PBA Doubles Championship Named In Honor Of Roth and Holman

The 2011 revival of the PBA Doubles Championship will be named in honor of two 
PBA Tour legends – Mark Roth and Marshall Holman - who stamped their names all 
over the doubles competition back in its formation days.

Roth and Holman teamed up to win PBA Doubles Classic titles in 1977 and 1979 in 
San Jose, CA, and again in 1984 after the event moved to Showboat Lanes in 
Las Vegas. The PBA Hall of Fame legends, who own a combined total of 56 PBA Tour 
titles, bowled as doubles partners 13 times, cashing 11 times, making match play 
10 times and finishing in the top five six times.

"How could you not want your Hall Of Fame doubles partner and great friend to 
share the name of this event with you? It's perfect,” Roth said. “I asked 
Marshal to bowl with me in our first doubles tournament because he was a tough 
cookie and he knew how to win. We won three times together during our career. 
Marshall and I talk frequently, and sharing memories of those events is 
something we often talk about. It’s a great honor for both of us.”

“I’m absolutely honored,” Holman added. “It’s a beautiful thing.”

The revival of the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship will be a 
part of the 2011 PBA World Series of Bowling at South Point Casino, Hotel and 
Bowling Center in Las Vegas Nov. 4-20.

The doubles event will include the top 16 players after qualifying rounds in the 
PBA Exempt Players Championships who will be paired for an eight-team Baker 
format finale based upon how they qualify. The top qualifier will be the first 
to select a partner from among the remaining 15 players. If he/she selects the 
No. 11 seed, the No. 2 qualifier will pick next. If No. 1 picks No. 2 as a 
partner, the No. 3 qualifier will be the next to select, etc. The Baker format 
finals will be conducted on specially-constructed lanes in the South Point Arena 
on Sunday, Nov. 20.