GEICO King of the Swing to conclude Milwaukee's summer series
05/16/13
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Final PBA Summer Swing schedule; PBA Regional Roundup; Brunswick Bowling Camp set for suburban Chicago in June
A new GEICO Summer King of the Swing special event, a five-player stepladder final with a $25,000 prize fund and a $10,000 first prize, will conclude the PBA Tour's Milwaukee summer series on Sunday, June 2.
The King of the Swing field will include the winners of the GEICO PBA Summer Swing's Badger, Wolf, Bear and Milwaukee Open tournaments plus at least one "wild card" based on competition points from the four events. Here's how the King of the Swing will work:
The winners of the Badger, Wolf, Bear and Milwaukee Opens will be seeded into the stepladder final based upon their standings in overall competition points for the four events.
The fifth spot in the stepladder finals will go to the highest-finishing player in Summer Swing points who has not otherwise won a spot in the finals.
If a player wins more than one event, the next highest finisher in the subsequent tournament will advance to the stepladder (example: if Player A wins the Badger and Wolf Opens, the next highest finisher in the Wolf Open will earn the berth in the finals assuming he/she doesn't win a subsequent event).
The prize money for the King of the Swing will include $10,000 for first place, $6,000 for second, $4,000 for third, $3,000 for fourth and $2,000 for fifth place.
The GEICO PBA Summer King of the Swing finals will be contested at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, June 2, for airing on CBS Sports Network on Tuesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. ET. Scroll down for the final PBA Summer Swing schedule.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
2 p.m. β Practice session
6:30 p.m. β Pro-am
Monday, May 20, 2013
10 a.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
5 p.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
Top 24 after 10 games advance to round robin match play (qualifying scores for all players carry over to Milwaukee Open)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
11 a.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Top 5 after 26 games advance to stepladder finals
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
2 p.m. β Practice session
6:30 p.m. β Pro-am
Thursday, May 23, 2013
10 a.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
5 p.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
Top 24 after 10 games advance to round robin match play (qualifying scores for all players carry over to Milwaukee Open)
Friday, May 24, 2013
11 a.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Top 5 after 26 games advance to stepladder finals
Saturday, May 25, 2013
No competition
Sunday, May 26, 2013
11 a.m. β Brunswick Youth Challenge (special event)
2 p.m. β Practice session
6:30 p.m. β Pro-am
Monday, May 27, 2013
10 a.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
5 p.m. β Squad A, 5 qualifying games
Top 24 after 10 games advance to round robin match play (qualifying scores for all players carry over to Milwaukee Open)
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
11 a.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Top 5 after 26 games advance to stepladder finals
Field will consist of cashers based on 30 game-totals from Badger, Wolf and Bear qualifying rounds
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
11 a.m. β 5 qualifying games (top 24 after 35 games advance to match play)
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Thursday, May 30, 2013
11 a.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Friday, May 31, 2013
No competition
Saturday, June 1, 2013
11 a.m. β PBA Badger Open, five-player stepladder finals (airs Tuesday, June 11, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
2:30 p.m. β PBA Wolf Open, five-player stepladder finals (airs Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
6 p.m. β PBA Bear Open, five-player stepladder finals (airs Tuesday, June 25, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Noon β Milwaukee Open, five-player stepladder finals (airs Tuesday, July 2, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
3:30 p.m. β GEICO PBA Summer King of the Swing, five-player stepladder final (airs Tuesday, July 9, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
PBA's online television channel, Xtra Frame, has a busy month ahead, including comprehensive live coverage of all qualifying and match play rounds of the GEICO PBA Summer Swing in Milwaukee, followed by live start-to-finish coverage of the PBA50 Tour's Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open from Las Vegas, June 2-7, followed by the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters from South Point in Las Vegas, June 9-14.
The Xtra Frame crew will cover qualifying and match play for the PBA Tour's Badger Open May 20-21, Wolf Open May 23-24, Bear Open May 27-28 and Milwaukee Open May 29-30.
Fans also can follow the GEICO PBA Summer Swing easily by downloading the online Bowling Channel's free mobile apps and watch the stream on Android and Apple mobile phones, tablets and iPads. Or they can follow the action on the social network with PBA Facebook, PBA YouTube Channel and on PBA Twitter.
Sammy Ventura (pictured left) of Syracuse, N.Y. defeated Roy Buckley of Westerville, Ohio, 2-1 in a best-of-three-game title match to win the PBA50 Columbus Central Open at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, May 11.
After losing the first game, 217-162, Ventura bounced back, winning the next two games, 232-197 and 217-204, for his first PBA Central Region title of the year and his fourth career PBA Regional title. He also earned $1,400.
Jeff Bellinger of Columbia, S.C. defeated Steve Jones of Berlin, Md., 217-191, 191-213, 236-215, in the best-of-three-game title match to win his 14th overall PBA Regional title in the PBA50 Danville (Va.) Southern Open at Riverside Lanes on Sunday. Bellinger earned $1,600.
Amateur Joe Steiner of North Conway, N.H., defeated Nicholas Heilman of LaCrosse, Wis., 198-147, to win the PBA Midco Midwest Open at Empire Bowl in Sioux Falls, S.D., Sunday. The win was Steiner's first in PBA Regional competition. He earned $2,500, but does not get credit for a PBA title because he is not a member.
The May 17-19 PBA Regional schedule includes the PBA Fort Sill Southwest Open at Twin Oak Lanes in Fort Sill, Okla.; the PBA U.S. Foods Northwest Open presented by Boger Construction and the PBA50 Daffodil Bowl Northwest Open presented by Sunset Chevrolet at Daffodil Bowl in Puyallup, Wash., and the PBA and PBA50 Baldo Campana Central Opens benefitting the Lorain County Kids Fund at Rebman Recreation in Lorain, Ohio.
The Memorial Day weekend schedule includes two one-day "reduced entry fee" joint PBA50 regionals for Midwest and Central Region players, sponsored by Allstate Insurance, at Poplar Creek Bowl in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26.
Closing out the month will be a pair of mid-week PBA50 West Regional events: the fourth annual PBA50 Long King Saguaro West Open at Johnson Lanes in Sun City West, Ariz., May 27-29, followed by the PBA50 Miller High Life West Open at Starlite Lanes in Flagstaff, Ariz., May 29-31.
For complete Regional tournament schedules and entry information, click here.
Reigning PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash (left) and fellow Brunswick Pro Staff members Parker Bohn III, Mike Machuga, Ronnie Russell and Brunswick tour rep Chuck Gardner will conduct the second annual Brunswick Bowling Camp June 21-23 at Brunswick Zone XL in Romeoville, Ill.
The three-day camp will feature videotaping of all participants, intense personal instruction, equipment analysis, tournament preparations and more. Camp tuition ($1,300) includes four new bowling balls, two shirts, breakfast and lunch each day, tickets to a Chicago Cubs-Houston Astros game, and all of the instructional support including videotaping. For more information, send an email to: [email protected] or [email protected].
Reminder: Applications are due June 15 for the PBA's Billy Welu Scholarship, awarded annually to a male or female college student who competes in the sport of bowling and exhibits exemplary qualities as a student and citizen. The winner receives a $1,000 scholarship award. To access the Welu Scholarship application form, click here.
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The King of the Swing field will include the winners of the GEICO PBA Summer Swing's Badger, Wolf, Bear and Milwaukee Open tournaments plus at least one "wild card" based on competition points from the four events. Here's how the King of the Swing will work:
The winners of the Badger, Wolf, Bear and Milwaukee Opens will be seeded into the stepladder final based upon their standings in overall competition points for the four events.
The fifth spot in the stepladder finals will go to the highest-finishing player in Summer Swing points who has not otherwise won a spot in the finals.
If a player wins more than one event, the next highest finisher in the subsequent tournament will advance to the stepladder (example: if Player A wins the Badger and Wolf Opens, the next highest finisher in the Wolf Open will earn the berth in the finals assuming he/she doesn't win a subsequent event).
The prize money for the King of the Swing will include $10,000 for first place, $6,000 for second, $4,000 for third, $3,000 for fourth and $2,000 for fifth place.
The GEICO PBA Summer King of the Swing finals will be contested at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, June 2, for airing on CBS Sports Network on Tuesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. ET. Scroll down for the final PBA Summer Swing schedule.
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PBA Badger Open, AMF Waukesha, Waukesha, Wis.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
2 p.m. β Practice session
6:30 p.m. β Pro-am
Monday, May 20, 2013
10 a.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
5 p.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
Top 24 after 10 games advance to round robin match play (qualifying scores for all players carry over to Milwaukee Open)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
11 a.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Top 5 after 26 games advance to stepladder finals
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PBA Wolf Open, AMF West, Milwaukee, Wis.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
2 p.m. β Practice session
6:30 p.m. β Pro-am
Thursday, May 23, 2013
10 a.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
5 p.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
Top 24 after 10 games advance to round robin match play (qualifying scores for all players carry over to Milwaukee Open)
Friday, May 24, 2013
11 a.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Top 5 after 26 games advance to stepladder finals
Saturday, May 25, 2013
No competition
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PBA Bear Open, AMF Bowlero, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
11 a.m. β Brunswick Youth Challenge (special event)
2 p.m. β Practice session
6:30 p.m. β Pro-am
Monday, May 27, 2013
10 a.m. β All players, 5 qualifying games
5 p.m. β Squad A, 5 qualifying games
Top 24 after 10 games advance to round robin match play (qualifying scores for all players carry over to Milwaukee Open)
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
11 a.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Top 5 after 26 games advance to stepladder finals
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PBA Milwaukee Open, AMF Bowlero, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Field will consist of cashers based on 30 game-totals from Badger, Wolf and Bear qualifying rounds
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
11 a.m. β 5 qualifying games (top 24 after 35 games advance to match play)
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Thursday, May 30, 2013
11 a.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
5:30 p.m. β Top 24, 8 games round robin match play
Friday, May 31, 2013
No competition
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GEICO PBA Summer Swing Television Finals, AMF Bowlero, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
11 a.m. β PBA Badger Open, five-player stepladder finals (airs Tuesday, June 11, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
2:30 p.m. β PBA Wolf Open, five-player stepladder finals (airs Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
6 p.m. β PBA Bear Open, five-player stepladder finals (airs Tuesday, June 25, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Noon β Milwaukee Open, five-player stepladder finals (airs Tuesday, July 2, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
3:30 p.m. β GEICO PBA Summer King of the Swing, five-player stepladder final (airs Tuesday, July 9, 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network)
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Follow the GEICO PBA Summer Swing on Xtra Frame, social platforms
PBA's online television channel, Xtra Frame, has a busy month ahead, including comprehensive live coverage of all qualifying and match play rounds of the GEICO PBA Summer Swing in Milwaukee, followed by live start-to-finish coverage of the PBA50 Tour's Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open from Las Vegas, June 2-7, followed by the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters from South Point in Las Vegas, June 9-14.
The Xtra Frame crew will cover qualifying and match play for the PBA Tour's Badger Open May 20-21, Wolf Open May 23-24, Bear Open May 27-28 and Milwaukee Open May 29-30.
Fans also can follow the GEICO PBA Summer Swing easily by downloading the online Bowling Channel's free mobile apps and watch the stream on Android and Apple mobile phones, tablets and iPads. Or they can follow the action on the social network with PBA Facebook, PBA YouTube Channel and on PBA Twitter.
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PBA Regional Roundup
Sammy Ventura (pictured left) of Syracuse, N.Y. defeated Roy Buckley of Westerville, Ohio, 2-1 in a best-of-three-game title match to win the PBA50 Columbus Central Open at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, May 11.After losing the first game, 217-162, Ventura bounced back, winning the next two games, 232-197 and 217-204, for his first PBA Central Region title of the year and his fourth career PBA Regional title. He also earned $1,400.
Jeff Bellinger of Columbia, S.C. defeated Steve Jones of Berlin, Md., 217-191, 191-213, 236-215, in the best-of-three-game title match to win his 14th overall PBA Regional title in the PBA50 Danville (Va.) Southern Open at Riverside Lanes on Sunday. Bellinger earned $1,600.
Amateur Joe Steiner of North Conway, N.H., defeated Nicholas Heilman of LaCrosse, Wis., 198-147, to win the PBA Midco Midwest Open at Empire Bowl in Sioux Falls, S.D., Sunday. The win was Steiner's first in PBA Regional competition. He earned $2,500, but does not get credit for a PBA title because he is not a member.
The May 17-19 PBA Regional schedule includes the PBA Fort Sill Southwest Open at Twin Oak Lanes in Fort Sill, Okla.; the PBA U.S. Foods Northwest Open presented by Boger Construction and the PBA50 Daffodil Bowl Northwest Open presented by Sunset Chevrolet at Daffodil Bowl in Puyallup, Wash., and the PBA and PBA50 Baldo Campana Central Opens benefitting the Lorain County Kids Fund at Rebman Recreation in Lorain, Ohio.
The Memorial Day weekend schedule includes two one-day "reduced entry fee" joint PBA50 regionals for Midwest and Central Region players, sponsored by Allstate Insurance, at Poplar Creek Bowl in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26.
Closing out the month will be a pair of mid-week PBA50 West Regional events: the fourth annual PBA50 Long King Saguaro West Open at Johnson Lanes in Sun City West, Ariz., May 27-29, followed by the PBA50 Miller High Life West Open at Starlite Lanes in Flagstaff, Ariz., May 29-31.
For complete Regional tournament schedules and entry information, click here.
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Brunswick Bowling Camp set for suburban Chicago in June
Reigning PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash (left) and fellow Brunswick Pro Staff members Parker Bohn III, Mike Machuga, Ronnie Russell and Brunswick tour rep Chuck Gardner will conduct the second annual Brunswick Bowling Camp June 21-23 at Brunswick Zone XL in Romeoville, Ill.The three-day camp will feature videotaping of all participants, intense personal instruction, equipment analysis, tournament preparations and more. Camp tuition ($1,300) includes four new bowling balls, two shirts, breakfast and lunch each day, tickets to a Chicago Cubs-Houston Astros game, and all of the instructional support including videotaping. For more information, send an email to: [email protected] or [email protected].
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Quick Notes
Reminder: Applications are due June 15 for the PBA's Billy Welu Scholarship, awarded annually to a male or female college student who competes in the sport of bowling and exhibits exemplary qualities as a student and citizen. The winner receives a $1,000 scholarship award. To access the Welu Scholarship application form, click here.
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