Update Golden Boys
Team USA stars shine at World Series of Bowling.
THE USBC Team USA men’s squad boasts some of the nation’s greatest players, and that was proven once again during the PBA’s World Series of Bowling (WSOB) competition in October and November. The PBA pros gathered
in Las Vegas at South Point Bowling Center for a marathon two weeks of qualifying and match-play competitions. A field of 252 men and
women from around the world competed on the PBA’s “animal” patterns — Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion, and Shark — in grueling 12-game-per-day competi- tions. The top five bowlers from each pattern advanced to the stepladder finals, which were taped for TV and will air on ESPN starting Nov. 28. In addition to the five
animal championships, the WSOB determined the top eight finalists for the PBA World Championships, which will air live on ESPN/ESPN2 on Jan. 14, 15 and 16. Among the finalists in
nearly every event are Team USA stars. “It was a 60-game event,
a grueling test of versatility,” said Team USA member Bill O’Neill, the top qualifier for the World Championships. “You have to be smart. You have to know why you’re pick- ing up a certain ball, what you’re doing with your hand. I made all the right decisions this week, and that’s why I am where I am.” O’Neill racked up 13,606
pins over the 60 games. Not a bad performance, but O’Neill was on fire all week in qualifying, making it to match play in the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion championships. But he missed an animal pattern sweep when he finished 23rd in Shark Championship qualifying.. The WSOB featured a com-
pletely unheard of number of international players making the TV shows. The Team USA members have their work cut out for them, but their expe- rience against international competition can’t hurt.
PLAYERS PROFESSIONAL BOWLING 2010 PBA WORLD SERIES
OF BOWLING FINALISTS (Team USA members in yellow)
BRUNSWICK PRO BOWLING CHEETAH CHAMPIONSHIP (Airs on ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. Nov. 28) 1. Eugene McCune. Munster. Ind.
2. Ritchie Allen. Columbia. S.C.
3. Norm Duke. Clermont. Fla.
4. Michael Haugen Jr.. Carefree. Ariz.
5. Lonnie Waliczek. Wichita. Kan
PEPSI VIPER CHAMPIONSHIP (Airs on ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. Dec. 5) 1. Andres Gomez. Colombia
2. Tommy Jones. Simpsonville. S.C.
3. Mike DeVaney. Murrieta. Calif.
4. Bill O’Neill. Southampton. Pa.
5. Amleto Monacelli. Venezuela
CHAMELEON CHAMPIONSHIP (Airs on ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. Dec. 12) 1. Scott Norton. Costa Mesa. Calif.
2. Wes Malott. Pflugerville. Texas.
3. Chris Barnes. Double Oak. Texas
4. Sean Rash. Wichita. Kan.
5. Osku Palermaa. Finland
AMERICA’S HOPE: Team USA’s Bill O’Neill made it to the finals in both the Viper and Scorpion championships.
SCORPION CHAMPIONSHIP (Airs on ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. Dec. 19) 1. Jun-Yung Kim. Korea 2. Jason Belmonte. Australia
3. Bill O’Neill Southampton. Pa.
4. Yong-Jin Gu. Korea 5. Dan MacLelland. Canada
GEICO SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP (Airs on ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. Dec. 26) 1. Dan MacLelland. Canada
2. Osku Palermaa. Finland 3. Tom Smallwood. Saginaw. Mich.
4. Jason Belmonte. Australia
5. Mike Fagan. Patchogue. N.Y.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING STANDINGS (Airs live on ESPN/ESPN2 on Jan. 14, 15 and 16) 1. Bill O’Neill. Southampton. Pa.
2. Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan.
3. Osku Palmermaa, Finland 3. Chris Barnes. Double Oak. Texas
5. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland
6. Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz.
7. Wes Malott. Pflugerville. Texas.
8. Jason Belmonte. Australia
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