Venezuela wins Mixed Doubles Masters gold on final day of the championships
The final day of the 2012 PABCON Champion of Champions belonged to countries from South America. Venezuela's Amleto Monacelli and Karen Marcano (left) defeated Team USA, 493-409, to win the Mixed Doubles Masters. while Colombia's Paola Gomez and her brother, Andres Gomez (right), took the Women's and Men's Masters gold medals.
Liz Johnson, Steve Smith win Mixed Doubles, National All Events and Women's All Events; Brazil's Marcelo Suartz earns his second individual gold in Men's All Events
Team USA's Liz Johnson and Steve Smith (pictured) claimed three more gold medals Friday at the 2012 Pan American Bowling Confederation Champion of Champions, taking home the Mixed Doubles, National All-Events and Women's All-Events titles.
Johnson and Smith totaled 2,826 for six games to take the top spot in Mixed Doubles at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla. Brazil's Marcelo Suartz finished on top of the Men's All-Events standings with 4,285 (238.06 avg.)
Brazilian, American average 244 and 234 to claim the men's and women's gold medals
Marcelo Suartz (l.) of Brazil and Team USA's Liz Johnson (r.) outaveraged their nearest competitors by more than ten pins to cruise to the men's and women's Singles titles at the PABCON Champion of Champions Thursday at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla. Suartz and Johnson maintained their round one lead en route to win the first gold medal of the championships with 2928 (244.00 average) and 2809 (234.08), respectively. Action shifts to Mixed Doubles competition on Friday.
Marcelo Suartz (l.) of Brazil and Liz Johnson (r.), United States took the lead in men's and women's Singles after the first block of six games on short oil in the 2012 PABCON Champion of Champions Tournament Wednesday at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla. Suartz toppled 1,457 pins on the short oil pattern, an average of 242.83 for six games, while Johnson had 1337 (222.83). Singles competition continues on Thursday with round two.
Felicia Wong (l.), Calgary, Alberta and Dan MacLelland (r.), Montreal, Quebec will represent Canada at the 2012 PABCON Champion of Champions, May 9-12 at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla. The top eight teams in the National All-Events will join Colombia in qualifying for next year's World Games. BOWL.com's BowlTV will provide free live streaming of the event from start to finish of the event, which begins Wednesday with singles competition.
Team USA's Steve Smith (pictured) of San Diego and Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., will represent the United States in the Pan American Bowling Confederation Champion of Champions event starting Wednesday. The four-day tournament takes place May 9-12 at the Kegel Training Center in Babson Park, Fla. and will serve as the qualifying event for the 2013 World Games. BOWL.com's BowlTV will provide free live streaming from start to finish of the event.
Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., USA (May 8-12, 2012)
The PABCON Champion of Champions Tournament 2012 will be held from May 8-12 at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Florida. The CoC gets underway Monday with two Open Practice sessions, the Lane Play/Topography Presentation and an Optional Sweeper.The tournament features one man and one woman from 19 of the 27 PABCON member federations. The event will also serve as a qualifying event for the 2013 World Games to be held in Cali, Colombia.
Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., USA (May 8-12, 2012)
The Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Champion of Champions Tournament will be held from May 8-12, 2012 at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Florida. The tournament will feature one man and one woman from each of the twenty-seven (27) PABCON member federations. The event will also serve as a qualifying event for the 2013 World Games to be held in Cali, Colombia.
The final day of the 2012 PABCON Champion of Champions belonged to countries from South America. Venezuela's Amleto Monacelli and Karen Marcano (left) defeated Team USA, 493-409, to win the Mixed Doubles Masters. while Colombia's Paola Gomez and her brother, Andres Gomez (right), took the Women's and Men's Masters gold medals.
Team USA's Liz Johnson and Steve Smith (pictured) claimed three more gold medals Friday at the 2012 Pan American Bowling Confederation Champion of Champions, taking home the Mixed Doubles, National All-Events and Women's All-Events titles.
Johnson and Smith totaled 2,826 for six games to take the top spot in Mixed Doubles at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla. Brazil's Marcelo Suartz finished on top of the Men's All-Events standings with 4,285 (238.06 avg.) 
Marcelo Suartz (l.) of Brazil and Team USA's Liz Johnson (r.) outaveraged their nearest competitors by more than ten pins to cruise to the men's and women's Singles titles at the PABCON Champion of Champions Thursday at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla. Suartz and Johnson maintained their round one lead en route to win the first gold medal of the championships with 2928 (244.00 average) and 2809 (234.08), respectively. Action shifts to Mixed Doubles competition on Friday.
Marcelo Suartz (l.) of Brazil and Liz Johnson (r.), United States took the lead in men's and women's Singles after the first block of six games on short oil in the 2012 PABCON Champion of Champions Tournament Wednesday at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla. Suartz toppled 1,457 pins on the short oil pattern, an average of 242.83 for six games, while Johnson had 1337 (222.83). Singles competition continues on Thursday with round two. 
Team USA's Steve Smith (pictured) of San Diego and Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., will represent the United States in the Pan American Bowling Confederation Champion of Champions event starting Wednesday. The four-day tournament takes place May 9-12 at the Kegel Training Center in Babson Park, Fla. and will serve as the qualifying event for the 2013 World Games. BOWL.com's BowlTV will provide free live streaming from start to finish of the event.
The PABCON Champion of Champions Tournament 2012 will be held from May 8-12 at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Florida. The CoC gets underway Monday with two Open Practice sessions, the Lane Play/Topography Presentation and an Optional Sweeper.The tournament features one man and one woman from 19 of the 27 PABCON member federations. The event will also serve as a qualifying event for the 2013 World Games to be held in Cali, Colombia. 
