Barnes Leads TOC in Las Vegas

Averaging 225.3 and compiling a 13-3 record after two rounds of match play, 2007-08 Professional
Bowlers Association (PBA) Player of the Year Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, vaulted into the
lead in the 45th PBA Tournament of Champions Friday at Red Rock Lanes.

Barnes, the 2006 Tournament of Champions winner, has a 9,403 40-game overall total and holds a
30-pin lead over PBA Hall of Famer and 1987 Tournament of Champions winner Pete Weber who
is in second heading into this evening’s final eight-game match play round.

Barnes started the tournament in 37th after the first eight-game qualifying round on Wednesday.

“One of my strengths is that I’m able to do a lot of different things to adjust,” said Barnes, who owns
12 career Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles.  “I just don’t always pick the right one. I’ve been
getting better at attacking the lanes here in the later rounds. I got off to a slow start so I decided to
take a few risks and it has paid off.”

Trailing Barnes and Weber are Tony Reyes in third, followed by reigning PBA Player of the Year Wes
Malott in fourth and Rhino Page in fifth.

Kelly Kulick, the 2009 PBA Women’s World Championship winner and the only woman competing in
the tournament, is in sixth place.  She is making a bid to become the first woman to win a PBA Tour
event but will have to finish in the top four after this evening’s match play round for a chance to
accomplish the feat.

The top four after tonight’s match play round advance to the stepladder finals on Sunday which
will be televised live by ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific).


PBA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS    
Red Rock Lanes, Las Vegas, Nev.

Fifth Round (after 40 games, including match play and bonus pins)  
1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 13-3, 9,403 
2, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 10-6, 9,373 
3, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 9-7, 9,332
4, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 9-7, 9,308 
5, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 7-9, 9,264
6, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 8-7-1, 9,235 
7, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 10-6, 9,201
8, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 10-6, 9,159 
9, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 10-6, 9,112 
10, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 7-9, 9,062
11, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 6-10, 9,058 
12, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 10-5-1, 9,035 
13, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 9-7, 8,982 
14, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 8-8, 8,886 
15, Dave Wodka, Chatsworth, Calif., 8-8, 8,843 
16, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 8-7-1, 8,810 
17, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 6-10, 8,764 
18, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 3-13, 8,761 
19, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 10-6, 8,745 
20, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 7-8-1, 8,732
21, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 9-7, 8,691 
22, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 4-12, 8,614 
23, John Nolen, Grand Blanc, Mich., 5-11, 8,612
24, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 4-12, 8,538