05/09/08
Egypt
Al Dubyan beats El Awamy to claim men's title in 10th Sinai International Open
Healey wins women's title from top seed
Khaled Al Dubyan (l.), Kuwait, defeated tournament leader Mansoor El Awamy, Qatar, in the men's title match in the 10th Sinai International Open Tenpin Bowling Tournament at International Bowling Center in Cairo, Egypt, 222-186, to claim the title and the $7,000 top prize. On the women's side, top-seeded
Teresa Healey (r.), Mexico flew past denied Sandra Torrents' bid for back-to-back titles by defeating the Spaniard, 204-160. Healey received $3,000 for the victory.
05/09/08
Philippines
Two firsts for Paeng Nepomuceno
4-time World Cup Champion and USBC International Ambassador for Bowling
Paeng Nepomuceno (on the right) just concluded the first USBC Silver Coaching Accreditation Seminar in Manila, Philippines, the first time a silver coaching seminar has been conducted outside the United States. Another first for Paeng was that he conducted three seminars - Level One, Bronze Level and Silver Level - one after the other. Nepomuceno's training is part of the USBC effort to create an international coach training program and bolster the strength of federations within the FIQ.
05/09/08
United States
Crowd enjoys Bowling's Clash of Champions
Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, in Kansas City, Mo., United States (May 7-8, 2008)
Bowling fans from every corner of the country were treated to one of the most unique bowling events in history as
Bowling's Clash of Champions, a United States Bowling Congress event, was taped for television Thursday night at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium. Delegates in town for the annual USBC Convention watched as 16 champions of USBC events and the U.S. Open battled for a top prize of $50,000 in an event that will be televised by CBS Sports on Saturday at 5 p.m. Eastern and Sunday at 4 p.m. Eastern.
05/09/08
USBC Convention
Sport of bowling takes center stage in Kansas City
After seeing 16 of the top tournament champions of 2007 and hearing their president outline a successful past and bright future,
United States Bowling Congress Convention delegates should definitely know they are part of a sport. That was the major theme as the 2008 Convention kicked off Wednesday at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium. The 90-minute session was highlighted by a rousing introduction of the 16 players competing in Thursday's taping of the inaugural
Clash of Champions.
05/09/08
United States
North Carolina team produces two new leaders at USBC Women's Championships
Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Mich. and Skore Lanes in Taylor, Mich. (April 26-30, 2008)
When members of
Cathy's Hair Shapers made the long journey to Detroit from North Carolina for the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships, they knew it would take a team effort and good scores to rise to the top. That is exactly what happened as the group came together and posted the highest score thus far in Division 2 (746-845 combined average) team with a 2,644. Janet Smith led the team with a 585 series, followed by Nancy Massengill (579), Cassandra Stephens (562), Angela Stallman (530) and Cathy Simmons (388).
05/08/08
PBA Special Events
PBA announces Summer Series details
18 stars selected for team competition at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill.
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and Six Flags announced today details of the
PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags Great America, the second consecutive summer the two have teamed up for a special event featuring some of the top stars of the Denny's PBA Tour. A total of 18 bowlers will compete in the made-for-TV team event which will air throughout the summer on ESPN.
05/08/08
United States
Clash of Champions ready to rock
Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, in Kansas City, Mo., United States (May 7-8, 2008)
The seeds have been determined, the set has been built and
Bowling's Clash of Champions, one of the most unique events the sport has ever seen, is ready to roll. The Clash, a United States Bowling Congress event, will be taped Thursday night at the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium and will air as two separate shows on CBS Sports on Saturday at 5 p.m. Eastern and Sunday at 4 p.m. Eastern. In an eight-game seeding round Wednesday morning at AMF Pro Bowl Lanes,
Pete Weber and
Kelly Kulick earned the top seeds for the men and women, resp.
05/08/08
United States
Illinois couple takes Classified Doubles lead at USBC Open Championships
Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, NM, United States (Feb. 16 - July 7, 2008)
Jacqueline Snyder and
Bill Calhoon, a married couple from Cooksville, Ill., spend their days helping bowlers find success at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, but the pair took a major step closer to their own tournament dreams when they moved into the lead in Classified Doubles on Wednesday. Despite the lack of the practice, Snyder and Calhoon were determined to do their best on the tournament lanes and teamed up to shoot 1,282 on Wednesday.
05/08/08
Malaysia
Defying doctors' orders pays off for Wendy by Ajitpal Singh
Republished courtesy of New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia (May 7, 2008)
Wendy Chai, for the last five years, has been defying doctors' advice to quit bowling but her defiance not to do so paid off when she won the World Ranking Masters in Jakarta on Monday to be the new women's World No 1. Not many know that the 31-year-old Wendy (pictured here with her mother Susan) has been suffering from a serious cartilage injury to her left knee, sustained at the 2003 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. Since then she has been defying doctors' orders to go under the knife to repair her knee and to quit bowling.
05/08/08
PBA News
PBA announces plans for 50th Anniversary Celebration
2008-09 season is the PBA Tour's 50th
The
Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) announced today plans for a 50th Anniversary celebration as the upcoming 2008-09 Denny's PBA Tour will mark the 50th season in the organization's history. To kick off the celebration, the PBA will announce the "50 Greatest Players in PBA History." A committee will select 50 bowlers from an original list of 100 and will then rank them from 1-50. Announcements will be made throughout the summer detailing plans for the upcoming celebration.
05/08/08
USBC Collegiate
Telecasts set for 2008 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships
CBS College Sports Network will air both national title matches in early June
For the fifth consecutive year, CBS College Sports Network will showcase the pinnacle event of the college bowling season - the
2008 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, presented by Storm - by airing the women's and men's national championship matches in early June. The women's national championship will air Wednesday, June 4, at 8 p.m. EDT. Two days later, the men's national championship will air on Friday, June 6, at 8 p.m. EDT.
05/07/08
Ireland
Four-time Irish Champion Paul Magee dies
We were informed that long-time Irish national team member
Paul Magee has died at the age of only 51 after a long battle with motor neuron disease. Paul was a member of the Irish national team from 1978 until 2001 and a four-time Irish national champion. He played in many World Cups, in World and European Championships before he became Irish team manager until 2003. "Paul was a man who lit up the world of bowling with his personality. His victory banquet sing-alongs were legendary," said Darryl Eagen, a friend and team mate on Team Ireland.
05/07/08
Industry News
Strike Ten Entertainment reports continued growth of bowling industry in 2007
Bowling maintains status as nation's number one participatory sport
Strike Ten Entertainment, the marketing arm of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA), has announced the continued growth of the sport in 2007. For the second year in a row, participation increased with more than
67.2 million people having bowled across 5400 centers, enabling bowling to maintain its status as the nation's number one participatory sport. Strike Ten Entertainment also announced that bowling is generating more revenue than ever before, making a
$10 billion impact on the U.S. economy.
05/06/08
Column
USBC Convention to feature drama and colorful telecasts in Kansas City By Dick Evans
The brochure says
"Join the Action at the 2008 USBC Convention May 6-10 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo." Then down in the right-hand corner is another message: "Be a part of the TV audience for Bowling's Clash of Champions." And that brings us to what may be the greatest show on earth when it comes to versatile bowling talent. The eight men and eight women TV contestants all are winners of USBC events in the past year from junior to senior to pros to amateurs."
05/06/08
Belgium
Four in a row for Lebon in Belgian Individual Championship
Goossens wins women's title
Jean-Marc Lebon and
Katrien Goossens won the men's and women's title in the 2008 Belgian Individual Championship Sunday May 4th at Bowling Bowlmaster in Brussels. It was the fourth consecutive national title for Lebon and the sixth overall. This season, the Belgian Sport Bowling Federation created a new category called "Top Sport" which was contested on sport conditions. The champions will represent Belgium at the 31st European Champions Cup, October 20-26, 2008 at Treff Bowling in Duisburg, Germany.
