Game will pit men's and women's U.S. Open champions against one another July 27 live on ESPN for the ultimate championship title at the 2013 Bowling's U.S. Open
In an unprecedented moment for the U.S. Open brand, a first-ever "Battle of the Sexes" U.S. Open exhibition contest will take place during the finals at this year's competition. Announced today by the BPAA, following the completion of the men's and women's tournaments at the 2013 Bowling's U.S. Open, the male and female champions will compete in a historic contest to crown the ultimate Open winner live on ESPN on Saturday July 27, in Columbus, Ohio.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. (pictured) of Ocala, Florida, has been chosen as the April 2013 Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Williams Jr. defeated fellow PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 276-216, for the title of the PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages, presented by Hammer. It is the fifth PBA50 crown for the reigning PBA50 Player of the Year. In very close voting this month, others receiving votes were Joe Scarborough, Bob Learn Jr., Bill O'Neill and Joline Persson-Planefors, Sweden.
Due to the overwhelming response of the May 1 seminar, another seminar is scheduled for Saturday, May 25, at Paeng's Midtown Bowl in Metro Manila, Philippines
After more than four decades in bowling and 124 titles in five continents, Philippine bowling legend Paeng Nepomuceno has been sharing the secrets of his success with his fellow bowling athletes and coaches. The Mastering the Mental Game seminar, which was held on Wednesday, May 1, at Paeng's Midtown Bowl in Metro Manila, Philippines, attracted USBC Bronze and Silver level coaches as well as a mix of veteran and youth bowlers. Due to the overwhelming response, Paeng has scheduled another seminar for Saturday, May 25, at the same venue.
The accomplishments of eight new members of the USBC Hall of Fame were celebrated Thursday night as the group earned bowling's ultimate honor. The eight individuals were formally inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame at the Eldorado Hotel and Casino. Jason Couch of Clermont, Fla., and Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, were inducted for superior performance.
One day after winning the Sinai International Open, Hashem becomes the first Egyptian Asian Bowling Federation Tour winner with victory in the Egypt leg
Ayman Hashem (l.) of Egypt won his second international title within two days after defeating his fellow countryman Mahmoud Atef (r.), 201-145, in an all-lefty championship match of the Asian Bowling Federation Tour Egypt leg Wednesday at International Bowling Center in Cairo. One day after he won the 15th Sinai International Open at IBC, Hashem became the first Egyptian bowler to win an ABF Tour title.
Ayman Hashem (l.) gave Egypt its first Sinai International Open title since 2006 while Korngunya Aree (r.) retained the women's title for Thailand Tuesday at the International Bowling Center in Cairo, Egypt. Hashem and Aree entered the men's and women's stepladder finals at different ends of the spectrum, seeded No. 1 and No. 4, resp. The top seeded player had to be defeated twice to win the title. The top 16 Asian men advanced to the Egypt leg of the 2013 ABF Tour.
Women's Championships in 2016, 2020 and 2022 and Open Championships in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 to be held inside South Point's new $30 million bowling tournament facility
South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), Las Vegas Events (LVE) and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) have announced a 12-year deal to host several annual USBC events, including the USBC Open Championships and USBC Women's Championships, both citywide, and inside a new, $30 million bowling tournament facility at South Point starting in 2013.
Team USA members Mike Fagan (pictured left) and Kelly Kulick (right) will represent the United States at the 2013 World Games this summer in Cali, Colombia. The duo will look to give Team USA its first gold medal in World Games competition. Since the World Games began in 1981, the United States has won two silver medals and three bronze medals but has been shut out of the gold medals in the event, which is held every four years.
The Maryland Eastern Shore women and Robert Morris-Illinois men hoisted the Kerm Helmer Cup on Saturday, earning national titles at the 2013 xbowling Intercollegiate Team Championships. Maryland Eastern Shore (l.) swept Pikeville, 2-0, to take the trophy, while Robert Morris (r.) knocked off McKendree, 2-0, to take the men's title.
Tolga ÅžiÅŸmanoÄŸullar and Myria Kastori won the first gold medal for Turkey and Cyprus in the 16th Mediterranean Challenge Cup when the No. 5 seeds emerged as Masters champion in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In the title matches, ÅžiÅŸmanoÄŸullar defeated Ioannis Maroussis, Greece, 417-363, and Kastori took down Fausta Regali, Italy, 428-349.
South China Athletic Association Bowling Center in Hong Kong, China (Sept. 7-14, 2013)
The Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress has released Bulletin No. 1 for the 17th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships Sept. 7-14, 2013 at South China Athletic Association Bowling Center at Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China. Boys and girls will compete in Singles, Doubles, four-player Teams, All Events and Masters. The boys and girls Masters stepladder finals will be staged at the 12-lane training facility (pictured) inside the Hong Kong Sports Institute
European Bowling Tour and World Bowling Tour event offers total prize fund of 75.130 Euro (approx. $100,000) and a PBA title if won by a PBA member
Online registration for the 11th Columbia 300 Vienna Open, a European Bowling Tour and World Bowling Tour event, opens this evening, April 10 on the tournament's website http://www.viennaopen.com. The EBT "gold" tournament will run from Sept. 30 - Oct. 6, 2013 at 32-lane Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, and offers total prize fund of 75.130 Euro with 7.000 Euro going to the winner. The VO awards a PBA international title if won by a PBA member.
Republished courtesy of International Bowling Industry magazine (Volume 21, March 2013)
We did not know John Davis the way Len Nicholson did, or Chris Chartrand or Pat Ciniello, all three friends and colleagues of Davis's for years who spoke at the memorial service for him in February. It was held at the most appropriate possible place: the Kegel Training Center at Kegel headquarters in Lake Wales, FL. Davis died Jan. 25. "He tried to do something that no one else did," as Nicholson says. "He tried to make the sport as fair as possible."
Mikael Kanold is a young talented Swedish bowler, a member of the Swedish youth national team, and not known for becoming angry very often. His compatriot Martin Larsen, World Doubles champion and Jason Belmonte, the High Roller champ from Australia brought this video to our attention. It shows why all bowling center proprietors teach their customers NOT to cross the line between the approach and the lane. Actually it gives the expression 'foul line' a new meaning. Enjoy.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. (pictured) of Ocala, Florida, has been chosen as the April 2013 Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Williams Jr. defeated fellow PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 276-216, for the title of the PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages, presented by Hammer. It is the fifth PBA50 crown for the reigning PBA50 Player of the Year. In very close voting this month, others receiving votes were Joe Scarborough, Bob Learn Jr., Bill O'Neill and Joline Persson-Planefors, Sweden.
After more than four decades in bowling and 124 titles in five continents, Philippine bowling legend Paeng Nepomuceno has been sharing the secrets of his success with his fellow bowling athletes and coaches. The Mastering the Mental Game seminar, which was held on Wednesday, May 1, at Paeng's Midtown Bowl in Metro Manila, Philippines, attracted USBC Bronze and Silver level coaches as well as a mix of veteran and youth bowlers. Due to the overwhelming response, Paeng has scheduled another seminar for Saturday, May 25, at the same venue.
The accomplishments of eight new members of the USBC Hall of Fame were celebrated Thursday night as the group earned bowling's ultimate honor. The eight individuals were formally inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame at the Eldorado Hotel and Casino. Jason Couch of Clermont, Fla., and Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, were inducted for superior performance.
Ayman Hashem (l.) of Egypt won his second international title within two days after defeating his fellow countryman Mahmoud Atef (r.), 201-145, in an all-lefty championship match of the Asian Bowling Federation Tour Egypt leg Wednesday at International Bowling Center in Cairo. One day after he won the 15th Sinai International Open at IBC, Hashem became the first Egyptian bowler to win an ABF Tour title.
Ayman Hashem (l.) gave Egypt its first Sinai International Open title since 2006 while Korngunya Aree (r.) retained the women's title for Thailand Tuesday at the International Bowling Center in Cairo, Egypt. Hashem and Aree entered the men's and women's stepladder finals at different ends of the spectrum, seeded No. 1 and No. 4, resp. The top seeded player had to be defeated twice to win the title. The top 16 Asian men advanced to the Egypt leg of the 2013 ABF Tour.
South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), Las Vegas Events (LVE) and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) have announced a 12-year deal to host several annual USBC events, including the USBC Open Championships and USBC Women's Championships, both citywide, and inside a new, $30 million bowling tournament facility at South Point starting in 2013.
Team USA members Mike Fagan (pictured left) and Kelly Kulick (right) will represent the United States at the 2013 World Games this summer in Cali, Colombia. The duo will look to give Team USA its first gold medal in World Games competition. Since the World Games began in 1981, the United States has won two silver medals and three bronze medals but has been shut out of the gold medals in the event, which is held every four years.
The Maryland Eastern Shore women and Robert Morris-Illinois men hoisted the Kerm Helmer Cup on Saturday, earning national titles at the 2013 xbowling Intercollegiate Team Championships. Maryland Eastern Shore (l.) swept Pikeville, 2-0, to take the trophy, while Robert Morris (r.) knocked off McKendree, 2-0, to take the men's title.
Tolga ÅžiÅŸmanoÄŸullar and Myria Kastori won the first gold medal for Turkey and Cyprus in the 16th Mediterranean Challenge Cup when the No. 5 seeds emerged as Masters champion in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In the title matches, ÅžiÅŸmanoÄŸullar defeated Ioannis Maroussis, Greece, 417-363, and Kastori took down Fausta Regali, Italy, 428-349.
The Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress has released Bulletin No. 1 for the 17th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships Sept. 7-14, 2013 at South China Athletic Association Bowling Center at Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China. Boys and girls will compete in Singles, Doubles, four-player Teams, All Events and Masters. The boys and girls Masters stepladder finals will be staged at the 12-lane training facility (pictured) inside the Hong Kong Sports Institute
Online registration for the 11th Columbia 300 Vienna Open, a European Bowling Tour and World Bowling Tour event, opens this evening, April 10 on the tournament's website http://www.viennaopen.com. The EBT "gold" tournament will run from Sept. 30 - Oct. 6, 2013 at 32-lane Plus Bowling in Vienna, Austria, and offers total prize fund of 75.130 Euro with 7.000 Euro going to the winner. The VO awards a PBA international title if won by a PBA member.
We did not know John Davis the way Len Nicholson did, or Chris Chartrand or Pat Ciniello, all three friends and colleagues of Davis's for years who spoke at the memorial service for him in February. It was held at the most appropriate possible place: the Kegel Training Center at Kegel headquarters in Lake Wales, FL. Davis died Jan. 25. "He tried to do something that no one else did," as Nicholson says. "He tried to make the sport as fair as possible." 
Mikael Kanold is a young talented Swedish bowler, a member of the Swedish youth national team, and not known for becoming angry very often. His compatriot Martin Larsen, World Doubles champion and Jason Belmonte, the High Roller champ from Australia brought this video to our attention. It shows why all bowling center proprietors teach their customers NOT to cross the line between the approach and the lane. Actually it gives the expression 'foul line' a new meaning. Enjoy. 