Michigan’s Tom Smallwood Wins All Four Stepladder Matches to Capture Barbasol PBA Players Championship Title
Smallwood defeats defending champion and top qualifier Jason Belmonte 259-239 for second major and third career tour title
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 25, 2018) – Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich., won four consecutive stepladder finals matches, including the title match against defending champion Jason Belmonte of Australia, to win the Barbasol PBA Players Championship at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl Sunday for his second major and third career PBA Tour title.
With a 10-pin lead heading into the final frame, the 40-year-old Smallwood struck on his first ball in the 10th to beat Belmonte, 259-239, in the title match for his first tournament win since the 2013 PBA Scorpion Championship.
The victory thwarted Belmonte’s attempt for a record-tying 10th major and 17th career tour title. Belmonte was the No. 1 qualifier for the finals, and as top qualifier, needed only to beat Smallwood for the title.
It was an uphill battle for Smallwood for the entire tournament. After finishing 93rd after the first round, he battled back to eventually earn the No. 5 qualifying position for the stepladder finals.
“That’s one of the assets of my game to grind through matches and never quit,” said Smallwood, whose first major came in the 2009 PBA World Championship. “I’m good with the pressure and if I’m not striking a lot I can hang in there to stay in contention. This tournament was a great example of that.”
Smallwood’s stepladder journey to the title started with a 237-206 win over Canadian Patrick Girard, trying for his first tour title, who missed the headpin four times in the first match.
Smallwood then edged out No. 3 qualifier Kris Prather of Plainfield, Ill., who was making his first TV finals appearance, 236-235. With both players working on a string of four strikes and tied heading into the 10th frame, Smallwood was able to take the win with a strike on his first ball and nine on his second shot after Prather struck and then left a seven-count split.
Smallwood then moved on to meet four-time tour winner Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., who was coming off a runner-up finish in last week’s PBA 60th Anniversary Classic. Smallwood again escaped with a one-pin victory, 225-224, when he spared in the 10th frame and threw a nine count on his final ball.
“I just kept telling myself to keep everything slow,” said Smallwood. “It was important to read what the ball was doing going down the lane and not overthink it. I just concentrated on keeping the ball in play.
“You could say there was more pressure on some shots than others, but in reality, there’s pressure on every shot,” Smallwood added. “I’m not complaining, this is what I live for.”
It marked the second consecutive major that the winner won all four stepladder matches for the title. Matt O’Grady of Rahway, N.J., won the PBA Tournament of Champions on Feb. 11 by sweeping all four finals matches.
BARBASOL PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, Columbus, Ohio, Sunday
Final Standings
1, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., $40,000.
2, Jason Belmonte, Australia, $20,000.
3, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., $12,000.
4, Kris Prather, Plainfield, Ill., $11,000.
5, Patrick Girard, Canada, $10,000.
Stepladder Results:
Match One – Smallwood def. Girard, 237-206.
Match Two – Smallwood def. Prather, 236-235.
Semifinal Match – Smallwood def. Kent, 225-224.
Championship – Smallwood def. Belmonte, 259-239.
Jason Belmonte to Try for 10th Major Title From Top Qualifying Position in Barbasol PBA Players Championship Finals
Belmonte and Bill O’Neill also lead field of 14 doubles teams advancing to Friday’s Roth/Holman Doubles Championship Baker qualifying rounds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 22, 2018) – After earning top qualifier honors for the Barbasol PBA Players Championship stepladder finals Thursday, defending champion Jason Belmonte of Australia is just one match win away from capturing a record-tying 10th Professional Bowlers Association major title.
After Thursday’s sixth round, the four-time PBA Player of the Year finished with a 7,337 30-game pinfall total to earn the top qualifying berth for Sunday’s live Players Championship stepladder finals which will be televised by ESPN at 1:30 p.m. ET from Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.
A win in the title match would move Belmonte into a tie with Pete Weber and Earl Anthony for most career major victories.
At 34, Belmonte would become the youngest by far to win 10 majors with Anthony winning his 10th major at age 46, and Weber, who won his 10th at age 50.
In the second major of the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour season, Belmonte, a 16-time tour winner whose major titles include the 2011 and 2017 Players Championships, led after every round and set a new average mark for highest qualifying average to make a stepladder final in a major averaging 244.57 for his 30 games.
“Today I was as focused as I could be which enabled me to put my foot on the pedal and continue to throw the best shots I could possibly throw,” Belmonte said. “If I didn’t strike, I wanted to make every spare. I didn’t want to take anything for granted.
“I’m in the best position I can be in to win,” he added. “Now I just need to continue to do the same thing I’ve done all week for one game and hopefully the rest will take care of itself.”
In the PBA Tournament of Champions, Belmonte made a run at his 10th major title but finished fourth in the finals at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio on Feb. 11.
While Belmonte sits in the coveted top position for the finals, four challengers will be battling for the opportunity to meet him in the championship match.
Qualifying second for the finals and making his second consecutive television appearance after his runner-up finish in last week’s Go Bowling! PBA60 Anniversary Classic, was four-time Tour winner Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash. Kent finished 278 pins behind Belmonte with a 7,059 pinfall.
Making his first television appearance and qualifying third for the finals was Kris Prather of Milton, Fla., who finished with a 6,995 pinfall for 30 games. Patrick Girard of Canada made his first TV finals appearance in 13 years and third overall to take the fourth qualifying position finishing with a 6,924 pinfall.
Two-time PBA Tour winner Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich., who began the tournament in 93rd after the first round battled all the way back to earn the fifth and final TV finals position with a 6,903 pinfall. The 2009 PBA World Championship winner doubled in the 10th frame of the final game of qualifying to make it into the finals.
The Players Championship qualifying rounds also determined 14 doubles team that will advance to Friday’s Mark Roth/Marshall Holman Doubles Championship presented by BowlerX.com final two Baker format qualifying rounds. After Friday’s rounds the top five doubles teams will be determined for the taped ESPN telecast that will follow the Players Championship finals at 5 p.m. Fans will also be able to catch the doubles final live on ESPN3.
Belmonte and Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., also dominated the Doubles Championship after six rounds finishing with a combined 14,235 30-game total. The pair will lead the 14 doubles teams that advanced to Friday’s final two Baker format qualifying rounds.
BARBASOL PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, Columbus, Ohio, Thursday
Sixth Round Standings (after 30 games. Top five players advance to live ESPN stepladder finals Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET)
1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 7,337.
2, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 7,059.
3, Kris Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 6,995.
4, Patrick Girard, Canada, 6,924.
5, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 6,903.
Other cashers
6, Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 6,898, $8,000.
7, Stuart Williams, England, 6,890, $7,000.
8, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 6,875, $6,000.
9, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 6,853, $5,500.
10, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 6,847, $5,000.
11, Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 6,833, $4,500.
12, Darren Tang, San Francisco, 6,832, $4,200.
13, AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 6,823, $4,000.
14, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 6,793, $3,600.
15, Kyle Sherman, O’Fallon, Mo., 6,791, $3,400.
16, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 6,783, $3,200.
17, DJ Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 6,760, $3,000.
18, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 6,743, $2,800.
19, Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill., 6,737, $2,600.
20, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 6,726, $2,400.
21, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 6,719, $2,300.
22, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 6,715, $2,200.
23, Richie Teece, England, 6,709, $2,100.
24, Dom Barrett, England, 6,697, $2,000.
25, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 6,691, $1,900.
26, Shota Kawazoe, Japan, 6,690, $1,800.
27, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 6,684, $1,700.
28, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 6,672, $1,600.
29, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 6,667, $1,550.
30, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, 6,663, $1,500.
Failed to cash
31, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 6,658.
32, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 6,640.
33, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 6,634.
34, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 6,626.
35, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 6,621.
36, BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa., 6,616.
37 (tie), Daniel Fransson, Sweden, and Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 6,614.
39, Matt O’Grady, Rahway, N.J., 6,602.
40, Michael Tang, San Francisco, 6,597.
41, Zacharay Wilkins, Canada, 6,581.
42, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 6,574.
43, Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 6,571.
44, Brad Miller, Maryland Heights, Mo., 6,558.
45 (tie), Andres Gomez, Colombia, and Arturo Quintero, Mexico, 6,535.
47, Matt Kuba, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 6,511.
48, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 6,510.
49, Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 6,509.
50, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 6,508.
51, Rhino Page, Orlando, 6,504.
52, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 6,495.
53, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 6,494.
54, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 6,483.
55 (tie), Matthew Ogle, Louisville, Ky., and Sam Cooley, Australia, 6,482.
57, Matt Sanders, Indianapolis, 6,480.
58, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 6,479.
59, Jason Sterner, Rockledge, Fla., 6,475.
60, Francois Lavoie, Canada, 6,468.
61, Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 6,448.
62, Ray Teece, England, 6,439.
63, Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, 6,435.
64, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 6,433.
65, Kyle Cook, Centerville, Ohio, 6,431.
66, Francois Louw, South Africa, 6,429.
67, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 6,427.
68, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 6,423.
69, Chris Arcaro, Carolina Beach, N.C., 6,419.
70, Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 6,404.
71, Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 6,397.
72, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 6,385.
73, Markus Jansson, Sweden, 6,380.
74, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 6,374.
75 (tie), Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., and Dave Wodka, Clarksville, Tenn., 6,372.
77, Michael Schlabach, Goshen, Ind., 6,361.
78, Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 6,349.
79, Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 6,333.
80, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 6,307.
81, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 6,288.
82, Mitch Hupe, Towanda, Kan., 6,285.
83, Ryan Ciminelli, Clarence, N.Y., 6,277.
84, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 6,271.
85, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 6,254.
86, Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 6,241.
87, Charlie Brown Jr, Grandville, Mich., 6,240.
88, Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 6,218.
89, Matthew Staninger, Highland, Ind., 6,204.
90, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 6,199.
91, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 6,191.
92, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 6,183.
93, Dwight Adams, Greensboro, N.C., 6,175.
94 (tie), Andrew Cain, Phoenix, and Robert Mushtare, Carthage, N.Y., 6,172.
96, Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 6,170.
97, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 6,146.
98, Gabriel Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6,128.
99, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 6,105.
100, Napatra Buspanikonkul, Thailand, 6,104.
101, Cristian Azcona, Puerto Rico, 6,099.
102, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 6,094.
103, Kevin Kullman, Lockport, Ill., 6,089.
104, Timothy Steria, Watertown, N.Y., 6,078, $100.
105, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 6,070.
106, Kristian Rogers, Salisbury, N.C., 6,059.
107, Graham Fach, Canada, 6,054.
108, Sandra Gongora, Mexico, 6,008.
109, Christopher Sloan, Ireland, 6,000.
110, Justin Wyman, Fairport, N.Y., 5,958.
111, Russ Oviatt, Chandler, Ariz., 5,957.
112, Andrew Klingler, Grand Rapids, Mich., 5,898.
113, CJ Kirchner, Herrin, Ill., 5,740.
114, Tristan Butler, Fort Wayne, Ind., 5,611.
115, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 5,595.
116, Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., 5,534.
117, Matthew Ward, Fort Mohave, Ariz., 5,061.
118, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, withdrew.
119, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., withdrew
120, Eric Cottrell, Grove City, Ohio, withdrew.
300 games – Sean Rash, Brad Angelo, Tim Steria
MARK ROTH/MARSHALL HOLMAN PBA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Presented by BowlerX.com
Sixth Round Standings (after 30 games; top 14 teams advance to Baker format qualifying Friday)
1, Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa./Jason Belmonte, Australia, 14,235.
2, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind./Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 13,743.
3, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio/Kris Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 13,653.
4, DJ Archer, Friendswood, Texas/Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 13,543.
5, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla./Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 13,520.
6, Patrick Girard, Canada/Zacharay Wilkins, Canada, 13,505.
7, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas/Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 13,445.
8, Darren Tang, San Francisco/Michael Tang, San Francisco, 13,429.
9, Dom Barrett, England/Osku Palermaa, Finland, 13,369.
10, Francois Lavoie, Canada/Stuart Williams, England, 13,358.
11, Brad Miller, Maryland Heights, Mo./Kyle Sherman, O’Fallon, Mo., 13,349.
12, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas/Sam Cooley, Australia, 13,329.
13, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio/Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 13,276.
14, Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas/Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 13,268.
Failed to advance
15, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y./Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill., 13,245.
16, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y./Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 13,240.
17, BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa./Matt O’Grady, Rahway, N.J., 13,218.
18, Daniel Fransson, Sweden/Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 13,188.
19, Arturo Quintero, Mexico/Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 13,169.
20, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo./Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 13,149.
21, Ray Teece, England/Richie Teece, England, 13,148.
22, Jesper Svensson, Sweden/Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 13,116.
23, AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa/Mitch Hupe, Towanda, Kan., 13,108.
24, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich./Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 13,102.
25, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas/Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 13,048.
26, Shota Kawazoe, Japan/Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 13,039.
27, Matthew Ogle, Louisville, Ky./Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 12,992.
28, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill./Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 12,986.
29, Andres Gomez, Colombia/Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 12,968.
30, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y./Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 12,934.
31, Matt Kuba, Chicago Ridge, IL/Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 12,908.
32, Justin Wyman, Fairport, N.Y./Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 12,833.
33, Markus Jansson, Sweden/Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 12,828.
34, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan./Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 12,795.
35, Jason Sterner, Rockledge, Fla./Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 12,782.
36, Rhino Page, Orlando/Ryan Ciminelli, Clarence, N.Y., 12,781.
37, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C./Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 12,735.
38, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia/Matt Sanders, Indianapolis, 12,734.
39, Kevin Kullman, Lockport, Ill./Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 12,660.
40, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich./Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 12,645.
41, Andrew Cain, Phoenix/Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 12,576.
42, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y./Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 12,516.
43, Chris Arcaro, Carolina Beach, N.C./Kristian Rogers, Salisbury, N.C., 12,478.
44, Dave Wodka, Clarksville, Tenn. /Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 12,477.
45, Christopher Sloan, Ireland/Francois Louw, South Africa, 12,429.
46, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio/Graham Fach, Canada, 12,342.
47, Gabriel Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla./Matthew Staninger, Highland, Ind., 12,332.
48, Andrew Klingler, Grand Rapids, Mich./Charlie Brown Jr, Grandville, Mich., 12,138.
49, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz./Russ Oviatt, Chandler, Ariz., 12,051.
50, Dwight Adams, Greensboro, N.C./Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 11,770.
Australia’s Jason Belmonte Retains Lead in Barbasol PBA Players Championship Heading Into Final Two Qualifying Rounds
Belmonte and O’Neill extend lead in Roth/Holman Doubles Championship
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 21, 2018) – Australian Jason Belmonte took another step closer in his journey to win a record-tying 10th Professional Bowlers Association major title averaging 244 after four rounds to retain his lead in the Barbasol PBA Players Championship Tuesday at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.
In Wednesday’s third round, the two-hander who owns 2017 and 2011 Players Championships titles among his nine major wins, posted a 1,173 five-game pinfall total and followed up with 1,217 in the fourth round later in the day to bring his overall four-round pinfall total for 20 games to 4,884.
Belmonte posted games of 243, 236, 223, 224 and 247 in the third round and 278, 238, 279, 204 and 218 in the fourth round. The four-time PBA Player of the Year holds a 67-pin lead over four-time tour winner and last week’s Go Bowling! PBA 60th Anniversary Classic runner-up Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash, in second with 4,817.
Belmonte, a 16-time tour winner, is one major victory behind Pete Weber and Earl Anthony who lead the all-time majors list with 10 wins.
Finishing the day in third was Kristopher Prather of Plainfield, Ill., who started the day in 27th but rocketed to third finishing with 4,725. He bowled games of games of 258, 198, 279, 278 and 266 in Wednesday’s fourth round to help him move into the top five.
Rounding out the top five were one-time tour winners Stuart Williams and Richie Teece, both of England, with 4,686 and 4,667, respectively.
PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke, a 38-time Tour titlist and winner of seven majors, who was second after Tuesday’s second round dropped to 17th with a 4,511 pinfall for four rounds. The Players Championship is the only major missing from the 53-year-old’s resume.
Competition continues with two five-game qualifying rounds Thursday at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET. After Thursday’s sixth qualifying round (30 games), the field will be cut to the top five players for the live ESPN finals Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
The qualifying rounds of the Players Championship also determine the standings for the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship presented by BowlerX.com. After Thursday’s final qualifying round, the top 14 doubles team will advance to two Baker format qualifying rounds on Friday which will determine the top five doubles teams for the taped ESPN telecast that will follow the Players Championship finals at 5 p.m. Fans will be able to catch the doubles final live on ESPN3.
Belmonte, and doubles partner eight-time PBA Tour winner Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., also retained their lead in the Doubles Championship standings with a combined 9,489 20-game pinfall total. They hold a 265-pin lead over Kent and EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind. in second with 9,224.
Rounding out the top five doubles teams were Prather and Brandon Novak of Chillicothe, Ohio in third with 9,156; Duke and Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, 9,142, and Canadians Patrick Girard and Zach Wilkens with 9,033.
All qualifying rounds for the Players Championship and Doubles Championship are streamed live on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame. For subscription and schedule information visit www.xtraframe.tv.
BARBASOL PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday
Fourth Round Standings (after 20 games)
1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 4,884.
2, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 4,817.
3, Kristopher Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 4,725.
4, Stuart Williams, England, 4,686.
5, Richie Teece, England, 4,667.
6, (tie) AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, and Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 4,631.
8, Patrick Girard, Canada, 4,617.
9, Darren Tang, San Francisco, 4,606.
10, Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 4,605.
11, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 4,604.
12, Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 4,595.
13, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 4,564.
14, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 4,551.
15, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 4,538.
16, Dom Barrett, England, 4,514.
17, (tie) Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, and Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 4,511.
19, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 4,491.
20, Kyle Sherman, O’Fallon, Mo., 4,490.
21, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 4,482.
22, BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa., 4,475.
23, DJ Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 4,472.
24, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 4,471.
25, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 4,469.
26, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 4,468.
27, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 4,459.
28, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 4,449.
29, (tie) Thomas Larsen, Denmark, and Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 4,442.
31, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 4,440.
32, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, 4,432.
33, (tie) Osku Palermaa, Finland, and Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 4,431.
35, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 4,429.
36, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 4,425.
37, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 4,421.
38, Zacharay Wilkins, Canada, 4,416.
39, (tie) Matt Sanders, Indianapolis, and Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 4,415.
41, Shota Kawazoe, Japan, 4,411.
42, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 4,407.
43, Matthew Ogle, Louisville, Ky., 4,391.
44, Jason Sterner, Rockledge, Fla., 4,372.
45, Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill., 4,367.
46, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 4,356.
47, (tie) Matt O’Grady, Rahway, N.J., and Matt Kuba, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 4,345.
49, Rhino Page, Orlando, 4,343.
50, Michael Tang, San Francisco, 4,340.
51, Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 4,339.
52, Sam Cooley, Australia, 4,338.
53, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 4,328.
54, Dave Wodka, Clarksville, Tenn., 4,325.
55, Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 4,319.
56, Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 4,314.
57, Brad Miller, Maryland Heights, Mo., 4,313.
58, Arturo Quintero, Mexico, 4,299.
59, Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 4,287.
60, Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 4,274.
61, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 4,271.
62, (tie) Ryan Ciminelli, Clarence, N.Y., and Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 4,264.
64, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 4,261.
65, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 4,259.
66, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 4,256.
67, Kyle Cook, Centerville, Ohio, 4,254.
68, Ray Teece, England, 4,252.
69, Francois Louw, South Africa, 4,251.
70, (tie) Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, and Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 4,243.
72, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 4,237.
73, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 4,236.
74, Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 4,229.
75, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 4,227.
76, Francois Lavoie, Canada, 4,223.
77, Chris Arcaro, Carolina Beach, N.C., 4,219.
78, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 4,217.
79, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 4,196.
80, Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 4,193.
81, Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, 4,185.
82, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 4,182.
83, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 4,173.
84, Mitch Hupe, Towanda, Kan., 4,167.
85, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 4,162.
86, Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 4,154.
87, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 4,145.
88, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 4,143.
89, Gabriel Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 4,141.
90, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 4,137.
91, Michael Schlabach, Goshen, Ind., 4,136.
92, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 4,131.
93, Matthew Staninger, Highland, Ind., 4,129.
94, Charlie Brown Jr, Grandville, Mich., 4,121.
95, Dwight Adams, Greensboro, N.C., 4,118.
96, Markus Jansson, Sweden, 4,117.
97, Sandra Gongora, Mexico, 4,110.
98, Robert Mushtare, Carthage, N.Y., 4,100.
99, Graham Fach, Canada, 4,095.
100, Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 4,090.
101, Justin Wyman, Fairport, N.Y., 4,068.
102, Kristian Rogers, Salisbury, N.C., 4,045.
103, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 4,023.
104, Cristian Azcona, Puerto Rico, 4,014.
105, Kevin Kullman, Lockport, Ill., 4,006.
106, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 4,000.
107, Napatra Buspanikonkul, Thailand, 3,989.
108, Christopher Sloan, Ireland, 3,988.
109, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 3,973.
110, Timothy Steria, Watertown, N.Y., 3,965.
111, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, 3,946.
112, Russ Oviatt, Chandler, Ariz., 3,831.
113, Andrew Klingler, Grand Rapids, Mich., 3,814.
114, CJ Kirchner, Herrin, Ill., 3,811.
115, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 3,761.
116, Tristan Butler, Fort Wayne, Ind., 3,752.
117, Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., 3,661.
118, Matthew Ward, Fort Mohave, Ariz., 3,353.
119, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,127.
120, Eric Cottrell, Grove City, Ohio, 2,093.
300 games – Marshall Kent, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Matt Staninger
MARK ROTH/MARSHALL HOLMAN PBA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Presented by BowlerX.com
Fourth Round Standings (after 20 games)
1, Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa./Jason Belmonte, Australia, 9,489.
2, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind./Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 9,224.
3, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio/Kristopher Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 9,156.
4, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla./Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 9,142.
5, Patrick Girard, Canada/Zach Wilkins, Canada, 9,033.
6, Jesper Svensson, Sweden/Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 8,980.
7, Darren Tang, San Francisco/Michael Tang, San Francisco, 8,946.
8, Dom Barrett, England/Osku Palermaa, Finland, 8,945.
9, DJ Archer, Friendswood, Texas/Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 8,921.
10, Ray Teece, England/Richie Teece, England, 8,919.
11, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas/Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 8,911.
12, Francois Lavoie, Canada/Stuart Williams, England, 8,909.
13, Daniel Fransson, Sweden/Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 8,874.
14, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y./Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 8,863.
15, Jason Sterner, Rockledge, Fla./Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 8,854.
16, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas/Sam Cooley, Australia, 8,849.
17, BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa./Matt O’Grady, Rahway, N.J., 8,820.
18, Brad Miller, Maryland Heights, Mo./Kyle Sherman, O’Fallon, Mo., 8,803.
19, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill./Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 8,801.
20, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio/Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 8,799.
21, AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa/Mitch Hupe, Towanda, Kan., 8,798.
22, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y./Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill., 8,792.
23, Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas/Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 8,780.
24, Arturo Quintero, Mexico/Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 8,768.
25, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo./Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 8,761.
26, Justin Wyman, Fairport, N.Y./Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 8,672.
27, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas/Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 8,659.
28, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich./Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 8,653.
29, Shota Kawazoe, Japan/Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 8,640.
30, Andres Gomez, Colombia/Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 8,627.
31, Matt Kuba, Chicago Ridge, IL/Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 8,619.
32, Rhino Page, Orlando/Ryan Ciminelli, Clarence, N.Y., 8,607.
33, Matthew Ogle, Louisville, Ky./Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 8,587.
34, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia/Matt Sanders, Indianapolis, 8,558.
35, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y./Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 8,510.
36, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich./Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 8,504.
37, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan./Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 8,500.
38, Markus Jansson, Sweden/Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 8,431.
39, Dave Wodka, Clarksville, Tenn. /Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 8,348.
40, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C./Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 8,346.
41, Kevin Kullman, Lockport, Ill./Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 8,345.
42, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y./Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 8,324.
43, Andrew Cain, Phoenix/Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 8,291.
44, Gabriel Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla./Matthew Staninger, Highland, Ind., 8,270.
45, Chris Arcaro, Carolina Beach, N.C./Kristian Rogers, Salisbury, N.C., 8,264.
46, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio/Graham Fach, Canada, 8,240.
47, Christopher Sloan, Ireland/Francois Louw, South Africa, 8,239.
48, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz./Russ Oviatt, Chandler, Ariz., 8,004.
49, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico/Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 7,946.
50, Andrew Klingler, Grand Rapids, Mich./Charlie Brown Jr, Grandville, Mich., 7,935.
51, Dwight Adams, Greensboro, N.C./Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 7,879.
Jason Belmonte Averages 249 to Take Barbasol PBA Players Championship Lead After Two Rounds
Belmonte and doubles partner Bill O’Neill lead Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship after two rounds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 20, 2018) – Defending champion Jason Belmonte of Australia began work on winning a record-tying 10th Professional Bowlers Association major title by averaging 249 after the first two rounds in the Barbasol PBA Players Championship Tuesday at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.
In the second major of the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour season, the four-time PBA Player of the Year, who is also trying for his third Players Championship title, leads the 120-player field with a 2,494 10-game pinfall total. He bowled a 1,274 five-game pinfall in Tuesday’s first round with games of 243, 255, 229, 300 and 247 and followed with a 1,220 pinfall in the second round on games of 213, 257, 247, 224 and 279.
“I’m leading right now but that’s not my goal at this point,” said the 34-year-old Belmonte, a 16-time Tour winner. “The scoring pace is pretty high and because of that nothing is guaranteed. You can shoot 210 or 220 and lose 50 or 60 pins. Thankfully, I was making good guesses on the adjustments and ball choices I needed to make today.”
With a win, Belmonte, who also won the 2011 Players Championship, would join Pete Weber and Earl Anthony who are tied for most PBA major titles.
Belmonte holds a 97-pin lead over PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla. in second, who finished with a 2,397 pinfall. Duke, the 53-year-old winner of seven PBA majors, bowled 1,215 for five games in the first round and 1,182 in the second.
Competition continues with two five-game qualifying rounds Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET. After Thursday’s sixth qualifying round (30 games), the field will be cut to the top five players for the live ESPN finals Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
The qualifying rounds of the Players Championship will also determine the standings for the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship presented by BowlerX.com. After Thursday’s final qualifying round, the top 14 doubles team will advance to two Baker format qualifying rounds on Friday which will determine the top five doubles teams for the taped ESPN telecast that will follow the Players Championship finals at 5 p.m. Fans will be able to catch the doubles final via livestream on ESPN3.
Belmonte, along with doubles partner eight-time PBA Tour winner Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., also lead the Doubles Championship standings with a 4,873 combined 10-game pinfall total. They hold a 133-pin lead over Duke and his partner 10-time Tour winner Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, who combined 4,740.
All qualifying rounds for the Players Championship and Doubles Championship are streamed live on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame. For subscription and schedule information visit www.xtraframe.tv.
BARBASOL PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday
Second Round Standings (after 10 games)
1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,494.
2, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 2,397.
3, Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 2,379.
4, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 2,374.
5, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 2,373.
6, Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 2,361.
7, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,348.
8, (tie) Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, and Patrick Girard, Canada, 2,343.
10, Stuart Williams, England, 2,340.
11, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 2,334.
12, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 2,325.
13, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 2,297.
14, Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 2,294.
15, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, 2,293.
16, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 2,290.
17, Richie Teece, England, 2,289.
18, Jason Sterner, Rockledge, Fla., 2,284.
19, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 2,283.
20, AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 2,278.
21, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 2,275.
22, DJ Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 2,274.
23, Darren Tang, San Francisco, 2,268.
24, Kyle Sherman, O’Fallon, Mo., 2,267.
25, Dom Barrett, England, 2,266.
26, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 2,265.
27, Kristopher Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 2,261.
28, BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa., 2,256.
29, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 2,255.
30, (tie) Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., and Matt Sanders, Indianapolis, 2,253.
32, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 2,248.
33, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,242.
34, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,236.
35, Matthew Ogle, Louisville, Ky., 2,226.
36, Dave Wodka, Clarksville, Tenn., 2,223.
37, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,221.
38, Shota Kawazoe, Japan, 2,218.
39, (tie) Osku Palermaa, Finland, Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, and Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill., 2,206.
42, Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2,202.
43, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 2,200.
44, Matt O’Grady, Rahway, N.J., 2,197.
45, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 2,194.
46, Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 2,191.
47, Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 2,183.
48, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,180.
49, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 2,179.
50, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,176.
51, Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 2,169.
52, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,168.
53, Mitch Hupe, Towanda, Kan., 2,167.
54, Rhino Page, Orlando, 2,165.
55, Zacharay Wilkins, Canada, 2,156.
56, (tie) David Haynes, Las Vegas, and Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 2,154.
58, (tie) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., and Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,153.
60, Brad Miller, Maryland Heights, Mo., 2,152.
61, Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 2,142.
62, Markus Jansson, Sweden, 2,139.
63, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,138.
64, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 2,136.
65, Sandra Gongora, Mexico, 2,129.
66, (tie) Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., and Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 2,127.
68, Matt Kuba, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 2,125.
69, Arturo Quintero, Mexico, 2,124.
70, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 2,123.
71, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 2,119.
72, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 2,116.
73, (tie) Michael Schlabach, Goshen, Ind., Napatra Buspanikonkul, Thailand, and Francois Lavoie, Canada, 2,115.
76, Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 2,113.
77, Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 2,112.
78, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 2,107.
79, Kevin Kullman, Lockport, Ill., 2,104.
80, Dwight Adams, Greensboro, N.C., 2,101.
81, Francois Louw, South Africa, 2,099.
82, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 2,097.
83, Ryan Ciminelli, Clarence, N.Y., 2,096.
84, Sam Cooley, Australia, 2,094.
85, Michael Tang, San Francisco, 2,089.
86, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 2,083.
87, Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 2,082.
88, Chris Arcaro, Carolina Beach, N.C., 2,078.
89, (tie) Ray Teece, England, and Graham Fach, Canada, 2,076.
91, Charlie Brown Jr, Grandville, Mich., 2,075.
92, (tie) Kyle Cook, Centerville, Ohio, and Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, 2,074.
94, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, 2,060.
95, Kristian Rogers, Salisbury, N.C., 2,057.
96, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 2,056.
97, (tie) Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, and Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,049.
99, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,048.
100, Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 2,043.
101, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 2,037.
102, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 2,029.
103, (tie) Cristian Azcona, Puerto Rico, and Christopher Sloan, Ireland, 2,027.
105, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,023.
106, Justin Wyman, Fairport, N.Y., 2,019.
107, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 2,011.
108, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 2,005.
109, Matthew Staninger, Highland, Ind., 1,988.
110, Gabriel Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1,981.
111, Russ Oviatt, Chandler, Ariz., 1,970.
112, Robert Mushtare, Carthage, N.Y., 1,963.
113, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 1,938.
114, Tristan Butler, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1,911.
115, Timothy Steria, Watertown, N.Y., 1,908.
116, CJ Kirchner, Herrin, Ill., 1,888.
117, Andrew Klingler, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1,887.
118, Myles Duty, Modesto, Calif., 1,827.
119, Matthew Ward, Fort Mohave, Ariz., 1,713.
120, Eric Cottrell, Grove City, Ohio, 1,647.
300 games – Patrick Girard, Michael Tang, Jason Belmonte, Trey Ford III, Stuart Williams
MARK ROTH/MARSHALL HOLMAN PBA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Presented by BowlerX.com
Second Round Standings (after 10 games)
1, Bill O’Neill, Langhorne, Pa./Jason Belmonte, Australia, 4,873.
2, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla./Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 4,740.
3, Jesper Svensson, Sweden/Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 4,657.
4, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind./Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 4,621.
5, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio/Kristopher Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 4,609.
6, Jason Sterner, Rockledge, Fla./Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 4,505.
7, Patrick Girard, Canada/Zacharay Wilkins, Canada, 4,499.
8, Daniel Fransson, Sweden/Kim Bolleby, Thailand, 4,494.
9, DJ Archer, Friendswood, Texas/Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 4,474.
10, Dom Barrett, England/Osku Palermaa, Finland, 4,472.
11, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y./Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill., 4,459.
12, Francois Lavoie, Canada/Stuart Williams, England, 4,455.
13, BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa./Matt O’Grady, Rahway, N.J., 4,453.
14, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo./Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 4,448.
15, AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa/Mitch Hupe, Towanda, Kan., 4,445.
16, Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas/Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 4,435.
17, (tie) Shota Kawazoe, Japan/Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, and Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas/Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 4,420.
19, Brad Miller, Maryland Heights, Mo./Kyle Sherman, O’Fallon, Mo., 4,419.
20, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill./Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 4,416.
21, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan./Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 4,413.
22, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y./Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 4,411.
23, Matthew Ogle, Louisville, Ky./Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 4,394.
24, Ray Teece, England/Richie Teece, England, 4,365.
25, Darren Tang, San Francisco/Michael Tang, San Francisco, 4,357.
26, Andres Gomez, Colombia/Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 4,352.
27, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas/Sam Cooley, Australia, 4,349.
28, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas/Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 4,333.
29, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich./Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 4,329.
30, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y./Tim Foy Jr., Seaford, Del., 4,317.
31, Matt Kuba, Chicago Ridge, Ill./Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 4,308.
32, Markus Jansson, Sweden/Pontus Andersson, Sweden, 4,293.
33, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia/Matt Sanders, Indianapolis, 4,290.
34, Justin Wyman, Fairport, N.Y./Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 4,284.
35, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore./David Haynes, Las Vegas, 4,281.
36, Dave Wodka, Clarksville, Tenn. /Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 4,272.
37, Rhino Page, Orlando/Ryan Ciminelli, Clarence, N.Y., 4,261.
38, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C./Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 4,250.
39, Kevin Kullman, Lockport, Ill./Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 4,246.
40, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio/Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 4,242.
41, Arturo Quintero, Mexico/Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 4,231.
42, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio/Graham Fach, Canada, 4,173.
43, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y./Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia, 4,165.
44, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz./Russ Oviatt, Chandler, Ariz., 4,149.
45, Chris Arcaro, Carolina Beach, N.C./Kristian Rogers, Salisbury, N.C., 4,135.
46, Christopher Sloan, Ireland/Francois Louw, South Africa, 4,126.
47, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich./Jeff Evans, Supply, N.C., 4,124.
48, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico/Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 4,109.
49, Andrew Cain, Phoenix/Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 4,072.
50, Dwight Adams, Greensboro, N.C./Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 4,039.
51, Gabriel Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla./Matthew Staninger, Highland, Ind., 3,969.
52, Andrew Klingler, Grand Rapids, Mich./Charlie Brown Jr, Grandville, Mich., 3,962.
