D.J. Archer leads PBA Chameleon Championship field into ESPN Finals
10/28/14
D.J. Archer (pictured left; photo Randy Gulley) of Friendswood, Texas, a 34-year-old, 12-year veteran who is still trying for his first PBA Tour title, fought through the emotional memories of his mother's death in September on his way to the top qualifying position in the Chameleon Championship television finals.
The PBA Chameleon Championship is the third of four animal pattern events in GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VI, currently underwy at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
After rolling a 175 game to start the day, he rebounded immediately with a 275 and scored at a blistering 242.29 pace in the morning round. He only managed to take a nine-pin lead over Ronnie Russell (above right; photo Randy Gulley) of Marion, Indiana, into Monday night's final qualifying round, but finished with games of 240 and 235 to retain his top position by 35 pins over Russell.
Archer won the day with a 14-game total of 3,202 pins. Russell was second with 3,167 pins. Sean Rash (left; photo Randy Gulley) of Montgomery, Illinois, qualified third with 3,158 pins and J.R. Raymond (right) of Bay City, Mich., who will make his ESPN debut in the finals on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the new South Point Bowling Plaza, qualified fourth with 3,142 pins.
The Chameleon Championship was the third of four qualifying events that will determine the 24-player field for the PBA World Championship match play competition Wednesday and Thursday.
The seven-game qualifying rounds in the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Tuesday's Scorpion Championships will be combined to determine the World Championship finalists.
Russell leads Dom Barrett (left) of England in PBA World Championship qualifying by 29 pins with a 21-game total of 4,904 pins heading into Tuesday's Scorpion Championship, the final qualifying event.
Barrett, who led World Champion qualifying a year ago on his way to winning that event for his first PBA major title, was another 34 pin ahead over Rash of Montgomery, Ill. Scorpion qualifying rounds will take place at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. PT.
All qualifying and match play rounds of the animal pattern events and PBA World Championship will be covered live on Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame Season Ticket link.
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Players with position, hometown/country and 14-game total; ; top four advance to ESPN finals Saturday, Nov. 1
1, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 3,202
2, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 3,167
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,158, $100
4, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 3,146
L-R Archer, Russell, Rash, and Raymond. Photo Randy Gulley.
Missed Cut:
5, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 3,142, $4,000
6 (tie), Stuart Williams, England, and Dom Barrett, England, 3,135, $3,250
8, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 3,128, $2,500
9, Mattias Olsson, Sweden, 3,124, $2,200
10, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,063, $2,000
11, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 3,062, $1,800
12, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,042, $1,700
13, Richie Teece, England, 3,031, $1,650
14, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 3,026, $1,600
15, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 3,003, $1,550
16, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 3,001, $1,500
17, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,000, $1,450
18, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,975, $1,400
19, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 2,973, $1,350
20, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,970, $1,300
21, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,969, $1,275
22, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,961, $1,250
23, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,906, $1,225
24, Perttu Jussila, Finland, 2,883, $1,200
Other Cashers (after 7 games):
25 (tie), Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,548, and Robert Andersson, Sweden, 1,548, $785
27, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,547, $750
28, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,546, $740
29, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,543, $730
30, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,541, $720
31, Mike Armstrong Jr., Battle Ground, Wash., 1,535, $710
32 (tie), Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,534, and Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,534, $350
300 Game (2): Sean Rash, Mike Keily.
Top 50 after 21 games in Cheetah, Viper and Chameleon Championships; Scorpion rounds will be conducted Tuesday. Top 24 after 28 combined games advance to PBA World Championship match play rounds Wednesday and Thursday
1, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 4,904
2, Dom Barrett, England, 4,875
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 4,841
4, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 4,833
5, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 4,812
6, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 4,807
7 (tie), D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, and Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 4,795
9, Stuart Williams, England, 4,792
10, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 4,782
11 (tie), Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, and Mike Fagan, Ft. Worth, Texas, 4,774
13, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 4,758
14 (tie), E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., and Shuichi Heki, Japan, 4,754
16, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 4,753
17, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 4,739
18, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 4,731
19, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 4,729
20, Todd Book, Russells Point, Ohio, 4,726
21, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 4,715
22, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 4,710
23, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 4,708
24, Perttu Jussila, Finland, 4,707
25, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 4,706
26, Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y., 4,691
27, Patrick Girard, Canada, 4,688
28, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 4,683
29, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 4,676
30, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 4,668
31, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 4,664
32, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 4,662
33, Peter Nordenson, Sweden, 4,658
34, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 4,655
35, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 4,653
36, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 4,647
37 (tie), Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 4,642
39, Jim Pratt, Glendale, Ariz., 4,641
40, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 4,640
41, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 4,635
42, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., 4,634
43, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 4,632
44, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 4,627
45 (tie), Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 4,625
47, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 4,624
48 (tie), Mattias Olsson, Sweden, and Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 4,623
50, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 4,608
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D.J. Archer (pictured left; photo Randy Gulley) of Friendswood, Texas, a 34-year-old, 12-year veteran who is still trying for his first PBA Tour title, fought through the emotional memories of his mother's death in September on his way to the top qualifying position in the Chameleon Championship television finals.The PBA Chameleon Championship is the third of four animal pattern events in GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VI, currently underwy at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
After rolling a 175 game to start the day, he rebounded immediately with a 275 and scored at a blistering 242.29 pace in the morning round. He only managed to take a nine-pin lead over Ronnie Russell (above right; photo Randy Gulley) of Marion, Indiana, into Monday night's final qualifying round, but finished with games of 240 and 235 to retain his top position by 35 pins over Russell.
Archer won the day with a 14-game total of 3,202 pins. Russell was second with 3,167 pins. Sean Rash (left; photo Randy Gulley) of Montgomery, Illinois, qualified third with 3,158 pins and J.R. Raymond (right) of Bay City, Mich., who will make his ESPN debut in the finals on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the new South Point Bowling Plaza, qualified fourth with 3,142 pins.The Chameleon Championship was the third of four qualifying events that will determine the 24-player field for the PBA World Championship match play competition Wednesday and Thursday.
The seven-game qualifying rounds in the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Tuesday's Scorpion Championships will be combined to determine the World Championship finalists.
Russell leads Dom Barrett (left) of England in PBA World Championship qualifying by 29 pins with a 21-game total of 4,904 pins heading into Tuesday's Scorpion Championship, the final qualifying event.Barrett, who led World Champion qualifying a year ago on his way to winning that event for his first PBA major title, was another 34 pin ahead over Rash of Montgomery, Ill. Scorpion qualifying rounds will take place at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. PT.
All qualifying and match play rounds of the animal pattern events and PBA World Championship will be covered live on Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame Season Ticket link.
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PBA Chameleon Championship - Second Round Standings
Players with position, hometown/country and 14-game total; ; top four advance to ESPN finals Saturday, Nov. 1
1, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 3,2022, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 3,167
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,158, $100
4, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 3,146
L-R Archer, Russell, Rash, and Raymond. Photo Randy Gulley.
Missed Cut:
5, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 3,142, $4,000
6 (tie), Stuart Williams, England, and Dom Barrett, England, 3,135, $3,250
8, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 3,128, $2,500
9, Mattias Olsson, Sweden, 3,124, $2,200
10, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,063, $2,000
11, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 3,062, $1,800
12, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,042, $1,700
13, Richie Teece, England, 3,031, $1,650
14, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 3,026, $1,600
15, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 3,003, $1,550
16, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 3,001, $1,500
17, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,000, $1,450
18, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,975, $1,400
19, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 2,973, $1,350
20, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,970, $1,300
21, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,969, $1,275
22, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,961, $1,250
23, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,906, $1,225
24, Perttu Jussila, Finland, 2,883, $1,200
Other Cashers (after 7 games):
25 (tie), Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,548, and Robert Andersson, Sweden, 1,548, $785
27, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,547, $750
28, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,546, $740
29, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,543, $730
30, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,541, $720
31, Mike Armstrong Jr., Battle Ground, Wash., 1,535, $710
32 (tie), Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,534, and Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,534, $350
300 Game (2): Sean Rash, Mike Keily.
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PBA World Championship Qualifying Standings
Top 50 after 21 games in Cheetah, Viper and Chameleon Championships; Scorpion rounds will be conducted Tuesday. Top 24 after 28 combined games advance to PBA World Championship match play rounds Wednesday and Thursday
1, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 4,904
2, Dom Barrett, England, 4,875
3, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 4,841
4, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 4,833
5, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 4,812
6, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 4,807
7 (tie), D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, and Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 4,795
9, Stuart Williams, England, 4,792
10, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 4,782
11 (tie), Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, and Mike Fagan, Ft. Worth, Texas, 4,774
13, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 4,758
14 (tie), E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., and Shuichi Heki, Japan, 4,754
16, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 4,753
17, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 4,739
18, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 4,731
19, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 4,729
20, Todd Book, Russells Point, Ohio, 4,726
21, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 4,715
22, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 4,710
23, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 4,708
24, Perttu Jussila, Finland, 4,707
25, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 4,706
26, Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y., 4,691
27, Patrick Girard, Canada, 4,688
28, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 4,683
29, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 4,676
30, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 4,668
31, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 4,664
32, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 4,662
33, Peter Nordenson, Sweden, 4,658
34, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 4,655
35, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 4,653
36, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 4,647
37 (tie), Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 4,642
39, Jim Pratt, Glendale, Ariz., 4,641
40, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 4,640
41, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 4,635
42, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., 4,634
43, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 4,632
44, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 4,627
45 (tie), Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 4,625
47, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 4,624
48 (tie), Mattias Olsson, Sweden, and Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 4,623
50, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 4,608
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