2008-09 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP
AMF Country Club Lanes
Baltimore, Md.
December 14, 2008
SUNDAY’S MATCH UPS
Women’s Title Match: No. 1 Carolyn Dorin-Ballard vs. No. 2 Jodi Woessner
Match #1: No. 4 Patrick Allen vs. No. 3 Parker Bohn III
Match #2: Winner of Match #1 vs. No. 2 Wes Malott
Title Match: Winner of Match #2 vs. No. 1 Rhino Page
2008-09 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE BREAKDOWN:
1st -- $25,000 (+ one-year exemption)
2nd -- $13,000
3rd -- $6,500
4th -- $5,500
Tournament Purse -- $180,000
2008-09 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP – BY THE NUMBERS
Field Size – 147
PBA Entries – 129
Amateur Entries – 18
Format:
- 64 bowlers bowl two seven-game qualifying blocks
- Cut to top 32
- Top 32 bowl nine games of round robin (incl. one position round)
- Cut to top 16
- Top 16 bowl nine more games of round robin (incl. one position round)
- Cut to top four for stepladder finals
2008 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP – FINALISTS BY ROUND
Q1 Q2 RR1 RR2
Rhino Page 10 12 4 1
Wes Malott 4 2 2 2
Parker Bohn III 8 5 7 3
Patrick Allen 50 14 1 4
TODAY’S FINALISTS
No. 1 Rhino Page
Qualified 12th after 14 games: 221.57 Avg.
Match Play record: 13-4-1
*Defeated Wes Malott 279-268, in final position round match
No. 2 Wes Malott
Qualified 2nd after 14 games: 230.86 Avg.
Match Play record: 10-8
*Lost to Rhino Page, 279-268 in final position round match
No. 3 Parker Bohn III
Qualified 5th after 14 games: 225.14 Avg.
Match Play record: 13-5
*Defeated Mika Koivuniemi, 214-194, in final position round match
No. 4 Patrick Allen
Qualified 14th after 14 games: 221.00 Avg.
Match Play record: 9-8-1
*Lost to Mike Scroggins, 256-234, in final position round match
RECORD IN MATCH PLAY BY ROUND
Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Overall
Rhino Page 6-2-1 7-2 13-4-1
Wes Malott 4-5 6-3 10-8
Parker Bohn III 5-4 8-1 13-5
Patrick Allen 6-2-1 3-6 9-8-1
TODAY’S FINALISTS IN ROUND ROBIN MATCH PLAY THIS WEEK
PAGE VS.
Malott:
- Lost 215-189 in their 16th game of match play
- Won 279-268 in their final position round match
Bohn III:
- Did not face
Allen:
- Lost 300-256 in their 7th game of match play
- Lost 216-184 in their 9th game of match play
MALOTT VS.
Page:
- Won 215-189 in their 16th game of match play
- Lost 279-268 in their final position round match
Bohn III:
- Lost 257-248 in their 14th game of match play
Allen:
- Won 223-212 in their 5th game of match play
- Lost 215-195 in their 17th game of match play
BOHN III VS:
Page:
- Did not face
Malott:
- Won 257-248 in their 14th game of match play
Allen:
- Did not face
ALLEN VS.
Page:
- Won 300-256 in their 7th game of match play
- Won 216-184 in their 9th game of match play
Malott:
- Lost 223-212 in their 5th game of match play
- Won 215-195 in their 17th game of match play
Bohn III:
- Did not face
QUALIFYING, MATCH PLAY AND TOURNAMENT AVERAGES
Name Qualifying (Rank) Match Play Overall
Rhino Page 221.57 (12) 234.44 228.81
Wes Malott 230.86 (2) 229.06 229.84
Parker Bohn III 225.14 (5) 224.28 224.66
Patrick Allen 221.00 (14) 231.39 226.84
MATCH PLAY STATISTICAL RANKS FOR ‘08 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP
Avg. Strike Pct. Spare Pct. w/splits
Rhino Page 234.44 64.73 86.77
Wes Malott 229.06 62.32 84.72
Parker Bohn III 224.28 59.16 85.71
Patrick Allen 231.39 65.07 82.61
AVERAGES IN WINS, LOSSES
Wins Losses
Page 242.00 213.50
Malott 228.50 229.75
Bohn III 228.08 214.40
Allen 243.33 219.88
HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE 2008 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP - MP ONLY
Name High Game Low Game
Page 279 (Gm. 18) 184 (Gm. 9)
Malott 269 (Gm. 12) 190 (Gm. 15)
Bohn III 257 (Twice Gm. 5 and 14) 187 (Gm. 12)
Allen 300 (Gm. 7) 212 (Twice Gm. 5 and 14)
HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE 2008 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP - QUALIFYING
Name High Game Low Game
Page 300 (Gm. 5) 168 (Gm. 13)
Malott 277 (Gm. 14) 193 (Gm. 10)
Bohn III 257 (Gm. 4) 167 (Gm. 8)
Allen 269 (Gm. 11) 197 (Gm. 9)
FINALIST TITLES
NAME Total titles (47) Majors (2)
Rhino Page 1 0
Wes Malott 4 0
Parker Bohn III 32 1 (01 USBC Masters)
Patrick Allen 10 1 (05 Denny’s World Championship)
2008-2009 FINISHES
Rhino Page
Tournament/Finish
Cheetah Championship/9th
CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship/53rd
Chameleon Championship/12th
Ultimate Scoring Championship/51st
Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship/53rd
Pepsi Viper Championship/35th
PBA World Championship/76th
Wes Malott
Tournament/Finish
Cheetah Championship/12th
CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship/1st
Chameleon Championship/3rd
Ultimate Scoring Championship/10th
Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship/31st
Pepsi Viper Championship/4th
PBA World Championship/63rd
Parker Bohn III
Tournament/Finish
Cheetah Championship/1st
CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship/40th
Chameleon Championship/34th
Ultimate Scoring Championship/8th
Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship/7th
Pepsi Viper Championship/20th
PBA World Championship/7th
Patrick Allen
Tournament/Finish
Cheetah Championship/3rd
CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship/39th
Chameleon Championship/45th
Ultimate Scoring Championship/17th
Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship/41st
Pepsi Viper Championship/47th
PBA World Championship/18th
SUNDAY’S FINALISTS ON TV IN 2008-09
PAGE
First TV appearance of 2008-09
MALOTT
Event Opp. Result
2008 PEPSI VIPER CHAMPIONSHIP Brad Angelo L, 222-195
2008 CHAMELEON CHAMPIONSHIP Mike Machuga L, 221-210
2008 CLR CARMEN SALVINO SCORPION CHAMP Ken Simard W, 216-211
BOHN III
Event Opp. Result
2008 CHEETAH CHAMPIONSHIP Mike Scroggins W, 242-198
ALLEN
Event Opp. Result
2008 CHEETAH CHAMPIONSHIP Mike Scroggins L, 222-200
FINALISTS VS. EACH OTHER ON TV
PAGE VS.
Malott:
- Is 0-1 in one match
o Lost to Malott 255-193 at the 07-08 Earl Anthony Medford Classic in the Championship match
Bohn III:
- Is 0-1 in one match
o Lost to Bohn III 267-257 at the 07 Spartanburg Classic in the Championship match
Allen:
- Is 1-0 in one match
o Defeated Allen 230-190 at the 07-08 Earl Anthony Medford Classic in the semifinal match
MALOTT VS.
Page:
- Is 1-0 in one match
o Defeated Page 255-193 at the 07-08 Earl Anthony Medford Classic in the Championship match
Bohn III:
- Is 2-0 in two matches
o Defeated Bohn III 268-246 at the 06 Windy City Classic in the Semifinals
o Defeated Bohn III 245-235 at the 07-08 Earl Anthony Medford Classic in the semifinal match
Allen:
- Is 1-1 in two matches
o Defeated Allen 299-236 at the 05 Mile High Classic in the semifinal match
o Lost to Allen 247-217 at the 07 Lumber Liquidators Championship in the championship match
Bohn III VS.
Page:
- Is 1-0 in one match
o Defeated Page 267-257 at the 07 Spartanburg Classic in the Championship match
Malott:
- Is 0-2 in two matches
o Lost to Malott 268-246 at the 06 Windy City Classic in the Semifinals
o Lost to Malott 245-235 at the 07-08 Earl Anthony Medford Classic
Allen:
- Is 1-2 in three matches
o Lost to Allen 215-213 at the 1993 ABC Masters in the semifinal match
o Lost to Allen 218-169 at the 2007 Go RVing Classic in the Championship match
o Defeated Allen 217-227 at the 2007 Spartanburg Classic in the semifinal match
ALLEN VS.
Page:
- Is 0-1 in one match
o Lost to Page 230-190 at the 07-08 Earl Anthony Medford Classic in the semifinal match
Malott:
Is 1-1 in two matches
o Lost to Malott 299-236 at the 05 Mile High Classic in the semifinal match
o Defeated Malott 247-217 at the 07 Lumber Liquidators Championship in the championship match
Bohn III:
- Is 2-1 in three matches
o Defeated Bohn III 215-213 at the 1993 ABC Masters in the semifinal match
o Defeated Bohn III 218-169 at the 2007 Go RVing Classic in the Championship match
o Lost to Bohn III 217-227 at the 2007 Spartanburg Classic in the semifinal match
CAREER ROLL-OFF RECORDS
(One ball, sudden-death format to break ties)
Page 1-0
Malott 5-9
Bohn III 1-1
Allen 10-5
PBA PERFECTION
2008 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP 300 Games (4) – Doug Kent (Round of 64, Block 1), Joe Bailey (Round of 64, Block 2), Rhino Page (Round of 64, Block 2), Patrick Allen (Round of 32)
So far during the 2008-09 season, there have been 45 perfect games in eight tournaments for an average of 5.63 per tournament.
During the 2007-08 season, there were 101 perfect games in 21 tournaments for an average of 4.81 per tournament.
Season 300 Games # of Tournaments Avg. per Tour.
2008-09 45 8 5.63
2007-08 101 21 4.81
2006-07 119 21 5.67
2005-06 86 22 3.91
ALL-TIME PBA 300 GAMES ON TV (LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR) – 19
Name Opponent (score) Date Tour. City
1. *Jack Biondolillo Les Schissler (216) April 1, 1967 Akron OH
2. John Guenther Don Johnson (189) Feb. 1, 1969 San Jose, CA
3. Jim Stefanich Glenn Carlson (243) Jan. 5, 1974 Alameda, CA
4. Pete McCordic Wayne Webb (249) Jan. 31, 1987 Torrance, CA
5. @# Bob Benoit Mark Roth (255) Jan. 23, 1988 Grand Prairie, TX
6. # Michael Aulby David Ozio (279) July 31, 1993 Wichita, KS
7. Johnny Petraglia W.R. Williams Jr. (194) March 5, 1994 Toledo, OH
8. Butch Soper Bob Benoit (236) July 12, 1994 Reno, NV
9. @C.K. Moore Parker Bohn III (192) Feb. 2, 1996 Austin, TX
10. Bob Learn Jr. Johnny Petraglia (279) April 6, 1996 Erie, PA
11. Jason Queen Ron Papp (225) May 3, 1997 Huntsville, AL
12. Steve Hoskins W.R. Williams Jr. (234) Oct. 15, 1997 Rochester, NY
13. ►Parker Bohn III Chris Sand (246) May 9, 1998 Reno, NV
Michael Mullin (191)
14. Steve Jaros Ricky Ward (200) Feb. 13, 1999 Chattanooga, TN
15. Mike Miller Danny Wiseman (266) June 20, 1999 Reno, NV
Tim Criss (224)
16. Norm Duke W.R. Williams Jr. (213) Jan. 5, 2003 Tacoma, WA
17. Mika Koivuniemi Jason Couch (248) Dec. 7, 2003 Windsor Locks, CT
18. @Tony Reyes Parker Bohn III (215) Nov. 5, 2006 Taylor, MI
19. Ryan Shafer Jeff Carter (228) March 18, 2007 Indianapolis, IN
# - Title match @ - Won first title same show
**TELEVISED 300 GAME BONUS**
- Any finalist rolling a 300 game this week in the championship round will earn a $10,000 bonus, compliments of the PBA.
ALL-TIME LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR “7-10 SPLIT” CONVERSIONS ON TV – 3
1. Mark Roth (1980, Alameda, CA)
2. John Mazza (1991, Sunrise, FL)
3. Jess Stayrook (1991, Tucson, AZ)
2008-09 STATISTICS
2008-09 PBA Points Leaders
- ►Wes Malott 112,681
- Bill O’Neill 109,933
- ►Parker Bohn III 101,423.50
- Mike Scroggins 100,944.50
5. Brad Angelo 98,249
- Walter Ray Williams Jr. 83,685
- Chris Barnes 82,247
- Steve Jaros 76,092
9. Mika Koivuniemi 75,777
- Sean Rash 75,740.50
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12. ►Patrick Allen 68,627
19. ►Rhino Page 56,936.50
Minimum points for today included
HOW POY POINTS ARE ALLOCATED
Standard Event – Stepladder Standard Event – Bracket
1st – 16 1st -- 16
2nd – 8 2nd -- 8
3rd – 4 3rd -- 4
4th – 2 4th -- 2
5th – 1
Major Event – Stepladder Major Event – Bracket
1st – 24 1st -- 24
2nd – 12 2nd -- 12
3rd – 8 3rd -- 8
4th – 4 4th -- 4
5th – 2
2008-09 Money Leaders
1. Norm Duke $63,020
2. ►Parker Bohn III $51,920
3. ►Wes Malott $51,100
4. Brad Angelo $50,100
5. Bill O’Neill $47,580
6. Mike Scroggins $47,100
7. Walter Ray Williams Jr. $47,000
8. Chris Barnes $43,420
9. Mike Machuga $37,650
10. Mike Wolfe $36,790
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16. ►Rhino Page $26,100
17. ►Patrick Allen $24,650
Minimum money for today included
2008-09 PBA Average Leaders
1 ►Parker Bohn III 227.85
2 Bill O’Neill 226.24
3 ►Wes Malott 225.18
4 Walter Ray Williams Jr. 224.32
5 ►Patrick Allen 223.64
6 Mike Scroggins 223.05
7 Steve Jaros 222.03
8 Jason Belmonte 221.99
9 Pete Weber 221.78
10 Brad Angelo 221.44
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40. ►Rhino Page 215.09
2008-09 PBA Player of the Year Points
1. ►Wes Malott 26
2. Norm Duke 24
3. Walter Ray Williams Jr. 20
Bill O’Neill 20
Brad Angelo 20
Mike Scroggins 20
7. ►Parker Bohn III 18
8. Mike Machuga 16
Mike Wolfe 16
10. Chris Barnes 13
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12. ►Rhino Page 8
15. ►Patrick Allen 6
Includes minimum points for today’s telecast
ALL-TIME LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Pos. Name Titles
1. Walter Ray Williams Jr. 45
2. Earl Anthony 41
3. Mark Roth 34
Pete Weber 34
5. ►Parker Bohn III 32
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ALL-TIME PBA MONEY LEADERS
Pos. Name Earnings
1. Walter Ray Williams Jr. $4,042,466
2. Pete Weber $3,259,919
3. ►Parker Bohn III $2,749,337
4. Norm Duke $2,665,434
5. Brian Voss $2,373,828
6. Amleto Monacelli $2,097,684
7. Mike Aulby $2,096,060
8. Tom Baker $1,784,414
9. Marshall Holman $1,705,990
10. Mark Roth $1,637,806
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29. ►Patrick Allen $1,141,461
83. ►Wes Malott $636,180
Includes minimum money for today’s telecast
MOST CAREER MAJOR TITLES
No. Name Number Majors Won
1. Earl Anthony 10 (6 NC, 2 Masters, 2 TOC)
2. Mike Aulby 8 (3 Masters, 2 NC, 1 US, 1 TOC, 1 TPC)
Pete Weber 8 (4 US, 2 NC, 1 TOC, 1 TPC)
4. Walter Ray Williams Jr. 7 (3 NC/WC, 2 US, 1 Masters, 1 TPC)
5. Don Carter 6 (4 All-Stars, 1 Masters, 1 NC)
6. Norm Duke 5 (2 NC/WC, 1 Masters, 1 TOC, 1 US)
7. Del Ballard Jr. 4 (2 US, 1 Masters, 1 TOC)
Jason Couch 4 (3 TOC, 1 TPC)
Dave Davis 4 (2 NC, 2 TOC)
Marshall Holman 4 (2 TOC, 2 US)
Dave Husted 4 (3 US, 1 TPC)
Doug Kent 4 (2 Masters, 2 WC)
Dick Weber 4 (4 All-Stars)
MOST CAREER EVENTS BOWLED WITHOUT A TITLE (CURRENT EXEMPT PLAYERS ONLY)
Name No. of events
1. Joe Ciccone 164
2. Brian Kretzer 141
3. Jeff Carter 116
4. Randy Weiss 107
5. Nathan Bohr 87
6. Chris Loschetter 84
7. Ken Simard 76
8. Bill O’Neill 70
9. Dino Castillo 64
10.Mitch Beasley 50
THIS WEEK IN THE LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR NOTES
THE PBA IN BALTIMORE
After an 11-year absence, the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour returns to Baltimore for the second consecutive season. Prior to the 2006-07 season, the PBA last visited the Beltway in 1996 when Mike Aulby won the 25th of his 27 career titles at AMF Country Club Lanes. This week’s event marks the 23rd Tour stop overall in the Baltimore area and the sixth event held at Country Club Lanes. George Branham III won the first Tour stop at Country Club Lanes in 1993.
At last season’s 2007-08 Lumber Liquidators Championship Patrick Allen def. Wes Malott, 247-217.
It was at the 1991 Fair Lanes Open in Randallstown, Md. that the infamous Del Ballard gutter ball happened. In the championship match, Pete Weber forced Ballard to get the first two strikes and seven in the 10th frame to win. Ballard got the first two clutch strikes in the 10th, but then needing only the seven-pin count to earn the title, inexplicably threw the ball into the right gutter to hand the victory to Weber.
The first event held in Baltimore was won by Dick Hoover in the 1962 Colt Open.
Local favorites Eddie Van Daniker of Essex, Md. and Baltimore’s own Danny Wiseman finished 19th and 21st, respectively this week.
THE 300 CLUB
Four bowlers had perfect games this week: Doug Kent (Round of 64 Block 1), Joe Bailey (Round of 64 Block 2), Rhino Page (Round of 64, Block 2), Patrick Allen (Round of 32,Game 7).
VERSATILITY SWING
The Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship is the fifth event in the PBA’s six event “Versatility Swing.” These events include the five events on the named “animal” patterns (Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion, Cheetah and Shark) as well as the Earl Anthony pattern that will be used in Medford, Ore. Much like tennis has a “Clay Court Championship” or a “Hard Court Championship,” the PBA features these events on different oil patterns. Today’s event marks the only time all season the Shark pattern will be used as the sole pattern for an event.
VERSATILITY SWING WINNERS
Pepsi Viper Championship, Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2 – Brad Angelo
Chameleon Championship, Taylor, Mich., Nov. 16 – Michael Machuga
CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship, Vernon Hills, Ill., Nov. 30 – Wes Malott
Cheetah Championship, Cheektowaga, NY, Nov. 7 – Parker Bohn III
Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship, Baltimore, Md., Nov. 14 - ??????
Earl Anthony Medford Classic, Medford, Ore., Jan. 18, 2009 - ???????
THE SHARK PATTERN
This event marks the fourth “lane oil pattern” championship, crowning the Cheetah Champion. The first was the Viper Championship in Omaha, Nov. 2, the second was the Chameleon Championship in Taylor, Mich. Nov. 16 and the third was the Scorpion Championship in Vernon Hills, Ill.
Length of pattern: 44 ft.
Description: Shark is the longest of the five named animal patterns, measuring 44 feet of oil. This pattern forces bowlers to play deep inside the center of the lanes, like sharks that troll the depths of the ocean. Typical to the length and design, professionals will migrate more towards the center of the lane as the ball normally will not hook back to the pocket if it strays too far outside near the gutter. This pattern usually requires extreme inside angles to get to the pocket after five or six games.
Scoring Pace: The scoring pace is normally low for this pattern. Once upon a time, the scoring pace on Shark was considered medium to high. That was certainly not the case during the 2007-08 PBA Tour season, when this 44-foot monster held exempt players, regional pros and amateurs to a cumulative average of just 199.22 per game in PBA Tour events.
2007-08 Averages on Shark:
In PBA Events:
Amateurs: 190.13
Non-exempt pros: 198.16
Exempt pros: 209.37
In PBA Experience Leagues (average for leagues):
169.00
PBA Champions on Shark (last five seasons):
Robert Smith (CLR Windy City Classic, Vernon Hills, IL, 2007-08 season)
Tommy Jones (Constructionjobs.com Championship, Reno, NV, 2007-08 season)
Chris Barnes (Bayer Classic, El Paso, TX, 2007-08 season)
Chris Barnes (GEICO Classic, Irving, TX, 2006-07 season)
Norm Duke (Columbia 300 Classic, West Babylon, NY, 2006-07 season)
Pete Weber (Etonic Championship, Cheektowaga, NY, 2006-07 season)
Chris Collins (Pepsi Championship, Fairlawn, OH, 2005-06 season)
Ritchie Allen (Motel 6 Phoenix Classic, Phoenix, AZ, 2005-06 season)
Brian Himmler (Earl Anthony Medford Classic, Medford, OR, 2005-06 season)
Wes Malott (Mile High Classic, Lakewood, CO, 2005-06 season)
Patrick Allen (Birmingham Open, Trussville, AL, 2004-05 season)
Mike Wolfe (Earl Anthony Medford Classic, Medford, OR, 2004-05 season)
Brian Himmler (Chicago Open, Vernon Hills, IL, 2004-05 season)
Mika Koivuniemi (Reno Open, Reno, NV, 2003-04 season)
Pete Weber (Medford Open, Medford, OR, 2003-04 season)
Ryan Shafer (Empire State Open, Latham, NY, 2003-04 season)
Jason Couch (Pepsi Open, Wyoming, MI, 2003-04 season)
POSITION ROUND RECAP
Entering the final position round game Friday night, Mika Koivuniemi was third, Parker Bohn III was fourth and Patrick Allen was fifth.
In the 3 vs. 4 match, Bohn beat Koivuniemi, 214-194, to move from fourth to third.
In the 5 vs. 6 match, Allen lost to Mike Scroggins, 256-234, but still managed to move past Koivuniemi by six pins into the fourth and final spot on the show.
Koivuniemi needed the first strike in the 10th to hold on to the final spot on the show, but only got 8 pins (left the 4-7).
MOVIN’ ON UP
With a win today, Patrick Allen can pass John Petraglia and Randy Pedersen on the all-time career earnings list to become No. 27. He is currently No. 29 with $1,141,461 (minimum money for today included).
LEFT IS RIGHT AGAIN
Just like last week in Cheektowaga, three of today’s four finalists are left-handed (No. 1 Rhino Page, No. 3 Parker Bohn III and No. 4 Patrick Allen). No. 2 Wes Malott is the only righty. Both Women’s Series finalists are right-handed as well.
TOP LEFTY IN A “MAJOR” WAY
Parker Bohn III has been the high lefty in the last three Majors:
2007-08 H&R Block Tournament of Champions – 5th
2007-08 65th Denny’s U.S. Open – 7th
2008-09 PBA World Championship – 7th
BACK-TO-BACK
If Parker Bohn III wins today, he will be the first player to win back-to-back titles since January of 2007 when Jason Couch won the Dick Weber Open (Fountain Valley, CA) and the Motel 6 Classic (Henderson/Las Vegas, NV).
Today marks the 16th time Parker Bohn III has made back-to-back telecasts.
--In addition to his 16 back-to-back shows, Bohn has also made three consecutive telecasts once in his career (1989).
--Six times out of the previous 15 times Bohn has made back-to-back shows, he has won the title in the second of the back-to-back telecasts.
--The last time Bohn made back-to-back shows was in January of 2005 (GEICO Open in Mesa, AZ (finished second) and the El Paso Classic, El Paso, TX (finished first).
--The only time Bohn has won back-to-back shows was March of 1997 when he captured the AC Delco Classic in Lakewood, CA (March 8) and the Showboat Invitational in Las Vegas, NV(March 15).
DEJA VU
Three of the four men’s finalists also made the telecast here last season.
--Patrick Allen qualified as tournament leader and finished first, defeating Wes Malott, 247-217, in the title match.
--Wes Malott qualified second and finished second. He defeated Mike DeVaney, 236-207, before losing the title match to Patrick Allen.
--Rhino Page qualified fourth and finished fifth, losing to Mike DeVaney, 278-215.
RHINO PAGE AS THE NO. 1 SEED IN A STEPLADDER FINAL:
Rhino Page is 0-1 with a 257.00 avg. in one appearance as the No. 1 seed in a stepladder final.
He lost to Parker Bohn III in last season’s Spartanburg Classic in Spartanburg, SC, 267-257.
TV HOG
Wes Malott has appeared in four of the eight televised finals so far this season. His one title this season came at the CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship in Vernon Hills, Ill. on Nov. 30.
OIL PATTERN MASTERY
Wes Malott has now made the telecast on four of the five animal pattern events this season. The only animal pattern he did not make the show on was last week’s Cheetah pattern.
He finished fourth on the Viper pattern in Omaha, NE; third on the Chameleon pattern in Taylor, MI; first on the Scorpion pattern in Vernon Hills, IL and is seeded second this week on the Shark pattern.
His four titles have come on the Shark pattern (2005-06 season in Lakewood, CO), the Scorpion pattern (2006-07 season and this season, both in Vernon Hills, IL) and the Cheetah pattern (2007-08 season in Medford, OR).
ALLEN IN BACK-TO-BACK TELECASTS:
Patrick Allen has made back-to-back telecasts twice in his career.
--In the 2004-05 season, he won in back-to-back weeks in Dallas, TX and Trussville (Birmingham), AL.
--In the 2005-06 season, he finished third in back-to-back weeks in Trussville (Birmingham), AL and Norcross (Atlanta), GA.
Additionally, he made four consecutive telecasts just last season. His first-place finish in this event last season was the first of those four consecutive telecasts. He went on to finish third in Spartanburg, SC to close out the first half of the season and the started the second half of the season with a second-place finish in Reno, NV and then a fourth-place finish in Medford, OR.
SOME CALL HIM A PERFECTIONIST:
Parker Bohn III’s 83 career 300 games in PBA competition are the most in the history of the PBA
TEAM USA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS:
Both Rhino Page and Patrick Allen enjoyed success at the WTBA (World Tenpin Bowling Association) World Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand in August.
--Both Page and Allen were part of the Team Gold medal, but it was Page who shined the most in the Team event. After Team USA and Team Korea had tied with a total pinfall of 1,084 in the gold medal match, Page defeated Kim Tae-Young in a two-frame ninth and 10th frame roll-off, 49-39, to secure the gold for Team USA.
--Page and Allen teamed together to win a Doubles Gold medal
--Page, Allen and Bill Hoffman teamed together to earn a Trios bronze medal
--Page earned a Silver medal in All Events
2008-09 Commissioner’s Exemptions:
Event/City: Recipient:
Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship, Baltimore, MD Mark Roth
National Bowling Stadium Championship, Reno, NV Wayne Webb
Earl Anthony Medford Classic, Medford, OR Marshall Holman
GEICO Plastic Ball Championship, Wheat Ridge, CO Brian Voss
Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic, West Babylon, NY Johnny Petraglia
Note: These were just announced last week. All five are PBA Hall of Famers and part of the PBA’s “50 Greatest.”
LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN'S SERIES
SUNDAY’S MATCH UP
Title Match: No. 1 Carolyn Dorin-Ballard vs. No. 2 Jodi Woessner
PBA WOMEN’S SERIES PRIZE BREAKDOWN:
1st -- $10,000
2nd -- $6,000
3rd -- $5,000
4th -- $4,000
Tournament Purse -- $51,100
SUNDAY’S FINALISTS
No. 1 Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
Qualified 1st, 217.50 Avg.
Match Play: 5-4, Avg. 223.22
*Defeated Jodi Woessner 258-214 in final position round match
No. 2 Jodi Woessner
Qualified 6th, 206.29 Avg.
Match Play: 7-2, 223.89 Avg.
* Lost to Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 258-214 in final position round match
QUALIFYING, MATCH PLAY AND TOURNAMENT AVERAGES
Name Qualifying (Rank) Match Play Overall
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 217.50 (1) 223.22 219.74
Jodi Woessner 206.29 (6) 223.89 213.17
MATCH PLAY STATISTICAL RANKS FOR ‘08 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP
Avg. Strike Pct. Spare Pct. w/splits
Dorin-Ballard 233.22 55.88 92.86
Woessner 223.89 64.00 71.43
AVERAGES IN WINS, LOSSES
Wins Losses
Dorin-Ballard 230.40 214.25
Woessner 230.86 199.50
HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE 2008 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP - MP ONLY
Name High Game Low Game
Dorin-Ballard 258 (Gm.9) 201 (Gm. 3)
Woessner 251 (Gm. 8) 185 (Gm. 3)
HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE 2008 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS CHAMPIONSHIP - QUALIFYING
Name High Game Low Game
Dorin-Ballard 267 (Gm. 1) 180 (Gm. 3)
Woessner 250 (Gm. 1) 168 (Gm. 7)
2008 SEASON FINISHES
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard Pepsi Viper Championship 14th
Chameleon Championship 10th
CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship 3rd
Cheetah Championship 1st
Jodi Woessner Pepsi Viper Championship 13th
Chameleon Championship 2nd
CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship 9th
Cheetah Championship 12th
2008 STATISTICS
2008 WOMEN’S SERIES CHAMPIONS
Pepsi Viper Championship, Omaha, Neb. – Stefanie Nation def. Michelle Feldman, 225-200
Chameleon Championship, Taylor, Mich. – Michelle Feldman def. Jodi Woessner, 199-173
CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship – Michelle Feldman def. Missy Bellinder, 200-147
Cheetah Championship – Carolyn Dorin-Ballard def. Stefanie Nation, 208-204
2008 PBA WOMEN’S SERIES POINT RANKINGS
1. Michelle Feldman 103,100
2. Stefanie Nation 84,100
3. ►Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 83,800
4. ►Jodi Woessner 70,600
5. Jen Petrick 68,700
Minimum points for today included
2008 MONEY LEADERS
1. Michelle Feldman $33,200
2. ►Carolyn Dorin-Ballard $24,800
3. Stefanie Nation $24,300
4. ►Jodi Woessner $17,700
5. Jen Petrick $15,000
Minimum money for today included
2008 AVERAGE LEADERS (Min. 60 Games)
1. Michelle Feldman 216.17
2. Shannon Pluhowsky 212.48
3. Stefanie Nation 210.69
4. ►Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 210.50
5. Shannon O’Keefe 209.54
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9. ►Jodi Woessner 206.24
2007 STATISTICS
2007 WOMEN’S SERIES CHAMPIONS
Motor City Classic, Taylor, Mich. – ►Carolyn Dorin-Ballard def. Missy Bellinder, 233-192
Etonic Championship, Cheektowaga, N.Y. – Shannon Pluhowsky def. Tish Johnson, 227-217
Lake County Indiana Classic, Merrillville, Ind. – Joy Esterson def. Liz Johnson, 226-226, won in one-ball sudden death roll off, 10-7
Great Lakes Classic, Wyoming, Mich. – Diandra Asbaty def. ►Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 236-225
2007 PBA WOMEN’S SERIES POINT RANKINGS
1. ►Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 82,997
2. Liz Johnson 71,167
3. Kelly Kulick 66,690
4. Joy Esterson 65,893
5. Shannon Pluhowsky 55,670
6. Missy Bellinder 54,676
7. Tish Johnson 53,860
8. Olvia Sandham 51,715
9. Amy Stolz 47,726
10. Michelle Feldman 40,059
2007 MONEY LEADERS
1. ►Carolyn Dorin-Ballard $25,000
2. Joy Esterson $19,300
3. Liz Johnson $17,111.1
4. Shannon Pluhowsky $16,100
5. Kelly Kulick $15,800
6. Tish Johnson $14,700
7. Missy Bellinder $12,600
8. Olivia Sandham $10,600
9. Diandra Asbaty $10,000
Amy Stolz $10,000
10. Michelle Feldman $8,900
2007 AVERAGE LEADERS (Min. 30 Games)
1. ►Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 225.75
2. Liz Johnson 222.19
3. Joy Esterson 216.52
4. Wendy Macpherson 215.50
5. Kelly Kulick 214.54
6. Olivia Sandham 212.26
7. Missy Bellinder 211.88
8. Shannon Pluhowsky 211.36
9. ►Stefanie Nation 210.48
10. Amy Stolz 209.70
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12. Michelle Feldman 208.19
THIS WEEK IN THE PBA WOMEN’S SERIES NOTES:
PBA WOMEN’S SERIES RECAP
This week marks the fifth of seven PBA Women’s Series events this year on the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour. The PBA Women’s Series, which debuted last season and is sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), proved to be so popular that the PBA increased the series to seven events as part of the 50th anniversary PBA Tour season.
Dorin-Ballard defeated Nation 208-204 in the close championship match. Dorin-Ballard threw a clutch strike the first shot in the 10th frame and then left a 1-2-4-10 washout, sparing it to force Nation to strike the first shot in the 10th frame. Nation left a stubborn 10 pin to give Dorin-Ballard the title. It was Dorin-Ballard’s second career PBA Women’s Series title (she won the 2007 Motor City Classic).
The PBA Women’s Series marks the only opportunity for women to bowl on Tour since the Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) folded in 2003. Five of the current PBA Women’s Series players were PWBA Alum ---Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Tennelle Milligan, Brenda Mack, Michelle Feldman and Shannon O’ Keefe.
The championship match of each event will be televised live on ESPN as part of the regular PBA Tour telecast. Each PBA Women’s Series event, which will run concurrently with seven Lumber Liquidators’ PBA Tour events, including this week’s Chameleon Championship, will feature a $51,100 prize fund, including a $10,000 top prize.
WOMEN’S PBA SERIES SHOWDOWN
The winners of all six singles Women’s Series events will participate in the PBA Women’s Series Showdown, in a season-ending dedicated broadcast on ESPN, sponsored by the United Stated Bowling Congress (USBC).
PBA WOMEN’S SERIES SHOWDOWN presented by USBC QUALIFIERS
Date Event/City Qualifier
Nov. 2 Pepsi Viper Championship, Omaha, NE Stefanie Nation
Nov. 16 Chameleon Championship, Taylor, MI Michelle Feldman
Nov. 30 CLR Carmen Salvino Champ, Vernon Hills, IL *Missy Bellinder
Dec. 7 Cheetah Championship, Cheektowaga, NY Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
Dec. 14 Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship, Baltimore, MD **Jodi Woessner
Jan. 18 Earl Anthony Medford Classic, Medford, OR ????
Note: Each winner of the six PBA Women’s Series singles events (Mixed Doubles event in Reno is excluded) will earn a spot into a recently announced season-ending special event called the “PBA Women’s Series Showdown presented by USBC.” In the event that we have a repeat winner, the second-place finisher of that event will earn the spot into the “Showdown.” The “Showdown” will be televised by ESPN with event details (venue, format, telecast date and time) still TBA.
*Qualifies by virtue of finishing second to Michelle Feldman
**Because Dorin-Ballard has already won an event this season, Woessner gains an automatic berth into the PBA Women’s Series Showdown
HOW DID THEY QUALIFY FOR THE WOMEN’S SERIES?
The 16 exempt-bowler field was determined at the 2008 PBA Women’s Tour Trials, which were held in conjunction with the 2008 Women’s U.S. Open, a United States Bowling Congress (USBC) event. The top 12 women advanced through the PBA Women’s Tour Trials, while the four winners of last season’s events --- Diandra Asbaty, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Joy Esterson and Shannon Pluhowsky --- received automatic berths.
THE 2008-09 PBA WOMEN’S SERIES FIELD
Name Throws Ht. Hometown
Diandra Asbaty Right 5-5 Chicago, Ill.
Missy Bellinder Right 5-4 Fullerton, Calif.
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard Right 5-7 Keller, Texas
Joy Esterson Right 5-7 Annapolis, Md.
Michelle Feldman Right 5-7 Auburn, N.Y.
Clara Guerrero Right 5-4 Armenia, Colombia
Brenda Mack Right 5-1 Indianapolis, Ind.
Adrienne Miller Right 5-7 Albuquerque, N.M.
Tennelle Milligan Right 5-4 Costa Mesa, Calif.
Stefanie Nation Right 5-7 Miami, Fla.
Shannon O’Keefe Right 5-5 Arlington, Texas
Jennifer Petrick Right 5-8 Canton, Ohio
Shannon Pluhowsky Left 5-7 Phoenix, Ariz.
Trisha Reid Left 5-2 Columbus, Ohio
Jodi Woessner Right 5-4 Toledo, Ohio
Shalin Zulkifli Right 5-2 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Eight of the 16 are returning from last year’s inaugural PBA Women’s Series season. Bold denotes returning player.
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE PBA
In the spring of 2004, the PBA opened it’s membership to women and several took advantage of the opportunity, including Missy Bellinder who became the first woman to join the PBA, and Liz Johnson, in the 2004-05 season, became the first woman to advance to a Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour event and later in the season became the first woman to advance to the championship round when she finished second to Tommy Jones in the 2005 Banquet Open.
This summer, the USBC and PBA joined forces to create the PBA Women’s Series, which features 16 women who earned exemptions at the PBA Women’s Tour Trials, which ran in conjunction with the USBC’s U.S. Women’s Open. Those 16 women are competing alongside the men, but in their own tournaments, four times over a five-week stretch.
U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
The U.S. Women’s Open, a USBC event, returned this summer. In the first matchup of African-American athletes for a professional title in the history of bowling, Kim Terrell-Kearney of Dover, Del., defeated Trisha Reid of Columbus, Ohio, 216-189, to win the 2008 U.S. Women's Open at Brunswick Zone XL in Romeoville, Ill.
The event was featured on a tape-delayed basis by ESPN for five consecutive Sundays beginning Sept. 7.
Terrell-Kearney narrowly advanced to the championship match with a 216-202 victory over USBC Hall of Famer and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of North Richland Hills, Texas. Reid moved into the final by defeating Malaysia's Shalin Zulkifli, 237-180, in the other semifinal.
- 2008-09 PBA Women’s Series bowlers noted in bold
SPREADING THE WEALTH
In the four events last season, seven different women advanced to the championship round of the PBA Women’s Series finals.
BACK-TO-BACK
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard is looking for her second consecutive PBA Women’s Series title after winning last week’s Cheetah Championship in Cheektowaga, N.Y. She is seeking her third career PBA Women’s Series title.
SECOND TIME’S A CHARM
Jodi Woessner is making her second televised finals appearance this season and seeking her first title. She lost to Michelle Feldman in the Chameleon Championship in Taylor, Mich., 199-173 on Nov. 16.
INFAMOUS BALL MAKES APPEARANCE LAST WEEK
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard’s husband, PBA bowler Del Ballard, Jr. created a stir last week. Ballard Jr. went into the tour’s display case to retrieve the infamous gutter ball from his 1991 showdown against Pete Weber at the 1991 Fair Lanes Open in nearby Randallstown, Md. Ballard needed only a seven pin count to defeat Weber and inexplicably threw a gutter ball. The ball now travels with the tour as a part of PBA history. During the Cheektowaga TQR, Ballard asked if the ball was still legal and was told by tournament directors that it was. Ballard’s scores went up using his old urethane ball and it was the talk of the bowling center for the rest of the week.
300 GAMES
There were no 300 games this week in Women’s Series play.
Shannon O’Keefe bowled the first perfect game of the 2008-09 Women’s Series in the Round of 10 Position Round last week in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Season 300 Games # of Tour. Avg. per Tour.
2008-09 1 5 .20
2007-08 4 4 1.00
300 Games last season: Kelly Kulick – Motor City Classic; Liz Johnson – Etonic Championship, Olivia Sandham – Lake County Indiana Classic; Tish Johnson – Great Lakes Classic.