The Ultimate Scoring Championship

The Ultimate Scoring Championship certainly lived up to its name as Patrick Allen of Wesley Chapel, Fla. shot a record-tying 3,647 (+847) total, averaging 260.50 for the 14-game block in Monday’s Round of 64 qualifying at Taylor Lanes, in Taylor, Michigan.

“My game plan for tomorrow is to strike more than the other guy,” Allen said. “You’re not remembered for leading qualifying, it’s whether you make the show on Sunday.”

Eleven players shot 300 during Monday’s Round of 64. Ritchie Allen and Parker Bohn III saw perfection in the first seven-game block. Whereas nine more perfect games were registered during block two (Mitch Beasley, Edward Van Daniker Jr., Bohn III, Pete Weber, Patrick Allen, Mike Wolfe, Tony Reyes and Steve Jaros).

Bohn III of Jackson, N.J. was the only player to shoot two 300 games during Monday’s qualifying, bringing his PBA career total to 82.

“Pete (Weber) and I had a good doubles score, shooting 600 (in one game) on the same lane,” Bohn III said. Bohn III and Weber were two of five bowlers who shot 300 in game nine of qualifying.

The Ultimate Scoring Championship, a new event introduced as part of the 50^th anniversary celebration, spotlights the incredible scoring potential of the world’s greatest bowlers on a wide-open “house shot” lane condition that is found in most league bowling today. It is also the first event of the “Extreme Swing” which includes five “creative” format championships during the season. The four other events this season include the GEICO Plastic Ball Championship (Feb. 18-22), Etonic Marathon Championship (Feb. 23-March 1), Don Johnson Buckeye State Eliminator (March 2-8) and Go RVing Match Play Championship (March 18-22).

The Ultimate Scoring Championship has not disappointed, with the field averaging 226.18 in qualifying, compared to 211.39 in the Pepsi Viper Championship and 214.88 in the Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship.

Joe Bailey of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Mike Edwards of Tulsa, Okla. tied at 3,157 (+357) for the final 32^nd spot into match play, averaging 225.50, forcing a one game roll-off. Edwards advanced over Bailey, 196-193.

Three of the players who shot 300 unpredictably missed the cut.

Tuesday’s competition continues with single-elimination best 4-of-7 match play, until four players remain.

Ultimate Scoring Championship Format:
The field bowled two 7-game qualifying blocks for a total of 14 games on Monday, Nov. 10 in which the top 32 players advanced. Bowlers making the cut return on Tuesday morning, Nov. 11, competing in a single-elimination best 4-out-of-seven match play format in the Round of 32, Round of 16 and Round of 8. The final four will advance to Sunday’s finals which will be taped and air on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 23.

Round of 64 - Block 1 and 2 combined
1, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,647, $100
2, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,623, $200
3, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3,357, $100
4, Wes Malott, Argyle, Texas, 3,345
5, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 3,332, $100
6, Gregg Zicha, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 3,329
7, Craig Tuholski, Washougal, Wash., 3,326
8, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,304
9, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 3,283
10, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 3,259
11, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,258, $100
11, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,258
13, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,255
14, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 3,253
15, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 3,252, $100
16, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 3,246
17, Jason Lundquist, Delaware Water Gap, Pa, 3,245
18, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 3,241
19, Chester Rogers Jr, Milwaukie, Ore, 3,222
20, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan, 3,219, $100
20, Robert Smith, Columbus, 3,219
22, Ken Abner, Cincinnati, 3,216
23, Bill Rowe, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 3,197
23, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 3,197
25, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 3,193
26, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,192
27, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 3,190
28, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,188
29, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 3,175
30, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 3,166
31, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,165
32, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,157­­­___________________________

33, Joe Bailey, Pittsburgh, 3,157, $1,800
34, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 3,155, $1,800
35, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,154, $1,800
36, Tommy Delutz Jr., Flushing, N.Y., 3,150, $1,800
37, Edward VanDaniker Jr, Essex, Md, 3,149, $1,900
38, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 3,140, $1,800
39, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,139, $1,800
40, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 3,124, $1,900
41, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,115, $1,800
42, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 3,112, $1,900
43, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 3,110, $1,800
44, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,105, $1,800
45, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 3,099, $1,800
46, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 3,083, $1,800
47, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,082, $1,800
48, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,075, $1,800
49, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif, 3,073, $1,800
50, David Traber, Hebron, Ill., 3,066, $1,800
51, Rhino Page, Topeka, Kan, 3,065, $1,800
52, Corey Young, Steeleville, Ill, 3,057, $1,800
53, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 3,050, $1,800
54, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,036, $1,800
55, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,032, $1,800
56, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,020, $1,800
57, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 2,990, $1,800
58, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis, 2,984, $1,800
59, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 2,964, $1,800
60, Gilbert Sanchez, Milvane, Kan., 2,946, $1,800
61, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore, 2,877, $1,800
62, Terrance Reeves, Valrico, Fla, 2,873, $1,800
63, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,865, $1,800
64, John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 2,858, $1,800