Rash, who entered the 24-game round-robin match play portion of the World Championship with a 64-pin lead over Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, SC, expanded his lead by only 14 pins after the first eight matches. The second round begins at 6 p.m. PT Wednesday and the final eight games, to determine the five players who will advance to Sunday’s ESPN stepladder finals, is set for 2 p.m. Thursday.
The PBA World Championships is the concluding event to the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling IV, and the PBA’s first major championship of the 2012-13 season. ESPN will air the finals on Sunday, Jan. 13.
Rash led with a 40-game total of 9,668 pins, including match play bonus pins. Jones had a 9,590 total. Canada’s Dan MacLelland was in third place at 9,577 followed by Australia’s Jason Belmonte at 9,539 and England’s Dom Barrett at 9,498. Defending champion Osku Palermaa of Finland was sixth, five pins behind Barrett.
Complete GEICO WSOB IV coverage is available on the “live scoring” feature on pba.com, or by watching the action live on Xtra Frame, PBA’s online bowling channel.
GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling competition continues Wednesday night with the second of three eight-game match play rounds, and concludes with the final round of match play at 2 p.m. PT Thursday.
PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Wednesday
Round Four (after 40 games, including match play bonus pins; top five will advance to PBA World Championship finals)
1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 5-3, 9,668.
2, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3-5, 9,590.
3, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 7-1, 9,577.
4, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3-5, 9,539.
5, Dom Barrett, England, 4-4, 9,498.
6, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 4-4, 9,493.
7, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 5-3, 9,469.
8, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 7-1, 9,468.
9, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 4-4, 9,437.
10, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2-6, 9,405.
11, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 4-4, 9,340.
12, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 5-2-1, 9,320.
13, Mike DeVaney, Hemet, Calif., 6-2, 9,292.
14, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 5-3, 9,283.
15, Stuart Williams, England, 3-5, 9,262.
16, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 4-4, 9,238.
17 (tie), Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3-4-1, and Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 4-3-1, 9,221.
19, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3-5, 9,151.
20, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 3-4-1, 9,141.
21, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 2-6, 9,118.
22, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2-6, 9,116.
23, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 4-4, 9,096.
24, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 2-6, 9,043.
2, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3-5, 9,590.
3, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 7-1, 9,577.
4, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3-5, 9,539.
5, Dom Barrett, England, 4-4, 9,498.
6, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 4-4, 9,493.
7, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 5-3, 9,469.
8, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 7-1, 9,468.
9, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 4-4, 9,437.
10, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2-6, 9,405.
11, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 4-4, 9,340.
12, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 5-2-1, 9,320.
13, Mike DeVaney, Hemet, Calif., 6-2, 9,292.
14, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 5-3, 9,283.
15, Stuart Williams, England, 3-5, 9,262.
16, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 4-4, 9,238.
17 (tie), Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3-4-1, and Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 4-3-1, 9,221.
19, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3-5, 9,151.
20, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 3-4-1, 9,141.
21, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 2-6, 9,118.
22, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2-6, 9,116.
23, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 4-4, 9,096.
24, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 2-6, 9,043.
300 Games: Dom Barrett, Tommy Jones.
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