Three-time Professional Bowlers Association titlist Michael Haugen Jr. (pictured left; photo Randy Gulley) of Phoenix jumped from sixth to first in the final game Tuesday night to capture the top berth in the PBA Scorpion Championship in the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling Tuesday at South Point Bowling Center.

Haugen, who entered the final qualifying round in 13th place, fired games of 203, 255, 223, 234, 226, 216 and 247 to finish the Scorpion event with a 14-game total of 3,213 pins and a four-pin lead over Scott Newell (right; photo Randy Gulley) of Daytona, Florida.

Sweden's Martin Larsen (left; photo Randy Gulley) qualified third with 3,206 pins and Tom Hess (right) of Urbandale, Iowa, qualified fourth at 3,205 – one pin ahead of Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, South Carolina and four pins ahead of first-round leader B.J. Moore III of Apex, North Carolina.

Newell and Hess (below left; photo Randy Gulley) have each won one PBA Tour title. Larsen will be trying for his first when the finals are conducted Saturday in the new South Point Bowling Plaza. The finals will air on Sunday, Jan. 4, at 1 p.m. ET.

"That was a little too exciting, but I don't do anything the easy way," Haugen said. "I was losing my ball reaction a bit. I drilled a new ball for the night round, but it was slipping away. I knew I had to either make better shots or change balls, so I changed balls again and went with it."

Haugen said an open frame in the seventh almost ended his hopes, "but I threw the last five strikes and the other guys waited for me. Go figure."

The first round of the Scorpion Championship earlier Tuesday was the fourth and final qualifying event to determine the 24 match play finalists for the PBA World Championship. The match play finals include eight-game rounds Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Thursday at 2 p.m.

England's Dom Barrett (left), who led World Championship qualifying a year ago on his way to winning that event for his first PBA major title, was top qualifier for the World Championship with a 6,430 pinfall total and an average of 229.64 for 28 games.

Barrett was three pins ahead of Ronnie Russell of Marion, Indiana, and 14 ahead of Moore. Bryon Smith (right; 6,212/221.86) of Roseburg, Oregon, captured the 24th spot by two pins over Scott Newell of Daytona, Florida.

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PBA Scorpion Championship - Second Round Standings

Players with position, hometown/country and 14-game total; ; top four advance to ESPN finals Saturday, Nov. 1

1, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 3,213
2, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 3,209
3, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,206
4, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 3,205

L-R Haugen, Newell, Larsen, and Hess. Photo Randy Gulley.

Missed Cut:
5, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,204, $4,000
6, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 3,201, $3,500
7, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,198, $3,000
8, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 3,192, $2,500
9, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,170, $2,200
10, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 3,168, $2,000
11, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 3,156, $1,800
12, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,150, $1,700
13, Patrick Girard, Canada, 3,131, $1,650
14, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,124, $1,600
15, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 3,119, $1,550
16, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3,092, $1,500
17, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,067, $1,450
18, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 3,011, $1,400
19, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 3,010, $1,350
20, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., 2,996, $1,300
21, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 2,994, $1,275
22, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,962, $1,250
23, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 2,947, $1,225
24, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 2,916, $1,200

Other Cashers (after 7 games):
25, Santiago Mejia, Colombia, 1,560, $800
26, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,558, $770
27, Dom Barrett, England, 1,555, $750
28, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,554, $740
29, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 1,552, $730
30, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,545, $720
31, Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 1,544, $710
32, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 1,542, $700

300 Games: Manuel Otalora.

 

PBA World Championship - Final Qualifying Standings

Top 24 after 28 combined games in Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon and Scorpion Championships advance to PBA World Championship round-robin match play Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Thursday at 2 p.m. PT

1, Dom Barrett, England, 6,430
2, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 6,427
3, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 6,416
4, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 6,401
5, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 6,380
6, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 6,365
7, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 6,347
8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 6,336
9, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 6,333
10, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 6,330
11, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 6,327
12, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 6,314
13, Stuart Williams, England, 6,308
14, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 6,290
15, Patrick Girard, Canada, 6,272
16, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 6,255
17, Shuichi Heki, Japan, 6,251
18, Todd Book, Russells Point, Ohio, 6,250
19, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 6,247
20, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 6,241
21, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., 6,232
22, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 6,229
23, Mike Fagan, Ft. Worth, Texas, 6,219
24, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 6,212

Other Cashers (after 28 games):
25, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 6,210, $2,400
26, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 6,201, $2,350
27, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 6,190, $2,300
28, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 6,189, $2,250
29, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 6,182, $2,200
30, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 6,181, $2,150
31, Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y., 6,176, $2,100
32, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 6,175, $2,050
33, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 6,166, $2,000
34, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 6,165, $1,950
35, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 6,160, $2,000
36, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 6,159, $1,850
37, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 6,147, $1,800
38, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 6,138, $1,750
39, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 6,134, $1,700
40 (tie), Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., and Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 6,131, $1,625
42 (tie), Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., and David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 6,130, $1,545
44 (tie), Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Osku Palermaa, Finland, 6,129, $1,485
46, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 6,118, $1,440
47, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 6,117, $1,510
48, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 6,116, $1,390
49 (tie), Andres Gomez, Colombia, and D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 6,115, $1,360
51, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 6,103, $1,330
52, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 6,102, $1,310
53 (tie), Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., and Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 6,088, $1,280
55, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 6,085, $1,250
56, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 6,082, $1,230
57, Jim Pratt, Glendale, Ariz., 6,076, $1,210
58, Mattias Olsson, Sweden, 6,068, $1,190
59, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 6,062, $1,170
60 (tie), Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., and Robert Andersson, Sweden, 6,059, $575

Failed to Cash:
62, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 6,057
63, Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 6,055
64, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 6,054
65 (tie), Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas; Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., and Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 6,051
68, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 6,050
69 (tie), Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Perttu Jussila, Finland, 6,047
71, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 6,040
72, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 6,036
73, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 6,034
74, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 6,032
75, Joachim Karlsson, Sweden, 6,027
76, Daniel Fransson, Sweden, 6,024
77, Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., 6,015
78, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,998
79, Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 5,994
80, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 5,991
81, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 5,990
82, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 5,973
83, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 5,972
84, Peter Nordenson, Sweden, 5,962
85, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 5,957
86, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 5,951
87, Martin Paulsson, Sweden, 5,949
88, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 5,947
89, Giorgio Clinaz Jr., Venezuela, 5,940
90, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 5,931
91, Eric Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 5,930
92, Kim Bolleby, Sweden, 5,923
93, Dan MacLelland, Canada, 5,922
94, Richie Teece, England, 5,916
95, Mike Keily, Golden, Colo., 5,913
96, T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., 5,906
97 (tie), Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., and Tommy Berish, Cordova, Tenn., 5,905
99, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 5,904
100, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 5,900
101, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 5,877
102, Christopher Sloan, Ireland, 5,876
103, Yuya Kato, Japan, 5,873
104, Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., 5,872
105, Carsten Hansen, Denmark, 5,871
106, Jaime Monroy, Colombia, 5,868
107, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 5,865
108, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 5,864
109, Dale Coleman, High Springs, Fla., 5,863
110, Patrick Dombrowski, Parma, Ohio, 5,862
111, Chad Roberts, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 5,854
112, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 5,848
113, Jeremy Mooney, West Palm Beach, Fla., 5,846
114, Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 5,840
115, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 5,838
116, Mats Maggi, Belgium, 5,837
117, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 5,829
118, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 5,827
119, Mike Williams II, Montgomery, Ala., 5,818
120 (tie), PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., and Mike Armstrong Jr., Battle Ground, Wash., 5,817
122, Jaime Gonzalez, Colombia, 5,816
123, Ernest Lukacs Jr., Manville, N.J., 5,808
124, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 5,807
125, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 5,805
126, Richard Leon, Venezuela, 5,803
127, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 5,797
128, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 5,792
129, David Maycock, Bermuda, 5,787
130, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 5,782
131, Clemens Ulsamer, Germany, 5,776
132 (tie), Roger Petrin, Wichita, Kan., and Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 5,774
134, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 5,769
135, Paul Moor, England, 5,768
136, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 5,767
137, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 5,766
138, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 5,761
139 (tie), Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, and Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 5,758
141, Harvey Ramos, Colombia, 5,757
142, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 5,741
143, Mason Sherman, Northridge, Calif., 5,711
144, Hernan Ramirez, Venezuela, 5,705
145, Robert Townsend, Australia, 5,702
146, Josh Conner, Columbus, Ohio, 5,689
147, Lindsay Boomershine, Bingham City, Utah, 5,685
148, Kristina Wendell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 5,680
149, Cris Ferreira, Visalia, Calif., 5,675
150, Vinny D'Ambrosio III, Staten Island, N.Y., 5,672
151, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 5,671
152, Sean Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 5,666
153, Maria Rodriguez, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,659
154, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Japan, 5,658
155, Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., 5,653
156, Santiago Mejia, Colombia, 5,651
157, David Williams JR, Omaha, Neb., 5,647
158 (tie), Clint Land, Richmond, Texas, and Dave Han, Orlando, Fla., 5,642
160, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 5,636
161 (tie), James McCleland, Venice, Fla., and Pat Nolan, Japan, 5,634
163, Robert Kelley, Auburn, Wash., 5,632
164, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va., 5,631
165, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 5,630
166, Chris Spoo, Boyton Beach, Fla., 5,625
167, John Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 5,621
168, Fabio Garcia, Colombia, 5,615
169, Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 5,610
170, Chris Arcaro, Wilmington, N.C., 5,606
171, Derek Handy, Redmond, Wash., 5,599
172, Jonden Soper, Lake Havasu, Ariz., 5,592
173, Chris Watson, Australia, 5,588
174, David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 5,575
175, Wes Newman, Panama City, Fla, 5,571
176, Michael J. Cimba, Monroeville, Pa., 5,551
177, Eric Manthei, Lumberton, Texas, 5,544
178, Timothy Tripp, Santa Clarita, Calif., 5,536
179, Daniel Hellmich, Germany, 5,527
180, Brian Gunn, Chicago, 5,523
181, Matt Watson, Australia, 5,514
182, Rickai Binns, Bermuda, 5,513
183, Michael L. Cimba, Monroeville, Pa., 5,511
184, Manuel Mrosek, Germany, 5,507
185, Robert Lee, Japan, 5,493
186, Troy Kendrick, Coto de Caza, Calif., 5,490
187, Yuka Tsuchiya, Japan, 5,482
188, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 5,478
189, Natalia Rico, Colombia, 5,470
190, Kalani Dilliner, Las Vegas, 5,434
191, Scott Schmal, Dyer, Ind., 5,429
192, Ivan Vallejo Jr., Ecuador, 5,415
193, Kevin Gallagher, Torrance, Calif., 5,405
194 (tie), Rodolfo Monacelli, Venezuela, and Scott LaRiviere, Murrieta, Calif., 5,399
196, Erik Gulbrandson, Wichita, Kan., 5,396
197, Joe Salvemini, Silt, Colo., 5,384
198, Mario Lemos, Ecuador, 5,329
199, Carlos Cottone, Venezuela, 5,322
200 (tie), Michael Ciardulli Jr., Bloomfield, N.J., and Christina Hardee, Mount Dora, Fla., 5,317
202, Tim Gillick, Milford, Conn., 5,312
203, Stephen Carter, Australia, 5,310
204, Michael Markis, Tafton, Pa., 5,303
205, Rameses Chambers, Kansas City, Mo., 5,299
206 (tie), Jonathan Hocsman, Argentina, and Lin Jianfeng, China, 5,294
208, Chad Pojas, Wahiawa, Hawaii, 5,290
209, Michael Smith, Centenniel, Colo., 5,279
210, Joe Claspell, Lexington, Ky., 5,245
211, Qin Xiaogang, China, 5,219
212, Jimmy Smith, Puyallup, Wash., 5,210
213, Mario Ortez, Visalia, Calif, 5,207
214, Tony Rodriguez Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 5,192
215, Josh Lewis, Asheville, N.C., 5,177
216, Mauricio Chaparro, Colombia, 5,171
217, Michael Martin Jr., Cheyenne, Wyo., 5,135
218, Mark Milasinovich, Macomb, Mich., 5,114
219, Emilio Molinary, Venezuela, 5,063
220, Frankie Mazzella, Staten Island, N.Y., 5,022
221, Steven Adams, Grass Valley, Calif., 5,007
222, Ding Tianbao, China, 5,003
223, Liu Shenyuan, China, 4,994
224, Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 4,970
225, Brij Patel, Hollywood, Calif., 4,938
226, Dave Gualeni, Las Vegas, 4,899
227, J.T. "Action" Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 4,895
228, Yumi Oyobe, Japan, 4,879
229, Mervin Hastings, British Virgin Islands, 4,869
230 (tie), Zhu Tao, China, and Rob Johnson, Canada, 4,840
232, Li Weijun, China, 4,707
233, Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 4,609
234, Adrian McCoy, British Virgin Islands, 4,435
235, Alan Mojado, Pala, Calif., 4,045
236, Mike Keough, Stockton, Calif., 4,006
237, Chris Skillings, Shawnee, Okla., 2,726
238, Matt Miller, England, 2,661
239, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2,079
240, Andres Molinary, Venezuela, 1,261