Update National Champs!
Records Shattered in Reno and El Paso
THE TWO greatest national bowling tournaments are done and in the books for another year. The 91st USBC Women’s
Championships wrapped up its 100-day run at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center in El Paso, Texas, on July 4, and the 107th USBC Open Championships con- cluded its 136-day run at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., on July 5. Both tournaments had their share of excitement and both saw records broken. More than 30,000 women bowled in El Paso, while Reno welcomed 14,189 five-player teams — more than 70,000 bowlers! The Open Championships featured 32 perfect games, 13 299s and five 298s, while 38 other bowlers tossed 11 strikes in a row. There were seven 800 series overall, six in singles and one in doubles. In El Paso, three bowl- ers achieved per- fection and two surpassed the 800 mark. The Open
Championships consists of two divisions: The Regular Division, for those who average 181 and above, and the Classified Division, for bowl- ers who average 180 or below.
MAKING HISTORY: Click on the play button (above left) to watch special video coverage of Jodi Woessner discussing her record-setting performance at the 2010 USBC Women’s Championships.
The Women’s Championships consists of three divisions: Diamond, for bowlers with averages of 180 and higher, with handicap based on 100-percent of 220; Ruby, for bowlers with averages from 150-179, with handicap based on 100-percent of 180; and Sapphire for bowlers with averages of 149 and below, with handicap based on 100-percent of 150. Meanwhile,
Terrence Syring
in El Paso, three other tournaments
graced the championship lanes during the Women’s
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Championships run — the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, USBC Queens and USBC Senior Queens were held in April.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS REGULAR DIVISION WINNERS ALL-EVENTS Matt McNiel, 25, of Chanhassen, Minn., marked in 88 of 90 frames on the way to sets of 806 in singles, 780 in team and 740 in doubles for a 2,326 total. Ron Vokes of Racine, Wis., previously held the all-events record with 2,321, which he shot on the way to the title last year in Las Vegas. “I’ve been putting about 100 hits a day on the website to see what’s going on,
and it feels so good to know it’s finally in the books,” said McNiel, who had been follow- ing the scores on
BOWL.com regularly since late April to see if anyone would top his score. “I’ve been getting a lot of congratulations on my perfor- mance, and getting that kind of respect from your peers and people you look up to is what makes it real. It’s starting to sink in, and it feels amazing.”
SINGLES Terrence Syring of Bay City, Mich., put together games of 276, 258 and 299 for an 833 series on March 26 and had the longest wait of all the Regular Division champions. “I was just waiting and hop- ing that my score would hold
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