Four of the top 2012 PBA Chris Schenkel Player of the
Year candidates—Jason Belmonte, Mike Fagan, Sean Rash and Pete Weber — are
among the star-studded players who will return to upscale 10pin bowling lounge
in downtown Chicago May 27-29 for the 6th annual PBA Summer Shootout.
The
made-for-TV event will once again feature a battle of bowling stars representing
bowling ball manufacturers in a fast-paced PBA Summer Shootout series for
telecast on ESPN.
The PBA Summer Shootout weekend will get underway with a special pro-am event at
7 p.m. on Sunday, May 27. Eight Eliminator Round tapings will be conducted
Monday, starting at noon. On Tuesday, the final two Eliminator Rounds get
started at 1 p.m., followed by the Eliminator Doubles Shootout and four Baker
Doubles stepladder finals matches.
The preliminary Shootout telecast schedule begins on ESPN Saturday, July 7 and
continues Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15. ESPN2 will carry re-airs of
Shootout telecasts on Sunday, July 8, Saturday, July 21, Saturday, July 28,
Saturday, Aug. 4, and Sunday, Aug. 5.
Telecast times will be announced at a
later date.
“It’s great to get to come back to downtown Chicago for Memorial Day weekend,”
said PBA Commissioner Tom Clark. “The city has a rich bowling history and last
year's event had one of the best pro-ams I've ever seen in 10pin's cool
surroundings with 20 of the top players in the world.”
The 2012 installment of the PBA Tour’s post-season special will include the
sport’s most accomplished players representing nine of the bowling industry’s
best-known bowling ball franchises in a series of elimination and Baker doubles
contests along with a pro-am event for Chicagoland grassroots league bowlers.
Teams must include a minimum of two players and teams with more than two players
on their roster may substitute at their discretion: Teams and players competing
are:
Storm: Jason Belmonte, Osku Palermaa and Pete Weber
900 Global: Robert Smith, Missy Parkin and Brian Voss
Roto Grip: Wes Malott, Brian Kretzer and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
DV8: Mike Machuga, Ronnie Russell and Brian Valenta
Brunswick: Sean Rash, Ryan Ciminelli and Chris Loschetter
Track: Mike Fagan and Mika Koivuniemi
Columbia 300: Dan MacLelland and Chris Barnes
Hammer: Mike Wolfe and Bill O’Neill
Ebonite: Tommy Jones and Jason Couch
The 2012 PBA Summer Shootout will get underway with one member of the nine
ball-brand teams bowling in each of 10 “Eliminator Rounds.”
In the Eliminator
Rounds, each player will throw one shot, with the low score in each frame
eliminated. In cases of ties, the players involved will bowl sudden-death until
one survivor remains.
“Make no mistake, while this event is guaranteed to be fun and exciting for fans
to watch on site and as it plays out over the summer months on ESPN, the radical
format means it will be a unique tightrope walk for players that will have them
on edge fighting for survival from the first ball,” Clark said.
“Players who
represent the top bowling ball brands will be fighting for bragging rights and
the prize money is significant, so it figures to be intense competition.”
In each Eliminator Round, players will earn points for their respective teams
based upon how long they survive. The winner of each round will earn 12 points,
second place eight points, third seven points, etc., down to one point for the
first player eliminated (ninth place).
There will be 10 Eliminator Rounds, each resulting in a half-hour show for
delayed telecast on ESPN. At the conclusion of the 10 shows, teams will be
seeded for the Summer Shootout finals based upon their points totals. The top
four teams automatically advance to the Baker Doubles stepladder finals.
Teams
seeded five through nine will then bowl in an “Eliminator Doubles Shootout” with
the winning team claiming the fifth spot in the stepladder finals).
In the Eliminator Doubles Shootout, both members of each team will throw one
shot and their scores will be combined for the frame. The low doubles score each
frame will be eliminated until one team remains.
The final four half-hour shows will feature Baker format matches where one
member of each team will bowl five frames per game. The No. 5 team will take on
Team No. 4 in the first show. The winner will take on Team No. 3 in the second
match. The match two winner will bowl Team No. 2 in the semifinal contest, and
the semifinal match winner will meet Team No. 1 for the title.
Admission will be free for the entire weekend. For pro-am entry information,
visit pba.com and look for the PBA Summer Shootout logo.
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