Koivuniemi, Kim win Regional Member/Non-Member Doubles qualifying
11/13/11
Reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi (pictured left) of Hartland, Mich., and amateur Kim Hyun Bum 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.
Kim and Koivuniemi combined for 3,649 pins over eight games, an average of 228.06, 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 (right) of England.
The doubles event is part of the PBA World Series of Bowling, a multi-event festival of bowling that continues through Sunday, Nov. 20, at South Point.
Sunday’s doubles match play finals gets underway at 8 a.m. and continues until a winner is decided. The match play rounds will be webcast live on pba.com’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel.
PBA Tour competition resumes Monday with six-game qualifying rounds in the Carmen Salvino Classic at 7:30 a.m. and noon, followed by a third six-game qualifying round for the top 16 players at 8 p.m.
Players with position, hometown and 8-game total. The top 16 advance to single elimination match play finals. a denotes amateur.
1, Koivuniemi, Mika - Finland (1858) / Kim, Hyun Bum (a) - South Korea (1791), 3649
2, Barrett, Dom - England (1853) / Ishman, Adam (a) - Las Vegas (1793), 3646
3, Kretzer, Brian L - Dayton, Ohio (1823) / Fehr, Jeff (a) - Cincinnati (1766), 3589
4, Smith, Bryon L. - Roseburg, Ore. (1786) / Woods Jr., Curtis (a) - Santa Rosa, Calif. (1779), 3565
5, Bohn III, Parker - Jackson, N.J. (1773) / Aguiar, Alex (a) - Dartmouth, Mass. (1771), 3544
6, Haggerty, PJ - Roseville, Calif. (1740) / Gohagan III, George (a) - Austell, Ga. (1803), 3543
7, Falah, Yousif - Bahrain (1753) / Abdullah, Fawaz (a) - Bahrain (1787), 3540
8, Larsen, Martin - Sweden (1776) / Moor, Paul (a) - England (1753), 3529
9, Blanchard, Josh - Gilbert, Ariz. (1748) / Klerk, Chris (a) - Chandler, Ariz. (1752), 3500
10, Haugen Jr., Michael. - Cave Creek, Ariz. (1708) / Rosales, Raul (a) - El Monte, Calif. (1787), 3495
11, Castillo, Dino - Carrollton, Texas (1796) / Benard, Rick M. (a) - Henderson, NV (1685), 3481
12, Allen, Patrick - Baltimore (1733) / Thompson Jr., Gregory (a) - Dublin, Calif. (1740), 3473
13, MacLelland, Dan - Canada (1743) / Sambueno, Toby (a) - Saginaw, Mich. (1704), 3447
14, Ruiz, Ildemaro - Venezuela (1784) / Cottone, Carlos (a) - Venezuela (1627), 3411
15, Croucher, Kevin - Grants Pass, Ore. (1722) / Leong, Terry (a) - Henderson, Nev. (1681), 3403
16, Forkel, Eric M. - Las Vegas (1668) / Congro, John (a) - Las Vegas (1735), 3403
Missed Cut:
17, Larsen, Thomas - Denmark (1684) / Mortensen, Jimmy (a) - Denmark (1715), 3399, $800
18, Rash, Sean - Montgomery, Ill. (1698) / Wu, Siu Hong (a) - Hong Kong (1699), 3397, $800
19, Cain, Andrew - Phoenix (1788) / Wolfe, Brett (a) - Tempe, Ariz. (1603), 3391, $800
20, DeVaney, Mike - Murrieta, Calif. (1843) / Ricketts, Joel (a) - Hemet, Calif. (1546), 3389, $800
21, Pilon, Kurt - Warren, Mich. (1711) / Burke, Andrew (a) - St. Clair Shores, Mich (1676), 3387, $800
22, Boutell, Zarcoff (a) - Newbury Park, Calif (1750) / Hale, Marvin J. (a) - Roswell, Ga. (1635), 3385
23, Couch, Jason T. - Clermont, Fla. (1782) / Calderon, Mike (a) - Phoenix (1599), 3381
24, Miyamoto, Daniel T. - Mililani, Hawaii (1713) / Mizo, Jarrett (a) - Honolulu (1661), 3374
25, Vazquez, Noel - Sacramento, Calif. (1754) / Warren, Steve (a) - Arcadia, Calif. (1616), 3370
26, Laughlin, Ben - Phoenix (1667) / Jellsey, Zack (a) - Fullerton, Calif. (1702), 3369
27, Williams, Stuart - England (1692) / King, Kyle (a) - Glendale, Ariz. (1667), 3359
28, Assad, Mahd (a) - Bahrain (1591) / Taqi, Hameed (a) - Bahrain (1763), 3354
29, Foley, Kevin - Reno, Nev. (1544) / Villanueva, Steven (a) - North Las Vegas, (1807), 3351
30, Hess, Tom - Urbandale, Iowa (1801) / Forry, Chris (a) - Bridgeport, Conn. (1542), 3343
31, Dommer, Keith - Tucson, Ariz. (1758) / Burns, Dwight (a) - Tucson, Ariz. (1576), 3334
32, Kulick, Kelly - Union, N.J. (1778) / Callahan, Keli (a) - Las Vegas (1546), 3324
33, Garber, Wayne - Modesto, Calif. (1556) / Pitts, Chris (a) - Fresno, Calif. (1767), 3323
34, Moser, Don - Murrieta, Calif. (1746) / Stephens, Larry (a) - Corona, Calif. (1571), 3317
35, Kendrick, Troy A. - Laguna Niguel, Calif. (1740) / Jones, Bradley (a) - Costa Mesa, Calif. (1573), 3313
36, Auerbach, Craig - Sunrise, Fla. (1792) / Pavilack, David (a) - Hollywood, Fla. (1516), 3308
37, Floria, Vayle - Cerritos, Calif (1803) / Mongillo, John (a) - Henderson, NV (1492), 3295
38, Piroozshad, Robert - Ranch Santa Margarita (1659) / Smaglik, Ed (a) - Flagstaff, Ariz. (1633), 3292
39, Sims, Lorrie (a) - Oakley, Calif. (1524) / Horan Jr., Dennis - Temecula, Calif. (1768), 3292
40, Brandon, Jon - Santa Clarita, Calif. (1687) / Varela, Paul (a) - Carson, Calif. (1600), 3287
41, Page, Rhino - Dade City, Fla. (1737) / Marion, Victor Q. (a) - Spokane, WA (1527), 3264
42, Friedrichs, Michael - Glendale, Ariz. (1562) / Jones, Mathew (a) - Avondale, Ariz. (1694), 3256
43, Godizano, CJ - San Francisco (1781) / Hiraoka, Robert (a) - Daly City, CA (1445), 3226
44, Malott, Wes - Pflugerville, Texas (1724) / Caverley Jr., Michael (a) - Las Vegas (1492), 3216
45, Goldstein Sr., Joe - Hayward, Calif. (1628) / Ledesma, Raymond (a) - Daly City, Calif. (1586), 3214
46, Soper, Butch (a) - Lake Havasu City, AZ (1582) / Soper, Jonden - Lake Havasu, Ariz. (1614), 3196
47, Peters, Jake - Decatur, Ill. (1543) / Bidwell, Devin (a) - Simi Valley, Calif. (1640), 3183
48, Al Swawoosh, Mohammed (a) - Bahrain (1547) / Saberi, Masoud (a) - Bahrain (1622), 3169
49, Sherman, Mason - Moorpark, Calif. (1696) / Gordon, Jeff (a) - Ventura, Calif. (1461), 3157
50, Cote, Randy (a) - Lebanon, Ill. (1446) / Caldwell, Bryanna (a) - Tucson, Ariz. (1708), 3154
51, Gallagher, Kevin - Torrance, Calif. (1631) / Ito, Glenn (a) - Rancho Palos Verdes, Cali (1521), 3152
52, Cole, Fred - Visalia, Calif. (1648) / Ruffner, Darris (a) - Visalia, Calif. (1500), 3148
53, Jackson, J.T. (Action) - Tarzana, Calif. (1470) / Campagnale, Bobby (a) - Highland, Calif. (1670), 3140
54, Hofmann, Carey Lee - Phoenix (1544) / Spencer, Craig (a) - Tempe, Ariz. (1572), 3116
55, Armstrong Jr., Mike - Tucson, Ariz. (1544) / Carnate, L. (a) - Glendale, Ariz (1569), 3113
56, VanDaniker Jr., Eddie - Essex, Md. (1694) / Ellison, Nicole (a) - Chatsworth, Calif. (1414), 3108
57, Wilson, William K. - Anaheim, Calif. (1465) / Smith, Steven J. (a) - San Diego (1619), 3084
58, Garcia, Art - Kingman, Ariz. (1458) / Griffith, Jim (a) - Kingman, AZ (1616), 3074
59, Goldstein Jr., Joe - San Bruno, Calif (1617) / Cristofani, Michael (a) - Grass Valley, Ca (1427), 3044
60, Lawrence, Robert - Austin, Texas (1464) / Tucker, Michael (a) - Las Vegas, Nev. (1524), 2988
61, Groom, Chris - Lancaster, Calif. (1546) / Gates, Tiffany (a) - Palmdale, Calif. (1392), 2938
62, Mojado, Alan - Pala, Calif. (1529) / Carter, David (a) - Bellevue, NE (1407), 2936
63, Horan, Jim - Oakley, Calif. (1615) / Favellero, Frank (a) - Watsonville, CA (1295), 2910
PBA Regional
Lead top 16 teams into Sunday’s Match Game Elimination Finals
Reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi (pictured left) of Hartland, Mich., and amateur Kim Hyun Bum 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. Kim and Koivuniemi combined for 3,649 pins over eight games, an average of 228.06, 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 (right) of England.
The doubles event is part of the PBA World Series of Bowling, a multi-event festival of bowling that continues through Sunday, Nov. 20, at South Point.
Sunday’s doubles match play finals gets underway at 8 a.m. and continues until a winner is decided. The match play rounds will be webcast live on pba.com’s Xtra Frame online bowling channel.
PBA Tour competition resumes Monday with six-game qualifying rounds in the Carmen Salvino Classic at 7:30 a.m. and noon, followed by a third six-game qualifying round for the top 16 players at 8 p.m.
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PBA West Region Member/Non-Member Doubles - Final standings after Qualifying
Players with position, hometown and 8-game total. The top 16 advance to single elimination match play finals. a denotes amateur.
1, Koivuniemi, Mika - Finland (1858) / Kim, Hyun Bum (a) - South Korea (1791), 3649
2, Barrett, Dom - England (1853) / Ishman, Adam (a) - Las Vegas (1793), 3646
3, Kretzer, Brian L - Dayton, Ohio (1823) / Fehr, Jeff (a) - Cincinnati (1766), 3589
4, Smith, Bryon L. - Roseburg, Ore. (1786) / Woods Jr., Curtis (a) - Santa Rosa, Calif. (1779), 3565
5, Bohn III, Parker - Jackson, N.J. (1773) / Aguiar, Alex (a) - Dartmouth, Mass. (1771), 3544
6, Haggerty, PJ - Roseville, Calif. (1740) / Gohagan III, George (a) - Austell, Ga. (1803), 3543
7, Falah, Yousif - Bahrain (1753) / Abdullah, Fawaz (a) - Bahrain (1787), 3540
8, Larsen, Martin - Sweden (1776) / Moor, Paul (a) - England (1753), 3529
9, Blanchard, Josh - Gilbert, Ariz. (1748) / Klerk, Chris (a) - Chandler, Ariz. (1752), 3500
10, Haugen Jr., Michael. - Cave Creek, Ariz. (1708) / Rosales, Raul (a) - El Monte, Calif. (1787), 3495
11, Castillo, Dino - Carrollton, Texas (1796) / Benard, Rick M. (a) - Henderson, NV (1685), 3481
12, Allen, Patrick - Baltimore (1733) / Thompson Jr., Gregory (a) - Dublin, Calif. (1740), 3473
13, MacLelland, Dan - Canada (1743) / Sambueno, Toby (a) - Saginaw, Mich. (1704), 3447
14, Ruiz, Ildemaro - Venezuela (1784) / Cottone, Carlos (a) - Venezuela (1627), 3411
15, Croucher, Kevin - Grants Pass, Ore. (1722) / Leong, Terry (a) - Henderson, Nev. (1681), 3403
16, Forkel, Eric M. - Las Vegas (1668) / Congro, John (a) - Las Vegas (1735), 3403
Missed Cut:
17, Larsen, Thomas - Denmark (1684) / Mortensen, Jimmy (a) - Denmark (1715), 3399, $800
18, Rash, Sean - Montgomery, Ill. (1698) / Wu, Siu Hong (a) - Hong Kong (1699), 3397, $800
19, Cain, Andrew - Phoenix (1788) / Wolfe, Brett (a) - Tempe, Ariz. (1603), 3391, $800
20, DeVaney, Mike - Murrieta, Calif. (1843) / Ricketts, Joel (a) - Hemet, Calif. (1546), 3389, $800
21, Pilon, Kurt - Warren, Mich. (1711) / Burke, Andrew (a) - St. Clair Shores, Mich (1676), 3387, $800
22, Boutell, Zarcoff (a) - Newbury Park, Calif (1750) / Hale, Marvin J. (a) - Roswell, Ga. (1635), 3385
23, Couch, Jason T. - Clermont, Fla. (1782) / Calderon, Mike (a) - Phoenix (1599), 3381
24, Miyamoto, Daniel T. - Mililani, Hawaii (1713) / Mizo, Jarrett (a) - Honolulu (1661), 3374
25, Vazquez, Noel - Sacramento, Calif. (1754) / Warren, Steve (a) - Arcadia, Calif. (1616), 3370
26, Laughlin, Ben - Phoenix (1667) / Jellsey, Zack (a) - Fullerton, Calif. (1702), 3369
27, Williams, Stuart - England (1692) / King, Kyle (a) - Glendale, Ariz. (1667), 3359
28, Assad, Mahd (a) - Bahrain (1591) / Taqi, Hameed (a) - Bahrain (1763), 3354
29, Foley, Kevin - Reno, Nev. (1544) / Villanueva, Steven (a) - North Las Vegas, (1807), 3351
30, Hess, Tom - Urbandale, Iowa (1801) / Forry, Chris (a) - Bridgeport, Conn. (1542), 3343
31, Dommer, Keith - Tucson, Ariz. (1758) / Burns, Dwight (a) - Tucson, Ariz. (1576), 3334
32, Kulick, Kelly - Union, N.J. (1778) / Callahan, Keli (a) - Las Vegas (1546), 3324
33, Garber, Wayne - Modesto, Calif. (1556) / Pitts, Chris (a) - Fresno, Calif. (1767), 3323
34, Moser, Don - Murrieta, Calif. (1746) / Stephens, Larry (a) - Corona, Calif. (1571), 3317
35, Kendrick, Troy A. - Laguna Niguel, Calif. (1740) / Jones, Bradley (a) - Costa Mesa, Calif. (1573), 3313
36, Auerbach, Craig - Sunrise, Fla. (1792) / Pavilack, David (a) - Hollywood, Fla. (1516), 3308
37, Floria, Vayle - Cerritos, Calif (1803) / Mongillo, John (a) - Henderson, NV (1492), 3295
38, Piroozshad, Robert - Ranch Santa Margarita (1659) / Smaglik, Ed (a) - Flagstaff, Ariz. (1633), 3292
39, Sims, Lorrie (a) - Oakley, Calif. (1524) / Horan Jr., Dennis - Temecula, Calif. (1768), 3292
40, Brandon, Jon - Santa Clarita, Calif. (1687) / Varela, Paul (a) - Carson, Calif. (1600), 3287
41, Page, Rhino - Dade City, Fla. (1737) / Marion, Victor Q. (a) - Spokane, WA (1527), 3264
42, Friedrichs, Michael - Glendale, Ariz. (1562) / Jones, Mathew (a) - Avondale, Ariz. (1694), 3256
43, Godizano, CJ - San Francisco (1781) / Hiraoka, Robert (a) - Daly City, CA (1445), 3226
44, Malott, Wes - Pflugerville, Texas (1724) / Caverley Jr., Michael (a) - Las Vegas (1492), 3216
45, Goldstein Sr., Joe - Hayward, Calif. (1628) / Ledesma, Raymond (a) - Daly City, Calif. (1586), 3214
46, Soper, Butch (a) - Lake Havasu City, AZ (1582) / Soper, Jonden - Lake Havasu, Ariz. (1614), 3196
47, Peters, Jake - Decatur, Ill. (1543) / Bidwell, Devin (a) - Simi Valley, Calif. (1640), 3183
48, Al Swawoosh, Mohammed (a) - Bahrain (1547) / Saberi, Masoud (a) - Bahrain (1622), 3169
49, Sherman, Mason - Moorpark, Calif. (1696) / Gordon, Jeff (a) - Ventura, Calif. (1461), 3157
50, Cote, Randy (a) - Lebanon, Ill. (1446) / Caldwell, Bryanna (a) - Tucson, Ariz. (1708), 3154
51, Gallagher, Kevin - Torrance, Calif. (1631) / Ito, Glenn (a) - Rancho Palos Verdes, Cali (1521), 3152
52, Cole, Fred - Visalia, Calif. (1648) / Ruffner, Darris (a) - Visalia, Calif. (1500), 3148
53, Jackson, J.T. (Action) - Tarzana, Calif. (1470) / Campagnale, Bobby (a) - Highland, Calif. (1670), 3140
54, Hofmann, Carey Lee - Phoenix (1544) / Spencer, Craig (a) - Tempe, Ariz. (1572), 3116
55, Armstrong Jr., Mike - Tucson, Ariz. (1544) / Carnate, L. (a) - Glendale, Ariz (1569), 3113
56, VanDaniker Jr., Eddie - Essex, Md. (1694) / Ellison, Nicole (a) - Chatsworth, Calif. (1414), 3108
57, Wilson, William K. - Anaheim, Calif. (1465) / Smith, Steven J. (a) - San Diego (1619), 3084
58, Garcia, Art - Kingman, Ariz. (1458) / Griffith, Jim (a) - Kingman, AZ (1616), 3074
59, Goldstein Jr., Joe - San Bruno, Calif (1617) / Cristofani, Michael (a) - Grass Valley, Ca (1427), 3044
60, Lawrence, Robert - Austin, Texas (1464) / Tucker, Michael (a) - Las Vegas, Nev. (1524), 2988
61, Groom, Chris - Lancaster, Calif. (1546) / Gates, Tiffany (a) - Palmdale, Calif. (1392), 2938
62, Mojado, Alan - Pala, Calif. (1529) / Carter, David (a) - Bellevue, NE (1407), 2936
63, Horan, Jim - Oakley, Calif. (1615) / Favellero, Frank (a) - Watsonville, CA (1295), 2910
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