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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., overtook Australia’s Jason Belmonte and Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa., to take the lead in the 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open heading into Saturday night’s final eight games of match play at Woodland Bowl.

Jones, the 2006 U.S. Open champion, won seven of his eight matches Saturday afternoon to jump from third place into a 98-pin lead over O’Neill and a 136-pin margin over fifth-round leader Belmonte. Jones finished the sixth round with a 43-game total of 9,723 pins, including match play bonus pins.

Jason Couch of Clermont, Fla., advanced from 10th place to fourth with a 9,553 total, but the battle for the fourth spot in Sunday’s ESPN stepladder finals is expected to be an all-out war during Saturday night’s final round. Trailing Couch in fifth place is defending U.S. Open champion Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, and chasing both are three PBA Hall of Famers as well as former U.S. Open champions: Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla.; Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., and Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla.

Duke, the 2008 U.S. Open winner, advanced from 17th to sixth heading into the final round. Weber, a four-time U.S. Open winner, is 16 pins behind Duke after winning a one-game roll-off on Friday to make it into the match play field in 24th place. Williams, a two-time U.S. Open winner and the PBA Tour’s all-time titles leader with 47 wins, is in eighth place, 23 pins behind Weber.

Williams, at age 50, is the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s only two-time winner in the 2009-10 season and is trying to become the first PBA player to win back-to-back major championships twice. Williams won his eighth career major title in the USBC Masters in Reno, Nev., on Feb. 14. The first time he won consecutive majors was in 2003 when he won the U.S. Open and the PBA World Championship back-to-back.

Sunday’s stepladder finals will air live on ESPN at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. At stake is the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s final major title of the 2009-10 season, a $60,000 first prize and a three-year PBA Tour exemption.

67TH LUMBER LIQUIDATORS U.S. OPEN

Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 27

SIXTH ROUND (after 43 games, including won-lost records and pinfall including match play bonus pins)

1, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 13-3, 9,723.
2, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 9-7, 9,625.
3, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 7-9, 9,586.
4, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 9-7, 9,553.
5, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 10-6, 9,534.
6, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 9-7, 9,444.
7, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 10-6, 9,428.
8, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 10-6, 9,405.
9, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 7-9, 9,390.
10, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 8-7-1, 9,342.
11, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 7-9, 9,320.
12, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 10-6, 9,319.
13, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 7-9, 9,268.
14, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 9-7, 9,262.
15, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 6-10, 9,226.
16, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 8-8, 9,200.
17, Dave D’Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 8-8, 9,172.
18, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 8-8, 9,160.
19, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 7-9-0, 9,122.
20, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 8-8, 9,114.
21, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 6-10, 9,087.
22, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 5-10-1, 9,041.
23, x-PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 4-4, 8,958.
24, Anthony Jordan, Sycamore, Ill., 6-10, 8,938.
x-Haggerty replaced Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela who withdrew at the end of the fifth round due to injury.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Feb. 26, 2010) – Australia’s Jason Belmonte barely held onto the lead after the opening round of match play in the 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open at Woodland Bowl Friday, fending off challengers Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa., and Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C.

Belmonte, who led by 178 pins heading into Friday’s competition, finished the day with a 5-3 match play record, 7,871 total pins for 35 games and a 27-pin edge over O’Neill. Jones, who came into match play 273 pins behind of the Australian two-handed star, was in third place, 79 pins behind after both he and O’Neill had closed to within eight pins of the lead with one game to go.

Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., was in fourth place with 7,664 pins and two-time U.S. Open champion Walter Ray Williams Jr., who is trying for his 48th career victory and second major title of the season, was in fifth place with a 7,657 total.

“It was me and Frodo Baggins walking to Mordor tonight,” Belmonte said. “It was an adventure like Lord of the Rings. I needed a map.

“In match play the lanes are going to play differently depending upon who played where and how the oil was broken down as you move across the center,” Belmonte added. “It’s really different in the U.S. Open because earlier in the day, guys played all over the lanes. It was hard to find anything, but Tommy Jones found something. Everyone else was bowling 180s and he had nothing under 205. But that’s what makes players at his echelon as good as they are. They rise up.”

O’Neill, who said he made a change in his timing and the way he was playing the lanes after he wound up in 185th place after the first six games, almost overtook Belmonte.

“I’m bowling good now. I’m getting a good ball reaction and I got some good luck tonight. Three times guys could have beat me in the 10th frame and they didn’t,” O’Neill said. “I was fortunate. I’ll have to do better tomorrow or I won’t be around on Sunday.”

The 24 match play finalists will bowl two more eight-game match play rounds Saturday to determine the top four players who will advance to Sunday’s live ESPN stepladder finals at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.

At stake is the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s final major title of the 2009-10 season, a $60,000 first prize and a three-year PBA Tour exemption.

67TH LUMBER LIQUIDATORS U.S. OPEN

Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 26

FIFTH ROUND (after 35 games, including won-lost records and pinfall including match play bonus pins)

1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 5-3, 7,871.
2, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 6-2, 7,842.
3, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 6-2, 7,792.
4, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 4-4, 7,664.
5, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 6-2, 7,657.
6, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 5-3, 7,652.
7, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 6-2, 7,625.
8, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3-5, 7,613.
9, Dave D’Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 6-2, 7,599.
10, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 4-4, 7,589.
11, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 5-3, 7,562.
12, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2-6, 7,550.
13, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 6-2, 7,527.
14, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 3-5, 7,492.
15, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 5-3, 7,467.
16, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 4-4, 7,458.
17, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3-5, 7,440.
18, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 3-5, 7,414.
19, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 5-3, 7,411.
20, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 2-6, 7,404.
21, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3-5, 7,379.
22, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2-6, 7,292.
23, Anthony Jordan, Sycamore, Ill., 2-6, 7,284.
24, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 0-8, 7,266.

OTHER CASHERS (after 27 games)

25, P.J. Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 5,637, $2,840.
26, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 5,626, $2,500.
27, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 5,623, $2,400.
28, Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering, Ohio, 5,606, $2,300.
29, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 5,593, $2,200.
30, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 5,575., $2,100.
31, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,568, $2,000.
32, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,565, $1,900.
33, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 5,562, $1,850.
34, (tie) J.R. Raymond, Belleville, Ill., 5,559, and Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 5,559, $1,775.
36, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 5,556, $1,700.
37, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 5,548, $1,650.
38, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 5,546, $1,600.
39, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 5,541, $1,550.
40, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 5,536, $1,500.
41, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 5,509, $1,480.
42, Chad Kloss, West Allis, Wis., 5,505, $1,460.
43, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 5,503, $1,440.
44, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 5,497, $1,420.
45, (tie) Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,496, and Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 5,496, $1,395.
47, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 5,486, $1,380.
48, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 5,483, $1,370.
49, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 5,482, $1,360.
50, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 5,477, $1,350.
51, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 5,471, $1,340.
52, (tie) Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 5,470, and Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 5,470, $1,325.
54, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 5,467, $1,310.
55, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 5,464, $1,300.
56, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 5,459, $1,290.
57, Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 5,449, $1,280.
58, Daniel Hannagan, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., 5,438, $1,270.
59, Ken Jessee, Huber Heights, Ohio, 5,436, $1,260.
60, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., 5,428, $1,250.
61, Rick Hara, Darien, Ill., 5,424, $1,240.
62, John Szczerbinski, Wichita, Kan., 5,420, $1,230.
63, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 5,419, $1,220.
64, (tie) Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., and George Brooks, Loveland, Colo., 5,406, $1,213.
66, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 5,389, $1,205.
67, Patrick Girard, Canada, 5,385, $1,200.
68, Antonio Medina, Davenport, Iowa, 5,380, $1,195.
69, Matthew Zasowski, Buffalo, N.Y., 5,365, $1,190.
70, Tim Pfeifer, Cranberry Twp., Pa., 5,362, $1,185.
71, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 5,361, $1,180.
72, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 5,358, $1,175.
73, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 5,352, $1,170.
74, (tie) Josh Brown, Molalla, Ore., 5,347, and Jack Laffey, Indianapolis, 5,347, $1,163.
76, (tie) Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 5,342, and Scott Gilmore, Lafayette, Ind., 5,342, $1,153.
78, Andro Simounet, Babson Park, Fla., 5,334, $1,145.
79, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 5,324, $1,140.
80, Chris Hansen, Chicago, 5,283, $1,135.
81, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 5,279, $1,130.
82, Joe Green, Maplewood, Ohio, 5,254, $1,125.
83, Corey Young, Steeleville, Ill., 5,253, $1,120.
84, Craig Hanson, Orlando, Fla, 5,243, $1,115.
85, Terry Krawec, Canada, 5,205, $1,110.
86, Michael Christensen, Great Falls, Mont., 5,193, $1,105.
87, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., withdrew, $1,100.
88, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., withdrew, $1,100.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Australia’s Jason Belmonte slowed his torrid scoring pace, but still led the field of 24 top qualifiers into the match play portion of the 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open at Woodland Bowl Friday.

Belmonte finished the final qualifying round with a 27-game total of 6,051 pins, an overall average of 224.1, and held an 87-pin lead over Colombia’s Andres Gomez. Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa., was third with 5,958 pins followed by Jason Couch of Clermont, Fla., at 5,866 and Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., with 5,850 pins. Williams won U.S. Open titles in 1998 and 2003.

“It’s not like I bowled bad,” the Australian two-handed player said. “I didn’t have quite the same look as yesterday. I got a couple of bad breaks that turned 200s into 180s. But, hey, this is the U.S. Open. I’m a realist. I’m still in first, so I’m happy.”

Also advancing to match play were past U.S. Open champions Chris Barnes (2005), Tommy Jones (2006), Norm Duke (2008), Mike Scroggins (2009) and four-time winner Pete Weber.

Weber made up a 102-pin deficit in the final qualifying game to earn a tie for 24th place, and then defeated P.J. Haggerty of Clovis, Calif., 236-202, in a one-game roll-off for the final match play position.

The top 24 players after 27 qualifying games will begin the first of three eight-game match play rounds Friday night. After two more rounds Saturday, the top four players will advance to Sunday’s live ESPN stepladder finals at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.

At stake is the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s final major title of the 2009-10 season, a $60,000 first prize and a three-year PBA Tour exemption.

67TH LUMBER LIQUIDATORS U.S. OPEN

Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 26

FOURTH ROUND (after 27 games)

1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 6,051.
2, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 5,966.
3, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 5,958.
4, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 5,866.
5, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 5,850.
6, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 5,839.
7, (tie) Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., and David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 5,813.
9, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 5,778.
10, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 5,743.
11, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 5,739.
12, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 5,717.
13, (tie) Jason Wojnar, Chicago, and Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 5,708.
15, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 5,701.
16, Anthony Jordan, Sycamore, Ill., 5,692.
17, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 5,690.
18, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 5,688.
19, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 5,674.
20, Dave D’Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 5,669.
21, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 5,667.
22, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 5,663.
23, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 5,657.
24, x-Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5,637.
x- Weber def. P.J. Haggerty, 236-202, in a one-game roll-off to break a tie for 24th place.

OTHER CASHERS (after 27 games)

25, P.J. Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 5,637, $2,840.
26, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 5,626, $2,500.
27, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 5,623, $2,400.
28, Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering, Ohio, 5,606, $2,300.
29, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 5,593, $2,200.
30, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 5,575., $2,100.
31, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,568, $2,000.
32, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,565, $1,900.
33, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 5,562, $1,850.
34, (tie) J.R. Raymond, Belleville, Ill., 5,559, and Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 5,559, $1,775.
36, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 5,556, $1,700.
37, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 5,548, $1,650.
38, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 5,546, $1,600.
39, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 5,541, $1,550.
40, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 5,536, $1,500.
41, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 5,509, $1,480.
42, Chad Kloss, West Allis, Wis., 5,505, $1,460.
43, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 5,503, $1,440.
44, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 5,497, $1,420.
45, (tie) Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,496, and Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 5,496, $1,395.
47, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 5,486, $1,380.
48, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 5,483, $1,370.
49, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 5,482, $1,360.
50, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 5,477, $1,350.
51, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 5,471, $1,340.
52, (tie) Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 5,470, and Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 5,470, $1,325.
54, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 5,467, $1,310.
55, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 5,464, $1,300.
56, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 5,459, $1,290.
57, Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 5,449, $1,280.
58, Daniel Hannagan, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., 5,438, $1,270.
59, Ken Jessee, Huber Heights, Ohio, 5,436, $1,260.
60, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., 5,428, $1,250.
61, Rick Hara, Darien, Ill., 5,424, $1,240.
62, John Szczerbinski, Wichita, Kan., 5,420, $1,230.
63, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 5,419, $1,220.
64, (tie) Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., and George Brooks, Loveland, Colo., 5,406, $1,213.
66, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 5,389, $1,205.
67, Patrick Girard, Canada, 5,385, $1,200.
68, Antonio Medina, Davenport, Iowa, 5,380, $1,195.
69, Matthew Zasowski, Buffalo, N.Y., 5,365, $1,190.
70, Tim Pfeifer, Cranberry Twp., Pa., 5,362, $1,185.
71, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 5,361, $1,180.
72, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 5,358, $1,175.
73, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 5,352, $1,170.
74, (tie) Josh Brown, Molalla, Ore., 5,347, and Jack Laffey, Indianapolis, 5,347, $1,163.
76, (tie) Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 5,342, and Scott Gilmore, Lafayette, Ind., 5,342, $1,153.
78, Andro Simounet, Babson Park, Fla., 5,334, $1,145.
79, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 5,324, $1,140.
80, Chris Hansen, Chicago, 5,283, $1,135.
81, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 5,279, $1,130.
82, Joe Green, Maplewood, Ohio, 5,254, $1,125.
83, Corey Young, Steeleville, Ill., 5,253, $1,120.
84, Craig Hanson, Orlando, Fla, 5,243, $1,115.
85, Terry Krawec, Canada, 5,205, $1,110.
86, Michael Christensen, Great Falls, Mont., 5,193, $1,105.
87, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., withdrew, $1,100.
88, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., withdrew, $1,100.

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