(Source: Professional Bowlers Association)

LAS VEGAS - Bowling fans will be seeing a lot of four-time PBA Tour champion Sean Rash on ESPN this season.

Rash continued his unprecedented PBA World Series of Bowling streak Tuesday, qualifying for his fourth consecutive television final at South Point Bowling Center. With his third-place finish in the GEICO Shark Open, the Montgomery, Ill., resident has qualified for the ESPN-televised finals in all four animal pattern tournaments – Bayer Viper Open, Chameleon Open, Scorpion Open and the Shark Open.

Rash finished the tournament with a 3,238 14-game pinfall (231.3 average) and had games of 243, 222, 209, 230, 214 and 247 in Tuesday’s six-game final round to secure his berth in the TV finals.

“I have everything working together right now,” Rash said. “Physically and mentally I’m in the right place and Brunswick has given me great equipment.”

Asked about the challenge of competing on four different conditions over four days, Rash said it’s all in the preparation.

“Every day is a different day and having a game plan for each day really becomes important in the World Series,” he said. “That’s going to help put yourself in a position to win and it has worked great so far.”

Thirteen-time Tour champion and defending PBA World Championship winner Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, led the Shark qualifying and will be making his first World Series television final after posting a 3,297 pinfall total (235.5 average). He had games of 226, 290, 268, 176, 227 and 268 Tuesday night.

“I really haven’t been bowling up to expectations,” Barnes said. “I’ve been way off the pace and needed to get out of the block much better. It was important for me to make this show and get some momentum going into the last round of the World Championship.”

Also making the Shark Open finals were Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte, who finished second with a 3,251 pinfall, making his second television final and reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi of Hartland, Mich., who finished fourth with 3,190 pins to make his first final. The Shark Open finals will be taped by ESPN on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. PT.

The World Series of Bowling is webcast live on pba.com’s exclusive online bowling channel, Xtra Frame. Special one-day and World Series of Bowling subscription packages are available on pba.com.

PBA GEICO SHARK OPEN

South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Tuesday

(After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals)

1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,297.
2, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,251.
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,238.
4, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 3,190.

DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games)

5, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,189, $2,500.
6, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 3,131, $2,400.
7, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,127, $2,300.
8, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,119, $2,200.
9, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,083, $2,150.
10, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,073, $2,100.
11, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,063, $2,050.
12, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,060, $2,000.
13, x-Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,030, $1,950.
14, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 3,027, $1,900.
15, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,022, $1,850.
16, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,927, $1,800.

x-Duke defeated Williams, 236-161, in a one-game roll-off after they tied for 16th place.

DID NOT ADVANCE (after 8 games)

17, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,786, $1,300.
18, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,783, $1,250.
19, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,781, $1,200.
20, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,779, $1,150.
21, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 1,778, $1,120.
22, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 1,771, $1,100.
23, Floyd Raymond, Gaylord, Mich., 1,767, $1,090.
24 (tie), Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., and D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1,765, $1,075.
26, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,762, $1,060.
27, Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 1,759, $1,050.
28, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,754, $1,040.
29 (tie), Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, and Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,752, $1,025.
31 (tie), Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, and Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,751, $1,005.
33, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 1,748.
34, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 1,747.
35, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 1,744.
36 (tie), Martin Larsen, Sweden, and Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,742.
38, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,741.
39, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,737.
40, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,735.
41 (tie), Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, and Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,732.
43, Kasey Normandin, Canada, 1,730.
44, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,728.
45, Paul Moor, England, 1,727.
46 (tie), John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., and Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,725.
48 (tie), Tommy Gollick, Oberlin, Pa., and Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,724.
50, Jaime Monroy, Colombia, 1,723.
51, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,722.
52, Paola Gomez, Colombia, 1,721.
53, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 1,719.
54, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,713.
55, Matthew O’Grady, South Amboy, N.J., 1,711.
56, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,710.
57 (tie), Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, and Robert Piroozshad, Ranch Santa Margarita, Calif., 1,708.
59, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,707.
60, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,706.
61 (tie), Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., and Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,705.
63, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,703.
64, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,698.
65 (tie), Patrick Girard, Canada, and Zack Hattori, Las Vegas, 1,697.
65, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,697.
68, Stuart Williams, England, 1,695.
69, Joseph Hostetler, Minerva, Ohio, 1,693.
70, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 1,689.
71, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,683.
72, Billy Rohde, Marietta, Ga., 1,680.
73, Jerry Johnson Jr., Las Vegas, 1,678.
74, Daniel Falconi, Mexico, 1,677.
75, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,675.
76, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,672.
77, Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 1,666.
78 (tie), Juhani Tonteri, Finland, and Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 1,665.
80, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,663.
81 (tie), Dom Barrett, England, and Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,660.
83 (tie), PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., and Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 1,658.
83, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,658.
86, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1,655.
87, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 1,653.
88, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 1,652.
89, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 1,647.
90, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,646.
91, Mathias Arup, Sweden, 1,644.
92, Ray Eddy III, Saginaw, Mich., 1,638.
93, Billy Rogers, Dallas, 1,637.
94, Jim Horan, Oakley, Calif., 1,635.
95, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,634.
96 (tie), Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Adam Monks, San Diego, 1,631.
98 (tie), Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., and Ji-Hyun Cha, South Korea, 1,630.
100, Ricky Schissler, Henderson, Colo., 1,629.
101, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,628.
102 (tie), Brett Cooper, Fort Worth, Texas, and Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,624.
104, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.V., 1,621.
105 (tie), Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio; Jesper Agerbo, Denmark; Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., and Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 1,618.
109, Erik Andersin, Sweden, 1,617.
110, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,616.
111, Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 1,611.
112, William Guszczo, Orland Park, Il., 1,610.
113, Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 1,606.
114, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,605.
115, Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 1,604.
116, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,602.
117, Frank Guccione, Castle Rock, Colo., 1,601.
118, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 1,598.
119, Jong Soo Park, South Korea, 1,597.
120, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 1,595.
121, Tony Campagna Jr., Hendersonville, Tenn., 1,594.
122 (tie), Jon Brandon, Santa Clarita, Calif., and Rocio Restrepo, Colombia, 1,592.
124, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 1,590.
125, Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., 1,589.
125, Will Wells, New Zealand, 1,589.
127, Joshua McBride, Wichita, Kan., 1,586.
128, Eric Malone, Brewster, N.Y., 1,580.
129, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 1,577.
130, Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., 1,575.
131, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 1,570.
132, Carlos Cottone, Venezuela, 1,565.
133, Richard Horsley, Morrisville, N.C., 1,563.
134, Antonio Medina, Louisville, Ky., 1,561.
135 (tie), Andrew Cain, Phoenix, and Siu Hong Wu, Hong Kong, 1,558.
137 (tie), Toni Palermaa, Finland, and Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 1,557.
139, Santiago Garcia, Colombia, 1,549.
140, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 1,548.
141, Chris Hayden, Las Vegas, 1,544.
142 (tie), Michael Ciardulli Jr., Valley Stream, N.Y., and Jason Miller, Portland, Ore., 1,539.
144 (tie), John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., and Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif., 1,538.
146, Adrian Anderson, Roseburg, Ore., 1,535.
147, Kurt Bogner, Longview, Wash., 1,528.
148, Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 1,523.
149, Chuck Tillson, Rohnert Park, Calif., 1,520.
150, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 1,516.
151, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,515.
152 (tie), John DeBenedetta Jr., Las Vegas, and Adam Miller, Charlotte, N.C., 1,513.
154, Hameed Taqi, Bahrain, 1,511.
155, Alan Mojado, Pala, Calif., 1,510.
156, Matthew Thornton, Montgomery, Ill., 1,508.
157 (tie), Kyung-Shin Park, South Korea, and Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 1,502.
159, Rachel Vaughn, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1,499.
160, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,493.
161, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,490.
162, Bubba Harrison, Citrus Heights, Calif., 1,488.
163, Fawaz Abdullah, Bahrain, 1,485.
164, David Peterson, Plano, Texas, 1,482.
165, Sean Mamlok, San Jose, Calif., 1,480.
166, Chuck Galaviz, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1,477.
167, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 1,472.
168, Yong-Jin Gu, South Korea, 1,470.
169, Robert McBride, Plano, Texas, 1,468.
170, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 1,466.
171, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,459.
172, Jorge Tello, Colombia, 1,457.
173 (tie), Mike Armstrong Jr., Tucson, Ariz., and Mahd Assad, Bahrain, 1,451.
175, Mohammed Al Swawoosh, Bahrain, 1,449.
176, Adam James, Redmond, Wash., 1,435.
177 (tie), Krzysztof Olesinski, Poland, and Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 1,434.
179, Frank Boyer, Lebanon, Pa, 1,426.
180, Isaac Amkie Amkie, Mexico, 1,424.
181, Jeff Toyne, Columbia, S.C., 1,421.
182, Sam Grihm, Portland, Ore., 1,419.
183, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,409.
184, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 1,401.
185, Masoud Saberi, Bahrain, 1,400.
186, Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., 1,398.
187, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 1,391.
188, Darrell Gilbert Jr., Valparaiso, Ind., 1,390.
189, Chris Helton, Fountain, Colo., 1,387.
190, Kenneth Bland Jr., Germany, 1,375.
191, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 1,371.
192, David Meadows, Houston, 1,357.
193, Miroslaw Pajak, Poland, 1,344.
194, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 1,335.
195, J.T. Jackson, Tarzana, Calif., 1,330.
196, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 1,318.
197, Kevin Prior, Allen, Texas, 1,310.
198, Tyler Johnson, Surprise, Ariz., 1,307.
199, Travis Thomas, Lumberton, N.C., 1,294.
200, Courtney Miller, Charleston, S.C., 1,277.
201, Mathew Tabor, Cooperstown, N.Y., 1,225.

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(Source: Professional Bowlers Association)

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., dominated the first 32 games of the PBA World Series of Bowling and will lead the field of 53 survivors into the cashers’ round of the PBA World Championship, the Professional Bowlers Association’s first major championship of the 2011-12 season, Wednesday at South Point Bowling Center.

Rash, a 29-year-old four-time PBA Tour title winner, averaged 239.81 over four eight-game rounds on the PBA’s Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark lane conditioning patterns for a total of 7,674 pins and a 314-pin lead over Australia’s Jason Belmonte. Rash, who has already qualified among the top four for the ESPN television finals in the Bayer Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Open events, ranked second in the Shark field heading into Tuesday night’s final six qualifying games, and needs to remain among the top 16 after Wednesday’s final eight-game round of PBA World Championship qualifying to advance to an unprecedented five consecutive PBA World Series of Bowling telecasts.

Defending PBA World Champion Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, also advanced to the cashers’ round, sitting in 12th place after 32 games.

Following Wednesday morning’s final round, the top qualifier will earn a $5,000 bonus and the top 16 will advance to a series of divisional elimination rounds named in honor of past PBA World Champions Don Carter, Billy Hardwick, Johnny Petraglia and Mike Aulby. In each divisional final, the highest of four seeded player (based on their qualifying totals) will select the lane condition and all four will bowl one game with the lowest-scoring player eliminated. The three surviving players will bowl a second game, again eliminating the low score. The two survivors will then bowl a game to decide who advances to the PBA World Championship finals which will follow the same format.

All five PBA World Championship rounds will be contested on Saturday, Nov. 19, in a special arena lanes setup at South Point. The telecasts will air on ESPN on five consecutive Sundays except Christmas Day (Dec. 11, 18, Jan. 1, 8 and 15) at 1 p.m. ET.

Wednesday’s cashers’ round (and all other World Series preliminaries) will be webcast live on pba.com’s exclusive online bowling channel, Xtra Frame. Special one-day and World Series of Bowling subscription packages are available on pba.com.

First prize in the 2011 PBA World Championship will be $50,000. If reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi or 13-time PBA Tour titlist Tommy Jones should happen to win the event, the PBA Triple Crown club will have its seventh member.

PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Tuesday
(After 32 games; top 53 advance to Wednesday’s cashers’ round)

1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 7,674.
2, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 7,360.
3, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 7,314.
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 7,300.
5, Stuart Williams, England, 7,246.
6, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 7,213.
7, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 7,205.
8 (tie), Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., and Dom Barrett, England, 7,191.
10, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 7,167.
11, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 7,165.
12, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 7,130.
13, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 7,107.
14, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 7,103.
15, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 7,093.
16, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 7,067.
17, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 7,066.
18, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 7,063.
19, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 7,060.
20, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 7,055.
21 (tie), Dan MacLelland, Canada, and Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 7,039.
23, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 7,032.
24, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 7,024.
25, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 7,016.
26, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 7,009.
27, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 7,008.
28, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 6,976.
29, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 6,964.
29, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 6,964.
31, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 6,963.
32, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 6,953.
33, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 6,948.
34, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 6,939.
35, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 6,934.
36, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 6,929.
37, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 6,925.
38, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 6,920.
39, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 6,919.
40, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 6,918.
41, Patrick Girard, Canada, 6,914.
42, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 6,907.
43, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 6,903.
44, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 6,901.
45, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 6,897.
46, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 6,889.
47, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 6,888.
48 (tie), Matthew O’Grady, South Amboy, N.J., and Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 6,885.
50, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 6,867.
51, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 6,862.
52, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 6,858.
53, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 6,857.

FAILED TO ADVANCE

54, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 6,853.
55, Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 6,848.
56, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 6,847.
57, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 6,844.
58, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 6,838.
59, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 6,832.
60, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 6,827.
61, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 6,825.
62, Floyd Raymond, Gaylord, Mich., 6,812.
63 (tie), Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., and Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 6,810.
65, Ray Eddy III, Saginaw, Mich., 6,807.
66 (tie), Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, and Ji-Hyun Cha, South Korea, 6,803.
68, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 6,801.
69, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 6,795.
70, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 6,791.
71, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 6,788.
72, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 6,784.
73, Jon Brandon, Santa Clarita, Calif., 6,770.
74, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 6,762.
75, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 6,761.
76, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 6,756.
77, Billy Rogers, Dallas, 6,752.
78, Antonio Medina, Louisville, Ky., 6,744.
79, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 6,740.
80 (tie), Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., and John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 6,739.
82, Paul Moor, England, 6,732.
83, Frank Guccione, Castle Rock, Colo., 6,730.
84, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 6,728.
85, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 6,722.
86, Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 6,721.
87, Zack Hattori, Las Vegas, 6,700.
88 (tie), Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., and David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 6,687.
90, Joseph Hostetler, Minerva, Ohio, 6,681.
91, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 6,680.
92 (tie), Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., and Siu Hong Wu, Hong Kong, 6,667.
94, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 6,666.
95, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 6,664.
96, Chuck Tillson, Rohnert Park, Calif., 6,636.
97 (tie), Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, and Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 6,631.
99, Joshua McBride, Wichita, Kan., 6,621.
100, Fawaz Abdullah, Bahrain, 6,612.
101, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 6,607.
102, Daniel Falconi, Mexico, 6,604.
103, Kasey Normandin, Canada, 6,602.
104, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 6,596.
105 (tie), Paola Gomez, Colombia, and Yousif Falah, Bahrain, 6,594.
107, Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 6,579.
108 (tie), Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., and Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 6,562.
110, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 6,559.
111, Tommy Gollick, Oberlin, Pa., 6,558.
112 (tie), John DeBenedetta Jr., Las Vegas, and Jaime Monroy, Colombia, 6,549.
114, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 6,548.
115, Robert Piroozshad, Ranch Santa Margarita, Calif., 6,546.
116, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 6,545.
117, Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 6,539.
118, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 6,528.
119, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 6,519.
120, Mathias Arup, Sweden, 6,518.
121 (tie), Chris Hayden, Las Vegas, and Billy Rohde, Marietta, Ga., 6,509.
123, Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 6,489.
124, Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 6,487.
125, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 6,479.
126, Jong Soo Park, South Korea, 6,474.
127, Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 6,464.
128, Adrian Anderson, Roseburg, Ore., 6,460.
129, William Guszczo, Orland Park, Il., 6,459.
130, Yong-Jin Gu, South Korea, 6,454.
131, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 6,452.
132, Ricky Schissler, Henderson, Colo., 6,450.
133, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.V., 6,448.
134, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 6,445.
135, Richard Horsley, Morrisville, N.C., 6,444.
136, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 6,426.
137, Rikke Holm Agerbo, Denmark, 4,818.
138, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 6,415.
139, Carlos Cottone, Venezuela, 6,400.
140, Jerry Johnson Jr., Las Vegas, 6,367.
141 (tie), Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., and Rocio Restrepo, Colombia, 6,340.
143, Tony Campagna Jr., Hendersonville, Tenn., 6,335.
144, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 6,319.
145, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 6,316.
146, Erik Andersin, Sweden, 6,315.
147, Matthew Thornton, Montgomery, Ill., 6,314.
148, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 6,276.
149, Kyung-Shin Park, South Korea, 6,273.
150 (tie), Adam Monks, San Diego, and Alan Mojado, Pala, Calif., 6,264.
152, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 6,254.
153, Brett Cooper, Fort Worth, Texas, 6,248.
154, Isaac Amkie Amkie, Mexico, 6,238.
155, Santiago Garcia, Colombia, 6,237.
156, Kurt Bogner, Longview, Wash., 6,234.
157, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 6,203.
158, Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif., 6,198.
159, Mahd Assad, Bahrain, 6,186.
160, Jason Miller, Portland, Ore., 6,151.
161, Krzysztof Olesinski, Poland, 6,116.
162, Bubba Harrison, Citrus Heights, Calif., 6,111.
163, Sean Mamlok, San Jose, Calif., 6,105.
164, Eric Malone, Brewster, N.Y., 6,102.
165, Mike Armstrong Jr., Tucson, Ariz., 6,100.
166, Toni Palermaa, Finland, 6,090.
167, Adam Miller, Charlotte, N.C., 6,084.
168, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 6,079.
169, Michael Ciardulli Jr., Valley Stream, N.Y., 6,075.
170, Mohammed Al Swawoosh, Bahrain, 6,073.
171, Jeff Toyne, Columbia, S.C., 6,068.
172, Will Wells, New Zealand, 6,066.
173, Kenneth Bland Jr., Germany, 6,053.
174, David Peterson, Plano, Texas, 6,051.
175, Hameed Taqi, Bahrain, 6,047.
176, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 6,043.
177, Masoud Saberi, Bahrain, 6,037.
178, Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., 6,013.
179, Darrell Gilbert Jr., Valparaiso, Ind., 5,987.
180, Jim Horan, Oakley, Calif., 5,945.
181, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 5,942.
182, Don Mathey, Turlock, Calif., 2,714.
183, Dwight Tincher, Perris, Calif., 4,262.
184, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 5,858.
185 (tie), J.T. Jackson, Tarzana, Calif., and Mark Fennell, Seattle, 5,832.
187, Robert McBride, Plano, Texas, 5,808.
188, Frank Boyer, Lebanon, Pa, 5,805.
189, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 5,792.
190, Chuck Galaviz, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5,754.
191, Adam James, Redmond, Wash., 5,721.
192, Rachel Vaughn, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 5,664.
193, Miroslaw Pajak, Poland, 5,661.
194, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 5,605.
195, Chris Helton, Fountain, Colo., 5,586.
196, Jorge Tello, Colombia, 5,572.
197, Kevin Prior, Allen, Texas, 5,558.
198, Travis Thomas, Lumberton, N.C., 5,543.
199, Sam Grihm, Portland, Ore., 5,519.
200, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 5,513.
201, David Meadows, Houston, 5,494.
202, Courtney Miller, Charleston, S.C., 5,468.
203, Mathew Tabor, Cooperstown, N.Y., 5,206.
204, Tyler Johnson, Surprise, Ariz., 5,181.

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Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte is hoping to qualify for his second World Series of Bowling television final by taking the early lead in the GEICO Shark Open Tuesday at South Point.

Belmo fired a 1,897 eight-game pinfall (237.1 average) to lead Tuesday’s first squad by 55 pins over 13-time Tour champion and 2010 PBA World Championship winner Chris Barnes in second.

Belmo, who has already made the TV finals for the Chameleon Open, and Barnes are a virtual lock to advance to tonight’s final qualifying round which will advance 16 players after this afternoon’s second qualifying block. After the final round the top four will be determined for the Shark Open ESPN taping at 8 p.m. PT on Nov. 18.

“I think it comes down to patience,” Belmonte said. “When the lanes come to you, you take advantage. That’s what guys around the world do.

“The Shark pattern forces you to play farther left, which is where I like to play. You couldn’t swing the ball. You had to play a little tighter line. I was patient and waited for lanes to come to me. They did, I saw it and took advantage.

“I didn’t start so well (on the Viper pattern Saturday), but I led on the Chameleon and yesterday I was a pin or two away from making the cut, so I’m very happy with the way things are going. This is a brutal tournament. It’s quick, it’s short, but it’s the same for all of us, so when you get a chance, you take it advantage.”

Belmonte tied for 75th on the Viper pattern, led Sunday’s Chameleon Open qualifying and finished 20th in the Scorpion round Monday. After 24 games, he was seventh on the PBA World Championship qualifying list.

After this afternoon’s second eight-game qualifying block the top 53 players will advance to the World Championship cashers round on Wednesday beginning at 9 a.m.

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LAS VEGAS  – International players continued to make an impact at the World Series of Bowling as Dom Barrett of England earned top-qualifier honors in the PBA Scorpion Open Monday at the South Point Bowling Center.

Barrett bowled a 3,264 14-game pinfall total (233.1 average) with the help of a 1,453 six-game block on games of 248, 277, 210, 241, 178 and 299 in the final round.

Barrett will be joined by PBA Tour titlist Dave Wodka of Henderson, Nev., four-time Tour titlist Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., and 13-time Tour winner Patrick Allen of Baltimore in the Scorpion Open ESPN Eliiminator finals which will be taped at 6 p.m. PT on Nov. 18.

Barrett, who currently ranks fifth on the European Bowling Tour points list, won his first PBA title in a regional tournament in Reno last weekend on his way to the World Series.

“I came here to win one of these tournaments,” Barrett said. “Winning the regional gave me a lot of confidence. This is going to be my first (PBA) show and I couldn’t be happier.

“The key to my success so far has been taking advantage of every minute of practice time I’ve had since I’ve been here to work on everything from making adjustments to selecting the right ball.”

Rash earned his third straight television final, and fortified his lead after 24 games of PBA World Championship qualifying.

Rash, who has already qualified for the ESPN televised finals of the Bayer Viper Open and Chameleon Open, had a 1,870 eight-game pinfall total in the morning qualifying round.

“Having already made two TV shows helps loosen up your arm swing,” he added. “I’ve bowled well in all three World Series events and the All-In Showdown. All you ever want to do is give yourself a chance to win. If you give yourself enough chances, you’ll win and that’s what I’m trying to do.”

With the conclusion of Monday’s eight-game Scorpion qualifying round, the fourth and final animal pattern is tomorrow’s GEICO Shark Open. After the Shark round, the top 53 players based on 32 games will advance to Wednesday’s eight-game PBA World Championship cashers round. After a total of 40 games, the top 16 players will advance to the ESPN-televised elimination finals in the first PBA major championship of the season.

PBA SCORPION OPEN

South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Monday

(After 14 games; top 4 advance to ESPN finals)

1, Dom Barrett, England, 3,264.
2, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 3,247.
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,217.
4, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 3,212.

DID NOT ADVANCE (after 14 games)

5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,187, $2,500.
6, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 3,162, $2,400.
7, Ji-Hyun Cha, South Korea, 3,159, $2,300.
8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,156, $2,200.
9, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,132, $2,150.
10, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,123, $2,100.
11, Stuart Williams, England, 3,114, $2,050.
12, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,097, $2,000.
13, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,060, $1,950.
14, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 3,029, $1,900.
15, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,995, $1,850.
16, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,978, $1,800.

DID NOT ADVANCE (after 8 games)

17, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,798, $1,300.
18, Fawaz Abdullah, Bahrain, 1,797, $1,250.
19, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,790, $1,200.
20, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,788, $1,150.
21, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,785, $1,120.
22, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,784, $1,100.
23, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,773, $1,090.
24, Jaime Monroy, Colombia, 1,770, $1,080.
25, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,768, $1,070.
26 (TIE), Frank Guccione, Castle Rock, Colo.; Mike Fagan, Dallas, and Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,764, $1,050.
29, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,761, $1,030.
30, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,758, $1,020.
31, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 1,753, $1,010.
32, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 1,739, $1,000.
33 (TIE), Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,738.
35, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,735.
36, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,734.
37, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,733.
38, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 1,732.
39, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,731.
40, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,723.
41, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,721.
42, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 1,720.
43, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,713.
44, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 1,705.
45, Chuck Tillson, Rohnert Park, Calif., 1,701.
46 (TIE), Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., and Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,700.
48, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 1,698.
49, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,694.
50 (TIE), Andy Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., and Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 1,691.
52, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,690.
53, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,689.
54, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 1,688.
55, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,687.
56, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,686.
57, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,685.
58, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,683.
59, Jimmy Mortensen, Denmark, 1,679.
60, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,675.
61, Jesper Agerbo, Denmark, 1,672.
62, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,668.
63 (TIE), Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C.; Floyd Raymond, Gaylord, Mich., and Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,667.
66, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,666.
67 (TIE), Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., and Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,665.
69, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,664.
70, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,663.
71, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 1,661.
72, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,659.
73, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,657.
74, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 1,656.
75, Carlos Cottone, Venezuela, 1,653.
76, Joseph Hostetler, Minerva, Ohio, 1,651.
77 (TIE), Martin Larsen, Sweden, and Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,649.
79, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,648.
80, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,647.
81, Ricky Schissler, Henderson, Colo., 1,646.
82, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,645.
83, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,644.
84, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 1,643.
85, Jong Soo Park, South Korea, 1,641.
86 (TIE), Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, and Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 1,640.
88 (TIE), Ray Eddy III, Saginaw, Mich., and Darrell Gilbert Jr., Valparaiso, Ind., 1,639.
90 (TIE), Joshua McBride, Wichita, Kan., and Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,638.
92, Mathias Arup, Sweden, 1,637.
93, John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 1,636.
94, Jason Miller, Portland, Ore., 1,634.
95 (TIE), Chris Hayden, Las Vegas, and Jon Brandon, Santa Clarita, Calif., 1,632.
97, Brett Cooper, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,631.
98, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,625.
99, Kasey Normandin, Canada, 1,624.
100, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 1,620.
101, Isaac Amkie Amkie, Mexico, 1,617.
102 (TIE), Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., and Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 1,616.
104 (TIE), Yousif Falah, Bahrain, and Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 1,615.
106 (TIE), Alan Mojado, Pala, Calif., and William Guszczo, Orland Park, Il., 1,613.
108, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,612.
109 (TIE), Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Paul Moor, England, 1,611.
111, Yong-Jin Gu, South Korea, 1,610.
112 (TIE), Matthew O’Grady, South Amboy, N.J.; D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,608.
115, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 1,607.
116, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,606.
117, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,603.
118, Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., 1,602.
119, James Wallace, Hicksville, N.Y., 1,597.
120 (TIE), Tommy Gollick, Oberlin, Pa., and Mahd Assad, Bahrain, 1,595.
122, Billy Rogers, Dallas, 1,589.
123, Dennis Eklund, Sweden, 1,588.
124, Daniel Falconi, Mexico, 1,587.
125 (TIE), Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., and Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,585.
127, Siu Hong Wu, Hong Kong, 1,584.
128, Billy Rohde, Marietta, Ga., 1,583.
129, Antonio Medina, Louisville, Ky., 1,580.
130, Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif., 1,577.
131, Robert Piroozshad, Ranch Santa Margarita, Calif., 1,574.
132, Toni Palermaa, Finland, 1,571.
133, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 1,570.
134, Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., 1,567.
135, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.V., 1,563.
136 (TIE), Santiago Garcia, Colombia, and Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,561.
138, Adrian Anderson, Roseburg, Ore., 1,560.
139 (TIE), Zack Hattori, Las Vegas, and Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 1,559.
141, Jerry Johnson Jr., Las Vegas, 1,558.
142, Patrick Girard, Canada, 1,555.
143, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1,553.
144, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,552.
145, Rocio Restrepo, Colombia, 1,551.
146, David Peterson, Plano, Texas, 1,550.
147, Adam Monks, San Diego, 1,549.
148, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,546.
149, Rikke Holm Agerbo, Denmark, 1,544.
150, Tony Campagna Jr., Hendersonville, Tenn., 1,541.
151, Sean Mamlok, San Jose, Calif., 1,540.
152, Adam James, Redmond, Wash., 1,539.
153, Bubba Harrison, Citrus Heights, Calif., 1,538.
154 (TIE), Paola Gomez, Colombia, and Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,533.
156, Frank Boyer, Lebanon, Pa, 1,532.
157, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 1,526.
158, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 1,524.
159, Hameed Taqi, Bahrain, 1,522.
160, Kyung-Shin Park, South Korea, 1,518.
161 (TIE), Kenneth Bland Jr., Germany, and Miroslaw Pajak, Poland, 1,517.
163, John DeBenedetta Jr., Las Vegas, 1,513.
164, Adam Miller, Charlotte, N.C., 1,511.
165, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 1,510.
166, Matthew Thornton, Montgomery, Ill., 1,507.
167 (TIE), Kurt Bogner, Longview, Wash., and Richard Horsley, Morrisville, N.C., 1,506.
169, Juhani Tonteri, Finland, 1,501.
170, Krzysztof Olesinski, Poland, 1,494.
171, J.T. Jackson, Tarzana, Calif., 1,493.
172, Masoud Saberi, Bahrain, 1,490.
173, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,485.
174, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,482.
175 (TIE), Will Wells, New Zealand, and Mohammed Al Swawoosh, Bahrain, 1,478.
177, Michael Ciardulli Jr., Valley Stream, N.Y., 1,476.
178, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 1,474.
179, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,469.
180, Jeff Toyne, Columbia, S.C., 1,460.
181, Dwight Tincher, Perris, Calif., 1,457.
182, Erik Andersin, Sweden, 1,456.
183, Courtney Miller, Charleston, S.C., 1,449.
184, Rachel Vaughn, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1,441.
185, Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., 1,436.
186, Eric Malone, Brewster, N.Y., 1,431.
187, Kevin Prior, Allen, Texas, 1,425.
188, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 1,419.
189, Mike Armstrong Jr., Tucson, Ariz., 1,404.
190, David Meadows, Houston, 1,396.
191, Chuck Galaviz, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1,380.
192, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 1,375.
193, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 1,371.
194, Chris Helton, Fountain, Colo., 1,367.
195 (TIE), Jorge Tello, Colombia, and Travis Thomas, Lumberton, N.C., 1,365.
197, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 1,362.
198, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 1,360.
199, Robert McBride, Plano, Texas, 1,349.
200, Tyler Johnson, Surprise, Ariz., 1,339.
201, Sam Grihm, Portland, Ore., 1,333.
202, Jim Horan, Oakley, Calif., 1,306.
203, Mathew Tabor, Cooperstown, N.Y., 1,286.

PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING LEADERS

(After 24 of 32 games)

1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 5,801.
2, Stuart Williams, England, 5,551.
3, Dom Barrett, England, 5,531.
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5,500.
5, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 5,486.
6, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,473.
7, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 5,463.
8, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 5,421.
9, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 5,391.
10, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 5,387.
11, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 5,369.
12, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 5,358.
13, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 5,353.
14, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 5,351.
15, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 5,350.
16, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 5,336.
17, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 5,332.
18, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 5,326.
19, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 5,321.
20, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,318.
21, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,311.
22, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 5,303.
23, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 5,299.
24, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 5,288.

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