Dick Weber Open on "the Deuce" Sunday

PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke of Clermont, FL, began defense of his One A Day Dick Weber Open title Wednesday as competition got underway at Fountain Bowl in Fountain Valley, CA.

Sunday’s finals will shift from the PBA’s normal home on
ESPN to “the Deuce” – ESPN2 – for this week only. The
Dick Weber Open finals will air live at 1 p.m. Eastern
(10 a.m. Pacific) on Jan. 31.

The Dick Weber Open has become the unofficial “fifth major” on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour schedule because it features the traditional open qualifying format used in the PBA’s early years when bowling great Dick Weber was a dominant player. The format includes 15 games of qualifying with the top 24 advancing to three eight-game blocks of round-robin match play to determine the five-player stepladder final.

In addition to Duke trying for his 34th career title, Hall of 
Famer Pete Weber will try to win his 35th in the event 
named after his legendary father. Pete finished third in the
2009 Dick Weber Open, the event Duke won by defeating
Mike Fagan (second round leader after Wednesday's action)
of Patchogue, NY, 278-168, in the title match.

Subscribers to pba.com’s Xtra Frame online “television
channel” will have a front row seat for all of the One A Day
Dick Weber Open action. To sign up, visit pba.com.

2009-10 LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR STATISTICAL LEADERS

EARNINGS                                           Events       Total
1, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich.          10             $72,200
2, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas         10             $69,050
3, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla.                10             $64,085
4, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla.     10             $57,070
5, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas           10            $56,170
6, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa.             10            $56,125
7, Mike DeVaney, San Diego                   10            $45,770
8, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.              10            $44,380
9, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas           10           $43,570
10, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan.                  10           $41,000

AVERAGES                                           Games       Average
1, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y.       190             223.84
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla.      296             223.20
3, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas            288             222.33
4, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas         283             221.64
5, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas           226             220.58
6, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla.                  183             220.46
7, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y.               258             220.23
8, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C.         274             219.96
9, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan.                    286             219.32
10, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla.               265             218.93

PBA PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINTS      CRA           Points
1, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa.             3                28
  Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich.          2                28
3, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla.                3                24
  Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J.                    1                24
5, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas        2                20
6, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla.    2                18
7, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla.                 1                16
Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y.        2                 16
Mike DeVaney, San Diego                     1                 16
Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.                1                 16
Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas            1                  16
Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill.         1                 16
(CRA = Championship Round Appearances)