PBA Survivor Challenge

Richie Brown of of Marion, OH defeated Jeff Roche of Dearborn, MI, 212-203, to win the PBA Survivor Challenge Friday at Thunderbowl Lanes, the first of nine side events being conducted as part of the PBA World Series of Bowling and webcast on PBA.com’s Xtra Frame.

“I was looking forward to bowling in these (WSOB) tournaments but I wanted to see how I was going to do in this sweeper first so it looks like I’m going to be entering a few more,” said the 45-year-old Brown who earned $3,000 for the win.

“This is actually the first time I’ve bowled in an eliminator-style format so
obviously I’m very happy with the results.”

Roche survived a seven frame roll-off in a match against Johnny Petraglia Jr. to
advance to the final match against Brown.

All of the final rounds of World Series of Bowling side events will be telecast
on Xtra Frame.

Additional side events being conducted during the run of WSOB are: Earl Anthony Pattern Sweeper, Aug. 12; All-In Action Sweeper, Aug. 14; Tournament of Champions Pattern Sweeper, Aug. 16; U.S. Open Pattern Sweeper, Aug. 19; Dick Weber Pattern Sweeper, Aug. 20; PBA Elimination Shootout, Aug. 21; PBA Shark Pattern Sweeper, Aug. 25 and PBA Super Showdown, Aug. 26.

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Final Five for PBA Motor City Open

The inaugural Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) World Series of Bowling got off to a wild start Thursday, but in the end Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, FL, stood on the top rung for the stepladder finals of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Motor City Open.

Williams entered the final position round match tied for the top spot with
fifth-round leader Chris Barnes of Double Oak, TX, and defeated the 2007-08
PBA Player of the Year, 185-173. Ironically, the top two players were one-two at the start of match play on Wednesday and bowled a tie match.

Meanwhile, on the adjacent pair of lanes, Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann,
MO, had clinched the third spot in the five-player stepladder final round, but
by defeating Finland’s two-handed specialist Osku Palermaa, 258-205, he knocked Palermaa out of the finals.

Palermaa’s fate was sealed because on the next pair of lanes, Bill O’Neill of
Southampton, PA, and Rhino Page of Wesley Chapel, FL – who were tied for
fifth place going into the position round – bowled a 218-218 tie to remain tied
for fifth. That’s because the fourth spot was taken by Tommy Jones of
Simpsonville, SC, who rolled a 300 game against Eugene McCune of Munster,
Ind., to jump past O’Neill, Page and Palermaa in his final game.

The fifth spot in the finals was settled when O’Neill defeated Page in a
one-game roll-off, 190-171.

Williams, who is seeking a 46th career title to extend his own PBA record, said
he came into the final comfortable about his chances of remaining in the top
five, “but after that I wanted to be the leader. Winning one game for the title
is a lot easier than winning two, I don’t care what anyone says.”

Barnes battled Williams for the lead throughout match play. “I thought I bowled
pretty good today,” Barnes said. “I was 60 pins over (a 200 average) for my
first three games in the morning, but I looked up and I had lost 130 pins to
Walter Ray. But he’s the best all-time, so you can’t feel bad about that.”
Weber, a 34-time PBA champion, was content to lock up the third position. “Not
bad,” he said. “This is the second time in my 30-year career I’ve made a TV show in the first tournament of the year.”

Jones, who bowled only the third 300 game of the tournament, said he got lucky.
“The other side of the center played completely different,” the 12-time PBA Tour winner said. “Fortunately I made the most of the opportunity. Now it’s all on
me. I didn’t bowl very well last year, so now it’s a matter of making good shots
and getting on the TV show more often.”

O’Neill, the only non-titlist among the top five, was elated. “That was
something,” he said. “I’ve never been part of anything like that, especially
considering I was more than 100 pins away from the show with four games to go. I bowled 740 for three games just to give myself a chance. And then to make this show is something special. It’s going to be four legends and me.”

The Motor City Open stepladder finals will be held Saturday, Sept. 5, at
Thunderbowl Lanes in nearby Allen Park for broadcast of ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. Eastern.

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA MOTOR CITY OPEN
Taylor Lanes, Taylor, Mich., Aug. 6
FINAL MATCH PLAY STANDINGS

(After 39 games, including match play records and bonus pins; top five advance to stepladder finals Sept. 5 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, MI)

1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 15-8-1, 9,302
2, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 16-7-1, 9,260
3, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 16-8, 9,169
4, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 13-11, 8,935
5,x Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 13-11, 8,922
6, Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 14-9-1, 8,907, $5,500
7, Osku Palermaa, Espoo, Finland, 13-10-1, 8,897, $5,000
8, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 12-12, 8,860, $4,500
9, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 10-14, 8,771, $4,200
10, Andres Gomez, Bogota, Colombia, 13-11, 8,761, $4,000
11, Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., 11-13, and Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 12-12, 8,750, $3,700
13, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 13-10-1, 8,692, $3,400
14, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 14-10, 8,683, $3,200
15, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 12-12, 8,670, $3,000
16, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 13-11, 8,665, $2,900
17, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 9-15, 8,630, $2,800
18, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 10-14, 8,617, $2,700
19, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 11-13, 8,602, $2,650
20, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 11-13, 8,563, $2,600
21, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 8-16, and Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 10-14, 8,514, $2,525
23, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 9-15, 8,466, $2,450
24, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 8-16, 8,306, $2,400

x-O’Neill defeated Page, 190-171, in a one-game roll-off to break a tie for
fifth place.

Barnes Leads in Match Play at PBA Motor City Open

In a battle of three of the biggest names in bowling, Chris Barnes of Double Oak, TX, maintained a slim lead over a pair of the most successful players in history as the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Motor City Open headed into its final eight games Thursday.

Barnes, with a 31-game total of 7,338 pins and an 11-4-1 match play record, led
Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams of Ocala, FL, by 22 pins at Taylor Lanes. Another PBA Hall of Famer, Pete Weber was 125 pins out of first place, but still in the chase for one of the five stepladder finals positions.

Heading into the final eight-game match play round Thursday night Sean Rash of
Wichita, KS, was in fourth place with 7,053 pins and Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., was fifth at 7,044.

“I thought I bowled pretty good today,” Barnes said. “I was 60 over (a 200
average) for my first three games, but I looked up and I had lost 130 pins to
Walter Ray. But he’s the best all-time, so you can’t feel bad about that.”

“Walter Ray made a really good move this morning,” Barnes continued. “I was a
little slow in moving out to where he was playing, but then conditions changed
and you had to move inside where rev rate was a little more in my favor.
“Walter Ray and I are in pretty good shape to make the TV finals, but we haven’t settled things yet. And the lanes are hard. Even when you strike, you can’t get
comfortable. You can shoot some big scores, but there are sand traps out there.
Sometimes it’s not so much shooting a big game as it is avoiding the really low
games.”

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA MOTOR CITY OPEN
Taylor Lanes, Taylor, MI, Aug. 6
FIFTH ROUND (After 31 games, including match play records and bonus pins)
1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 11-4-1, 7,338
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 9-6-1, 7,316
3, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 11-5, 7,213
4, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 8-8, 7,053
5, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 9-7, 7,044
6, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 9-7, 7,035
7, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 11-5, 7,004
8, Osku Palermaa, Espoo, Finland, 8-7-1, 7,001
9, Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 8-8, 6,964
10, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 9-7, 6,944
11, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 9-7, 6,943
12, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 7-9, 6,934, $100
13, Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., 8-8, 6,896
14, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 7-9, 6,888
15, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 8-7-1, 6,857
16, Andres Gomez, Bogota, Colombia, 7-9, 6,847
17, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 6-10, 6,836
18, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 5-11, 6,811
19, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 7-9, 6,805
20, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 8-8, 6,802
21, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 6-10, 6,751
21, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 7-9, 6,741
23, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 7-9, 6,727
24, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 5-11, 6,653

Barnes Leads PBA Motor City Open

Chris Barnes of Double Oak, TX, finished strong to overtake Hall of Famers Pete Weber and Walter Ray Williams Jr. at the end of the first round of match play in the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Motor City Open, the kick-off event in the inaugural PBA World Series of Bowling, Wednesday night at Taylor Lanes Taylor, MI.

Barnes, the 2007-08 PBA Player of the Year, finished the opening eight games of match play with a 257-254 victory over Rhino Page of Topeka, KS, for a 23-game total of 5,376 pins and a 53-pin lead over third-round leader Weber. Sean Rash of Wichita, KS, was third with 5,284 pins followed by Williams at 5,268 and Doug Kent of Newark, NY, with 5,229 pins.

“No one was waiting for me,” Barnes said. “The lanes are hard. Not many pairs of lanes here play the same. There are so many minefields. But I had a couple of
good runs and that helped.

"I did a lot of bowling over the summer,” he continued. “I’m pretty much where I
was when we stopped bowling in April, so I was able to take advantage of the
situation and put up some pretty good scores. I also got my share of good
breaks.”

Weber, 46, had the lead until the final match while Williams, 49, was in second
place heading into round-robin match play, slipped back two places.

The top 24 will bowl their final two eight-game match play rounds Thursday to
reduce the field to five for the stepladder finals.

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA MOTOR CITY OPEN
Taylor Lanes, Taylor, Mich., Aug. 5
FOURTH ROUND (After 23 games, including match play records and bonus pins)

1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 5-2-1, 5,376
2, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5-3, 5,323
3, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 5-3, 5,284
4, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3-4-1, 5,268
5, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 6-2, 5,229
6, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3-5, 5,206, $100
7, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 4-4, 5,194
8, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 5-3, 5,178
9, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 5-3, 5,168
10, Andres Gomez, Bogota, Colombia, 4-4, 5,167
11, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 6-2, 5,166
12, Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., 5-3, 5,148
13, Osku Palermaa, Espoo, Finland, 5-3, 5,141
14, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 4-4, 5,129
15, Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2-6, 5,112
16, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 4-4, 5,099
17, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 4-4, 5,086
18, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 4-4, 5,063
19, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 3-5, 5,044
20, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 3-5, 5,016
21, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 3-5, 4,976
22, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 3-5, 4,963
23, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 2-6, 4,954
24, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2-6, 4,930
Did not advance (after 15 games):
25, Fero Williams, Fairfield, Ohio, 3,262, $2,000
26, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,260, $1,950
27, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,255, $1,900
28, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 3,254, $1,850
29, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 3,244, $1,800
30, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 3,235, $1,750
31, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 3,224, $1,700
32, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., and Martin Larsen, Gothenburg, Sweden, 3,220, $1,635
34, Tim Pfeifer, Cranberry Twp., Pa., 3,217, $1,600
35, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 3,211, $1,580
36, Jonathan Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 3,208, $1,660
37, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 3,203, $1,540
38, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 3,199, $1,520
39, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,194, $1,500
40, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,189, $1,480
41, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 3,188, $1,460
42, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,184, $1,440
43, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 3,176, $1,420
44, Todd Sim, Belle River, Ontario, and Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 3,166, $700
46, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 3,162
47, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 3,159
48, John Nolen, Grand Blanc, Mich., 3,156
49, Jay Futrell, Derby, Kan., 3,155
50, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La,, 3,154
51, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, and Jason Belmonte, Orange, NSW, Australia, 3,152
53, Brian Voss, Kennesaw, Ga., and George Lambert IV, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 3,149
55, Paul Moor, Hull, East Yorks, England, 3,144
56, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,138
57, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 3,130
58, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 3,125
59, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 3,121
60, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 3,120
61, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,112
62, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,111
63, Bruce Falcon, Bay City, Mich., 3,107
64, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,099
65, Ed Carter, Akron, Ohio, 3,097
66, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,089
67, Amleto Monacelli, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 3,088
68, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 3,086
69, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 3,085
70, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 3,084
71, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 3,080
72, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,079
73, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., 3,064
74, Brian Thompson, Flat Rock, Mich., 3,063
75, Stuart Williams, Cheshire, England, 3,056
76, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,055
77, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,054
78, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 3,053
79, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 3,041
80, Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, 3,036
81, Andrew Horodecki, Jackson, Mich., 3,030
82, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,028
83, Mike Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 3,013
84, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 3,002
85, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 3,001
86, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,992
87, Jeff Austreng, Waterford, Mich., 2,990
88, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., and Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 2,984
90, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 2,982
91, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,980
92, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 2,979
93, Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 2,972
94, Chris Kliczinski, Pinckney, Mich., 2,968
95, Bill Oravecz, Mentor, Ohio, 2,965
96, Thomas Larsen, Assens, Denmark, 2,956
97, Terrence Haines II, Garden City, Mich., 2,955
98, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., and Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 2,947
100, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2,933
101, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,928
102, Matt Mueller, Bay City, Mich., 2,926
103, Tae-Hwa Jeong, Dae-Jeon, S. Korea, 2,922
104, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,921
105, BJ Satkowski, Jackson, Mich., 2,919
106, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 2,906
107, Tony Campagna Jr., Chesapeake, Va., 2,904
108, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 2,901
109, Jeff Hicks, Allen Park, Mich., 2,900
110, Abed Daher, Brownstown, Mich., and Billy Plane, Atlanta, 2,885
112, Anthony Moses, Dearborn Heights, Mich., 2,883
113, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,879
114, Thomas Wall III, Fayetteville, N.C., 2,874
115, Michael Wall, Fayetteville, N.C., and Andrew Koff, Miami, 2,825
117, Andrew Featherstone, White Lake, Mich., 2,806
118, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,805
119, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 2,802
120, Johnny Petraglia Jr., Youngstown, OH; Jason Zook, Tampa, FL and
Douglas Mazurco, Brownstown, MI, 2,788
123, Nick Kokenos, St Clair Shores, Mich., 2,688
124, Danial Cline, Lansing, Mich., 2,668
125, Robert Flunder IV, Toledo, Ohio, 2,663
126, Alex Medveditskov, Russia, 2,589
127, Christopher Brennan, Baltimore, 2,578
128, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 2,570
129, Brian DiCicco, Agawam, Mass., 2,471
130, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, 2,396
131, Ed Campbell, Rochester Hills, Mich., 1,773

Weber Back on Top at PBA Motor City Open

Hall of Famers Pete Weber and Walter Ray Williams Jr., who between them own 79 Professional Bowlers Association (PBA)Tour titles, are one-two heading into the match play portion of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Motor City Open, the kick-off event in the inaugural PBA World Series of Bowling.

Weber, 46, rolled back into the tournament lead with a 15-game total of 3,466
pins. Williams, 49, was in second place with 3,398 pins as the field of 131 was
trimmed to 24 for the start of round-robin match play Wednesday night at Taylor
Lanes, Taylor, MI. Chris Barnes of Double Oak, TX, was third at 3,381 followed by Chris Loschetter of Avon, OH, at 3,375 and Bill O’Neill of Southampton, PA, at
3,363.

Weber, a 34-time PBA Tour winner, led after the first five games before slipping
to fourth after 10. He said he had no explanation for Tuesday night. “I felt as
good last night as I did in the morning, and I felt as good today as I did last
night,” the St. Ann, MO, veteran said.

Weber admitted he’s usually a slow-starter, but got a kick-start this year after
a disappointing performance in a PBA regional tournament in Oak Forest, Ill.,
leading into the World Series.

“That tournament was on a lane condition that caters to me, and I didn’t even
cash,” he said. “I went home and started working with my brother Rich. He
noticed I was leaning to the right and leaning forward in my stance. Now it’s a
matter of watching my posture. I’m trying not to lean any direction. When I stay
upright, my pushaway is longer and that makes my backswing higher. It might not be quite as high as it used to be, but it’s closer and I’m actually on balance.
I feel like the old Pete.”

Williams, the all-time PBA Tour titles leader with 45, was surprised to be as
close to the lead as he is, considering he didn’t spend much time practicing
over the summer months and when he got to Taylor, he wasn’t very excited about how the lanes were playing in practice. The Ocala, FL, resident is noted for
his extraordinary skills playing the outside part of the lane, but most
observers believe an inside angle like the one dominating scoring at Taylor is
his weakness.

“I’ve always been able to play inside,” Williams said, “but my rev rate usually
doesn’t allow me to play as deep as the other guys. This week the lanes are
hooking a lot more than I expected after practice, but I was able to find an
angle where my carry was pretty good.

“I wasn’t overly optimistic after practice; I usually don’t do that well on
shorter oil patterns,” Williams continued. “It isn’t that I can’t play the left
side of the lane; it’s just that that part of the lane isn’t my forté.”

The top 24 advancing to match play Wednesday night and Thursday includes two
international players – Finland’s two-handed star, Osku Palermaa and Colombia’s
Andres Gomez – who will represent one of the largest groups of international
players ever to bowl a standard PBA Tour event. Ten countries including the
United States were represented in the starting field.

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA MOTOR CITY OPEN
Taylor Lanes, Taylor, Mich., Aug. 5
THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND (After 15 games)
1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,466
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,398
3, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,381
4, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,375
5, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,363
6, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 3,359
7, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 3,348
8, Osku Palermaa, Espoo, Finland, 3,342
9, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., and Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 3,340
11, Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Andres Gomez, Bogota, Colombia, 3,339
13, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,321
14, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 3,320
15, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 3,315
16, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 3,314
17, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,304
18, Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., 3,300
19, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 3,298
20, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 3,296
21, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 3,293
22, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 3,274
23, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 3,267
24, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 3,264
Did not advance:
25, Fero Williams, Fairfield, Ohio, 3,262, $2,000
26, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,260, $1,950
27, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,255, $1,900
28, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 3,254, $1,850
29, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 3,244, $1,800
30, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 3,235, $1,750
31, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 3,224, $1,700
32, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., and Martin Larsen, Gothenburg, Sweden, 3,220, $1,635
34, Tim Pfeifer, Cranberry Twp., Pa., 3,217, $1,600
35, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 3,211, $1,580
36, Jonathan Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 3,208, $1,660
37, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 3,203, $1,540
38, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 3,199, $1,520
39, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,194, $1,500
40, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,189, $1,480
41, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 3,188, $1,460
42, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,184, $1,440
43, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 3,176, $1,420
44, Todd Sim, Belle River, Ontario, and Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 3,166, $700
46, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 3,162
47, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 3,159
48, John Nolen, Grand Blanc, Mich., 3,156
49, Jay Futrell, Derby, Kans., 3,155
50, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La,, 3,154
51, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, and Jason Belmonte, Orange, NSW, Australia, 3,152
53, Brian Voss, Kennesaw, Ga., and George Lambert IV, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 3,149
55, Paul Moor, Hull, East Yorks, England, 3,144
56, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,138
57, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind,, 3,130
58, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 3,125
59, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 3,121
60, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 3,120
61, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,112
62, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,111
63, Bruce Falcon, Bay City, Mich., 3,107
64, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,099
65, Ed Carter, Akron, Ohio, 3,097
66, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,089
67, Amleto Monacelli, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 3,088
68, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 3,086
69, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 3,085
70, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 3,084
71, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 3,080
72, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,079
73, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., 3,064
74, Brian Thompson, Flat Rock, Mich., 3,063
75, Stuart Williams, Cheshire, England, 3,056
76, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,055
77, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,054
78, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 3,053
79, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 3,041
80, Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, 3,036
81, Andrew Horodecki, Jackson, Mich., 3,030
82, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,028
83, Mike Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 3,013
84, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 3,002
85, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 3,001
86, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,992
87, Jeff Austreng, Waterford, Mich., 2,990
88, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., and Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 2,984
90, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 2,982
91, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,980
92, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 2,979
93, Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 2,972
94, Chris Kliczinski, Pinckney, Mich., 2,968
95, Bill Oravecz, Mentor, Ohio, 2,965
96, Thomas Larsen, Assens, Denmark, 2,956
97, Terrence Haines II, Garden City, Mich., 2,955
98, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., and Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 2,947
100, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2,933
101, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,928
102, Matt Mueller, Bay City, Mich., 2,926
103, Tae-Hwa Jeong, Dae-Jeon, S. Korea, 2,922
104, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,921
105, BJ Satkowski, Jackson, Mich., 2,919
106, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 2,906
107, Tony Campagna Jr., Chesapeake, Va., 2,904
108, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 2,901
109, Jeff Hicks, Allen Park, Mich., 2,900
110, Abed Daher, Brownstown, Mich., and Billy Plane, Atlanta, 2,885
112, Anthony Moses, Dearborn Heights, Mich., 2,883
113, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,879
114, Thomas Wall III, Fayetteville, N.C., 2,874
115, Michael Wall, Fayetteville, N.C., and Andrew Koff, Miami, 2,825
117, Andrew Featherstone, White Lake, Mich., 2,806
118, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,805
119, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 2,802
120, Johnny Petraglia Jr., Youngstown, Ohio; Jason Zook, Tampa, Fla., and
Douglas Mazurco, Brownstown, Mich., 2,788
123, Nick Kokenos, St Clair Shores, Mich., 2,688
124, Danial Cline, Lansing, Mich., 2,668
125, Robert Flunder IV, Toledo, Ohio, 2,663
126, Alex Medveditskov, Russia, 2,589
127, Christopher Brennan, Baltimore, 2,578
128, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 2,570
129, Brian DiCicco, Agawam, Mass., 2,471
130, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, 2,396
131, Ed Campbell, Rochester Hills, Mich., 1,773

Fero Williams PBA Motor City Open Second Round Leader

Former Team USA member Fero Williams of Fairfield, OH, averaged 239 for his 10 qualifying games Tuesday to roll into the lead after two rounds of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Motor City Open at Taylor Lanes, Taylor, MI.

Williams, a 28-year-old amateur and part-time computer tech, decided to bowl the first event in the PBA’s five-week World Series of Bowling “to see if I’m ready. Opportunities are dwindling for amateur bowlers. This is a test to see if I have the mental and physical abilities to compete at this level.”

Williams stood atop a field seeded with international talent. Chris Barnes of Double Oak, TX, was in second place with 2,340 pins, 50 behind Williams. Bill O’Neill of Southampton, PA, was third at 2,271 pins followed by first round leader Pete Weber of St. Ann, MO, and Sean Rash of Wichita, KS, at 2,267.

“It feels good to be where I’m at,” Williams confessed. “I have worked hard, practiced hard and today everything just clicked. I was nervous all day, and usually when I’m nervous, I bowl well. I hope I stay nervous tomorrow.”

Reinforcing the international flavor of the World Series was Colombia’s Andres Gomez who was tied for 11th place with 2,233 pins and Martin Larsen of Sweden in 13th with 2,229. Bowlers from 10 countries including the United States are represented in the field of 131 players.

After the complete field bowls a third five-game qualifying round today, the top 24 players will advance to match play tonight and Thursday to determine the top four players for the stepladder finals.

PBA MOTOR CITY OPEN
Taylor Lanes, Taylor, Mich., Aug. 4

SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING (After 10 games)
1, Fero Williams, Fairfield, Ohio, 2,390
2, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,340
3, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 2,271
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,269
5, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 2,267
6, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., and Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 2,265
8, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 2,264
9, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,248
10, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 2,234
11, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., and Andres Gomez, Bogata, Colombia, 2,233
13, Martin Larsen, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2,229
14, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 2,220
15, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,214
16, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 2,212
17, Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., 2,211
18, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 2,209
19, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 2,203
20, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 2,200
21, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,196
22, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,184
23, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,179
24, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 2,176
25, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, and Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 2,174
27, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 2,173
28, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 2,172
29, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,171
30, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 2,165
31, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 2,162
32, Osku Palermaa, Espoo, Finland, 2,160
33, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2,155
34, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 2,154
35, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 2,139
36, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 2,137
37, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 2,133
38, Amleto Monacelli, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 2,132
39, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 2,131
40, George Lambert IV, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2,129
41, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 2,128
42, Brian Voss, Kennesaw, Ga., 2,127
43, Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Jason Belmonte, Orange, NSW, Australia, 2,124
45, Tim Pfeifer, Cranberry Twp., Pa., 2,121
46, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 2,120
47, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,116
48, John Nolen, Grand Blanc, Mich., 2,112
49, Brian Thompson, Flat Rock, Mich., 2,108
50, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,104
51, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,101
52, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 2,098
53, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 2,096
54, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind.;
Stuart Williams, Cheshire, England, and
Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 2,092
57, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., and Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,091
59, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,090
60, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 2,089
61, Ed Carter, Akron, Ohio, 2,084
62, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,083
63, Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, 2,079
64, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 2,078
65, Paul Moor, Hull, East Yorks, England, 2,077
66, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,073
67, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 2,072
68, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,068
69, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La,, 2,067
70, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 2,059
71, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 2,058
72, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 2,056
73, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., 2,052
74, Jay Futrell, Derby, Kan., and Todd Sim, Bell River, Ontario, 2,049
76, Bruce Falcon, Bay City, Mich., 2,048
77, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 2,046
78, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 2,039
79, Mike Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 2,034
80, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., and Billy Plane, Atlanta, 2,031
82, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,030
83, Andrew Horodecki, Jackson, Mich., 2,019
84, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 2,016
85, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 2,015
86, Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 2,014
87, Jeff Austreng, Waterford, Mich., 2,013
88, Jonathan Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 2,011
89, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,005
90, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,003
91, Andrew Koff, Miami, 2,000
92, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,989
93, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,981
94, Chris Kliczinski, Pinckney, Mich., 1,980
95, Jeff Hicks, Allen Park, Mich., and Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 1,973
97, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,971
98, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., and Tae-Hwa Jeong, Dae-Jeon, South Korea, 1,968
100, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,953
101, Bryan Paul, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1,949
102, Thomas Larsen, Assens, Denmark, 1,948
103, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 1,947
104, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 1,936
105, Abed Daher, Brownstown, Mich., 1,930
106, Thomas Wall III, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,928
107, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,909
108, Terrence Haines II, Garden City, Mich., 1,906
109, Anthony Moses, Dearborn Heights, Mich., 1,893
110, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 1,887
111, Matt Mueller, Bay City, Mich., 1,872
112, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,871
113, Michael Wall, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,870
114, BJ Satkowski, Jackson, Mich., 1,865
115, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,853
116, Nick Kokenos, St Clair Shores, Mich., 1,845
117, Bill Oravecz, Mentor, Ohio, 1,842
118, Douglas Mazurco, Brownstown, Mich., 1,830
119, Jason Zook, Tampa, Fla., 1,829
120, Andrew Featherstone, White Lake, Mich., 1,825
121, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, and Johnny Petraglia Jr., Youngstown, Ohio, 1,823
123, Robert Flunder IV, Toledo, Ohio, 1,810
124, Tony Campagna Jr., Chesapeake, Va., 1,800
125, Ed Campbell, Rochester Hills, Mich., 1,773
126, Christopher Brennan, Baltimore, 1,732
127, Alex Medveditskov, Russia, 1,729
128, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., and Danial Cline, Lansing, Mich., 1,715
130, Ivo Raul Chiriboga, Miami, 1,678
131, Brian DiCicco, Agawam, Mass., 1,590