PBA West Region’s Member/Non-Member Doubles

Reigning Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi of Hartland, MI, and amateur Hyun Bum Kim of South Korea led a field of 16 teams into Sunday’s single-elimination match play finals in the PBA West Region’s Member/Non-Member Doubles at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas, NV.

Kim and Koivuniemi combined for 3,649 pins over eight games to lead Saturday’s qualifying field of 64 teams, taking the top spot by three pins over amateur Adam Ishman of Las Vegas and Dom Barrett of England.

The doubles events is part of the PBA World Series of Bowling, a multi-event festival of bowling that continues through Sunday, Nov. 20, at South Point. Complete qualifying standings are posted on pba.com, the PBA’s official website.

PBA Tour competition resumes Monday with six-game qualifying rounds in the Carmen Salvino Classic.

PBA WEST REGION MEMBER/NON-MEMBER DOUBLES QUALIFYING ROUND

South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nov. 12

Final Qualifying Standings (after 8 games; top 16 advance to single elimination match play finals)

1, a-Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea/Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 3,649.

2, a-Adam Ishman, Las Vegas/Dom Barrett, England, 3,646.

3, a-Jeff Fehr, Cincinnati/Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,589.

4, a-Curtis Woods Jr., Santa Rosa, Calif./Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 3,565.

5, a-Alex Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass./Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,544.

6, a-George Gohagan III, Austell, Ga./PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 3,543.

7, a-Yousif Falah/Fawaz Abdullah, Bahrain, 3,540.

8, a-Paul Moor, England/Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,529.

9, a-Chris Klerk, Chandler, Ariz./Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,500.

10, a-Raul Rosales, El Monte, Calif./Michael Haugen Jr., Cave Creek, Ariz., 3,495.

11, a-Rick Benard, Henderson, Nev./Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,481.

12, a-Greg Thompson Jr., Dublin, Calif./Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 3,473.

13, a-Toby Sambueno, Saginaw, Mich./Dan MacLelland, Canada, 3,447.

14, a-Carlos Cottone/Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,411.

15 (tie), a-Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev./Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., and a-John Congro/Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 3,403.

Other Cashers (after 8 games, $800 each)

17, a-Jimmy Dan Mortensen/Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 3,399.

18, a-Sui Hong Wu, Hong Kong/Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,397.

19, a-Brett Wolfe, Tempe, Ariz./Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 3,391.

20, a-Joel Ricketts, Hemet, Calif./Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 3,389.

21, a-Andrew Burke, St. Clair Shores, Mich./Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 3,387.

a – denotes amateur

Malott Wins PBA All Regions South Point Open

Six-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour winner Wes Malott of Pflugerville, TX, defeated rookie Josh Blanchard of Gilbert, AZ, 266-214, to win the PBA All Regions South Point Open Saturday at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas, NV.

Malott, the 2008-09 PBA Player of the Year, collected his 14th career PBA Regional title and a $4,000 prize. Blanchard, who has been a PBA member for just over a week, earned $2,200.

Malott defeated Chris Hayden of Las Vegas, 268-228, and Blanchard eliminated Mike Fagan of Dallas, 251-224, in the semifinal round to set up the championship match.

The All Regions South Point Open is the first of two PBA Regional events taking place over the weekend. Qualifying in the PBA West Region’s Member/Non-Member Doubles will take place Saturday afternoon with the top 16 teams advancing to single-elimination match play Sunday morning. PBA’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel will cover the qualifying and match play rounds.

PBA Tour action resumes in the PBA World Series of Bowling with the Carmen Salvino Classic on Monday.

PBA ALL REGIONS SOUTH POINT OPEN

South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev., Nov. 12

Championship: Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas ($4,000) def. Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz. ($2,200), 266-214.

Semifinal Round (losers earned $1,200):

Blanchard def. Mike Fagan, Dallas, 251-224.

Malott def. Chris Hayden, Las Vegas, 268-228.

Round of 8 (best of three games, losers earned $1,000 each):

Malott def. Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2-0.

Hayden def. Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 2-0.

Fagan def. David Haynes, Las Vegas, 2-0.

Blanchard def. Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2-1.

Round of 16 (best of five games, losers earned $800):

Malott def. Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 3-2.

Larsen def. John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 3-2.

Hayden def. Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 3-1.

Warren def. Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 3-1.

Haynes def. Brandon Mathews, Santa Maria, Calif., 3-2.

Fagan def. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3-2.

Blanchard def. Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 3-1.

Sterner def. Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 3-0.

Weekend Professional Bowlers Association Action

Former Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) touring player Jason Sterner of McDonough, GA, led a field of 15 players who qualified Friday for berths in the PBA’s Carmen Salvino Classic which got underway today, Monday at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas NV.

In a concurrent event, six-time PBA Tour titlist Wes Malott of Pflugerville, TX, led a group of 16 players out of a field of 175 into Saturday’s best-of-five-game single-elimination match play finals in the PBA All Region South Point Open.

 

Both events are part of the PBA World Series of Bowling, a multi-event festival of bowling that continues through Sunday, Nov. 20, at South Point. Complete standings for both events are posted on pba.com, the PBA’s official website.

Saturday’s All Region South Point Open match play competition gets underway at 8 a.m. and continues until a winner is decided. Qualifying in the PBA West Region’s Member/Non-Member Doubles will follow the singles event at 1:30 p.m., with the top 16 doubles teams advancing to best-of-five match play Sunday at 8 a.m.

Saturday’s All Region and Sunday’s Member/Non-Member Doubles match play rounds will be webcast live on pba.com’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel. For subscription information, visit pba.com.

PBA Tour competition resumes Monday with six-game qualifying rounds in the Carmen Salvino Classic, a third six-game qualifying round for the top 16 players at 8 p.m.

CARMEN SALVINO CLASSIC TOUR QUALIFYING ROUND

South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nov. 11

Final Standings (after 8 games; top 15 advance to PBA Carmen Salvino Classic Round of 64)

1, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,980.
2, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,947.
3, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,943.
4, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,942.
5, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,924.
6, Chris Hayden, Las Vegas, 1,907.
7, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,905.
8, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,895.
9 (tie), Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., and Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 1,892.
11, Yong-Jin Gu, South Korea, 1,890.
12, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,887.
13, Adam Monks, San Diego, 1,882.
14, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 1,871.
15, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,869.

PBA ALL REGION SOUTH POINT OPEN

Final Qualifying Standings (after 8 games; top 16 advance to best-of-five-game single elimination match play finals)

1, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,983.
2, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,980.
3, Walter Ray Williams Jr, Ocala, FL, 1,958.
4, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,950.
5, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,947.
6, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,943.
7, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,942.
8, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1,929.
9, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,924.
10, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,918.
11, Brandon Mathews, Santa Maria, Calif, 1,915, $100.
12, Chris Hayden, Las Vegas, 1,907.
13, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,905.
14, Mike Fagan, Dallas, Texas, 1,899.
15, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,895.
16, Brad Angelo, Lockport, NY, 1,894.

Other Cashers (after 8 games):
17 (tie), Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., and Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,892, $450.
19, Yong-Jin Gu, South Korea, 1,890, $450.
20, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,887, $450.
21, Adam Monks, San Diego, 1,882, $450.
22, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,877, $450.
23, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 1,871, $450.
24, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,869, $450.
25, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,867, $425.
26, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,866, $425.
27, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,864, $525.
28, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,862, $425.
29, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,859, $425.
30, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 1,857, $425.
31, Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 1,854, $425.
32, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 1,853, $425.
33, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,852, $425.
34, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,849, $425.
35, Richard Horsley, Morrisville, N.C., 1,848, $425.
36, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,845, $425.
37, Steven Villanueva, North Las Vegas, NV, 1,844, $400.
38, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,840, $400.
39, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,834, $400.
40, Dom Barrett, England, 1,833, $500.
41, Paul Moor, England, 1,831, $400.
42, Ronnie Russell, Indianapolis, IN, 1,830, $400.
43, Vayle Floria, Cerritos, Calif, 1,827, $400.
44, Alex Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass., 1,820, $400.
45, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 1,817, $400.
46, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,806, $400.
47, Stuart Williams, England, 1,805, $400.
48, Michael Caverley, Las Vegas, 1,802, $400.
49 (tie), Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, and Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 1,800, $400.

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