Professional Bowlers Association

The PBA World Series of Bowling roars into action on ESPN Dec. 4 through April 8.
 
What many are calling the greatest field ever assembled in the history of the sport traveled to Las Vegas: the top 50 elite American players and PBA Hall of Famers, a record 50+ international stars representing 15 countries and 100+ of the best regional PBA members accepted the challenge of the PBA World Series of Bowling.  Watch what happens, who wins and who does not, this season on ESPN:
 
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South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas played host to the third PBA World Series of Bowling.  Thousands of bowling fans took in the action on site from qualifying and elimination rounds to the exciting Arena Finals held in the South Point Convention Center.
 
Tens of thousands more around the world followed the tournament schedule with scores on PBA.com and watched live coverage on Xtra Frame, the online Bowling Channel.  Many of these fans have expressed a concern that knowing some results in advance somehow takes away from the fun and drama of watching the shows on ESPN.
 
I don’t believe it does and here are a few reasons why:
 
Compared to the thousands that followed all or part of the PBA World Series of Bowling via PBA.com, Xtra Frame and at South Point, hundreds of thousands of fans do not know the results heading into the ESPN television finals.
 
For the folks in the know, there is an opportunity to enjoy the ESPN shows on a whole new level.  You can really dial into the player strategies used and watch how those strategies played out either in victory or defeat.  Add the commentary of ESPN’s Rob Stone and PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen to provide color, context and history to the drama.  Also within each telecast, features and interviews bring us closer to the greatest bowlers in the world.
 
Also for fans in the know comes the opportunity to spread the word among family and bowling friends about the incredible action that took place in Las Vegas.  Knowing the matchups in advance gives us all a chance to promote the great performances from Las Vegas during the season.
 
Prior to each ESPN telecast of the PBA World Series of Bowling this season, PBA.com will remind viewers of the story lines and matchups heading into each ESPN television show.  Fans will have the opportunity to review qualifying rounds on Xtra Frame.  The PBA YouTube Channel will have videos that can be shared with bowling friends.  The PowerHouse Jackie Bowling will host PBA:39X60 pre and post-game shows to bring you player strategies heading into the televised finals and interviews with the players after the ESPN shows to bring you extended coverage featuring all the insight directly from the lanes.
 
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The third PBA World Series of Bowling provided PBA members and non-members more opportunity for prize money ($1,079,579), Xtra Frame exposure (117 hours of live coverage) and ESPN national television appearances (14) than any other event in PBA history.  Watch it play out this season in High Definition on ESPN.
 
The World Series of Bowling is just one part of an exciting 2011-12 for the PBA Tour.  We have three more major championships to look forward to with the traditional formats and the ESPN live final at the end of the week: the USBC Masters Jan. 23-29 in Las Vegas, the 69th U.S. Open Feb. 20-26 in North Brunswick, N.J. and the PBA Tournament of Champions April 8-15 in Las Vegas.
 
In addition, the PBA Tour returns to Fountain Valley, Calif., Jan. 20-22, Columbus, Ohio Feb. 17-19, Detroit, Mich. March 9-11 and Indianapolis, Ind. March 30 – April 1 with the brand-new Xtra Frame Tour.  For the first time in history, 4 PBA title events will be conducted from qualifying through the live final round only on the online Bowling Channel.
 
CLICK HERE FOR 2011-12 PBA TOUR SCHEDULE
 
Stay tuned to PBA.com, PBA’s YouTube Channel, PBA on Facebook and Twitter and ESPN in HD this season as we continue to bring you exciting action from the greatest bowlers in the world.