Storm clinches top spot for GEICO PBA Summer Shootout Finals
07/15/12
Australian two-handed star Jason Belmonte (pictured right) led his Storm team into the top qualifying position for the GEICO PBA Summer Shootout stepladder finals at 10pin bowling lounge where Storm will need only one more victory to claim the PBA Manufacturers Cup.
The Summer Shootout has been contested May 27-29, 2012 at Chicago's 10pin bowling lounge. The tape-delay telecast of the fifth round in Singles and four rounds in Doubles featuring one ball, low-man/team-out elimination matches aired Saturday on ESPN.
Belmonte, a three-time title winner during the PBA's 2012-13 season, won the final one-ball, low-man-out singles elimination round, and then teamed with Pete Weber (left) and Osku Palermaa (right) in the combined doubles low-total-out matches to help Storm race away to an insurmountable lead in the qualifying points race.
With a total of 70 points, Storm mathematically clinched the top rung in the stepladder finals, taking a 15-point lead over Brunswick into the position round match which will kick off Sunday's ESPN coverage.
After nine rounds of singles and doubles elimination matches, Brunswick was second with 55 points followed by 900 Global with 50 points; Track with 47; Columbia 300, Ebonite and DV8 with 45 each; Roto Grip with 43 and Hammer with 32 points.
If Brunswick wins the position round match, it would earn 12 points. The worst Storm could do is earn two points if it were to tie for the lowest total in the position round.
The position round, also a low-total-out doubles contest, will determine the seeding positions for the top four teams advancing to the stepladder finals. The other five teams will bowl an "elimination shootout" round with the winner claiming the fifth stepladder berth.
In Saturday's action, Belmonte won round five with a strike on his fourth shot to win by a pin over Brunswick's Sean Rash (left). Belmonte and Weber added another 12 points to Storm's total with matching strikes in the second frame of the round seven final match, nipping Columbia 300's Dan MacLelland (right) and Chris Barnes by a pin. Belmonte and Palermaa picked up seven points with a third-place finish in round eight; and Weber and Palermaa earned eight points for a second-place finish in round nine.
The position round, "elimination shootout" and stepladder finals will air Sunday on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET.
All GEICO PBA Summer Shootout shows will re-air on ESPN2 (Saturday, July 21, at 4 p.m.; Saturday, July 28 at 3 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 4 at 12:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m.). All times are Eastern.
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Manufacturers Cup Standings (points after nine rounds)
1, Storm 70
2, Brunswick 55
3, 900 Global 50
4, Track 47
5 (tie), Columbia 300, Ebonite and DV8 45
8, Roto Grip 43
9, Hammer 32.
Singles Low-Man-Out Elimination Format (points awarded to each team based upon finishing position in each round)
Round 5:
1, Jason Belmonte, Storm, 12 points. 2, Sean Rash, Brunswick, 8 points. 3, Robert Smith, 900 Global, 7 points. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Mike Machuga, DV8; Bill O'Neill, Hammer; Mike Fagan, Track. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Wes Malott, Roto Grip; Jason Couch, Ebonite; Dan MacLelland, Columbia 300.
Doubles One-Shot, Low-Team-Out Elimination Format (points awarded to each team based upon finishing position in each round)
Round 6:
1, Wes Malott/Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip, 12. 2, Brian Voss/Robert Smith, 900 Global, 8. 3, Mika Koivuniemi/Mike Fagan, 7. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Jason Couch/Tommy Jones, Ebonite; Mike Machuga/Ronnie Russell, DV8; Dan MacLelland/Chris Barnes, Columbia 300. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Mike Wolfe/Bill O'Neill, Hammer; Jason Belmonte/Pete Weber, Storm; Sean Rash/Ryan Ciminelli, Brunswick.
Round 7:
1, Pete Weber/Jason Belmonte, Storm, 12. 2, Dan MacLelland/Chris Barnes, Columbia 300, 8. 3, Mika Koivuniemi/Mike Fagan, Track, 7. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Jason Couch/Tommy Jones, Ebonite; Missy Parkin/Robert Smith, 900 Global; Sean Rash/Chris Loschetter, Brunswick. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Ronnie Russell/Mike Machuga, DV8; Wes Malott/Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip; Mike Wolfe/Bill O'Neill, Hammer.
Round 8:
1, Mika Koivuniemi/Mike Fagan, Track, 12. 2, Missy Parkin/Robert Smith, 900 Global, 8. 3, Osku Palermaa/Jason Belmonte, Storm, 7. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Tommy Jones/Jason Couch, Ebonite; Wes Malott/Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip; Ryan Ciminelli/Sean Rash, Brunswick. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Dan MacLelland/Chris Barnes, Columbia 300; Bill O'Neill/Mike Wolfe, Ebonite; Brian Valenta/Mike Machuga, DV8.
Round 9:
1, Ryan Ciminelli/Sean Rash, Brunswick, 12. 2, Pete Weber/Osku Palermaa, Storm, 8. 3, Dan MacLelland/Chris Barnes, Columbia 300. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Mika Koivuniemi/Mike Fagan, Track; Mike Machuga/Ronnie Russell, DV8; Wes Malott/Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Roto Grip. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Missy Parkin/Brian Voss, 900 Global; Mike Wolfe/Bill O'Neill, Hammer; Jason Couch/Tommy Jones, Ebonite.
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Jason Belmonte piles up points to lead team into Manufacturers Cup stepladder title match
Australian two-handed star Jason Belmonte (pictured right) led his Storm team into the top qualifying position for the GEICO PBA Summer Shootout stepladder finals at 10pin bowling lounge where Storm will need only one more victory to claim the PBA Manufacturers Cup.The Summer Shootout has been contested May 27-29, 2012 at Chicago's 10pin bowling lounge. The tape-delay telecast of the fifth round in Singles and four rounds in Doubles featuring one ball, low-man/team-out elimination matches aired Saturday on ESPN.
Belmonte, a three-time title winner during the PBA's 2012-13 season, won the final one-ball, low-man-out singles elimination round, and then teamed with Pete Weber (left) and Osku Palermaa (right) in the combined doubles low-total-out matches to help Storm race away to an insurmountable lead in the qualifying points race.With a total of 70 points, Storm mathematically clinched the top rung in the stepladder finals, taking a 15-point lead over Brunswick into the position round match which will kick off Sunday's ESPN coverage.
After nine rounds of singles and doubles elimination matches, Brunswick was second with 55 points followed by 900 Global with 50 points; Track with 47; Columbia 300, Ebonite and DV8 with 45 each; Roto Grip with 43 and Hammer with 32 points.
If Brunswick wins the position round match, it would earn 12 points. The worst Storm could do is earn two points if it were to tie for the lowest total in the position round.
The position round, also a low-total-out doubles contest, will determine the seeding positions for the top four teams advancing to the stepladder finals. The other five teams will bowl an "elimination shootout" round with the winner claiming the fifth stepladder berth.
In Saturday's action, Belmonte won round five with a strike on his fourth shot to win by a pin over Brunswick's Sean Rash (left). Belmonte and Weber added another 12 points to Storm's total with matching strikes in the second frame of the round seven final match, nipping Columbia 300's Dan MacLelland (right) and Chris Barnes by a pin. Belmonte and Palermaa picked up seven points with a third-place finish in round eight; and Weber and Palermaa earned eight points for a second-place finish in round nine.The position round, "elimination shootout" and stepladder finals will air Sunday on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET.
All GEICO PBA Summer Shootout shows will re-air on ESPN2 (Saturday, July 21, at 4 p.m.; Saturday, July 28 at 3 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 4 at 12:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m.). All times are Eastern.
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Manufacturers Cup Standings (points after nine rounds)
1, Storm 70
2, Brunswick 55
3, 900 Global 50
4, Track 47
5 (tie), Columbia 300, Ebonite and DV8 45
8, Roto Grip 43
9, Hammer 32.
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Singles Low-Man-Out Elimination Format (points awarded to each team based upon finishing position in each round)
Round 5:
1, Jason Belmonte, Storm, 12 points. 2, Sean Rash, Brunswick, 8 points. 3, Robert Smith, 900 Global, 7 points. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Mike Machuga, DV8; Bill O'Neill, Hammer; Mike Fagan, Track. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Wes Malott, Roto Grip; Jason Couch, Ebonite; Dan MacLelland, Columbia 300.
Doubles One-Shot, Low-Team-Out Elimination Format (points awarded to each team based upon finishing position in each round)
Round 6:
1, Wes Malott/Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip, 12. 2, Brian Voss/Robert Smith, 900 Global, 8. 3, Mika Koivuniemi/Mike Fagan, 7. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Jason Couch/Tommy Jones, Ebonite; Mike Machuga/Ronnie Russell, DV8; Dan MacLelland/Chris Barnes, Columbia 300. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Mike Wolfe/Bill O'Neill, Hammer; Jason Belmonte/Pete Weber, Storm; Sean Rash/Ryan Ciminelli, Brunswick.
Round 7:
1, Pete Weber/Jason Belmonte, Storm, 12. 2, Dan MacLelland/Chris Barnes, Columbia 300, 8. 3, Mika Koivuniemi/Mike Fagan, Track, 7. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Jason Couch/Tommy Jones, Ebonite; Missy Parkin/Robert Smith, 900 Global; Sean Rash/Chris Loschetter, Brunswick. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Ronnie Russell/Mike Machuga, DV8; Wes Malott/Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip; Mike Wolfe/Bill O'Neill, Hammer.
Round 8:
1, Mika Koivuniemi/Mike Fagan, Track, 12. 2, Missy Parkin/Robert Smith, 900 Global, 8. 3, Osku Palermaa/Jason Belmonte, Storm, 7. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Tommy Jones/Jason Couch, Ebonite; Wes Malott/Brian Kretzer, Roto Grip; Ryan Ciminelli/Sean Rash, Brunswick. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Dan MacLelland/Chris Barnes, Columbia 300; Bill O'Neill/Mike Wolfe, Ebonite; Brian Valenta/Mike Machuga, DV8.
Round 9:
1, Ryan Ciminelli/Sean Rash, Brunswick, 12. 2, Pete Weber/Osku Palermaa, Storm, 8. 3, Dan MacLelland/Chris Barnes, Columbia 300. fourth-6th (5 points each) – Mika Koivuniemi/Mike Fagan, Track; Mike Machuga/Ronnie Russell, DV8; Wes Malott/Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Roto Grip. 7th-9th (2 points each) – Missy Parkin/Brian Voss, 900 Global; Mike Wolfe/Bill O'Neill, Hammer; Jason Couch/Tommy Jones, Ebonite.
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