:groupwave: As Aussies, we can surely be proud of Belmo's outstanding results thusfar at the PBA World Series of Bowling.
He has qualified for the TV finals (top 4) of both the Chameleon and Shark pattern tournaments, and overnight has qualified third in the Top 16 for the PBA World Championship. These 16 players now advance to a televised series of four divisional elimination rounds to determine the PBA World Championship winner.
In each divisional final, named in honor of past PBA World Champions Don Carter, Billy Hardwick, Johnny Petraglia and Mike Aulby, four players 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 Bowling Centre in Las Vegas. Full details of this, and all Tour info can be found at Professional Bowlers Association | PBA.com
The calibre of players who MISSED the cut to top 16 underlines the level of Jason's achievement ... (see below) ...
On behalf of friends and fans here in Oz, hearty congratulations are in order !!
PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nov. 9
Final Qualifying Standings (after 40 games; top 16 advance to ESPN finals)
1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 9,361.
2, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 9,065.
3, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 9,047.
4, Stuart Williams, England, 9,023.
5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 8,974.
6, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 8,954.
7, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 8,921.
8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 8,906.
9, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 8,874.
10, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 8,861.
11, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 8,849.
12, Dom Barrett, England, 8,843.
13, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 8,838.
14 (tie), Mike Fagan, Dallas, and Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 8,831.
16, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 8,825.
DID NOT ADVANCE (after 40 games)
17, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 8,794, $3,500.
18, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 8,780, $3,300.
19, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 8,747, $3,100.
20, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 8,736, $3,000.
21, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 8,723, $2,950.
22, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 8,712, $2,900.
23, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 8,706, $2,850.
24, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 8,701, $2,800.
25, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 8,700, $2,750.
26, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 8,685, $2,700.
27, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 8,666, $2,650.
28, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 8,665, $2,600.
29, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 8,662, $2,550.
30, Patrick Girard, Canada, 8,659, $2,500.
31, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 8,644, $2,450.
32, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 8,614, $2,400.
33, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 8,597, $2,200.
34, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 8,596, $2,150.
35, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 8,594, $2,100.
36, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 8,593, $2,080.
37, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 8,586, $2,060.
38, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 8,584, $2,040.
39, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 8,570, $2,020.
40, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 8,562, $2,000.
41, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 8,560, $1,980.
42, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 8,557, $1,960.
43, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 8,556, $1,940.
44, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 8,552, $1,920.
45, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 8,550, $1,900.
46 (tie), Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., and Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 8,535, $1,870.
48, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 8,525, $1,850.
49, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 8,512, $1,840.
50, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 8,501, $1,830.
51, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 8,481, $1,820.
52, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 8,470, $1,810.
53, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 8,436, $1,800.
He has qualified for the TV finals (top 4) of both the Chameleon and Shark pattern tournaments, and overnight has qualified third in the Top 16 for the PBA World Championship. These 16 players now advance to a televised series of four divisional elimination rounds to determine the PBA World Championship winner.
In each divisional final, named in honor of past PBA World Champions Don Carter, Billy Hardwick, Johnny Petraglia and Mike Aulby, four players 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 Bowling Centre in Las Vegas. Full details of this, and all Tour info can be found at Professional Bowlers Association | PBA.com
The calibre of players who MISSED the cut to top 16 underlines the level of Jason's achievement ... (see below) ...
On behalf of friends and fans here in Oz, hearty congratulations are in order !!
PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nov. 9
Final Qualifying Standings (after 40 games; top 16 advance to ESPN finals)
1, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 9,361.
2, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 9,065.
3, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 9,047.
4, Stuart Williams, England, 9,023.
5, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 8,974.
6, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 8,954.
7, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 8,921.
8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 8,906.
9, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 8,874.
10, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 8,861.
11, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 8,849.
12, Dom Barrett, England, 8,843.
13, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 8,838.
14 (tie), Mike Fagan, Dallas, and Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 8,831.
16, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 8,825.
DID NOT ADVANCE (after 40 games)
17, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 8,794, $3,500.
18, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 8,780, $3,300.
19, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 8,747, $3,100.
20, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 8,736, $3,000.
21, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 8,723, $2,950.
22, Patrick Allen, Baltimore, 8,712, $2,900.
23, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 8,706, $2,850.
24, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 8,701, $2,800.
25, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 8,700, $2,750.
26, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 8,685, $2,700.
27, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 8,666, $2,650.
28, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 8,665, $2,600.
29, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 8,662, $2,550.
30, Patrick Girard, Canada, 8,659, $2,500.
31, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 8,644, $2,450.
32, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 8,614, $2,400.
33, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 8,597, $2,200.
34, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 8,596, $2,150.
35, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 8,594, $2,100.
36, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 8,593, $2,080.
37, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 8,586, $2,060.
38, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 8,584, $2,040.
39, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 8,570, $2,020.
40, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 8,562, $2,000.
41, Kimmo Lehtonen, Finland, 8,560, $1,980.
42, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 8,557, $1,960.
43, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 8,556, $1,940.
44, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 8,552, $1,920.
45, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 8,550, $1,900.
46 (tie), Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., and Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 8,535, $1,870.
48, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 8,525, $1,850.
49, Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea, 8,512, $1,840.
50, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 8,501, $1,830.
51, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 8,481, $1,820.
52, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 8,470, $1,810.
53, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 8,436, $1,800.
