Rick Steelsmith top qualifier at USBC Masters
01/27/12
Rick Steelsmith (pictured left) of Wichita, Kan., earned high-qualifier honors Thursday after 15 games at the 2012 Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels United States Bowling Congress Masters.
The 1987 Masters champion finished qualifying with 3,505, an average of 233.6, and will face defending champion and No. 64 seed Tom Hess (right) of Urbandale, Iowa, in the opening round of the double-elimination match-play bracket at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center.
Steelsmith, who earned $1,000 for being the top qualifier, finished 76 pins ahead of second-place finisher Wes Malott (below left) of Pflugerville, Texas. Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, finished third with 3,424.
The top 63 players from the final qualifying standings advanced to match play. Two-time champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) of Ocala, Fla., earned the final spot with 3,148, an average of 209.8.
Eight players from the international field survived the cut to match play. Jason Belmonte of Australia was fourth with 3,382 and was followed by fellow PBA champion Stuart Williams, England, who was 13th with 3,344.
17th and 18th place belonged to PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela and Sweden's Martin Larsen with 3,300 and 3,293. PBA exempt player Dan MacLelland, Canada, was 22nd with 3,279.
Asian representatives Wu Siu Hong (left), Hong Kong, and Shigeo Saito, Japan, finished the preliminaries in 31st and 35th place with 3,246 and 3,219, respectively. while Humberto Vazquez of Mexico toppled 3,169 pins, good for 53rd place.
The sole woman in qualifying round 3, USBC Queens champion Missy Parkin (right) of Lake Forest, Calif., totaled 3,222 pins to earn the No. 34 seed for the opening match play round.
Match play begins at 4 p.m. Pacific on Thursday with three rounds of matches on the schedule. By the end of the day, only 32 players will remain in the field and stay alive heading into Friday's match-play rounds.
The final four players who survive double-elimination bracket play will advance to the nationally televised stepladder finals at 12:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. 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.
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.
Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Las Vegas commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012.
Chris Barnes takes lead after second round of qualifying at USBC Masters
Amleto Monacelli paces first round of qualifying at USBC Masters
Tom Hess looks to control emotions in USBC Masters title defense
2011-12 PBA Tour Schedule
Players with position, hometown and 15-game total. The top 63 join defending champion Tom Hess (seeded 64th) in double-elimination match-play.
1, Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 3,505
2, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,429
3, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,424
4, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,382
4, D.J. Archer, Port Arthur, Texas, 3,382
6, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,376
6, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,376
8, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,375
9, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,372
9, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 3,372
11, Alex Aguiar, N. Dartmouth, Mass., 3,361
12, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,354
13, Stuart Williams, England, 3,344
14, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 3,335
15, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 3,313
16, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3,311
17, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,300. 18, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,293
18, Steven Badovinac, Parker, Colo., 3,293
20, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 3,286
20, Jon Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 3,286
22, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 3,279
23, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 3,276
24, Eric Espinda, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,271
25, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 3,265
26, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 3,257
27, Keith Odette, Waipahu, Hawaii, 3,254
28, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 3,253
29, Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 3,252
30, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 3,249
31, Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 3,246
32, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 3,241
33, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,237
34, Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, Calif., 3,222
35, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,219
35, Shigeo Saito, Japan, 3,219
37, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,213
38, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 3,210
39, Paul Ashby, Middleburg Hts., Ohio, 3,206
40, Steven McCracken, Parker, Colo., 3,203
41, Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore., 3,192
42, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,189
43, Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 3,188
44, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,187
45, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 3,184
46, Bill Crane III, Mishawaka, Ind., 3,180
47, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 3,179
47, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,179
49, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 3,175
50, Mathew Jones, Phoenix, 3,174
50, Jason Duran, Arvada, Colo., 3,174
52, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 3,171
53, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 3,169
54, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,166
55, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 3,165
56, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 3,163
57, Vernon Peterson, Lake Wales, Fla., 3,162
58, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 3,157
59, Kyle Barnes, Smyrna, Tenn., 3,154
60, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 3,149
60, John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 3,149
60, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 3,149
63, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,148
Missed Cut:
64, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 3,138, $1,200
65, Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 3,137, $1,100
66, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 3,136, $1,100
67, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,132, $1,100
68, Jeff Piroozshad, Coral Springs, Fla., 3,131, $1,100
69, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,121, $1,050
70, Eric Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 3,114, $1,050
71, Michael Herring, Altamonte Springs, Fla., 3,105, $1,033
71, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,105, $1,033
2011-12 PBA Tour #10
Top 63 join defending champion Tom Hess in double-elimination match-play
Rick Steelsmith (pictured left) of Wichita, Kan., earned high-qualifier honors Thursday after 15 games at the 2012 Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels United States Bowling Congress Masters.The 1987 Masters champion finished qualifying with 3,505, an average of 233.6, and will face defending champion and No. 64 seed Tom Hess (right) of Urbandale, Iowa, in the opening round of the double-elimination match-play bracket at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center.
Steelsmith, who earned $1,000 for being the top qualifier, finished 76 pins ahead of second-place finisher Wes Malott (below left) of Pflugerville, Texas. Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, finished third with 3,424.
The top 63 players from the final qualifying standings advanced to match play. Two-time champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) of Ocala, Fla., earned the final spot with 3,148, an average of 209.8.Eight players from the international field survived the cut to match play. Jason Belmonte of Australia was fourth with 3,382 and was followed by fellow PBA champion Stuart Williams, England, who was 13th with 3,344.
17th and 18th place belonged to PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela and Sweden's Martin Larsen with 3,300 and 3,293. PBA exempt player Dan MacLelland, Canada, was 22nd with 3,279.
Asian representatives Wu Siu Hong (left), Hong Kong, and Shigeo Saito, Japan, finished the preliminaries in 31st and 35th place with 3,246 and 3,219, respectively. while Humberto Vazquez of Mexico toppled 3,169 pins, good for 53rd place.The sole woman in qualifying round 3, USBC Queens champion Missy Parkin (right) of Lake Forest, Calif., totaled 3,222 pins to earn the No. 34 seed for the opening match play round.
Match play begins at 4 p.m. Pacific on Thursday with three rounds of matches on the schedule. By the end of the day, only 32 players will remain in the field and stay alive heading into Friday's match-play rounds.
The final four players who survive double-elimination bracket play will advance to the nationally televised stepladder finals at 12:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. 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.
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.
Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Las Vegas commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012.
Â
Related Articles
Chris Barnes takes lead after second round of qualifying at USBC Masters
Amleto Monacelli paces first round of qualifying at USBC Masters
Tom Hess looks to control emotions in USBC Masters title defense
2011-12 PBA Tour Schedule
Â
2012 USBC Masters - Qualifying Round 3
Players with position, hometown and 15-game total. The top 63 join defending champion Tom Hess (seeded 64th) in double-elimination match-play.
1, Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 3,505
2, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,429
3, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,424
4, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,382
4, D.J. Archer, Port Arthur, Texas, 3,382
6, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,376
6, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,376
8, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,375
9, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,372
9, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 3,372
11, Alex Aguiar, N. Dartmouth, Mass., 3,361
12, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,354
13, Stuart Williams, England, 3,344
14, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 3,335
15, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 3,313
16, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3,311
17, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,300. 18, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,293
18, Steven Badovinac, Parker, Colo., 3,293
20, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 3,286
20, Jon Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 3,286
22, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 3,279
23, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 3,276
24, Eric Espinda, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,271
25, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 3,265
26, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 3,257
27, Keith Odette, Waipahu, Hawaii, 3,254
28, PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 3,253
29, Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 3,252
30, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 3,249
31, Wu Siu Hong, Hong Kong, 3,246
32, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 3,241
33, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,237
34, Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, Calif., 3,222
35, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,219
35, Shigeo Saito, Japan, 3,219
37, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,213
38, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 3,210
39, Paul Ashby, Middleburg Hts., Ohio, 3,206
40, Steven McCracken, Parker, Colo., 3,203
41, Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore., 3,192
42, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,189
43, Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 3,188
44, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,187
45, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 3,184
46, Bill Crane III, Mishawaka, Ind., 3,180
47, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 3,179
47, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,179
49, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 3,175
50, Mathew Jones, Phoenix, 3,174
50, Jason Duran, Arvada, Colo., 3,174
52, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 3,171
53, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 3,169
54, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,166
55, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 3,165
56, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 3,163
57, Vernon Peterson, Lake Wales, Fla., 3,162
58, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 3,157
59, Kyle Barnes, Smyrna, Tenn., 3,154
60, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 3,149
60, John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 3,149
60, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 3,149
63, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,148
Missed Cut:
64, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 3,138, $1,200
65, Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 3,137, $1,100
66, Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 3,136, $1,100
67, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,132, $1,100
68, Jeff Piroozshad, Coral Springs, Fla., 3,131, $1,100
69, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,121, $1,050
70, Eric Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 3,114, $1,050
71, Michael Herring, Altamonte Springs, Fla., 3,105, $1,033
71, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,105, $1,033
71, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 3,105, $1,033
74, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 3,099, $1,000
75, Jason Barnhouse, Maple Grove, Minn., 3,087, $1,000
76, Cameron Smith, Glendale, Ariz., 3,038, $1,000
77, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,028, $1,000
75, Jason Barnhouse, Maple Grove, Minn., 3,087, $1,000
76, Cameron Smith, Glendale, Ariz., 3,038, $1,000
77, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,028, $1,000
Â