Belmonte, who failed to advance to the top 16 match play rounds in the Cheetah and Viper Championship rounds earlier in the week, began to hit his strike during Wednesday’s Chameleon round and kept his momentum during the fourth of five stages of the World Series Thursday, finishing with a 12-game total of 2,670 pins and a 57-pin lead over Eugene McCune of Munster, IN.
“I was disappointed in my performance the first couple of days, but something I pride myself in is what we call ‘ticker’ back home. It’s like heart,” Belmonte said. “You can never give up. No matter how bad it seems I’m always going to try to get every pin I can because you never know what’s around the corner, and today was what was around the corner.
“From where I was sitting after the first two days, I knew if I wanted to give myself a chance to make top eight (in the PBA World Championship standings) and make the World team (for the U.S.A. vs. The World special team event), it was all or nothing,” Belmonte continued. “I was very aggressive with my ball choice and my lane play today. I decided I’d rather shoot 100 under playing aggressive than fail playing safe.”
In winning the Scorpion stage, Belmonte moved into 20th place in the PBA World Championship standings, based upon total pinfall for the first 48 games of World Series competition. After 24 games, he was more than 400 pins out of the top eight and now is 122 pins away from the TV finals. The top eight after Friday’s GEICO Shark Championship qualifying round will advance to the live ESPN/ESPN2 PBA World Championship stepladder finals Jan. 14-16 at South Point.
Bill O’Neill of Southampton, PA, was the PBA World Championship leader with a 48-game total of 10,969 pins, 30 ahead of Sean Rash of Wichita, KS, after finishing 13th in the Scorpion round.
O’Neill, the reigning U.S. Open champion, and Michael Haugen Jr. of Carefree, AZ, is the only player in the field who has qualified for next week’s top 16 match play rounds in all four stages. The top 16 players in each of five “animal pattern” championships will advance to nine-game match play rounds next week, with the top five in each then advancing to stepladder finals next Friday and Saturday.
“The patterns have played pretty similar after the Cheetah,” O’Neill said. “It’s a matter of matching up with right ball shape. They were a little tougher tonight. I left a lot of corner pins, but it could have been a lot worse. Overall I’m happy with my performance.
“I’ve been bowling really well the past few months,” he added. “I bowled with Team USA in Germany, and I also bowled in Asia and Europe. So I bowled a lot, but you never know if you’re really mentally prepared for a grueling event like this. When you get off to a good start, it definitely helps.”
The top 63 cashers in the PBA World Championship standings will be based upon 60 games bowled over five days. Friday’s GEICO Shark Championship qualifying round will be the final qualifying event in the PBA World Championship.
Bowling fans around the world are following the action on Xtra Frame, the PBA’s exclusive video-streaming service. Full-year, World Series only and one-day trial memberships are available by visiting www.xtraframe.tv.
2010 PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLINGSouth Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev., Thursday SCORPION CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING LEADERS(After 12 games; top 16 advance to round-robin match play Tuesday, Nov. 2)1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,851.2, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,794.
3, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 2,790.
4, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 2,783.
5, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2,749.
6, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 2,739.
7, (tie) Paul Moor, England, and Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,730.
9, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 2,714.
10, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 2,707.
11, Jun-Yung Kim, Korea, 2,701.
12, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,690.
13, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 2,686.
14, Yong-Jin Gu, Korea, 2,685.
15, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,683.
16, Chad Kloss, West Allis, Wis., 2,678.
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17, (tie) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and David Haynes, Las Vegas, 2,677.
19, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 2,676.
20, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,675.
21, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 2,674.
22, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 2,669.
23, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 2,664.
24, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 2,653.
25, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,651.
26, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 2,650.
27, Patrick Girard, Canada, 2,649.
28, (tie) Dominic Barrett, England, and Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,648.
30, Paola Gomez, Colombia, 2,646.
31, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,641.
32, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,637.
33, (tie) Craig Hanson, Orlando, Fla., and Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,634.
35, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,632.
36, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 2,631.
37, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 2,623.
38, John DeBenedetta Jr., Las Vegas, 2,618.
39, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 2,617.
40, Jouni Helminen, Finland, 2,612.
41, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,600.
42, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 2,598.
43, (tie) Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Osku Palermaa, Finland, 2,596.
45, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 2,593.
46, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,590.
47, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2,588.
48, David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla., 2,585.
49, Ko Woon Kim, Korea, 2,583.
50, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 2,580.
51, (tie) Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, and Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,577.
53, (tie) Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., and Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,575.
55, (tie) Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., and Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,573.
57, (tie) John Cicero, Colorado Springs, Colo., and George Lambert IV, Canada, 2,571.
59, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 2,570.
60, Frank Guccione, Castle Rock, Colo., 2,569.
61, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 2,568.
62, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,565.
63, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 2,564.
64, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 2,560.
65, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 2,559.
66, (tie) Tommy Gollick, Oberlin, Pa., and Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 2,558.
68, Dave Wodka, Chatsworth, Calif., 2,557.
69, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 2,556.
70, Andy Mortensen, Irving, Texas, 2,552.
71, Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., 2,551.
72, Matt Freiberg, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,550.
73, (tie) Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, and Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,549.
75, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 2,547.
76, Tom Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., 2,546.
77, (tie) Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., and David Canady, Germany, 2,539.
79, Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., 2,538.
80, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,537.
81, (tie) Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., and Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 2,536.
83, Justin Williams, Bartlett, Tenn., 2,532.
84, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,527.
85, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,526.
86, Tae-Hwa Jeong, Korea, 2,522.
87, (tie) Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., and Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 2,520.
89, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 2,515.
90, Steven Lach, Sloan, N.Y., 2,514.
91, (tie) Marc Heninger, Tonganoxie, Kan., and Jason Tehee, Fresno, Calif., 2,513.
93, Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 2,512.
94, Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 2,510.
95, J.R. Raymond, Saginaw, Mich., 2,509.
96, Vayle Floria, Cerritos, Calif, 2,508.
96, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2,508.
98, Peter Ljung, Sweden, 2,505.
99, David Evers, Lakewood, Wash., 2,504.
100, Matt Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 2,501.
101, (tie) Manuel Otalora, Colombia, and Jeffrey Voght, Canojahaire, N.Y., 2,500.
103, (tie) Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., and John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 2,498.
105, Andy Patterson, Tyler, Texas, 2,496.
106, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 2,495.
107, (tie) Brian Thompson, Flat Rock, Mich., and Chris Cundiff, Portage, Ind., 2,490.
109, Jim Tomek Jr., Camp Hill, Pa., 2,488.
110, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 2,487.
111, Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., 2,486.
112, Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 2,484.
113, Brett Spangler, New Castle, Ind., 2,483.
114, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 2,482.
115, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 2,481.
116, (tie) Jim Huddleston, New Castle, Ind., and Won-Young Choi, Korea, 2,479.
118, (tie) Brett Cooper, Euliss, Texas, and Luis Olivo, Venezuela, 2,472.
120, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 2,468.
121, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 2,466.
122, Won Lak Son, Korea, 2,460.
123, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 2,457.
124, (tie) Rhino Page, San Diego, and Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 2,454.
126, (tie) Hank Boomershine, Brigham City, Utah, and Kasey Normandin, Canada, 2,451.
128, (tie) Mathias Arup, Sweden; Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 2,449.
131, (tie) Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, and Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,445.
133, Nick Kokenos, St. Clair Shores, Mich., 2,444.
134, (tie) Hyun Jin Kang, Korea; Robert Andersson, Sweden, and Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 2,438.
137, Chad Pojas, Wahiawa, Hawaii, 2,434.
138, Justin Stevens, Aiea, Hawaii, 2,433.
139, Mark Buffa, Canada, 2,432.
140, (tie) Tim Mack, Indianapolis, and Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 2,429.
142, Brian Menini, Brookfield, Mo., 2,425.
143, Lindsay Baker, Amherst, N.Y., 2,423.
144, (tie) Curtis Foss, Medina, N.Y.; Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., and Eric Acon, Venezuela, 2,421.
147, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,419.
148, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 2,418.
149, Jeff Zaffino, Warren, Pa., 2,416.
150, Brandon Baker, Tempe, Ariz., 2,414.
151, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 2,412.
152, Michael Steil, Wheeling, Ill., 2,405.
153, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dublin, Calif., 2,402.
154, Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 2,399.
155, Isao Yamamoto, Kanagawa, Japan, 2,397.
156, Wayne Stellick, Aurora, Colo., 2,390.
157, Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif., 2,389.
158, Jaime Monroy, Colombia, 2,385.
159, Rob Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 2,384.
160, Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 2,381.
161, Javier Pardi, Venezuela, 2,380.
162, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 2,379.
163, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,376.
164, Jason Weaver, Denver, Pa., 2,375.
165, Chuck Tillson, Rohnert Park, Calif., 2,369.
166, (tie) Erik Childress, Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Richard Langton, Tallahassee, Fla., 2,362.
168, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 2,361.
169, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 2,353.
170, (tie) Mike Armstrong Jr., Tucson, Ariz., and Courtney Miller, Charleston, S.C., 2,352.
172, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 2,351.
173, Rusty Minar, Atlanta, 2,348.
174, George Woodill, Orlando, Fla., 2,345.
175, Kevin Eppele, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,339.
176, (tie) J.T. Jackson, Tarzana, Calif., and James Roberts, Richmond, Va., 2,338.
178, (tie) Josh Chambliss, Charleston, S.C., and Joe Salvemini, Henderson, Nev., 2,334.
180, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 2,329.
181, (tie) Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., and Ramon Estrada, San Diego, 2,324.
183, Dan Roberts, Brentwood, Calif., 2,322.
184, (tie) Tony Rodriguez Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 2,320.
186, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,315.
187, Zack Hattori, Las Vegas, 2,312.
188, Ingellimar Contreras, Venezuela, 2,310.
189, (tie) Jerry Johnson Jr., Las Vegas, and Alicia Marcano, Venezuela, 2,302.
191, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 2,301.
192, Frank Bellavia Jr., Niagara Falls, N.Y., 2,293.
193, Daryn Young, Danville, Calif., 2,280.
194, Morgan O'Brien, Lomira, Wis., 2,273.
195, Karen Marcano, Venezuela, 2,271.
196, Eric Malone, Brewster, N.Y., 2,263.
197, George Gaucin, El Paso, Texas, 2,252.
198, Steven Arehart, Chesapeake, Va., 2,250.
199, (tie) Brian Lake, Warren, Mich., and Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 2,246.
201, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 2,240.
202, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 2,230.
203, David Newcomer, Pearcy, Ark., 2,229.
204, Corey Husted, Milwaukie, Ore, 2,220.
205, Paul Nilsen Sr., Murrieta, Calif., 2,219.
206, Frank Lomotan, Las Vegas, 2,217.
207, Brian Cave, Marion, Ind., 2,216.
208, Tim Porritt, Anaheim, Calif., 2,214.
209, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 2,207.
210, John Oliva, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,205.
211, Kenneth Bland Jr., Norway, 2,201.
212, Leonard Lopez Jr., Citrus Heights, Calif., 2,197.
213, David Czajka, Marysville, Wash., 2,192.
214, Del Powell Jr., San Antonio, 2,188.
215, Jim Horan, Mountain View, Calif., 2,180.
216, Vince Kuzmicki, Miami, Fla., 2,178.
217, Alan Mojado, Pala, Calif., 2,176.
218, John Baskett, Palm Coast, Fla., 2,165.
219, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 2,159.
220, Brian Penn, LaChine, Mich., 2,153.
221, Michael Hutchens, New Castle, Ind., 2,147.
222, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 2,140.
223, John Wilcox, Kirkland, Wash., 2,131.
224, Scott Salem, Oradell, N.J., 2,128.
225, Tim Arnold, Wilmington, Del., 2,124.
226, Kelvin Douthard, Birmingham, Ala., 2,122.
227, Aaron Ramsden, Pleasant Valley, Mo., 2,118.
228, Mark Payne Sr., Amarillo, Texas, 2,112.
229, Travis Thomas, Lumberton, N.C., 2,083.
230, Caesar Brannon II, Midland, Texas, 2,072.
231, Gary Simon, Philippi, W.Va., 2,062.
232, (tie) Dave Han, Orlando, Fla., and Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 2,047.
234, Geordin Krupski, Newtonville, N.J., 2,045.
235, Adam James, Redmond, Wash., 2,020.
236, Aaron Billingsley, El Paso, Texas, 2,018.
237, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, 2,005.
238, Ralph Chavez, Las Vegas, 1,986.
239, Robert Mushtare, Carthage, N.Y., 1,959.
240, Kevin Bostrom, Muskegon, Mich., 1,926.
241, Chris Messmer, Albion, N.Y., 1,896.
242, Mike Keily, Lakewood, Colo., withdrew.
243, Reydnier Chavez, Venezuela, withdrew.
244, Robb Helt, Fort Smith, Ark., withdrew.
245, John Perry, Nuevo, Calif., withdrew.
246, Ed Campbell, Rochester Hills, Mich., withdrew.
247, Chino Lander, Venezuela, withdrew.
248, Jean Perez, Puerto Rico, withdrew.
300 Games: Walter Ray Williams Jr., Chris Warren, Jun-Yung Kim, Scott Newell,
Jesse Buss.
PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
(Top 100 after 48 of 60 games; top 63 cash; top 8 advance to live ESPN/ESPN2
stepladder finals on Jan. 14, 15 and 16 at South Point Bowling Center)
1, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 10,969.
2, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 10,939.
3, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 10,901.
4, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 10,867.
5, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 10,834.
6, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 10,808.
7, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 10,793.
8, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 10,787.
9, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 10,781.
10, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 10,779.
11, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 10,776.
12, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 10,770.
13, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 10,755.
14, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 10,746.
15, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 10,734.
16, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 10,730.
17, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 10,725.
18, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 10,691.
19, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 10,672.
20, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 10,665.
21, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 10,664.
22, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 10,652.
23, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 10,626.
24, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 10,620.
25, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 10,611.
26, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 10,607.
27, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 10,598.
28, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 10,596.
29, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 10,592.
30, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 10,587.
31, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 10,584.
32, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 10,553.
33, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 10,501.
34, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 10,491.
35, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 10,486.
36, Dominic Barrett, England, 10,478.
37, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 10,471.
38, Kip Roberts, Glenallen, Va., 10,468.
39, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 10,449.
40, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 10,448.
41, (tie) Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., and Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 10,435.
43, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 10,420.
44, Andy Mortensen, Irving, Texas, 10,412.
45, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 10,403.
46, Tom Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., 10,395.
47, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 10,388.
48, Patrick Girard, Canada, 10,376.
49, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 10,364.
50, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 10,353.
51, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dublin, Calif., 10,344.
52, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 10,338.
53, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 10,333.
54, Mark Buffa, Canada, 10,329.
55, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 10,314.
56, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 10,305.
57, Peter Ljung, Sweden, 10,298.
58, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 10,283.
59, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 10,279.
60, Jun-Yung Kim, Korea, 10,278.
60, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 10,278.
62, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 10,276.
63, Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 10,272.
64, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 10,261.
65, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 10,256.
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