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Page 14 | Thursday, November 17, 2011 | THE BOWLING NEWS Fagan tops international field in Bayer Viper Open LAS VEGAS — Hoping for his third Professional Bowlers Association Tour title, Mike Fagan of Dallas, led an international field of four players Saturday who advanced to the televised finals of the PBA Bayer Viper Open at South Point Lanes. After 14 games of qualifying in the first tournament of the PBA World Series of Bowling, Fagan had a 3,393 pinfall (242.3 average). In Saturday’s final six-game round he bowled games of 209, 237, 246, 279, 237 and 269. Fagan finished 90 pins ahead of second-place finisher Stuart Williams of England, who had a 3,303 pinfall. Four-time PBA Tour winner Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., finished third with 3,261 and Ildemaro Ruiz of Venezuela rounded out the top four with 3,240. “I had some momentum coming into the final round and was able to get into cruise control,” said Fagan. “It’s nice to be the tournament leader but you still have to win when it counts on TV.” Williams, whose previous best Tour finish was sixth in the 2009 PBA Cheetah Champi- LAS VEGAS — International twin-grip players Jason Belmonte of Australia and Osku Palermaa of Finland took the top two spots after qualifying in the Professional Bowlers Association Chameleon Open Sunday at South Point Bowling Center. Belmonte and Palermaa, the only players to have won a PBA Tour title using a two-handed delivery, will advance to the Chameleon Open televised finals which will be taped by ESPN at 3 p.m. on Nov. 18. After 14 games of qualifying in the second tournament of the PBA World Series of Bowling, Belmonte, whose PBA onship, felt he could capitalize on the Viper lane condition especially in Saturday’s final qualifying round. “My goal was to stay steady for the whole round and hope to maybe catch a couple pairs where I could shoot a big game to vault up the standings and that’s pretty much what happened in that round,” said Williams. The Bayer Viper Open is the opening event of the 2011-12 PBA Tour season, and the first leg in the PBA World Championship. PBA BAYER VIPER OPEN South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Saturday (After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals) 1, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 3,393. 2, Stuart Williams, England, 3,303. 3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,261. 4, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,240. DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games) 5, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,219, $2,500. 6, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,215, $2,400. 7, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,206, $2,300. 8, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 3,193, $2,200. 9, Dom Barrett, England, 3,187, $2,150. 10, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 3,163, $2,100. 11, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,148, $2,050. 12, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 3,124, $2,000. 13, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 3,100, $1,950. 14, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,078, $1,900. 15, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 3,065, $1,850. 16, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 3,054, $1,800. Belmonte and Palermaa top Chameleon Open qualifying title came in the 2009 Bowling Foundation Long Island Open, led with a 3,308 pinfall total (236.2 average). Palermaa, who won last season’s GEICO Shark Championship, finished second with 3,292. “I was bowling scared yesterday, like I was afraid to make errors which caused more errors,” said Belmonte of his disappointing 75th place performance in Saturday’s Bayer Viper Open. “I was too cautious and I had to make sure to come out more aggressive today. “Today was a new day and generally I had more confidence. Any time I got into a England’s Dom Barrett tops PBA Scorpion Open qualifying LAS VEGAS — International players continued to make an impact at the World Series of Bowling as Dom Barrett of England earned top-qualifier honors in the PBA Scorpion Open Monday at the South Point Bowling Center. Barrett bowled a 3,264 14-game pinfall total (233.1 average) with the help of a 1,453 six-game block on games of 248, 277, 210, 241, 178 and 299 in the final round. Barrett will be joined by PBA Tour titlist Dave Wodka of Henderson, Nev., four-time Tour titlist Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill. and 13-time Tour winner Patrick Allen of Baltimore in the Scorpion Open ESPN Eliiminator finals which will be taped at 6 p.m. PT on Nov. 18. Barrett, who currently ranks fifth on the European Bowling Tour points list, won his first PBA title in a regional tournament in Reno last weekend on his way to the World Series. “I came here to win one of these tournaments,” said Barrett, who is also third in PBA World Championship qualifying. “Winning the regional gave me a lot of confidence. This is going to be my first (PBA) show and I couldn’t be happier. “The key to my success so far has been taking advantage of every minute of practice time I’ve had since I’ve been here to work on everything from making adjustments to selecting the right ball.” Rash earned his third straight television final, and fortified his lead after 24 games of PBA World Championship qualifying. Rash, who has already qualified for the ESPN televised finals of the Bayer Viper Open and Chameleon Open, had a 1,870 eight-game pinfall (233.7 average) in the morning lull or I was cruising I just kept reminding myself not to bowl scared—just grab the ball and get it. This is a huge confidence builder for the rest of the tournament.” Also advancing to the Chameleon TV finals were fourtime PBA Tour champion Sean Rash in third, with a 3,267 total, and Ildemaro Ruiz of Venezuela in fourth with 3,183 pins. It will be the second consecutive TV finals for both players who also qualified for the Bayer Viper Open finals. With Rash and Belmonte in the Chameleon finals, a re-match is possible from their emotional “bottlegate” qualifying round. “Having already made two TV shows helps loosen up your arm swing,” he added. “I’ve bowled well in all three World Series events and the All-In Showdown. All you ever want to do is give yourself a chance to win. If you give yourself enough chances, you’ll win and that’s what I’m trying to do.” With the conclusion of Monday’s eight-game Scorpion qualifying round, the fourth and final animal pattern is tomorrow’s GEICO Shark Open. After the Shark round, the top 53 players based on 32 games will advance to Wednesday’s LAS VEGAS — Bowling fans will be seeing a lot of four-time PBA Tour champion Sean Rash on ESPN this season. Rash continued his unprecedented PBA World Series of Bowling streak Tuesday, qualifying for his fourth consecutive television final at South Point Bowling Center. With his thirdplace finish in the GEICO Shark Open, the Montgomery, Ill., resident has qualified for the ESPN-televised finals in all four animal pattern tournaments - Bayer Viper Open, Chameleon Open, Scorpion Open and the Shark Open. Rash finished the tournament with a 3,238 14-game pinfall (231.3 average) and had games of 243, 222, 209, 230, 214 and 247 in Tuesday’s six-game final round to secure his berth in the TV finals. “I have everything working together right now,” Rash said. “Physically and mentally I’m in the right place and I’ve got great equipment.” Asked about the challenge of competing on four different conditions over four days, Rash said it’s all in the preparation. “Every day is a different day and having a game plan confrontation during the GEICO PBA Team Shootout in June in Chicago. Both players will also go head-to-head in the World Bowling Tour finals which is also part of the World Series of Bowling lineup. The Chameleon Open is the second leg in the PBA World Championship. In addition to competing for a spot in the Chameleon Open finals, all World Series of Bowling competitors will bowl two more eight-game qualifying rounds in the PBA’s Scorpion and Shark tournaments over the next two days to qualify for the eight-game PBA World Championship cashers round. eight-game PBA World Championship cashers round. After a total of 40 games, the top 16 players will advance to the ESPN-televised elimination finals in the first PBA major championship of the season. PBA SCORPION OPEN South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Monday (After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals) 1, Dom Barrett, England, 3,264. 2, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 3,247. 3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,217. 4, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 3,212. DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games) 5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,187, $2,500. 6, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 3,162, $2,400. 7, Ji-Hyun Cha, South Korea, 3,159, $2,300. 8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,156, $2,200. 9, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,132, $2,150. 10, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,123, $2,100. 11, Stuart Williams, England, 3,114, $2,050. 12, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,097, $2,000. 13, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,060, $1,950. 14, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 3,029, $1,900. 15, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,995, $1,850. 16, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,978, $1,800. Barnes Tops GEICO Shark Open Qualifying for each day really becomes important in the World Series,” he said. “That’s going to help put yourself in a position to win and it has worked great so far.” Thirteen-time Tour champion and defending PBA World Championship winner Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, led the Shark qualifying and will be making his first World Series television final after posting a 3,297 pinfall total (235.5 average). He had games of 226, 290, 268, 176, 227 and 268 Tuesday night. “I really haven’t been bowling up to expectations,” Barnes said. “I’ve been way off the pace and need to get out of the block much better. It was important for me to make this show and get some momentum going into the last round of the World Championship.” Also making the Shark Open finals were Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte, who finished second with a 3,251 pinfall, making his second television final and reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi of Hartland, Mich., who finished fourth Continued on Page 15 PBA CHAMELEON OPEN South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Sunday (After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals) 1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,308. 2, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,292. 3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,267. 4, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,183. DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games) 5, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 3,172, $2,500. 6, John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 3,164, $2,400. 7, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 3,162, $2,300. 8, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 3,160, $2,200. 9, Antonio Medina, Louisville, Ky., 3,122, $$2,150. 10, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,121, $2,100. 11, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,113, $2,050. 12, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,108, $2,000. 13, Patrick Girard, Canada, 3,098, $1,950. 14, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,065, $1,900. 15, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 3,044, $1,850. 16, Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 2,970, $1,800.
Rash Dominates PBA World Championship Qualifying Earns Fifth TV Final LAS VEGAS — Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., completed the most impressive five-day run in the three-year history of the Professional Bowlers Association’s World Series of Bowling Wednesday, earning the top qualifying position for the PBA World Championship and earning an unprecedented fifth consecutive television finals berth. Rash, a 29-year-old fourtime PBA Tour champion, averaged 234.03 over 40 games bowled on five different lane conditioning patterns at South Point Bowling Center to finish with 9,361 pins and earn a $5,000 bonus as top qualifier by 296 pins over Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich. “I’ve got my foot down and going full force,” Rash said. “There are so many great players here, you can’t let up. If you think positive, positive things will happen. You need to avoid the negativity. With this (40-game) format, you have to have that mindset.” Rash, who qualified for the Bayer Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and GEICO Shark Open finals the previous four days, is the first player to reach more than three television finals in a World Series. He will be among the 16 players who now advance to a series of four divisional elimination rounds in determining the PBA World Championship winner. In each divisional final, named in honor of past PBA World Champions Don Carter, Billy Hardwick, Johnny Petraglia and Mike Aulby, four players will bowl one game with the lowest-scoring player eliminated. The three surviving players will bowl a second game, again eliminating the low score. The two survivors will then bowl a game to decide who advances to the PBA World Championship finals which will follow the same format. All five PBA World Championship rounds will be contested on Saturday, Nov. 19, in a special arena lanes setup at South Point, starting at 10:30 a.m. PT. The telecasts will air on ESPN on five consecutive Sundays except Christmas Day (Dec. 11, 18, Jan. 1, 8 and 15) at 1 p.m. ET. First prize in the 2011 PBA World Championship is $50,000. The World Series of Bowling will take a break Thursday. Competition resumes Friday with the All Region South Point Open and Carmen Salvino Classic Tour Qualifying Round, followed by a special PBA West Region Member/Non-Member Doubles event Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Competition for PBA Tour players resumes Monday with Carmen Salvino Classic qualifying rounds. All preliminary rounds of World Series competition are being webcast live on PBA’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel. PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nov. 8 Final Qualifying Standings (after 40 games; top 16 advance to ESPN finals) 1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 9,361. 2, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 9,065. 3, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 9,047. 4, Stuart Williams, England, 9,023. 5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 8,974. 6, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 8,954. 7, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 8,921. 8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 8,906. 9, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 8,874. 10, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 8,861. 11, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 8,849. 12, Dom Barrett, England, 8,843. 13, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 8,838. 14 (tie), Mike Fagan, Dallas, and Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 8,831. 16, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 8,825. DID NOT ADVANCE (after 40 games) 17, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 8,794, $3,500. 18, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 8,780, $3,300. 19, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 8,747, $3,100. 20, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 8,736, $3,000. 21, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 8,723, $2,950. 22, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 8,712, $2,900. 23, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 8,706, $2,850. 24, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 8,701, $2,800. 25, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 8,700, $2,750. 26, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 8,685, $2,700. 27, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 8,666, $2,650. 28, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 8,665, $2,600. 29, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 8,662, $2,550. 30, Patrick Girard, Canada, 8,659, $2,500. 31, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 8,644, $2,450. 32, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 8,614, $2,400. 33, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 8,597, $2,200. 34, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 8,596, $2,150. 35, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 8,594, $2,100. 36, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 8,593, $2,080. 37, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 8,586, $2,060. 38, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 8,584, $2,040. 39, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 8,570, $2,020. 40, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 8,562, $2,000. 41, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 8,560, $1,980. 42, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 8,557, $1,960. 43, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 8,556, $1,940. 44, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 8,552, $1,920. 45, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 8,550, $1,900. 46 (tie), Matthew O’Grady, South Amboy, N.J., and Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 8,535, $1,870. 48, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 8,525, $1,850. 49, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 8,512, $1,840. 50, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 8,501, $1,830. 51, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 8,481, $1,820. 52, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 8,470, $1,810. 53, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 8,436, $1,800. PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS PAIRINGS Don Carter Division (Saturday, Nov. 19, 10:30 a.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Dec. 11, 1 p.m. ET; winner advances to World Championship finals) Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill.; Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo.; Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y.; Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan. Billy Hardwick Division (Saturday, Nov. 19, 12:30 p.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m. ET; winner advances to World Championship finals)Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich.; Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela; Andres Gomez, Colombia; Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y. Johnny Petraglia Division (Saturday, Nov. 19, 3:30 p.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET; winner advances to World Championship finals) Jason Belmonte, Australia; Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio; Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz.; Mike Fagan, Dallas. Mike Aulby Division (Saturday, Nov. 19, 5:30 a.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Jan. 8, 1 p.m. ET; winner advances to World Championship finals) Stuart Williams, England; Osku Palermaa, Finland; Dom Barrett, England; Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y. PBA World Championship Finals (Saturday, Nov. 19, 8:30 a.m. PT; ESPN air date Sunday, Jan. 15, 1 p.m. ET)Carter, Hardwick, Petraglia and Aulby Division winners CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING TELEVISION SET After a day off to rest up and re-focus, competition resumed in the PBA World Series of Bowling Friday at South Park Bowling Center with the combined Carmen Salvino Classic Tour Qualifying Round and All Regions South Point Open. Also Friday, in Exhibit Hall A in another part of the South Point Casino/Hotel complex, construction was getting underway on the special television set that will host 14 ESPN telecasts and eight PBA Tour title events over a span of four days next week. All of the television shows are open to the public at no cost. The schedule includes the men’s and women’s World Bowling Tour Finals presented by the PBA on Thursday, Nov. 17, starting at 5:30 p.m. PT. The Friday, Nov. 18 schedule includes the Bayer Viper Open finals at 1 p.m., Chameleon Open finals at 3 p.m., Scorpion Open finals at 6 p.m. and GEICO Shark Open finals at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, is PBA World Championship day with the Don Carter Division finals at 10:30 a.m., Billy Hardwick Division finals at 12:30 p.m., Johnny Petraglia Division finals at 3:30 p.m., Mike Aulby Division finals at 5:30 p.m., and the PBA World Championship finals – featuring winners from each of the four divisions – at 8:30 p.m. The 2011 PBA World Series of Bowling wraps up on Sunday, Nov. 20, with the Lumber Liquidators Mark Roth-Marshall Holman PBA Doubles preliminary round at 10 a.m., doubles finals at noon, Carmen Salvino Classic finals at 3:30 p.m. and the Pepsi PBA Elite Players Championship at 5:30 p.m. BARNES TOPS Continued from Page 14 with 3,190 pins to make his first final. The Shark Open finals will be taped by ESPN on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. PT. PBA GEICO SHARK OPEN South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Tuesday (After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals) 1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,297. 2, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,251. 3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,238. 4, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 3,190. DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games) 5, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,189, $2,500. 6, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 3,131, $2,400. 7, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,127, $2,300. 8, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,119, $2,200. 9, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,083, $2,150. 10, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,073, $2,100. 11, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,063, $2,050. 12, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,060, $2,000. 13, x-Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,030, $1,950. 14, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 3,027, $1,900. 15, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,022, $1,850. 16, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,927, $1,800. x-Duke defeated Williams, 236-161, in a onegame roll-off after they tied for 16th place. THE BOWLING NEWS | Thursday, November 17, 2011 | Page 15 PBA World Series of Bowling Notebook Construction Begins on World Series Television Set TENSIONS BETWEEN BELMONTE, RASH LEAD TO HEART-TO-HEART TALK World Series of Bowling spectators noticed that the Jason Belmonte and Sean Rash weren’t warming up to each other in the wake of last summer’s “bottlegate” confrontation…and because both were bowling at an extremely high level, they wound up assigned to the same pairs of lanes for much of the competition through the first five days. While the two rivals did their best to avoid each other, a minor snit over filling out each other’s scoring recaps surfaced, adding to tensions. But after five consecutive days of butting heads, Belmonte and Rash got together and had a heart-toheart talk in an effort to put their differences behind them. How the rivalry plays out will be visible to the world when the pair square off in the opening match of the World Bowling Tour Finals presented by the PBA. As the No. 2 and No. 3 qualifiers in the WBT series, they will meet in the first telecast of the PBA season, airing Sunday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. ET. With Rash making five consecutive World Series telecasts – and Belmonte three shows – the two players will be on the lanes together in the Chameleon, Shark and possibly the PBA World Championship finals. Speaking of ESPN telecasts, five World Series players will make their national PBA television debuts. Three are international players: England’s Stu Williams (Bayer Viper Open) and Dom Barrett (Scorpion Open), and Venezuela’s Ildemaro Ruiz (Viper). Ruiz also will appear in the Chameleon Open and all three qualified for the PBA World Championship finals. The Muskegon, Michigan – As a leader within the bowling industry, Brunswick Bowling & Billiards will be featured throughout the 2011 World Series of Bowling in Las Vegas, Nevada from November 4-20. This year, the world’s best bowlers representing a record number of 16 nations will be competing to win this exclusive tournament. For the final tournament days of the World Series of Bowling, Brunswick will build two exclusive bowling lanes within the South Point Hotel and Resort. A Brunswick crew of six individuals will spend five days (November 11-15) building this high-tech bowling other two are former Wichita State University stars – Tour rookie Josh Blanchard of Gilbert, Ariz., and eight-year Tour veteran Nathan Bohr of Wichita who secured his first TV appearance by finishing 16th in the World Championship cashers’ round by 31 pins over Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla. A new rule allows PBA players to use their cell phones to “Tweet” and post comments on their Twitter and Facebook accounts during competition, giving their fans up-to-the-minute insight into what’s going on during World Series competition. XTRA FRAME COVERAGE RESUMES WITH LIVE ACTION, INTERVIEWS Live coverage of competition in Saturday afternoon’s PBA West Members/Non-Members Doubles qualifying will include action only from featured lanes. During Sunday’s match play rounds, Mike (J. Laneside) Jakubowski, Jeff (The Bowling Doctor) Mark and others will provide commentary. In addition to the more than 100 hours of live coverage of competition, Xtra Frame will be providing interviews with new PBA CEO Geoff Reiss, PBA Commissioner Tom Clark, retired PBA CEO/Commissioner Fred Schreyer, noted coach Mark Baker, Colombian women’s star Paolo Gomez, Bahrain national coach Tim Mack, England’s Dom Barrett and Stu Williams, and PBA Tour champions Dick Allen and Chris Barnes, among others. To subscribe to Xtra Frame, visit pba.com. Special one-day rates are available exclusively during the WSOB for $3.99. PBA fans also can follow the action from the World Series of Bowling on PBA’s Facebook page and through Brunswick Products Featured at World Series of Bowling center utilizing Brunswick products, including the pinsetters. In 2010, Brunswick Bowling & Billiards and the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) signed a three-year agreement for continued sponsorship of the PBA Tour. Brunswick maintains its leadership as the exclusive lane maintenance and capital equipment supplier of the PBA. PBA uses Brunswick Direct+ conditioning system lane machines, cleaners, conditioners and cloth exclusively on the PBA Tour and the PBA Senior Tour. In addition, Brunswick furnishes the bowling equip- Continued on Page 13
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