Hong Kong's Wu Siu Hong qualifies for Mini-Eliminator finals
07/08/06
Wu Siu Hong, one of the best and most talented players from Asia, advanced to the final of the 13th Annual Mini-Eliminator through the Friday morning squad at 10am.
The Hong Kong international rolled a 682-series to lead the Open Division and to earn one bye for the finals worth $1,000.
Fortunately for Siu Hong, the top scorer of the squad, Marvin Hale from Discovery Bay, Calif., competed in the 35 and under Division. Hale was the best of all 115 bowlers in the 13th of 22 qualifying squads with 707 three-game total. Three more players advanced to the finals from this division.
Don Fowler, Overland Park, Kan., was the squad leader from the 36 to 49 Division with 650. Dr. Dean Chavers, Albuquerque, NM, led the 50 and over Division with 669 followed by PBA legend Larry Lichstein, Ft. Myers, Fla., with 636.
Three players advanced from the 205 and under Division. Brian Martinsen Sr., Vass, NC, got the bye with 611. German Johnny D'Silva had tears in his eyes when learned that his 608-series, his highest of the whole week, was good enough for second place,
Also advancing to the finals was Don Tesh, Winston-Salem, NC, with 603. All advancers to the finals on Sunday are guaranteed $750. D'Silva's compatriot, former German international Peter Wolfschaffner, finished with a huge 257-game but missed the cut by 13 pins in fifth place.
Qualifying continues with two more squads at noon and 2pm.
The Brunswick Shootout will start at 5pm at The Orleans Bowling Center. The Brunswick Shootout is another way to cash at The Mini-Eliminator. Mini-Eliminator entrants have a chance to win over $42,000 in cash prizes and get two new Brunswick balls with free expert drilling (1 ball only).
All bowlers qualifying or buying a spot ($250) into the Brunswick Shootout will bowl three games with any Brunswick ball at 5pm (36 to 49 /50 and over/205 and under divisions) or at 7:30pm (Open Division/35 and under). All will bowl 3 game across 6 lanes with everyone dropping their lowest game (only the highest two games will count). A total of 65 bowlers will advance to the finals on Saturday, July 8th at 7:30pm: The top 13 highest 2 game series from each division.
The highest series in each division receives two byes in the Shootout finals and is guaranteed $750. All other finalists earn a minimum of $250.
1 Hale, Marvin J. - Discovery Bay, CA, 707 (advance to finals - 1 bye)
2 Raymond, Floyd - Gaylord, MI, 707 (Free Reentry)
3 Tabron, Kevin - Colorado Springs, CO, 665 (advance to finals)
4 Dennis, Brian - Durham, NC, 659 (advance to finals)
5 Visser, Jolanda - The Netherlands, 641
6 Colby, Michael - Agawam, MA, 640
7 Stratton, Monty - San Marcos, CA, 605
8 Holota, William - Bolton, CT, 593
9 Rosales, Raul - El Monte, CA, 593
10 Turner, Teddy - San Diego, CA, 578
11 Webb, Bill - Enfield, CT, 576
12 MacLelland, Dan - Saginaw, MI, 575
13 Futrell, Jay - Derby, KS, 570
14 Cook, John - Alva, OK, 564
15 Andersin, Erik - Skondal, Sweden, 563
16 Burley, Matt - Bethlehem, PA, 549
17 McAuliffe, Tim - Staten Island, NY, 544
18 Piroozshad, Robert - Coral Springs, FL, 541
19 Frey, Rick - Puyallap, WA, 536
20 Stirling, Robert - Santa Monica, CA, 522
21 Jackson, J. T. - Valley Village, CA, 513
22 McAuliffe, Sean - Staten Island, NY, 477
23 Olsson, Patrick - El Chaon, CA, 430
24 Gibbons, Justin - Lawrenceville, GA, 308
1 Fowler, Don - Overland Park, KS, 650 (advance to finals - 1 bye)
2 Bock, Dan - Albert Lea, MN, 638 (advance to finals)
3 Smith, Jeff - Howell, NJ, 610 (advance to finals)
4 Bae, Chun - Cedarhurst, NY, 609
5 Shuler, Ed - Hamilton, NJ, 608
6 Belmont, Bob - N Las Vegas, NV, 608
7 O'Connor, Jeffrey - Fair Oaks, CA, 605
8 Karch, Michael J. - Edgewood, WA, 594
9 Simonis, Karl - Mesa, AZ, 582
10 Porter, Jim - Owosso, MI, 578
11 Renteria, Paul - Boulder City, NV, 569
12 Smith, Steven J - San Diego, CA, 559
13 Rehrig, Douglas M - Erial, NJ, 545
14 Wright, Steve - Cypress, TX, 535
15 Mowrey, Mike - North Little Rock, AR, 533
16 Jones, Michael T - Mesa, AZ, 526
17 Simms, John - Bowie, MD, 525
18 Ventura, Sam - Syracuse, NY, 521
19 Palojarvi, David A - Streamwood, IL, 511
20 Asano, Alan - Antelope, CA, 509
21 Atkinson, Frazier - Upper Marlboro, MD, 500
22 Nerona, Miles T. - New WestMinster, BC, 470
1 Chavers, Dr. Dean - Albuquerque, NM, 669 (advance to finals - 1 bye)
2 Lichstein, Larry - Ft Myers, FL, 636 (advance to finals)
3 Shellabarger, Max - Ogden, UT, 626 (advance to finals)
5 Goergen, Rick - Midland, MI, 614
6 Winter, Dan - Rockford, IL, 591
7 Chinn, Gerry - Castaic, CA, 577
8 Wilber, Hal - Las Vegas, NV, 569
9 Rautenberg, Lee - Boca Raton, FL, 565
10 Grygiel, Greg - Napervile, IL, 564
11 Gales, Ronald - Las Vegas, NV, 563
12 Bailey, Phil - San Angelo, TX, 563
13 Krajkovich, Joe - North Brunswick, NJ, 549
14 Dacasin, Leonard - San Francisco, CA, 549
15 Casey, Richard - Roanoke, VA, 544
16 Selner, Robert - San Diego, CA, 529
17 Mattoon, Don - Milwaukie, OR, 511
18 Keenan Jr., Bill - Orlando, FL, 506
19 Elliott, Jim - Staten Island, NY, 503
20 Bovoy, John - Sanford, ME, 503
21 Smith, Augustus - Lexington, KY, 488
22 Briscoe, Gerald - Houston, TX, 488
23 Clory, Carl - Queens, NY, 479
24 Lucero, Art - Trinidad, CO, 455
1 Martinsen Sr., Brian - Vass, NC, 611 (advance to finals - 2 byes)
2 D'Silva, Johnny - Germany, 608 (advance to finals)
3 Tesh, Don - Winston-Salem, NC, 603 (advance to finals)
4 Garcia, Benjamin - San Ysidro, CA, 594
5 Wolfschaffner, Peter - Germany, 590
6 Patterson, Rick - Tucson, AZ, 583
7 Broadway, Lynn - Sumner, TX, 545
8 Munoz, Joel P. - Hercules, CA, 543
9 Todosijevic, Peter - Germany, 542
10 Lislien, Ole Johnni - Kongsberg Norway, 533
11 Loredo, Gerardo - Toluca, Mexico, 532
12 Bonneville, Tim - Mesa, AZ, 531
13 Stewart, Ed - Rochester, NY, 524
14 Cericos, Sol - Arcadia, CA, 521
15 Palojarvi Sr, David - Streamwood, IL, 520
16 Ellison, Nicole - Chatsworth, CA, 515
17 Hunstiger, Rainer - Germany, 499
18 Hee, Paul - Mesa, AZ, 499
19 Michaud, Adam - Westbrook, ME, 491
20 Leary, Chris - Missoula, MT, 488
21 Bright, Patrick - Paris, TX, 453
22 Johnson, Todd - Hawthorne, CA, 448
23 Carithers, John - Lakewood, WA, 442
24 Almaria, Jean - Lexington, KY, 440
25 Jastorff, Joshua - San Diego, CA, 428
26 Bartoszek, Tom - Sterling Heights, MI, 413
1 Wu Siu Hong - Hong Kong, 682 (advance to finals - 1 bye)
2 Collins, Chip - Fayetteville, NC, 654
3 Rivera, Biboy - Phillipines, 653
4 Kovack, Jason - Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 598
5 Gee, Tony - Floral Park, NY, 594
6 Piroozshad, Jeffrey - Coral Springs, FL, 593
7 Yiu, Daniel - Hong Kong, 577
8 Yeung, Wicky - Hong Kong, 544
9 Ramos, Erik - WinterSprings, FL, 538
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The Orleans Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev., July 3-9, 2006
Wu Siu Hong, one of the best and most talented players from Asia, advanced to the final of the 13th Annual Mini-Eliminator through the Friday morning squad at 10am. The Hong Kong international rolled a 682-series to lead the Open Division and to earn one bye for the finals worth $1,000.
Fortunately for Siu Hong, the top scorer of the squad, Marvin Hale from Discovery Bay, Calif., competed in the 35 and under Division. Hale was the best of all 115 bowlers in the 13th of 22 qualifying squads with 707 three-game total. Three more players advanced to the finals from this division.
Don Fowler, Overland Park, Kan., was the squad leader from the 36 to 49 Division with 650. Dr. Dean Chavers, Albuquerque, NM, led the 50 and over Division with 669 followed by PBA legend Larry Lichstein, Ft. Myers, Fla., with 636.
Three players advanced from the 205 and under Division. Brian Martinsen Sr., Vass, NC, got the bye with 611. German Johnny D'Silva had tears in his eyes when learned that his 608-series, his highest of the whole week, was good enough for second place,
Also advancing to the finals was Don Tesh, Winston-Salem, NC, with 603. All advancers to the finals on Sunday are guaranteed $750. D'Silva's compatriot, former German international Peter Wolfschaffner, finished with a huge 257-game but missed the cut by 13 pins in fifth place.
Qualifying continues with two more squads at noon and 2pm.
The Brunswick Shootout will start at 5pm at The Orleans Bowling Center. The Brunswick Shootout is another way to cash at The Mini-Eliminator. Mini-Eliminator entrants have a chance to win over $42,000 in cash prizes and get two new Brunswick balls with free expert drilling (1 ball only).
All bowlers qualifying or buying a spot ($250) into the Brunswick Shootout will bowl three games with any Brunswick ball at 5pm (36 to 49 /50 and over/205 and under divisions) or at 7:30pm (Open Division/35 and under). All will bowl 3 game across 6 lanes with everyone dropping their lowest game (only the highest two games will count). A total of 65 bowlers will advance to the finals on Saturday, July 8th at 7:30pm: The top 13 highest 2 game series from each division.
The highest series in each division receives two byes in the Shootout finals and is guaranteed $750. All other finalists earn a minimum of $250.
Division 1 - 35 and under Division
1 Hale, Marvin J. - Discovery Bay, CA, 707 (advance to finals - 1 bye)2 Raymond, Floyd - Gaylord, MI, 707 (Free Reentry)
3 Tabron, Kevin - Colorado Springs, CO, 665 (advance to finals)
4 Dennis, Brian - Durham, NC, 659 (advance to finals)
5 Visser, Jolanda - The Netherlands, 641
6 Colby, Michael - Agawam, MA, 640
7 Stratton, Monty - San Marcos, CA, 605
8 Holota, William - Bolton, CT, 593
9 Rosales, Raul - El Monte, CA, 593
10 Turner, Teddy - San Diego, CA, 578
11 Webb, Bill - Enfield, CT, 576
12 MacLelland, Dan - Saginaw, MI, 575
13 Futrell, Jay - Derby, KS, 570
14 Cook, John - Alva, OK, 564
15 Andersin, Erik - Skondal, Sweden, 563
16 Burley, Matt - Bethlehem, PA, 549
17 McAuliffe, Tim - Staten Island, NY, 544
18 Piroozshad, Robert - Coral Springs, FL, 541
19 Frey, Rick - Puyallap, WA, 536
20 Stirling, Robert - Santa Monica, CA, 522
21 Jackson, J. T. - Valley Village, CA, 513
22 McAuliffe, Sean - Staten Island, NY, 477
23 Olsson, Patrick - El Chaon, CA, 430
24 Gibbons, Justin - Lawrenceville, GA, 308
Division 2 - 36 to 49 Division
1 Fowler, Don - Overland Park, KS, 650 (advance to finals - 1 bye)2 Bock, Dan - Albert Lea, MN, 638 (advance to finals)
3 Smith, Jeff - Howell, NJ, 610 (advance to finals)
4 Bae, Chun - Cedarhurst, NY, 609
5 Shuler, Ed - Hamilton, NJ, 608
6 Belmont, Bob - N Las Vegas, NV, 608
7 O'Connor, Jeffrey - Fair Oaks, CA, 605
8 Karch, Michael J. - Edgewood, WA, 594
9 Simonis, Karl - Mesa, AZ, 582
10 Porter, Jim - Owosso, MI, 578
11 Renteria, Paul - Boulder City, NV, 569
12 Smith, Steven J - San Diego, CA, 559
13 Rehrig, Douglas M - Erial, NJ, 545
14 Wright, Steve - Cypress, TX, 535
15 Mowrey, Mike - North Little Rock, AR, 533
16 Jones, Michael T - Mesa, AZ, 526
17 Simms, John - Bowie, MD, 525
18 Ventura, Sam - Syracuse, NY, 521
19 Palojarvi, David A - Streamwood, IL, 511
20 Asano, Alan - Antelope, CA, 509
21 Atkinson, Frazier - Upper Marlboro, MD, 500
22 Nerona, Miles T. - New WestMinster, BC, 470
Division 3 - 50 and over Division
1 Chavers, Dr. Dean - Albuquerque, NM, 669 (advance to finals - 1 bye)2 Lichstein, Larry - Ft Myers, FL, 636 (advance to finals)
3 Shellabarger, Max - Ogden, UT, 626 (advance to finals)
5 Goergen, Rick - Midland, MI, 614
6 Winter, Dan - Rockford, IL, 591
7 Chinn, Gerry - Castaic, CA, 577
8 Wilber, Hal - Las Vegas, NV, 569
9 Rautenberg, Lee - Boca Raton, FL, 565
10 Grygiel, Greg - Napervile, IL, 564
11 Gales, Ronald - Las Vegas, NV, 563
12 Bailey, Phil - San Angelo, TX, 563
13 Krajkovich, Joe - North Brunswick, NJ, 549
14 Dacasin, Leonard - San Francisco, CA, 549
15 Casey, Richard - Roanoke, VA, 544
16 Selner, Robert - San Diego, CA, 529
17 Mattoon, Don - Milwaukie, OR, 511
18 Keenan Jr., Bill - Orlando, FL, 506
19 Elliott, Jim - Staten Island, NY, 503
20 Bovoy, John - Sanford, ME, 503
21 Smith, Augustus - Lexington, KY, 488
22 Briscoe, Gerald - Houston, TX, 488
23 Clory, Carl - Queens, NY, 479
24 Lucero, Art - Trinidad, CO, 455
Division 4 - 205 and under Division
1 Martinsen Sr., Brian - Vass, NC, 611 (advance to finals - 2 byes)2 D'Silva, Johnny - Germany, 608 (advance to finals)
3 Tesh, Don - Winston-Salem, NC, 603 (advance to finals)
4 Garcia, Benjamin - San Ysidro, CA, 594
5 Wolfschaffner, Peter - Germany, 590
6 Patterson, Rick - Tucson, AZ, 583
7 Broadway, Lynn - Sumner, TX, 545
8 Munoz, Joel P. - Hercules, CA, 543
9 Todosijevic, Peter - Germany, 542
10 Lislien, Ole Johnni - Kongsberg Norway, 533
11 Loredo, Gerardo - Toluca, Mexico, 532
12 Bonneville, Tim - Mesa, AZ, 531
13 Stewart, Ed - Rochester, NY, 524
14 Cericos, Sol - Arcadia, CA, 521
15 Palojarvi Sr, David - Streamwood, IL, 520
16 Ellison, Nicole - Chatsworth, CA, 515
17 Hunstiger, Rainer - Germany, 499
18 Hee, Paul - Mesa, AZ, 499
19 Michaud, Adam - Westbrook, ME, 491
20 Leary, Chris - Missoula, MT, 488
21 Bright, Patrick - Paris, TX, 453
22 Johnson, Todd - Hawthorne, CA, 448
23 Carithers, John - Lakewood, WA, 442
24 Almaria, Jean - Lexington, KY, 440
25 Jastorff, Joshua - San Diego, CA, 428
26 Bartoszek, Tom - Sterling Heights, MI, 413
Division 5 - Open Division
1 Wu Siu Hong - Hong Kong, 682 (advance to finals - 1 bye)2 Collins, Chip - Fayetteville, NC, 654
3 Rivera, Biboy - Phillipines, 653
4 Kovack, Jason - Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 598
5 Gee, Tony - Floral Park, NY, 594
6 Piroozshad, Jeffrey - Coral Springs, FL, 593
7 Yiu, Daniel - Hong Kong, 577
8 Yeung, Wicky - Hong Kong, 544
9 Ramos, Erik - WinterSprings, FL, 538