KOIVUNIEMI, DORIN-BALLARD LEAD WTBA WORLD BOWLING TOUR POINTS RACE

Next week’s U.S. Open will play a role in the World Tenpin Bowling 
Association’s inaugural World Bowling Tour points race leading to the World 
Bowling Tour Finals presented by the PBA next fall in Las Vegas. The top three 
men and top three women in WBT points will bowl for a total of $40,000 in prize 
money in the WBT Finals next fall.

The WBT series consists of seven international tournaments, including the 
just-completed Bayer USBC Masters and the U.S. Open. Heading into the U.S. Open, 
Mika Koivuniemi – the winner of the WBT’s Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Finland 
early in January – is the men’s points leader followed by Sean Rash and USBC 
Masters winner Tom Hess. In the women’s competition, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard is 
the leader. Finland’s Krista Pollanen and Kelly Kulick are tied for second.

For current WTBA World Bowling Tour points and information, visit 
worldtenpinbowling.com.