya, Japan, 7,238.
170, Pat Nolan, Japan, 7,235.
171, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 7,226.
172, n-Jason Munkberg, Redding, Calif., 7,223.
173, Eddy Smith, Stanwood, Wash., 7,218.
174, Luke Matthys, Whitestown, Ind., 7,213.
175, Terrance Bright, Atlanta, 7,210.
176, Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., 7,200.
177, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 7,198.
178, n-Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 7,190.
179, Will Vidulich, Parsippany, N.J., 7,188.
180, Scott Robertson, Australia, 7,186.
181, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 7,181.
182, Chris Colella, Templeton, Mass., 7,175.
183, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, 7,144.
184, Zhiyong Wang, China, 7,135.
185, Clint Land, Houston, 7,133.
186, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 7,126.
187, n-Michael Villarreal, Lakewood, Calif., 7,125.
188, Alvar Cardona, Spain, 7,118.
189, Chad Lusche, Parker, Colo., 7,100.
190, Adam Ferri, Jeannette, Pa., 7,099.
191, Cris Ferreira, Visalia, Calif., 7,085.
192, Will Garber, Modesto, Calif., 7,084.
193, n-David Labinski, Milwaukee, 7,075.
194, Peng Zhang, China, 7,071.
195, n-Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 7,069.
196, Paul LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 7,048.
197, Lin Yao, China, 7,044.
198, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 7,043.
199, n-Bill Fong, Plano, Texas, 7,041.
200, Derek Handy, Redmond, Wash., 7,032.
201, David Shinn, West Columbia, S.C., 7,013.
202, Harrison Jarvis, San Antonio, Tex, 7,009.
203, n-Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 6,988.
204, f-Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 6,969.
205, Junia Yoshida, Japan, 6,933.
206, f-Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 6,916.
207, Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., 6,903.
208, John Austin Jr., Friendswood, Texas, 6,891.
209, Wes Newman, Panama City, Fla, 6,880.
210, n-Mookie Betts, Boston, 6,845.
211, f-April Lord Wittig, Steilacoom, Wash., 6,832.
212, Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 6,809.
213, Chen Huang, China, 6,800.
214, David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 6,777.
215, Bryan Osborne, Cypress, Calif., 6,770.
216, Christopher Yoshimura, Rochester, Minn., 6,765.
217, Akiko Suzuki, Japan, 6,761.
218, Warren Burr, Wilmington, Del., 6,738.
219, n-Carl-Oskar Palmer, Sweden, 6,737.
220, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 6,719.
221, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 6,703.
222, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 6,696.
223, n-Nelson Sand, Maple Valley. Wash., 6,680.
224, n-Stephen Bennett, Hampton, Va., 6,648.
225, Mateo Hernandez, Argentina, 6,643.
226, n-Michael Duran, Banning, Calif., 6,626.
227, Tommy Barna, Westminster, Md., 6,620.
228, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 6,574.
229, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 6,556.
230, Steve Adams, Grass Valley, Calif., 6,548.
231, Brijesh Patel, Hollywood, Calif., 6,546.
232, Cody Copeland, Abiline, Texas, 6,502.
233, Mike Watson, Grass Valley, Calif., 6,449.
234, n-Thomas Musante, San Mateo, Calif., 6,210.
235, Adrian McCoy, British Virgin Islands, 6,151.
236, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 6,011.
237, Matthew Graham, Stockton, Calif., 5,959.
238, n-John Leathers, Anaconda, Mont., 5,760.
Six additional players withdrew

n-denotes non-member; f-denotes female

After bowling his final round of professional competition for the first time, Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts boarded an airplane in Reno early Friday afternoon to return home to Nashville, Tenn. At 10 a.m. Saturday, he’ll bowl in his mother’s 25th annual celebrity charity bowling event along with his friend and newly-signed Red Sox teammate, pitcher David Price.

Betts, 23, completed his four “animal pattern” rounds in the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy with a 190 average. His average was respectable, especially considering his inexperience, the challenging lane conditions and the caliber of competition he bowled against. His physical skills as a bowler were evident, but his lack of experience in dealing with changing lane conditions caused him problems.

Saturday, he’ll be back at home, bowling with Price and others in the Mookie Betts Celebrity Bowling Classic to help raise money for several local charities. The fund-raising event was started in 1990 – two years before Betts was born – by his mother, Diana Benedict, in cooperation with the Music City Senate of The National Bowling Association. Donelson Strike & Spare in Nashville is the host bowling center. While entries for the celebrity bowling event are closed, the event also will auction off a variety of autographed memorabilia to help with the fund-raising.

Betts will return to Reno in time for the live ESPN telecast of the Rolltech PBA World Championship next Thursday at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. local time), and he’ll make a guest appearance in the broadcast booth during the telecast.

ON DECK: ROLLTECH PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CASHERS’ ROUND, MATCH PLAY

Next up on the WSOB VII schedule is the six-game cashers’ round for the Rolltech PBA World Championship Saturday at 10 a.m. local time, followed by the first of three eight-game match play rounds for the 24 World Championship qualifiers at 5 p.m. During the break, the PBA Tri-Regional Open will contest its eight-game qualifying round starting at 2:30 p.m., leading to match play and finals on Sunday at 9 a.m.

Combined 36-game qualifying scores from the nine-game Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championships qualifying rounds determined the 61 players who advanced to the cashers’ round at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The top 24 based on 42-game totals after the cashers’ round will advance to World Championship round-robin match play. The final two match play rounds will be contested on the PBA World Championship lane condition on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT and 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

After 66 games contested on five different lane conditions, the top five players will advance to the live ESPN stepladder finals which will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT Thursday, Dec. 17.

MARSHALL HOLMAN JOINS XTRA FRAME TEAM BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT

Bowling fans around the world can follow all of the action in WSOB VII by watching Xtra Frame’s more than 75 hours of live online coverage of all qualifying and match play rounds, or by checking “live scoring” on pba.com. PBA Hall of Famer Marshall Holman will join the Xtra Frame broadcast team beginning Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT for the final round of Rolltech PBA World Championship match play. Holman then will provide analysis during the animal pattern match play elimination rounds Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Additional WSOB coverage is being provided throughout the PBA Network on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, both by the PBA and a number of players and industry representatives who are in Reno for the greatest show in bowling.

To subscribe to Xtra Frame, visit pba.com. One-month subscriptions are offered for $7.99 and a full-year XF Season Ticket subscription is only $64.99.

IT’S FREE: ATTEND WORLD SERIES EVENTS UNTIL ESPN TELEVISION FINALS

Bowling fans are invited to attend all sessions of the World Series, except for the ESPN-televised finals, at no cost. Tickets will be required for the live ESPN finals of the Rolltech PBA World Championship at 4 p.m. local time on Thursday, Dec. 17; for the finals of the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championships on Friday, Dec. 18, and for the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship and PBA Challenge finals on Saturday, Dec. 19. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance by ordering on pba.com.

Until then, all action is available at no cost. The Rolltech PBA World Championship cashers’ round begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by PBA Tri-Regional Open competition at 2:30 and the first round PBA World Championship match play at 5 p.m. Rounding out this week’s WSOB competition will be the Tri-Regional Open match play and finals beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday followed by the final two rounds of PBA World Championship match play at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

RENO, Nev. – Professional Bowlers Association history could be in the making when the Rolltech PBA World Championship kicks off the PBA’s 36th consecutive season of coverage on ESPN Thursday at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

The first prime time weekday evening telecast in 14 years will involve top qualifier EJ Tackett’s bid for his first major championship, No. 2 qualifier Ryan Ciminelli’s bid to become the first PBA player in 44 years to win three consecutive PBA Tour titles, and Gary Faulkner Jr.’s bid to become the second African-American player to win a PBA Tour title. And there’s more:

● Tackett, a 23-year-old right-hander and PBA’s 2013 Rookie of the Year, won his only PBA Tour title in the PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Open earlier in 2015. Tackett earned the top berth for Thursday’s live stepladder finals by pacing the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII presented by Silver Legacy field of 246 players through 66 games of qualifying and match play, contested on five different lane conditions. He’s also trying for his first major. He led the field, but finished second to Australia’s Jason Belmonte in the 2014 USBC Masters.

● Ciminelli, a 29-year-old left-hander from Cheektowaga, N.Y., is two games away from becoming the fourth PBA player to win three consecutive titles in the U.S. After winning the PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open in October and the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open in early November, he can join an elite club. The last time a PBA player won three titles in a row was in 1971 by PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia. Bowling legend Dick Weber did it twice: across the 1959-60 seasons and again in 1961.

● A win by Ciminelli also would make him the first player to win three PBA Tour titles in 2015, including two majors, and put him into contention to challenge for PBA Player of the Year honors. Australia’s Jason Belmonte was considered the top contender heading into the WSOB based on his historic third consecutive USBC Masters and second straight Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions victories earlier in the year.

● Faulkner, a 25-year-old left-hander, is a third-year PBA member who had bowled in 27 PBA Tour events prior to WSOB VII without making a TV show. He has won a PBA Regional title, but is trying to become the first African-American PBA Tour champion since George Branham III won the 1996 Cleveland Open. Branham, a five-time PBA Tour titlist, became the first and only African-American to win a PBA Tour title when he won the 1986 Brunswick Memorial World Open. Branham also is the only African-American to win a PBA Tour major (the 1993 Firestone PBA Tournament of Champions).

● Thursday’s first match will pit a pair of former PBA Rookies of the Year (Scott Norton of Mission Viejo, Calif., 2010 vs. Rhino Page of Orlando, Fla., 2008) who are trying to end winless streaks. Norton, 33, won his last title in the 2013 Earl Anthony Championship and Page, 32, last won in the 2009 Viper Championship. Both are left-handers with three PBA Tour titles.

● The telecast will feature the ESPN broadcast team of announcer Mike Jakubowski, color analyst PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen, sideline reporter former Miss USA Kimberly Pressler, and special reports from PBA Hall of Famer Marshall Holman plus Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, who made his debut in professional bowling during WSOB VII.

● The Rolltech PBA World Championship, with its $60,000 first prize, will be contested in Reno’s National Bowling Stadium, the site of a number of historic PBA telecasts and the bowling arena made famous around the world in the movie, “Kingpin.” The telecast also will include the application of blue-dyed oil, a PBA innovation that allows viewers to see where the oil is applied to the lane.

● The PBA World Championship is the first of seven GEICO PBA WSOB VII telecasts to air on ESPN. On Sunday, Dec. 20, ESPN will air the finals of the PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game at 1 p.m. ET. The full schedule of WSOB telecasts includes the following (all times are Eastern):

Thursday, Dec. 17 – Rolltech PBA World Championship (live), 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 20 – PBA Cheetah Championship presented by PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 27 – GoBowling.com Viper Championship presented by Xtra Frame, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 3 – PBA Chameleon Championship presented by HotelPlanner.com, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 10 – PBA Scorpion Championship presented by Reno-Tahoe USA, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 17 – 2016 Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 24 – PBA Challenge Finals (PBA-PWBA Women’s Regional, PBA Regional and PBA50 Tour Finals plus Teen Masters Grand Championship), 3 p.m.