Scorpion Open Finalists

International players continued to make an impact at 

the World Series of Bowling as Dom Barrett of 

England earned top-qualifier honors in the PBA

Scorpion Open Monday at the South Point Bowling Center.

Barrett bowled a 3,264 14-game pinfall total (233.1 average) with the help of a 

1,453 six-game block on games of 248, 277, 210, 241, 178 and 299 in the final 

round. 

Barrett will be joined by PBA Tour titlist Dave Wodka of Henderson, NV, 

four-time Tour titlist Sean Rash of Montgomery, IL. and 13-time Tour winner 

Patrick Allen of Baltimore in the Scorpion Open ESPN Eliiminator finals which 

will be taped at 6 p.m. PT on Nov. 18.

Barrett, who currently ranks fifth on the European Bowling Tour points list, won 

his first PBA title in a regional tournament in Reno last weekend on his way to 

the World Series.

“I came here to win one of these tournaments,” said Barrett, who is also third 

in PBA World Championship qualifying. “Winning the regional gave me a lot of 

confidence. This is going to be my first (PBA) show and I couldn’t be happier.

“The key to my success so far has been taking advantage of every minute of 

practice time I’ve had since I’ve been here to work on everything from making 

adjustments to selecting the right ball.”

Rash earned his  third straight television final, and fortified his lead after 

24 games of PBA World Championship qualifying.

Rash, who has already qualified for the ESPN televised finals of the Bayer Viper 

Open and Chameleon Open, had a 1,870 eight-game pinfall (233.7 average) in the 

morning qualifying round.

 “Having already made two TV shows helps loosen up your arm swing,” he added. 

“I’ve bowled well in all three World Series events and the All-In Showdown. All 

you ever want to do is give yourself a chance to win. If you give yourself 

enough chances, you’ll win and that’s what I’m trying to do.”

With the conclusion of Monday’s eight-game Scorpion qualifying round, the fourth 

and final animal pattern is tomorrow’s GEICO Shark Open. After the Shark round, 

the top 53 players based on 32 games will advance to Wednesday’s eight-game PBA 

World Championship cashers round. After a total of 40 games, the top 16 players 

will advance to the ESPN-televised elimination finals in the first PBA major 

championship of the season.

PBA SCORPION OPEN

South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Monday

(After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals)

1, Dom Barrett, England, 3,264.

2, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 3,247.

3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,217.

4, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 3,212.

DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games)

5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,187, $2,500.

6, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 3,162, $2,400.

7, Ji-Hyun Cha, South Korea, 3,159, $2,300.

8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,156, $2,200.

9, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,132, $2,150.

10, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,123, $2,100.

11, Stuart Williams, England, 3,114, $2,050.

12, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,097, $2,000.

13, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,060, $1,950.

14, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 3,029, $1,900.

15, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,995, $1,850.

16, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,978, $1,800.

DID NOT ADVANCE (after 8 games)

17, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,798, $1,300.

18, Fawaz Abdullah, Bahrain, 1,797, $1,250.

19, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,790, $1,200.

20, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,788, $1,150.

21, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,785, $1,120.

22, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,784, $1,100.

23, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,773, $1,090.

24, Jaime Monroy, Colombia, 1,770, $1,080.

25, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,768, $1,070.

26 (TIE), Frank Guccione, Castle Rock, Colo.; Mike Fagan, Dallas, and Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,764, $1,050.

29, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,761, $1,030.

30, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,758, $1,020.

31, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 1,753, $1,010.

32, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 1,739, $1,000.

33 (TIE), Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,738.

35, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,735.

36, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,734.

37, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,733.

38, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 1,732.

39, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,731.

40, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,723.

41, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,721.

42, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 1,720.

43, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,713.

44, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 1,705.

45, Chuck Tillson, Rohnert Park, Calif., 1,701.

46 (TIE), Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., and Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,700.

48, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 1,698.

49, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,694.

50 (TIE), Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., and Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 1,691.

52, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,690.

53, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,689.

54, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 1,688.

55, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,687.

56, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,686.

57, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,685.

58, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,683.

59, Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 1,679.

60, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,675.

61, Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 1,672.

62, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,668.

63 (TIE), Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C.; Floyd Raymond, Gaylord, Mich., and Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,667.

66, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,666.

67 (TIE), Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., and Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,665.

69, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,664.

70, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,663.

71, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 1,661.

72, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,659.

73, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,657.

74, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 1,656.

75, Carlos Cottone, Venezuela, 1,653.

76, Joseph Hostetler, Minerva, Ohio, 1,651.

77 (TIE), Martin Larsen, Sweden, and Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,649.

79, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,648.

80, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,647.

81, Ricky Schissler, Henderson, Colo., 1,646.

82, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,645.

83, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,644.

84, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 1,643.

85, Jong Soo Park, South Korea, 1,641.

86 (TIE), Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, and Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 1,640.

88 (TIE), Ray Eddy III, Saginaw, Mich., and Darrell Gilbert Jr., Valparaiso, Ind., 1,639.

90 (TIE), Joshua McBride, Wichita, Kan., and Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,638.

92, Mathias Arup, Sweden, 1,637.

93, John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 1,636.

94, Jason Miller, Portland, Ore., 1,634.

95 (TIE), Chris Hayden, Las Vegas, and Jon Brandon, Santa Clarita, Calif., 1,632.

97, Brett Cooper, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,631.

98, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,625.

99, Kasey Normandin, Canada, 1,624.

100, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 1,620.

101, Isaac Amkie Amkie, Mexico, 1,617.

102 (TIE), Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., and Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 1,616.

104 (TIE), Yousif Falah, Bahrain, and Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 1,615.

106 (TIE), Alan Mojado, Pala, Calif., and William Guszczo, Orland Park, Il., 1,613.

108, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,612.

109 (TIE), Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Paul Moor, England, 1,611.

111, Yong-Jin Gu, South Korea, 1,610.

112 (TIE), Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J.; D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,608.

115, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 1,607.

116, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,606.

117, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,603.

118, Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., 1,602.

119, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 1,597.

120 (TIE), Tommy Gollick, Oberlin, Pa., and Mahd Assad, Bahrain, 1,595.

122, Billy Rogers, Dallas, 1,589.

123, Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 1,588.

124, Daniel Falconi, Mexico, 1,587.

125 (TIE), Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., and Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,585.

127, Siu Hong Wu, Hong Kong, 1,584.

128, Billy Rohde, Marietta, Ga., 1,583.

129, Antonio Medina, Louisville, Ky., 1,580.

130, Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif., 1,577.

131, Robert Piroozshad, Ranch Santa Margarita, Calif., 1,574.

132, Toni Palermaa, Finland, 1,571.

133, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 1,570.

134, Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., 1,567.

135, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.V., 1,563.

136 (TIE), Santiago Garcia, Colombia, and Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,561.

138, Adrian Anderson, Roseburg, Ore., 1,560.

139 (TIE), Zack Hattori, Las Vegas, and Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 1,559.

141, Jerry Johnson Jr., Las Vegas, 1,558.

142, Patrick Girard, Canada, 1,555.

143, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1,553.

144, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,552.

145, Rocio Restrepo, Colombia, 1,551.

146, David Peterson, Plano, Texas, 1,550.

147, Adam Monks, San Diego, 1,549.

148, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,546.

149, Rikke Holm Agerbo, Denmark, 1,544.

150, Tony Campagna Jr., Hendersonville, Tenn., 1,541.

151, Sean Mamlok, San Jose, Calif., 1,540.

152, Adam James, Redmond, Wash., 1,539.

153, Bubba Harrison, Citrus Heights, Calif., 1,538.

154 (TIE), Paola Gomez, Colombia, and Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,533.

156, Frank Boyer, Lebanon, Pa, 1,532.

157, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 1,526.

158, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 1,524.

159, Hameed Taqi, Bahrain, 1,522.

160, Kyung-Shin Park, South Korea, 1,518.

161 (TIE), Kenneth Bland Jr., Germany, and Miroslaw Pajak, Poland, 1,517.

163, John DeBenedetta Jr., Las Vegas, 1,513.

164, Adam Miller, Charlotte, N.C., 1,511.

165, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 1,510.

166, Matthew Thornton, Montgomery, Ill., 1,507.

167 (TIE), Kurt Bogner, Longview, Wash., and Richard Horsley, Morrisville, N.C., 1,506.

169, Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 1,501.

170, Krzysztof Olesinski, Poland, 1,494.

171, J.T. Jackson, Tarzana, Calif., 1,493.

172, Masoud Saberi, Bahrain, 1,490.

173, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,485.

174, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,482.

175 (TIE), Will Wells, New Zealand, and Mohammed Al Swawoosh, Bahrain, 1,478.

177, Michael Ciardulli Jr., Valley Stream, N.Y., 1,476.

178, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 1,474.

179, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,469.

180, Jeff Toyne, Columbia, S.C., 1,460.

181, Dwight Tincher, Perris, Calif., 1,457.

182, Erik Andersin, Sweden, 1,456.

183, Courtney Miller, Charleston, S.C., 1,449.

184, Rachel Vaughn, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1,441.

185, Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., 1,436.

186, Eric Malone, Brewster, N.Y., 1,431.

187, Kevin Prior, Allen, Texas, 1,425.

188, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 1,419.

189, Mike Armstrong Jr., Tucson, Ariz., 1,404.

190, David Meadows, Houston, 1,396.

191, Chuck Galaviz, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1,380.

192, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 1,375.

193, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 1,371.

194, Chris Helton, Fountain, Colo., 1,367.

195 (TIE), Jorge Tello, Colombia, and Travis Thomas, Lumberton, N.C., 1,365.

197, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 1,362.

198, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 1,360.

199, Robert McBride, Plano, Texas, 1,349.

200, Tyler Johnson, Surprise, Ariz., 1,339.

201, Sam Grihm, Portland, Ore., 1,333.

202, Jim Horan, Oakley, Calif., 1,306.

203, Mathew Tabor, Cooperstown, N.Y., 1,286.

PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING LEADERS

(After 24 of 32 games)

1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 5,801.

2, Stuart Williams, England, 5,551.

3, Dom Barrett, England, 5,531.

4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5,500.

5, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 5,486.

6, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,473.

7, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 5,463.

8, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 5,421.

9, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 5,391.

10, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 5,387.

11, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 5,369.

12, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 5,358.

13, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 5,353.

14, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 5,351.

15, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 5,350.

16, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 5,336.

17, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 5,332.

18, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 5,326.

19, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 5,321.

20, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,318.

21, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,311.

22, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 5,303.

23, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 5,299.

24, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 5,288.