Two-time runner-up Chris Barnes (pictured left) of Double Oak, Texas, moved into the lead after two five-game rounds of qualifying Wednesday at the 2012 Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels United States Bowling Congress Masters.

Barnes has totaled 2,352 over the first two days of the event, averaging 235.2 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center. He leads a field of 305 of the best players in the world competing for a total prize fund of $235,000 and a spot on the televised finals, which will be broadcast on ESPN on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.

The USBC Masters is the tenth event of the 2011-12 PBA season and one of four majors on the PBA Tour. The tournament also is the second event of the 2012 World Bowling Tour and one of three tournaments which take place at Sunset Station in Las Vegas in a span of two weeks.

After finishing the first round in second place, Barnes moved up to the top spot by virtue of a 246 final game. He started Wednesday with games of 216, 200, 256 and 209.

"The Masters is my Super Bowl, and it's the most important tournament on my career goal list right now," said Barnes, who finished second in the 2004 and 2010 Masters, losing both times to Walter Ray Williams Jr. "Although it's only qualifying, it's good to know that I'm bowling well heading into match play tomorrow afternoon."

Rick Steelsmith of Wichita, Kan., who sits in second with 2,348, is looking to avenge a crushing exit to last year's Masters, when he left a ringing 10 pin to miss making the championship round.

"This is kind of my tournament, and I have a good vibe coming in every year," said Steelsmith, who won the Masters in 1987. "I'm surprised by how well I've bowled because I've been busy and haven't been practicing a lot. Everything has just fallen into place this week."

Wes Malott (left) of Pflugerville, Texas, jumped from 20th to third place with 2,315 behind an 1,195 series Wednesday. First round leader Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela slipped to fourth place with 2,309 while Tommy Jones (right) of Simpsonville, S.C. leaped nine spots to fifth place with 2,287

The top 77 players after 10 games advanced to Thursday's third round of qualifying. Team USA member John Janawicz (left) of Winter Haven, Fla., and three-time PBA champion Rhino Page (right) of Dade City, Fla., hit the cutoff number for 77th place with 2,099.

Total nine players from the international field survived the cut. Next to Monacelli were Wu Siu Hong of Hong Kong and Shigeo Saito of Japan, who sit in 19th and 20th place with 2,219 and 2,216, respectively. PBA exempt player Dan MacLelland of Canada was 24th with 2,196.

Humberto Vazquez (left) of Mexico was in 31st place with 2,181 and was followed by Ildemaro Ruiz of Venezuela in 34th place with 2,173. PBA champions Jason Belmonte (right) of Australia (2,166) and Stuart Williams of England (2,165) and Sweden's Martin Larsen (2,164) were close behind in 36th to 38th place.

USBC Queens champion Missy Parkin (below left) of Lake Forest, Calif., who made the cut in 44th place with 2,160, is the sole woman in the third round.

The top 63 players after 15 games will join defending champion Tom Hess (right) of Urbandale, Iowa, in the double-elimination match-play bracket Thursday afternoon. Hess failed to make the first cut (162nd place; 1,976) but will occupy the No. 64 seed in the bracket as the defending champion.

The final four players who survive double-elimination bracket play will advance to the nationally televised championship round. The USBC Masters champion will earn $50,000 with $25,000 going to second place, $15,000 to third place and $10,000 to fourth place.

 

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2012 USBC Masters - Qualifying Round 2

Players with position, hometown and 10-game total. The top 77 advance.

1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,352
2, Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 2,348
3, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,315
4, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 2,309
5, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,287
6, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 2,276
7, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,271
8, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,268
9, Keith Odette, Waipahu, Hawaii, 2,265
10, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 2,262
11, Steven Badovinac, Parker, Colo., 2,258
12, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 2,250
13, Alex Aguiar, N. Dartmouth, Mass., 2,247
14, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 2,246
15, D.J. Archer, Port Arthur, Texas, 2,238
16, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 2,237
17, Jon Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 2,231
18, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,229
19, Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 2,219
20, Shigeo Saito, Japan, 2,216
21, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,204
22, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,201
23, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 2,199
24, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 2,196
25, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,194
26, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 2,192
27, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,191
28, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 2,190
29, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2,189
29, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,189
31, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 2,181
32, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 2,179
33, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 2,177
34, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 2,173
35, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 2,169
36, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,166
37, Stuart Williams, England, 2,165
38, Kyle Barnes, Smyrna, Tenn., 2,164
38, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2,164
38, Jason Duran, Arvada, Colo., 2,164
41, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 2,163
42, Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 2,161
42, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 2,161
44, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 2,160
44, Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, Calif., 2,160
44, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,160
47, Steven McCracken, Parker, Colo., 2,157
48, Cameron Smith, Glendale, Ariz., 2,152
49, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 2,151
50, Jeff Piroozshad, Coral Springs, Fla., 2,146
51, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 2,144
52, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,137
53, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 2,136
54, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2,133
54, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 2,133
54, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,133
57, Vernon Peterson, Lake Wales, Fla., 2,131
58, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,130
59, John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 2,129
59, Mathew Jones, Phoenix, 2,129
61, Jason Barnhouse, Maple Grove, Minn., 2,127
62, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,126
62, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,126
64, Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 2,125
65, Eric Espinda, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,120
66, Bill Crane III, Mishawaka, Ind., 2,117
67, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,113
68, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,110
69, Paul Ashby, Middleburg Hts., Ohio, 2,107
70, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 2,106
71, Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore., 2,103
71, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 2,103
71, Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 2,103
74, Michael Herring, Altamonte Springs, Fla., 2,102
75, Eric Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 2,100
76, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 2,099
76, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 2,099

Missed Cut:
78, George Brooks, Loveland, Colo., 2,096
79, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 2,089
79, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 2,089
81, Dom Barrett, England, 2,087
82, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,084
82, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,084
84, Ricky Schissler, Henderson, Colo., 2,083
85, Kevin Duncan, Mexico, Mo., 2,079
85, Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., 2,079
85, Daniel Verdecchia, Lawrenceville, Ga., 2,079
88, George Burruss, Gurley, Ala., 2,077
88, Frank Guccione, Castle Rock, Colo., 2,077
90, Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., 2,076
91, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 2,075
92, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,074
93, Raul Rosales, El Monte, Calif., 2,068
94, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 2,067
95, Stephen Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., 2,066
96, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 2,064
96, Lucas Legnani, Argentina, 2,064
96, Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 2,064
99, Adam Ishman, Las Vegas, 2,057
99, Joseph Yockman, Kapolei, Hawaii, 2,057
101, Mike Bailey, Frisco, Texas, 2,056
101, Paul Moor, England, 2,056
101, Chris Hayden, Las Vegas, 2,056
104, Chris Viale, Westfield, Mass., 2,052
105, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Japan, 2,050
106, Evan Nash, Kennewick, Wash., 2,049
106, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 2,049
108, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,045
109, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,044
109, Caleb Nakata, Loomis, Calif., 2,044
111, Anthony Thompson, Redding, Calif., 2,043
111, Tony Biondi, Orlando, Fla., 2,043
113, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,042
113, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,042
115, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,041
116, Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 2,040
116, Fred Mattson, University Place, Wash., 2,040
118, Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., 2,036
119, Nikita Koshelev, Russia, 2,035
120, J,R, Martino, McMurray, Pa., 2,032
120, Justin Ledwig, Floresville, Texas, 2,032
120, Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 2,032
123, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 2,030
124, Justin Stevens, Aiea, Hawaii, 2,026
124, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,026
126, Peter Spreadbury, Oak Forest, Ill., 2,025
126, Tyler Wilds, Three Rivers, Mich., 2,025
126, Tom Anderson, Bonney Lake, Wash., 2,025
129, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 2,024
130, Eric Tseng, Hong Kong, 2,022
131, Joe Salvemini, Oroville, Calif., 2,020
132, Jacqui Reese, Roseto, Pa., 2,019
133, Joseph Ramsdell III, Skowhegan, Maine, 2,016
134, Robert Klann, San Antonio, Texas, 2,015
134, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 2,015
136, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 2,011
136, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 2,011
138, Scott Shiira, Honolulu, 2,010
139, Riand Poblete, Lynnwood, Wash., 2,008
140, Dustin Ochoa, San Antonio, Texas, 2,007
141, John West, Milwaukie, Ore., 2,003
141, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 2,003
143, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 2,002
143, Michael Biederman, Post Falls, Idaho, 2,002
145, Jarrett Mizo, Honolulu, 2,000
146, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,998
147, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,997
148, George Gohagan III, Roswell, Ga., 1,993
148, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,993
150, Brian Ziesig, Levittown, N.Y., 1,991
151, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,989
152, Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., 1,986
153, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 1,985
154, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa., 1,983
154, Mark Clark, Naperville, Ill., 1,983
156, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,982
156, Christian Jensen, Wichita, Kan., 1,982
158, Jeffrey Alan Darden, Helena, Ala., 1,980
159, Kelvin Wiggins, Rocky Mt., N.C., 1,979
160, Justin Pisarski, Pittsburgh, 1,978
160, Robert Piroozshad, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1,978
162, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,976
162, Ralph Solan, Harvest, Ala., 1,976
162, Takashi Kudoh, Japan, 1,976
165, Chad Pojas, Wahiawa, Hawaii, 1,975
166, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,971
167, Billy Langford, Lone Grove, Okla., 1,968
168, Michael Mullin, Congers, N.Y., 1,966
169, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,965
170, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 1,962
170, L. Carnate, Glendale, Ariz, 1,962
170, Gary Faulkner, Memphis, Tenn., 1,962
173, John DeBenedetta Jr., Las Vegas, 1,961
173, Eric Schacht, North St. Paul, Minn., 1,961
173, Jessica Baker, Wichita, Kan., 1,961
176, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,960
176, Brandon Kraye, LaHabra, Calif., 1,960
178, Tim Ursillo, Spring Valley, Calif., 1,959
178, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 1,959
180, Thomas Wolf, Bismarck, N.D., 1,958
180, Daniel Hannagan, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., 1,958
182, Shinichiro Tamai, Japan, 1,957
183, Thomas Parker, Columbus, Ohio, 1,956
184, Lowell Huber, Westminster, Calif., 1,954
185, Jeremy Wood, Bountiful, Utah, 1,949
186, Don Wright, Casper, Wy., 1,948
187, Kyle Taylor, Loveland, Colo., 1,943
188, Tim Penner, Wichita, Kan., 1,936
189, James Grago III, Rome, N.Y., 1,933
190, Ken Duffield, Madison, Wis., 1,932
191, William Bell, Roy, Utah, 1,931
191, Chad Vendeville, Euless, Texas, 1,931
193, Toshiyuki Kaneko, Japan, 1,927
194, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 1,925
194, Jerry Pruitt, Omaha, Neb., 1,925
196, Tom Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., 1,923
197, Jack Zuniga, Tulsa, Okla., 1,921
197, Artavius Clark, Oxen Hill, Md., 1,921
197, Aaron Ramsden, Pleasant Valley, Mo., 1,921
200, Jeremy Sonnenfeld, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,920
201, George Branham III, Indianapolis, 1,917
201, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 1,917
203, Mitch Sacks, Jersey City, N.J., 1,916
203, Marc Clyburn, Pittsburg, Calif., 1,916
205, Richard Mitchell, East Berlin, Pa., 1,915
206, Scott Brown, Lehi, Utah, 1,913
206, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 1,913
208, Lloyd Burleson, San Diego, 1,912
209, Adam Miller, Charlotte, N.C., 1,911
210, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif., 1,909
210, Mike Albert, Florence, S.C., 1,909
212, Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,908
213, J.T. Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 1,907
213, Neil Makison, Boiling Springs, S.C., 1,907
215, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 1,906
216, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,903
217, Tracy Teeters, Beaverton, Ore., 1,902
218, Rick Kouri, Castle Rock, Colo., 1,900
218, Rob Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 1,900
218, James Edwards, Columbus, Miss., 1,900
221, David Oulman, Medford, Minn., 1,898
221, Bryson Rogers, Durham, N.C., 1,898
223, Alan Frederick, Las Vegas, 1,897
224, Billy Bundza, Tucson, Ariz, 1,892
225, George Koufakis, Orlando, Fla., 1,891
226, Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., 1,890
227, Chad Newman, Richardson, Texas, 1,889
228, Michael Teahl, Las Vegas, 1,887
228, Curt Schmidt, Algonquin, Ill., 1,887
228, Gabriel Yanes, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1,887
231, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,885
232, Kevin Mikalouski, Hebron, Ind., 1,884
233, Brian Skidmore, Albuquerque, NM, 1,883
234, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 1,881
235, Aric Nagel, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,880
236, Stephen Haas, Enola, Pa., 1,878
236, Eric Martinez, San Antonio, Texas, 1,878
238, Mark Tarkington, Elizabeth City, N.C., 1,873
239, Christopher Ziesig, Hicksville, N.Y., 1,872
240, Naoyuki Iguchi, Japan, 1,871
241, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,870
242, Michael Monyak, Las Vegas, 1,869
243, Cody Reichenberger, Sarasota, Fla., 1,867
244, Robert Lee, Japan, 1,866
245, Nicholas Amrein, Hillsboro, Ore., 1,864
246, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,862
247, Martin Haberstich, Henderson, Nev., 1,860
248, Robert McBride, Plano, Texas, 1,858
249, Cassandra Leuthold, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,857
250, Donald Barry Jr., Omaha, Neb., 1,850
250, Mike Kanada, Camarillo, Calif., 1,850
252, Kevin Cook, Casper, Wyo., 1,848
253, Shane Gillmore, Mayflower, Ark., 1,845
253, Steven Smith, San Diego, 1,845
253, Ryan Losli, Portland, Ore., 1,845
253, Don Allen III, , 1,845
257, Dee Dee Jeffery, Newport, Ark., 1,841
258, Warren Blankenship, Ardmore, Okla., 1,839
259, Adam Allen, Spokane, Wash., 1,837
260, Corey Husted, Milwaukie, Ore., 1,836
261, Michael Vasquez, Longmont, Colo., 1,834
262, Rob Shepherd, Sierra Vista, Ariz., 1,830
263, Jason Lee Hummell, Hermiston, Ore., 1,829
264, Stoney Burke Jr., Rio Rancho, N.M., 1,828
265, Rick Rucker, Rock Falls, Ill., 1,827
265, Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J., 1,827
267, Daniel Du, Tinley Park, Ill, 1,821
268, James Peryea, Mooers, N.Y., 1,817
269, Michael Hamilton, Miami, 1,811
270, Riley Dempsey, Avondale, Ariz., 1,809
271, Daniel Struzynski, Dunkirk, N.Y., 1,806
272, Kenneth Bland Jr., Germany, 1,804
273, Larry Lanehart, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,803
274, John Schriner, Middletown, Md., 1,798
274, David Taylor, Largo, Fla., 1,798
276, Victor Torres, Elephant Butte, N.M., 1,789
277, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 1,781
278, Devin Bidwell, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,780
279, Brandi Wolfe, Tempe, Ariz., 1,779
279, Rob Herman, Las Vegas, 1,779
279, Miguel Rosales, Anaheim, Calif., 1,779
282, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 1,769
283, Dale Lee Lookabaugh, New Kensington, Pa., 1,765
284, James Delacerda, Natchitoches, La., 1,764
285, Joseph Nereu, New Bedford, Mass., 1,760
286, David Labinski, Milwaukee, 1,758
287, Harold Hill Jr., San Diego, 1,755
288, Scott Peterson, Oceanside, Calif., 1,751
289, Robert Miller, Bishop, Calif., 1,746
290, Chris Helton, Fountain, Colo., 1,744
291, Robert Danevich, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,716
291, John Reed, Pueblo, Colo., 1,716
293, Gary Smalling, Johnson City, Tenn., 1,707
293, Justin Lynn, St. Charles, Mo., 1,707
295, Derek Swanson, Las Vegas, 1,702
296, Chris Hook, Mira Loma, Calif., 1,694
297, Philip Layral, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1,689
298, Dave Terwilliger, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,659
299, Camerson Potts, Hicksville, N.Y., 1,614
300, Richard Lista, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,569
301, Raymond Gaunt, LaPuente, Calif., 1,540
302, Sean Terry, Chino, Calif., 1,539
303, Dru Schott, Grants, N.M., 1,448
304, William Williams, Stafford, Va., 1,419
305, Nicole Ellison, Chatsworth, Calif., 787